Carlos Tevez kept Manchester City’s faint title hopes alive as the Argentine striker fired the champions to a 1-0 win at struggling Aston Villa to trim Manchester United’s lead at the top to 12 points.

Second-placed Lekhwiya lost ground on leaders Al Sadd with a surprise 1-0 home defeat against struggling Al Khrityat to now sit five points off the pace.

Following a shock weekend league defeat, Paris Saint-Germain will enter their UEFA Champions League tie without Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Italian midfielder Marco Verratti as they seek to protect a 2-1 lead at home against Valencia.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Robin van Persie are of the same height, a similar age and immense importance to their respective clubs. Ahead of their latest encounter, FIFA.com highlights a selection of fascinating numbers regarding the pair.

FIFA.com wants to know whether you reckon Manchester United or Real Madrid will progress to the quarter-finals of the 2012/13 UEFA Champions League.

Alvaro Negredo’s hat-trick helped mid-table Sevilla claim an emphatic 4-1 win over relegation-haunted Celta Vigo to move into the top half of the table.

An early goal has lifted fourth-placed Braga out of a form slump to a much-needed 1-0 win over Olhanense 1-0 and a point off third place.

Though having now played a match extra Velez Sarsfield stretched their lead at the top to eight points over Newell’s Old Boys with a 3-0 win over 10-man San Martin San Juan.

FIFA.com chatted exclusively to Croatia captain Darijo Srna about his country’s FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, playing in the Champions League with Shakhtar Donetsk and the importance of family.

Lanus moved clear at the top with a goalless draw at Racing Club as River Plate were beaten by San Lorenzo, while Tigre moved to within three points of the summit.