Sunderland ended an 18-year hoodoo at Coventry City in the first leg of their EFL Championship play-off semi-final, coming away from CBS Arena with a 2-1 advantage ahead of next week's decisive second leg.

Barcelona will still be licking its wounds from its Champions League semi-final exit to Inter, but must put that firmly in its rearview mirror ahead of the Clasico.

Xabi Alonso is expected to join Real Madrid ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup after he announced he will be leaving Bayer Leverkusen at the end of this season.

Australia's Alexei Popyrin moved through to the next round at the Italian Open, claiming a 6-1 7-6 (7-4) win over Spain's Carlos Taberner in the Round of 64.

With the LaLiga title at stake, Barcelona hosts Real Madrid in the biggest match-up on the club football calendar, El CLasico, and you can watch it is LIVE and EXCLUSIVE on beIN SPORTS.