Madrid - The big football game in Spain this weekend sees runaway leaders Barcelona at home to rugged Valencia on Saturday.

Barca are four points above second-placed Villarreal in La Liga, with Valencia five points behind them in third place.

Valencia will make the trip to the Camp Nou - where they were thrashed 6-0 last season - without captain Carlos Marchena who was sent off in last Sunday's 3-2 defeat of Betis.

In addition, Brazilian midfielder Edu and Spain striker David Silva are injured.

"It's going to be a difficult game for us," said old Valencia warhorse Ruben Baraja.

"But we have got fairly good results there in the past few years, and I think we can do this again on Saturday."

London, Dec. 4: Liverpool football star Fernando Torres has said that money will be the only motivating factor for big players to come and join Manchester City.

The Liverpool superstar’s comments came after reports suggested City were preparing a world record 120-million-pound bid for Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, 27.

AUBURN, Ala., Dec. 3  -- Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville announced his resignation Wednesday following a season-ending 36-0 loss to archrival Alabama.

The loss to the top-ranked and unbeaten Crimson Tide ended a disappointing 5-7 2008 season, and eliminated any chance at a bowl appearance.

London  - Carlos Tevez scored four goals as Manchester United survived a late scare to beat Blackburn Rovers 5-3 on Wednesday night for a place in the semi-finals of the Carling Cup.

The Argentine also set up Nani for his side's other goal, and though Blackburn pulled back two late goals, United held on for a place in the last four.

Tottenham Hotspur joined them in the semi-finals after they came from behind to win 2-1 at Watford.

It took United more than half an hour to break Blackburn down at Old Trafford, but once they did the result was not in doubt, in spite of some late drama.

Tevez, out of favour in the Premier League of late, produced a virtuoso all-round performance.

Madrid  - Almani Moreira, Portuguese player for Partizan Belgrade, is in hospital in Seville after fainting on the field at the start of Wednesday's UEFA Cup clash between Sevilla and Partizan.

Moreira collapsed after just three minutes of the game, on the same Sanchez Pizjuan pitch where Sevilla youngster Antonio Puerta died of a massive heart attack in August
2007.

Moreira was stretchered off and taken by ambulance to the Virgen del Rocio hospital, where his condition is said to be stable. He will spend the night in the hospital and will undergo various tests on Thursday.

Sevilla went on to win the match 3-0, with two goals from Luis Fabiano and one from fellow Brazilian Renato.

Madrid  - Spanish Liga club Espanyol announced on Wednesday that captain Raul Tamudo would be out of action for around two months.

Tamudo, 30, has torn the femoral biceps muscle in his left leg, according to the club doctors. The injury was suffered in Sunday's 1-0 home defeat against Sporting Gijon, a result which led to coach Bartolome Marquez being replaced by Mane.

Tamudo was expected to be part of the Spain squad at Euro 2008 but missed the tournament due to a broken arm.