Courtois was substituted at halftime of Real Madrid’s Champions League victory at Manchester City on Wednesday.

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid scored with a deflected shot in the 94th minute to win 2-1 at Celta Vigo on Friday and close the gap on La Liga leader Barcelona to one point. Madrid was seeking to avoid a run of three successive losses for the first time since 2018 and needed a massive dose of luck to secure all three points.

Real Madrid will be playing in La Liga as they look to get closer to FC Barcelona, who is first in the league table.

In a short time, 18 year-old Thiago Pitarch has become an indispensable part of Álvaro Arbeloa’s 11, starting each of the Real Madrid’s last four matches. The teenage midfielder’s exceptional defensive effort is a big part of what has made him a first-team starter.

Bodø/Glimt’s fairytale run in the Champions League is over. The Norwegian club from a fishing town of around 55,000 people north of the Arctic Circle was beaten 5-0 by Sporting Lisbon after extra time in the second leg of the round of 16 on Tuesday and was eliminated 5-3 on aggregate.

Arsenal's quadruple dream is still alive, two Premier League clubs are eliminated and Sporting CP mount a huge comeback on a day full of UEFA Champions League matches.