For the first time in their history, Spain are close to earning a fifth Champions League spot through league position. With Italy as their closest rival, Athletic Club’s defeat of Roma in the

The Champions League quarterfinals bracket was set Wednesday, and it sends Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain toward more English teams standing in their path of the title. Madrid's beat city rival Atletico Madrid in a penalty shootout in the round of 16 on Wednesday — after Atletico's 1-0 win tied the aggregate score at 2-2 — having already eliminated Manchester City in the new knockout playoffs round last month.