Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm believes the Bavarian giants can 'take apart almost anyone' after their 6-0 hammering of Hertha Berlin meant they had scored 20 goals in their last three games.

Having drawn Marseille in the quarter-finals of the Champions League later this month, Bayern are bidding to claim the treble and are at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Tuesday in the German Cup semi-finals.

World number 11 John Isner toppled world number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (9/7), 3-6, 7-6 (7/5) on Saturday to reach the final of the ATP Indian Wells Masters.

The 26-year-old American's first victory over a world number one ensures he will move into the top 10 in the world rankings for the first time.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola watched Lionel Messi register his 150th league goal in Saturday's 2-0 victory over Sevilla, but admitted that even the little master can't win La Liga this season.

"Forget the league, we are not going to win," said Guardiola, whose bitter rivals Real Madrid can restore their 10-point cushion against Malaga on Sunday.

AC Milan cruised to a comfortable 2-0 win at Parma on Saturday to maintain their four-point lead over Juventus, who coasted to a 5-0 win at Fiorentina.

A penalty from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Urby Emanuelson's stunning solo effort secured a win for the rossoneri that never looked in doubt and heaped the pressure on Juve in the late game.

McLaren's Jenson Button won the Australian Grand Prix in a thrilling start to the season Sunday as he held off two-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel in second place.

The 32-year-old Englishman started second on the grid but took advantage of a slow getaway by his pole-sitting team-mate Lewis Hamilton to take the lead at the first corner, and then controlled the race all the way to the flag.

Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid were kept apart in the draw for the Champions League quarter and semifinals here on Friday, setting up the possibility of a final showdown between the two in Munich.

Real Madrid got the draw everyone wanted in the shape of Cypriot minnows APOEL Nicosia, while defending champions Barcelona landed Italian powerhouse AC Milan.

Michael Schumacher rolled back the years Friday as he topped practice for the first time since returning from retirement in 2010, ahead of this weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

The seven-time champion, 43, clocked a best lap of one minute and 29.183 seconds in his Mercedes in the final minute of a dramatic day's action at rain-hit Albert Park.

Top seed and defending champ Novak Djokovic stepped up his bid for his third Indian Wells title by easing past 12th seed Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday.

World number one Djokovic has now beaten Almagro in all three career meetings and he has reached the Indian Wells semis for the third year in a row.

Three time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova rallied to defeat fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 to reach the Indian Wells semi-finals Thursday.

Sharapova needed three hours and five minutes to dispatch Kirilenko in their first meeting since the opening round of the 2010 Australian Open, which Kirilenko won in three sets.

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho may be inching towards becoming the first coach to win the Champions League with three different clubs, but it is the La Liga crown that remains his chief target.

Real tackle Malaga this weekend in search of their 22nd win from 23 games and boasting a 10-point lead over bitter rivals Barcelona in the title race.