Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin had a bone-marrow procedure on his left thigh injury and will miss the USA team's preparations for the Rio Olympics making it unlikely he'll play in the 2016 Games.

Griffin has started rehabilitation since undergoing the procedure on April 27 to address his left quadriceps tendon injury.

Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool have not given more to their efforts in Europe than they have in the Premier League as he prepares to send out another below-strength side against Watford on Sunday.

Klopp has guided Liverpool to the final of the Europa League against holders Sevilla after they saw off Villarreal 3-0 in Thursday's semi-final second leg at Anfield to go through 3-1 on aggregate.

Espanyol travel to La Liga leaders Barcelona on Sunday aiming to repeat their feat of denying their bitter local rivals the title in 2007.

Barca hold the slenderest of advantages in the title race with two games remaining as they lead Atletico Madrid thanks to their better head-to-head record with Real Madrid a point behind in third.

Moussa Sissoko says the added responsibility of the Newcastle captaincy has brought the best out of him in the fight to avoid Premier League relegation.

Rafael Benitez's side have gone unbeaten in the four games since the France midfielder was handed the armband in the wake of Jonjo Shelvey losing the role after being dropped.

Mauricio Pochettino insists Tottenham's ugly response to the end of their Premier League title challenge is actually a good omen for the future.

Pochettino will be without key midfielders Mousa Dembele and Dele Alli for Tottenham's final home game of the season against Southampton on Sunday as the pair serve suspensions accrued during the tense conclusion to their team's unsuccessful bid to catch champions Leicester.

Rafael Nadal will face defending champion Andy Murray in the Madrid Masters semi-finals after extending his perfect start to the European clay-court season to 13 matches with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 win over Joao Sousa on Friday.

Murray continued his serene passage into the last four by sweeping past eighth seed Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-2.

Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan will miss Euro 2016 after suffering a dislocated kneecap in training with Borussia Dortmund, his club announced on Friday.

"Season -- and European Championship -- finished!...Get well soon, Illy," said Dortmund on their official twitter feed, revealing the news of the serious injury suffered by the 25-year-old.

Massimiliano Allegri is set to sign a new two-year deal with Juventus that will make him Serie A's highest-paid coach, but only after the club agreed not to sell Paulo Dybala or Paul Pogba.

Widespread reports in Italy said Allegri, who has steered the Old Lady of Turin to successive league titles the past two seasons, will put pen to paper on Friday.

In-form Real Madrid star Gareth Bale is set to miss the Spanish giants' crucial La Liga clash with Valencia on Sunday after the club confirmed on Friday he has suffered a knee sprain.

"Bale has been diagnosed with a sprained right knee joint," Madrid said in a statement.

England's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will miss the Euro 2016 finals in France Championships after Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Friday the Gunners winger has suffered a new knee injury which will sideline him for up to two months.

Oxlade-Chamberlain has not played since injuring a knee in the Champions League defeat by Barcelona on February 23.