Leicester strengthened its place atop the Premier League without even playing as its three main title rivals all lost. Tottenham could have climbed above Leicester into first with a win at West Ham but lost, 1-0. Third-place Arsenal fell, 2-1, at home to Swansea, and Manchester City was beaten, 3-0, at Liverpool. The results left Leicester with a 3-point lead over Tottenham, with Arsenal another 2 points back. City is 10 points off the lead.
■ Cristiano Ronaldo converted a first-half penalty kick to lead Real Madrid to a 3-1 win at Levante in the Spanish league.
■ Jhon Cordoba scored late to give Mainz a 2-1 win at first-place Bayern Munich and put some suspense into the Bundesliga season. Borussia Dortmund faces Bayern on Saturday, and if Dortmund wins, it will cut Bayern’s lead to 2 points.
■ Paris St.-Germain won, 3-1, at St.-Etienne in the French Cup quarterfinals.
■ Leonardo Bonucci converted the decisive spot kick as Juventus beat Inter Milan, 5-3, in a penalty shootout to reach the Italian Cup final against A. C. Milan.
■ Adam Johnson faces up to 10 years in jail after being found guilty of sexual activity with a child. Johnson was released by Sunderland, a Premier League team, as the trial started last month.
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