Bonmati, 27, was a key part of the Spain team who finished runners-up to England at Euro 2025, where she won the player of the tournament prize. The Spaniard won a domestic treble with Barcelona - scoring 12 and assisting six goals in La Liga F - but was a runner-up in the Champions League with her club, who lost to Arsenal in the final. Bonmati was named the competition's player of the season by Uefa, registering nine goal contributions in her 11 appearances and scoring in their 4-1 semi-final second-leg win at Chelsea. She said of her Fifa award: "I am grateful to have the honour. If it wasn't for all the players, coaches and the fans, I would not win it - [but] I will enjoy." Bonmati was also awarded the women's Ballon d'Or in September, becoming the first player to win it three times, having received it in 2023 and 2024. She earned the Fifa Best award in 2023 following a World Cup victory with Spain, and again in 2024 after winning a historic quadruple with Barcelona. Arsenal and Spain midfielder Mariona Caldentey and Barcelona forward Alexia Putellas were also nominated for this year's Fifa Best honour. Paris St-Germain and France forward Ousmane Dembele won the men's award at the ceremony in Qatar.

The La Liga leaders, who defeated rivals Real Madrid in a thrilling final last season to secure a 32nd triumph in the competition, were much changed and made to work for their success. After a goalless first half, defender Andreas Christensen put them ahead with 14 minutes left, before Rashford struck in the 90th minute to settle the outcome. Boss Hansi Flick made eight changes to the side that beat Osasuna 2-0 on Saturday to maintain their four-point lead in the championship over Real Madrid. Barcelona came close to taking the lead inside six minutes when Guadalajara goalkeeper Dani Vicente almost parried Eric Garcia's audacious effort from close to the halfway line into his own goal. But even with more than 80% possession in the opening period, that was as close as the visitors came to a breakthrough, with both Rashford and Lamine Yamal struggling to make an impact. But with their 19th shot of the night, Barcelona led when Christensen headed Frenkie de Jong's cross past Vicente. England forward Rashford, hoping to turn his loan from Manchester United into a permanent deal, sealed the victory when he latched on to a pass from Yamal and rounded the keeper to finish calmly. Deportivo La Coruna, Elche, Real Sociedad and Valencia joined Barcelona in the last 16 with wins on Tuesday night, while Real Madrid visit Talavera on Wednesday. Next up for Flick's men is a trip to Villarreal in La Liga on Sunday (15:15 GMT).

The 28-year-old, who won the Ballon d'Or in September, picked up the Fifa award in Qatar on Tuesday after helping PSG to four trophies in the 2024-25 season. The former Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund player, who joined PSG in 2023, had 51 goal contributions in 53 games for Luis Enrique's side last term. After helping PSG to a first Champions League triumph, Dembele beat Barcelona's Lamine Yamal and Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe to the prestigious individual award. Dembele was present at the awards ceremony before his side's Intercontinental Cup final against Flamengo on Wednesday. The award, which is based off events from August 2024 to August 2025, is voted for by men's national team coaches, men's national team captains, journalists and fans. The Frenchman's success underlines his status as one of the best players in the world. Dembele initially struggled for form during the first half of the 2024-25 campaign but saw his season spark into life after being redeployed as a central forward. Eight of his 35 goals came in the Champions League last season, including crucial strikes against Liverpool and Arsenal in the knockout stages. Dembele joins an illustrious list of names, including Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, to have won the award since its inception in 2016. In total, he has scored three goals and provided three assists for PSG across all competitions this term. On the international stage, meanwhile, Dembele helped France qualify for next summer's World Cup, where the two-time winners will face Senegal, Norway, and one of the play-off winners in the group stage.

Roared on by a fervent capacity crowd at Cardiff City Stadium, the home side impressed in and out of possession as they contained their Premier League opponents and showed flashes of their own attacking threat in a goalless first half. Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca had changed his entire team from Saturday's Premier League victory over Everton, which had been overshadowed by his post-match comment that the preceding 48 hours had been the "worst" of his tenure. The Club World Cup champions' underwhelming first-half display will have done nothing to improve the Italian's mood, so he made two half-time substitutions and it was one of those – Alejandro Garnacho – who fired them in front after Cardiff centre-back Dylan Lawlor had given the ball away. Brian Barry-Murphy's side responded strongly and equalised as David Turnbull headed in superbly from Perry Ng's inviting cross to prompt deafening celebrations. They were short-lived, however, as another Chelsea substitute, Pedro Neto, restored their lead with firm a low drive which took a deflection on its way in. Garnacho then added a third in added time to make sure of victory. Those goals momentarily deflated the raucous atmosphere, but Cardiff can take great encouragement from the way they equipped themselves against elite opposition as they turn attentions back to their bid to make an instant return to the Championship. As for Chelsea, this was a welcome result – if an unconvincing display – after a difficult few days for Maresca.

United's 2-1 half-time lead evaporated within seven minutes of the restart as Evanilson and Marcus Tavernier struck. But Bruno Fernandes' free-kick and Matheus Cunha's effort within two minutes of each other turned the contest on its head a second time, only for 19-year-old Eli Junior Kroupi to drive home an equaliser six minutes from time to earn Bournemouth a point from a breathless game. Amid the chaos, it was almost forgotten that Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim had tweaked his favoured five-man defence and been rewarded for pushing Amad Diallo into a more advanced position with the Ivorian heading home from close range after 13 minutes. The goal came after United had hit the visitors with a blistering start - six shots in the opening 10 minutes being their most so quickly in a Premier League game since October 2022. As it turned out, it was the prelude to a remarkable contest. Between them, the two sides had 38 shots. Casemiro picked up a booking that rules him out of Sunday's trip to Aston Villa. The last significant threats on goal were two stoppage-time efforts from David Brooks that needed reaction saves from Senne Lammens to prevent Bournemouth clinching victory. The result cost United a top-five spot, while 13th-placed Bournemouth have now gone seven games without a win.