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A look at what's happening in European football on Wednesday: ENGLAND Manchester United can move up to second place in the Premier League, z at least a day, beating Crystal Palace in all competitions for the tenth consecutive season. Confidence is high after a 2-1 win over Manchester City on Saturday and now United can pass City, who play Tottenham on Thursday, and Newcastle on , six points behind Arsenal. United play Arsenal on Sunday. Palace have lost five of their last six games. In the FA Cup, Leeds host second division side Cardiff in the final replay of the third round. SPAIN Atletico Madrid are looking to put their troubles in the Spanish league behind them when they take on second division side Levante in the Copa del Rey round of 16. Diego Simeone's side have drawn 1-1 in Almería and lost 1-0 at home to Barcelona in their last two league games. The cup is the only title Atlético can realistically fight for this season. They are 13 points behind leaders Barcelona. Levan...

When Saudi Arabia club Al-Nassr introduce Cristiano Ronaldo in Riyadh on Tuesday, it will herald a new era in Asian football. Al-Nassr announced the signing of one of the world's biggest sports stars on social media on Friday. Within 24 hours, the post was viewed more than 20 million times and the club gained around 2.5 million more followers. A similar increase was seen on Instagram, where the Portuguese star has the largest number of followers, with, more than 520 million amount has in the world. There, the ad received more than 30 million likes. "This agreement is more than a new historical chapter," said Al-Nassr President Musalli Al-Muammar. He will present Ronaldo at the club's stadium on Tuesday. Ronaldo has won five European Champions Leagues with Real Madrid and Manchester United but his controversial second spell at the English club ended after 15 months when he was without trophies and without a title at the bench sat . Contract after early termination. Al-...