Barcelona has secured financing of 1.45 billion euros ($1.6 billion) from multiple investors to begin the renovation of Camp Nou stadium, the club said on Monday.

Barcelona said the club's assets were not used as a guarantee, and there was no need to take a mortgage on the stadium. A total of 20 investors were behind the financing along with "some of the main prestigious financial entities around the world."

Even if Bayern Munich goes on to win the Bundesliga title, it will be scant consolation for what has been a disappointing season.

After winning the last 10, a record-extending 11th consecutive league title is seen as the minimum target for what remains the biggest and most successful club in Germany.

The arrival of Erling Haaland has given Manchester City one of the most formidable scorers ever seen in English soccer, with his presence enabling manager Pep Guardiola to evolve his tactical approach in the biggest games.

Guardiola will always prefer his teams to dominate possession. "Maybe one day they will change the rules," he once said, "but I think to score a goal you need the ball."

Barcelona may be lucky Real Madrid has loftier goals than trying to mount a desperate comeback in the Spanish league.

If not, then Barcelona would face Sunday's game against Atletico Madrid with the added pressure of ending its scoring drought to ensure it doesn't get mired in a late-season slump.

Rafael Nadal will miss the Madrid Open next week because his recovery from a hip injury is going much slower than expected.

The 22-time Grand Slam winner has been sidelined since January by a left hip flexor injury he picked up at the Australian Open. The issue has kept him from the Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo and Barcelona tournaments so far.

Kevin Durant is the shiny new toy for the Phoenix Suns. Devin Booker is still the team's heart and soul.

Booker — the three-time All-Star who has spent all eight of his NBA seasons in Phoenix — scored 38 points, Durant added 25 and the Suns beat the Los Angeles Clippers 123-109 on Tuesday night in Game 2 to tie the Western Conference first-round series.

Klay Thompson pondered the Golden State Warriors' current playoff situation and expressed some relief. In years past under the old best-of-five format, the defending champions would have been on the brink of elimination trailing 2-0.

Thompson, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green have never been in the hole like this, down by two games — and this is a group that has practically seen it all over the past decade while capturing the franchise's first championship in 40 years with the 2014-15 title and three more since, reaching the NBA Finals in five straight seasons from 2015-19 along the way.

Serie A champion last season. A Champions League semifinalist this season.

AC Milan is regaining its pedigree as a European power after a turbulent stretch marked by the end of Silvio Berlusconi's ownership and financial issues.

Real Madrid is making it look easy this time.

There's been no need for late heroics or big comebacks. No need for last-minute goals or extra time. Instead, it's just been straightforward dominance.

Manchester City has submitted a planning application to expand the capacity of the Etihad Stadium to more than 60,000, making it the third biggest ground in the Premier League behind Manchester United and Tottenham.

The stadium was one of 10 included in Britain and Ireland's bid to host the European Championship in 2028. That bid said City's stadium would have a capacity of 61,000.