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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, Feb 19

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday: SOCCER La Liga Real Sociedad v Villarreal (1100) Valencia v Athletic Club (1515) Celta Vigo v Osasuna (1730) Barcelona v Leganes (1945) Barcelona plot response to Paris debacle BARCELONA - La Liga champions Barcelona are still reeling from their resounding 4-0 defeat at Paris St Germain in the Champions League and will look to regain confidence when they host struggling Leganes aiming to keep up with leaders Real Madrid.(SOCCER-SPAIN, expect by 2145 GMT, by Richard Martin, 400 words) English FA Cup fifth round Fulham(II) v Tottenham Hotspur (1400) Blackburn Rovers(II) v Manchester United (1615) LONDON - Eight-times FA Cup winners Tottenham travel to London rivals Fulham hoping to end a slump in form (SOCCER-ENGLAND-FUL-TOT, expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET, 400 words, by Martyn Herman) BLACKBURN, England - Holders Manchester United make the short trip to Championship side Blackburn Rovers (SOCCER-ENGLAND-BBR-MUN, expect by 1800 GMT/1PM ET, 400 words) Bundesliga Borussia Moenchengladbach v RB Leipzig (1430) Cologne v Schalke 04 (1630) Leipzig out to cut Bayern's lead BERLIN - RB Leipzig will look to cut Bayern Munich's lead at the top to five points with a win over Borussia Moenchengladbach. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1630 GMT/11.30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) Serie A Chievo Verona v Napoli (1400) Pescara v Genoa (1400) Sampdoria v Cagliari (1400) Udinese v Sassuolo (1400) AS Roma v Torino (1700) AC Milan v Fiorentina (1945) Roma and Napoli under pressure to perform ROME – With Serie A leaders Juventus having gone 10 points clear at the top of the table, second-placed Roma, at home against Torino, and third-placed Napoli, who visit Chievo, know that they cannot afford any slip-ups if they are to keep their title aspirations alive. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), moved with updates to follow, by Ed Dove, 400 words) Ligue 1 Girondins Bordeaux v En Avant de Guingamp (1400) Montpellier HSC v St Etienne (1600) Olympique Lyon v Dijon FCO (1600) Paris St Germain v Toulouse (2000) PSG return to domestic duties against Toulouse PARIS - Paris St Germain return to domestic duties after hammering Barcelona in the Champions League when they take on Toulouse, hoping to move within a point of leaders Monaco (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), by 2200GMT/5 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 300 words). Alpine skiing Hirscher adds slalom gold ST MORITZ, Switzerland - Austria's Marcel Hirscher won the men's slalom to complete a golden double after claiming the giant slalom title. (ALPINE-WORLD/MEN, pix, tv, moved, 350 words) TENNIS ABN AMRO Tennis, Rotterdam Tsonga faces Goffin in final Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will bid to win his first title since September when he takes on David Goffin in the final. (TENNIS-MEN/ROTTERDAM, expect by 1600 GMT/11:AM ET, 300 words) GOLF PGA Tour Genesis Open, Pacific Palisades, California (to 19) Johnson halfway leader at soggy Riviera American Dustin Johnson, who could assume the world number one ranking with victory, takes a one-shot lead into a marathon Sunday at Riviera, where 36 holes are scheduled after weather delays earlier in the tournament. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0300 GMT/10 PM ET, 400 words) TENNIS Basilashvili Goes for history at Memphis Open Nikoloz Basilashvili will become the first player from Georgia to win an ATP World Tour title if he beats American Ryan Harrison in the final of the Memphis Open. (TENNIS-MEN/MEMPHIS, expect by 0000 GMT/7 PM ET, 300 words) NBA Warriors-dominated West take on LeBron and crew The West, powered by four Golden State Warriors including Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant and Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook, bid to outscore LeBron James and his East team mates in the annual NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans.(BASKETBALL-NBA-ALLSTAR/, expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) NHL Capitals out to start new streak The Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals, who had a six-game win streak snapped on Saturday, try to bounce back against the New York Rangers in one of 11 contests on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0700 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)