A summary of Wednesday's matches in the UEFA Champions League.
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A round of Wednesday night's Champions League group stage matches.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Lionel Messi came off the bench to inspire Barcelona to a 3-1 win over a dogged Leganes side on Sunday, creating one goal and scoring another to keep the Catalans five points clear at the top of La Liga.
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick as coach Pep Guardiola maintained his 100 per cent record at the club with a commanding 4-0 victory against Borussia Moenchengladbach in their rearranged Champions League Group C opener on Wednesday.
The sabre, or a curved sword, has been identified as a gift to a British officer for his success in suppressing a siege in Lucknow during what India describes its First War of Independence.
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup qualifiers played across Europe on Sunday
A round-up of Wednesday's league stage matches in the UEFA Champions League.
'This was not the cleanest game of cricket you've ever seen -- there were too many flubs and fumbles for that. But it was certainly the semi-final this mostly blah tournament has needed -- two tough, well-rounded teams, toe to toe, slugging it out, bleeding and drawing blood until there was only one left standing.'
Hers is a rags-to-riches story for the ages, peppered with risks, determination and strokes of luck.
Images from the Champions League matches played across Europe on Wednesday.
It's been 100 years since Lenin and the Bolsheviks overthrew the government, and its legacy remains visible even today in the buildings and monuments scattered throughout St Petersburg.
