Paris St Germain seized control of their Champions League playoff with a commanding 3-0 first-leg win at Brest on Tuesday, driven by a brace from forward Ousmane Dembele.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has noticed an increase in opposing teams adopting a man-marking approach.
A summary of Wednesday's Champions League Round of 16, Second Leg, matches.
UEFA to not place sanctions on PSG
Kylian Mbappe, who had a fallout with PSG last year after refusing to sign a contract extension, is seeking around 55 million euros ($60.73 million) from the French club.
Spanish and French media reported on Tuesday that Real Madrid had made a 160-million-euro ($187.81-million) bid for the 22-year-old World Cup winner, who scored 42 goals in all competitions for PSG last season and has reportedly said he wants to move to Spain.
A round-up of the UEFA Champions League last-16 first leg matches played on Tuesday.
A summary of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League Knock-out phase play-offs.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Serie A, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga
No goals were scored in the first half of a French Super Cup for the first time since 2010 when Olympique de Marseille beat PSG 5-4 on penalties after the match ended goalless.
A summary of Saturday's action in LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1.
A round-up of Saturday's action in LaLiga, Ligue 1 and Serie A
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday
Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich powered past third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0 with an impressive display of high-pressing football on Sunday.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Neymar was not too downcast after being forced to leave Monday's Asian Champions League Elite match due to injury with the Al-Hilal forward saying he felt the issue was nothing more than a strong cramp.
Neymar took part in team training and will join the Al-Hilal squad for their Asian Champions League trip to UAE Pro League club Al-Ain after recovering from a serious knee injury, the Saudi Pro League club said.
Lewandowski strike gives Barcelona 1-0 win over Alaves
Kylian Mbappe was in inspired form, scoring twice to guide Real Madrid to a comeback 4-1 win over visitors Las Palmas on Sunday.
Roundup of the matches being held across major football leagues in Europe
Paris St Germain's Ligue 1 title celebrations were cut short on Monday after clashes between spectators and police in the west of the French capital.
Ancelotti still hoping Real can claim top-eight finish in Champions League
'Either you're injured, and you don't play with your club and you're not called up in the national team.'
Premier League champions Manchester City were drawn on Thursday with Juventus, Wydad AC and Al Ain in Group G for next year's FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Saturday he is happy with how new signing Kylian Mbappe is settling into life with the Spanish soccer giants and he has no concerns about his team's slow start to the LaLiga season.
Manchester City came from behind to beat Club Brugge 3-1 and secure their place in the Champions League playoffs
'We believe in ourselves, we believe we're a top team.'
Argentina winger Angel Di Maria has joined Paris St Germain from Premier League giants Manchester United, the French club announced on twitter on Thursday.
Paris St Germain will take their wage dispute with Kylian Mbappe to court after the French football league's governing body (LFP) ruled in favour of the France captain on Friday.
Ivan Toney, once Brentford's lynchpin in attack, has moved to Al-Ahli for 40 million pounds ($52.50 million).
Barcelona thrashed Real Betis 5-1 on Wednesday to book their spot in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals.
Liverpool were drawn on Thursday to face champions Real Madrid when they return to the Champions League, which has been expanded to a 36-team league format.
Images from Sunday's action in LaLiga and Serie A.
Paris St Germain were confirmed as Ligue 1 champions for a record-extending 12th time on Sunday after second-placed AS Monaco lost 3-2 at Olympique Lyonnais.
IMAGES from football matches played across European leagues on Saturday
Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr scored a hat-trick to help the LaLiga champions snap a two-game winless run in all competitions.
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
Paris St. Germain's unbeaten start to their Ligue 1 season continued on Friday with a comfortable 3-1 win over Rennes at the Parc des Princes that saw Bradley Barcola score twice to keep them top of the standings.
Champions Leverkusen, who set a European record of 51 consecutive games without loss across all competitions last season, kept their unbeaten streak intact with a number of late equalisers.
Paris St Germain have ruled out a move for David Beckham after the former England midfielder announced he was leaving LA Galaxy after next month's Major League Soccer Cup final.
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