Everton's Premier League relegation fears deepened considerably as they collapsed to a 5-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur with Harry Kane scoring twice for the rampant hosts on Monday.
A red card for a moment of madness from Marcus Danielson brought Sweden's Euro 2020 to an abrupt end as they crashed out with a 2-1 defeat in their last-16 match against Ukraine on Tuesday.
New France captain Kylian Mbappe lived up to expectations with two goals in a 4-0 statement home win against the Netherlands.
A summary of Saturday's action in Serie A and La Liga.
Artem Dovbyk's goal in stoppage time at the end of extra-time earned Ukraine a 2-1 victory over 10-man Sweden in Glasgow on Tuesday and the last available berth in the European Football Championship quarter-finals.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
The lessons learned in qualifying and the Nations League campaigns that followed Ibrahimovic's retirement from the national side in 2016 have put Andersson's team among the dark horses with a strong chance at Euro 2020.
Images from Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Images from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
'Betrayed by Ronaldo'
Images from the Nations League matches played on Thursday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday night.
Images from Saturday's English Premier League matches.
The Gunners' only league defeat of the campaign was in September away to one of England's traditional top-six clubs, Manchester United, drawing criticism that their strong start to the season was based on wins against lesser opposition.
A summary of Wednesday's action in the Premier League.
Fabinho's first-half goal earned Liverpool a 1-0 win at Burnley
A round-up of the action in the English Premier League on Monday.
England have lost to Germany in their last three knockout meetings at major tournaments
Images from Premier League matches played on Wednesday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
A round-up of Saturday's action in Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga.
"The best team won, we struggled from the beginning and we couldn't deal with their long balls. Usually, you press the ball to win it, but this was different. They defended so deep and so well," City coach Pep Guardiola told the BBC.
A summary of Sunday's action in Serie A and La Liga.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Images from Sunday's English Premier League matches.
Lionel Messi was at the top of his game as Barcelona earned a 3-2 win at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday to move up to third in La Liga.
Barcelona continued their rampant run of domestic form to beat Osasuna 2-0 away from home on Saturday and move to within two points of La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid, with Lionel Messi setting up goals scored by Jordi Alba and teenager Ilaix Moriba.
Images from football action around European leagues played on Sunday
Quaison fires Sweden to extra-time World Cup playoff win over Czechs
Images from EPL matches played on Saturday.
Images and a round-up of all the World Cup qualifiers played across continents on Tuesday.
Images from football matches played in the La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga on Saturday.
Images from the Nations League matches.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday night.
Images from football matches played across Europe on Sunday.