Liverpool totally dominated PSV Eindhoven to win 3-0 in a one-sided Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday and virtually guarantee themselves a place in the semis against either Chelsea or Valencia.
A first-half penalty earned Lille a shock 1-0 home victory over holders Real Madrid in the Champions League group phase on Wednesday.
An injury-time strike by Jonathan Reis sent PSV Eindhoven into the Europa League knockout rounds with a 1-0 home win over Sparta Prague on Thursday.
Two goals from Luis Diaz and one from Mohamed Salah helped Liverpool stroll to a 3-0 victory at Manchester United.
Liverpool will start favourites but PSV Eindhoven coach Ronald Koeman will fancy another English scalp when the Dutch club host the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday.
Real Sociedad scored two brilliant goals to win 2-0 against a stunned Olympique Lyonnais side who finished with 10 men while AC Milan held PSV Eindhoven to a 1-1 draw in Champions League playoff first legs.
Estoril's home Europa League clash with PSV Eindhoven was suspended at halftime on Thursday due to adverse weather and will be finished on Friday, UEFA said.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday
PSV Eindhoven scored three second-half goals to beat Ajax Amsterdam 4-3 in a thrilling match and hand Martin Jol's team their first defeat of the Dutch league season on Sunday.
Ajax Amsterdam gave coach Martin Jol a winning start with a 2-0 success over Groningen in their opening game of the new Dutch league season on Sunday.
The following is the draw for the Champions League last 16 which was held in Nyon on Monday:
Manchester United beat Lille 1-0 for a 2-0 aggregate win, while Bayern rallied from a 3-2 defeat to beat Real 2-1 and qualify on the away goals rule.
PSV Eindhoven are still looking for their first win of the season after sharing the points with Twente Enschede in a 1-1 draw in the Dutch league on Sunday.
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Holders Manchester City will take on RB Leipzig, Red Star Belgrade and Young Boys in Group G.
Images from UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
Argentina have called up Mallorca's Spanish defender Pablo Maffeo for the first time ahead of this month's World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil in the squad announced by its FA on Friday.
The first legs of the ties will take place on February 16, with the return match a week later on February 23.
Roundup of the Champions League matches played on Wednesday night
Chelsea lost for the sixth time in six games in all competitions since interim coach Frank Lampard replaced Graham Potter last month, a dismal run for a club who were crowned European champions as recently as two years ago.
Sevilla maintained their incredible record in the competition after an otherwise difficult season.
Barcelona were held 1-1 at home by Napoli in the first leg of their Europa League knockout stage playoff
Spanish soccer player Pablo Mari is on loan at Serie A club Monza from English Premier League club Arsenal.
With the away goals rule no longer in place this season, PSV missed a string of chances to force extra time with Eran Zahavi hitting the crossbar from three metres with the goal at his mercy in the 62nd minute.
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IMAGES from the Group A match played between the Netherlands and Qatar on Tuesday.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
The Dutch finished the group with seven points and await the outcome of the Group B matches later on Tuesday to discover the identity of their round of 16 opponents on Saturday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
Cody Gakpo scored his first goal for the club as they halted a dismal run
Sevilla will bid for a record-extending seventh Europa League title when they face AS Roma in the final in Budapest on May 31, after Jose Mourinho's side drew 0-0 at Bayer Leverkusen to secure a 1-0 aggregate victory in their semi-final.
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Sevilla maintained their brilliant record at home in Europe with a 2-1 win over Steaua Bucharest in the Champions League.
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