Holders Barcelona barely broke a sweat in a ruthless 5-0 hammering of BATE Borisov while former champions AC Milan made harder work of finding the net before overcoming new boys Viktoria Plzen 2-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Juventus joined AC Milan at the top of Serie A but failed to get the win they needed to end the year clear in Serie A after a disappointing 0-0 draw at title rivals Udinese on Wednesday as Napoli hit six against Genoa.
Holders Barcelona will begin their defence of the Champions League with a home match against AC Milan after the two old rivals were drawn in the same group on Thursday.
Leaders Juventus stayed three points clear in Serie A on Sunday after they thumped lowly Novara 4-0 and second-placed AC Milan won 4-1 at Siena with Antonio Cassano scoring for the first time since heart surgery in October.
Images from Champion League matches played across Europe on Tuesday.
Benevento, beaten in their first 14 Serie A matches, grabbed their first-ever top flight point in extraordinary style on Sunday when goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli scored with a flying header deep into stoppage time to give them a 2-2 draw with AC Milan.
Juventus hit the woodwork three times and had a goal controversially disallowed as they were held 0-0 at Genoa on Sunday, their sixth draw in seven Serie A games leaving them further behind leaders AC Milan.
Champions AC Milan believe they are stronger this year thanks to the addition of three Brazilians.
Bruised, battered and fatigued after enjoying his most successful season with Los Angeles Galaxy, David Beckham turned his thoughts on Tuesday to his loan spell with AC Milan in January.
Seven-times winners AC Milan, buoyed by Ronaldinho's return to form, will sail into the Champions League knockout stages if they beat visiting Olympique Marseille on Wednesday.
AC Milan coach Sinisa Mihajlovic has dismissed complaints about a Nigel de Jong tackle during Tuesday's friendly match against Bayern Munich by saying that "football is not ballet."
AC Milan sealed their first win of the Serie A season when they overpowered early pacesetters Lazio 4-1.
AC Milan's players remained confident of reaching the last four of the Champions League despite drawing 2-2 in the home leg of their quarter-final with Bayern Munich.
AC Milan's Brazilian coach Leonardo has opened the door to David Beckham returning to the Italian club next season.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's much-anticipated return to Barcelona was scuppered on Monday when the AC Milan striker was injured in training and ruled out of Tuesday's Champions League Group H opener at the Nou Camp.
Despite dominating, the Indians lost 1-2, in the Festa 2005 Cup match, organized by the Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Rayo Vallecano forward Alvaro Garcia netted an early goal to give his side a surprise 1-0 win against Barcelona at the Camp Nou on Sunday, moving Real Madrid another step closer to sealing their 35th LaLiga title.
Images from football matches played across Europe on Monday.
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri said Saturday' shock 2-0 defeat at promoted Cesena was the perfect wake up call for those who thought the Rossoneri would crush all comers this season.
Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid made it four away wins from the opening four Champions League last-16 first leg matches when they triumphed at Arsenal and AC Milan respectively on Wednesday.
Sampdoria defender Mirko Conte deflected the ball into his own goal to give A C Milan a 1-0 win in the Italian Cup.
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.
AC Milan want loan signing David Beckham back next year, chief executive Adriano Galliani said on Wednesday amid speculation that Tottenham Hotspur want to buy the England midfielder from Los Angeles Galaxy.
UEFA Cup favourites AC Milan missed the chance to progress to the knockout stages as group winners when a late Mahir Saglik equaliser handed VfL Wolfsburg a 2-2 draw at the San Siro on Wednesday. As Group E's top side, Wolfsburg are guaranteed a tie against a third-placed side from another group in Friday's last 32 draw while seven-times European champions Milan must face a third-placed finisher from the Champions League group stage.
AC Milan's hopes of a first domestic double suffered a hiccup when they drew 2-2 at home to Palermo in the Italian Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday.
Late goals from Ronaldinho and Filippo Inzaghi salvaged a 2-2 draw for AC Milan against English FA Cup winners Portsmouth and took the seven times European champions into the last 32 of the UEFA Cup on Thursday.
Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard says his side will face a daunting task when they take on his former club AC Milan in the Champions League semi-finals.
Argentine Hernan Crespo struck again as AC Milan won 2-0 at Roma on Sunday to keep level at the top of Serie A with Juventus.
Manchester City have rejected AC Milan's loan offer for troubled Argentine striker Carlos Tevez, the Serie A club said, on Saturday.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
Kevin-Prince Boateng scored a hat-trick within 18 minutes of coming on as a half time substitute as AC Milan bounced back from being 3-0 behind to win 4-3 at Lecce in an astonishing Serie A match on Sunday.
They should reach the Champions League quarters without many problems but Real Madrid face a tougher test.
AC Milan were embroiled in the Italian match-fixing scandal of last year and their Champions League partcipation in doubt.
Serie A leaders AC Milan lost 1-0 to AS Roma after striker Marco Borriello burst his former club's bubble and put his new side back in the title picture at a freezing San Siro on Saturday.
