Barcelona earned a valuable 2-1 away win at Chelsea, with the home side playing most of the match with only 10 men.
Werder Bremen scored two late goals to snatch a 3-2 win at home to Juventus and give themselves a chance of making the Champions League quarter-finals.
Napoli began their Europa League group stage campaign in scintillating fashion.
'Players like Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard -- they've been brought up in this city. Paul Pogba was brought up in the city from the age of 14. They will find if difficult'
Media reports said former England manager Roy Hodgson was in line to replace De Boer at Selhurst Park.
A late Robert Pires penalty gave the English side a 1-0 win over 10-man FC Thun in the Champions League.
The Arsenal forward will miss their next Champions League game against Ajax Amsterdam.
Factbox on Jose Mourinho, who was named manager of Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
Dutch squad penpix ahead of the European Championship semi-final against hosts Portugal.
The Swedish striker, who has amassed an Aladdin's cave of silverware that includes 11 league titles in four European countries, is LA Galaxy's biggest foreign acquisition since David Beckham in 2007.
Included in Barcelona squad to face Dortmund
Images from the Champions League matches played across Europe on Wednesday.
Tottenham's task was made all the more difficult two minutes before the interval when forward Son Heung-min was sent off
Surez comes to Uruguay's World Cup quarter-final against France on Friday an all-together wiser and maturer
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi will be out for between six and eight weeks with a hamstring injury, the La Liga leaders said on Monday.
In another match in the Amsterdam tournament, Ajax held Liverpool goalless.
Leicester City's win over Newcastle on Monday not only sent them five points clear of Tottenham Hotspur at the top of the Premier League, it effectively ended the challenge of Manchester City and Arsenal.
Major world record deals are here.
Manchester United were given a troublesome tie against Club Bruges in the draw for the Champions League playoff round on Friday, although it could have been worse as they avoided Lazio, CSKA Moscow or Monaco.
Valencia, Ajax Amsterdam and Inter Milan clinched their places on Wednesday night.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
Paris St Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic converted a first-half penalty for a 1-0 home win against Nice that took his side back within a point of Ligue 1 leaders Olympique de Marseille.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is planning a fresh 24-team Club World Cup to start with a 'pilot' edition in 2021.
Captain Paul Pogba produced an outstanding performance garnished by two goals to help Manchester United to a resounding 3-0 win at Swiss debutants Young Boys Bern in their Champions League Group H opener on Wednesday.
Ten-man Premier League leaders Leicester City lost at title-chasing Arsenal, while La Liga pacesetters Barcelona crushed Celta Vigo and Juventus took over from Napoli at the top of Serie A by edging their rivals.
Facts and figures ahead of Saturday's Champions League final between holders Real Madrid and Liverpool in Kiev:
The Juventus striker has rarely managed to demonstrate his real worth on the greatest stages the sport offers.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is sure he will win the Premier League with Manchester United and says his performances will improve once he picks up the rhythm of the English game.
Photos from the Champions League matches played across Europe on Tuesday.
Central defender Thomas Vermaelen is mulling the prospect of leaving Arsenal in January to boost his chances of playing for Belgium in the World Cup finals.
AS Monaco, beaten 2-0 at home in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Juventus, will have to make history in Tuesday's return if they are to end Ligue 1's long absence from the final.
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