Lionel Messi led Barcelona to a 3-1 win at home to Napoli for a 4-2 aggregate victory which took the club into the Champions League quarter-finals, where they face Bayern Munich.
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says the next step in his side's development would be securing a trophy as they look to cap off a promising season by winning the Europa League. United, who finished third in the Premier League, hold a 5-0 lead over Austrian side LASK Linz heading into the second leg of their last-16 tie which will be played without fans at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool raised the spirits with a rip-roaring 2-2 draw in a pre-Christmas Premier League classic on Sunday after a weekend marred by COVID-19 related postponements.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
Images from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
IMAGES from Saturday's English Premier League matches.
All the action that transpired on and off the football field
Images from the Champions League matches played on Wednesday
Images from English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Barcelona first struggled to come to terms with their shock 4-0 defeat to Paris St Germain in the Champions League last 16 first leg but have sparkled in their last two games and are daring to believe they can defy history by reaching the quarter-finals.
Brighton & Hove Albion scored three times in the second half to fight back from two goals down and beat Manchester City
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League following a 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich on Wednesday, failing to make it past the group stage of the competition for the first time since the 2000-01 season.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday night.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
A round-up of the World Cup qualifying matches played on Friday.
A summary of Wednesday's matches in the UEFA Champions League.
Neymar shrugged off some rough tackling and a missed penalty to score a brilliant solo goal as he led Brazil to a 3-0 win over Paraguay that moved them within sight of the 2018 World Cup finals on Tuesday.
Spain strolled to a 4-1 win at home to Israel, while Italy survived some first-half scares on the way to a 2-0 win and Ukraine registered a 1-0 home win over Ukraine in an action-packed game.
A round-up of Saturday's matches in the English Premier League.
While Lyon rallied to hold Leipzig 2-2 after a Memphis Depay strike, it was the English clubs who made a mark on the night. Liverpool and Chelsea moved into the last 16 with contrasting wins and now all four English clubs, including Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, are in the Champions League knockouts this season.
Mbappe and Benzema inspire France to 2-0 win against Finland
A round of Wednesday night's Champions League group stage matches.
Summary of World Cup qualifiers played across the world on Thursday
Images from Champions League matches played across Europe on Tuesday
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
A summary of Tuesday's Group stage matches in the UEFA Champions League.
Switzerland struck twice in quick succession to stun Euro 2016 champions Portugal 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday and hand them a first competitive defeat in two years under coach Fernando Santos.
