Manchester City's Erling Haaland faces Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski meets Bayern Munich after the Champions League group-stage draw was made on Thursday.
Liverpool strolled to a 2-0 victory over Brentford, while Newcastle drew 1-1 at Bournemouth.
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the Premier League
It took 10 Premier League games for the first cracks to appear in Manchester City's facade last season, but Pep Guardiola got a much earlier reminder of his side's fall from grace on Saturday in another defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.
Manchester City and Chelsea both secured their Champions League places with victories on the final day of the English Premier League season and Newcastle United joined them despite stumbling to a last-day defeat.
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With 12 games remaining Manchester City are in fourth place with 44 points, just five ahead of 10th-placed Fulham.
Key stats from Liverpool's season after they won their second Premier League title on Sunday and a record-equalling 20th English top-flight title...
Barcelona can no longer afford to shell out huge sums in transfer fees for top players like Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe, coach Xavi Hernandez said.
IMAGES from the European Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai struck the first telling blow in the Premier League title race with a dazzling free kick late on giving his side a 1-0 victory over rivals Arsenal.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
Ronaldo had won his first Ballon d'Or in 2008 while he was playing for Manchester United and still holds the record of the last Premier League player to claim the top prize. Messi won his first in 2009 and was nominated for 16 years.
Emma Hayes, who led Chelsea to the 2021 Champions League final, is joined on The Best FIFA Women's Coach shortlist by England manager Sarina Wiegman and Canada coach Beverly Priestman.
Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal stunned Manchester City 4-3 in extra-time in Orlando on Monday to pull off one of the shocks of the Club World Cup.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola joked that even winning the Champions League can't make up for Julia Roberts not visiting Manchester City in 2016.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Wednesday.
Images from the Nations League matches played on Thursday.
A summary of Wednesday's action in the Premier League.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday night.
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Voting for the eighth annual awards opened on Thursday on FIFA.com and closes in mid-October. National team coaches, captains, journalists and fans make up the list of voters.
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, who has won the award five times, did not receive a nomination for the first time in 20 years.
Arsenal play away to City on Wednesday hoping to regain their grip on the title race after securing draws in their last three games.
Holders Real Madrid will play 2021 winners Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-finals while Manchester City's Pep Guardiola will visit his former club Bayern Munich.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Saturday
Eriksen sends message of support to Lockyer following cardiac arrest
Liverpool took another step towards the Premier League title with a 2-0 win at Manchester City.
Roundup of Champions League matches played on Wednesday night
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Liverpool, beaten by Arsenal on Sunday, lead the table on 51 points from 23 games but City are up to 49 from 22 and Arsenal on 49 from 23.
Sacked Italy manager Luciano Spalletti bowed out with a victory after his side laboured to an uninspired 2-0 home win over Moldova in their World Cup qualification match on Monday.
Images from football matches played in Europe on Friday.
City forward Erling Haaland, who had missed a first-half penalty, made amends in the 57th minute
Liverpool's new striker Darwin Nunez scored a late goal on his debut as they drew first blood in this season's rivalry with Manchester City after a 3-1 win in Saturday's Community Shield.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
This is the first time a player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the list in eight years.
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