Chelsea's Joao Felix endured a nightmare debut when he was sent off in a 2-1 Premier League defeat at local rivals Fulham.
While the tournament saw the emergence of young stars, the usual suspects, the big names flattered to deceive.
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
It's the first yellow card issued by a lady referee in the men's World Cup -- Stephanie Frappart is the umpire; Costa Rica's Oscar Duarte is the player -- and it all happened in the 76th minute of the match against Germany.
Germany came to Qatar with a leaky defence that had not kept a clean sheet in a competitive game
Boufal and Sabiri score to give Morocco 2-1 win over Brazil
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Bukayo Saka scored either side of halftime as Arsenal crushed second-bottom Burnley 5-0.
Karim Benzema's hat-trick earned Real Madrid a 3-1 win at reigning European champions Chelsea in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. In another quarter-final match, Villarreal stunned six times European Cup winners Bayern Munich 1-0.
Gosens excelled in his ninth game for the country on Saturday, causing problems for the Portugal defence
Chelsea slipped up in their push for a Champions League spot when they lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday with Emile Smith Rowe's first-half goal settling the London derby after a defensive mix-up by the hosts.
Leandro Trossard transformed the mood at Arsenal with the winning goal as they recovered from an early setback to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at home.
League Two (fourth tier) side Stevenage pulled off the shock of the weekend by winning 2-1 at Premier League Aston Villa.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Saturday
Images from the Premier League matches played on Tuesday.
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IMAGES from the Premier League matches played across England, on Saturday.
Four-times winners Germany enjoyed a 3-0 win over Group J rivals Iceland
Liverpool climbed to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 victory over struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
Images from Sunday's action in the English Premier League.
Images from the Nations League matches played on Tuesday.
Guardiola said City had plenty of options, with Gabriel Jesus the only main striker fit and ready but Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling are able to slot into the role.
Salzburg won the Austrian Cup with a ruthless 5-0 destruction of second tier Austria Lustenau in the final as the season resumed following the coronavirus stoppage on Friday.
Tuchel has agreed an 18-month contract with the option of another year, the west London club announced.
Images from the Premier League matches played on Thursday.
Manchester City squandered a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday.
It was N'Golo Kante, who at the age of 30 appears to be elevating his games to new levels, who knitted the French team together during their Group F match against Germany on Tuesday.
Manchester United took a big step towards the Europa League quarter-finals by thrashing Austrian side LASK Linz 5-0 on Thursday in their last 16 first-leg tie at an empty Linzer Stadium due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Manchester United climb into sixth place with 3-0 West Ham win
UEFA announces UCL final hosts for next four seasons.
Images from Tuesday's action in the Premier League
The result shook up League A Group 4, giving Ukraine an outside chance of finishing top of the group with two games remaining.
Chelsea got their Premier League campaign on track after 20-year-old right back Reece James helped them to a 3-1 win at Brighton & Hove Albion with a spectacular goal on Monday.
Roundup of the Champions League matches played on Wednesday night
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Germany's new-look team made a promising return to the international stage with a 1-1 draw against Serbia in a friendly on Wednesday, showing signs of improvement following a disastrous 2018.
Real Madrid saw off a stirring Chelsea fightback to book their place in the Champions League semi-finals following a 3-2 defeat after extra time in a scintillating second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday to go through 5-4 on aggregate.
