A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Images from the Premier League matches played on Saturday, March 9.
Germany are banking on a mix of hugely talented young players, including Jamal Musiala and newly-crowned Bundesliga champion Florian Wirtz, and experienced veterans such as 2014 World Cup winners Manuel Neuer, Thomas Mueller and Toni Kroos.
A round-up of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Mikel Arteta's team are third with 61 points after 27 games, a point behind Manchester City
Arsenal's title hopes hit with 2-0 loss to Villa as Man City get boost
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Tottenham Hotspur bolstered their hopes for a top-four finish and extended Chelsea's miserable run
Manchester City won an unprecedented fourth straight English top flight title with a 3-1 win over West Ham United.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
A summary of Sunday's action in the English Premier League.
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard believes his side are a long way short of the levels of Premier League Champions Liverpool and Manchester City, who have set the benchmark in terms of consistency. Lampard's Chelsea, currently third in the league, visit title winners Liverpool on Wednesday, chasing the three points they need to secure Champions League football next season.
Germans cannot afford any slip-up against the Japanese and risk a potential early exit again.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Images from the Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Liverpool's Diogo Jota bagged a last-gasp equaliser to salvage a breathless 2-2 Edraw against Fulham.
IMAGES from Premier League matches played on Saturday.
It was City's first appearance in the final of Europe's elite club competition but they ultimately came up short
With the group standings flashing on the big screen of the Al Bayt stadium, Germany grew nervous with Musiala twice hitting the post early in the second half.
Strikes from Freiburg's Ritsu Doan and VfL Bochum's Takuma Asano, who struck from fellow Bundesliga player Ko Itakura's deep free kick, gave the Asians their first ever win over Germany.
Kevin de Bruyne struck twice to inspire Manchester City to a dominant 4-2 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday and move the champions level on points with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table.
Ronaldo's 62nd minute strike was his 17th league goal this season
Manchester City have one just victory from their last 10 games across all competitions.
Arsenal were held to a 1-1 Premier League draw by London rivals Fulham on a grey wet Sunday at Craven Cottage as Raul Jimenez scored early for the hosts and William Saliba equalised for the visitors at the start of the second half.
Arsenal suffered a shock Europa League exit to Olympiakos Piraeus on away goals after a 2-1 extra-time home defeat, while Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers cruised into the last 16 with emphatic aggregate wins on Thursday.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Sunday
Real Madrid fought back from two goals down as Vinicius Jr grabbed a hat-trick in a thrilling 5-2 win over visitors Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.
Images from the FIFA World Cup Group E match between Germany and Japan on Wednesday.
Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League with a comfortable 2-0 victory over relegation-threatened Luton Town
Havertz's late penalty seals world club crown for The Blues
Images from English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Harry Kane headed in a last-gasp equaliser to earn Tottenham Hotspur a barely-deserved 2-2 draw in a feisty Premier League derby at Chelsea that ended with both managers being shown red cards after the final whistle on Sunday.
Thirteen-times European champions Real, who had come through each of their last three Champions League semi-final ties, had been second best for much last week's first leg which ended 1-1.
While the tournament saw the emergence of young stars, the usual suspects, the big names flattered to deceive.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Chelsea remain in fourth place, and are two points off third-placed Leicester City who have a game in hand.
Liverpool held their nerve to win an astonishing penalty shoot-out 11-10 and edge out Chelsea in the English League Cup final on Sunday after a rip-roaring contest had somehow ended 0-0 after extra time at Wembley.
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday
Chelsea's Joao Felix endured a nightmare debut when he was sent off in a 2-1 Premier League defeat at local rivals Fulham.
Chelsea will look to make amends after being runners-up to Leicester City and Arsenal in the last two seasons
