Kevin-Prince Boateng scored a hat-trick within 18 minutes of coming on as a half time substitute as AC Milan bounced back from being 3-0 behind to win 4-3 at Lecce in an astonishing Serie A match on Sunday.
Inter Milan have appointed Claudio Ranieri as their new coach, the Serie A club said on their website, on Thursday.
Images from football matches played across Europe on Monday.
Two goals from Luis Diaz and one from Mohamed Salah helped Liverpool stroll to a 3-0 victory at Manchester United.
Images from the football matches played across Europe on Wednesday.
David Beckham made his AC Milan debut with a steady first-half run-out against Hamburg SV in a friendly on Tuesday won 4-3 on penalties by the Italians after the match finished 1-1. Beckham, 33, has joined the Serie A club on a short loan spell from Los Angeles Galaxy to keep up his fitness and stay in contention for the England team during the US close season.
AC Milan's place in the Champions League is not a foregone conclusion and could be blocked by UEFA's emergency panel.
He was criticised following last week's 3-2 first-leg defeat to United at Old Trafford.
Giacomo Bonaventura's free kick earned Milan a 1-0 win over Pescara to move them into the top three of Serie A on Sunday.
Francesco Valiani scored a stunning goal as promoted Bologna beat AC Milan 2-1 at the San Siro on Sunday to spoil Ronaldinho's Serie A debut.
Antonio Cassano scored his first AC Milan goal and Robinho struck twice to help the Serie A leaders end a run of two straight draws in a 4-0 home thrashing of Parma on Saturday.
Short-term loan signing David Beckham is in excellent shape and could make his Serie A debut in AC Milan's first league match after the winter break at AS Roma next week, coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Saturday.
Napoli broke a three-decade long drought, to lift the Seria A title on Thursday. The last time Diego Maradona led them to the title in 1990.
IMAGES from the soccer matches played across European leagues over the weekend.
The 30-year-old striker, three-times FIFA World Player of the Year, has signed a deal until June 30, 2008 for an undisclosed fee.
AC Milan were handed a comfortable UEFA Cup assignment on Tuesday after being drawn with Heerenveen, Braga, Portsmouth and Wolfsburg in the group stage.
AC Milan and Arsenal hope to rediscover their best form for Tuesday's Champions League last-16 second leg after both sides showed signs of weariness. The first leg in London two weeks ago finished 0-0, one of a number of fitful draws the pair have managed lately.
Juventus said in a statement that it booked a capital loss of 8.6 million euros on the sale.
Chelsea came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 3-1 thanks to added time goals from Conor Gallagher and Enzo Fernandez.
Andriy Shevchenko's 88th-minute strike helped AC Milan beat Chelsea 3-2 in the Champions World Series.
Barcelona expect AC Milan to go all out for victory at the Nou Camp on Wednesday
'I expect a brave Napoli that plays from the back and presses high, that doesn't speculate, has a lot of individual talent, it's a big game and it's a great team, current champions of Italy.'
Juventus defender Daniele Rugani said he is fine on Thursday, shortly after his club said he had tested positive for coronavirus, the first player in Serie A to do so. Sampdoria's Manolo Gabbiadini has become the second Serie A player to test positive for the coronavirus.
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 Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
Round-up of football matches played around Europe on Saturday.
Serie A clubs voted on Wednesday to set June 13 as the resumption date for the league, which has been suspended since March 9 due to the coronavirus pandemic, although the final decision rests with the government.
Ernesto Valverde's Bilbao team punished the visitors with clinical counter-attacks, playing with the advantage of having won the first leg 1-0 in Madrid.
AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi plans to bid for Real Madrid's former world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo if his side win the Serie A title, the Italian prime minister has said.
AC Milan vice-president Paolo Berlusconi has landed the Serie A giants in hot water after making a racist remark days after the unveiling of new signing Mario Balotelli.
Rafael Benitez's reign as Inter Milan coach ended in ignominy on Thursday when he left the European champions after just six months in charge having dared to question club owner Massimo Moratti's authority.
Barcelona made a disappointing start to their Champions League campaign by losing 2-1 to AS Monaco on Thursday.
A debut double from 36-year-old Luca Toni gave Hellas Verona a surprise 2-1 triumph over AC Milan on Saturday while new signing Carlos Tevez was on target as champions Juventus won 1-0 at Sampdoria.
Tottenham Hotspur pulled off a 1-0 win at AC Milan and Raul made a goalscoring return to Spain to earn Schalke a 1-1 draw at Valencia as the Champions League returned with two last-16 first-leg matches on Tuesday.
For them it was a late Diwali, as the tunnel collapse happened on November 12, the day of the the festival.
The Brazil striker pulled a hamstring towards the end of the previous campaign and has yet to feature in pre-season.
