Rattled by embarrassing domestic defeats, Chelsea looked jittery before Olivier Giroud settled their nerves with a close range tap-in shortly after halftime at StamfordBridge following good work by N'Golo Kante and Willian in the build-up.
When Swedish champions Malmo take on mighty Real Madrid on Wednesday they do so knowing they would probably have to sell their entire squad just to be able to afford a single player from the bench of the Spanish giants.
The three-horse race for the La Liga title tightened on Sunday when leaders Real Madrid drew 2-2 at city rivals Atletico and Barcelona won 4-1 at home to Almeria.
Bastia game abandoned after fans attack Lyon players
Arsenal and Chelsea were among seven teams to reach the Europa League knockout stage on Thursday, while last year's runners-up Olympique de Marseille were eliminated at the group phase.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic bagging four goals, while Juventus and Bayern Munich preserved their leads and FA Cup holders Arsenal were dumped out of the competition.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
News that transpired on and off the football field.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
The protesters, including students and local residents, hung a large map of India outside the varsity gate number 7 showing the places where students from other universities are carrying out protests against the CAA.
'Who is the right Mekhail? Mekhail I or Mekhail II?'
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
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.
Goals from Jan Vertonghen and Jermain Defoe left Tottenham Hotspur on the cusp of the Europa League knockout stages as four other clubs maintained perfect starts on Thursday.
Here are five talking points from the weekend's action in La Liga.
Anil Kapoor's mastery shows in how he finds the space between an actor reaching out to his actuality while remaining an actor while Anurag Kashyap's comfort in bullying his co-actor fuels their bickering camaraderie, notes Sukanya Verma.
Of bonds, relations and fights in the Bigg Boss house...
'This man changed the mindset of a generation.'
A round-up of Saturday's action in Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga.
Atletico Madrid fell to their heaviest league defeat of the season
Here are five talking points from the weekend's action:
He also emphasised on the need for saving water and planting trees to preserve the environment.
'Mamata is synonymous with Bengal, its culture, language, traditions.'
Chelsea's Marcos Alonso and Real Madrid's Nacho were notable absentees in defence, along with Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
New Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp made it three wins from his last three matches with a 1-0 success at Rubin Kazan in Russia that left them second in Group B, two points behind Swiss club Sion on Thursday.
Raheem Sterling struck twice as the Premier League champions Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at Selhurst Park on Sunday to stay within two points of leaders Liverpool.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
A round-up of Wednesday's league stage matches in the UEFA Champions League.
The Congress on Monday slammed Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for his "deplorable" remarks against Sonia Gandhi and demanded an unconditional apology from him.
'Very few are lionised like Dhoni anywhere in the world, perhaps not even Messi,' says Dhruv Munjal.
All you must know about soccer's return to action after coronavirus
Valverde said he was concerned about the team's away form after they were comprehensively beaten 2-0 by promoted Granada
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
A look at television actresses rocking the bikini avatar!
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
That Manu wants unite his M3 group is clear, but if he has a hidden agenda, he'll be cheating his fans.
