Paris St Germain closed out the year on a high as they maintained their five-point advantage at the top of the table.
Manchester City beat League Cup holders Liverpool 3-2 in a cracking game on Thursday, taking the lead three times before holding on to reach the quarter-finals.
Bukayo Saka scored either side of halftime as Arsenal crushed second-bottom Burnley 5-0.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League
Neymar injured as Brazil lose 2-0 in Uruguay
Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus' second-half goals gave West Ham a 2-0 win over Manchester United in the Premier League's early game on Saturday, as the Hammers briefly moved into the top six.
IMAGES from the Euro 2024 qualifiers played on Tuesday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday night.
Roundup of the Champions League matches played on Wednesday night
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Images from the UEFA Champions League group matches played on Tuesday night.
Costa Rica edged past 10-man New Zealand 1-0 in their intercontinental playoff
Koopmeiners leads Atalanta past Milan into Coppa semis
Champions Manchester City slipped to a shock first Premier League defeat of the season at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, while Manchester United's campaign of woe continued with a loss to Crystal Palace.
Spain and Japan have six points and will play each other on Monday for top spot in the group
Images from UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
Ronaldo said the league was very competitive but that there were many opportunities to grow.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Sunday
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group E match played between Spain and Japan on Thursday.
Hinata Miyazawa scored twice as former champions Japan put on a counter-attacking clinic to beat Spain 4-0 and lock up top spot in Group C at the Women's World Cup on Monday.
Haaland slotted his side in front after four minutes.
Marcus Rashford continued his fine season as he scored again to help Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 in their League Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday.
Spain down England to win Women's World Cup for first time
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
Chelsea reached the Champions League quarter-finals as a first-half goal from Raheem Sterling and a controversial penalty by Kai Havertz overturned a first-leg deficit.
The 2024 European Championship will be held in Germany from June 14-July 14. Following are the teams who have qualified for the tournament:
Images from the Premier League matches played on Saturday.
England forward Marcus Rashford was on target again as Manchester United earned a nervy 3-1 victory over Everton in the FA Cup third round on Friday.
The Al Hilm features 'Connected Ball' technology -- an unprecedented innovation which has proved a great success in making semi-automated offside decisions faster and more accurate.
Images from the Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Lionel Messi's second-half goal gave Argentina a 1-0 home win over Ecuador on Thursday to get their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign off on the right foot.
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Arsenal came up short as their hopes of a first league title since 2004 suffered a setback.
The FFF did not specify whether the complaint was over the goal itself or the fact it was ruled out after the final whistle.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
English Premier League leaders Manchester City and Chelsea slugged out a magnificent 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Atletico celebrate anniversary with 3-1 comeback win over Mallorca
Sweden goalkeeper Zecira Musovic emerged as the hero as her team beat the United States 5-4 on penalties
A summary of the opening day's action in the UEFA Champions league on Tuesday.