Werder Bremen scored two late goals to snatch a 3-2 win at home to Juventus and give themselves a chance of making the Champions League quarter-finals.
Napoli began their Europa League group stage campaign in scintillating fashion.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice on his LA Galaxy debut, including a winner in stoppage time, as his new team battled back from three goals down to defeat the upstart LAFC 4-3 in a thrilling match on Saturday.
A late Robert Pires penalty gave the English side a 1-0 win over 10-man FC Thun in the Champions League.
'Players like Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard -- they've been brought up in this city. Paul Pogba was brought up in the city from the age of 14. They will find if difficult'
Media reports said former England manager Roy Hodgson was in line to replace De Boer at Selhurst Park.
The Arsenal forward will miss their next Champions League game against Ajax Amsterdam.
Factbox on Jose Mourinho, who was named manager of Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday
Dutch squad penpix ahead of the European Championship semi-final against hosts Portugal.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
The Swedish striker, who has amassed an Aladdin's cave of silverware that includes 11 league titles in four European countries, is LA Galaxy's biggest foreign acquisition since David Beckham in 2007.
Images from the Champions League matches played across Europe on Wednesday.
Included in Barcelona squad to face Dortmund
Tottenham's task was made all the more difficult two minutes before the interval when forward Son Heung-min was sent off
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi will be out for between six and eight weeks with a hamstring injury, the La Liga leaders said on Monday.
In another match in the Amsterdam tournament, Ajax held Liverpool goalless.
Surez comes to Uruguay's World Cup quarter-final against France on Friday an all-together wiser and maturer
Leicester City's win over Newcastle on Monday not only sent them five points clear of Tottenham Hotspur at the top of the Premier League, it effectively ended the challenge of Manchester City and Arsenal.
Valencia, Ajax Amsterdam and Inter Milan clinched their places on Wednesday night.
Major world record deals are here.
Manchester United were given a troublesome tie against Club Bruges in the draw for the Champions League playoff round on Friday, although it could have been worse as they avoided Lazio, CSKA Moscow or Monaco.
Paris St Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic converted a first-half penalty for a 1-0 home win against Nice that took his side back within a point of Ligue 1 leaders Olympique de Marseille.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
Ten-man Premier League leaders Leicester City lost at title-chasing Arsenal, while La Liga pacesetters Barcelona crushed Celta Vigo and Juventus took over from Napoli at the top of Serie A by edging their rivals.
The Juventus striker has rarely managed to demonstrate his real worth on the greatest stages the sport offers.
Captain Paul Pogba produced an outstanding performance garnished by two goals to help Manchester United to a resounding 3-0 win at Swiss debutants Young Boys Bern in their Champions League Group H opener on Wednesday.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is planning a fresh 24-team Club World Cup to start with a 'pilot' edition in 2021.
Facts and figures ahead of Saturday's Champions League final between holders Real Madrid and Liverpool in Kiev:
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is sure he will win the Premier League with Manchester United and says his performances will improve once he picks up the rhythm of the English game.
Photos from the Champions League matches played across Europe on Tuesday.
Central defender Thomas Vermaelen is mulling the prospect of leaving Arsenal in January to boost his chances of playing for Belgium in the World Cup finals.
AS Monaco, beaten 2-0 at home in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Juventus, will have to make history in Tuesday's return if they are to end Ligue 1's long absence from the final.
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