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.
Germans cannot afford any slip-up against the Japanese and risk a potential early exit again.
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.
Images from the Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Leandro Trossard transformed the mood at Arsenal with the winning goal as they recovered from an early setback to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at home.
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.
It was City's first appearance in the final of Europe's elite club competition but they ultimately came up short
While the tournament saw the emergence of young stars, the usual suspects, the big names flattered to deceive.
Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League with a comfortable 2-0 victory over relegation-threatened Luton Town
Ronaldo's 62nd minute strike was his 17th league goal this season
Images from English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Sunday
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday
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 FIFA World Cup Group E match between Germany and Japan on Wednesday.
Bukayo Saka scored either side of halftime as Arsenal crushed second-bottom Burnley 5-0.
Havertz's late penalty seals world club crown for The Blues
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played across England, on Saturday.
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.
Liverpool climbed to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 victory over struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.
Chelsea's Joao Felix endured a nightmare debut when he was sent off in a 2-1 Premier League defeat at local rivals Fulham.
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.
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.
Manchester City squandered a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Chelsea will look to make amends after being runners-up to Leicester City and Arsenal in the last two seasons
Chelsea remain in fourth place, and are two points off third-placed Leicester City who have a game in hand.
It's the first yellow card issued by a lady referee in the men's World Cup -- Stephanie Frappart is the umpire; Costa Rica's Oscar Duarte is the player -- and it all happened in the 76th minute of the match against Germany.
Germany came to Qatar with a leaky defence that had not kept a clean sheet in a competitive game
Boufal and Sabiri score to give Morocco 2-1 win over Brazil
Images from the Premier League matches played on Tuesday.
League Two (fourth tier) side Stevenage pulled off the shock of the weekend by winning 2-1 at Premier League Aston Villa.
Karim Benzema's hat-trick earned Real Madrid a 3-1 win at reigning European champions Chelsea in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. In another quarter-final match, Villarreal stunned six times European Cup winners Bayern Munich 1-0.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Saturday
Gosens excelled in his ninth game for the country on Saturday, causing problems for the Portugal defence
Chelsea slipped up in their push for a Champions League spot when they lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday with Emile Smith Rowe's first-half goal settling the London derby after a defensive mix-up by the hosts.
Images from Sunday's action in the English Premier League.
Four-times winners Germany enjoyed a 3-0 win over Group J rivals Iceland
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