Erling Haaland’s first-half brace had put City on course for a second consecutive win to start this season’s Champions League campaign.

Anthony Gordon scored twice from the penalty sport as the Magpies cruised to victory.

Richard Rios’ own goal gave the Blues a 1-0 win over Mourinho’s Benfica.

Arne Slot’s decision to drop Mohamed Salah and Alexander Isak to the bench backfired.

Former Arsenal midfielder Partey was introduced for the final 12 minutes on his return to north London.

The British record deadline-day capture of Alexander Isak proved decisive for Chiesa.

The League of Ireland champions are back in the big time, and a win in this tie would give them a huge boost to reach the group stages of European football.

The Gunners beat Real Madrid in the quarters as PSG edged past Aston Villa.

Paris St Germain came from behind to take a two-goal lead into next week’s quarter-final second leg.

PSG trail 1-0 from their Champions League last-16 first leg in France

Celtic travel to Germany 2-1 down in the Champions League knockout phase play-off.

Man City fans displayed a picture of Rodri kissing the trophy with the message ‘Stop crying your heart out’, mocking Real’s boycott of the ceremony.

Champions League leaders Liverpool, the only team to win all seven matches, are guaranteed to finish no lower than second.

The forward signed a new nine-and-a-half-year contract on Friday.

The Scottish champions are looking to take their tally to 12 points on Wednesday.

The France international’s deal expires at the end of next season.

Lewis-Skelly was thrust into the European spotlight against Monaco at the Emirates amid Arsenal’s defensive crisis.

Second-half goals from Dusan Vlahovic and Weston McKennie at the Allianz Stadium left Guardiola’s side languishing in 22nd place.

Celtic moved on to nine points from 18 with two fixtures remaining.

The Premier League leaders, four points clear with a game in hand, are also currently top of the Champions League table after five successive wins.

The Reds have won 11 of their 12 matches this term.

Arsenal hosted Shakhtar just 72 hours after playing one hour with 10 men in their 2-0 defeat at the Cherries, with Liverpool up next at the Emirates.

Italian club Bologna caused Arne Slot’s side some problems at Anfield.

The Arsenal full-back recently spent nine months on the sidelines with a serious knee injury.

Raya saved Mateo Retegui’s penalty and then kept out the rebound.

He may have spent his 46th birthday at the match, but the head coach’s real focus was getting his first European campaign off to a winning start.

Kane is the competition’s top-scoring Englishman after scoring four as Bayern hit Dinamo Zagreb for nine to launch their campaign in style.

Real Madrid take on Borussia Dortmund at Wembley.

Borussia Dortmund’s first-leg victory in the Champions League semi-final against PSG sealed Germany’s extra place.

The Real Madrid midfielder has seen team-mates Vinicius Jr and Aurelien Tchouameni abused in recent weeks.

The quarter-final tie with Manchester City is finely poised at 3-3 after the first leg.

The PA news agency understands Real have approached organisers UEFA with the request.

The two teams will meet in the competition for the third year in succession.

Substitute Gustaf Lagerbielke headed home his first Celtic goal in stoppage time on his first appearance since September to earn a 2-1 victory.

The Gunners topped Group B with a game to spare after they battered their French opponents with six different goalscorers.

The Red Devils knew defeat in Istanbul would extinguish their hopes of reaching the knockout phase with a game to spare.

The Turkish champions are well-placed to qualify having won the reverse fixture 3-2 and Ten Hag knows his side will be unable to reach the knockout phase if they lose the Group A encounter.

The Magpies were without 11 senior players for Saturday’s trip to Bournemouth.

Garnacho told the FA ‘that the use of two gorilla emojis was intended to highlight the strength and power of his team-mates’

The Gunners lost 1-0 at St James’ Park on Saturday after Anthony Gordon scored a controversial winner for Newcastle.

Jesus continued his love affair with the Champions League after scoring his 23rd goal in 41 appearances for Manchester City and Arsenal in Seville.

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr was allegedly racially abused during Saturday’s LaLiga clash at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium.

Gabriel Jesus thought he had given the Gunners lift-off when he broke the deadlock with his 22nd Champions League goal.