El Shaarawy strike twice as Chelsea crumble

Stephan El Shaarawy’s first-half brace set Roma on the way to a resounding 3-0 win over Chelsea that displaced their visitors at the top of Champions League Group C.

Mbappe could make way on Neymar’s PSG return

Neymar’s qualities as a team player were praised by Unai Emery but the Paris Saint-Germain boss refused to rule out leaving Kylian Mbappe on the bench for Tuesday’s Champions League match against Anderlecht.

Kante, Drinkwater available for Chelsea’s trip to Roma

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is set to call on fit-again midfield pair N’Golo Kante and Danny Drinkwater for Tuesday’s crunch Champions League clash away to Roma.

Neymar confirmed wish to leave Barcelona at Messi’s wedding – Xavi

Neymar broke the news of his desire to leave Barcelona at Lionel Messi’s wedding in June, according to former teammate Xavi.

We played better against Atletico – Hazard

Eden Hazard admitted Chelsea played better in their win over Atletico Madrid than they did in Wednesday’s thrilling 3-3 draw with Roma, despite scoring his first two goals of the season against the Italians.

Celtic outclassed on Heynckes’ return to Europe

Jupp Heynckes carried on where he left off in the Champions League as Bayern Munich eased to a 3-0 win over Celtic on Wednesday.

Mbappe takes one record as Cavani closes on another

Kylian Mbappe became the Champions League’s highest-scoring teenager, and Edinson Cavani netted in a seventh consecutive European match as Paris Saint-Germain’s procession towards the knockout stages continued with a 4-0 defeat of Anderlecht.

Ton-up for Messi as Pique sees red

Lionel Messi brought up 100 goals in European club competitions as Barcelona made light of Gerard Pique’s red card to cruise to a 3-1 Champions League Group D win over Olympiacos.

Rashford goal settles poor game after woeful Svilar error

A horrible error from Benfica’s young record-breaking goalkeeper Mile Svilar gifted Manchester United a 1-0 win at the Estadio da Luz as Jose Mourinho’s men made it three victories from three in Group A.

Hazard brace rescues Chelsea after Dzeko double

Eden Hazard scored his first goals of the season to rescue Chelsea as Antonio Conte’s men were held to a dramatic 3-3 draw by Roma in the Champions League.