United lose home record, Bayern survive

Manchester United's proud 23 match Champions League unbeaten run came to an end on Wednesday as they lost 1-0 to Turkish side Besiktas.

Ancelotti warns of Gunners threat as Fergie fumes

Carlo Ancelotti has rubbed salt into Manchester United's wounds over their defeat at Chelsea by suggesting Arsenal are just as big a title threat.

English giants Chelsea and Manchester United both had to come from behind to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages on Tuesday.

Manchester United's chances of taking the top spot in the English Premiership this weekend is under threat due to a string of injuries.

Rafa Benitez believes Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Manchester United will provide the impetus to get his side's title challenge back on track.

A double from Alex Pato saw AC Milan win the battle of the European giants on Wednesday as they beat Real Madrid 3-2 in their Champions League match.

Chelsea's clash with Liverpool was always going to be a crunch encounter in the Premier League title race but a difficult week has raised the stakes.

Seven-time European champions AC Milan suffered a stunning 1-0 home defeat by FC Zurich in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Alex Ferguson has taunted Manchester City ahead of Sunday's Manchester derby by labelling Mark Hughes's side as arrogant.

Manchester United and Chelsea both got off to slender but winning starts on Tuesday in their opening Champions League matches.

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