Real Madrid CF had a rude awakening on matchday four, but the holders are still well placed to reach the UEFA Champions League round of 16 for the 15th season in a row as they visit APOEL, who are still harbouring faint hopes of a surprise qualification of their own.• Madrid won their first two Group H games, including the 3-0 home victory against APOEL on matchday one, but picked up just one point from their two fixtures against Tottenham Hotspur FC and are second in the section on seven points, three behind their English rivals. Zinédine Zidane's side nevertheless hold a five-point cushion over
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Madrid bounce back, Chelsea sink United
Real Madrid end run of two straight defeats by overcoming Las Palmas 3-0 Álvaro Morata scores first goal in seven games as Chelsea defeat Manchester United 1-0 Sergio Agüero slots penalty past Arsenal after receiving trophy as Man. City's record scorer Arjen Robben now Bayern's all-time overseas top scorer in Bundesliga with 93 goals Paco Alcácer scores both goals on night Lionel Messi makes 600th Barcelona appearance MAKE YOUR FANTASY CHANGES
Real Madrid battle to Copa del Rey success
Real Madrid need two penalties to win at Fuenlabrada in the Copa del Rey Dries Martens scores twice at Genoa as Napoli stay top of Serie A, Juventus and Roma also win Ten-man Leipzig take Bayern to penalties but visitors come through in sudden death Chelsea join Manchester duo in English League Cup quarter-finals but Spurs let 2-0 lead slip Shakhtar in 12th straight Ukrainian Cup quarter-final; Celtic open up three-point Scottish lead Holders Barcelona and Dortmund among Tuesday cup winnersUEFA.com - News
Betis shock Madrid, Juventus and Napoli win again
Wednesday: Real Madrid's run of scoring in 73 successive games ends as they lose 1-0 at home to Real Betis Juventus and Napoli make it five wins out of five in Serie A Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United through in English League Cup Tuesday: Lionel Messi scores four after grabbing 39th Barcelona hat-trick James Rodríguez opens Bayern account in 3-0 win at Schalke Group A
Madrid memories have APOEL dreaming again
Memories will be stirred of the most memorable European campaign in APOEL FC's history when they visit Real Madrid CF on matchday one – while the UEFA Champions League holders are looking to become the first team in over 40 years to win the trophy three seasons running.• Champions in Milan in 2016 and in Cardiff last May, Madrid – triumphant in three of the last four campaigns having also lifted the trophy in 2014 – have not lost a home group game in almost eight years and will want a positive start as they plot a path to next May's Kyiv final. Previous
Asensio saves Madrid, Monaco and Liverpool soar
Two-goal Marco Asensio scores late as Madrid hold Valencia 2-2 Radamel Falcao claims double as Monaco overwhelm Marseille 6-1 Liverpool defeat Arsenal 4-0 after victories for Chelsea and both Manchester clubs Juventus fight back to beat Genoa, Roma succumb to Inter Barcelona, Atlético, Bayern and Paris also clinch victories Check out how the Europa League group stage teams are getting on this weekend. Group A
Real Madrid continue to dominate UEFA club rankings
Real Madrid ended top of the UEFA club coefficient rankings for the fourth straight season while Spain remains the dominant national association after the 2016/17 campaign. The associations' positions in the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League access lists are determined on the basis of the associations' coefficients established at the finish of the 2016/17 campaign, on the basis of the associations' coefficients from seasons 2012/13 to 2016/17.