The likes of Sergio Aguero were missing, but the French talisma stepped up and showed his quality with a short run and an unstoppable shot to send A.S Roma Out of Champions League

Perhaps Samir Nasri’s own words were going through his head at the Stadio Olimpico when he took possession of the ball out on the left, about 12 yards away

Basel sends Liverpool packing

Liverpool 1-1 Basel: Reds bow out despite stunning Gerrard free-kick

The former England captain netted late on but after Lazar Markovic was sent off, Brendan Rodgers' side could not find the winning goal they needed to reach the knockout stages

Steven Gerrard could not haul 10-man Liverpool into the knockout stages of the Champions League as

Ronaldo and Bale silence visitors

Real Madrid 4-0 Ludogorets: 

The reigning European champions sealed maximum points from their group stage campaign after running out comfortable winners on Tuesday night

Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale struck in the first half to help give Real Madrid a 4-0 win over Ludogorets and make it six wins out of six in Champions

Ronaldo at his best - Ancelotti

The Real Madrid coach says having the record breaking forward in his team is a "great advantage" and voiced his concern over James Rodriguez's injury

Carlo Ancelotti has said Cristiano Ronaldo is at his physical peak, after the Real Madrid attacker scored

Benitez paying for his mistakes

The Spaniard does not doubt his players' character and heart but he has called on them to hit the ground running in each and every game they play.

Napoli boss Rafael Benitez blamed an initial lack of intensity of his team

The battle for survival

Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester City

Nigel Pearson's side held the lead for all of four minutes at Villa Park before succumbing to goals from Ciaran Clark and Alan Hutton, while Paul Konchesky was sent off.

Leicester City remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League after losing 2-1  away to Aston Villa at

Milan suffer first defeat in four games

Genoa 1-0 AC Milan: Antonelli heads hosts into third place

The former Rossoneri defender nodded home a first-half corner to consign Filippo Inzaghi's men to a first defeat in four games

Luca Antonelli scored the only goal of the game as Genoa defeated AC Milan 1-0 to move into third place

Messi's Hat-trick sealed victory

Barcelona 5-1 Espanyol: Another Messi milestone in demolition derby

Barcelona 5-1 Espanyol: Another Messi Hat-trick in demolition derby

The Lionel Messi struck three times at Camp Nou, passing through the 400-goal barrier in the process, while Gerard Pique and Pedro were also on the Goal list for the night

Lionel Messi scored a superb hat-trick as Barcelona came from behind to destroy their city rivals

No limit for Real - Ancelotti

The Italian coach believes his team can overcome anything this season and says the current Bernabeu squad are like family 

Carlo Ancelotti believes his Real Madrid team can keep getting even better, insisting there are

Nani Might miss Chelsea match

The Sporting winger had to be substituted in the first half of his side's 3-1 league victory over Boavista after suffering a thigh problem

Sporting may be without on-loan Manchester United winger Nani for their crunch Champions League