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Gervinho, Lukas Podolski and Aaron Ramsey scored goals for Arsenal in a 3-1 victory over Olympiakos.

Robin Van Persie's double strike was instrumental in Manchester United's 2-1 victory over CFR Cluj.

Juan Mata scored two goals while David Luiz and Ramires added one each to give the defending champion its first win of the group campaign.

Mourinho praised defender Sergio Ramos while at the same time handing him a warning that he needs to be at his best in order to play.

Arshavin's goal and three assists in the 6-1 thumping victory of Coventry City gave Arsenal a boost.

United fielded a defence boasting only two first-team appearances but still proved too good for Newcastle United with a 2-1 win.

The Serbian defender missed six months of last season with knee ligament damage before returning to the first team at the start of the current campaign.

Injured Martin Kelly is hoping to make a comeback next

Two second-half goals saw Siena defeat Inter Milan 2-0 at San Siro in Serie A on Sunday.

Arsenal's defensive resilience will be put to the test in the English Premier League on Sunday against Man City.

It needed the risky introduction of Alexis Sanchez and David Villa and a late double from Lionel Messi to finish off Spartak Moscow.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the 90th minute as Real Madrid came back to earn a 3-2 victory against Man City.

From being signed by the Catalan giants as a 13-year old, Lionel Messi has come a long way.

The feud between QPR's defender Anton Ferdinand and Chelsea captain John Terry continued in the pre-match handshake at Loftus Road.

The star striker has admitted he is sad at the club, giving rise to speculation regarding his future at Bernabau.

Japan survived severe early pressure from Zico's Iraq to beat them 1-0 at home.