Any early nerves were put to bed after Rodrygo gave Madrid the lead with a glorious shot into the bottom right corner on the half hour mark, only for the Brazilian to double his tally minutes later.
Ralf Rangnick apologised to Manchester United supporters after he said his terrible side were humiliated in the 4-0 defeat to Brighton.
Without the injured Romelu Lukaku and Michy Batshuayi, the 30-year-old Benteke was given a rare chance to lead the attack, and he took little time to open the scoring.
But those glimpses have been few and far between and in recent weeks. Arsenal’s £45 million ($58m) man has been well below par and criticism of his performances have been growing.
These are probably not the words you would expect to hear repeatedly emphasised by new Barcelona coach Xavi upon his return to his former playing club with the aim of restoring lost glories.
On Wednesday, Manchester United face WSL Championship leaders Durham while Sheffield United host Sunderland.
It was a crucial goal which would pave the way for Newcastle's fifth consecutive home win, but Leicester looked more likely to score during the second half, with Rodgers throwing on James Maddison, Harvey Barnes and Kelechi Iheanacho as he aimed to close the gap on eighth-placed Wolves.
“I am so happy to have completed this operation. I have so much to give back to Cruzeiro, to take Cruzeiro where they deserve to be,” Ronaldo beamed in a message recorded on social media on Saturday.
Asked whether he was looking forward to Wednesday’s game, he said: “Yeah, obviously the group stages to the last 16 is the biggest wait for the Champions League. Once the draw gets done you get excited about it and you look forward to that challenge ahead.
THE SUN Man Utd target Erling Haaland appeared to signal his Borussia Dortmund exit by waving goodbye to fans.
In fact, despite his early withdrawal, he created more chances (three) than any other City player - including the delightful scooped pass to release Bernardo Silva for an early effort saved by Thibaut Courtois - and also ranked second for dribbles (three) and shots (two).
If so, then Uefa rules state a neutral venue should be found, though the game could be moved to a different date.
Despite their 21-point deduction for entering administration, there is clearly still plenty of fight in Rooney's improving side.
During 2018/19, his final season in a United shirt, Herrera's ability to stabilise the midfield allowed his team-mates to affect play further up the pitch.
The club believe that the player still has an important role to play within a squad that is still in three competitions.
Look at the other industries that have regulators - the banking, education, health and food sectors. At the moment where we are - and it's a ridiculous thing to say - but your ordinary banana is better protected than our football clubs.
Troelsgaard is set to make her first appearance for the Royals at home to Leicester City in the Women's Super League on 9 January.
How the teams lined up | Match statsWhen are the World Cup play-offs?Download the Sky Sports appGet Sky Sports - Latest offersThere was little appetite for the game in Austria after the hosts' chances of reaching the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar were ended by Wales in the play-off semi-final last week.
Josh Sargent's first Premier League goal took a while to arrive, but it proved to be worth the wait.
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The Reds have since returned in the 2019 and 2022 finals, and with a vengeance. Manchester City haven't suffered enough to win the Champions League. However, when they have, they will.
We just have to accept the red card, we couldn't do anything about it and it's the decision of the ref. What's next?Rangers go to Germany on Thursday for the first leg of their Europa League semi-final against RB Leipzig; kick-off 8pm.
Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst revealed Hagi had his procedure in London on Monday. We assessed him and he needed an operation yesterday.
Tuchel remains without Ben Chilwell, N'Golo Kante (both knee) and Mateo Kovacic (hamstring), but striker Romelu Lukaku is once again available after returning from an ankle issue as a late substitute against United.
Osasuna's best chance came late in the first half, when Croatian striker Ante Budimir sent a header off Atletico's right post.
They must refocus for two tough upcoming games, away to Arsenal and at home to Chelsea. Everton may have two games in hand, but have a tough run-in of their own - and Leeds have what might be five crucial extra points on the board.
When it comes to creating chances it's always a combination of the individual, the collective and the team.
The forward was brought on in the 72nd minute for Donyell Malen, with Dortmund 2-1 up thanks to goals from the Dutch striker and Emre Can.
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With Klopp making no secret of his desire to take a 'break' from managing once his contract on Merseyside finishes, questions have been raised about which season at Liverpool will be his last.
Following a raft of substitutions, Millwall looked to force extra-time but Mason Bennett saw a weak shot saved while Matt Smith's stoppage-time header was straight at Butland to ensure the visitors held on.
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Beattie added: Scottish football continues to operate in an extremely challenging and uncertain environment.
The Robins led at the interval through Callum Wright and Daniel Jebbison levelled for the visitors six minutes after the restart.
The match was scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. local time but was postponed just two and a half hours before it was scheduled to begin.
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