Football

Lallana says the performance of a supposed weakened Liverpool side in a narrow 1-0 defeat by Real Madrid on Tuesday augurs well for their Champions League prospects.

Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0 on Benzema's 27th-minute goal to advance to the knockout phase of the Champions League along with Borussia Dortmund.

John Goossens struck a last-gasp goal to help Pune FC beat NorthEast United 1-0 in a hard-fought Indian Super League match on Monday.

"It's good to have Theo back. Hopefully he will come on and have no setbacks," Wenger said.

Ronaldo put Madrid at the top of the standings by scoring for a 12 straight game before setting up a second goal in a commanding 4-0 win at Granada.

Barcelona and Sevilla lead Real Madrid by one point with Valencia and Atletico Madrid another point adrift.

Arsenal lost 2-0 at Stamford Bridge and have won only three of their nine games, leaving them nine points behind Chelsea.

The marquee player and Kolkata's captain suffered a hamstring injury during their 1-1 draw against Delhi Dynamos in their second outing.

Second-place Roma is struggling to bounce back from its humiliating 7-1 defeat to Bayern Munich.

Delhi are a confident unit after recording their first victory in the season - a sound 4-1 win over Chennai on Saturday and are currently on fourth place.

Messi had only one good chance when he raced toward goal and side-kicked the ball toward the far post, but Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas gloved it wide.

Iain Hume's equaliser in the 41st minute helped Kerala Blasters FC to secure their first points in the ISL.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored to spark Real Madrid's 3-1 comeback win in a thrilling 'clasico' while Valencia beat Elche 3-1.

Aguero may have scored eight goals in his last five games for Manchester City but the EPL champions are yet to see the best of him, said manager Pellegrini.

ISL regulatory commissioner is probing the incident that allegedly happened in the tunnel during Kolkata's high-voltage game at FC Goa on Thursday.

QPR chairman Fernandes rebuked the Premier League club's manager Redknapp and striker Taarabt for their public spat over the player's fitness.