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That’s a Mora: Rodrigo and Roma rise with Lazio to give Eternal City new life | Nicky Bandini (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

Roma and Lazio have both made unbeaten starts to the Serie A season, giving those in the Italian capital dreams of a Scudetto

Felix Nmecha’s faith is forcing Borussia Dortmund into an uncomfortable debate (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

Midfielder’s spectacular strikes rescued a frustrating day, only for celebrations to reignite dialogue that has followed him through his career

Lens were humiliated by Como. The pain continued against Marseille (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

Pierre Sage led Lens to second and glory in the Coupe de France last season. A lot has changed in the last six months

Musiala may never return to his best - Hoeness (opens BBC Sport in a new tab)

Bayern Munich honorary president Uli Hoeness questions whether forward Jamal Musiala will ever "regain the performance level he once had".

Football comes together across Spain to honour Jesús de Miguel: ‘We’ve seen how fragile life is’ (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

Across La Liga and beyond this weekend, footballers took to the field knowing it could have been them

Barcelona move clear at the top after Fermín López’s double stuns Atlético Madrid (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

They had been in a battle, they had been behind and they had been on edge, but Barcelona found a way through, holding on to their place at the top of the table and holding the doubts at bay for another day. A fortnight…

Julián Alvarez’s Atlético redemption arc in full focus for visit of Barcelona (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

Top spot is up for grabs in Sunday’s heavyweight clash as the Spider faces the team that tried to trap him last summer

European football: Mbappé eases Real Madrid past Valencia to move joint top (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

Valverde opens scoring in 3-0 victory for Real Madrid

Sunderland 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb, Celtic 3-2 Besiktas: Europa League – as it happened (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

Sunderland suffered defeat at home but Celtic came from behind to win against Besiktas

Champions League review: comebacks, thrashings and a Mauritanian first (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain flexed their muscles, Manchester United fought back and an unlikely star stole the show for AEK Athens

What new Kane deal means for England and the Premier League record (opens BBC Sport in a new tab)

Harry Kane's new deal at Bayern Munich may end his Premier League career but offers fresh hope he can lead England to glory, writes Phil McNulty.

Who is close to a yellow card suspension in Champions League? (opens BBC Sport in a new tab)

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains what the rules are regarding yellow card suspensions in this season's Champions League

‘In our veins’: Arsenal pushed by pain of Champions League final defeat, says Raya (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

‘On us to make it better this year,’ goalkeeper admits

Champions League: Como clobber Lens 9-1 after Real Madrid roar back to deny AEK Athens (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

Valverde hits late winner as Madrid win 3-2 in Athens

Champions League: Slavia Prague 1-2 Arsenal, RB Leipzig 2-3 Manchester City and more – as it happened (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

Manchester City edged out Leipzig in a ding-dong contest, while Como ran riot at Lens with a historic 9-1 victory

Viktor Gyökeres the difference as Arsenal claim nervy win against Slavia Prague (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

Another European away day, another victory for Arsenal: albeit only just. This time, Viktor Gyökeres stole the show as poor Slavia Prague matched the longest winless streak in European Cup and Champions League history…

Erling Haaland settles thriller for Manchester City to end RB Leipzig resistance (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

Feed Erling Haaland and Manchester City’s totemic No 9 will score. The problem, recently, has been a paucity of openings for him.

Fenerbahce 3-2 Liverpool: Champions League – as it happened (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

Liverpool led twice and lost once against Dirk Kuyt’s Fenerbahce on a wet night in Istanbul

Reality check for Villa in Barcelona (opens BBC Sport in a new tab)

Aston Villa lost their 100% Champions League record with defeat in Barcelona.

What are rules on loan players in Champions League? (opens BBC Sport in a new tab)

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains the Champions League rules on loan players facing their parent clubs

Nadal set to join Real Madrid board of directors (opens BBC Sport in a new tab)

Tennis great Rafael Nadal is set to join the board of Spanish football giants Real Madrid.

A half-time speech, a retaken penalty - and a win to save Carrick's job? (opens BBC Sport in a new tab)

At 2-0 down Michael Carrick's position as Manchester United head coach looked terminal - but will the win over Roma prove a turning point?

Emery takes positives, but Villa 'have work to do' to reach Barca level (opens BBC Sport in a new tab)

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says his team have "work to do" to reach Barcelona's level after a 3-0 Champions League defeat at the Nou Camp.

Man Utd beat Roma - the other great Champions League comebacks (opens BBC Sport in a new tab)

Manchester United come from two goals down to beat Roma 3-2 - but what are the other best fightbacks in Champions League history?