The knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League has produced some of the most dramatic moments in football history.

Liverpool suffered a 1-0 defeat against Galatasaray in the Champions League last 16 first leg on Tuesday as Mario Lemina’s goal left the Reds in danger of a shock exit.

Wednesday’s Champions League action sees Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea meet for the first time since last year’s Club World Cup final, while Real Madrid host Manchester City in the first leg of their last-16 tie as the sides clash in a knockout tie for the fifth season running:

Carreras “has been diagnosed with a muscle injury in the calf of his right leg”, Madrid said in a statement Monday, without specifying how long he is expected to miss.

Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe will miss the Champions League play-off second leg against Benfica on Wednesday because of a knee injury, AFP learned on Tuesday from a source close to the team.

Alexander Sorloth’s hat-trick fired Atletico Madrid into the Champions League last 16 with an emphatic 4-1 win over Club Brugge on Tuesday, progressing 7-4 on aggregate from the play-off round.

UEFA said on Wednesday it would “investigate allegations of discriminatory behaviour” after Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior accused Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni of racially abusing him during a Champions League match in Lisbon.

For Mourinho, who coached Madrid between 2010 and 2013, it was a first victory at the second time of asking against his old club since departing them

Manchester City suffered a humiliating 3-1 defeat against Bodo/Glimt on Tuesday as the Norwegian minnows caused one of the biggest shocks in Champions League history.

Paris Saint-Germain’s star young forward Desire Doue is “unavailable for a few weeks” following an injury in a Ligue 1 game, the club announced on Thursday.

Viktor Gyokeres says he is eager to respond to manager Mikel Arteta’s call to take his goal-scoring momentum into the Premier League, after Tuesday’s impressive performance against Atletico Madrid.

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe is eager to go up against a football great when his side play Jose Mourinho’s Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane said facing English opposition “makes me want to play better” ahead of Wednesday’s home Champions League opener against Chelsea.

Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta said Monday his team’s Champions League agony last season will help them in this season’s campaign as they bid to win the competition for the first time.

Arsenal start their bid for Champions League glory against Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday powered by a new-look attack revitalised by the Gunners’ summer spending spree.