WEDNESDAY
Manchester City 2-0 Watford (Zabaleta 33, Silva 86)
City are up to fourth in the English Premier League and still within seven points of leaders Chelsea after ending their three-game competitive winless run. Pablo Zabaleta turned in a Kevin De Bruyne cross for his first goal in more than two years and Silva got the second on his 200th Premier League appearance. However, midfielder Ä°lkay GĂĽndoÄźan suffered suspected knee ligament damage which could rule him out for “a long time” according to City manager Pep Guardiola.
Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 Lille (Lucas Moura 43p 57, Jesé 69; Basa 89)
Paris remain on course for a fourth straight French League Cup after winning through to the quarter-finals on 10/11 January, when they will host Metz. The holders were always on top and had the game won long before the late Lille consolation.
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— PSG English (@PSG_English) December 14, 2016
Monaco 7-0 Rennes (Mbappé 11 21 62, Boschilia 35 78, Jean 83, Cavare 85og)
Monaco will line up alongside Paris in the League Cup last eight after France’s 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship-winner Kylian MbappĂ© scored his first senior hat-trick six days before his 18th birthday. Corentin Jean came off the bench to get his first Monaco goal since his summer move from Troyes. Monaco will visit Ligue 2 Sochaux in the quarter-finals.
Real SC 0-3 Benfica (Mitroglou 47 80p, Raúl Jiménez 85)
Two late goals ensured Benfica saw off the third-tier leaders, who had not lost since August, and moved into the Portuguese Cup quarter-finals. The draw is on Tuesday with the tie in mid-January.
TUESDAY
Everton 2-1 Arsenal (Coleman 44, Williams 86; Sánchez 20)
Arsenal, who took the lead when Alexis Sánchez’s free-kick was deflected in by Ashley Williams, were handed their first Premier League defeat since the opening weekend of the season. Williams atoned by heading in the winner from a corner. The Gunners could have gone top with a victory but after Wednesday’s games are third, six points behind Chelsea.
Bournemouth 1-0 Leicester City (Pugh 34)
Leicester, so impressive in their 4-2 success against Manchester City on Saturday, lost for the fourth time in six top-flight games. Claudio Ranieri’s men have picked up just one point from eight away league fixtures this term.
Al-Ahli Saudi 3-5 Barcelona (Abdulrahman 51, Asiri 60 65; Suárez 8, Messi 10, Neymar 17, Alcácer 55, Rafinha 58)
Rafinha scored the pick of the goals – combining with Paco Alcácer outside the penalty area before holding off a couple of challenges and rounding the keeper – as Barcelona triumphed in a Doha friendly against Christian Gross’s Saudi Arabian champions.
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