Football

Nesta will come out of retirement, having played his last competitive game for Major League Soccer outfit Montreal Impact in 2013.

The 22-year-old England international damaged ligaments during the league match against Manchester United on Saturday.

Ronaldo's 71st career Champions League goal, in his 108th match, also tied the old competition scoring record long held by Madrid great Raul Gonzalez.

With City trailing 2-1 to Bayern, Pellegrini gave his players a halftime pep talk that sparked a revival and kept their Champions League hopes alive.

Clyne's rasping strike for second-placed Saints after 81 minutes left 16th-placed Villa still searching for their first win since September.

Barcelona face APOEL with nine points from four games in Group F, a point behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain who beat them 3-2 at the Parc des Princes.

"Everything about the ISL - the atmosphere, the fans, the players - has been great. The fans of NorthEast United make us proud," Koke said.

The standings may show them at the top but it is not all that rosy for Atletico de Kolkata and they would be aiming to end a four-match winless streak.

The Netherlands outclassed Latvia in a morale-boosting 6-0 win in European qualifying that eased pressure on Guus Hiddink after four defeats in his first five matches.

"We have six more games we can take 18 more points. We are going to do everything to finish in the top four," said Bengelloun.

Atletico de Kolkata and Chennaiyin FC huffed and puffed throughout the 90 minutes but couldn't get the desired result as the match finished 0-0.

"The various incidents which might have occurred are not suited to compromise the integrity of the FIFA World Cup 2018/2022 bidding process as a whole," FIFA committee said.

Koke equalised in the 85th minute to give NorthEast United FC vital away points against Chennaiyin FC, who also moved to top of the ISL table.

Chennaiyin FC would look to take advantage of playing in familiar territory when the two sides lock horns in the Indian Super League on Saturday.

Bale will return to the starting line-up this weekend against Rayo Vallecano after the Welshman successfully played the final 30 minutes against Liverpool on Tuesday.

Barcelona are calm heading into Wednesday's Champions League Group F game at Ajax Amsterdam despite consecutive defeats in La Liga, according to coach Enrique.