Football

Mourinho's attention will turn to ensuring he is able to field his strongest possible side when the knockout stage of the competition starts in the new year.

Norwich withstood a second-half fightback by struggling Sunderland to claim a 2-1 win in the Premier League on Sunday.

The result preserved City's unbeaten start to the Premier League season

Barcelona's Dani Alves will be sidelined for 15-20 days due to a hamstring injury in his right leg.

Sexton lifted the FA Cup as Chelsea boss in 1970 and went on to win the European Cup Winners' Cup the following season.

Swansea played out a evenly-contested 0-0 draw with Liverpool on Brendan Rodgers first ever return to the Liberty Stadium.

A brilliant goal from Akram Moghrabi in injury time helped Churchill Brothers earn full points against hosts Shillong Lajong.

Possible heavyweight opponents include Bayern Munich, who knocked them out in the semi-finals last season, Manchester United, Juventus, Paris St Germain or Arsenal.

Chelsea have hired Rafa Benitez as interim manager until the end of the season, only hours after firing Di Matteo.

Chelsea could drop Fernando Torres for their Champions League clash against Juventus on Tuesday.

Alexis will be out of action for four weeks after damaging ligaments in his right ankle playing against Chile.

The 25-year-old has struck 76 times for club and country in 2012.

There were fears Terry, who scored after 20 minutes in the 1-1 draw, could miss the rest of the season.

The Italians' winning run in all competitions was ended with a 3-2 loss on Sunday night. They now trail leaders Juventus by four points.

Ranty Martins pumped in five goals as United SC toyed with United Sikkim FC defence for a comprehensive 10-1 win.

Javier Hernandez, Rooney and Van Persie scored late goals as Manchester United rallied for a 3-1 win at Braga.