Crystal Palace went down to a 2-1 defeat at Fiorentina on Thursday but nonetheless progressed 4-2 on aggregate to the semi-finals of the UEFA Conference League, where they will meet Shakhtar Donetsk.

Holders Manchester City and RB Leipzig became the first teams to reach the last 16 of this season's Champions League on Tuesday.

Barcelona continued their perfect start in the Champions League and warmed up for the Clasico at the weekend with a 2-1 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday

The club -- whose lifting of the 2009 UEFA Cup makes it one of only two Ukrainian teams to win a European club competition -- has through its foundation Shakhtar Social spared no expense since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

British media claim the deal for the Ukraine international would be worth around 100 million euros over a seven-year contract.

Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger had a horrific collision with Shakhtar goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin

Real Madrid are top of Group F and can seal qualification to the last 16 with a win in Poland.

Karim Benzema missed Real Madrid's 1-0 win at Getafe on Saturday in La Liga, after featuring in two matches following his comeback from a thigh injury.

Real Madrid established a stranglehold at the top of their Champions League group with a 2-1 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday, which should have been far more emphatic.

Carlo Ancelotti's men sit top of the table after two wins from their first two group games

Real Madrid thrashed Shakhtar Donetsk 5-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday as Karim Benzema scored on the eve of his trial in France on charges of complicity in blackmail.

Simon Kjaer's last-gasp equaliser gave AC Milan a dramatic 1-1 draw at Manchester United, handing the Italians a great chance of reaching the Europa League quarter-finals.

Inter Milan finished bottom of their group with just one win and missed out on a place in the Europa League.

Should Real Madrid suffer a humiliating group stage exit, ending their remarkable run as the only team to ever avoid elimination at this phase, coach Zinedine Zidane's future will be at risk.

Zinedine Zidane rubbished suggestions he could walk away from Real Madrid and said the Spanish giants did not deserve to lose after going down 2-0 to Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday

Shakhtar Donetsk were without 10 first-team players and nine members of staff due to coronavirus infections but recorded a remarkable win over Real Madrid, after scoring three times in 13 first-half minutes.

Lautaro Martinez and Romelu Lukaku's prolific partnership has been the source of much of Inter Milan's success and they took their tally to a combined 54 for the season.

Sevilla qualified for the semi-finals of the Europa League on Tuesday after Lucas Ocampos' late header broke Wolverhampton Wanderers' hearts, while Shakhtar Donetsk thumped Basel 4-1 to join the Spaniards in the last four.