Celtic recovered from their midweek European frustration with a 2-1 Scottish Premiership victory over St Johnstone at Parkhead which should have been more comprehensive.

AC Milan 2 Celtic 0

AC Milan 2 Celtic 0

Arsenal and Celtic both face a daunting task in this year's Champions League.

Galatasaray 1 Manchester United 0

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney admitted luck played a significant part as he bounced back from his penalty miss against Arsenal by converting one in Braga on Wednesday night.

BARCELONA secured top spot in Champions League Group H, finally shaking off AC Milan in a cracker at the San Siro last night.

AC Milan 2 Barcelona 3

Braga v Arsenal

EDUARDO returned to haunt his old club as Shakhtar Donetsk fought back from a goal down to beat Arsenal 2-1 in tonight’s Champions League Group H clash at Donbass Arena.

Shakhtar Donetsk 2 Arsenal 1

Theo Walcott, Nicklas Bendtner and Jack Wilshere all return to the Arsenal starting XI for tonight’s Champions League Group H clash at Shakhtar Donetsk, while there is a surprise start for youngster Craig Eastmond.

Arsene Wenger has handed Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas his first start for more than four weeks in tonight’s Champions League Group H clash against Shakhtar Donetsk.

ARSENAL manager Arsène Wenger has not yet decided whether to gamble on captain Cesc Fabregas for tonight’s Champions League Group H clash against Shakhtar Donetsk at the Emirates.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has made half-a-dozen changes from the side beaten by West Brom for tonight’s Champions League Group H clash in Partizan Belgrade as a stadium power failure in Serbia raised questions about whether the match would start on time, if at all.

Arsenal will be without goalkeeper Manuel Almunia (elbow) for tomorrow’s Champions League Group H trip to Partizan Belgrade, but England full-back Kieran Gibbs (foot) will travel to Serbia.

Arsenal v Braga

Arsenal will be without midfielder Abou Diaby (ankle) and defender Thomas Vermaelen (Achilles) for tomorrow night’s Champions League Group H opener against Braga at Emirates Stadium.

ARSENE WENGER praised the efforts of his young Gunners after they went down 1-0 to Olympiakos following a battling display in last night’s final Champions League Group H clash in Athens.

Olympiacos 1 Arsenal 0

Arsene Wenger is hoping Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey can hit Olympiacos “where it hurts” in tonight’s Champions League Group H clash.

Arsene Wenger is ready to allow midfielder Jack Wilshere out on loan, but only with the right club.

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admitted his side had been naive to throw away victory after conceding a stoppage-time equaliser in last night’s Champions League Group H clash at AZ Alkmaar.

AZ Alkmaar 1 Arsenal 1

Vito Mannone once again retained his place in the Arsenal goal for tonight’s Champions League Group H clash against AZ Alkmaar at the DS Stadium.

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger maintains there must always be a place for strong tackles, but only if executed within the spirit of the game.

Arsenal 2 Olympiacos 0

TOMAS ROSICKY has warned the rest of Europe there is more to come from both him and Arsenal this season.

Standard Liege 2 Arsenal 3

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger tonight rejected the Premier League’s new rules on home-grown players as “artificial”.

JUANDE RAMOS may be wielding a new broom at Real Madrid but it was one of the old guard who starred as the nine-times champions saw off Zenit St Petersburg in their final Champions League Group H game last night.

Arsenal 2 Steaua Bucharest 1

JENS LEHMANN will make his return to the Arsenal side for the first time in almost four months against Steaua Bucharest in the Champions League tonight, but manager Arsene Wenger can offer the veteran German goalkeeper no guarantee over his future.

Jens Lehmann will make his return to the Arsenal side for the first time in almost four months against Steaua Bucharest in the Champions League tomorrow night, but manager Arsene Wenger can offer the veteran German goalkeeper no guarantee over his future.

Veteran German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann is set to return to the Arsenal team for tomorrow night’s final Champions League Group H clash against whipping boys Steaua Bucharest at Emirates Stadium.

Manuel Almunia remains confident Arsenal will finish top of Champions League Group H – despite their 3-1 defeat at Sevilla.

The return of Cesc Fabregas was one of a host of changes made by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger for tonight’s Champions League Group H match with Sevilla at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan.

Sevilla kept in touch with rampant Arsenal at the top of Champions League Group H but were made to work much harder for a 2-1 win over Steaua Bucharest.

SEVILLA got their Champions League Group H campaign up and running with a convincing win over Slavia Prague last night.

AEK Athens 1 Sevilla 4 (Sevilla win 6-1 on agg)

Lorenzo Amoruso believes the Rangers defence face further misery against the likes of Adriano and Obafemi Martins if they are not fully switched on in the San Siro.

Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole was handed a place in the team for tonight’s Champions League Group H clash against Paris St Germain at Stamford Bridge, where record signing Didier Drogba featured in the squad for the first time since October 3 following his groin problem.

CHELSEA’S Petr Cech is determined to remain the club’s number one goalkeeper even though he will step aside for rival Carlo Cudicini in tonight’s Champions League Group H encounter with Paris Saint Germain.