Dinamo Zagreb 2 Arsenal 1: Zagreb was hit by an earthquake on Tuesday night and perhaps that was an omen for the Gunners who had striker Olivier Giroud sent off as they slumped to a disappointing 2-1 defeat in their Champions League Group F opener at Dinamo Zagreb.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Jack Wilshere can put his latest injury setback behind him to play a major part this season after it was confirmed the England midfielder needed surgery to fix a hairline fracture in his left leg.

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“So we need to get back on track again on Sunday and I am looking forward to that. It was disappointing that we weren’t up for the game."

Besiktas knocked Tottenham off top spot in Group C of the Europa League with a 1-0 win in Turkey last night in a match twice delayed by floodlight failure.

Dinamo Zagreb 4 Celtic 3

Celtic 1 Salzburg 3

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Ireland duo James McCarthy and Seamus Coleman will miss Everton’s Europa League trip to Russia to play FC Krasnodar tonight (5pm, live on Setanta Ireland, ITV4).

Manchester United striker Angelo Henriquez has joined Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb on loan.

Ukraine are due to play the United States tomorrow in one of those matches which cries out for George Orwell to do the post-match analysis in the studio.

Croatia defender Josip Simunic will miss the World Cup after being banned for 10 matches by FIFA for shouting a fascist salute following his team's play-off victory over Iceland last month.

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Tottenham 3 Dinamo Tbilisi 0

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Tottenham technical director Franco Baldini is in Madrid for talks over the sale of Gareth Bale, it is understood.

Marcel Schmelzer’s second-half volley was enough to hand Borussia Dortmund a fine 2-1 win over Real Madrid and move the German champions to the top of Group D.

Former Arsenal striker Eduardo has denied any knowledge of a potential transfer to Fulham, but hinted he would like a return to the Barclays Premier League.

Mario Mandzukic is used to being the replacement.

BAFETIMBI GOMIS struck four times as Lyon routed 10-man Dinamo Zagreb 7-1 in Zagreb and completed a remarkable nine-goal swing to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League ahead of Group D rivals Ajax.

MICHAEL O’NEILL fears Shamrock Rovers will face their biggest trial yet against classy Rubin Kazan here in the depths of freezing Tatarstan tonight.

BAYERN MUNICH and Inter Milan joined Benfica in the Champions League knockout stages last night as the qualification picture became clearer.

Real Madrid 6 Dinamo Zagreb 2

‘JESUS seeks fourth victory over dragon’ is one of those headlines which most journalists can only dream of — except in Portugal, where the dragon is the symbol of Porto and Jorge Jesus is manager of Benfica.

LUKA MODRIC’S advisor and Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp have insisted the Croatian playmaker will stay at White Hart Lane this summer.

DINAMO ZAGREB claim they have rejected an offer from Arsenal for prized assets Sime Vrsaljko and Mateo Kovacic.

RUSSIA coach Dick Advocaat has included two newcomers for the upcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers with the Republic of Ireland and Macedonia.

SKIPPER Steven Gerrard is confident Liverpool have “turned the corner” after their recent slump and are back on course for a Champions League place.

Dinamo Zagreb have been hit with a three-point penalty by UEFA as punishment for serious crowd trouble at the Europa League game against Timisoara on October 1.

TONY MOWBRAY made history as his Celtic side knocked Dinamo Moscow out of the Champions League third qualifier last night – and then claimed it was just another game to him.

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Danny Fox made his European debut for Celtic in place of Lee Naylor in the second leg of the Champions League third qualifier against Dinamo Moscow at the Arena-Khimki.

TONY MOWBRAY insists his Celtic players are well aware of the importance of beating Dinamo Moscow in their Champions League third qualifying round clash this evening.

Scott Brown will not be risked in Celtic’s crucial Champions League qualifier against Dinamo Moscow at the Stadium Arena Khimki tomorrow night.

Celtic defender Lee Naylor has recovered from a knock ahead of the second leg of their Champions League third qualifying round tie against Dinamo Moscow tomorrow night.

TONY MOWBRAY was handed a harsh dose of reality in his first competitive game as Celtic boss as his side crashed 1-0 to Dinamo Moscow in the first leg of their Champions League third qualifying round clash at Parkhead.

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TONY MOWBRAY is excited but wary about the first leg of Celtic’s Champions League third qualifying round clash against Dinamo Moscow tonight.

Celtic boss Tony Mowbray is confident his current crop of players can overcome the challenge of Dinamo Moscow when the two teams meet in a Champions League qualifier next week.

All three Italian sides in action recorded impressive victories in the opening round of UEFA Cup group matches this evening.

Tottenham coach Juande Ramos has continued the overhaul of his squad with the deadline-day signing of versatile Manchester City defender Vedran Corluka.

Dinamo Moscow missed a golden opportunity to go top of the Premier Liga as they were held 1-1 at struggling FC Khimki.

Drogheda manager Paul Doolin is convinced summer football has improved the Republic of Ireland’s fortunes on the European stage.