Olympiacos manager Michel believes Manchester United could buckle under pressure when the two sides meet in the white-hot cauldron of the Karaiskakis Stadium tonight.

West Brom 1 Fulham 1

The Premier League title race is pretty much ‘as you were’ following a transfer deadline day in which most of the top eight — even super-wealthy Manchester City refused to pay overinflated prices and saved their money instead for the summer market.

Arsenal switched tack from youth to experience on deadline day, dropping their interest in young German winger Julian Draxler and turning to veteran Swedish midfielder Kim Kallstrom.

Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid establish a stranglehold on Champions League Group B tonight with a double in a 4-0 demolition of FC Copenhagen.

Manager Arsene Wenger admitted Arsenal might need an early Christmas present of a kind draw for the knockout stages of the Champions League after a 2-1 defeat at Olympiacos which ended their hopes of seeding in the last 16.

Olympiacos 2 Arsenal 1

Olympiacos 2 Arsenal 1

Mesut Ozil’s 89th-minute free-kick rescued a point for Real Madrid from a pulsating 2-2 draw with Borussia Dortmund to keep both sides on course to qualify from Champions League Group D.

Malaga, in their maiden campaign, and Porto became the first teams to progress through to the last 16 of the Champions League tonight while English title-holders Manchester City slipped closer to exiting the tournament.

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.

Arsenal 3 Olympiacos 1

Arsenal 3 Olympiacos 1

Olympiacos 1 Arsenal 0

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