The hosts managed to shut out Messi and give themselves hope for the return

AC Milan 0 Barcelona 0

Lionel Messi struck five times as Champions League holders Barcelona hammered Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 to confirm their place in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Barcelona 7 Bayer Leverkusen 1 (Barcelona win 10-2 on aggregate)

BRAZIL’S relentless march to the latter stages of this World Cup continued with an effortless victory over Chile last night.

Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster was left rueing his luck as the club’s 23-match unbeaten home run in the Champions League came to an unexpected end.

MANCHESTER UNITED still require a point to finish top of their Champions League qualifying group after Alex Ferguson fielded a Carling Cup side against Besiktas at Old Trafford and was punished with a 1-0 defeat.

Manchester United 0 Besiktas 1

Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster was back between the posts for his side’s Champions League clash with Besiktas at Old Trafford.

PAUL SCHOLES popped up 13minutes from time to ensure Manchester United’s bid to reach a third successive Champions League final got off on exactly the right note in Istanbul.

Rio Ferdinand’s return to the Manchester United starting line-up proved short-lived as the defender was ruled out of the Red Devils’ Champions League opener against Besiktas.

A child molester jumped to his death from a California court after being convicted of abusing a young girl.

Liverpool’s obvious need to win their Champions League group A clash in the Inonu Stadium on the banks of the Bosphorus was underlined by the inclusion of two wingers – Ryan Babel and Jermaine Pennant – in boss Rafael Benitez’s starting line-up.

The Spanish government has filed a lawsuit in a US federal court against an American treasure-hunting firm over a shipwreck they have found laden with a colonial-era treasure, the Culture Ministry said today

Sporting Lisbon 1 CSKA Moscow 3

Sporting Lisbon 1 CSKA Moscow 3

Injury-plagued Newcastle are forced to make changes as they look to clinch top spot in UEFA Cup group D at home to Sporting Lisbon tonight.