Lionel Messi was not in Argentina’s starting XI for their World Cup qualifier against Paraguay on Thursday, but he was included in the squad as a substitute.
Arsenal took a giant step towards the Champions League knockout stage as Bukayo Saka’s double helped them to a 3-0 victory over AS Monaco on Wednesday.
Barcelona reclaimed second place in LaLiga with a 2-0 home win over Real Sociedad on Monday courtesy of a Lamine Yamal first-half strike and a late Raphinha penalty.
In his first game back from an eight-month ban, Ivan Toney scored from a free kick to help Brentford beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 on Saturday and end a skid of five straight Premier League losses.
