Kevin de Bruyne struck twice to inspire Manchester City to a dominant 4-2 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday and move the champions level on points with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table.
Alessia Russo scored twice as Arsenal produced a thrilling comeback to beat Real Madrid 3-0 in the women’s Champions League on Wednesday, overturning a two-goal first-leg deficit to reach the semifinals with a 3-2 aggregate victory.
England defender Lucy Bronze has said that she wants to win the Champions League with new club Chelsea and that the move to the west London club was the “perfect fit” after joining the Women’s Super League (WSL) champions last month.