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Eoin Doyle scored his second League One hat-trick in four days to earn Chesterfield a 3-3 draw at Preston.

Norwich climbed to the top of the Sky Bet Championship after surviving a Brentford onslaught before emerging with a 3-0 win at Griffin Park.

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Roma opened their Champions League Group E campaign in style with a 5-1 mauling of Russian side CSKA Moscow at the Stadio Olimpico.

The Ivorian insisted winning 5-1 did not mean CSKA Moscow were easy opponents while Miralem Pjanic believes that Roma have matured this season

Yacine Brahimi's hat-trick fired Porto to a new club-record Champions League victory in a 6-0 demolition of BATE Borisov at the Dragao Stadium.

COMMENT: The manager's encouraging words reaped dividends with a captivating display from the attacker, although he must add more goals and cutting edge to become a modern great

Teenage substitute Luka Zahovic scored an injury-time equalizer as NK Maribor snatched a 1-1 draw against Sporting Lisbon in Group G of the Champions League on Wednesday.

Barcelona opened their Champions League campaign with victory over Apoel Nicosia, although the 1-0 result will have done little to worry any of their Group F rivals.

Jerome Boateng scored in the 90th minute to give Bayern Munich a 1-0 victory over visiting Manchester City on Wednesday in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Lasse Schone scored from a 74th-minute free kick to cancel out an early Edinson Cavani strike as Ajax salvaged a 1-1 draw with Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday in their opening match in the Champions League.

Bayern Munich scored a 90th-minute goal to beat Manchester City 1-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Barcelona had an easier time edging APOEL 1-0.

Shakhtar Donetsk spoiled Athletic Bilbao's return to the Champions League by holding the hosts to a 0-0 draw in their Group H clash on Wednesday.

Jamie Ward's brace helped Derby recover from conceding in the opening minute to beat Blackburn 3-2 at Ewood Park.

Britt Assombalonga fired in a hat-trick as Nottingham Forest beat Fulham 5-3 at the City Ground to return to the top of the Sky Bet Championship table.

Jerome Boateng struck in the final minute to give Bayern Munich a 1-0 win over Manchester City in the sides' opening Champions League game in Group E on Wednesday.

Just how reliant Chelsea's revival has been on Diego Costa's goals became clearer against Schalke in their Champions League opener.

Gervinho scored two goals and set up another as Roma returned to the Champions League after a three-year absence with an impressive 5-1 victory over CSKA Moscow on Wednesday.

Lionel Messi set up Barcelona's only goal in a 1-0 win over Cypriot club APOEL on Wednesday for an uninspiring Champions League debut for coach Luis Enrique in Group F.

A Champions League match between Roma and CSKA Moscow was briefly suspended in the second half due to fan violence.

The 45-year-old has signed a new contract that will keep him at Villa Park until the summer of 2018, having led his club to an unbeaten start to the Premier League season

Chelsea saw their perfect start to the season ended after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Schalke at Stamford Bridge in their opening Group G Champions League clash.