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Chief football writer Phil McNulty examines the state of the Premier League after a disappointing week in Europe for all six of its clubs.

Jude Bellingham stood open mouthed in disbelief while Kylian Mbappe jumped out of his seat to celebrate as Real Madrid team-mate Federico Valverde scored a stunning hat-trick to sink Manchester City in their Champions League first-leg tie.

"You do it too, eh?". Those were the words from Arsenal's set-piece coach Nicolas Jover to Bayer Leverkusen manager Kasper Hjulmand after the German side scored from a corner in the 1-1 Champions League last-16 first-leg draw between the two sides.

Real Madrid's Federico Valverde scores a first-half hat-trick as the Spanish giants beat Manchester City 3-0 in their Champions League last-16 encounter at the Bernabeu.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scores two late goals as defending champions Paris Saint-Germain beat Chelsea 5-2 in France, to take control of the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

Pedro Neto apologises for pushing over a ball boy over during Chelsea's 5-2 defeat by Paris St‑Germain in the Champions League.

After Tottenham's Champions League collapse on Tuesday, the appointment of Igor Tudor and the tactics employed increasingly seems to have made their situation worse.

Antonin Kinsky thanks those who have sent messages of support after a "nightmare" display in Spurs' Champions League defeat at Atletico Madrid.

Arsenal's Kai Havertz scores a late penalty against his former club Bayer Leverkusen to draw 1-1 in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie.