Champions League sees big scalps taken as Real and Man City struggle to find form

November 6 – European heavyweights Real Madrid and Manchester City both suffered damaging defeats in the Champions League on Tuesday, the latter falling to a third straight loss in all competitions for the first time since 2018.

Real, the defending champions, were humbled 3-1 at home by AC Milan (pictured), while Erling Haaland missed a penalty and City squandered a fourth-minute lead as they lost 4-1 at Sporting Lisbon, whose coach Ruben Amorim will ironically shortly be taking over at cross-town rivals Manchester United.