Chelsea 4-1 Spartak Moscow: The Blues aim to emulate the wins of Spurs and Manchester United on Tuesday; three points for the Londoners would see them through to the last 16 of the Champions League
Didier Drogba starts his first European game of the season following suspension and injury and, with John Terry given a rest on the bench, wears the captain's armband, though can't inspire Chelsea in a tepid first half
As so often at home in group stage games, Chelsea dominate and take the lead when Salomon Kalou plays in Nicolas Anelka on 48 minutes to beat Andriy Dikan at his over-exposed near post
Soon after Drogba wrestles free of two defenders on the left side of the box, looking for the cross, only to be brought down, earning a penalty that the Ivorian then converts to double Chelsea's lead
It is all too easy for the English champions as Branislav Ivanovic heads in Drogba's free-kick from the right-hand side, the defender scoring for the second consecutive game
Daniel Sturridge and Kalou both go close for the Blues, and Spartak draw a goal back, before Ivanovic shows them how it's done with a terrific spin and shot to finish a scramble in the box
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Arsenal: Like Chelsea, a win would see the Gunners top their group, though they travel to the Ukraine with a midfield of Samir Nasri, Craig Eastmond and Jack Wilshere as Cesc Fabregas stays home
The home side see more of the ball at the start of the game but an Arsenal counter-attack sees Theo Walcott set free down the inside-left channel to knock the ball past Andriy Pyatov from 20 yards out
The Ukrainian outfit, unbeaten in 27 games at the Shakhtar Stadium, go close twice through Jadson before a combination of Dmytro Chygrynski and Eastmond deflect in an equaliser from a free-kick
The turnaround is complete just before half-time as Gael Clichy fails to clear an innocuous ball over the top, Darijo Serna robs the left-back and sets up ex-Gunner Eduardo to score
Arsenal dominate the second half, Wilshere has a chance on the edge of the area, Sebastien Squillaci misses a free header, and Walcott wastes three opportunities before Carlos Vela and Marouane Chamakh are brought on
It's been a frustrating night for the Gunners and a loss that could have been avoided, though Arsenal still top the group level on points with Shakhtar with two games left to play
AC Milan 2-2 Real Madrid: Real boss Jose Mourinho returns to the San Siro - from where he masterminded last season's European triumph with Inter - for a clash of two of the continent's most-decorated sides
It's a tight and muscular first half with Andrea Pirlo and Gennaro Gattuso paying close attention to Cristiano Ronaldo, which spills over into anger as the players continue to tangle
Milan are left to rue a good chance for Zlatan Ibrahimovic when Real's Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuain breaks free in the box and slots the ball past Christian Abbiati on the stroke of half-time
Ibrahimovic plays his part to make amends in the second half as his cross-shot is fumbled by Iker Casillas, the World Cup-winning captain of Spain, and Filippo Inzaghi prods the ball into an empty net
The Rossoneri and Inzaghi get a second 10 minutes later, despite suspicions of offside, and the 37-year-old celebrates with Robinho's shirt, the Brazilian losing his place to compatriot Ronaldinho
Madrid midfielder Pedro Leon grabs an equaliser deep into injury time, set up by Karim Benzema, to send the Spanish side, still unbeaten under Jose Mourinho, through to the knockout stage
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