Mesut Ozil scored a superb late winner as Arsenal hit back from two goals down to beat Ludogorets 3-2 on Tuesday and secure their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with two games to spare.

Manchester City have come from behind to defeat Barcelona 3-1 as Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain booked places in the knock-out phase of the Champions League.

All the action from matchday four.

Melbourne City midfielder prepares to take on his old side for the first time.

Stoke striker Wilfried Bony ended his drought with a brace to haunt former club Swansea in a 3-1 English Premier League victory.

• Michael Lynch

Promising Melbourne Victory teen Sebastian Pasquali is heading to Dutch club Ajax.

• Michael Lynch

It's time, declared Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat after his team's thumping 6-1 win over Wellington Phoenix on Cup eve. Time to end Sydney's unbeaten run.

• Dominic Bossi

Women's football is embarking on a giant stride away from part-time payments to full-time professionals with talks for a first-ever collective bargaining agreement for the W-League set to be introduced next year.

• Michael Lynch

Two Beshart Berisha penalties in two minutes early in the first half gave Melbourne Victory the platform to romp home 6-1 against a ten man Wellington Phoenix at Etihad Stadium on Cup Eve. 

• David Polkinghorne

While it's a "good thing everyone's getting paid" in the W-League, Michelle Heyman says it has a way to go yet.

Chelsea racked up a fourth consecutive league win without conceding a goal as they outclassed Southampton with strikes from Eden Hazard and Diego Costa at St Mary's, while Everton beat West Ham 2-0.

Jamie Maclaren broke his A-League scoring drought and set up another goal as Brisbane Roar booked an impressive 2-1 win over Perth Glory on Sunday.

• Michael Lynch

Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat will be without captain Carl Valeri for the visit of Wellington Phoenix on Monday night, but will regain the services of creative midfielder James Troisi.

• Dominic Bossi

A perfect start to the season has put Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold in the frame to ply his trade in Europe after one of his former clubs made an approach to sign him at the end of the season. 

• Dominic Bossi

The Wanderers dropped Kerem Bulut from the match-day squad hours before kick-off after disappointing training ground performances.

• Michael Cockerill

And then there were 17. That's all we've got left from those players who crossed the great divide from "old soccer" to "new football". Eleven seasons into the A-League, just 17 players remain who played in the old National Soccer League.

Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool remain in a logjam atop the Premier League after all winning away.

• Dominic Bossi

For the second time in a week, Western Sydney Wanderers suffered a second-half capitulation to slump to a disappointing draw to continue their winless start of the season at their new home precinct.

Ladder leaders Sydney FC have continued their perfect start to the A-League season with a comfortable 2-0 win over Newcastle.

• Michael Lynch

They are not quite at opposite ends of the table _ Melbourne City went up to second after its Friday night win over champions Adelaide while Victory remain in the mix for a top six spot ahead of their clash with Wellington Phoenix on Monday night.

• Michael Lynch

Melbourne City coach says star Tim Cahill is expected to be back in action for the joint league leaders when they travel to take on Brisbane Roar next Friday night.

• Michael Lynch

Brattan hasn't played a lot of football in the past 12 months - his move to the UK saw him training a lot with the Manchester City under 23 squad and with several lower division teams but not making any first team appearances.

• James Buckley

Professor Phil Scraton fought for 27 years to get justice for the Hillsborough victims.

Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat has been fined $5000 by Football Federation Australia after comments he made following his side's FFA Cup semi-final loss on Tuesday night.

• Dominic Bossi

When Kerem Bulut returned to Western Sydney, it wasn't just the risk of falling back into a troubled life that awaited, but the support from Sonny Bill Williams for the young striker to fulfil his potential.

• Michael Lynch

These are challenging times for Kevin Muscat, Melbourne Victory, their board and their army of fans.

• ANALYSIS
• Michael Cockerill

Are Melbourne City fast becoming public enemy no.1? Could be. Such is the price of success, the world over. Now just one game away from their maiden trophy, Melbourne City's determination to dominate Australian football is certainly gathering steam. Maybe jealousy too.

(Adds Brady quotes, updated club statement, changes slug)

(Adds FA charge against Moyes)