RB Leipzig 2-1 Manchester City

André Silva capped the final matchday in Group A of the Champions League with another goal as RB Leipzig beat Manchester City to secure Europa League football in the new year.

Leipzig parted ways with coach Jesse Marsch at the weekend after suffering a third straight Bundesliga defeat, and a victory over one of the competition’s favourites was the ideal way to begin their recovery.

Manchester United 3-2 Arsenal

Cristiano Ronaldo again stole the headlines as Manchester United’s Portuguese trio helped the Red Devils to a comeback win over Arsenal at Old Trafford.

Ronaldo’s double saw him notch 801 career goals, while Bruno Fernandes ended his spell without scoring with a first-half equaliser. To cap a splendid evening for the Luso contingent in red, Diogo Dalot gave an assured performance on his first league start of the season.

Portuguese striker Beto scored a superb early brace as Lazio and Udinese played out an extraordinary eight-goal thriller in the Italian capital on Thursday night.

Beto demonstrated great variation in his attributes to put Udinese two goals up early on at the Stadio Olimpico. His first was a clinical header from Mato Jajalo’s cross on 17 minutes, before the forward raced away from the Lazio defence and showed flawless composure in rounding goalkeeper Pepe Reina for his second on 32 minutes.

Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says Bernardo Silva is currently the best player in the Premier League, after the Portuguese scored a memorable goal in their 2-1 victory at Aston Vila.

Rúben Dias also found the net for City, but Bernardo’s goal and his increasingly impressive performances this term are seeing many claim the former Benfica man is in the best form of his career.