Gabriel Jesus’s first Champions League goals since November 2023 helped Arsenal win 3-1 over Inter Milan to make it eight victories from eight and guaranteed a top-two finish in this season’s Champions League.
Jesus struck twice from inside the box during the first half, Petar Sucic firing in a fierce equaliser and David Raya making a double save from Inter’s Federico Dimarco before the break.
Gunners substitute Viktor Gyokeres curled in with six minutes remaining of an end-to-end second period, ensuring his side stayed perfect as their opponents suffered a third straight defeat of the league phase.
With a win, Arsenal now set their longest-ever winning streak in Europe’s premier club competition and will now finish no lower than second in the table, securing a passage to the last-16 as well as home advantage in the second leg in the knockout phase.
Meanwhile, Tottenham boosted their chances of claiming a top-eight place with a convincing 2-0 win over Dortmund.
The home side started strongly and went ahead when Cristian Romero turned in Wilson Odobert’s low cross. Daniel Svensson was then sent off and Spurs added a second soon after as Dominic Solanke marked his return from injury with a goal.
The home side protected that 2-0 lead in the second half confidently and could have added to it, some promising chances falling for Xavi Simons.
Elsewhere, Manchester City were beaten 3-1 by Bodo/Glimt to dent their hopes of finishing in the top eight of the Champions League.
Bodo/Glimt’s central striker Kasper Hogh struck twice in the first two minutes of the first half for the Norwegian side as they caught out the Blues on the counter-attack to set up a famous victory.
Jens Petter Hauge then curled a superb third for the home side before Rayan Cherki pulled a goal back from the edge of the box.
However, City hopes of getting back into the match were hit when Rodri was shown a red card after picking up two quick yellows.
With an early kick-off, City remain in the top eight, but that will come under threat when the rest of the matchday seven games are played.
A win against Galatasaray is a must if they are to have a chance of avoiding a play-off.
Real thrash Monaco, Sporting stun PSG
Kylian Mbappe scored twice against one of his former clubs as Real Madrid eased past Monaco 6-1 at home to boost its chances of finishing in the top eight of the Champions League league phase.
The striker, who began his career at Monaco, put Real Madrid ahead after five minutes with a clinical finish from a through ball by Fede Valverde, before sliding in at the far post 20 minutes later to make it 2-0 at halftime.
Franco Mastantuono added a third in the 51st minute as Monaco left big gaps at the back, and Thilo Kehrer then turned the ball into his own net. Vinicius Junior made it 5-0 and Jude Bellingham added a sixth after Jordan Teze pulled a goal back for Monaco.
Elsewhere, Luis Suarez struck in the 74th and 90th minutes as Sporting Clube de Portugal beat Paris Saint Germain 2-1 at home to move up to sixth in the standings.
PSG were on top for most of the game and had two strikes ruled out before falling behind when Suarez finished coolly in the 74th minute. Substitute Khvicha Kvaratskhelia levelled with a wonderful curling effort five minutes later, but there was time for Suarez to head in a rebound and send Sporting up to sixth.
Meanwhile, Ajax clinched a dramatic victory against winless Villarreal thanks to Oliver Edvardsen’s late strike.
After a goalless first half, the home side broke the deadlock when Tani Oluwaseyi powered past Vitezslav Jaros but Ajax responded through Oscar Gloukh’s free-kick 12 minutes later.
With the scores tied in the final minutes, Ajax substitute Edvardsen latched onto a low cross and swept the ball into the bottom corner.
In another action, Olympiacos picked up their first win in 14 games against German opposition as they defeated Leverkusen 2-0 in Piraeus.
The hosts opened the scoring inside two minutes through Costinha and Mehdi Taremi finished off a quick counterattack to double their advantage just before half-time.
Leverkusen did create several opportunities throughout the game, but Kostas Tzolakis was consistently equal to their efforts.