31.   Paris St Germain, with five league defeats behind them, dropped a point in the leadership chase.

32.   PSG topped three consecutive league defeats by being dumped out of the French Cup third round on Saturday by Auxerre.

33.   Reigning champions Manchester United got their revenge on Saturday as they handed Premiership leaders Newcastle their first league defeat of the season.

34.   That league defeat continued a depressing sequence domestically for Schalke, who have not won in two months in the Bundesliga -- a run covering eight matches.