Liverpool stretched their Premier League lead to 13 points by outclassing second-placed Leicester in a 4-0 win on Boxing Day as Manchester United and Tottenham cut the gap on fourth-placed Chelsea.
Thirteen-time winners Real Madrid were drawn against English champions Manchester City while title-holders Liverpool must face Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 following Monday's draw.
Juventus forced to wait at least another week to celebrate their eighth successive Serie A title after second-placed Napoli draw 1-1 at home to 10-man Genoa.
Juventus fans have yet to Ronaldo score, but coach and fellow players are not worried. They say it's only a matter of time before he will be putting the ball in the net.
The man who coached Real Madrid to a third consecutive Champions League title has quit after two years in charge.
Ancelotti, sacked by Bayern Munich last September, steps in after Sarri was pushed out of the San Paolo Stadium after finishing second in Serie A behind Juventus.
Jupp Heynckes takes charge of Bayern for the final time in the German Cup final against Eintracht Frankfurt and has told the club not to call on him again. He is retired.
For the first time since 1981, teams from Europe's football powerhouse nations of Spain, England, Italy and Germany make up the last four of Europe's elite club competition.
The 3-0 win though was not enough to take Bayern to the top of their group as PSG had the better goal difference
Bayern, who have won the last five consecutive Bundesliga titles, are currently in third place on the table, three points behind leaders Borussia Dortmund.
Bayern sealed a record-extending fifth consecutive Bundesliga crown with a 6-0 demolition of VfL Wolfsburg.
Defending champions Real were paired with Borussia Dortmund in Group F alongside Portugal's Sporting and Legia Warsaw of Poland in the group stages draw.
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