Manchester City’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League knockout stage suffered another crushing blow with a comprehensive defeat at Ajax.
Samir Nasri slotted City ahead against the run of play in Amsterdam, but Siem de Jong equalised for Ajax with a low finish just before half-time and Niklas Moisander headed them in front.
Christian Eriksen made it three with a strike that deflected off Gael Clichy.
Defeat leaves City bottom of Group D, with one point from three games
Arsenal’s limitations were exposed by an impressive Schalke 04 as they slumped to defeat at Emirates Stadium.
The Bundesliga side took control of Group B as goals in the final 15 minutes from Klaas Jan-Huntelaar and Ibrahim Afellay gave the Germans a victory their superiority fully deserved.
Champions League Results
Dinamo Zagreb 0 – 2 Paris S.G.
FC Porto 3 – 2 Dynamo Kyiv
Arsenal 0 – 2 Schalke
Montpellier 1 – 2 Olympiakos Piraeus
Zenit St. Petersburg 1 – 0 Anderlecht
Malaga 1 – 0 AC Milan
Ajax 3 – 1 Manchester City
Borussia 2 – 1 Real Madrid
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