Russian police arrested around 60 hard-core football fans during the Champions League clash between Spartak Moscow and Barcelona, raising new concerns about fan violence, officials said Wednesday.

The Interfax news agency quoted police sources as saying the fans were arrested outside the Luzhkini stadium in Moscow during the second half of the game which Spartak lost 3-0 to the Catalan giants.

Los Angeles made Mike D'Antoni's debut behind the Lakers' bench a successful one by beating the Brooklyn Nets 95-90 on Tuesday night at Staples Center arena.

D'Antoni, limping after undergoing recent surgery, had been unable to take over behind the bench until Tuesday because of discomfort and tightness in his knee.

Former three time world boxing champion Hector "Macho" Camacho was seriously injured Tuesday night after being shot in the neck in Puerto Rico, local media reported.

Camacho, 50, was being driven in a car when he was hit in the head by gunshot from another vehicle around 7:00 pm local time, the Primera Hora de Puerto Rico newspaper reported on its website.

Barcelona and Bayern Munich qualified for the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday but Chelsea were in danger of picking up the dubious honor of becoming the first titleholders to crash out in the first round.

Joining Barca and Bayern into the knockout stages were Valencia and Shakhtar Donetsk while Celtic still have work to do to book their ticket after defeat at Benfica.

Australian football declared Tuesday the "race is on" to bring David Beckham Down Under, with at least four clubs showing interest and one confirming it will lodge a compelling offer.

Speculation about the 37-year-old's interest in coming to Australia's A-League has been mounting ever since Football Federation Australia said last week that it had been approached by the player's representatives.

Arsene Wenger expects Arsenal to build on their derby demolition of Tottenham by marching towards the last 16 of the Champions League with a victory in their crucial clash against Montpellier on Wednesday.

Wenger's side routed arch rivals Tottenham 5-2 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday to lift the gloom around the north London club following a disappointing run of one win in their previous four Premier League matches.

Sergio Aguero has urged his Manchester City teammates not to lose hope as they seek to keep their Champions League campaign alive against Real Madrid on Wednesday.

After drawing 2-2 at home to Ajax in their last outing, the English champions have no room for error and must beat Jose Mourinho's side at the Etihad Stadium to stand any chance of reaching the last 16.

Former France boss Raymond Domenech, who presided over a mutinous squad at the 2010 World Cup, Monday insisted his new book Tout Seul (all alone) was not an attempt to "settle accounts" - despite slamming midfielder Franck Ribery as a 'diva.'

"It is not about settling accounts," Domenech told broadcaster TF1 ahead of his book's publication on Wednesday.

Novak Djokovic and former three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten both scored in a charity football game played before a Brazilian league match in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.

The exhibition was organized by Djokovic's Serbian countryman, Dejan Petkovic, who starred for several Brazilian clubs in the past decade.

Humbled by Celtic in the latest shock result in the Champions League, Barcelona travels to Russia this week as the competition favorites attempt for the second time to seal a place in the knockout stage.

The Champions League has thrown up a string of unpredictable scorelines this season and none bigger than Barca's 2-1 loss in Glasgow two weeks ago, preventing the Spanish giants joining FC Porto, Malaga and Manchester United in the last 16 with two games to spare.