Liverpool reached the League Cup quarter-finals after eliminating Chelsea on penalties (6-5), following a 1-1 draw. Wesley Fofana sealed the Blues' exit by sending his spot-kick well over the bar. Another French defender at Chelsea, Maxence Lacroix, went off injured before half-time, a week before the France squad is announced.

Several major Chinese companies have ended their partnerships with Kylian Mbappé after he joked about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Mbappé has apologised, citing "a deep respect for the Chinese people and their history".