Arsenal back in the groove

Following Saturday's domestic action, uefa.com brings you up to date with the latest UEFA Champions League squad news.

Group A 
Ligue 1 leaders AS Monaco FC squandered a three-goal advantage to lose 4-3 to OGC Nice. Emmanuel Adebayor struck twice and Javier Saviola was also on the scoresheet for Didier Deschamps's side before their fall, as they lost their perfect home record.

Group B
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have no new injury worries following their 3-0 win against Hamburger SV. Daniel Bierofka (back), Hanno Balitsch (knee) and Clemens Fritz (broken leg) are the only casualties. Roque Junior (groin) is expected to return from injury in the next few days.

Group C
FC Bayern München striker Claudio Pizarro had to sit out their 2-1 win at Werder Bremen after picking up a back injury. The Peruvian is expected to return to training in the next few days. Roque Santa Cruz (knee) and Alexander Zickler (broken leg) are the only other absentees. Elad Bounfeld and Emile Mbamba scored their debut goals as Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC beat Hapoel Haifa FC 2-1 to record their third victory from five matches and go level on points with FC Ashdod and Maccabi Haifa FC. However, Marcio Giovanini was taken to hospital after receiving a broken nose. Avi Strool and Moshe Mishaelof were both ruled out with injuries sustained in the 1-0 UEFA Champions League defeat at Juventus FC. Bruno Reis dropped to the bench.

Group D 
Fenerbahçe SK defeated Denizlispor 2-0 to maintain their Turkish Superleague lead. AC Sparta Praha captain Karel Poborský is out for at least two weeks with a sprained calf picked up in Tuesday's UEFA Champions League match against Olympique Lyonnais. Sparta's six-game winning league run ended with a 1-1 draw at FC Zlín. The Sparta goal came from Jírí Homola while Jan Šimák replaced Poborský in midfield.

Group E
Arsenal FC beat Charlton Athletic FC 4-0 at Highbury with two goals from Thierry Henry and one each from Fredrik Ljungberg and José Antonio Reyes. Manager Arsene Wenger was happy with the response to their midweek UEFA Champions League 1-1 draw with Rosenborg BK. He said: "I felt the team was up for it today, they wanted to give a response because there had been reports doubting our team spirit this week." Brazilian midfield player Gilberto is out for at least a month with a back injury. PSV Eindhoven beat FC Groningen 3-0 at home to remain top of the league in the Netherlands. DaMarcus Beasley, John de Jong were on the scoresheet, adding to a Groningen own-goal. Korean midfielder Ji-Sung Park was sidelined with an ankle injury received during the 1-0 UEFA Champions League home victory against Panathinaikos FC on Wednesday.

Group F
No teams in action.

Group G
RSC Anderlecht striker Nenad Jestrovic is out for at least four weeks with a broken arm following their Champions League home match against FC Internazionale Milano on Wednesday. Anderlecht beat KSV Cercle Brugge 5-2 in the Belgian top-flight with two goals from Par Zetterberg. Veteran defender Glen De Boeck returned to the starting lineup after a long absence. Michal Zewlakow (thigh), Hannu Tihinen (foot), Martin Kolar and Clayton Zane (knee) and Marc De Man (stretched muscle) are all still out. Bremen suffered further injury problems on Saturday in the 2-1 defeat against Bayern. Frank Fahrenhorst broke his nose and is doubtful for Germany's trip to Iran next Saturday. However, captain Frank Baumann is back in training after recovering from the calf injury he picked up against Inter on Matchday 1. Valencia CF moved a point clear of FC Barcelona at the top of the Primera División but missed a chance to further increase that lead as they were held 1-1 by Real Betis Balompié

Group H
Paris Saint-Germain FC recovered from the midweek defeat away at PFC CSKA Moskva to make it two league wins in a row with a 2-1 win against SC Bastia. PSG had trailed 1-0 but goals from Fabrice Pancrate and Reinaldo put the capital club ahead and moved them further away from the relegation zone.