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• Columbus Crew 2-3 Inter Miami: Messi, Suarez seal Supporters' Shield success

  Lionel Messi scored twice and Luis Suarez got the winner as Inter Miami beat 10-man Columbus Crew 3-2 to claim the Supporters' Shield in MLS.

  After three straight draws, Miami needed a victory to guarantee they got their hands on the shield, which is awarded to MLS' best team in the regular season, and they got over the line in frantic fashion on Wednesday.

  Miami's goals came between the 45th and 48th minute, with Messi, who had not recorded a direct goal contribution in any of his last three away appearances, netting the opening two.

  Having already teed up a Diego Gomez goal that was disallowed, Messi engineered space in the box to drill home and break the deadlock, before doubling his tally five minutes later with a sensational free-kick.

  Diego Rossi dragged the Crew back into it straight after the restart, but parity lasted just two minutes as Suarez capitalised on an error from Columbus goalkeeper Patrick Schulte.

  Cucho Hernandez, who had a goal ruled out for offside in the first half, converted a penalty to reduce the arrears yet again, only for the Crew to go down to 10 when Rudy Camacho picked up two bookings in the space of four minutes.

  There was to be more drama, though, as Miami defender Ian Fray was judged to have handled in the area, yet this time, Drake Callender guessed correctly to deny Hernandez and ensure victory for Miami.

  Data Debrief: Record points total within reach

  That is Miami's second piece of silverware in the bag, after their Leagues Cup triumph last year, and the Herons' focus will now switch to an MLS record.

  If they win their remaining two games before the postseason, against Toronto FC and New England Revolution, Miami will set the MLS regular-season points record, overtaking the tally of 73 set by the Revolution in 2021.

• Kompany: Bayern must learn from defeat to Villa

  Vincent Kompany lamented Bayern Munich's profligacy and urged his team to learn from their mistakes after their 1-0 loss to Aston Villa.

  Jhon Duran's superb finish at Villa Park saw the hosts claim all three points in Wednesday's Champions League encounter.

  It was just the second meeting between Villa and Bayern, with the first having come back in the 1982 European Cup final, which the English team won 1-0.

  Bayern had their chances, though, having 17 shots, getting seven on target and mustering 1.42 expected goals (xG), with Emiliano Martinez making a string of fine stops late on.

  "We missed some big chances and they scored the chance. We've got to take the learnings from this," said Kompany after suffering his first defeat as Bayern head coach.

  "When we have the ball, we're dangerous, but they're a strong team, this isn't an easy place. It wasn't a bad performance.

  "If you don't take your chances, it can happen.

  "We had big chances, we didn't score them. We gave away a moment and in that moment obviously Villa scored a goal.

  "I understand the occasion it was for the opponent and it was a special night for them."

  Villa became the second English side to win their first two Champions League games (since 1992-93), after Leicester City in 2016-17.

  Bayern, meanwhile, saw their 41-game unbeaten run in the group/league stage of UEFA's elite club competition (the longest such run in the tournament's history) come to an end.

  "When we have the ball, we're dangerous, but [Villa] are a strong team, this isn't an easy place. It wasn't a bad performance," Kompany added.

  "We conceded very few chances. If we focus on our own work, we will win a lot of games still." 

  Bayern visit Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

• Liverpool boss Slot: Salah 'will always score goals'

  Arne Slot is confident Mohamed Salah will "always score goals" if he is in the Liverpool team, after the Egyptian's star turn against Bologna.

  Having teed up Alexis Mac Allister's opener at Anfield, Salah scored Liverpool's second to seal a 2-0 win in the Champions League on Wednesday.

  In the process, Salah became the first Liverpool player to score in five consecutive home games in the European Cup/Champions League.

  He is only the third player to score in five consecutive Champions League home games for a Premier League side, after Thierry Henry with Arsenal (seven) and Ruud van Nistelrooy with Manchester United (six).

  "Before [last week's EFL Cup win over West Ham], Mo played three games without scoring a goal," said Slot.

  "So it is in football, it can happen that sometimes in three games, you score one or you don't score.

  "But these players, like Mo, they will always score their goals if you just keep playing them."

  Salah's contract expires at the end of this season and he has said this will be his last season at Anfield.

  "Mo has done really well today, and I'm happy with the way he does at the moment, and I'm not looking forward to next season," Slot added.

  The 46-year-old Dutchman, who replaced Jurgen Klopp, has become Liverpool's first head coach to win eight of their first nine games across all competitions.

  His team have won their opening two in the Champions League to sit fifth in the 36-team table. They also top the Premier League.

  Slot said: "I don't draw many conclusions from that, but it's nice. So many incredible managers have worked here, doing so many special things.

  "The only thing is I hope it is not the only thing people remember me for in two or three years or however long I am here. If all they say is, 'that's the manager who won eight out of nine!'

  "I'm hoping to do more special things than just win eight out of my first nine games.

  "It also says how I have been left this club – the work rate the players put in, how the staff are helping me get these results."