Sports quiz of the week: Champions League, Carlo Ancelotti and centurions

Who needs a trophy room? Who left early? And who struggled with winning?

Where did Bayern Munich finish in the Bundesliga in Carlo Ancelotti's only full season as their manager?

They won the league by 15 points

They won the league on goal difference

They finished second

The finished third

Which footballer said: "I’m hoping to build a room for the match balls and trophies. It isn’t built yet but, hopefully, it will be soon"?

Neymar

Mario Balotelli

Harry Kane

Carlton Cole

Why did RB Leipzig player Timo Werner ask to be substituted against Besiktas in the Champions League?

He couldn’t distinguish between the two teams’ shirts

He had missed a penalty and felt "devastated"

He thought the team needed a change of formation

He felt dizzy due to the loud atmosphere

Which athlete has honoured one of his rivals by installing an eight-foot portrait of him in his house?

Floyd Mayweather has put up a portrait of Conor McGregor

Roger Federer has put up a portrait of Rafa Nadal

Neymar has a put up a portrait of Lionel Messi

Stephen Curry has put up a portrait of Colin Kaepernick

Why was a football match between two Romanian clubs, Bistrita Brosteni and Vanatorul Dorna Can­drenilor, called off after 58 minutes?

The sun went down and the floodlights didn’t work

The referee sent off 10 players – five from each team – after a brawl

All of the available footballs had been kicked into a nearby river

The referee's contact lenses fell out and he didn't feel equipped to continue

What was the only downside for Valencia manager Marcelino after his team beat Real Sociedad with an 85th-minute winner on Sunday?

He had already been sacked at half-time, when his team were losing 2-0

His side won thanks to an own goal scored by his son

He tore his hamstring while celebrating the goal

All of his players ran and celebrated with his assistant, who he called a "traitor"

Which British club did not win their match in the Champions League this week?

Celtic

Chelsea

Liverpool

Manchester City

Manchester United

Tottenham Hotspur

Essex played 14 games in the County Championship this season. How many did they lose?

Fourteen

Two

One

None

In which contest are dragons from Catalonia playing centurions from Leigh on Saturday?

The Big Bash

The State of Origin

The Royal London One-Day Cup

The Million Pound Game

Barcelona won two matches this week: 3-0 in La Liga and 1-0 in the Champions League. How many of their four goals were scored by Barcelona players?

Four

Three

Two

One

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