Arsenal suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Bate Borisov on Thursday night while Chelsea redeemed some English pride with a victory over Malmo.
Alexandre Lacazette was sent off for the Gunners in their Europa League last-32 first leg in Belarus.
If you had Valentines Day plans, Sportsmail have you covered on what you might have missed from the European action.
No time for politics!
It is a pretty busy time in the world of English politics as the country prepares to leave the European Union.
But when it comes to a person and their football team nothing gets in the way, as shown by the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow.
Bercow is a beloved Gunners fan and he told the Commons that he wanted to wrap up the conversation so he can watch the game against Bate Borisov.
Fighters on and off the pitch
You see supporters from all over the globe traveling to games but in Arsenal's Europa League match there was something you do not see very often.
Local soldiers were in attendance to watch the match in Belarus at the Borisov Arena.
The home side were certainly fighters on Thursday night as they claimed a victory over the Gunners.
No sign of Ozil
It would have been hard to fathom in 2014 when Mesut Ozil signed for the Gunners that he would be regularly dropped over four-and-a-half years later.
The £42.5million man was left out of the Arsenal squad in their shock defeat to Bate Borisov on Thursday.
The north London side have played 313 games since he joined the club and this was the 100th time he has missed a match.
Unsavoury scenes at the Swedbank Stadion
The atmosphere was electric at the Swedbank Stadion between Chelsea and Malmo on Thursday night.
But the Europa League clash saw unsavoury scenes as drinks were reportedly being thrown between both sets of supporters.
This was during a first half that saw Chelsea take the lead through midfielder Ross Barkley.
Unwanted record
Arsenal suffered a shock defeat to Bate Borisov on Thursday night and this is not a good omen for them.
The Gunners have been eliminated from each of their last six two-legged ties in European competitions when they have lost the first leg.
The last tie they managed to reverse was against Porto in the Champions League in the 2009-10 season.
