Into the channels: 20/12/2014

This is how the Indian Super League finished

And this is the only mention of the Club World Cup final on the BBC Sport website, already at the foot of its football page
less than a day after taking place, classified as 'Welsh Football' due to Gareth Bale's involvement

Manchester City 3-0 Crystal Palace

Aleksandar Kolarov and Pablo Zabaleta are two very good full-backs, and the pressure they exerted going forward restricted Crystal Palace's play to counter attacks. One of which - a Yannick Bolasie cross, and a James McArthur header - produced a goal, which was wrongly ruled out due to the linesman not spotting a City defender playing McArthur onside. City played without a recognised striker, at some points employing James Milner in a 'false nine' role, but got goals anyway through David Silva and Yaya Toure. It wasn't a completely one-sided game, and Palace were giving it a go (especially in the first half), but McJedley were just no match for the quick thinking of Nasri, Silva and Toure. I've written a lot more about this game than I wanted to. Let me re-emphasise that Zabaleta is a very, very good full-back.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt

How do you pronounce Hakan Çalhanoğlu?

That's a question Fatih Terim thought he'd dealt with, when he recalled Gokhan Tore to the Turkish national team in November. Calhanoglu and his club colleague Emre Toprak promptly ruled themselves out of international duty, citing injuries, though the real reason may have had something to do with a 'friend' of Tore's bursting into their hotel room with a gun last year.

But a poor start to Turkey's Euro 2016 qualifying campaign means that a lot of people want Terim to reach out and settle the dispute. And he's probably going to have to start listening to them, and practicing his Çs and ğs. Since transferring from Hamburg to Leverkusen in the summer, Calhanoglu has continued to develop, catching a fair few admiring glances for his brilliant free kicks.

Saturday's opponents Frankfurt, meanwhile, also have a man in fantastic form: Alexander Meier was imperious as they scored 5 against Werder at the beginning of the month.

After a slow start, Meier put Frankfurt 1-0 up with a penalty, and the game started in earnest

'This is the one thing we didn't want to happen': Calhanoglu gets a free kick in a good position (and strikes it straight at the wall)

A yellow card for diving, as Kießling attempts to set Calhanoglu up with another goalscoring chance

Heung Min Son saw his ambitious effort curl just over, as the hosts turned up the heat in the second half

A cross from Son is being blocked with a last ditch sliding challenge in this picture

A cracker from Karim Bellarabi (top) fizzes under Timo Hildebrand to restore parity

Julian Brandt fails to win the game for Leverkusen, heading right at Hildebrand in the final minute

Both teams will be a bit frustrated with the scoreline, but happy enough with a point from their final fixture before the winter break.