t was a good weekend for league leaders in Europe as Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United all extended their leads at the top of their respective domestic leagues. Spain Seven points separate Barcelona and Real Madrid after Josep Guardiola’s titleholders won 3-0 at Mallorca and the Real Madrid were forced to settle for a […]
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An 89th-minute goal by Obafemi Martins brought Birmingham City only their second ever League Cup win after a dramatic 2-1 victory against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium. Once Robin van Persie had cancelled out Nikola Žigić’s 28th-minute header six minutes before half-time, the odds looked like Arsenal would go on to win the match and end […]
The majority of the frontrunners in Europe’s leading leagues enjoyed a winning weekend, though Ligue 1 leaders Lille bucked the trend with a first defeat since October. Meanwhile, Barcelona and Milan rebounded from midweek Champions League defeats to grab valuable league victories. Spain Barcelona bounced back from their midweek Champions League defeat by Arsenal with […]
Arsenal scored two stunning goals in the last 12 minutes to secure their first ever victory over Barcelona and give themselves the advantage in another high-class duel between these two European giants. David Villa gave the 2009 UEFA Champions League winners the initiative midway through the first half and though Lionel Messi missed a couple […]
A year on from having their Champions League ambitions shattered by Lionel Messi at Camp Nou, Arsène Wenger believes Barcelona will face not only a “mentally tougher” Arsenal FC, but one determined to “show how good we are” when the sides contest the first leg of their round of 16 tie in London on Wednesday. […]
Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund have had dominated their respective leagues this season, but both were surprised this weekend as Barca saw their record run of victories brought to a halt while Dortmund were held to a draw in the Bundesliga. Elsewhere, AC Milan and Manchester United both recorded morale-boosting results. Spain Real Madrid were able […]
An absolutely brilliant overhead kick from Wayne Rooney gave Manchester United all three points in the Manchester derby and all but eliminated Man City from the title race. Rooney’s acrobatic effort twelve minutes from time came after City had tied the game up when Dzeko’s shot went in via the back of David Silva. Nani […]
It was a record breaking weekend in Spain as Barcelona set a new unbeaten record in Liga winning streak. Over in Italy the Serie A title race got closer as both Inter and Napoli closed the gap on leaders AC Milan. Spain Barcelona set another fabulous benchmark on Saturday as their 3-0 home win against […]
Laurent Koscielny should probably restated his earlier statements saying that the title race will only concern his team, Arsenal, and Manchester United especially after this weekend result where the Gunners throw away a 4-0 lead against Newcastle United. Coming away from the match with a 4-4 draw against the Magpies doesn’t only cost them a […]