Chelsea’s terrible week continued as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Blackburn and drop to 4 points behind Manchester United, although Chelsea have a game in hand. Didier Drogba’s 22nd Premier League goal of the season had given Chelsea an early lead but for large parts of the game Blackburn defended well, led […]
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Arsenal moved to top of the Premier League, for 24 hours at least, by defeating West Ham United 2-0 despite the first-half dismissal of Thomas Vermaelen. Denilson’s shot, after exchanging passes with Nicklas Bendtner on the edge of the area, gave the Gunners a fifth-minute lead. With seconds of the opening period remaining, Vermaelen was […]
Real Madrid came from behind to defeat Sporting Gijon 3-1 and move three points clear of title rivals Barcelona ahead of Barca’s game at Real Zaragoza on Sunday. David Barral (53) silenced the Santiago Bernabéu when he was played in down the right, advanced into the penalty area and beat Iker Casillas with an angled […]
Arsenal will face holders Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The tie will be a repeat of the 2006 final in Paris, when the Gunners led until late in the game before Barca turned the game around to lift the trophy. It will also mean a return to the Emirates Stadium for former […]
Manchester United will evoke memories of their 1999 triumph after drawing Bayern Munich in the last eight. Should they progress the Red Devils will face the winners of the all French tie between Lyon and Bordeaux. Manchester United fans must fancy their chances of making their third consecutive Champions League final after this draw. The […]
Arsenal will face holders Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The tie will be a repeat of the 2006 final in Paris, when the Gunners led until late in the game before Barca turned the game around to lift the trophy. It will also mean a return to the Emirates Stadium for former […]
The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Champions League will be made tomorrow at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The eight winners of the Champions League first knockout round ties will go into the quarter–finals, with the pairings determined by an open draw. At this stage of the tournament, no teams are seeded […]
Portsmouth were all but relegated yesterday after they were deducted nine points by the Premier League for going into administration. “Following the High Court’s decision that Portsmouth FC’s administration is valid the Premier League Board convened today to apply the League’s rules and policies in relation to a member club suffering an event of insolvency,” […]