Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp had an entire team injured, rested or ineligible at the RSC Olympiyskiy for the first leg against the Ukrainian champions – and his makeshift side held on until 12 minutes from full-time before they lost 2-0 in the UEFA Cup last-32 clash against Shakhtar Donetsk. Yevgen Seleznov opened the scoring with […]

Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets insists there is no cause for the Catalan giants to panic despite the possibility of Real Madrid trimming the difference between the two sides to seven points this weekend. Barca boasted a massive 12-point advantage prior to last weekend’s games but their 2-2 draw at Real Betis combined with Madrid’s 4-0 […]

UEFA Cup holders Zenit St Petersburg shook off the rust to win the first leg of their last-32 showdown with Stuttgart 2-1. Szabolcs Huszti gave Zenit the lead after just two minutes only for Mario Gomez to equalise, but Anatoliy Tymoshchuk – who has agreed to join to Bayern Munich next season – made it […]

John Carew handed Aston Villa a UEFA Cup lifeline with a second-half equaliser as they drew 1-1 in the last-32 first-leg clash with CSKA Moscow at Villa Park. The Norway international struck his eighth goal of the campaign after Vagner Love had broken the deadlock. Martin O’Neill’s men dominated the second 45 minutes but the […]

Real Madrid remain confident that they can prise Cristiano Ronaldo away from Manchester United this summer. In what was the longest running transfer saga of lasgt summer, Ronaldo came close to a move to the Spanish capital last summer before deciding to stay at Old Trafford. Real are refusing to give up on their quest […]

Jose Mourinho is relishing the prospect of taking on Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United in the Champions League when his Inter side join battle with the Red Devils for the first leg in Milan on Tuesday February 24. With the second leg at Old Trafford the following Wednesday, the former Chelsea manager has good reason for […]

Raul netted a brace en route to becoming Real Madrid’s record goalscorer on a day when the reigning champions breathed a little life back into the Primera Liga title race with a dominant 4-0 win at Sporting Gijon. Raul needed just 15 minutes to put his side ahead against Sporting and enter the record books with […]

Three days after witnessing a stylish performance by the Spanish national team, the city of Seville is set to be treated to another footballing masterclass this weekend when all-conquering Barcelona take on Real Betis. Barca are not only well on course to claim their 19th league title but they look certain to do it in […]