French clubs Lyon and Marseille will attempt to spring major upsets in the Champions League this week after being held to first-leg draws at home against Real Madrid and Manchester United respectively. Marseille may feel they have the better chance having prevented Sir Alex Ferguson’s men from scoring in the goalless stalemate at the Stade […]
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The weekend brought morale-boosting victories for five teams in UEFA Champions League round of 16 action this week. Bayern Munich were most emphatic in their pre-second leg preparations, though Manchester United and Olympique de Marseille passed tricky tests of their own. England City rivals Manchester United and Manchester City will meet in the FA Cup […]
UEFA has charged Roma captain Daniele De Rossi with improper conduct after he appeared to strike Shakhtar Donetsk captain Dario Srna in the face during a Champions League match. Referee Howard Webb missed the incident during Roma’s 3-0 defeat Tuesday. However, the English official showed Srna a yellow card for protesting. UEFA says its rules […]
That Inter Milan came back from a 1-0 half-time deficit to Genoa at the weekend and won 5-2 should not be a surprise. Inter have picked up 19 points in the second half of matches this season compared with the half-time scores. That leads Serie A. Napoli, second in this special league table have managed […]
There were famous wins for North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur in the first legs of their Champions League round of 16 ties three weeks ago, but can they go a step further and knock-out two of Europe’s footballing giants? Arsenal face undoubtedly the tougher challenge as they travel to Catalonia to defend their […]
While Manchester United’s Premier League lead looks increasingly precarious after they lost at Liverpool, AC Milan and Lille both had big weeks at the top in Italy and France respectively. England Dirk Kuyt was the hero at Anfield on Sunday as Liverpool sent Manchester United to their third loss in five league games, the Dutch […]