Two late goals helped Sevilla to a comfortable 3-1 win over 10-man Espanyol in the fourth round of the Copa del Rey on Thursday. It seemed the 2009/10 champions would have to settle for a draw when Federico Fazio’s fourth-minute strike was cancelled out by Cristian Lopez after 69 minutes. But Juan Cala put Sevilla […]
Champions Juventus face a test of their title-defending credentials on Saturday when a resurgent Inter Milan travel to Turin with a real chance of reducing their four-point deficit to the leaders. Juventus extended their unbeaten streak to 49 matches after a late Paul Pogba header helped secure a 2-1 win away to Bologna on Wednesday […]
Manuel Pasqual scored the only goal as Fiorentina moved up to fifth in Serie A by edging out struggling Genoa tonight. Pasqual’s 14th-minute strike gave the visitors a lead they never surrendered in a fiery clash that saw eight players booked. Genoa’s recent woes show no sign of ending however, as they slumped to their […]
Malaga are continuing to struggle off field, despite reaching the Champions League group stages this season, and the financial windfall that means. In September UEFA released a list of teams that will not be paid prize money until they have satisfied regulations relating to Financial Fair Play, and Malaga were on that list. The clubs […]
Both Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson have questioned Chelsea’s claim that Matt Clattenberguy racial abused John Obi Mikel during Sunday’s Chelsea v United clash at Stamford Bridge Arsene Wenger first brought up the subject yesterday saying: ‘I believe one of the best things in sport is it’s a battle when it is on. You […]
What is going on at Athletic Bilbao? Since they reached the Europa League final last season, their form has been terrible. Since they beat Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League semi-finals, Bilbao fans have seen their team lose two finals, and endured a slow start to the new La Liga season with only two wins […]
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid enjoyed comfortable wins in the Copa del Rey fourth round, but it was a disappointing evening for another capital club. Real substitute Jose Rodriguez added the gloss to a 4-1 Merengues victory at Segunda Division B side Alcoyano, after a brace from Karim Benzema and a goal from Kaka had done enough […]
After Tuesday night’s remarkable comeback win by Arsenal in the Capital One Cup, I did not think anything could top that. But Wednesday nights three remaining matches came close. Chelsea came from behind three times to beat Manchester United 5-4 after extra time, while Norwich upset Spurs 2-1 and Swansea knocked out holders Liverpool 3-1 […]