AC Milan held off a spirited Zenit St Petersburg to a first home defeat in UEFA competition in four years. Unbeaten on home soil in Europe in 16 games, Zenit’s proud record looked in grave danger when Urby Emanuelson and Stephan El Shaarawy put the Rossoneri two up inside 16 minutes. However, Hulk and Roman […]
Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo believes Radamel Falcao is the best striker in the world and claims he would not swap him for either Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. Falcao has been a stunning success at the Vicente Calderon following his move from FC Porto in 2011. The Colombia international scored 24 goals in his […]
Jonas provided some much-needed cutting edge for the Valencia as they got off the mark as they beat Lille 2-0 last night, leaving the French side still winless in Champions League this season. A well-worked first-half opener from the Brazilian forward and a slightly more speculative second with 15 minutes remaining, left Lille bottom of […]
Barcelona earned three vital points against Benfica at the Estádio da Luz in the Champions League last night, but it was a costly win as they lost captain Carles Puyol for two months. A statement on the Barcelona web site this morning said: Tests conducted this morning confirmed that Carles Puyol has a dislocated left elbow. The […]
AC Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri believes his side have “a lot to improve on” as they prepare for their Champions League clash away to Zenit St Petersburg tonight. The Rossoneri only managed a stuttering 0-0 draw at home to Anderlecht on match day one and under-pressure Allegri is adamant his side need to up their […]
Juventus’s Champions League hopes took a hit last night as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Shakhtar Donetsk in front of a quiet and empty Turin crowd. Juventus have now drawn their last eight European matches, dating back to the 2010-11 Europa League campaign under Gigi Delneri and the result leaves […]
Barcelona have announced that captain Carlos Puyol has a dislocated left elbow and will miss this weekend’s El Clasico clash with Real Madrid on Sunday. A statement on the Barcelona web site said: Tests conducted this morning confirmed that Carles Puyol has a dislocated left elbow. The player will be submitted a conservative treatment. The estimated […]
We got our first upset in the Champions League last night as BATE Borisov stunned in-form Bayern Munich 3-1. Goals Alexander Pavlov and Vitaly Rodionov put the Belarusian champions in charge and although Bayern pulled one back in stoppage time through Franck Ribery, BATE added a third through Renan Bressan to seal their first ever […]
Getafe climbed out of the bottom two of the Primera Division after beating a Real Mallorca side who lost their unbeaten record after being forced to play almost the entire match with a man less. The 10th-minute dismissal of defender Ximo for a professional foul left Mallorca up against it at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez […]