Inter Milan restored their seven-point lead at the top of Serie A with a somewhat lucky 2-0 win over Fiorentina at the San Siro on Sunday. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a controversial goal in the 11th minute, but there was no doubt about his second deep into stoppage time which sealed the victory and took Inter […]
Bojan Krkic scored twice in four second-half minutes to earn Barcelona a 2-0 win at Almeria and re-establish their six-point lead at the top of the Primera Liga. The 18-year-old slotted home the opener in the 53rd minute after Lionel Messi’s effort had come back off a post. And the Spain international added a deflected […]
Real Madrid know they cannot dwell on their chastening Champions League exit at the hands of Liverpool this week or they will run the risk of seeing their Primera Liga hopes also go up in smoke. Madrid were thrashed 4-0 by a rampant Liverpool to complete a 5-0 aggregate defeat which saw them tumble out […]
Inter Milan, Roma and Juventus will have to put European heartbreak swiftly behind them as they turn their attention back to domestic action this weekend. All three Italian teams were knocked out of the Champions League by English opposition this week in the last 16. Inter, who were beaten 2-0 by Manchester United, currently hold […]
Villarreal have overtaken Real Madrid in the UEFA rankings for the first time in their history. Marca reports that following the recent round of matches in the Champions League, Manuel Pellegrini’s side have moved above los Blancos, and are now 12th. Villarreal, who beat Panathinaikos on Tuesday evening, have 17.312 points for this campaign, whilst Madrid […]
After their elimination from the Champions League Juventus are already looking at the transfer market. They need reinforcements in every department if they want to return to winning ways: Diego and Silva remain the obvious alternatives to Cassano, but Hamsik has also emerged as a possibility Playing Alessandro Del Piero and Antonio Cassano in the […]
Arsenal squeezed into the quarter-finals of the Champions League after a dramatic 7-6 penalty shoot-out win over Roma despite a 1-0 loss at the Stadio Olimpico. Brazilian defender Juan capitalised on some poor defending to fire the Italians in front and level the tie at 1-1 on aggregate after just 10 minutes. The Gunners grew in […]
Sir Alex Ferguson managed to get the better of long-time rival Jose Mourinho as Manchester United maintained their hunt for five trophies this season with a 2-0 win over Inter Milan at Old Trafford, going through on aggregate by the same score. Prior to this game, Ferguson had beaten Mourinho just once in their 13 […]