With the odds stacked against Shakhtar Donetsk following their 5-1 loss to Barcelona last week, Mircea Lucescu wants his players to enjoy their quarter-final decider and gain more “priceless experience” for their likely return to the Champions League next season. Though the Shakhtar coach admitted his side have a “very small” chance of progressing, opposite […]
La Liga
Both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo scored at the weekend at the two superstars continue their personal battle to be the top scorer in La Liga this season. La Liga Scoring Leaders (Penalties in Parentheses): Lionel Messi, Barcelona, 29 (3) Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid, 28 (5) David Villa, Barcelona, 17 Fernando Llorente, Athletic Bilbao, 15 […]
Valencia all but wrapped up third place in La Liga with a 5-0 thrashing of fourth-placed Villarreal as Valencia ripped an inexperienced Villarreal defence to shreds from the opening kickoff. Some neat skill by Nilmar almost created a chance for Giuseppe Rossi after nine minutes but that was about as much as the dangerous front […]
Sergio Aguero starred as Atletico Madrid comfortably defeated Real Sociedad 3-0 at the Vicente Calderon. The Argentine striker capped a fine individual display with a brilliant third goal, created by Tiago’s headed clearance from a corner to emphasise his side’s superiority over a team that is on a terrible run of form. Atletico took the […]
The title races in both France and Germany took another turn this weekend, while AC Milan and Manchester United took anther step towards winning their respective championships. France The Ligue 1 title race tightened as leaders Lille were upset 1-0 by Monaco. Luckily for Lille, there other title contenders failed to take full advantage of […]
Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona recovered from a goal down to defeat relegation-threatened Almería 3-1 and consolidate their eight-point lead over Real Madrid. Barca’s good comeback win was marred by the news that Bojan Krkić had suffered a season ending knee injury. In the first meeting between these two clubs in November, Barca had […]
Kaka scored a penalty in each half to lead Real Madrid to a 3-0 win at Athletic Bilbao, keeping the pressure on Barcelona before the Spanish league leader’s game against Almeria later Saturday. Madrid coach Jose Mourinho experimented with his starting 11 by moving Pepe up into midfield to make way for a rare appearance […]
Following in the footsteps of their Spanish colleagues Barcelona and Real Madrid, Villarreal secured what looks like an unassailable first-leg lead as they beat FC Twente 5-1. Defender Carlos Marchena put Villarreal into the lead with a header from a Borja Valero corner after 22 minutes, while Valero doubled their lead two minutes before half-time […]
Germany winger Piotr Trochowski is set to leave Hamburg this summer for Sevilla according to his agent. Polish-born Trochowski, 27, will be a free agent in the summer and is set to leave the club he joined in 2004. His representative said he is on the verge of signing a four-year deal with the Andalusia […]