Two goals from Javier Hernández helped Manchester United beat Wigan 4-0 and extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to 4 points over Arsenal. Hernández turned in Nani’s low cross on 17 minutes, and struck his second after being set up by Wayne Rooney, who increased the lead soon after. Fabio rounded […]
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Manchester United’s travel to Marseille in the Champions League left a disappointed taste for many football fans especially the Red Devils fans as being the favorite, Sir Alex Ferguson put out a rather negative performance leading to a boring stalemate encounter. Acknowledging the disappointment of their fans, Ferguson went out and promised a much more […]
Inter Milan followed their fellow Italian teams’ path in the Champions League as just like AC Milan and AS Roma, the Nerazzurri also taste defeat on their European encounter at home this midweek. Playing in a revenge setup fixture,Inter left themselves in the back foot after suffering a 1-0 loss against German side, Bayern Muenchen, which they beat last […]
Tottenham Hotspur missed the chance to move to third in the Premier League when they suffered a surprise 3-1 defeat at Blackpool. Blackpool started brightly and opened the scoring when Sébastien Bassong brought down DJ Campbell and Blackpool captain Charlie Adam, who was close to joining Tottenham last month, scored from the penalty after 18 […]
A good night for Chelsea in the Champions League while Real Madrid’s struggles in the knockout stages continue. In France, Karim Benzema scored against his former club in the 65th minute and seemed to give Real Madrid a morale boosting away victory. But Lyon’s Bafetimbi Gomis tied the score in the 83rd minute leaving the […]
Didier Deschamps is banking on the feverish backing of the Stade Vélodrome crowd to give Marseille a valuable edge in the first leg of their tie against Manchester United, a club the coach describes as “an example to follow”. The visitors have a number of injury problems for the trip to France but Sir Alex […]
Inter Milan have been revived in 2011 under Leonardo but as the coach takes charge of the holders in the Champions League for the first time, against the side the Nerazzurri beat in last season’s final, he admits that European football is another thing entirely. Bayern Munich are also in good form going into Wednesday’s […]
AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has been suspended for four UEFA matches by the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body, following incidents that took place at last Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg against Tottenham Hotspur FC in Italy. The Control and Disciplinary body ruled that Gattuso had assaulted the Tottenham Hotspur assistant […]
The majority of the frontrunners in Europe’s leading leagues enjoyed a winning weekend, though Ligue 1 leaders Lille bucked the trend with a first defeat since October. Meanwhile, Barcelona and Milan rebounded from midweek Champions League defeats to grab valuable league victories. Spain Barcelona bounced back from their midweek Champions League defeat by Arsenal with […]