French clubs Lyon and Marseille will attempt to spring major upsets in the Champions League this week after being held to first-leg draws at home against Real Madrid and Manchester United respectively. Marseille may feel they have the better chance having prevented Sir Alex Ferguson’s men from scoring in the goalless stalemate at the Stade […]
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The weekend brought morale-boosting victories for five teams in UEFA Champions League round of 16 action this week. Bayern Munich were most emphatic in their pre-second leg preparations, though Manchester United and Olympique de Marseille passed tricky tests of their own. England City rivals Manchester United and Manchester City will meet in the FA Cup […]
While Manchester United’s Premier League lead looks increasingly precarious after they lost at Liverpool, AC Milan and Lille both had big weeks at the top in Italy and France respectively. England Dirk Kuyt was the hero at Anfield on Sunday as Liverpool sent Manchester United to their third loss in five league games, the Dutch […]
t was a good weekend for league leaders in Europe as Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United all extended their leads at the top of their respective domestic leagues. Spain Seven points separate Barcelona and Real Madrid after Josep Guardiola’s titleholders won 3-0 at Mallorca and the Real Madrid were forced to settle for a […]
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 […]
Lyon coach Claude Puel said his side would face a “better balanced” team than the Real Madrid that they beat at this stage of last season’s UEFA Champions League yet, despite the absence of Lisandro, he believes they are in the mood to repeat that success. Madrid have lost in the round of 16 six […]
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 […]