A superb double from Villarreal substitute Nilmar, including a 94th-minute winner, helped the Spanish Liga side recover from going a goal down to record a 3-2 round of 16 first-leg victory at Bayer Leverkusen. If Michal Kadlec’s fine 33rd-minute opener at the BayArena rewarded a strong first-half display from Bundesliga high-fliers Leverkusen, Villarreal’s Giuseppe Rossi […]
A penalty from Alan enabled Braga to end Liverpool’s unbeaten Europa League run this season, earning the Portuguese club a narrow lead when the round of 16 tie concludes next week. Alan punished Sotiris Kyrgiakos’s trip on Mossoró after 18 minutes of an encounter which the hosts controlled before the break. Although Liverpool perked up […]
UEFA has charged Roma captain Daniele De Rossi with improper conduct after he appeared to strike Shakhtar Donetsk captain Dario Srna in the face during a Champions League match. Referee Howard Webb missed the incident during Roma’s 3-0 defeat Tuesday. However, the English official showed Srna a yellow card for protesting. UEFA says its rules […]
It appears that Arsene Wenger is still furious about the refereeing in Barcelona if his quotes in the Guardian are anything to go by. Here are some of his comments: “Arsenal football club has been punished. When you have a football game of that stature, you cannot come out with decisions like that and show a […]
Jefferson Farfán scored twice as Schalke came from behind to beat Valencia 4-2 on aggregate, sealing their place in the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2007/08. Felix Magath’s side have now won all four of their home games in the Champions League this season, although tonight they had to do it the […]
Arsene Wenger and Samir Nasri have both been charged by Uefa with improper conduct for “inappropriate language” over comments made to the referee after last night’s defeat by Barcelona. Wenger was furious with referee Massimo Busacca for the red card shown to van Persie and confronted Busacca at the final whistle and their angry exchanges […]
A Lionel Messi-inspired Barcelona knocked Arsenal out of the Champions League again with a dramatic 3-1 victory at the Camp Now. Talent and pride have guided FC Barcelona into the quarter finals of the Champions League in a gripping encounter with Arsenal. There was no arguing who dominated the possession. It was Barça, while the […]