Ajax took a smash-and-grab win from their trip to Florence with a goal from Kennedy Bakircioglu giving Marco van Basten’s side a 1-0 win over last year’s semi-finalists Fiorentina. It had been one-way traffic for much of the night at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, but Bakircioglu’s 60th-minute strike against the run of play showed the home […]
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp had an entire team injured, rested or ineligible at the RSC Olympiyskiy for the first leg against the Ukrainian champions – and his makeshift side held on until 12 minutes from full-time before they lost 2-0 in the UEFA Cup last-32 clash against Shakhtar Donetsk. Yevgen Seleznov opened the scoring with […]
Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho believes the only way his team will not win a fourth straight Scudetto is if they “give it away”. Mourinho’s team beat AC Milan 2-1 last weekend, a result which, coupled with second-place Juventus’ 1-1 draw against Sampdoria, pushed the league-leading Nerazzurri nine points clear of Juve. “If we lose […]
Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets insists there is no cause for the Catalan giants to panic despite the possibility of Real Madrid trimming the difference between the two sides to seven points this weekend. Barca boasted a massive 12-point advantage prior to last weekend’s games but their 2-2 draw at Real Betis combined with Madrid’s 4-0 […]
UEFA Cup holders Zenit St Petersburg shook off the rust to win the first leg of their last-32 showdown with Stuttgart 2-1. Szabolcs Huszti gave Zenit the lead after just two minutes only for Mario Gomez to equalise, but Anatoliy Tymoshchuk – who has agreed to join to Bayern Munich next season – made it […]
John Carew handed Aston Villa a UEFA Cup lifeline with a second-half equaliser as they drew 1-1 in the last-32 first-leg clash with CSKA Moscow at Villa Park. The Norway international struck his eighth goal of the campaign after Vagner Love had broken the deadlock. Martin O’Neill’s men dominated the second 45 minutes but the […]
Under pressure AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti will not throw in the towel on the Serie A title despite trailing leaders Inter Milan by 11 points after Sunday’s 2-1 derby defeat. Milan have not won the scudetto since 2004 and despite European Cup triumphs in 2003 and 2007, Ancelotti’s position is looking increasingly precarious. The […]
Real Madrid remain confident that they can prise Cristiano Ronaldo away from Manchester United this summer. In what was the longest running transfer saga of lasgt summer, Ronaldo came close to a move to the Spanish capital last summer before deciding to stay at Old Trafford. Real are refusing to give up on their quest […]
Jose Mourinho is relishing the prospect of taking on Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United in the Champions League when his Inter side join battle with the Red Devils for the first leg in Milan on Tuesday February 24. With the second leg at Old Trafford the following Wednesday, the former Chelsea manager has good reason for […]