Archives: February, 2008
Xavi saves Barca
Manu Fernandez (AP) A dramatic injury time goal by Xavi gave Barcelona a 1-1 draw at home to Valencia in their Spanish Cup semi-final first leg clash on Wednesday. Valencia had taken the lead through Spanish international striker David Villa 20 minutes from time. Barcelona too be fair had the majority of the chances - their opponents underfire [...]— raju • February 29th, 2008
Zanetti Rescues Inter
Giuseppe Cacace (AFP/Getty Images) Internazionale scored an 89th-minute equalizer to deny 10-man Roma a crucial victory on Wednesday to make a 1-1 draw and maintain their comfortable lead at the top of Serie A. Francesco Totti rediscovered his scoring touch to fire Roma into a 38th-minute lead and he looked to have blown the title race wide open until Javier Zanetti salvaged [...]— raju • February 29th, 2008
Juve are held in derby
Antonio Taccone (AFP/Getty Images) Juventus battle to take second place in Serie A suffered a fresh blow on Tuesday as they were held 0-0 in the Turin derby by Torino. Juventus - who lost 2-1 to lowly Reggina on Saturday - trail AS Roma by three points with the team from the capital due to take on [...]— raju • February 28th, 2008
Tragedy
Premier League action on Saturday was overshadowed by the broken leg suffered by Arsenal’s Eduardo. Premier League leaders Arsenal suffered a double blow at 10-man Birmingham City on Saturday, conceding a stoppage-time penalty in a 2-2 draw and striker Eduardo da Silva breaking his left leg. James McFadden equalised for Birmingham in the 95th minute after Theo [...]— raju • February 26th, 2008
Roma’s Chance
(Giuseppe Cacace/AFP) (Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images) AS Roma get a chance if they are to stand any chance of wresting the Serie A title away from champions and leaders Inter Milan. Italy’s top two meet at the San Siro in midweek where a victory for the hosts would almost certainly fire them to a third straight title. The current [...]— raju • February 25th, 2008
Real’s Shock Defeat
Paul White (AP) Getafe blew open the Primera Liga title race in Spain by upsetting Real Madrid 1-0 at the Bernabeu after Barcelona had thumped bottom club Levante 5-1 earlier on Sunday. Getafe showed great composure after Arjen Robben’s effort for Real Madrid was ruled offside midway through the second half. While Real’s players were distracted, broke away [...]— raju • February 25th, 2008
Four Germany, Three English
John MacDougall (AFP/Getty Images) Bayern Munich led a quartet of German clubs into the last 16 of the UEFA Cup when the competition favourites thumped Aberdeen 5-1 on Thursday. Bundesliga leaders Bayern, who next play Anderlecht, went through 7-3 on aggregate after a one-sided contest at the Allianz Arena. They were joined in the second knockout round by [...]— raju • February 23rd, 2008
Barcelona, Fenerbahce win; Milan and United draws
Lluis Gene (AFP/Getty Images) FC Barcelona rallied twice to beat Celtic 3-2 in the first leg of the second round of the Champions League on Wednesday, and defending champion AC Milan held Arsenal to a 0-0 draw. Lionel Messi scored two goals for Barcelona, with Thierry Henry adding the other in Glasgow. Manchester United needed a late goal [...]— raju • February 22nd, 2008
Liverpool, Roma and Schalke win; Chelsea held to 0-0 draw
Paul Ellis (AFP/Getty Images) Liverpool scored twice in the final six minutes to defeat visiting Internazionale of Milan 2-0 Tuesday night in the second round of the European Champions League. AS Roma and Schalke also won first-leg matches at home.— raju • February 22nd, 2008
MU Crush Arsenal
Andrew Yates (AFP/Getty Images) The eagerly-awaited FA Cup fifth-round clash between England’s two top teams turned out to be a one-sided affair on Saturday as Manchester United thumped 10-man Arsenal 4-0 at Old Trafford. United were 3-0 up after 38 minutes through Wayne Rooney, Darren Fletcher and Nani as Arsenal’s injury-hit side looked badly off the pace [...]— raju • February 18th, 2008
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