Archives: March, 2008
MU open the lead
Andrew Yates (AFP/Getty Images) Manchester United’s 3-0 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford and Chelsea’s come-from-behind 2-1 win over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge shook up the title race with Chelsea climbing into the top two positions for the first time since the end of August. United beat Liverpool with goals from Wes Brown, Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani [...]— raju • March 25th, 2008
Juve beat Inter
(Getty Images) FC Internazionale Milano’s Serie A lead over AS Roma was reduced to four points with a 2-1 home defeat by Juventus in a full Saturday fixtures. Inter had not lost a league game at home since April 2007 but third-placed Juventus were not intimidated by that run against their old rivals. Early in the second half [...]— raju • March 25th, 2008
Barca close on Real
Jasper Juinen (Getty Images) The Spanish title race was thrown wide open on Sunday after Real Madrid slipped to a dramatic 3-2 defeat at home to Valencia while Barcelona overcame a nervous spell to beat Valladolid 4-1 at the Nou Camp. Madrid have now lost five of their last eight league games, and Raúl Gonzales–who scored twice [...]— raju • March 25th, 2008
MU take the pole position
Dave Pinegar (AFP) Manchester United took pole position in the race for the Premier League title with a 1-0 win at Derby County, while Arsenal stuttered again to draw 1-1 at home with Middlesbrough. Cristiano Ronaldo got United’s winner 14 minutes from time while Kolo Toure’s 86th-minute header saved a point for Arsenal. However, the Londoners’ fourth successive [...]— raju • March 18th, 2008
Inter bounce back
Luca Bruno (AP) Inter Milan beat Palermo 2-1 at home on Sunday to restore the champions’ six-point lead at the top of Serie A after a troubled week. Goals by Patrick Vieira and Luis Jimenez settled nerves at the club after coach Roberto Mancini said he was leaving at the end of the season following Tuesday’s Champions [...]— raju • March 17th, 2008
Madrid Lose, Barca Held
Miguel Riopa (AFP/Getty Images) Real Madrid’s lead was cut to seven points in the Primera Liga this weekend after the champions lost 1-0 away to Deportivo Coruna on Saturday. An own-goal from Portugal defender Pepe was all that separated the sides in a dull clash, as Real’s Riazor jinx extended to 16 seasons without a win in [...]— raju • March 17th, 2008
Upsets fill FA Cup
Adrian Dennis (AFP/Getty Images) In a weekend of FA Cup shocks in England, Manchester United and holders Chelsea were dumped out of the competition at the quarter-final stage. Manchester United lost 1-0 to Premier League rivals Portsmouth at Old Trafford, their first victory there for 51 years, while Chelsea were humbled 1-0 by Championship (second division) side [...]— raju • March 11th, 2008
Barca lose again
Manu Fernandez (AP) Real Madrid were left eight points clear on Sunday when a first-half penalty from Marcos Senna and Jon Dahl Tomasson’s 81st-minute goal cancelled out Xavi’s second-half equaliser at the Nou Camp as Frank Rijkaard’s side were condemned to their second consecutive league defeat. But Rijkaard believes that the title race if far from over [...]— raju • March 10th, 2008
Roma stay on Inter’s tail
Grazia Neri (Goal) In-form AS Roma maintained the pressure on Serie A leaders Inter Milan with a confident 2-0 win at Napoli on Sunday. Simone Perrotta’s early finish and Francesco Totti’s second-half penalty put second-placed Roma, who dumped Real Madrid out of the Champions League in midweek to progress to the quarter-finals, six points behind Inter. The Nerazurri [...]— raju • March 10th, 2008
Roma, Chelsea and Schalke through, Madrid out
Gregorio Borgia (AP) AS Roma knocked Real Madrid out of the Champions League at the Bernabeu on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals and were joined by Chelsea and Schalke 04. Roma’s 2-1 win secured a 4-2 aggregate victory while Chelsea thrashed Olympiakos Piraeus 3-0 and Schalke beat Porto 4-1 on penalties following a 1-1 draw over two [...]— raju • March 9th, 2008
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