Tottenham 3-2 Aalborg
A storming second half from Tottenham overwhelmed Aalborg as Spurs put themselves on the brink of qualifying for the next stage of the Uefa Cup. Thomas Enevoldsen’s 22-yard strike put the visitors ahead before Kasper Risgard bundled in from close range. But a tactical reshuffle by Spurs boss Juande Ramos saw Dimitar Berbatov poke home [...]
Liverpool 4-1 FC Porto
Fernando Torres’ double proved key to Liverpool’s win over Porto to keep alive their Champions League hopes. Torres headed in Steven Gerrard’s corner to give Liverpool the lead, but Porto equalised with a header of their own, Lisandro Lopez nodding home. Liverpool huffed and puffed in search of the second goal and on 78 minutes [...]
Rosenborg 0-4 Chelsea
Chelsea cruised into the Champions League knockout stages with an easy win against Rosenborg in Norway. Didier Drogba set the platform with two close-range finishes inside the first 20 minutes as Avram Grant’s side dominated from the start. Alex added a third before half-time with a low free-kick that somehow crept past Rosenborg keeper Lars [...]
Sevilla 3-1 Arsenal
Arsenal lost for the first time this season as Arsene Wenger’s side missed the chance to claim top spot in Group H of the Champions League. Eduardo gave Arsenal an early lead when the he slipped the ball home after he was picked out by Nicklas Bendtner. But by half-time Sevilla were ahead, Seydou Keita [...]
Man Utd 2-1 Sporting Lisbon
Cristiano Ronaldo’s late strike gave Manchester United victory against Sporting Lisbon to ensure they finish top of their Champions League group. Ronaldo fired in a superb injury-time free-kick to sink battling Sporting and take the pressure off United for their final group game away to AS Roma. Abel beat Tomasz Kuszczak at his near post [...]
Fulham 2-2 Blackburn
A flurry of second-half goals saw Blackburn twice come from behind to clinch a draw at Craven Cottage. Fulham took the lead five minutes after the break with Danny Murphy’s penalty following Ryan Nelsen’s foul on Diomansy Kamara in the box. But Brett Emerton levelled from close range six minutes later before Kamara put the [...]
West Ham 1-1 Tottenham
Tottenham’s Jermain Defoe missed an injury-time penalty against his old club in an exciting draw at West Ham. The Hammers seized on a Younes Kaboul mistake to take the lead as Luis Boa Morte stole in to find Nolberto Solano, who crossed for Carlton Cole to tap in. Spurs were furious at being denied a [...]
Birmingham 0-2 Portsmouth
Birmingham caretaker boss Eric Black’s first game in charge ended in a defeat to high-flying Portsmouth. Black chose to give Richard Kingson his debut in goal but the decision backfired when the keeper let a Sulley Muntari shot creep in under his body. Liam Ridgewell was set to level after a piercing run before Noe [...]
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