Chelsea 2-1 MSK Zilina
Chelsea fought back against MSK Zilina to stay unbeaten in the Champions League by beating MSK Zilina 2-1.
The win eased the pressure on under-fire boss Carlo Ancelotti as second-half goals from Daniel Sturridge and Florent Malouda sealed the comeback.Ancelotti’s side had trailed to Babatounde [...]
Braga 2-0 Arsenal
Arsenal suffered a shock Champions League 2-0 defeat to Braga at Estadio Municipal.
The Gunners, beaten by rivals Tottenham on Saturday, had been top of Group H and thrashed the Portuguese side 6-0 in their opening fixture.However, a much-changed side never hit top gear and were denied a cast-iron penalty [...]
Auxerre 0-2 AC Milan
AC Milan secured their qualification from Champions League Group G with victory in a lacklustre encounter in Burgundy.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s wonderful 64th-minute opener came out of the blue and he was later replaced by Ronaldinho, who netted the second late on.That left Milan on eight points, [...]
Ajax 0-4 Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo scored two as Real Madrid secured top spot in Group G after beating Ajax, whose own hopes of the last 16 are over.
First-half goals from Karim Benzema and Alvaro Arbeloa put Madrid in control and Ronaldo, following up his hat-trick against Athletic Bilbao at the weekend, struck twice [...]
Basle 1-0 Cluj
Frederico Almerares scored the only goal to keep Basle’s hopes of qualification from Champions League Group E alive.
Almerares netted 14 minutes into the first half against a Cluj side that rarely threatened the home goal at St Jakob Park.In the first minute Basle midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri’s [...]
Roma 3-2 Bayern Munich
Roma captain Francesco Totti capped a magnificent comeback with a late penalty as the Italians stunned Bayern Munich.
Trailing 2-0 at half-time after Mario Gomez’s two goals, Marco Borriello hit the back of the net four minutes after the re-start before Daniele De Rossi’s equaliser with [...]
Partizan Belgrade 0-3 Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk scored three second-half goals to brush aside Partizan Belgrade and virtually assure progression from Group H.
After a first-half stalemate, goals from Taras Stepanenko, Jadson and Eduardo put Shakhtar in charge of the group as news came through of a shock defeat for Arsenal at Braga.However, [...]
Europa League Thursday Results
Liverpool 3-1 Napoli
Lech Poznan 3-1 Manchester City
Juventus 0-0 FC Salzburg
Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Aris
Rosenborg 1-2 Atletico Madrid
Gent 3-1 Sporting Lisbon
Levski Sofia 2-2 Lille
Rapid Vienna 1-2 CSKA Sofia
Porto 1-1 Besiktas
Steaua Bucharest 3-1 FC Utrecht
Sevilla 4-0 Karpaty [...]
Sevilla 4-0 Karpaty Lviv
Sevilla powered their way to the top of Europa League Group J after thrashing Karpaty Lviv 4-0.
Sevilla, the 2006 and 2007 UEFA Cup winners, were thrashed 5-0 by Barcelona in La Liga at the weekend – the Andalusian club’s heaviest defeat in almost five years – but they took their frustrations [...]
Porto 1-1 Besiktas
Porto failed to maintain their 100% Europa League record as they were held 1-1 in an entertaining clash with Besiktas.
The Portuguese outfit were already three points clear of second-placed Besiktas heading into the match and hoping to seal their progress tonight after three wins from three.However, [...]
Lech Poznan 3-1 Manchester City
Two late goals from Lech Poznan condemned faltering Manchester City to a third straight defeat.
The defeat increases the pressure on manager Roberto Mancini.With the scores locked at 1-1 following efforts from Dimitrije Injac and Emmanuel Adebayor, City’s Europa League Group A rivals struck twice [...]
Liverpool 3-1 Napoli
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard came to his side’s aid once again as he inspired a 3-1 Europa League win over Napoli.
Gerrard’s late hat-trick highlighted the gulf in class within the squad.The Reds were deservedly behind to Ezequiel Lavezzi’s goal after a dire first-half performance [...]
Group G: AC Milan 2-2 Real Madrid
Pedro Leon struck an injury-time equaliser against AC Milan to send Real Madrid into the last 16 of the Champions League.
Leon’s goal also preserved the Spanish club`s unbeaten record under coach Jose Mourinho.Milan replacement Filippo Inzaghi looked to have consigned Madrid to defeat after netting [...]
Shakhtar 2-1 Arsenal
Eduardo scored as Shakhtar Donetsk fought back to beat Arsenal 2-1 in their Champions League Group H clash.
England forward Theo Walcott had slotted in a fine breakaway goal after 10 minutes for the injury-hit Barclays Premier League side, who were without captain Cesc Fabregas.However, Shakhtar – [...]
Cluj 0-4 Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich made it four wins from four Champions League games with a comfortable victory over Cluj.
Already motoring towards the knockout stages, Louis van Gaal’s side continue to cast aside their domestic worries and were rarely stretched by a timid Romanian outfit in tonight’s Group [...]
MSK Zilina 0-7 Marseille
Marseille dragged themselves back into contention to reach the knockout phase with an emphatic victory over Zilina.
Andre-Pierre Gignac netted a hat-trick, with Lucho Gonzalez adding a brace and Gabriel Heinze and Loic Remy also on target for Didier Deschamps’ men, who drew level on six points [...]
Auxerre 2-1 Ajax
Auxerre stole a march in the race to progress as Steven Langil’s strike seven minutes from time gave them victory over Ajax.
With AC Milan conceding an injury-time equaliser to Real Madrid, Auxerre move into second place with the win.Having led almost all night thanks to Frederic Sammaritano’s [...]
