Thursday, February 26, 2009

Chelsea - Juventus 1:0 Highlights Video



Didier Drogba rekindled Chelsea's Champions League ambitions with a first-half matchwinner as Juventus were beaten 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.

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12' Didier Drogba 1-0
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Real Madrid - Liverpool 0:1 Highlights Video



Rafael Benitez masterminded another magnificent European away triumph as Liverpool confounded the odds with a stunning 1-0 victory over Real Madrid in the Bernabeu.

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82' Yossi Benayoun 0-1
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Sporting Lisbon - Bayern Munchen 5:0 Highlights Video



Bayern Munich took a big step towards a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League as Franck Ribery inspired them to a 5-0 thrashing of Sporting in the first leg of their last 16 tie in Portugal on Wednesday.

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42' Franck Ribery 0-1


57' Miroslav Klose 0-2


63' Franck Ribery 0-3


84' Luca Toni 0-4


90' Luca Toni 0-5
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Villarreal - Panathinaikos 1:1 Highlights Video



Panathinaikos gave themselves an excellent chance of qualifying for the Champions League quarter-finals by scoring a vital away goal in the first leg of their last-16 clash with Villarreal.

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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Inter Milan - Manchester United 0:0 Highlights Video



Sir Alex Ferguson will have to do something he has managed just once in 13 meetings and defeat Jose Mourinho after a masterful Manchester United display went unrewarded after a goalless draw in the San Siro.

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Arsenal - Roma 1:0 Highlights Video



Arsenal gave themselves a slender 1-0 advantage to take to Rome after a first-half penalty from Robin van Persie in their Champions League clash at Emirates Stadium.

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37' Robin van Persie 1-0
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Lyon - Barcelona 1:1 Highlights Video



Thierry Henry earned Barcelona a 1-1 draw on his return to France with a second-half equaliser against Lyon in a thrilling Champions League last-16 first leg at the Stade Gerland.

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7' Juninho 1-0


67' Henry 1-1
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Atl.Madrid - FC Porto 2:2 Highlights Video



Atletico Madrid were indebted to Leo Franco for keeping their Champions League hopes alive as the Spanish side claimed a barely-deserved draw against Porto in the first leg of their last-16 tie tonight.

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3' Maxi Rodriguez 1-0


22' Lisandro 1-1


45' Diego Forlan 2-1


72' Lisandro Lopez 2-2
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Monday, February 23, 2009

Newcastle - Everton 0:0 Highlights Video



Ten-man Newcastle gave manager Joe Kinnear another tonic as they scrapped to a precious point against European contenders Everton.

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Liverpool - Manchester City 1:1 Highlights Video



Liverpool's title dreams appear all but over after they were held at home by Mark Hughes' Manchester City at Anfield.

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49' Alvaro Arbeloa 0-1


78' Dirk Kuyt 1-1
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Fulham - West Bromwich 2:0 Highlights Video



Bobby Zamora finally ended his long barren streak as Fulham condemned the top-flight's bottom side to a hopelessly one-sided 2-0 defeat.

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61' Bobby Zamora 1-0


72' Andrew Johnson 2-0
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Palermo - Juventus 0:2 Highlights Video

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Second-placed Juventus reduced the gap behind leaders Inter Milan back to nine points with an away win at Palermo.

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27' Mohamed Lamine Sissoko 0-1


79' David Trezeguet 0-2
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Roma - Siena 1:0 Highlights Video

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Roma returned to winning ways with a 1-0 against Siena this evening, but Luciano Spalletti's side were far from convincing ahead of their Champions League clash with Arsenal next week.

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63' Rodrigo Taddei 1-0
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Bologna - Inter Milan 1:2 Highlights Video

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Inter Milan extended their lead at the top of Serie A to 12 points thanks to a narrow win away to Bologna this afternoon.

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57' Esteban Cambiasso 0-1


79' Miguel Britos 1-1


82' Mario Balotelli 1-2
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Karlsruhe - Eintracht Frankfurt 0:1 Highlights Video

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Eintracht Frankfurt eased their own Bundesliga relegation worries at the expense of Karlsruhe's as they battled to a crucial win today.

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Borussia Monchengladbach - Hannover 96 3:2 Highlights Video

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Basement boys Borussia Monchengladbach squandered a two-goal lead against Hannover but still claimed their first win in nine Bundesliga games.

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36' Alexander Baumjohann 1-0


43' M.Marin 2-0


53' S.Pinto 2-1


77' C.Schulz 2-2


83' O.Neuville 3-2
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Cottbus - Werder Bremen 2:1 Highlights Video



Werder Bremen were thrown into further turmoil after failing to hold onto a 1-0 lead away to Energie Cottbus and finally going down to a 2-1 defeat.

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46' H. Almeida 0-1


51' I.Iliev 1-1


90' Dimitar Rangelov 2-1
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Bielefeld - Bochum 1:1 Highlights Video

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A late equaliser from Andre Mijatovic ensured Arminia Bielefeld stayed above fellow strugglers Bochum in the Bundesliga table.

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30' D.Klimowicz 0-1


83' A. Mijatovic 1-1
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Wolfsburg - Hertha Berlin 2:1 Highlights Video

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Edin Dzeko grabbed a brace as Wolfsburg came from behind to stay unbeaten at home and knock Hertha Berlin off the top of the Bundesliga.

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62' Cicero 0-1


72' E.Dzeko 1-1


84' E.Dzeko 2-1
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VfB Stuttgart - Hoffenheim 3:3 Highlights Video

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Demba Ba scored a hat-trick to send Hoffenheim back to the top of the Bundesliga with a thrilling point a Stuttgart, but Sejad Salihovic wasted a glorious chance to nick all three by lifting an injury-time penalty over the bar.

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24' D. Ba 0-1


26' J. Cacau 1-1


31' M. Gomez 2-1


45' D. Ba 2-2


63' Mario Gomez 3-2
67' D. Ba 3-3

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Bayern Munchen - FC Koln 1:2 Highlights Video

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Bayern Munich missed the chance to go top of the Bundesliga as they lost at home to mid-table Cologne.

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22' Fabrice Ehret 0-1


34' Daniel Brosinski 0-2


84' Daniel van Buyten 1-2
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Sevilla - Atl.Madrid 1:0 Highlights Video

A late strike from Jesus Navas handed Sevilla all three points in a tight 1-0 clash with Atletico Madrid at the Sanchez Pizjuan.

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87' Jesus Navas 1-0
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Real Madrid - Betis 6:1 Highlights Video

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Real Madrid took another chunk out of Barcelona's lead at the top of the Primera Liga table after swamping Real Betis with a stunning first-half display resulting in a 6-1 win at the Bernabeu.

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7' Gonzalo Higuain 1-0


15' K.Huntelaar 2-0


24' K.Huntelaar 3-0

30' R.Oliveira 3-1


36' Raul 4-1


42' Raul 5-1


45' S.Ramos 6-1
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Barcelona - Espanyol 1:2 Highlights Video

Ten-man Barcelona saw their lead at the top of the Primera Liga cut to seven points after losing 2-1 at home to bottom club Espanyol in the city's derby at the Nou Camp.

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50' Ivan de la Pena 0-1


55' Ivan de la Pena 0-2


62' Toure 1-2
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Sunday, February 22, 2009

Manchester United-Blackburn 2:1 Highlights Video



Manchester United's record-breaking run of clean sheets came to an end - so Cristiano Ronaldo came up with a moment of magic at the other end to sink Blackburn 2-1 at Old Trafford.

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23' Rooney 1-0


32' Santa Cruz 1-1


60' Ronaldo 2-1
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Bolton-West Ham 2:1 Highlights Video



Club captain Kevin Davies steered Bolton closer to safety as he took his goal tally into double figures for only the second time since moving to the Reebok Stadium in the 2-1 win over West Ham.

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10' M.Taylor 1-0


11'K.Davies 2-0


66' S.Parker 2-1
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Arsenal-Sunderland 0:0 Highlights Video



Andrei Arshavin's debut failed to help misfiring Arsenal conjure up a goal as they played out another frustrating goalless draw against Sunderland at Emirates Stadium.

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Aston Villa-Chelsea 0:1 Highlights Video



Chelsea launched the Guus Hiddink era in positive fashion as Nicolas Anelka's first-half strike earned them a 1-0 victory and kept alive their slim hopes of lifting the Premier League title as they leapfrogged Aston Villa into third spot.

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19' 0 - 1 Nicolas Anelka
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Friday, February 20, 2009

Marseille-Twente 0:1 Highlights Video



Marko Arnautovic's first-half strike earned FC Twente a 1-0 first-leg victory over an off-colour Marseille at the Stade Velodrome in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup.

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23' Marko Arnautovic 0-1
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Fiorentina-Ajax 0:1 Highlights Video



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.

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44' Alessandro Gamberini 0-1
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FC Copenhagen-Manchester City 2:2 Highlights Video



A goal from substitute Martin Vingaard on his debut left Manchester City cursing their luck as they were held 2-2 by Copenhagen in the UEFA Cup.

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30' Nedum Onuoha 0-1


56' Ailton Jose Almeida 1-1


61' Stephen Ireland 1-2


90' Martin Vingaard 2-2
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Shakhtar-Tottenham 2:0 Highlights Video



Tottenham face an uphill battle to qualify for the last 16 of the UEFA Cup after a makeshift side conceded two late goals to lose 2-0 to Shakhtar Donetsk in sub-zero temperatures at the RSC Olympiyskiy stadium.

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78' Evgeni Seleznyov 1-0


88' Jadson 2-0
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Udinese-Lech Poznan 2:2 Highlights Video

Lech Poznan came from two goals down to claim a 2-2 draw in the home leg of their UEFA Cup last 32 tie with Udinese.

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50' Fabio Quagliarella 0-1


55' Manuel Arboleda (og.) 0-2


Hernan Rengifo 81' 1-2


Manuel Arboleda 84' 2-2
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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Braga-St.Liege 3:0 Highlights Video

Braga all but sealed their place in the last 16 of the UEFA Cup with a comfortable first-leg 3-0 victory over Standard Liege.

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17' Renteria 1-0


26' Leone 2-0


84' Aguiar 3-0
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AaB-Deportivo 3:0 Highlights Video

The impressive Anders Due struck twice as AaB Aalborg netted three second-half goals to take a 3-0 win in the first leg of the UEFA Cup last-32 tie against Deportivo La Coruna.

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54' Due 1-0


72' Due 2-0


90' Jakobsen (penalty) 3-0
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NEC-Hamburger SV 0:3 Highlights Video

Hamburg took a huge step towards the last 16 of the UEFA Cup with a comfortable victory against NEC Nijmegen at De Goffert.

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41' Trochowski 0-1


44' Silva 0-2


75' Olic 0-3
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PSG-Wolfsburg 2:0 Highlights Video

Paris St Germain will take a commanding lead into the second leg of their UEFA Cup last-32 tie against Wolfsburg next week thanks to Guillaume Hoarau's late double at the Parc des Princes tonight.

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80' Hoarau 1-0


85' Hoarau 2-0
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Werder Bremen-AC Milan 1:1 Highlights Video



AC Milan earned a valuable away draw at Werder Bremen in the first leg of their UEFA Cup Round of 32 tie.

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35' Inzaghi 0-1


84' Diego 1-1
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Aston Villa-CSKA Moscow 1:1 Highlights Video



John Carew handed Aston Villa a UEFA Cup lifeline with a second-half equaliser in the last-32 first-leg clash with CSKA Moscow which ended 1-1 at Villa Park.

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14' Love 0-1


69' Carew 1-1
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Olympiakos-St.Etienne 1:3 Highlights Video



St Etienne produced a classic away performance to claim a deserved 3-1 victory over Olympiacos at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium and give themselves a great chance of progressing to the last 16 of the UEFA Cup.

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12' Ilan 0-1


43' Dernis 0-2


64' Djordjevic 1-2


90' Gomis 1-3
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Zenit St Petersburg -VfB Stuttgart 2:1 Highlights Video

Defending UEFA Cup champions Zenit St Petersburg shook off the rust to win the first leg of their last-32 tie 2-1 against Stuttgart.

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2' Huszti 1-0


15' Gomez 1-1


45' Tymoschuk 2-1
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Dynamo Kiev-Valencia 1:1 Highlights Video



Valencia put their poor recent domestic form behind them to take a slight advantage in their UEFA Cup last-32 clash against Dynamo Kiev by securing a 1-1 draw at a snowy Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium.

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9' Silva 0-1


63' Kravchenko 1-1
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Manchester United-Fulham 3:0 Highlights Video



Manchester United moved five points clear at the Premier League summit thanks to a thumping 3-0 win over Fulham at Old Trafford.

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12' Scholes 1-0


30' Berbatov 2-0


63' Rooney 3-0
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Arsenal-Cardiff 4:0 Highlights Video



Striker Eduardo put a year of injury hell behind him to score twice on his Arsenal comeback as they outclassed Cardiff to win their FA Cup fourth-round replay 4-0.

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20' Da Silva 1-0


34' Bendtner 2-0


60' Da Silva (penalty) 3-0


89' Van Persie 4-0
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Monday, February 16, 2009

Everton-Aston Villa 3:1 Highlights Video


Everton took another huge step on the road to Wembley with a richly deserved 3-1 FA Cup fifth-round victory over Aston Villa at Goodison Park.

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4' Rodwell 1-0


9'Milner (pen) 1-1


24'Arteta (pen) 2-1


76' Cahill 3-1
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Derby-Manchester United 1:4 Highlights Video


Ryan Giggs turned in a scintillating performance as Manchester United eased into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 4-1 victory over Derby at Pride Park.

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29' Nani 0-1


44' Gibson 0-2


48' Ronaldo 0-3


56' Addison 1-3


81' Welbeck 1-4
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Sunday, February 15, 2009

Watford-Chelsea 1:3 Highlights Video



Nicolas Anelka put Chelsea into the last eight of the FA Cup with a superb hat-trick after struggling Watford had given them a massive fright in the 3-1 victory at Vicarage Road.

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69' T.Priskin 1-0


75' Anelka 1-1


77' Anelka 1-2


90' 1 - 3 Anelka
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West Ham-Middlesbrough 1:1 Highlights Video



West Ham full-back Herita Ilunga headed a late equaliser against Middlesbrough at Upton Park to earn a 1-1 draw and a replay from their FA Cup fifth-round clash.

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22' Downing 0-1


83' Ilunga 1-1
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