Manchester United vs. Chelsea (agg. 1 - 0)
U.S. TV: Fox Soccer Channel at 2:45pm EDT
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Alan Smith: How Chelsea can win
Henry Winter: Ghosts of European past keep Sir Alex's spirit alive
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Barcelona (agg. 1 - 5)
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Tim Vickery in South America
Have Chelsea done a good deal acquiring Sao Paulo striker Lucas Piazon, who joins the club next year when he turns 18? Sao Paulo are certainly happy. The deal enables them to sell a player who has yet to appear in their first team, bring top-class centre forward Luis Fabiano back to the club - he scored 118 goals in 160 appearances for Sao Paulo between 2001 and 2004 - and still have some money left over.Whether Chelsea can feel as pleased with themselves, only time will tell.
Sid Lowe in Spain
Having criticised mallorquines in his Son Moix tenure, Gregorio Manzano's return with Sevilla was always going to be lively.
Let them eat paella: Real Mallorca give Manzano a white-hot homecoming.
Arsenal takeover: Stan Kroenke's American success should give hope to Gunners fans
Who is Stan Kroenke, where does his money come from, and what changes will he make at Arsenal? Jeremy Wilson travelled to Denver last January to find out.
England: Monday's Premier League Reports + Table
Liverpool
3 - 0
Manchester City
Richard Jolly at Anfield
Andy Hunter at Anfield
| Club Played | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
| Man Utd | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 69 |
| Arsenal | 31 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 62 |
| Chelsea | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 58 |
| Man City | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 56 |
| Tottenham | 31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 53 |
| Liverpool | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 48 |
| Everton | 32 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 44 |
| Bolton | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 43 |
| Newcastle | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 39 |
| West Brom | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | -13 | 39 |
| Fulham | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 38 |
| Stoke | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | -3 | 38 |
| Sunderland | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | -10 | 38 |
| Aston Villa | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | -13 | 37 |
| Blackburn | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 35 |
| Birmingham | 31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | -12 | 35 |
| Blackpool | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | -20 | 33 |
| West Ham | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | -18 | 32 |
| Wolves | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | -20 | 32 |
| Wigan | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | -23 | 31 |
Manchester City outcast Adebayor finds peace of mind at Real Madrid
Before he scored the first two goals in Real Madrid's 4-0 Champions League win over Tottenham Hotspur last week, Emmanuel Adebayor did what he does before every game. He thought of all the people that had written him off. It's not a short list. It starts with the friends of his parents back in Kodjoviakope, a Togolese town on the border of Ghana, who said he should not play soccer, includes coaches at Metz and Monaco who criticized his attitude, and takes in senior figures at Arsenal and Manchester City, with whom he has not always seen eye-to-eye.
Raphael Honigstein in Germany
Mirko Slomka's hardworking side have overcome tragedy to give themselves a chance of Champions League football.
Hannover emerge from the shadows for tilt at European dream.
Paolo Bandini in Italy
Luca Toni was dismissed as a flop by Genoa's president - but his winner against his old club kept Juve's European hopes alive.
Luca Toni tastes sweet revenge as Juventus win lunchtime thriller.
Phil Ball in Spain
Do forgive me for starting with Scunthorpe United this week. Their 4-1 win at home to Queens Park Rangers in the English Championship was a result that demonstrates the wonder of football. Scunthorpe started the game at the foot of the table, QPR at the top. The former had won the fewest home points all season (16) whilst QPR had won the most points away (32). QPR had also won six of their previous seven games, whilst Scunthorpe had lost six of their last seven and not beaten their visitors since the Jurassic Period. I used the phrase 'counter-intuitive' for last week's crop of results, and for a while on Saturday night we had a similar game to the English one, with bottom side Almería playing at Barcelona (ok - the top side were at home) and taking the lead on 49 minutes when Corona, otherwise known as M. Angel Garcia Perez-Roldan, scored a rather good goal.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Monday MLS Breakdown
The crazy opening matches in Vancouver's debut MLS campaign have revealed two unassailable truths about these Whitecaps. One of those conclusions – a significant home-field advantage created by a loud, English-style temporary stadium packed with fervent supporters– benefits the playing staff. The other – the fortitude to fight and persist through adverse circumstances – reveals the tenets used to mold this expansion squad by coach Teitur Thordarson.
Spain: La Liga Weekend Review
Barcelona remained on top of La Liga after this weekend when they beat bottom club Almeria 3-1 on Saturday. Valencia took a giant step towards securing themselves a third-place finish in the Primera Division with a 5-0 victory over local rivals Villarreal at the Mestalla. Sevilla's hopes of breaking into the top four were effectively ended with a 2-2 draw at Mallorca.Review
Italy: Serie A Weekend Review
AC Milan maintained their three-point lead at the top of Serie A by winning 2-1 at Fiorentina. Lazio moved up to fourth with a 2-0 victory over Parma to spoil Franco Colomba's first match in charge. Luca Toni scored a late winner to earn Juventus a 3-2 win against his former club Genoa.Udinese's hopes of playing in the Champions League next season were dealt a further blow with their second consecutive defeat, a 2-1 reverse at home to Roma.
A penalty from Francesco Totti in the 57th minute put the Giallorossi in front, but Antonio Di Natale levelled two minutes from time.
Totti's second with the final kick of the game broke Udinese's hearts and earned Roma all three points to get them back into the hunt for a top-four finish.
The Fifth Official
Few of us like Monday but The Fifth Official does, for it brings with it a chance for him to point the finger and laugh. Here he pulls out the pretty, the puzzling and the downright pig-ugly from a week brimming with potential victims.
Chelsea and Ancelotti on the brink
If you were looking for someone to save your season, and perhaps your job, would that person really be Benayoun?
Benayoun issues rallying cry
Barca and Real to meet 4 times in 18 days
The byline for Paul Hayward's article runs 'after a week when Real Madrid and Barcelona beat Europe 9-1 the prospect of four Clásicos in 18 days enters thrilling view'. Hopefully that'll be the case, rather than a mass of overhype and overkill.
Artistry and anger vie as Real and Barça stage world series
England: Premier League Weekend Review, Reports & Analyses
There were no great shocks in the EPL this weekend. The top teams won, the bottom teams lost, ManU eased past Fulham, Chelsea forced out a win, Blackpool continued to slide, as did Wolves. The biggest winners must be Aston Villa, who won while their rivals lost, while Arsenal will be glad to be back scoring goals.
Blackpool 1 - Arsenal 3
Gunners keep title hopes alive
Richard Jolly at Bloomfield Road
Tottenham 3 - Stoke 2
Redknapp insists Spurs can clinch top four spot after edging out Stoke
Manchester United 2 - Fulham 0
United's stroll in park ahead of 'special week’
Bolton 3 - West Ham 0
Cracks show as Noble and Green clash
Chelsea 1 - Wigan 0
Blues eek out win
Kevin Palmer at Stamford Bridge
Wolves 0 - Everton 3
Kroenke set to take control at Arsenal
It looks like the real world has caught up with the double-barrelled controllers of Arsenal. American Stan Kroenke [ 'we don't need his money and we don't need his sort'] has taken a majority stake in the Gunners and has agreed terms for the purchase of the remaing stock which values the club £731 Million.
Kroenke takes full control of Arsenal
Who is Stan Kroenke?
'Kroenke will respect Arsenal legacy'
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