Three Spanish clubs and one Portuguese club will contest the semifinals of the UEFA Europa League on 26 April. Athletic Bilboa will face Sporting Lisbon in Bilboa, while Valencia take on Atletico Madrid in Valencia. Bilboa went through 6-4 on aggregate against Schalke 04 after a 2-2 draw on the night. Schalke’s two away goals […]
Manchester United went to Bilboa 2-3 down on aggregate and they had to climb a mountain if they wanted to qualify for the last eight, but two goals from Athletic Bilboa put paid to any chance for the Red Devils after a disastrous season in Europe. A late goal from Wayne Rooney reduced the deficit […]
Both Mancheter City and United dug a hole for themselves in the Europa League on Thursday night. City failed to score away at Sporting Lisbon while the home team scored the only goal in a 1-0 result, so a single goal for Sporting Lisbon at Eastlands next week will see City drop out unless they […]
At last, after about 25 years, Sir Alex has admitted to making a team selection blunder for his crucial Europa League match against Ajax Amsterdam at Old Trafford on Thursday night, which saw the Red Devils go down 1-2 to the visitors, but luckily for them their two away goals got them through 3-2 on […]
Both UEFA Champions League matches produced upsets in their first leg, last 16 matches on Wednesday night. In Basel the home team pulled off a shock result by beating German champions Bayern Munich 1-0. An 86th-minute goal from Valentin Stocker means that the Swiss team have the advantage when they go to Germany for the […]
After a long break over the year end it’s back to business for the UEFA Champions and Europa Leagues as teams reach the knockout stage of the competitions, with all matches played on a home and away basis, with away goals scoring double. On Tuesday night it was two of Europe’s biggest clubs, Bayer Leverkusen […]
It was a desperate night for Harry Redknapp and the Spurs as they needed a five-goal swing on the night to give them the edge over Rubin Kazan. They scored four against Shamrock in Ireland, but it wasn’t enough. Other teams that didn’t make the cut included Birmingham City, Paris Saint-Germain, Dynamo Kiev, Glasgow Celtic […]
The Britannia Stadium was packed to capacity with noisy Potters fans as Stoke City went in search of the single point they needed to move into the last 32 of the Europa League against Dynamo Kiev. The match was devoid of action as Stoke seemed more interested in not allowing Dynamo to score than scoring […]