Chelsea set Arsenal further back in the standings with a dominating 3-0 win at the Emirates. Manchester United is still keeping the pace as Rooney and Giggs came up with a great performance to easily dispatch of Portsmouth (4-1). Finally, Liverpool jumped to fifth place, two points behind Arsenal, as they blanked Everton 2-0. For all the talk of Manchester City's rise to power, the Citizens have considerably cooled off in the past month, going with draws in past six games. Here are the full results.
Just one game to in the Champions League group stage. While some teams were already qualified in Matchday 4, this week's games clarified the situation in some groups while one group is still wide open. Here are the full results.
- Group A -
With Bordeaux's victory over Juventus, Bayern Munich still have a chance for second place as they defeated Maccabi Haifa 1-0. Juventus only need a draw in the final game (against Bayern) to ensure their qualification.
Since Manchester United are already through to the next, second place is up to grabs as CSKA and Wolfsburg are sitting with an equal number of points. Wolfsburg only have themselves to blame for this situation after they let CSKA come back in the second half of Wednesday's game.
Cristiano Ronaldo finally came back from injury this week (just in time for the clasico) as he stepped off the bench in Madrid's win over Zurich. Behind them, Milan and Marseille fought to a 1-1 draw which keeps both team in the running for second place. First place is also up for grabs as Milan is only two points behind Madrid.
Nothing to report in this group since Porto and Chelsea are both qualified for the next stage.
FC Porto Chelsea: 0-1
APOEL FC Atletico de Madrid: 1-1
- Group E -
How far have the mighty fallen? Liverpool, winner in 2005 and a regular fixture in the semi-finals, have been kicked out of the Champions League after five games and will continue their continental quest in the Europa League. Their win against Debreceni on Tuesday was simply too little too late. With the Premier League title getting further and further away, Liverpool will have to fight for a Top Four finish in the Premiership.
Inter Milan had the chance to deliver a crushing blow to the defending champions on Tuesday. Instead, fans got to see the same Inter Milan who choked against Manchester United last year. Indeed, the Nerazzurri came out flat against Barcelona, letting them waltz to a 2-0 lead before half-time. The usually-vibrant Eto'o was invisible against his former teammates. The Italians seemed to be completely absent in midfield where Xavi, Busquets and Iniesta laid down the law as to who was in control. In the other game, Dynamo Kyiv were held to a draw against Rubin Kazan. Both results leave things wide open in this group as no team have ensured their qualification.
An unknown club from Romania, Unirea Urziceni have played the spoilsport in this group, beating both Rangers and Sevilla. The result doesn't affect the Spanish club much since they're through, but Stuttgart will have to beat Urziceni if they any hopes of going through to the knock-out stage.
Arsenal will easily finish at the top of this group. The question is who will be second as Standard de Liege are three points behind Olympiacos and could steal second place if the Gunners thrash the Greeks in the final match.
Chelsea are tightening their grip on the Premiership's top spot after a dominating win over Wolves despite the absence of Lampard, Ballack, and Drogba. Manchester United took sole control of the second spot after their win against Everton while Arsenal were shut out by Sunderland. Liverpool can say goodbye to the title after fighting to another draw, this time against Manchester City. Despite all these interesting results, it was Tottenham who stole the show last weekend with a 9-1 trouncing of Wigan in which Jermaine Defoe had five goals. The full results follow.
Chelsea opened up a five-point gap at the the top of the table after beating Manchester United 1-0 on Sunday. Arsenal took second place with another dazzling performance, this time against Wolves. They also have a game in hand which puts them one step ahead of Manchester United. Meanwhile Liverpool can start saying goodbye to their title hopes after a 2-2 draw against Birmingham. The full results follow.
Several teams booked their tickets to the next round this week but two superpowers now have their backs to the wall as the end of the group stage draws near.
At the beginning of the season, many pundits predicted a three-way fight between Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool for the title while Arsenal would slip out of the "Big Four." Well after eleven games, it's Liverpool who find themselves on the outside looking in due to a string of irregular performances. Indeed, after topping Manchester United 2-0 last week, the Reds fell 3-1 against Fulham this week in a game where both Carragher and Degen were sent off. Meanwhile Arsenal trounced "Big Four" contender Tottenham with a 3-0 win that puts the Gunners in third place with a game in hand. In other games, Manchester United bounced back from last week's defeat with a 2-0 win against Blackburn while Chelsea thrashed Bolton 4-0 with another flawless performance. The full results follow.
After an interesting round of Champions League games midweek, the big talk last weekend was the meeting between a struggling Liverpool and Manchester United. Thankfully for Liverpool, Fernando Torres was fit enough to play and led the team to a 2-0 victory over the defending champions. United's defeat allowed Chelsea to reclaim the top spot as quietly went about their business with a dominating 5-0 win against Blackburn. The full results follow.
It was an interesting round of the Champions League this week as several results went against most experts' predictions. Several teams who were expected to be punching bags in their respective groups are surprisingly pulling great results out of thin air, making some groups' outcome difficult to judge even after three games.
Manchester United reclaimed the top of the table this week after Chelsea's stumble at Villa Park. The Blues aren't looking as threatening as the first couple of weeks. As a matter of fact, none of the Big Four have really showed that they're really prepared to dominate the Premier League. Despite benefiting from seven minutes of added time, Liverpool couldn't salvage a point out of their meeting with Sunderland. Darren Bent found the back of the net once again but this time on a controversial goal that will probably draw a huge debate. Anyways, here are the full lists of results with full video highlights.
After defeating Liverpool 2-0, Chelsea took the lead in the Premiership thanks to Manchester United's misstep against Sunderland. Troubled Portsmouth got their first win of the season while Arsenal steamrolled over Blackburn with a masterful performance by Captain Cesc. The full results along with video highlights follow.
After two games played, we're getting a better picture of the standings in the Champions League group stage. While some powerhouses are making a good case for themselves (Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United), others (Liverpool, Inter, Milan) are finding the task more difficult and should kick it up a notch in Matchday 3.
Although the Manchester derby took most of the headlines (and what a game that was!), there were plenty of surprising results in the Premiership last weekend. Promoted clubs Burnley and Wolves are showing that they're here to stay with the big boys after respectively defeating Sunderland and Fulham. Birmingham also grabbed full points against Hull City. Liverpool had another complicated game against West Ham and you have to wonder if Benitez will ever tighten that defense. Finally, Chelsea kept up their winning streak by defeating Tottenham who suffered their second defeat in a row. The full results follow.
So, the Inter Milan-Barcelona game wasn't as exciting as I anticipated so I won't be posting an individual recap of that game but read on for my thoughts on Day 1. There are several games for which I didn't find any highlights. Video sites are quick to take off links these days, so there's not much I can do about that.
La Liga may claim to be the best league in the world this season but this year's edition of the Barclay's Premier League has one of the most enthralling race even at this early stage.
Last weekend, Manchester City stunned Arsenal with a football lesson on realism that ended on the score of 4-2. At White Hart Lane, Manchester United overcame an early deficit and a red card to defeat Tottenham 3-1. In other games, Yossi Benayoun's new haircut seems to have given him back his finishing touch as he scored three goals in Liverpool's 4-0 victory over Burnley. The upset of the week was probably Wigan's victory over West Ham on Saturday while Fulham also came up with a surprising victory of their own, topping Everton 2-1. The full results follow with Match Of The Day highlights
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