Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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The match was the first at home for APOEL in the Champions League, and a vociferous capacity crowd provided Chelsea with an intimidating welcome.
But Anelka's exquisite finish in the 18th minute gave Carlo Ancelotti's side a slender cushion which they refused to relinquish despite the Cypriot side's dogged display to preserve their 100 per cent record in the group.
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Labels: Champion League, Chelsea
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These results not only strengthen the position of "El Real" at the top of Group C, but also extend their winning record at the beginning of this season. Madrid always won five Spanish La Liga action and two games of the Champions League group phase.
However, the victory Santiado Madrid in the Bernabeu this time was rather difficult. Ronaldo who had launched a dangerous kick in the 34th minute only to the opening goal on 58 minutes. Pepe feedback distance to the center of the penalty box to kick with left leg.
Goal is to make "Los blancos" in the wind. Three minutes later, Souleymane Diawara violations of Ronaldo produced a red card for Diawara and a penalty for Madrid. Kaka took the job as executioner and successfully outwit goalkeeper Steve Mandanda.
Superior number of players actually utilized by the "Los Merengues'. Again Madrid only need three minutes to repeat the goal. Cooperation between Kaka and Karim Benzema quietly ended with a touch of Ronaldo in front of an empty goal. Three goals Marseille Madrid damping resistance to the last whistle sounded.
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Labels: Champion League, Real Madrid
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In action at Old Trafford on Wednesday (30 / 9/2009), Owen appeared since the first minute.
However, he had to leave the field after 20 minutes of action. Dimitar Berbatov then entered his place.
For Owen, this injury is very a loss. So far, former Liverpool and Real Madrid was always saying that he was not vulnerable to injury. The day before the duel against "The Wolfs", he promised to show up and want to prove that he was worthy of joining the England national team.
However, coach Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced Owen that the physical condition is strong enough to deal with this problem. Owen will be in action soon though have to wait three weeks.
"With a groin injury, I was hard to tell (how long he will miss), maybe two or three weeks, but a good fitness level," said coach Sir Alex Ferguson.
Prior to joining MU, Owen suffered a series of injuries to his knee. Injury which made him out of England squad for the formation of coach Fabio Capello.
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Labels: Champion League, Manchester United
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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Despite status as the defending champion, was not easy for Carles Puyol et al to penetrate the Ukrainian team defense. Barca who never win against Kiev since 1993 finally able to change the score through action Lionel Messi. Pedro Rodriguez complete victory over the hosts in second-half goal. Barca now leads the standings of Group F with a value of four.
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Labels: Barcelona, Champion League
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Liverpool earlier in the fight to conquer difficulties club Hungary, Debrecen, got stung in the early minutes. However, "La Viola" got up and slowly began to build attacks from both wings.
The effort was host to fruition in the 28th minute. Jovetic apart from offside trap and managed to vagrancy ball from Cristiano Zanetti breakthrough. Without difficulty, players from Montenegro was sending a low ball into the right corner of goalkeeper Pepe Reina.
Only nine minutes earlier, again surprising Jovetic Reina with a sliding tackle hard kick the ball against Juan Vargas. The ball turned suddenly and Reina had no time to react to prevent the entry of the skin round into the net.
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Labels: Champion League, Liverpool
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Playing at home, Arsenal controlled the game from the start. They had no trouble poured dangerous threats to the goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis.
Faced with Olympiakos game is more defensive, Arsenal maintain focus attacks. It was also the conviction that brought Arsenal winning 1-0 thanks to a goal Robin van Persie in the 78th minute. Utilizing feedback Eduardo, Van Persie managed to send the ball into the goal Nikopolidis.
Goals that Arsenal boosted confidence. They also kept trying to dismantle the fort for Olympiakos. In the 86th minute, Arsenal managed to double the advantage over Andrei Arshavin. After a cross from Cesc Fabregas, Arshavin pass the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal Nikopolidis.
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Labels: Arsenal, Premiere League
Sunday, September 27, 2009
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In the match that took place in DW Stadium, Saturday (26/9/2009), Chelsea had to swallow the bitter pill bent over Wigan 1-3. As a result of this defeat was only their perfect record broken, but also top of the league belongs to Manchester United.
Wigan's first winner through Titus Bramble in the 16th minute, before Didier Drogba equalized in the 47th minute. Then, there was a violation of Hugo Rodallega Cech made in the penalty box.
Mercilessly referee gave the red card for goalkeeper from the Czech Republic and a penalty for Wigan. Rodallega who became the executor was successful deceptive Chelsea reserve goalkeeper, Henrique Hilario, and change the status to be 2-1.
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Labels: Chelsea, Premiere League
Saturday, September 26, 2009
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Because continued impasse, MU coach, Alex Ferguson, trying to overcome the situation by entering Nani replacing Ryan Giggs in the 56th minute. Although not directly change the situation, the entry of Giggs enhance creativity MU game.
Ferguson decision ultimately proved correct, following the Berbatov goals scored in minute 62. Berbatov to break into Sorensen's goal after utilizing Giggs cross.
In the 77th minute, with a satisfying, Giggs, Ferguson returned to answer the trust. Believed to take a free kick, Giggs send feedback to the middle of the penalty box, John O'Shea headlong into the bottom right corner of the goal of "The Potters". Any advantage to 2-0 Chelsea the upper hand.
Giggs almost complete his mission with the goal at minute 80. Utilizing feedback Scholes, Giggs kicked the ball into the goal. Unfortunately, the ball actually bounced over the crossbar.
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Labels: Manchester United, Premiere League
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Additional points raised with Arsenal to rank sixth with 12 points.Tight game continued until the end of the first 45 minutes. Both sides had to settle back into the dressing room with the score 0-0.
Entering the second half, Arsenal's performance has not improved. They still have difficulty finding space to attack. Fortunately, in the middle of the thin chance, Arsenal still superior mempu through Van Persie in the 51st minute.
Goals stems from the movement of Cesc Fabregas on the left sector Fulham defense. Van Persie did not see terkawal tight, Fabregas released her breakthrough bait. Without much difficulty, Van Persie managed to reach the ball, in the penalty box and release the ball in the Schwarzer net .
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Labels: Arsenal, Premiere League
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In the action at Anfield, Torres scored a goal-minute goal was the 12th, 28th and 47th. Torres hat-trick that brought him to temporarily lead the English League topskorer list with a total of eight goals.
Three other Liverpool goals by Steven Gerrard created two goals and Ryan Babel bulk. Goal entertainment for dilesakkan Geovanni Hull City.
With this result, 'The Red' to temporarily remain in third place standings with 15 points from seven laga. The Tigers slumped in ranked 19th with four points.
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Labels: Liverpool, Premiere League
Friday, September 25, 2009
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Despite playing at home against El Madrigal stadium. Madrid still show the game to attack him and the proof for 90 minutes of action, noted Soccernet El Real has four shots on goal. Host was only made eight by four points to the goal. Mastery of the ball 52% owned by Madrid versus 48% owned by Villarreal.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his fifth season in the first round. While Kaka scored his first contributed to Madrid through a penalty at half-second.
These results led the team this farm Manuel Pellegrini leads the standings with Barcelona with 12 points from four fight. However, 'The White' defeat in scoring affair than his rival's.
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Labels: La Liga, Real Madrid
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Tense duel that took place, especially in the second half, it almost ended the series of six goals. Until the 90th minute, the score became 3-3 after Craig Bellamy scored his second goal to Ben Foster's goal.
Previously, the MU is always superior in scoring romp. Nearing the end of the fight, Chelsea continued to push the attack. Owen is in replacing Berbatov on 77 minutes to finally get a chance to score goals.
Giggs took the bait to the left of the penalty box. Owen came to the goal, then sent a low kick to the far post. Soon after, referee Martin Atkinson's whistle ends a long fight signs.
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Labels: Manchester United, Premiere League
Saturday, September 19, 2009
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Liverpool is to appear less than optimal even survived the failure of reaching valued pointh. Liverpool tried to play ball control in slow tempo. They began to dictate the game West Ham.
And, although almost missed goals Carlton Cole and Hines, Liverpool managed to excel in advance through Fernando Torres in the minute it does not make 20.
Although successful in reducing the tempo to control the ball, they remain difficult to anticipate the backlash West Ham. Was seen when the minutes of the 29th, Carragher was forced to prop Hines to stop its movement in the penalty box. Without thinking, referee A Marriner pointed penalty spot.
Goal point that West Ham encourage to improve the appearance. They do not want to repeat the idleness that makes your opponent from scoring. With a neat, they watched the movement of Liverpool.
Unfortunately, the neat performance can not stem the creation of the second goal Liverpool Dirk Kuyt scored in the 40th minute.
By maintaining formations with tempo game, they urged Liverpool. They also managed to equalize through Carlton Cole in the 44th minute. Utilizing feedback Mark Noble, Cole's butt the ball into the bottom left corner of the West Ham goal.
The third goal Torres scored Liverpool in the 75th minute. Goal was created after successfully heading feedback Torres Ryan Babel in the 75th minute on a counterattack.
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Labels: Liverpool, Premiere League
The Latics themselves had recently bucked a worrying trend whereby consecutive losses began to be accrued, but the international break fell at an opportune moment and Roberto Martinez's burgeoning outfit slayed West Ham United last weekend.
The domination of the home side paid off swiftly, though, as a set-piece leads to Wenger's sole summer signing Thomas Vermaelen powerfully nodding into goal after a good leap.
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Labels: Arsenal, Premiere League
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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Arsenal found themselves two down inside five minutes with Eliaquim Mangala's low drive followed by a Milan Jovanovic penalty.
Nicklas Bendtner pulled one back on the stroke of half-time before a controversial Thomas Vermaelen equaliser after 79 minutes.
Just two minutes later Cesc Fabregas's corner hit the knee cap of the Gunners striker and flew into the back of the net for the winner.
It completed a crazy night for Eduardo, who won his appeal against a two-match ban imposed by UEFA for diving in the qualifying game against Celtic, as he made a schoolboy error inside two minutes to gift the Belgians the lead.
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Labels: Arsenal, Champion League
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Both sides went close in an end-to-end encounter, but neither could find the breakthrough to bring even a single goal to what was an engrossing goalless draw.
Lionel Messi went closest to breaking the stalemate but was uncharacteristically off target in the second half from close range, while Dejan Stankovic escaped unpunished for what looked to be a clear handball inside his own area after coming on as a substitute for Inter on the hour mark.
As if the pitting of Italian title holders Inter against reigning European and Spanish champions Barcelona was not enough of a spectacle to begin with, the added hype regarding the Samuel Eto'o versus Zlatan Ibrahimovic contest heightened expectation before kick-off.
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Labels: Barcelona, Champion League, Internazionale
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In laga Champions League Group E on Wednesday (16/09/2009) , despite playing under tens of thousands of supporters at Anfield, Liverpool played under the best form. Indeed Liverpool dominated the action, but the line of attack they could not finish every opportunity available to become a goal.
Fortunately there was Kuyt who appeared as a hero by his goal in the first half injury time. With these three points, the care team with Rafael Benitez was Lyon who won 1-0 over Fiorentina, led the group.
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Labels: Champion League, Liverpool
Thursday, September 10, 2009
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Spain ensure self-finals qualify for the 2010 World Cup after the visitors membekuk Estonia 3-0. Fabregas opened the excellence of Spain on 33 minutes. Duo winger Santi Cazorla and Juan Mata host ensure victory in the second round.
Successfully added purse goals in the international arena, Fabregas admitted happily. "Goal is very important to me, especially since it adds to my confidence. It was fun to play with the players and this team (Spain)," he said.
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Labels: World Cup
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
The defeat was made Scotland fell to third place and was thrown from the 2010 World Cup because the group had completed all 9 matches. The second position taken in Norway, after a triumphant defeat of the Republic of Macedonia, 2-1.
Norway was just waiting for the European zone qualifying results as a whole to enter the 8 best runners-up who will competed in the play-off party.
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Labels: World Cup
Serbia themselves ended the night with 10 men when Danko Lazovic was dismissed late on.
The draw leaves France four points behind Serbia with two matches to play.
The night got off to the worst possible start for the French when they were reduced to 10 men inside the opening few minutes.
Lloris had already been called into action to divert Gojko Kacar's goalbound effort for a corner in the fifth minute but the Lyon custodian went from hero to zero moments later when he felled Milan Jovanovic in the area.
As the last man, referee Roberto Rosetti had no hesitation in handing Lloris his marching orders, forcing France coach Raymond Domenech into a frantic reshuffle.
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Labels: World Cup
Duet midfielder Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard became the protagonist of the British victory, Wednesday (9/9/2009), with the contribution of each of two goals. Wayne Rooney last add many goals and Croatia could only respond by Eduardo da Silva.
These results led the British did not overtaken at the top of Group 6 European zone with a value of 24. Croatia is still faithfully followed in second place with a value of 17, but beginning to threaten Ukraine.
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Labels: World Cup