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Valencia v Stabaek Live streaming online | Europa League

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Cardiff Bristol: 3-1 Video Highlights

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GOALS:
Michael Chopra - 33'
Peter Whittingham - 66'
75' - Steve Elliott

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Blackpool - Wigan: 4-1 (Video-Highlights)

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GOALS:

Ishmel Demontagnac - 3'

Ben Burgess - 19'

Charlie Adam - 33'

Gary Taylor-Fletcher - 67'

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Doncaster - Tottenham Hotspur: 1-5 (Video-Highlights)

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GOALS:
9' - Tom Huddlestone
11' - Jamie O'Hara
37' - Peter Crouch
52' - David Bentley
Gary Woods (pen) - 61'
69' - Roman Pavlyuchenko

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Newcastle - Huddersfield: 4-3 Video Highlights

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GOALS:
Danny Guthrie - 36'
37' - Theo Robinson
39' - Theo Robinson (pen)
47' - Jordan Rhodes
Geremi - 48'
Shola Ameobi (pen) - 64'

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Stuttgart - Timisoara: 0-0 Video-highlights

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Olympiakos - Sheriff: 1-0 Video Highlights

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GOALS:
Konstantinos Mitroglou - 82'

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Fiorentina - Sporting: 1-1 Video- highlights

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GOALS:
35' - Joao Moutinho
Stevan Jovetic - 54'

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Arsenal - Celtic: 3-1 Video-Highlights

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GOALS:
Eduardo (pen) - 28'
Emmanuel Eboue - 53'
Andrey Arshavin - 74'
90' - Massimo Donati

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Apoel - Copenhagen: 3-1 Video Highlights

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GOALS:
Kamil Kosowski - 2'
Chrysis Michael (pen) - 18'
22' - Dame N'Doye
Chrysis Michael - 41'


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Union Berlin - Bayern Munich:(1-3) Video-highlights

Watch highlights of Union Berlin 1-3 Bayern Munich Friendly

GOALS:
22' - Olic
30' - Breno
47' - Braafheid

Arsenal v Celtic live streaming online | UCL Qualification

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Villarreal - Genoa 1-2 (Video-highlights)

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GOALS:
22' - Sculli
47' - Crespo
Pires (pen) - 61'

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Lazio - Osasuna: 1-1 (Video-Highlights)

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Honduras - Costa Rica: 4-1 (Video-Highlights)

Watch highlights of Honduras 4-1 Costa Rica World Cup Qualification, CONCACAF

GOALS:
Carlos Costly - 32'
Carlos Pavon - 51'
Carlos Costly - 90'
Melvin Valladares - 90'

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Columbia 1-2 Venezuela (Video-Highlights)

Watch highlights of Columbia 1-2 Venezuela International Friendly Games

GOALS:
34' - Jose Manuel Rey
Radamel Falcao - 39'
73' - Oswaldo Vizcarrondo

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VIDEO: Thierry Henry Interview

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Denizlispor 0-2 Fenerbahce (Video-Highlights)

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GOALS:
0-1 02` Guiza
0-2 86` Guiza

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SC Freiburg1-1 Hamburger SV (video highlights)

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GOALS:
3' - Jonathan Pitroipa
Tommy Bechmann - 65'

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Manchester United 2-2 Chelsea Highlights Community Shield

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THE WHOLE HIGHLIGHT PACKAGE:


GOALS:
Nani - 10'
52' - Ricardo Carvalho
70' - Frank Lampard
Wayne Rooney - 90'
Penalty shoot-out: 1-4

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1-0 Nani 10′


1-1 Ricardo Carvalho 52′


1-2 Frank Lampard 70′


2-2 Wayne Rooney 91′


Penalties

Top goals of the year 2008/2009

amazing goals parade video of season 2008/2009, the goals you wont wanna miss

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VIDEO: Crazy betting ad

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VIDEO: Diving, lunging, desperate tackle

Malicious intent, for sure...

VIDEO: Messi rules Seattle

Easter Island soccer !


Alright! This is awesome!

The crazy, creepy statues and all. Copa Chile they call it, 'The Chilean Cup.'

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VIDEO: Bellamy still bleeds Celtic


Even though Craig Bellamy only played for the Scottish side for a fraction of a season, he's still not gonna sign your stinking Rangers kit.

Then again, it's Craig Bellamy. Who know his reason?

Stylin' footballers (KAKA RONNY BENZEMA)


Kind of a slow news day. But Kickette had a great sunglasses roundup that only they can.

Featuring Kaka, Ronaldo and Karim Benzema. How they know the desginers is beyond me. Just the mysterious allure to their work..

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VIDEO: Quality of display

1. 70-yard goals rule


2. So do GK headers

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New American Idol host...Victoria Beckham


Victoria Beckham?

Don't worry, it's just a guest appearance. A one-time thing.

Unless it isn't...

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VIDEO: Fergie hates dumb questions



Either that, or a lot scares him...

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Hoffenheim 1-1 Bayern Munchen (Video-Highlights)

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GOALS:
0-1 25` Ivica Olic
1-1 41` Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke Edu

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FC Nuremberg 1-2 FC Schalke 04 highlights

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FC Nuremberg 1-2 FC Schalke 04

GOALS:
36' - Kevin Kuranyi
51' - Kevin Kuranyi
Marek Mintal - 88'

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Link: Nurnberg 0-1 Schalke



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FSV Mainz 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen highlights

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GOALS:
1-0 05' Hoogland
1-1 39' Derdiyok
1-2 40' Kiebling
2-2 81' Gunkel

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Borussia Dortmund 1-0 FC Cologne highlights

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GOALS:
Marvin Matip (og) - 75'

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Link: Dortmund 1-0 Köln

Werder Bremen 2-3 Eintracht Frankfurt Highlights

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GOALS:
6' - Ioannis Amanatidis
Mesut Özil (pen) - 12'
41' - Ioannis Amanatidis
Boubacar Sanogo - 44'
71' - Martin Fenin

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Inter Milan 1-2 Lazio highlights (Supercoppa)

Watch highlights of the game where Lazio defeated Inter Milan by 2-1 in a Supercoppa match.

GOALS:
63' - Matuzalem
66' - Rocchi
Eto'o - 77'

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Juventus 1-4 CF Villarreal highlights (Friendly)

Watch highlights of the game where villareal hammered Juventus by 4-1 in a friendly game.
GOALS:
43' - Cazorla
51' - Nilmar
78' - Pires
Amauri - 85'
90' - Pires

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AZ Alkmaar 2-0 Sparta Rotterdam highlights (Eredivisie)

Watch highlights of the game where Az Alkmaar defeated Sparta Rotterdam by 2-0 in a Dutch Eredivisie match.
GOALS:
Moussa Dembele - 7'
Mounir El Hamdaoui - 64'

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NEC Nijmegen 4-1 SC Heerenveen highlights (Eredivisie)

Watch highlighs of the game where Nijmegen defeated Heerenveen by 4-1 in Dutch Eredivisie

GOALS:
Bjorn Vleminckx - 6'
Erton Fejzullahu - 56'
Youssef El-Akchaoui - 65'
Bjorn Vleminckx - 82'
86' - Michal Papadopulos

Toronto FC 1-5 Real Madrid highlights

Watch highlights of the game where Real Madrid defeated Toronto FC by 5-1 in a friendly game.

here are the highlights
13' - Raul
18' - Ronaldo
26' - Raul
65' - Benzema
Gala - 75'
85' - Robben

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Everton 2-1 Malaga (Video-Highlights)

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GOALS:
1-0 16' L. Saha
2-0 19' L. Osman
2-1 48' A. Luque

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Büyüksehyr Bld.Spor 1-1 Besiktas Highlights (Turkish league)

Watch highlights of the game where Besiktas drew with Büyüksehyr Bld.Spor by 1-1 in a Turkish league match..
GOALS:
29' - Michael Fink
Ibrahim Akin - 31'

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Wolfsburg 2-0 VfB Stuttgart highlights (Bundisliga)

here are the highlights from the game where Wolfsburg defeated VfB Stuttgart by 2-0 in a Bundisliga game.

GOALS:
Zvjezdan Misimovic - 71'
Grafite - 82'

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Fulham 3-0 FK Vetra highlights (Europa League Qualification)

Watch highlights of the game where Fulham defeated FK Vetra by 1-0 in a Europa League Qualification match
GOALS:

Dickson Etuhu - 57'

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Red Star 4-2 Dinamo Tbilisi highlights (Europa League Qualification)

Watch highlights of the game where Red Star defeated Dinamo Tbilisi by 4-2 in Europa League Qualification Match.
GOALS:

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AA Gent 1-7 AS Roma highlights (Europa League Qualification)

Watch highlights of the game where AA Gent defeated AS Roma by 7-1 in Europa League Qualification Match.

GOALS:
35' - Francesco Totti
56' - Francesco Totti
58' - Daniele De Rossi
64' - Francesco Totti (pen)
74' - Daniele De Rossi
Tim Smolders - 78'
80' - Jeremy Menez
86' - Stefano Okaka

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Legia Warszawa 2-2 Brondby IF highlights (Europa League Qualification)

Watch highlights of the game where Legia Warszawa drew with Brondby IF by 1-1 in Europa League Qualification match.

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Galatasaray 6-0 Maccabi Netanya Highlights (Europa League Qualification)

Watch highlights of the game where Galatasaray defeated Maccabi Netanya by 6-0 in Europa League Qualification Match.
GOALS:

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Derry City 1-1 CSKA Sofia highlights (Europa League Qualification)

Watch highlights of the game where Derry City drew with CSKA Sofia by 1-1 in Europa League Qualification match.

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Apop Kinyras Peyias 2-1 Rapid Vienna highlights (Europa League Qualification)

Watch highlights of the game where Apop Kinyras Peyias defeated Rapid Vienna by 2-0 in Europa League Qualification match.

GOLAS:
30' - Mario Konrad
Marcelino (pen) - 43'
Sebastián González - 80'

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VIDEO: Great goals (x4)

1. Dang sweet volley

2. Arshavin's acute angle

3. Long range beauty

4. Cheeky chip

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Arsenal 2-1 Atletico Madrid Highlights (Emirates Cup)

Watch highlights of the game where Arsenal defeated Atletico Madrid by 2-1, Arshavin Scored two goals in last four minute to win the game for Arsenal, Pacheco scored the goal for Atletico Madrid.

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AS Roma 3-1 AA Gent Highlights (Europa League Qualification)

Watch highlights of the game where Roma defeated AA Gent by 3-1,Philip Maxes, Totti and Vucinic Scored for Roma to make a quick come back in the game, when they were trailing by a Goal....







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VIDEO: First goals of Big name signings !!!

1. Ronaldo for Real Madrid (eh)


2. Diego for Juventus (awesome)

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Top 10 pre season tour goals Manchester United

Here is a nice mix for all you united fans if you missed any of the goals here are the top 10 from the pre season tour.Enjoy!

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Follow Live Scores

The FRAME below gives you live scores of Soccer matches.

The FRAME will be refreshed after 1 minute, so no need to refresh the whole page.

All the links and data inside The FRAME are from the site, livexscores.com.

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Video Highlights: Osasuna 2 - 1 Real Madrid



Real end the La Liga season disastrously with a 2-1 away defeat. This is their 5th back to back defeat in the Spanish League. Salgado and Huntelaar got red carded. Higuain scored the opening goal for the visitors, while Plasil and Juanfran scored for Osasuna.

BTW,Real Madrid fans had another reason to be sad today. Their favorite Rafael Nadal got kicked-out of the French Open and lost the chance of winning a record 5th title

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Video Highlights: Fiorentina 0 - 2 AC Milan



AC Milan win a decisive encounter against Fiorentina and finish the Serie A on the 2nd spot. Kaka and Pato scored the winning goals in the second half

Video Highlights: Deportivo La Coruna 1 - 1 Barcelona



Barcelona ended the La Liga season with a 1-1 draw in La Coruna against Deportivo. Samuel Eto’o equalized for the Champions in the 89th minute.

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UCL Final Highlights: Barcelona 2 - 0 Manchester United

1-0 Samuel Eto’o



2-0 Lionel Messi


Barcelona 2 - 0 Manchester United
10′ [1 - 0] S. Eto´o
70′ [2 - 0] L. Messi

Dream over for at least another year for Manchester united, Barcelona deserved it, United just did'n turn up on the night, all big names were flop......Ineista and Xavi dominated united's Midfield.....Carrick never got going....but boy 'o' boy Iniesta just ran the show for Barca.....

My man of the match....
Andreas Iniesta

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Video Highlights: Bayern Munich 2 - 1 Stuttgart



Bayern failed to defend their Bundesliga title and couldn’t match Wolfsburg today. They won 2-1 against Suttgart in Munchen but it was not enough because the leaders managed a 5-1 home win and grabbed the title. Watch the highlights now

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Video Highlights: Barcelona 0 - 1 Osasuna



Barcelona lost again in the La Liga. The Catalans where defeated by Osasuna 0-1 at the Camp Nou. It’s obvious that the Catalans are with their minds in Rome already but the last 3 La Liga rounds offered them a single point and this can spoil the impression of a near perfect season. Osasuna might have rescued themselves from relegation after this result

Video Highlights: AC Milan 1-1 Juventus




AC Milan missed the chance to reduce the gap to only 5 points towards leaders Inter Milan. The Rossoneri played a 1-1 home draw against Juventus and remain 7 points behind Inter with 3 match-days left to play. Watch the goals!

AC Milan 1 - 1 Juventus

57′ [1 - 0] C. Seedorf
60′ [1 - 1] V. Iaquinta

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Video Highlights: Chelsea 1-1 Barcelona



Chelsea 1 - 1 Barcelona
9′ [1 - 0] M. Essien
90′ [1 - 1] A. Iniesta

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Video Highlights: Arsenal 1-3 Manchester United



Man Utd to Rome and Arsenal to home

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Arsenal Boss Arsene Wenger Admits Anguish Over Past Champions League Exit


The Frenchman is still upset at the manner in which his Gunners were knocked out of the last edition of the Champions League...


Arsenal were just minutes away from building on their impressive defeat of Italian giants Milan with a further win over Liverpool in the quarter-final of last season's Champions League. A scintillating darting run by Theo Walcott allowed Emmanuel Adebayor to temporarily give the Gunners the lead.

Talismanic midfielder Steven Gerrard broke Arsenal hearts by converting a penalty won by Ryan Babel, and - ahead of the club's clash with Villarreal this week - Arsene Wenger admits he is still upset at the manner by which they were knocked out.

"We were [the better team over the two legs]," Wenger declared on the club's official website.

"I feel that we were guilty of not being focussed when we scored the second goal [in the second leg] and we paid for that.

"We were a bit unlucky too because we should have got a blatant penalty on [Aliaksandr] Hleb in the first game and there was no blatant penalty on Babel in the second leg.”

Arsenal take on Villarreal away from home on Tuesday April 7 in a game that kicks-off at 19:45 BST.

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Manchester United Is The Right Club For Me - Cristiano Ronaldo

There is no escaping some things for Manchester United's fleet-footed wing-wizard Cristiano Ronaldo.

Whether it is the glamourous models whom hang by his arms, the bulging trophy cabinet that will continue to be decorated with the most esteemed of honours, or the fact that so long as he stays at Manchester United, he will continue to be linked away from the city that saved the umbrella trade, and toward one more renowned for sangria and sun.

Manchester United's scheduled pre-match press conference today should have focussed on the upcoming bout against FC Porto, but instead Sir Alex Ferguson was angered by the continued questioning surrounding his star player's future.

He branded the speculation as "pathetic" before saying, "We always have this question. Carry on".

Cristiano Ronaldo, though, who is constantly linked with a move to Real Madrid said, "I’m happy with the club.

"I think this is the right club for me," he concluded.

Manchester United take on FC Porto on Tuesday evening at Old Trafford in a fixture that kicks-off at 19:45 BST.

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UEFA Champions League facts and figures

here is rounds up of statistics you need to know ahead of this week's first legs in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. What's the history between the two teams and who has the edge from past contests? Which sides are looking to overturn the weight of history? Who's performing well on the domestic front? Find out below.

Manchester United FC v FC Porto
• United are unbeaten in 21 matches in the UEFA Champions League and enter this contest also aiming to extend a run of 19 games without defeat at Old Trafford in the competition.

• Porto have never won in England, where ten of eleven visits have ended in defeat, although the one occasion when they did avoid defeat – a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford in the 2003/04 first knockout round second leg – eliminated United from the competition.

• This is United's 15th quarter-final tie in Europe's élite club competition and their record is: P14 W10 L4.

• Sir Alex's men beat AS Roma at this stage in both 2007 and 2008 and are now seeking a third consecutive semi-final appearance – a first for the English champions.

• Porto have won three of their five quarter-finals in Europe's premier club competition and have triumphed in two of the clubs' three previous two-legged contests.


Villarreal CF v Arsenal FC
• This tie is a repeat of the 2005/06 semi-final, won 1-0 by Arsenal thanks to Kolo Touré's first-leg goal in the last European match played at Highbury – although the London club needed a last-minute penalty save by Jens Lehmann from Juan Román Riquelme in the second leg to escape El Madrigal with a goalless draw.

• Villarreal's record against English clubs is: P9 W3 D5 L1. At home their record is: P5 W2 D3 L0. In those five past meetings with English opposition at El Madrigal, they conceded just one goal scored, curiously, by a Spaniard – Everton FC's Mikel Arteta.

• Arsenal have lost three European finals to Spanish opposition. They lost 5-4 on penalties to Valencia CF following a goalless draw in the 1979/80 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final and succumbed 2-1 to Real Zaragoza in the final of the same competition in 1994/95 before a 2-1 defeat by FC Barcelona in the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League final in Paris.

• That defeat by Barcelona was Robert Pirès' final appearance for Arsenal after six seasons with the club, during which he won two Premier League titles and two FA Cups. Voted the English Football Writers' Player of the Year in 2002, he made 284 appearances, scoring 84 goals, before moving to Villarreal in summer 2006.

• Villarreal have kept only four clean sheets in their last 30 matches in all competitions having managed six in their opening nine games this season. In contrast, Arsenal have kept clean sheets in six of their last eight Premier League games, and have conceded only four league goals in 2009 – all away from home – fewer than any other side.

FC Barcelona v FC Bayern München
• Bayern and Barcelona are the joint-highest scorers in this season's competition with 24 goals each from eight games. In Barcelona's case they have also conceded the most goals of any of the last-eight participants – eleven – and have still to keep a clean sheet on home soil.

• The visitors are looking to improve on a recent record of three consecutive defeats at this stage of the UEFA Champions League – in 2002, 2005 and 2007.

• Bayern have won three of the four previous meetings with Barcelona but the Liga leaders boast an impressive run of form against German opposition having won ten and drawn one of their last eleven matches against sides from the Bundesliga.

• Coaches Josep Guardiola and Jürgen Klinsmann were both in action when Barcelona and Bayern met for the first time in the semi-finals of the 1995/96 UEFA Cup. The teams drew 2-2 in Munich before Bayern – with Klinsmann again present, but Guardiola absent – advanced to the final with a 2-1 success at Camp Nou.

• Thierry Henry's next goal in the UEFA Champions League will be his 50th in the competition.


Liverpool FC v Chelsea FC
• This is the fourth time in five seasons the teams have met in the knockout stages, following semi-final contests in 2005, 2006 and 2008. On each previous occasion the team playing the second leg at home progressed.

• Five-times European champions Liverpool can take heart from home-and-away wins against their opponents in the Premier League this season – not to mention an unbeaten home run in the UEFA Champions League that stretches to ten matches, including qualifiers.

• Both teams have formidable recent records when it comes to surmounting this particular hurdle: Liverpool won quarter-finals in 2005, 2007 and 2008, while Chelsea advanced in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008.

• Chelsea have not won any of their last six away matches in the UEFA Champions League, while Liverpool are unbeaten in five home meetings with Chelsea and won the last Anfield encounter 2-0 in February thanks to Fernando Torres goals after 89 and 90 minutes.

• Liverpool have won four of six previous two-legged contests against English sides in UEFA club competition. In addition to their UEFA Champions League successes against Arsenal FC in last season's quarter-finals and those Chelsea ties, they beat Tottenham Hotspur FC on away goals in the 1972/73 UEFA Cup semi-finals following a 2-2 aggregate draw.

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Mexico Sack Sven-Goran Eriksson

Following a disastrous 3-1 loss in Honduras, Mexico have sacked manager Sven-Goran Eriksson.


The Swede manager had guided Mexico to just three of a possible nine points in the Hexagonal, and had barely gotten Mexico into the semifinal phase to begin with.

An immediate successor has not been named, but reports have placed former Tri and Atletico Madrid manager Javier Aguirre and Toluca boss Jose Manuel "Chepo" De La Torre as the frontrunners for the now-vacant post.

"The decision was made because we cannot put at risk Mexico's participation in the World Cup," Mexican Football Federation President Justino Compean said. "We could rely on having to win all of our home games just to qualify for the World Cup."

Eriksson's results on the road were dreadful. In the semifinal phase of qualifying, Mexico lost two of three road games and tied another. The Hexagonal round started off with a 2-0 loss at the United States. Following a 2-0 win over Costa Rica, it seemed the tables had turned in Mexico's favor, but a 3-1 rout in Honduras was the final straw.

Mexico's next qualifier will be on June 6 in El Salvador followed by a June 10 home fixture against Trinidad & Tobago. After the Gold Cup, which will be held in July, Mexico will resume qualifying on Aug. 12 against the United States.

Before joining Mexico, Eriksson had managed Manchester City. Prior to that, he led England to a pair of World Cups and twice guided England to the quarterfinals.

Eriksson's overall record with Mexico finished at 6-6-1.

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