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Updates from Bundesliga, BundesligaII, Ligue 1, Scotish Premier League and Scottish Division II

October 5th, 2009

The remaining matches of matchday 8 in Bundesliga saw Stuttgart losing 0-2 at home against Werder Bremen. As told in earlier posts, Hamburg failed to defeat Hertha BSC by a margin of 3 goals which cost them the top spot in the table. Bayer Leverkusen sit pretty on top with goal difference.

Ahlen were defeated 0 – 2 at home against Hansa Rostock whereas St. Pauli defeated Munich 1860 3-1 in front of home fans. FSV Frankfurt drew 1 – 1 at home against Kaiserslautern in Bundesliga II action on Sunday.

Sunday action in Ligue 1 saw the away teams winning all the matches played. Lille, Lorient and Monaco defeated Boulogne, Toulouse and Marseille respectively. Lille came from behind to register their away win whereas Lorient needed a last minute goal from Monterubbio to register their away win of the day.

Sunday football in Sctottish Premier League saw Hamilton facing 0-2 home defeat against St. Johnstone whereas Heberian and Kilmarnock drew 1-1 at home against Dundee United and Aberdeen respectively. Motherwell, St. Mirren and Rangers registered home wins against Falkirk, Hearts and Celtic respectively. Though Celtic lost, it was their first defeat this season in the league and their position at the top of the table was not affected by the loss against Rangers.

Weekend fixtures in Scottich Division II had Alloa Athletic involved in a goalless home draw against East Fife whereas Stirling Albion and Cowdenbeath registered away wins against Dumbarton and Stenhousemuir respectively. The matches; Arbroath vs. Clyde and Peterhead vs. Brechin City were postponed due to high winds.

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Champions League Playoffs – Wednesday night

August 28th, 2009

Wednesday night playoffs saw the final five teams joining 27 teams from Europe in the elite competition. The five teams that joined were Olympiacos FC, APOEL FC, Arsenal FC, VfB Stuttgartt and ACF Fiorentina. The first match saw Greek giants Olympiacos FC visiting Moldovian club FC Sheriff with a two goal advantage from the first leg. The Greeks looked comfortable throughout the match and were awarded with a goal in the 82nd minute. Kostas Mitroglou scored the only goal of the match and the match ended 0-1 to the Greek visitors. Olympiacos FC won the playoffs with a 3-0 aggregate score and qualified for the group stage of the Champions League.

In London, at the Emirates stadium, Scottish side Celtic had to score at least three goals to qualify for the group stage. Their hopes of qualifying were tarnished when Spanish referee Manuel Mejuto González awarded a penalty to the visitors when Eduardo dived in the penalty area. Television replays clearly showed that the Celtic keeper Artur Boruc had made no contact with Eduardo and he had dived unnecessarily. Eduardo converted the penalty and at half time the score was 1-0.

Eight minutes into the second half Eboue scored another one for Arsenal. Nothing was heading Celtic’s way and soon Arshavin scored the third of the night for Arsenal in the 74th minute. The night was looking gloomy for Celtic but they got a consolation goal in the injury period. Massimo Donati scored a stunner from nowhere with a cross from Andreas Hinkel.

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Arsenal v Celtic – Champions League Play-off 2nd Leg

August 24th, 2009

Arsenal host Scottish Premier League giants Celtic at the Emirates Stadium this coming Wednesday evening for the second leg of their Champions League play-off match, with the Gunners enjoying a two goal advantage from the first leg.

This so-called “Battle of Britain” play-off tie had all the ingredients laid out for a tasty treat, but the first leg at Celtic Park in Glasgow last week turned out anything but. Although it took two rather fortuitous goals for the London side to earn their victory, the Scots never really offered anything in return, bar a couple of half-hearted chances.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was rightly delighted with the way his team coped with the intimidating Celtic Park atmosphere at the start of the match, reducing the Glasgow din to a mere murmur the longer the game progressed.

In the lead up to this coming Wednesday evening’s game, both Arsenal and Celtic enjoyed convincing victories in their domestic league campaigns – Arsenal dispatching Portsmouth 4-1 at the Emirates, while Celtic saw off hapless St. Johnstone 5-2 at Celtic Park. With Arsenal also facing Manchester United in the league next weekend, Arsene Wenger will be sweating over the fitness of captain Cesc Fabregas who failed to return for the second half of the Pompey game due to a hamstring problem.

His participation on Wednesday evening’s game against Celtic is in serious doubt but apart from that the team have no other worries. Celtic manager Tony Mowbray has no injury worries ahead of the game in London.

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Berbatov keen to taste success this season

January 9th, 2009

Manchester United Striker, Dimitar Berbatov, has expressed his desire to end his first season at Old Trafford with a minimum of two major pieces of silverware.

Berbatov played a vital role in helping Tottenham Hotspur, his former team to clinch the Carling Cup last season and the Bulgarian is looking forward to win more honours with United this year.

While speaking to the FourFour Two Magazine, he said, ‘It is really great for me to be a part of this great team in spite of coming from a very small country like Bulgaria.

‘I have achieved a lot in my two years stay at Tottenham, but currently I am focussed after moving on to the biggest club in the world.’

The United Striker also added that his team Manchester United surely belongs to the Champions League. His current team won both the Premier League and the Champions League last season. It was a real dream for every player to be in such a team and he just missed it.

‘I want to have the taste of success in United this year.’

Currently the Red Striker has become a real figure of hate at the White Hart Lane following a move to Old Trafford.

However, the Bulgarian player believes to receive a warmer reception after the two teams square off in the ongoing FA cup in January.

Meanwhile, the most anticipated match following the New Year will take place on this side when Chelsea takes on Manchester United at Old Trafford.

With the Blues having a fantastic unbeaten away record and Red Devils looking to maintain their wonderful home record, Theatre of Dreams will witness another fascinating encounter.

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Transfer Market Here is some hot transfer news in English Football.

May 30th, 2008

  The Latest hot transfer news in English Football

  • The agent of Espanyol midfielder Albert Riera says that there is no truth in the reports that Liverpool has a bid for his player.

  • Marseille midfielder Samir Nasri is heading to Arsenal, but the clubs are still negotiating terms of the deal.

  • Chelsea’s out-of-the Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro May return to Germany with the former club Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich are interested. But the combination of Spanish Valencia and Villarreal have also considered for a move.

  • Middlesbrough midfielder George Boateng has stated that he expects both sides of the Old Firm – Celtic and Rangers – to move for him this summer.

  • Harry Redknapp, Portsmouth for the financing of five new signing this summer as he prepares to chase another top-10 place Premier League and UEFA Cup success. And he could start with a surprise bid for Wigan the former England striker Emile Heskey.

  • Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech will open contract talks with Chelsea in the coming weeks.

  • David Trezeguet the agent, Antonio Caliendo, revealed that Barcelona have joined him to try and sign of the Juventus striker. “Barca are interested in David,” he said. “They have been known for years.

  • AC Milan  manager Carlo Ancelotti is favourite to land the £6m-a-year manager’s job, but Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon wants to interview several candidates, with Blackburn boss Mark Hughes also a pioneer.

  • Tottenham have agreed a £12m deal for Barcelona’s Mexican 19-year old wonder kid Giovanni Dos Santos.

  • Manchester City defender Richard Dunne is also on the verge of signing a £ 5m deal with Tottenham, a step that could ignite a player exodus from Eastland.

  • Rangers are on the trail of £5m-rated Italian wide player Raffaele Palladino of Juventus.

  • Liverpool plan to give Liverpool star striker Fernando Torres a £4m salary increase. The extra £ 400,000-a-year is intended to see out the interest of Chelsea.

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