Lukas Podolski came off the bench to score a vital late equaliser for leaders Bayern in the Bavarian derby at Nürnberg on Saturday. It was the German international’s first league goal of the season. Despite starring consistently for the national team – he was superb in the midweek win over Switzerland – it all seems [...]
March 30, 2008
Premier League: Everton’s Glass Ceiling
Liverpool deservedly won the Merseyside derby 1-0 at Anfield today to effectively win the race for the final Champions League qualification spot.
An eighth-minute goal from Fernando Torres won a dire match and highlighted the gap between the Premier League haves and have-nots.
Everton manager David Moyes deserves great credit for putting the Toffees within an ass’s [...]
March 30, 2008
Coupe De La Ligue: Soft Penalty Gives PSG Victory
Controversy in France where struggling Paris St.Germain won the League Cup with a 2-1 victory over hard-done-by Lens at the Stade de France on Saturday night.
With the game set for extra time at 1-1, Vitorino Hilton was adjudged to have fouled Peguy Luyindula in the penalty area. There’s no doubt that there was some contact [...]
March 30, 2008
Champions League Quarter-Finals: Predictions
For all the talk of obvious favourites in this season’s Champions League, I can’t help predicting that at least one, and maybe two, of Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Barcelona will fall at the quarter-final stage.
For my money, there is no outstanding club side in Europe at the moment. The bar is set far too [...]
March 30, 2008
Primera Liga: Rijkaard Rumbled Again
Barcelona effectively abdicated the title struggle for another season with a remarkable second-half collapse in Andalucia against Real Betis on Saturday night.
Leading 2-0 through goals from Bojan and Samuel Eto’o, the Catalans contrived to throw away three points in succumbing to a 3-2 defeat at the old Villamarin stadium, now egregiously called the Lopez Ropera [...]
