TURKEY: Super Lig
12:00 -- Sivasspor - Elazigspor 3-1 (2-1)
15:00 -- Bursaspor - Genclerbirligi 0-0
15:00 -- Gaziantepspor - Mersin 2-1 (0-0)
18:00 -- Antalyaspor - Eskisehirspor 2-1 highlights
[1-0] 31' Lamine Diarra
[2-0] 90' Lamine Diarra
[2-1] 90' + 3'' Atdhe Nuhiu
18:00 -- Trabzonspor - Galatasaray 0-0
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 17 9 6 2 34-20 +14 33p
2 Besiktas 17 8 6 3 38-25 +13 30p
3 Antalyaspor 16 9 3 4 28-21 +7 30p
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
12:30 -- Utrecht - Ajax 0-0
12:30 -- RKC Waalwijk - Willem II 0-0
14:30 -- Feyenoord - Groningen 2-1
[1-0] 58' Graziano Pelle
[1-1] 77' Virgil van Dijk
[2-1] 87' Graziano Pelle
16:30 -- VV Venlo - Roda 2-4 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 PSV 18 13 1 4 60-18 +42 40p
2 Twente 18 12 4 2 35-14 +21 40p
3 Ajax 18 10 7 1 42-20 +22 37p
FRANCE: Ligue 1
14:00 -- Valenciennes - Evian 2-1 (1-1)
17:00 -- Toulouse - Sochaux 2-0 (1-0)
21:00 -- Marseille - Saint-Etienne 1-0 highlights
45' + 1' Andre Ayew
Current standings:
1 PSG 19 11 5 3 36-12 +24 38p
2 Lyon 19 11 5 3 33-17 +16 38p
3 Marseille 19 12 2 5 24-20 +4 38p
4 Rennes 19 10 2 7 29-24 +5 32p
5 Lorient 19 8 7 4 32-29 +3 31p
Sunday 23 December 2012
Saturday 22 December 2012
2012.12.22 - The Results
TURKEY: Super Lig
14:00 -- Kasimpasa - Buyuksehir 0-2 (0-0)
18:00 -- Fenerbahce - Karabukspor 1-3 highlights
[0-1] 38' Ilhan Parlak
[0-2] 41' Lomana LuaLua
[0-3] 69' Lomana LuaLua
[1-3] 75' Dirk Kuyt
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 16 9 5 2 34-20 +14 32p
2 Besiktas 17 8 6 3 38-25 +13 30p
3 Antalyaspor 15 8 3 4 26-20 +6 27p
FRANCE: Ligue 1
17:00 -- Lille - Montpellier 4-1 (2-0)
20:00 -- Ajaccio - Rennes 2-4 (2-2)
20:00 -- Bastia - Nancy 4-2 (3-0)
20:00 -- Bordeaux - Troyes 0-0
20:00 -- Lorient - Reims 2-2 (0-1)
20:00 -- Lyon - Nice 3-0 highlights
40' Lisandro Lopez
56' Anthony Reveillere
77' Bafetimbi Gomis (pen.)
Current standings:
1 PSG 19 11 5 3 36-12 +24 38p
2 Lyon 19 11 5 3 33-17 +16 38p
3 Marseille 18 11 2 5 23-20 +3 35p
4 Rennes 19 10 2 7 29-24 +5 32p
5 Lorient 19 8 7 4 32-29 +3 31p
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
18:45 -- Heerenveen - Vitesse 2-1 highlights
[1-0] 30' Filip Djuricic
[1-1] 39' Guram Kashia
[2-1] 50' Alfredh Finnbogason
19:45 -- ADO Den Haag - NEC Nijmegen 2-0 (1-0)
19:45 -- Heracles Almelo - Zwolle 1-1 (1-1)
20:45 -- NAC Breda - PSV 1-6
[0-1] 11' Jeremain Lens
[0-2] 17' Jeremain Lens
[1-2] 18' Jordy Buijs
[1-3] 29' Georginio Wijnaldum
[1-4] 37' Mathias Jorgensen
[1-5] 56' Luciano Narsingh
[1-6] 82' Jurgen Locadia
Current standings:
1 PSV 18 13 1 4 60-18 +42 40p
2 Twente 18 12 4 2 35-14 +21 40p
3 Ajax 17 10 6 1 42-20 +22 36p
14:00 -- Kasimpasa - Buyuksehir 0-2 (0-0)
18:00 -- Fenerbahce - Karabukspor 1-3 highlights
[0-1] 38' Ilhan Parlak
[0-2] 41' Lomana LuaLua
[0-3] 69' Lomana LuaLua
[1-3] 75' Dirk Kuyt
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 16 9 5 2 34-20 +14 32p
2 Besiktas 17 8 6 3 38-25 +13 30p
3 Antalyaspor 15 8 3 4 26-20 +6 27p
FRANCE: Ligue 1
17:00 -- Lille - Montpellier 4-1 (2-0)
20:00 -- Ajaccio - Rennes 2-4 (2-2)
20:00 -- Bastia - Nancy 4-2 (3-0)
20:00 -- Bordeaux - Troyes 0-0
20:00 -- Lorient - Reims 2-2 (0-1)
20:00 -- Lyon - Nice 3-0 highlights
40' Lisandro Lopez
56' Anthony Reveillere
77' Bafetimbi Gomis (pen.)
Current standings:
1 PSG 19 11 5 3 36-12 +24 38p
2 Lyon 19 11 5 3 33-17 +16 38p
3 Marseille 18 11 2 5 23-20 +3 35p
4 Rennes 19 10 2 7 29-24 +5 32p
5 Lorient 19 8 7 4 32-29 +3 31p
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
18:45 -- Heerenveen - Vitesse 2-1 highlights
[1-0] 30' Filip Djuricic
[1-1] 39' Guram Kashia
[2-1] 50' Alfredh Finnbogason
19:45 -- ADO Den Haag - NEC Nijmegen 2-0 (1-0)
19:45 -- Heracles Almelo - Zwolle 1-1 (1-1)
20:45 -- NAC Breda - PSV 1-6
[0-1] 11' Jeremain Lens
[0-2] 17' Jeremain Lens
[1-2] 18' Jordy Buijs
[1-3] 29' Georginio Wijnaldum
[1-4] 37' Mathias Jorgensen
[1-5] 56' Luciano Narsingh
[1-6] 82' Jurgen Locadia
Current standings:
1 PSV 18 13 1 4 60-18 +42 40p
2 Twente 18 12 4 2 35-14 +21 40p
3 Ajax 17 10 6 1 42-20 +22 36p
Friday 21 December 2012
2012.12.21 - The Results
FRANCE: Ligue 1
20:45 -- Brest - PSG 0-3 highlights
55' Zlatan Ibrahimovic
74' Kevin Gameiro
90' + 2' Bernard Mendy (o.-g.)
Current standings:
1 PSG 19 11 5 3 36-12 +24 38p
2 Lyon 18 10 5 3 30-17 +13 35p
3 Marseille 18 11 2 5 23-20 +3 35p
4 Lorient 18 8 6 4 30-27 +3 30p
5 Nice 18 7 8 3 26-23 +3 29p
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
20:00 -- AZ Alkmaar - Twente 0-3 highlights
47' Nacer Chadli
75' Luc Castaignos
82' Nacer Chadli
Current standings:
1 Twente 18 12 4 2 35-14 +21 40p
2 PSV 17 12 1 4 54-17 +37 37p
3 Ajax 17 10 6 1 42-20 +22 36p
TURKEY: Super Lig
19:00 -- Belediyespor - Orduspor 0-0
19:00 -- Besiktas - Kayserispor 3-1 highlights
[1-0] 42' Filip Holoski
[2-0] 45' Tomas Sivok
[3-0] 50' Olcay Sahan
[3-1] 61' Pablo Mouche
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 16 9 5 2 34-20 +14 32p
2 Besiktas 17 8 6 3 38-25 +13 30p
3 Fenerbahce 16 7 6 3 24-16 +8 27p
20:45 -- Brest - PSG 0-3 highlights
55' Zlatan Ibrahimovic
74' Kevin Gameiro
90' + 2' Bernard Mendy (o.-g.)
Current standings:
1 PSG 19 11 5 3 36-12 +24 38p
2 Lyon 18 10 5 3 30-17 +13 35p
3 Marseille 18 11 2 5 23-20 +3 35p
4 Lorient 18 8 6 4 30-27 +3 30p
5 Nice 18 7 8 3 26-23 +3 29p
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
20:00 -- AZ Alkmaar - Twente 0-3 highlights
47' Nacer Chadli
75' Luc Castaignos
82' Nacer Chadli
Current standings:
1 Twente 18 12 4 2 35-14 +21 40p
2 PSV 17 12 1 4 54-17 +37 37p
3 Ajax 17 10 6 1 42-20 +22 36p
TURKEY: Super Lig
19:00 -- Belediyespor - Orduspor 0-0
19:00 -- Besiktas - Kayserispor 3-1 highlights
[1-0] 42' Filip Holoski
[2-0] 45' Tomas Sivok
[3-0] 50' Olcay Sahan
[3-1] 61' Pablo Mouche
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 16 9 5 2 34-20 +14 32p
2 Besiktas 17 8 6 3 38-25 +13 30p
3 Fenerbahce 16 7 6 3 24-16 +8 27p
Monday 17 December 2012
2012.12.17 - The Result
TURKEY: Super Lig
19:00 -- Kayserispor - Kasimpasa 1-0 (0-0)
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 16 9 5 2 34-20 +14 32p
2 Besiktas 16 7 6 3 35-24 +11 27p
3 Fenerbahce 16 7 6 3 24-16 +8 27p
19:00 -- Kayserispor - Kasimpasa 1-0 (0-0)
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 16 9 5 2 34-20 +14 32p
2 Besiktas 16 7 6 3 35-24 +11 27p
3 Fenerbahce 16 7 6 3 24-16 +8 27p
Sunday 16 December 2012
2012.12.16 - The Results
FRANCE: Ligue 1
14:00 -- Nancy - Bordeaux 1-1 (1-0)
17:00 -- Saint-Etienne - Lorient 0-2 (0-2)
21:00 -- PSG - Lyon 1-0 highlights
45' + 2' Blaise Matuidi
Current standings:
1 PSG 18 10 5 3 33-12 +21 35p
2 Lyon 18 10 5 3 30-17 +13 35p
3 Marseille 18 11 2 5 23-20 +3 35p
4 Lorient 18 8 6 4 30-27 +3 30p
5 Nice 18 7 8 3 26-23 +3 29p
CLUB WORLD CUP: 3rd-Place Final
08:30 -- Al-Ahly - Monterrey 0-2 highlights
3' Jesus Corona
66' Cesar Delgado
CLUB WORLD CUP: Final
11:30 -- Corinthians - Chelsea 1-0 highlights
69' Paolo Guerrero
TURKEY: Super Lig
12:30 -- Buyuksehir - Trabzonspor 2-1 (0-1)
12:30 -- Karabukspor - Sivasspor 1-0 (1-0)
15:00 -- Orduspor - Antalyaspor 1-1 highlights
[0-1] 51' Melih Gokcek
[1-1] 64' Samil Cinaz
18:00 -- Galatasaray - Fenerbahce 2-1 highlights
[1-0] 10' Bekir Irtegun (o.-g.)
[1-1] 23' Hasan Kaldirim
[2-1] 36' Selcuk Inan
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 16 9 5 2 34-20 +14 32p
2 Besiktas 16 7 6 3 35-24 +11 27p
3 Fenerbahce 15 7 6 3 24-16 +8 27p
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
12:30 -- Utrecht - Heerenveen 3-1 (0-0)
14:30 -- Feyenoord - ADO Den Haag 3-2 highlights
[1-0] 15' Graziano Pelle
[1-1] 16' Mike van Duinen
[2-1] 45' + 1' Lex Immers
[2-2] 57' Danny Holla (pen.)
[3-2] 86' Tjarron Chery (o.-g.)
14:30 -- Vitesse - RKC Waalwijk 2-2 highlights
[1-0] 8' Wilfried Bony
[1-1] 78' Teddy Chevalier
[2-1] 81' Simon Cziommer
[2-2] 90' + 3' Sander Duits
16:30 -- Willem II - Ajax 2-4 highlights
[0-1] 11' Siem de Jong
[0-2] 14' Danny Hoesen
[1-2] 16' Aurelien Joachim
[2-2] 28' Genaro Snijders
[2-3] 72' Nikolas Moisander
[2-4] 87' Jody Lukoki
Current standings:
1 PSV 17 12 1 4 54-17 +37 37p
2 Twente 17 11 4 2 32-14 +18 37p
3 Ajax 17 10 6 1 42-20 +22 36p
ITALY: Serie A
12:30 -- Fiorentina - Siena 4-1 (3-0)
15:00 -- Catania - Sampdoria 3-1 (0-1)
15:00 -- Chievo - Roma 1-0 (0-0)
15:00 -- Genoa - Torino 1-1 (1-1)
15:00 -- Juventus - Atalanta 3-0 highlights
2' Mirko Vucinic
14' Andrea Pirlo
27' Claudio Marchisio
15:00 -- Milan - Pescara 4-1 (1-0)
15:00 -- Parma - Cagliari 4-1 (1-1)
20:45 -- Napoli - Bologna 2-3 highlights
[0-1] 10' Manolo Gabbiadini
[1-1] 50' Alessandro Gamberini
[2-1] 70' Edinson Cavani
[2-2] 86' Panagiotis Kone
[2-3] 89' Daniele Portanova
Current standings:
1 Juventus 17 13 2 2 36-10 +26 41p
2 Inter 17 11 1 5 29-18 +11 34p
3 Napoli 17 10 3 4 31-17 +14 33p
4 Lazio 17 10 3 4 25-18 +7 33p
5 Fiorentina 17 9 5 3 33-19 +14 32p
PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga
17:00 -- Moreirense - Academica 2-2 (2-1)
19:00 -- Braga - Estoril 3-0 (1-0)
21:15 -- Pacos de Ferreira - Guimaraes 2-1 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Benfica 12 10 2 0 32-8 +24 32p
2 Porto 11 9 2 0 27-6 +21 29p
3 Braga 12 7 2 3 27-15 +12 23p
4 Pacos de Ferreira 12 4 7 1 15-10 +5 19p
5 Rio Ave 12 5 3 4 16-16 0 18p
14:00 -- Nancy - Bordeaux 1-1 (1-0)
17:00 -- Saint-Etienne - Lorient 0-2 (0-2)
21:00 -- PSG - Lyon 1-0 highlights
45' + 2' Blaise Matuidi
Current standings:
1 PSG 18 10 5 3 33-12 +21 35p
2 Lyon 18 10 5 3 30-17 +13 35p
3 Marseille 18 11 2 5 23-20 +3 35p
4 Lorient 18 8 6 4 30-27 +3 30p
5 Nice 18 7 8 3 26-23 +3 29p
CLUB WORLD CUP: 3rd-Place Final
08:30 -- Al-Ahly - Monterrey 0-2 highlights
3' Jesus Corona
66' Cesar Delgado
CLUB WORLD CUP: Final
11:30 -- Corinthians - Chelsea 1-0 highlights
69' Paolo Guerrero
TURKEY: Super Lig
12:30 -- Buyuksehir - Trabzonspor 2-1 (0-1)
12:30 -- Karabukspor - Sivasspor 1-0 (1-0)
15:00 -- Orduspor - Antalyaspor 1-1 highlights
[0-1] 51' Melih Gokcek
[1-1] 64' Samil Cinaz
18:00 -- Galatasaray - Fenerbahce 2-1 highlights
[1-0] 10' Bekir Irtegun (o.-g.)
[1-1] 23' Hasan Kaldirim
[2-1] 36' Selcuk Inan
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 16 9 5 2 34-20 +14 32p
2 Besiktas 16 7 6 3 35-24 +11 27p
3 Fenerbahce 15 7 6 3 24-16 +8 27p
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
12:30 -- Utrecht - Heerenveen 3-1 (0-0)
14:30 -- Feyenoord - ADO Den Haag 3-2 highlights
[1-0] 15' Graziano Pelle
[1-1] 16' Mike van Duinen
[2-1] 45' + 1' Lex Immers
[2-2] 57' Danny Holla (pen.)
[3-2] 86' Tjarron Chery (o.-g.)
14:30 -- Vitesse - RKC Waalwijk 2-2 highlights
[1-0] 8' Wilfried Bony
[1-1] 78' Teddy Chevalier
[2-1] 81' Simon Cziommer
[2-2] 90' + 3' Sander Duits
16:30 -- Willem II - Ajax 2-4 highlights
[0-1] 11' Siem de Jong
[0-2] 14' Danny Hoesen
[1-2] 16' Aurelien Joachim
[2-2] 28' Genaro Snijders
[2-3] 72' Nikolas Moisander
[2-4] 87' Jody Lukoki
Current standings:
1 PSV 17 12 1 4 54-17 +37 37p
2 Twente 17 11 4 2 32-14 +18 37p
3 Ajax 17 10 6 1 42-20 +22 36p
ITALY: Serie A
12:30 -- Fiorentina - Siena 4-1 (3-0)
15:00 -- Catania - Sampdoria 3-1 (0-1)
15:00 -- Chievo - Roma 1-0 (0-0)
15:00 -- Genoa - Torino 1-1 (1-1)
15:00 -- Juventus - Atalanta 3-0 highlights
2' Mirko Vucinic
14' Andrea Pirlo
27' Claudio Marchisio
15:00 -- Milan - Pescara 4-1 (1-0)
15:00 -- Parma - Cagliari 4-1 (1-1)
20:45 -- Napoli - Bologna 2-3 highlights
[0-1] 10' Manolo Gabbiadini
[1-1] 50' Alessandro Gamberini
[2-1] 70' Edinson Cavani
[2-2] 86' Panagiotis Kone
[2-3] 89' Daniele Portanova
Current standings:
1 Juventus 17 13 2 2 36-10 +26 41p
2 Inter 17 11 1 5 29-18 +11 34p
3 Napoli 17 10 3 4 31-17 +14 33p
4 Lazio 17 10 3 4 25-18 +7 33p
5 Fiorentina 17 9 5 3 33-19 +14 32p
PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga
17:00 -- Moreirense - Academica 2-2 (2-1)
19:00 -- Braga - Estoril 3-0 (1-0)
21:15 -- Pacos de Ferreira - Guimaraes 2-1 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Benfica 12 10 2 0 32-8 +24 32p
2 Porto 11 9 2 0 27-6 +21 29p
3 Braga 12 7 2 3 27-15 +12 23p
4 Pacos de Ferreira 12 4 7 1 15-10 +5 19p
5 Rio Ave 12 5 3 4 16-16 0 18p
Saturday 15 December 2012
2012.12.15 - The Results
ITALY: Serie A
18:00 -- Udinese - Palermo 1-1 (0-1)
20:45 -- Lazio - Inter 1-0 highlights
82' Miroslav Klose
Current standings:
1 Juventus 16 12 2 2 33-10 +23 38p
2 Inter 17 11 1 5 29-18 +11 34p
3 Napoli 16 10 3 3 29-14 +15 33p
4 Lazio 17 10 3 4 25-18 +7 33p
5 Roma 16 9 2 5 38-26 +12 29p
FRANCE: Ligue 1
17:00 -- Toulouse - Marseille 0-1 highlights
68' Andre-Pierre Gignac
20:00 -- Montpellier - Bastia 4-0 (1-0)
20:00 -- Nice - Evian 3-2 (1-2)
20:00 -- Reims - Lille 1-1 (1-0)
20:00 -- Sochaux - Brest 1-2 (0-0)
20:00 -- Troyes - Ajaccio 3-2 (3-0)
Current standings:
1 Lyon 17 10 5 2 30-16 +14 35p
2 Marseille 18 11 2 5 23-20 +3 35p
3 PSG 17 9 5 3 32-12 +20 32p
4 Nice 18 7 8 3 26-23 +3 29p
5 Rennes 18 9 2 7 25-22 +3 29p
PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga
17:00 -- Beira Mar - Rio Ave 3-1 (2-0)
17:00 -- Olhanense - Gil Vicente 2-2 (0-1)
19:00 -- Nacional - Sporting 1-1 (1-0)
21:30 -- Benfica - Maritimo 4-1 highlights
[0-1] 25' Rodrigo Antonio
[1-1] 34' Oscar Cardozo
[2-1] 66' Oscar Cardozo (pen.)
[3-1] 69' Oscar Cardozo
[4-1] 88' Rodrigo
Current standings:
1 Benfica 12 10 2 0 32-8 +24 32p
2 Porto 11 9 2 0 27-6 +21 29p
3 Braga 11 6 2 3 24-15 +9 20p
4 Rio Ave 12 5 3 4 16-16 0 18p
5 Pacos de Ferreira 11 3 7 1 13-9 +4 16p
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
18:45 -- Zwolle - AZ Alkmaar 1-2 (0-2)
19:45 -- Groningen - VV Venlo 0-0
19:45 -- Roda - NAC Breda 0-0
20:45 -- NEC Nijmegen - PSV 1-1 highlights
[0-1] 10' Mathias Jorgensen
[1-1] 80' Victor Palsson
Current standings:
1 PSV 17 12 1 4 54-17 +37 37p
2 Twente 17 11 4 2 32-14 +18 37p
3 Vitesse 16 10 4 2 31-14 +17 34p
TURKEY: Super Lig
15:00 -- Mersin - Belediyespor 2-1 (2-1)
18:00 -- Elazigspor - Gaziantepspor 0-0
18:00 -- Genclerbirligi - Besiktas 1-1 highlights
[1-0] 19' Ante Kulusic
[1-1] 35' Olcay Sahan
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 15 8 5 2 32-19 +13 29p
2 Besiktas 16 7 6 3 35-24 +11 27p
3 Fenerbahce 15 7 6 2 23-14 +9 27p
18:00 -- Udinese - Palermo 1-1 (0-1)
20:45 -- Lazio - Inter 1-0 highlights
82' Miroslav Klose
Current standings:
1 Juventus 16 12 2 2 33-10 +23 38p
2 Inter 17 11 1 5 29-18 +11 34p
3 Napoli 16 10 3 3 29-14 +15 33p
4 Lazio 17 10 3 4 25-18 +7 33p
5 Roma 16 9 2 5 38-26 +12 29p
FRANCE: Ligue 1
17:00 -- Toulouse - Marseille 0-1 highlights
68' Andre-Pierre Gignac
20:00 -- Montpellier - Bastia 4-0 (1-0)
20:00 -- Nice - Evian 3-2 (1-2)
20:00 -- Reims - Lille 1-1 (1-0)
20:00 -- Sochaux - Brest 1-2 (0-0)
20:00 -- Troyes - Ajaccio 3-2 (3-0)
Current standings:
1 Lyon 17 10 5 2 30-16 +14 35p
2 Marseille 18 11 2 5 23-20 +3 35p
3 PSG 17 9 5 3 32-12 +20 32p
4 Nice 18 7 8 3 26-23 +3 29p
5 Rennes 18 9 2 7 25-22 +3 29p
PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga
17:00 -- Beira Mar - Rio Ave 3-1 (2-0)
17:00 -- Olhanense - Gil Vicente 2-2 (0-1)
19:00 -- Nacional - Sporting 1-1 (1-0)
21:30 -- Benfica - Maritimo 4-1 highlights
[0-1] 25' Rodrigo Antonio
[1-1] 34' Oscar Cardozo
[2-1] 66' Oscar Cardozo (pen.)
[3-1] 69' Oscar Cardozo
[4-1] 88' Rodrigo
Current standings:
1 Benfica 12 10 2 0 32-8 +24 32p
2 Porto 11 9 2 0 27-6 +21 29p
3 Braga 11 6 2 3 24-15 +9 20p
4 Rio Ave 12 5 3 4 16-16 0 18p
5 Pacos de Ferreira 11 3 7 1 13-9 +4 16p
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
18:45 -- Zwolle - AZ Alkmaar 1-2 (0-2)
19:45 -- Groningen - VV Venlo 0-0
19:45 -- Roda - NAC Breda 0-0
20:45 -- NEC Nijmegen - PSV 1-1 highlights
[0-1] 10' Mathias Jorgensen
[1-1] 80' Victor Palsson
Current standings:
1 PSV 17 12 1 4 54-17 +37 37p
2 Twente 17 11 4 2 32-14 +18 37p
3 Vitesse 16 10 4 2 31-14 +17 34p
TURKEY: Super Lig
15:00 -- Mersin - Belediyespor 2-1 (2-1)
18:00 -- Elazigspor - Gaziantepspor 0-0
18:00 -- Genclerbirligi - Besiktas 1-1 highlights
[1-0] 19' Ante Kulusic
[1-1] 35' Olcay Sahan
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 15 8 5 2 32-19 +13 29p
2 Besiktas 16 7 6 3 35-24 +11 27p
3 Fenerbahce 15 7 6 2 23-14 +9 27p
Friday 14 December 2012
2012.12.14 - The Results
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
20:00 -- Twente - Heracles Almelo 3-2 highlights
[0-1] 20' Marko Vejinovic
[1-1] 26' Nacer Chadli
[2-1] 62' Edwin Gyasi
[2-2] 64' Thomas Bruns
[3-2] 70' Luc Castaignos
Current standings:
1 Twente 17 11 4 2 32-14 +18 37p
2 PSV 16 12 0 4 53-16 +37 36p
3 Vitesse 16 10 4 2 31-14 +17 34p
FRANCE: Ligue 1
20:45 -- Rennes - Valenciennes 2-0 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Lyon 17 10 5 2 30-16 +14 35p
2 PSG 17 9 5 3 32-12 +20 32p
3 Marseille 17 10 2 5 22-20 +2 32p
4 Rennes 18 9 2 7 25-22 +3 29p
5 Saint-Etienne 17 7 6 4 24-11 +13 27p
TURKEY: Super Lig
19:00 -- Eskisehirspor - Bursaspor 2-2 (0-1)
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 15 8 5 2 32-19 +13 29p
2 Fenerbahce 15 7 6 2 23-14 +9 27p
3 Besiktas 15 7 5 3 34-23 +11 26p
20:00 -- Twente - Heracles Almelo 3-2 highlights
[0-1] 20' Marko Vejinovic
[1-1] 26' Nacer Chadli
[2-1] 62' Edwin Gyasi
[2-2] 64' Thomas Bruns
[3-2] 70' Luc Castaignos
Current standings:
1 Twente 17 11 4 2 32-14 +18 37p
2 PSV 16 12 0 4 53-16 +37 36p
3 Vitesse 16 10 4 2 31-14 +17 34p
FRANCE: Ligue 1
20:45 -- Rennes - Valenciennes 2-0 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Lyon 17 10 5 2 30-16 +14 35p
2 PSG 17 9 5 3 32-12 +20 32p
3 Marseille 17 10 2 5 22-20 +2 32p
4 Rennes 18 9 2 7 25-22 +3 29p
5 Saint-Etienne 17 7 6 4 24-11 +13 27p
TURKEY: Super Lig
19:00 -- Eskisehirspor - Bursaspor 2-2 (0-1)
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 15 8 5 2 32-19 +13 29p
2 Fenerbahce 15 7 6 2 23-14 +9 27p
3 Besiktas 15 7 5 3 34-23 +11 26p
Thursday 13 December 2012
2012.12.13 - The Results
CLUB WORLD CUP: Semi-Final
11:30 -- Monterrey - Chelsea [- winner of UEFA Champions League -] 1-3 highlights
[0-1] 17' Juan Mata
[0-2] 46' Fernando Torres
[0-3] 48' Darvin Chavez (o.-g.)
[1-3] 90' + 1' Aldo de Nigris
FRANCE: Ligue 1
21:00 -- Bordeaux - Saint-Etienne 0-0
Current standings:
1 Lyon 17 10 5 2 30-16 +14 35p
2 PSG 17 9 5 3 32-12 +20 32p
3 Marseille 17 10 2 5 22-20 +2 32p
4 Saint-Etienne 17 7 6 4 24-11 +13 27p
5 Bordeaux 17 6 9 2 20-13 +7 27p
11:30 -- Monterrey - Chelsea [- winner of UEFA Champions League -] 1-3 highlights
[0-1] 17' Juan Mata
[0-2] 46' Fernando Torres
[0-3] 48' Darvin Chavez (o.-g.)
[1-3] 90' + 1' Aldo de Nigris
FRANCE: Ligue 1
21:00 -- Bordeaux - Saint-Etienne 0-0
Current standings:
1 Lyon 17 10 5 2 30-16 +14 35p
2 PSG 17 9 5 3 32-12 +20 32p
3 Marseille 17 10 2 5 22-20 +2 32p
4 Saint-Etienne 17 7 6 4 24-11 +13 27p
5 Bordeaux 17 6 9 2 20-13 +7 27p
Wednesday 12 December 2012
2012.12.12 - The Results
FRANCE: Ligue 1
19:00 -- Ajaccio - Reims 2-0 (1-0)
19:00 -- Brest - Montpellier 1-2 (1-1)
19:00 -- Evian - Troyes 2-0 (1-0)
19:00 -- Lorient - Sochaux 2-0 (1-0)
19:00 -- Lyon - Nancy 1-1 highlights
[0-1] 74' Jordan Loties
[1-1] 83' Michel Bastos
21:00 -- Bastia - Marseille 1-2 highlights
[0-1] 15' Mathieu Valbuena
[0-2] 70' Andre Ayew (pen.)
[1-2] 82' Anthony Modeste
Current standings:
1 Lyon 17 10 5 2 30-16 +14 35p
2 PSG 17 9 5 3 32-12 +20 32p
3 Marseille 17 10 2 5 22-20 +2 32p
4 Lorient 17 7 6 4 28-27 +1 27p
5 Saint-Etienne 16 7 5 4 24-11 +13 26p
CLUB WORLD CUP: 5th-Place Final
08:30 -- Ulsan - Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-3 highlights
[1-0] 17' Hiroki Mizumoto (o.-g.)
[1-1] 35' Satoru Yamagishi
[1-2] 56' Hisato Sato
[1-3] 72' Hisato Sato
[2-3] 90' + 5' Yong Lee
CLUB WORLD CUP: Semi-Final
11:30 -- Al-Ahly - Corinthians [- winner of Copa Libertadores -] 0-1 highlights
30' Paolo Guerrero
19:00 -- Ajaccio - Reims 2-0 (1-0)
19:00 -- Brest - Montpellier 1-2 (1-1)
19:00 -- Evian - Troyes 2-0 (1-0)
19:00 -- Lorient - Sochaux 2-0 (1-0)
19:00 -- Lyon - Nancy 1-1 highlights
[0-1] 74' Jordan Loties
[1-1] 83' Michel Bastos
21:00 -- Bastia - Marseille 1-2 highlights
[0-1] 15' Mathieu Valbuena
[0-2] 70' Andre Ayew (pen.)
[1-2] 82' Anthony Modeste
Current standings:
1 Lyon 17 10 5 2 30-16 +14 35p
2 PSG 17 9 5 3 32-12 +20 32p
3 Marseille 17 10 2 5 22-20 +2 32p
4 Lorient 17 7 6 4 28-27 +1 27p
5 Saint-Etienne 16 7 5 4 24-11 +13 26p
CLUB WORLD CUP: 5th-Place Final
08:30 -- Ulsan - Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-3 highlights
[1-0] 17' Hiroki Mizumoto (o.-g.)
[1-1] 35' Satoru Yamagishi
[1-2] 56' Hisato Sato
[1-3] 72' Hisato Sato
[2-3] 90' + 5' Yong Lee
CLUB WORLD CUP: Semi-Final
11:30 -- Al-Ahly - Corinthians [- winner of Copa Libertadores -] 0-1 highlights
30' Paolo Guerrero
Tuesday 11 December 2012
2012.12.11 - The Results
FRANCE: Ligue 1
19:00 -- Nice - Rennes 1-0 (0-0)
19:00 -- Valenciennes - PSG 0-4 highlights
28' Zlatan Ibrahimovic
49' Zlatan Ibrahimovic
53' Zlatan Ibrahimovic
82' Ezequiel Lavezzi
21:00 -- Lille - Toulouse 2-0 (0-0)
Current standings:
1 Lyon 16 10 4 2 29-15 +14 34p
2 PSG 17 9 5 3 32-12 +20 32p
3 Marseille 16 9 2 5 20-19 +1 29p
4 Saint-Etienne 16 7 5 4 24-11 +13 26p
5 Valenciennes 17 7 5 5 29-21 +8 26p
19:00 -- Nice - Rennes 1-0 (0-0)
19:00 -- Valenciennes - PSG 0-4 highlights
28' Zlatan Ibrahimovic
49' Zlatan Ibrahimovic
53' Zlatan Ibrahimovic
82' Ezequiel Lavezzi
21:00 -- Lille - Toulouse 2-0 (0-0)
Current standings:
1 Lyon 16 10 4 2 29-15 +14 34p
2 PSG 17 9 5 3 32-12 +20 32p
3 Marseille 16 9 2 5 20-19 +1 29p
4 Saint-Etienne 16 7 5 4 24-11 +13 26p
5 Valenciennes 17 7 5 5 29-21 +8 26p
Monday 10 December 2012
2012.12.10 - The Results
PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga
19:15 -- Academica - Braga 1-4 (0-2)
21:15 -- Sporting - Benfica 1-3 highlights
[1-0] 31' Ricky van Wolfswinkel
[1-1] 57' Marcos Rojo (o.-g.)
[1-2] 81' Oscar Cardozo (pen.)
[1-3] 86' Oscar Cardozo
Current standings:
1 Benfica 11 9 2 0 28-7 +21 29p
2 Porto 11 9 2 0 27-6 +21 29p
3 Braga 11 6 2 3 24-15 +9 20p
4 Rio Ave 11 5 3 3 15-13 +2 18p
5 Pacos de Ferreira 11 3 7 1 13-9 +4 16p
ITALY: Serie A
19:00 -- Sampdoria - Udinese 0-2 (0-2)
21:00 -- Bologna - Lazio 0-0
Current standings:
1 Juventus 16 12 2 2 33-10 +23 38p
2 Inter 16 11 1 4 29-17 +12 34p
3 Napoli 16 10 3 3 29-14 +15 33p
4 Lazio 16 9 3 4 24-18 +6 30p
5 Roma 16 9 2 5 38-26 +12 29p
19:15 -- Academica - Braga 1-4 (0-2)
21:15 -- Sporting - Benfica 1-3 highlights
[1-0] 31' Ricky van Wolfswinkel
[1-1] 57' Marcos Rojo (o.-g.)
[1-2] 81' Oscar Cardozo (pen.)
[1-3] 86' Oscar Cardozo
Current standings:
1 Benfica 11 9 2 0 28-7 +21 29p
2 Porto 11 9 2 0 27-6 +21 29p
3 Braga 11 6 2 3 24-15 +9 20p
4 Rio Ave 11 5 3 3 15-13 +2 18p
5 Pacos de Ferreira 11 3 7 1 13-9 +4 16p
ITALY: Serie A
19:00 -- Sampdoria - Udinese 0-2 (0-2)
21:00 -- Bologna - Lazio 0-0
Current standings:
1 Juventus 16 12 2 2 33-10 +23 38p
2 Inter 16 11 1 4 29-17 +12 34p
3 Napoli 16 10 3 3 29-14 +15 33p
4 Lazio 16 9 3 4 24-18 +6 30p
5 Roma 16 9 2 5 38-26 +12 29p
Sunday 9 December 2012
2012.12.09 - The Results
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
12:30 -- Heerenveen - Roda 4-4 (2-1)
14:30 -- NAC Breda - Feyenoord 2-2 (1-1)
14:30 -- VV Venlo - Vitesse 3-1 highlights
[0-1] 10' Marco van Ginkel
[1-1] 40' Yuki Otsu
[2-1] 55' Brian Linssen
[3-1] 80' Robert Cullen
16:30 -- PSV - Twente 3-0 highlights
38' Georginio Wijnaldum
80' Tim Matavz
82' Luciano Narsingh
Current standings:
1 PSV 16 12 0 4 53-16 +37 36p
2 Vitesse 16 10 4 2 31-14 +17 34p
3 Twente 16 10 4 2 29-12 +17 34p
ITALY: Serie A
15:00 -- Cagliari - Chievo 0-2 (0-0)
15:00 -- Palermo - Juventus 0-1 highlights
50' Stephan Lichsteiner
15:00 -- Pescara - Genoa 2-0 (0-0)
15:00 -- Siena - Catania 1-3 (1-0)
15:00 -- Torino - Milan 2-4 (1-1)
20:45 -- Inter - Napoli 2-1 highlights
[1-0] 8' Fredy Guarin
[2-0] 39' diego milito
[2-1] 54' Edinson Cavani
Current standings:
1 Juventus 16 12 2 2 33-10 +23 38p
2 Inter 16 11 1 4 29-17 +12 34p
3 Napoli 16 10 3 3 29-14 +15 33p
4 Roma 16 9 2 5 38-26 +12 29p
5 Fiorentina 16 8 5 3 29-18 +11 29p
FRANCE: Ligue 1
14:00 -- Reims - Bordeaux 0-0
17:00 -- Marseille - Lorient 0-3 highlights
38' Jeremie Aliadiere (pen.)
47' Benjamin Corgnet
70' Kevin Monnet-Paquet
21:00 -- Saint-Etienne - Lyon 0-1
65' Michel Bastos
Current standings:
1 Lyon 16 10 4 2 29-15 +14 34p
2 PSG 16 8 5 3 28-12 +16 29p
3 Marseille 16 9 2 5 20-19 +1 29p
4 Saint-Etienne 16 7 5 4 24-11 +13 26p
5 Valenciennes 16 7 5 4 29-17 +12 26p
ENGLAND: Barclays Premiership
14:30 -- Manchester C. - Manchester U. 2-3 highlights
[0-1] 16' Wayne Rooney
[0-2] 29' Wayne Rooney
[1-2] 60' Yaya Toure
[2-2] 86' Pablo Zabaleta
[2-3] 90' + 2' robin van persie
16:00 -- Everton - Tottenham 2-1 (0-0) highlights
17:00 -- West Ham - Liverpool 2-3 (2-1)
Current standings:
1 Manchester U. 16 13 0 3 40-23 +17 39p
2 Manchester C. 16 9 6 1 30-14 +16 33p
3 Chelsea 16 8 5 3 28-17 +11 29p
4 Everton 16 6 8 2 27-20 +7 26p
5 Tottenham 16 8 2 6 29-25 +4 26p
CLUB WORLD CUP: Quarter-Finals
08:00 -- Ulsan [- winner of AFC Champions League -] - Monterrey [- winner of CONCACAF Champions League -] 1-3 highlights
[0-1] 9' Jesus Corona
[0-2] 77' Cesar Delgado
[0-3] 84' Cesar Delgado
[1-3] 88' Keun-Ho Lee
11:30 -- Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Al-Ahly [- winner of AFC Champions League -] 1-2 highlights
[0-1] 15' Al Sayed Hamdy
[1-1] 32' Hisato Sato
[1-2] 57' Mohamed Abou Trika
TURKEY: Super Lig
15:00 -- Trabzonspor - Kayserispor 1-1 (0-1)
18:00 -- Fenerbahce - Buyuksehir 2-1 highlights
[1-0] 5' Cristian Baroni
[1-1] 19' Pierre Webo
[2-1] 79' Bekir Irtegun
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 15 8 5 2 32-19 +13 29p
2 Fenerbahce 15 7 6 2 23-14 +9 27p
3 Besiktas 15 7 5 3 34-23 +11 26p
PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga
17:00 -- Gil Vicente - Beira Mar 1-2 (0-1)
17:00 -- Maritimo - Nacional 2-0 (0-0)
17:00 -- Rio Ave - Pacos de Ferreira 0-0
21:15 -- Guimaraes - Olhanense 2-0 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Porto 11 9 2 0 27-6 +21 29p
2 Benfica 10 8 2 0 25-6 +19 26p
3 Rio Ave 11 5 3 3 15-13 +2 18p
4 Braga 10 5 2 3 20-14 +6 17p
5 Pacos de Ferreira 11 3 7 1 13-9 +4 16p
12:30 -- Heerenveen - Roda 4-4 (2-1)
14:30 -- NAC Breda - Feyenoord 2-2 (1-1)
14:30 -- VV Venlo - Vitesse 3-1 highlights
[0-1] 10' Marco van Ginkel
[1-1] 40' Yuki Otsu
[2-1] 55' Brian Linssen
[3-1] 80' Robert Cullen
16:30 -- PSV - Twente 3-0 highlights
38' Georginio Wijnaldum
80' Tim Matavz
82' Luciano Narsingh
Current standings:
1 PSV 16 12 0 4 53-16 +37 36p
2 Vitesse 16 10 4 2 31-14 +17 34p
3 Twente 16 10 4 2 29-12 +17 34p
ITALY: Serie A
15:00 -- Cagliari - Chievo 0-2 (0-0)
15:00 -- Palermo - Juventus 0-1 highlights
50' Stephan Lichsteiner
15:00 -- Pescara - Genoa 2-0 (0-0)
15:00 -- Siena - Catania 1-3 (1-0)
15:00 -- Torino - Milan 2-4 (1-1)
20:45 -- Inter - Napoli 2-1 highlights
[1-0] 8' Fredy Guarin
[2-0] 39' diego milito
[2-1] 54' Edinson Cavani
Current standings:
1 Juventus 16 12 2 2 33-10 +23 38p
2 Inter 16 11 1 4 29-17 +12 34p
3 Napoli 16 10 3 3 29-14 +15 33p
4 Roma 16 9 2 5 38-26 +12 29p
5 Fiorentina 16 8 5 3 29-18 +11 29p
FRANCE: Ligue 1
14:00 -- Reims - Bordeaux 0-0
17:00 -- Marseille - Lorient 0-3 highlights
38' Jeremie Aliadiere (pen.)
47' Benjamin Corgnet
70' Kevin Monnet-Paquet
21:00 -- Saint-Etienne - Lyon 0-1
65' Michel Bastos
Current standings:
1 Lyon 16 10 4 2 29-15 +14 34p
2 PSG 16 8 5 3 28-12 +16 29p
3 Marseille 16 9 2 5 20-19 +1 29p
4 Saint-Etienne 16 7 5 4 24-11 +13 26p
5 Valenciennes 16 7 5 4 29-17 +12 26p
ENGLAND: Barclays Premiership
14:30 -- Manchester C. - Manchester U. 2-3 highlights
[0-1] 16' Wayne Rooney
[0-2] 29' Wayne Rooney
[1-2] 60' Yaya Toure
[2-2] 86' Pablo Zabaleta
[2-3] 90' + 2' robin van persie
16:00 -- Everton - Tottenham 2-1 (0-0) highlights
17:00 -- West Ham - Liverpool 2-3 (2-1)
Current standings:
1 Manchester U. 16 13 0 3 40-23 +17 39p
2 Manchester C. 16 9 6 1 30-14 +16 33p
3 Chelsea 16 8 5 3 28-17 +11 29p
4 Everton 16 6 8 2 27-20 +7 26p
5 Tottenham 16 8 2 6 29-25 +4 26p
CLUB WORLD CUP: Quarter-Finals
08:00 -- Ulsan [- winner of AFC Champions League -] - Monterrey [- winner of CONCACAF Champions League -] 1-3 highlights
[0-1] 9' Jesus Corona
[0-2] 77' Cesar Delgado
[0-3] 84' Cesar Delgado
[1-3] 88' Keun-Ho Lee
11:30 -- Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Al-Ahly [- winner of AFC Champions League -] 1-2 highlights
[0-1] 15' Al Sayed Hamdy
[1-1] 32' Hisato Sato
[1-2] 57' Mohamed Abou Trika
TURKEY: Super Lig
15:00 -- Trabzonspor - Kayserispor 1-1 (0-1)
18:00 -- Fenerbahce - Buyuksehir 2-1 highlights
[1-0] 5' Cristian Baroni
[1-1] 19' Pierre Webo
[2-1] 79' Bekir Irtegun
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 15 8 5 2 32-19 +13 29p
2 Fenerbahce 15 7 6 2 23-14 +9 27p
3 Besiktas 15 7 5 3 34-23 +11 26p
PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga
17:00 -- Gil Vicente - Beira Mar 1-2 (0-1)
17:00 -- Maritimo - Nacional 2-0 (0-0)
17:00 -- Rio Ave - Pacos de Ferreira 0-0
21:15 -- Guimaraes - Olhanense 2-0 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Porto 11 9 2 0 27-6 +21 29p
2 Benfica 10 8 2 0 25-6 +19 26p
3 Rio Ave 11 5 3 3 15-13 +2 18p
4 Braga 10 5 2 3 20-14 +6 17p
5 Pacos de Ferreira 11 3 7 1 13-9 +4 16p
Fire the Loser!
Roberto Mancini is still the manager, at Man. City?
Even after that sorry display, this afternoon?
Wow!
For the life of me, I can't understand why...
(I can only speculate that they're trying to go for an Alex-ferguson kind of management deal. That's stupid! Look at Arsenal and Wenger. That kind of attempt only works for a specific kind of team. Keeping the same manager forever is dumb, unless that manager has many, many political kind of relations going on. And he can look down on referees and officials, and such. You know, like Ferguson. Mancini is nowhere near that kind of status.)
So, getting back to regular managers:
In my opinion, whenever a big team messes up a derby in such a pathetic way, at home, going down early, and suffering the entire match, and ending up losing almost right at the final whistle, the manager has got to go! (Right then and there. No more second chances!)
There's no two ways about it.
If I had that power, I wouldn't even think twice: I would show that coach the door and rip his contract right after the final whistle.
Because if you're not going to perform, against your biggest rival, at home, in one of the biggest match of the year, and maybe of your career, too, you're just not good enough.
Mancini proved good enough last year, but this year...
Very much like Roberto Di Matteo, Roberto Mancini forgot that his team needs reinforcements over the summer, before a new season. Proper reinforcements, not second-rate newcomers like Hazard/Zabaleta, Oscar/Maicon or Moses/Nastasic.
You can't just get some little-known players and expect the best results.
Hasn't the case of Arsenal's downfall already showed that if one is a cheap bastard one will not win anything anymore, in English football?
Also, just like Di Matteo's Chelsea, Mancini's Man. City lost its first match of the season against the team they needed to beat the most. Exactly like Chelsea, if they cannot rise to the challenge in the most important encounter of the battle for the league supremacy, then something is rotten to the core.
The one(s) who cannot fix that rot has(/have) got to go first, and then somebody who can fix it should step in.
Now, the title chase is probably over. It's United's to lose, really.
Stupid English title challengers, with their Christmas-losers mentality! They did it again.
And, thus, another league loses its appeal. No more EPL for a while. (The difference between first and second teams in the standings is bigger than 5 points.)
By the way, from a neutral standpoint, you, no matter who you are, gotta admit: Any league in which second and third in the standings lose to first in the standings, at home, messing up their unbeaten records in the process, too, is shit.
That season in that league has all the makings to turn out to be garbage. Thinking ahead, it's probable that Man. U. will win the home games, too. And nobody wants to see a season in which a team wins the title by more than 10 points, except for the fans of that team, right?
And, finally, to bash Man. City even more, which is what they deserve right now, it needs to be admitted:
Seeing Manchester City falling down 0-2, to a couple of the shittiest goals that Man. U. ever scored, and seeing how their supposed best just wasn't enough in the most important match they played this fall, I realized that it was no accident that City was eliminated from European competitions, altogether, already.
They have no good forward, and their defence is leaking terribly.
And just how the hell have they come to rely now on a no-name like Zabaleta?
Last season, they had that incredible run of fourteen games, and still they needed luck and goal difference to take the title!... This year, I'd be surprised if they come within ten points of it!
Even after that sorry display, this afternoon?
Wow!
For the life of me, I can't understand why...
(I can only speculate that they're trying to go for an Alex-ferguson kind of management deal. That's stupid! Look at Arsenal and Wenger. That kind of attempt only works for a specific kind of team. Keeping the same manager forever is dumb, unless that manager has many, many political kind of relations going on. And he can look down on referees and officials, and such. You know, like Ferguson. Mancini is nowhere near that kind of status.)
So, getting back to regular managers:
In my opinion, whenever a big team messes up a derby in such a pathetic way, at home, going down early, and suffering the entire match, and ending up losing almost right at the final whistle, the manager has got to go! (Right then and there. No more second chances!)
There's no two ways about it.
If I had that power, I wouldn't even think twice: I would show that coach the door and rip his contract right after the final whistle.
Because if you're not going to perform, against your biggest rival, at home, in one of the biggest match of the year, and maybe of your career, too, you're just not good enough.
Mancini proved good enough last year, but this year...
Very much like Roberto Di Matteo, Roberto Mancini forgot that his team needs reinforcements over the summer, before a new season. Proper reinforcements, not second-rate newcomers like Hazard/Zabaleta, Oscar/Maicon or Moses/Nastasic.
You can't just get some little-known players and expect the best results.
Hasn't the case of Arsenal's downfall already showed that if one is a cheap bastard one will not win anything anymore, in English football?
Also, just like Di Matteo's Chelsea, Mancini's Man. City lost its first match of the season against the team they needed to beat the most. Exactly like Chelsea, if they cannot rise to the challenge in the most important encounter of the battle for the league supremacy, then something is rotten to the core.
The one(s) who cannot fix that rot has(/have) got to go first, and then somebody who can fix it should step in.
Now, the title chase is probably over. It's United's to lose, really.
Stupid English title challengers, with their Christmas-losers mentality! They did it again.
And, thus, another league loses its appeal. No more EPL for a while. (The difference between first and second teams in the standings is bigger than 5 points.)
By the way, from a neutral standpoint, you, no matter who you are, gotta admit: Any league in which second and third in the standings lose to first in the standings, at home, messing up their unbeaten records in the process, too, is shit.
That season in that league has all the makings to turn out to be garbage. Thinking ahead, it's probable that Man. U. will win the home games, too. And nobody wants to see a season in which a team wins the title by more than 10 points, except for the fans of that team, right?
And, finally, to bash Man. City even more, which is what they deserve right now, it needs to be admitted:
Seeing Manchester City falling down 0-2, to a couple of the shittiest goals that Man. U. ever scored, and seeing how their supposed best just wasn't enough in the most important match they played this fall, I realized that it was no accident that City was eliminated from European competitions, altogether, already.
They have no good forward, and their defence is leaking terribly.
And just how the hell have they come to rely now on a no-name like Zabaleta?
Last season, they had that incredible run of fourteen games, and still they needed luck and goal difference to take the title!... This year, I'd be surprised if they come within ten points of it!
Saturday 8 December 2012
2012.12.08 - The Results
FRANCE: Ligue 1
17:00 -- PSG - Evian 4-0 highlights
28' Zlatan Ibrahimovic
31' Ezequiel Lavezzi
84' Thiago Motta
87' Kevin Gameiro
20:00 -- Montpellier - Ajaccio 3-0 (2-0)
20:00 -- Nancy - Valenciennes 1-1 (1-0)
20:00 -- Rennes - Brest 2-2 (0-0)
20:00 -- Sochaux - Lille 1-1 (0-0)
20:00 -- Troyes - Nice 1-1 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Lyon 15 9 4 2 28-15 +13 31p
2 PSG 16 8 5 3 28-12 +16 29p
3 Marseille 15 9 2 4 20-16 +4 29p
4 Saint-Etienne 15 7 5 3 24-10 +14 26p
5 Valenciennes 16 7 5 4 29-17 +12 26p
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
18:45 -- RKC Waalwijk - NEC Nijmegen 2-0 (1-0)
19:45 -- ADO Den Haag - Zwolle 1-1 (0-1)
19:45 -- AZ Alkmaar - Willem II 0-0
20:45 -- Ajax - Groningen 2-0 highlights
42' Derk Boerrigter
53' Lasse Schone (pen.)
Current standings:
1 Twente 15 10 4 1 29-9 +20 34p
2 Vitesse 15 10 4 1 30-11 +19 34p
3 PSV 15 11 0 4 50-16 +34 33p
TURKEY: Super Lig
13:00 -- Kasimpasa - Genclerbirligi 2-2 (0-0)
15:00 -- Gaziantepspor - Karabukspor 0-2 (0-2)
18:00 -- Bursaspor - Orduspor 1-0 (0-0)
18:00 -- Sivasspor - Galatasaray 1-3 highlights
[0-1] 1' Umut Bulut
[1-1] 18' Erman Kilic
[1-2] 35' Burak Yilmaz
[1-3] 58' Umut Bulut
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 15 8 5 2 32-19 +13 29p
2 Besiktas 15 7 5 3 34-23 +11 26p
3 Antalyaspor 14 8 2 4 25-19 +6 26p
PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga
21:30 -- Porto - Moreirense 1-0 highlights
71' Jackson Martinez
Current standings:
1 Porto 11 9 2 0 27-6 +21 29p
2 Benfica 10 8 2 0 25-6 +19 26p
3 Braga 10 5 2 3 20-14 +6 17p
4 Rio Ave 10 5 2 3 15-13 +2 17p
5 Estoril 11 4 3 4 18-14 +4 15p
ENGLAND: Barclays Premiership
16:00 -- Arsenal - West Brom 2-0 (1-0)
16:00 -- Aston Villa - Stoke 0-0
16:00 -- Southampton - Reading 1-0 (0-0)
16:00 -- Sunderland - Chelsea 1-3 (0-2) highlights
16:00 -- Swansea - Norwich 3-4 (0-3)
16:00 -- Wigan - QPR 2-2 (1-1)
Current standings:
1 Manchester U. 15 12 0 3 37-21 +16 36p
2 Manchester C. 15 9 6 0 28-11 +17 33p
3 Chelsea 16 8 5 3 28-17 +11 29p
4 Tottenham 15 8 2 5 28-23 +5 26p
5 West Brom 16 8 2 6 24-21 +3 26p
ITALY: Serie A
18:00 -- Atalanta - Parma 2-1 (2-1)
20:45 -- Roma - Fiorentina 4-2 (3-1) highlights
Current standings:
1 Juventus 15 11 2 2 32-10 +22 35p
2 Napoli 15 10 3 2 28-12 +16 33p
3 Inter 15 10 1 4 27-16 +11 31p
4 Roma 16 9 2 5 38-26 +12 29p
5 Fiorentina 16 8 5 3 29-18 +11 29p
17:00 -- PSG - Evian 4-0 highlights
28' Zlatan Ibrahimovic
31' Ezequiel Lavezzi
84' Thiago Motta
87' Kevin Gameiro
20:00 -- Montpellier - Ajaccio 3-0 (2-0)
20:00 -- Nancy - Valenciennes 1-1 (1-0)
20:00 -- Rennes - Brest 2-2 (0-0)
20:00 -- Sochaux - Lille 1-1 (0-0)
20:00 -- Troyes - Nice 1-1 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Lyon 15 9 4 2 28-15 +13 31p
2 PSG 16 8 5 3 28-12 +16 29p
3 Marseille 15 9 2 4 20-16 +4 29p
4 Saint-Etienne 15 7 5 3 24-10 +14 26p
5 Valenciennes 16 7 5 4 29-17 +12 26p
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
18:45 -- RKC Waalwijk - NEC Nijmegen 2-0 (1-0)
19:45 -- ADO Den Haag - Zwolle 1-1 (0-1)
19:45 -- AZ Alkmaar - Willem II 0-0
20:45 -- Ajax - Groningen 2-0 highlights
42' Derk Boerrigter
53' Lasse Schone (pen.)
Current standings:
1 Twente 15 10 4 1 29-9 +20 34p
2 Vitesse 15 10 4 1 30-11 +19 34p
3 PSV 15 11 0 4 50-16 +34 33p
TURKEY: Super Lig
13:00 -- Kasimpasa - Genclerbirligi 2-2 (0-0)
15:00 -- Gaziantepspor - Karabukspor 0-2 (0-2)
18:00 -- Bursaspor - Orduspor 1-0 (0-0)
18:00 -- Sivasspor - Galatasaray 1-3 highlights
[0-1] 1' Umut Bulut
[1-1] 18' Erman Kilic
[1-2] 35' Burak Yilmaz
[1-3] 58' Umut Bulut
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 15 8 5 2 32-19 +13 29p
2 Besiktas 15 7 5 3 34-23 +11 26p
3 Antalyaspor 14 8 2 4 25-19 +6 26p
PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga
21:30 -- Porto - Moreirense 1-0 highlights
71' Jackson Martinez
Current standings:
1 Porto 11 9 2 0 27-6 +21 29p
2 Benfica 10 8 2 0 25-6 +19 26p
3 Braga 10 5 2 3 20-14 +6 17p
4 Rio Ave 10 5 2 3 15-13 +2 17p
5 Estoril 11 4 3 4 18-14 +4 15p
ENGLAND: Barclays Premiership
16:00 -- Arsenal - West Brom 2-0 (1-0)
16:00 -- Aston Villa - Stoke 0-0
16:00 -- Southampton - Reading 1-0 (0-0)
16:00 -- Sunderland - Chelsea 1-3 (0-2) highlights
16:00 -- Swansea - Norwich 3-4 (0-3)
16:00 -- Wigan - QPR 2-2 (1-1)
Current standings:
1 Manchester U. 15 12 0 3 37-21 +16 36p
2 Manchester C. 15 9 6 0 28-11 +17 33p
3 Chelsea 16 8 5 3 28-17 +11 29p
4 Tottenham 15 8 2 5 28-23 +5 26p
5 West Brom 16 8 2 6 24-21 +3 26p
ITALY: Serie A
18:00 -- Atalanta - Parma 2-1 (2-1)
20:45 -- Roma - Fiorentina 4-2 (3-1) highlights
Current standings:
1 Juventus 15 11 2 2 32-10 +22 35p
2 Napoli 15 10 3 2 28-12 +16 33p
3 Inter 15 10 1 4 27-16 +11 31p
4 Roma 16 9 2 5 38-26 +12 29p
5 Fiorentina 16 8 5 3 29-18 +11 29p
Friday 7 December 2012
2012.12.07 - The Results
TURKEY: Super Lig
19:00 -- Besiktas - Eskisehirspor 2-2 highlights
[1-0] 6' Filip Holosko
[2-0] 65' Hugo Almeida
[2-1] 82' Necati Ates (pen.)
[2-2] 90' + 1' Atdhe Nuhiu
19:00 -- Elazigspor - Mersin 1-0 (0-0)
Current standings:
1 Besiktas 15 7 5 3 34-23 +11 26p
2 Galatasaray 14 7 5 2 29-18 +11 26p
3 Antalyaspor 14 8 2 4 25-19 +6 26p
FRANCE: Ligue 1
20:45 -- Toulouse - Bastia 0-0
Current standings:
1 Lyon 15 9 4 2 28-15 +13 31p
2 Marseille 15 9 2 4 20-16 +4 29p
3 Saint-Etienne 15 7 5 3 24-10 +14 26p
4 PSG 15 7 5 3 24-12 +12 26p
5 Valenciennes 15 7 4 4 28-16 +12 25p
PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga
21:15 -- Estoril - Setubal 3-0 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Porto 10 8 2 0 26-6 +20 26p
2 Benfica 10 8 2 0 25-6 +19 26p
3 Braga 10 5 2 3 20-14 +6 17p
4 Rio Ave 10 5 2 3 15-13 +2 17p
5 Estoril 11 4 3 4 18-14 +4 15p
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
20:00 -- Heracles Almelo - Utrecht 1-1 (1-1)
Current standings:
1 Twente 15 10 4 1 29-9 +20 34p
2 Vitesse 15 10 4 1 30-11 +19 34p
3 PSV 15 11 0 4 50-16 +34 33p
19:00 -- Besiktas - Eskisehirspor 2-2 highlights
[1-0] 6' Filip Holosko
[2-0] 65' Hugo Almeida
[2-1] 82' Necati Ates (pen.)
[2-2] 90' + 1' Atdhe Nuhiu
19:00 -- Elazigspor - Mersin 1-0 (0-0)
Current standings:
1 Besiktas 15 7 5 3 34-23 +11 26p
2 Galatasaray 14 7 5 2 29-18 +11 26p
3 Antalyaspor 14 8 2 4 25-19 +6 26p
FRANCE: Ligue 1
20:45 -- Toulouse - Bastia 0-0
Current standings:
1 Lyon 15 9 4 2 28-15 +13 31p
2 Marseille 15 9 2 4 20-16 +4 29p
3 Saint-Etienne 15 7 5 3 24-10 +14 26p
4 PSG 15 7 5 3 24-12 +12 26p
5 Valenciennes 15 7 4 4 28-16 +12 25p
PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga
21:15 -- Estoril - Setubal 3-0 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Porto 10 8 2 0 26-6 +20 26p
2 Benfica 10 8 2 0 25-6 +19 26p
3 Braga 10 5 2 3 20-14 +6 17p
4 Rio Ave 10 5 2 3 15-13 +2 17p
5 Estoril 11 4 3 4 18-14 +4 15p
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
20:00 -- Heracles Almelo - Utrecht 1-1 (1-1)
Current standings:
1 Twente 15 10 4 1 29-9 +20 34p
2 Vitesse 15 10 4 1 30-11 +19 34p
3 PSV 15 11 0 4 50-16 +34 33p
Thursday 6 December 2012
2012.12.06 - The Result
Club World Cup: Play-Off
11:45 -- Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Auckland City [- winner of OFC Champions League -] 1-0 highlights
66' Toshihiro Aoyama
11:45 -- Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Auckland City [- winner of OFC Champions League -] 1-0 highlights
66' Toshihiro Aoyama
Wednesday 5 December 2012
Man. U.'s Reserves
How can Manchester United get win after win in the Premier League, by having players in their squad that, when 3-5 crucial main players are not playing, cannot inspire their team to even grabbing one point from teams like Galatasaray and CFR Cluj?!?
Yeah, okay, they're already qualified, but these East European teams are surely no better than Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool, maybe even Newcastle. All of these English teams saw Man. U. leave the stadium in which they faced each other in the EPL with full points, this season.
So, then, how come Man. U. screws up such a small percentage of matches in the Premier League, and such a large one in the Champions League?
(In the last two years, in Europe's best inter-club competition, United failed to win 50% of their matches. They lost 25%. In the English Premier League, over the same period of time, they won more than 75% of their matches. Out of 53 matches.)
It's weird. Especially because Man. U. supposedly got an easy CL draw last year, and they got an easy CL draw this year.
I can't fully remember the last time a team got six wins out of six in the Champions League group stage. (Maybe I gotta look back to the PSG team of the early '90s, for that.)
But, anyway, why wasn't Man. U. interested in a record like that, considering the fact that they got to be in the crappiest group, and they could have won all six matches, potentially, if playing at full strength?
...Or could they?
Highlights from Man. U. - Cluj:
Yeah, okay, they're already qualified, but these East European teams are surely no better than Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool, maybe even Newcastle. All of these English teams saw Man. U. leave the stadium in which they faced each other in the EPL with full points, this season.
So, then, how come Man. U. screws up such a small percentage of matches in the Premier League, and such a large one in the Champions League?
(In the last two years, in Europe's best inter-club competition, United failed to win 50% of their matches. They lost 25%. In the English Premier League, over the same period of time, they won more than 75% of their matches. Out of 53 matches.)
It's weird. Especially because Man. U. supposedly got an easy CL draw last year, and they got an easy CL draw this year.
I can't fully remember the last time a team got six wins out of six in the Champions League group stage. (Maybe I gotta look back to the PSG team of the early '90s, for that.)
But, anyway, why wasn't Man. U. interested in a record like that, considering the fact that they got to be in the crappiest group, and they could have won all six matches, potentially, if playing at full strength?
...Or could they?
Highlights from Man. U. - Cluj:
Chelsea Out!
People with football-watching experience surely had the foresight to see that Chelsea's chances of progressing were almost zero, even though Juventus had to go to Donetsk, where Shakhtar hadn't yet lost points this season.
Many optimistic fans might have also thought that Shakhtar won both their previous CL matches at home, that they beat Chelsea at home, too, and that they even succeeded in getting a point at the Juventus stadium, so they would have a reasonable chance of beating Juve.
But Juventus is not one of those teams that screws up big at the last moment. At least, not against teams like Shakhtar.
And, let's face it, Shakhtar had very, very little to play for. (Well, they had the top spot in the group to play for, but considering the possibilities of facing teams like Real Madrid, Valencia, Arsenal or Porto, anyway, even when finishing top, that didn't matter much, I'm sure.)
Still, Shakhtar did not play to lose. But they did not play to win, either. They, except maybe for Kucher (- I'm joking, of course -), would have settled for the draw, just as well. A draw that would have still eliminated Chelsea. No sympathy for the West Londoners there.
It's, therefore, no surprise that Juventus dominated the match, and that Shakhtar didn't have a lot of chances, even after going down 0-1.
And Chelsea has been eliminated, despite crushing Nordsjaelland, 6-1, in the other match, and having an overall better record than Shakhtar, except for a silly away-goals side note. (In other words, UEFA is more to blame for Chelsea's strange elimination than the Chelsea team itself, I would say.)
Highlights from Shakhtar - Juventus:
Many optimistic fans might have also thought that Shakhtar won both their previous CL matches at home, that they beat Chelsea at home, too, and that they even succeeded in getting a point at the Juventus stadium, so they would have a reasonable chance of beating Juve.
But Juventus is not one of those teams that screws up big at the last moment. At least, not against teams like Shakhtar.
And, let's face it, Shakhtar had very, very little to play for. (Well, they had the top spot in the group to play for, but considering the possibilities of facing teams like Real Madrid, Valencia, Arsenal or Porto, anyway, even when finishing top, that didn't matter much, I'm sure.)
Still, Shakhtar did not play to lose. But they did not play to win, either. They, except maybe for Kucher (- I'm joking, of course -), would have settled for the draw, just as well. A draw that would have still eliminated Chelsea. No sympathy for the West Londoners there.
It's, therefore, no surprise that Juventus dominated the match, and that Shakhtar didn't have a lot of chances, even after going down 0-1.
And Chelsea has been eliminated, despite crushing Nordsjaelland, 6-1, in the other match, and having an overall better record than Shakhtar, except for a silly away-goals side note. (In other words, UEFA is more to blame for Chelsea's strange elimination than the Chelsea team itself, I would say.)
Highlights from Shakhtar - Juventus:
More About UEFA's Stupid Rule
Again, I just can't shut up about the stupidity of the people involved in making the decision that teams tied on points at the end of the group stage are to be separated first based on the direct results.
Chelsea fans will back me up in arguing just how stupid, dumb, imbecilic, senseless, absurd, foolish, idiotic, harebrained, etc., this rule proved to be. (CFR Cluj fans, too, would say the same thing, by the way. They go to Old Trafford, beat Man. U., have a better goal difference than Galatasaray, overall, but they don't go through because of just one goal scored by Galata in the 78th minute. Just stupid!)
Getting back to the Chelsea issue, which is even more outrageous, how the fuck was Shakhtar Donetsk more deserving of progressing than Chelsea?
Even the direct results showed that. 2-1 and 2-3. Now just why should this pair of results eliminate the team that did not score two goals in each match, I do not understand. Well, I understand it when there's direct elimnation involved, and the only other option is extra time + PKs, but this is a group, and there are way better and fairer criteria for separating teams that play the results 3-2 and 1-2 between themselves and are tied on points at the end.
Chelsea was overall better than Shakhtar, considering especially how Shakhtar performed in the last few matches, and deserved better. UEFA really screwed up.
More people should complain.
Highlights from Shakhtar - Juventus:
Highlights from Chelsea - Nordsjaelland:
Highlights from Manchester U. - CFR Cluj:
Highlights from Braga - Galatasaray:
Chelsea fans will back me up in arguing just how stupid, dumb, imbecilic, senseless, absurd, foolish, idiotic, harebrained, etc., this rule proved to be. (CFR Cluj fans, too, would say the same thing, by the way. They go to Old Trafford, beat Man. U., have a better goal difference than Galatasaray, overall, but they don't go through because of just one goal scored by Galata in the 78th minute. Just stupid!)
Getting back to the Chelsea issue, which is even more outrageous, how the fuck was Shakhtar Donetsk more deserving of progressing than Chelsea?
Even the direct results showed that. 2-1 and 2-3. Now just why should this pair of results eliminate the team that did not score two goals in each match, I do not understand. Well, I understand it when there's direct elimnation involved, and the only other option is extra time + PKs, but this is a group, and there are way better and fairer criteria for separating teams that play the results 3-2 and 1-2 between themselves and are tied on points at the end.
Chelsea was overall better than Shakhtar, considering especially how Shakhtar performed in the last few matches, and deserved better. UEFA really screwed up.
More people should complain.
Highlights from Shakhtar - Juventus:
Highlights from Chelsea - Nordsjaelland:
Highlights from Manchester U. - CFR Cluj:
Highlights from Braga - Galatasaray:
2012.12.05 - The Results
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group E, matchday 6
20:45 -- Chelsea - Nordsjaelland 6-1 (2-0)
20:45 -- Shakhtar - Juventus 0-1 highlights
56' Oleksandr Kucher (o.-g.)
Final standings:
1 Juventus 6 3 3 0 12-4 +8 12p
2 Shakhtar 6 3 1 2 12-8 +4 10p {2-1 and 2-3 against Chelsea}
3 Chelsea 6 3 1 2 16-10 +6 10p {3-2 and 1-2 against Shakhtar}
4 Nordsjaelland 6 0 1 5 4-22 -18 1p
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group F, matchday 6
20:45 -- Bayern - BATE 4-1 (1-0) highlights
20:45 -- Lille - Valencia 0-1 (0-1) highlights
Final standings:
1 Bayern 6 4 1 1 15-7 +8 13p {2-1 and 1-1 against Valencia}
2 Valencia 6 4 1 1 12-5 +7 13p {1-1 and 1-2 against Bayern}
3 BATE 6 2 0 4 9-15 -6 6p
4 Lille 6 1 0 5 4-13 -9 3p
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group G, matchday 6
20:45 -- Barcelona - Benfica 0-0
20:45 -- Celtic - Spartak 2-1 highlights
[1-0] 21' Gary Hooper
[1-1] 40' Ari
[2-1] 81' Kris Commons (pen.)
Final standings:
1 Barcelona 6 4 1 1 11-5 +6 13p
2 Celtic 6 3 1 2 9-8 +1 10p
3 Benfica 6 2 2 2 5-5 0 8p
4 Spartak 6 1 0 5 7-14 -7 3p
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group H, matchday 6
20:45 -- Braga - Galatasaray 1-2 highlights
[1-0] 32' Marcio Mossoro
[1-1] 58' Burak Yilmaz
[1-2] 78' Aydin Yilmaz
20:45 -- Manchester Utd. - CFR Cluj 0-1 highlights
56' Luis Alberto
Final standings:
1 Manchester Utd. 6 4 0 2 9-6 +3 12p
2 Galatasaray 6 3 1 2 7-6 +1 10p {1-1 and 3-1 against CFR Cluj}
3 CFR Cluj 6 3 1 2 9-7 +2 10p {1-3 and 1-1 against Galatasaray}
4 Braga 6 1 0 5 7-13 -6 3p
20:45 -- Chelsea - Nordsjaelland 6-1 (2-0)
20:45 -- Shakhtar - Juventus 0-1 highlights
56' Oleksandr Kucher (o.-g.)
Final standings:
1 Juventus 6 3 3 0 12-4 +8 12p
2 Shakhtar 6 3 1 2 12-8 +4 10p {2-1 and 2-3 against Chelsea}
3 Chelsea 6 3 1 2 16-10 +6 10p {3-2 and 1-2 against Shakhtar}
4 Nordsjaelland 6 0 1 5 4-22 -18 1p
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group F, matchday 6
20:45 -- Bayern - BATE 4-1 (1-0) highlights
20:45 -- Lille - Valencia 0-1 (0-1) highlights
Final standings:
1 Bayern 6 4 1 1 15-7 +8 13p {2-1 and 1-1 against Valencia}
2 Valencia 6 4 1 1 12-5 +7 13p {1-1 and 1-2 against Bayern}
3 BATE 6 2 0 4 9-15 -6 6p
4 Lille 6 1 0 5 4-13 -9 3p
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group G, matchday 6
20:45 -- Barcelona - Benfica 0-0
20:45 -- Celtic - Spartak 2-1 highlights
[1-0] 21' Gary Hooper
[1-1] 40' Ari
[2-1] 81' Kris Commons (pen.)
Final standings:
1 Barcelona 6 4 1 1 11-5 +6 13p
2 Celtic 6 3 1 2 9-8 +1 10p
3 Benfica 6 2 2 2 5-5 0 8p
4 Spartak 6 1 0 5 7-14 -7 3p
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group H, matchday 6
20:45 -- Braga - Galatasaray 1-2 highlights
[1-0] 32' Marcio Mossoro
[1-1] 58' Burak Yilmaz
[1-2] 78' Aydin Yilmaz
20:45 -- Manchester Utd. - CFR Cluj 0-1 highlights
56' Luis Alberto
Final standings:
1 Manchester Utd. 6 4 0 2 9-6 +3 12p
2 Galatasaray 6 3 1 2 7-6 +1 10p {1-1 and 3-1 against CFR Cluj}
3 CFR Cluj 6 3 1 2 9-7 +2 10p {1-3 and 1-1 against Galatasaray}
4 Braga 6 1 0 5 7-13 -6 3p
Tuesday 4 December 2012
PSG Tops the Group
After the humbling defeat at Nice, PSG responded quite well, by beating Porto, at home, to win group A of the Champions League.
And, so far, they have the best record, of any team involved in the Champions League (and Barca and Man. U. can only match it, in terms of points, should they happen to win their respective matches, on Wednesday):
5 wins and one loss - 15 points.
But maybe it should not have happened like that.
...Because Porto equalized almost immediately (- 4 minutes after the initial goal, actually -) and it was only a huge mistake by goalkeeper Helton, who failed to fully catch a ball which he appeared to have a good hold of; and that ball trickled into the net (in minute 61), putting PSG ahead a second time. Lavezzi was the player whose shot made the Porto goalie look foolish.
Porto could not come back from behind again, though, and they will finish second.
But the two pots (- winners of groups can only face runners-up of groups, in the next round, and vice versa -) are quite evenly balanced, anyway.
As a matter of fact, many might agree that, come February, you would rather want to face Malaga (- winner of group C -) than Arsenal (- runner-up of group B -), or you would rather want to face PSG or Schalke (- winners of group A and B, respectively -) than Real Madrid (- runner-up in D -).
See highlights here.
And, so far, they have the best record, of any team involved in the Champions League (and Barca and Man. U. can only match it, in terms of points, should they happen to win their respective matches, on Wednesday):
5 wins and one loss - 15 points.
But maybe it should not have happened like that.
...Because Porto equalized almost immediately (- 4 minutes after the initial goal, actually -) and it was only a huge mistake by goalkeeper Helton, who failed to fully catch a ball which he appeared to have a good hold of; and that ball trickled into the net (in minute 61), putting PSG ahead a second time. Lavezzi was the player whose shot made the Porto goalie look foolish.
Porto could not come back from behind again, though, and they will finish second.
But the two pots (- winners of groups can only face runners-up of groups, in the next round, and vice versa -) are quite evenly balanced, anyway.
As a matter of fact, many might agree that, come February, you would rather want to face Malaga (- winner of group C -) than Arsenal (- runner-up of group B -), or you would rather want to face PSG or Schalke (- winners of group A and B, respectively -) than Real Madrid (- runner-up in D -).
See highlights here.
2012.12.04 - The Results
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group A, matchday 6
20:45 -- Dinamo Zagreb - Dynamo Kyiv 1-1 (0-1)
20:45 -- PSG - Porto 2-1 highlights
[1-0] 30' Thiago Silva
[1-1] 34' Jackson Martinez
[2-1] 61' Ezequiel Lavezzi
Final standings:
1 PSG 6 5 0 1 14-3 +11 15p
2 Porto 6 4 1 1 10-4 +7 13p
3 Dynamo Kyiv 6 1 2 3 6-10 -4 5p
4 Dinamo Zagreb 6 0 1 5 1-14 -13 1p
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group B, matchday 6
20:45 -- Montpellier - Schalke 1-1 (0-0) highlights
20:45 -- Olympiakos - Arsenal 2-1 (0-1) highlights
Final standings:
1 Schalke 6 3 3 0 10-6 +4 12p
2 Arsenal 6 3 1 2 10-8 +2 10p
3 Olympiakos 6 3 0 3 9-10 -1 9p
4 Montpellier 6 0 2 4 6-12 -6 2p
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group C, matchday 6
20:45 -- Malaga - Anderlecht 2-2 (1-0)
20:45 -- Milan - Zenit 0-1 (0-1)
Final standings:
1 Malaga 6 3 3 0 12-5 +7 12p
2 Milan 5 2 2 2 7-6 +1 8p
3 Zenit 6 2 1 3 6-9 -4 7p
4 Anderlecht 6 1 2 3 4-9 -5 5p
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group D, matchday 6
20:45 -- Borussia D. - Manchester City 1-0 (0-0)
20:45 -- Real Madrid - Ajax 4-1 (2-0)
Final standings:
1 Borussia Dortmund 6 4 2 0 11-5 +6 14p
2 Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 15-9 +6 11p
3 Ajax 6 1 1 4 8-16 -8 4p
4 Manchester City 6 0 3 3 7-11 -4 3p
20:45 -- Dinamo Zagreb - Dynamo Kyiv 1-1 (0-1)
20:45 -- PSG - Porto 2-1 highlights
[1-0] 30' Thiago Silva
[1-1] 34' Jackson Martinez
[2-1] 61' Ezequiel Lavezzi
Final standings:
1 PSG 6 5 0 1 14-3 +11 15p
2 Porto 6 4 1 1 10-4 +7 13p
3 Dynamo Kyiv 6 1 2 3 6-10 -4 5p
4 Dinamo Zagreb 6 0 1 5 1-14 -13 1p
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group B, matchday 6
20:45 -- Montpellier - Schalke 1-1 (0-0) highlights
20:45 -- Olympiakos - Arsenal 2-1 (0-1) highlights
Final standings:
1 Schalke 6 3 3 0 10-6 +4 12p
2 Arsenal 6 3 1 2 10-8 +2 10p
3 Olympiakos 6 3 0 3 9-10 -1 9p
4 Montpellier 6 0 2 4 6-12 -6 2p
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group C, matchday 6
20:45 -- Malaga - Anderlecht 2-2 (1-0)
20:45 -- Milan - Zenit 0-1 (0-1)
Final standings:
1 Malaga 6 3 3 0 12-5 +7 12p
2 Milan 5 2 2 2 7-6 +1 8p
3 Zenit 6 2 1 3 6-9 -4 7p
4 Anderlecht 6 1 2 3 4-9 -5 5p
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group D, matchday 6
20:45 -- Borussia D. - Manchester City 1-0 (0-0)
20:45 -- Real Madrid - Ajax 4-1 (2-0)
Final standings:
1 Borussia Dortmund 6 4 2 0 11-5 +6 14p
2 Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 15-9 +6 11p
3 Ajax 6 1 1 4 8-16 -8 4p
4 Manchester City 6 0 3 3 7-11 -4 3p
Monday 3 December 2012
2012.12.03 - The Results
TURKEY: Super Lig
19:00 -- Genclerbirligi - Trabzonspor 0-4 (0-2)
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 14 7 5 2 29-18 +11 26p
2 Antalyaspor 14 8 2 4 25-19 +6 26p
3 Besiktas 14 7 4 3 32-21 +11 25p
ENGLAND: Barclays Premiership
21:00 -- Newcastle - Wigan 3-0 (2-0)
Current standings:
1 Manchester U. 15 12 0 3 37-21 +16 36p
2 Manchester C. 15 9 6 0 28-11 +17 33p
3 Chelsea 15 7 5 3 25-16 +9 26p
4 Tottenham 15 8 2 5 28-23 +5 26p
5 West Brom 15 8 2 5 24-19 +5 26p
19:00 -- Genclerbirligi - Trabzonspor 0-4 (0-2)
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 14 7 5 2 29-18 +11 26p
2 Antalyaspor 14 8 2 4 25-19 +6 26p
3 Besiktas 14 7 4 3 32-21 +11 25p
ENGLAND: Barclays Premiership
21:00 -- Newcastle - Wigan 3-0 (2-0)
Current standings:
1 Manchester U. 15 12 0 3 37-21 +16 36p
2 Manchester C. 15 9 6 0 28-11 +17 33p
3 Chelsea 15 7 5 3 25-16 +9 26p
4 Tottenham 15 8 2 5 28-23 +5 26p
5 West Brom 15 8 2 5 24-19 +5 26p
Sunday 2 December 2012
2012.12.02 - The Results
ITALY: Serie A
12:30 -- Napoli - Pescara 5-1 highlights
[1-0] 9' Gokhan Inler
[2-0] 15' Marek Hamsik
[2-1] 18' Birkir Bjarnason
[3-1] 58' Edinson Cavani
[4-1] 63' Edinson Cavani
[5-1] 78' Gokhan Inler
15:00 -- Bologna - Atalanta 2-1 (1-0)
15:00 -- Genoa - Chievo 2-4 (1-3)
15:00 -- Inter - Palermo 1-0
74' Santiago Garcia (o.-g.)
15:00 -- Lazio - Parma 2-1 (2-0)
15:00 -- Siena - Roma 1-3 (1-0)
15:00 -- Udinese - Cagliari 4-1 (2-0)
20:45 -- Fiorentina - Sampdoria 2-2 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Juventus 15 11 2 2 32-10 +22 35p
2 Napoli 15 10 3 2 28-12 +16 33p
3 Inter 15 10 1 4 27-16 +11 31p
4 Fiorentina 15 8 5 2 27-14 +13 29p
5 Lazio 15 9 2 4 24-18 +6 29p
TURKEY: Super Lig
12:30 -- Buyuksehir - Sivasspor 2-0 (0-0)
15:00 -- Antalyaspor - Mersin 1-0 highlights
83' Omer Sismanoglu
18:00 -- Eskisehirspor - Kasimpasa 2-2 (1-0)
18:00 -- Kayserispor - Fenerbahce 1-1 highlights
[1-0] 84' Bobo
[1-1] 88' Dirk Kuyt
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 14 7 5 2 29-18 +11 26p
2 Antalyaspor 14 8 2 4 25-19 +6 26p
3 Besiktas 14 7 4 3 32-21 +11 25p
FRANCE: Ligue 1
14:00 -- Brest - Marseille 1-2 highlights
[0-1] 34' Souleymane Diawara
[1-1] 42' Charlison Benschop
[1-2] 56' Andre Ayew
17:00 -- Troyes - Rennes 2-3 (2-0)
21:00 -- Lorient - Toulouse 1-0 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Lyon 15 9 4 2 28-15 +13 31p
2 Marseille 15 9 2 4 20-16 +4 29p
3 Saint-Etienne 15 7 5 3 24-10 +14 26p
4 PSG 15 7 5 3 24-12 +12 26p
5 Valenciennes 15 7 4 4 28-16 +12 25p
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
12:30 -- NEC Nijmegen - NAC Breda 1-1 (0-0)
14:30 -- Groningen - Heracles Almelo 2-0 (0-0)
14:30 -- Utrecht - AZ Alkmaar 2-1 (0-0)
16:30 -- Vitesse - Roda 3-0 highlights
11' Marco van Ginkel
42' Jonathan Reis
62' Jonathan Reis
Current standings:
1 Twente 15 10 4 1 29-9 +20 34p
2 Vitesse 15 10 4 1 30-11 +19 34p
3 PSV 15 11 0 4 50-16 +34 33p
ENGLAND: Barclays Premiership
17:00 -- Norwich - Sunderland 2-1 (2-1)
Current standings:
1 Manchester U. 15 12 0 3 37-21 +16 36p
2 Manchester C. 15 9 6 0 28-11 +17 33p
3 Chelsea 15 7 5 3 25-16 +9 26p
4 Tottenham 15 8 2 5 28-23 +5 26p
5 West Brom 15 8 2 5 24-19 +5 26p
12:30 -- Napoli - Pescara 5-1 highlights
[1-0] 9' Gokhan Inler
[2-0] 15' Marek Hamsik
[2-1] 18' Birkir Bjarnason
[3-1] 58' Edinson Cavani
[4-1] 63' Edinson Cavani
[5-1] 78' Gokhan Inler
15:00 -- Bologna - Atalanta 2-1 (1-0)
15:00 -- Genoa - Chievo 2-4 (1-3)
15:00 -- Inter - Palermo 1-0
74' Santiago Garcia (o.-g.)
15:00 -- Lazio - Parma 2-1 (2-0)
15:00 -- Siena - Roma 1-3 (1-0)
15:00 -- Udinese - Cagliari 4-1 (2-0)
20:45 -- Fiorentina - Sampdoria 2-2 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Juventus 15 11 2 2 32-10 +22 35p
2 Napoli 15 10 3 2 28-12 +16 33p
3 Inter 15 10 1 4 27-16 +11 31p
4 Fiorentina 15 8 5 2 27-14 +13 29p
5 Lazio 15 9 2 4 24-18 +6 29p
TURKEY: Super Lig
12:30 -- Buyuksehir - Sivasspor 2-0 (0-0)
15:00 -- Antalyaspor - Mersin 1-0 highlights
83' Omer Sismanoglu
18:00 -- Eskisehirspor - Kasimpasa 2-2 (1-0)
18:00 -- Kayserispor - Fenerbahce 1-1 highlights
[1-0] 84' Bobo
[1-1] 88' Dirk Kuyt
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 14 7 5 2 29-18 +11 26p
2 Antalyaspor 14 8 2 4 25-19 +6 26p
3 Besiktas 14 7 4 3 32-21 +11 25p
FRANCE: Ligue 1
14:00 -- Brest - Marseille 1-2 highlights
[0-1] 34' Souleymane Diawara
[1-1] 42' Charlison Benschop
[1-2] 56' Andre Ayew
17:00 -- Troyes - Rennes 2-3 (2-0)
21:00 -- Lorient - Toulouse 1-0 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Lyon 15 9 4 2 28-15 +13 31p
2 Marseille 15 9 2 4 20-16 +4 29p
3 Saint-Etienne 15 7 5 3 24-10 +14 26p
4 PSG 15 7 5 3 24-12 +12 26p
5 Valenciennes 15 7 4 4 28-16 +12 25p
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
12:30 -- NEC Nijmegen - NAC Breda 1-1 (0-0)
14:30 -- Groningen - Heracles Almelo 2-0 (0-0)
14:30 -- Utrecht - AZ Alkmaar 2-1 (0-0)
16:30 -- Vitesse - Roda 3-0 highlights
11' Marco van Ginkel
42' Jonathan Reis
62' Jonathan Reis
Current standings:
1 Twente 15 10 4 1 29-9 +20 34p
2 Vitesse 15 10 4 1 30-11 +19 34p
3 PSV 15 11 0 4 50-16 +34 33p
ENGLAND: Barclays Premiership
17:00 -- Norwich - Sunderland 2-1 (2-1)
Current standings:
1 Manchester U. 15 12 0 3 37-21 +16 36p
2 Manchester C. 15 9 6 0 28-11 +17 33p
3 Chelsea 15 7 5 3 25-16 +9 26p
4 Tottenham 15 8 2 5 28-23 +5 26p
5 West Brom 15 8 2 5 24-19 +5 26p
Saturday 1 December 2012
2012.12.01 - The Results
UNITED STATES: MLS Cup Final
22:20 -- LA Galaxy - Houston Dynamo 3-1 highlights
[0-1] 44' Calen Carr
[1-1] 61' Omar Gonzalez
[2-1] 65' Landon Donovan (pen)
[3-1] 90' + 4' Robbie Keane (pen)
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
18:45 -- Twente - ADO Den Haag 2-0 highlights
55' Dusan Tadic
83' Dmitriy Bulikin
19:45 -- Feyenoord - RKC Waalwijk 2-0 (1-0)
19:45 -- Willem II - Heerenveen 3-1 (1-0)
20:45 -- Ajax - PSV 3-1 highlights
[1-0] 29' Siem de Jong
[1-1] 36' Jeremain Lens
[2-1] 72' Danny Hoesen
[3-1] 87' Viktor Fischer
Current standings:
1 Twente 15 10 4 1 29-9 +20 34p
2 PSV 15 11 0 4 50-16 +34 33p
3 Vitesse 14 9 4 1 27-11 +16 31p
ENGLAND: Barclays Premiership
13:45 -- West Ham - Chelsea 3-1 (0-1) highlights
16:00 -- Arsenal - Swansea 0-2 (0-0)
16:00 -- Fulham - Tottenham 0-3 (0-0)
16:00 -- Liverpool - Southampton 1-0 (1-0)
16:00 -- Manchester C. - Everton 1-1 highlights
[0-1] 33' Marouane Fellaini
[1-1] 43' Carlos Tevez (pen.)
16:00 -- QPR - Aston Villa 1-1 (1-1)
16:00 -- West Brom - Stoke 0-1 (0-0)
18:30 -- Reading - Manchester U. 3-4 highlights
[1-0] 8' Hal Robson-Kanu
[1-1] 13' Anderson
[1-2] 16' Wayne Rooney (pen)
[2-2] 19' Adam Le Fondre
[3-2] 23' Sean Morrison
[3-3] 30' Wayne Rooney
[3-4] 34' Robin van Persie
Current standings:
1 Manchester U. 15 12 0 3 37-21 +16 36p
2 Manchester C. 15 9 6 0 28-11 +17 33p
3 Chelsea 15 7 5 3 25-16 +9 26p
4 Tottenham 15 8 2 5 28-23 +5 26p
5 West Brom 15 8 2 5 24-19 +5 26p
SPAIN: Primera Division
16:00 -- Getafe - Malaga 1-0 (0-0) highlights
18:00 -- Valencia - Real Sociedad 2-5 (1-1)
20:00 -- Barcelona - Athletic 5-1
[1-0] 22' Gerard Pique
[2-0] 25' Lionel Andres Messi
[3-0] 45' Adriano
[4-0] 58' Cesc Fabregas
[4-1] 65' Ibai Gomez
[5-1] 70' Lionel Andres Messi
22:00 -- Real Madrid - Atletico 2-0 (1-0) highlights
16' Cristiano Ronaldo
66' Mesut Ozil
Current standings:
1 Barcelona 14 13 1 0 48-16 +32 40p
2 Atletico Madrid 14 11 1 2 29-13 +16 34p
3 Real Madrid 14 9 2 3 34-10 +24 29p
4 Malaga 14 6 4 4 19-10 +9 22p
5 Betis 13 7 1 5 20-22 -2 22p
ITALY: Serie A
20:45 -- Juventus - Torino 3-0 highlights
57' Claudio Marchisio
67' Sebastian Giovinco
84' Claudio Marchisio
Current standings:
1 Juventus 15 11 2 2 32-10 +22 35p
2 Napoli 14 9 3 2 23-11 +12 30p
3 Fiorentina 14 8 4 2 25-12 +13 28p
4 Inter 14 9 1 4 26-16 +10 28p
5 Lazio 14 8 2 4 22-17 +5 26p
FRANCE: Ligue 1
17:00 -- Lyon - Montpellier 1-0
26' Bafetimbi Gomis
20:00 -- Bordeaux - Sochaux 2-2 (1-1)
20:00 -- Evian - Nancy 1-1 (1-0)
20:00 -- Lille - Bastia 0-0
20:00 -- Nice - PSG 2-1 highlights
[1-0] 77' Eric Bautheac
[1-1] 82' Zlatan Ibrahimovic
[2-1] 86' Valentin Eysseric
20:00 -- Valenciennes - Reims 1-0 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Lyon 15 9 4 2 28-15 +13 31p
2 Saint-Etienne 15 7 5 3 24-10 +14 26p
3 PSG 15 7 5 3 24-12 +12 26p
4 Marseille 14 8 2 4 18-15 +3 26p
5 Valenciennes 15 7 4 4 28-16 +12 25p
TURKEY: Super Lig
15:00 -- Karabukspor - Elazigspor 0-1 (0-0)
18:00 -- Orduspor - Besiktas 1-2 highlights
[1-0] 24' Hasan Kabze
[1-1] 34' Ersan Gulum
[1-2] 54' Oguzhan Ozyakup
18:00 -- Belediyespor - Bursaspor 2-2 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 14 7 5 2 29-18 +11 26p
2 Besiktas 14 7 4 3 32-21 +11 25p
3 Fenerbahce 13 6 5 2 20-12 +8 23p
22:20 -- LA Galaxy - Houston Dynamo 3-1 highlights
[0-1] 44' Calen Carr
[1-1] 61' Omar Gonzalez
[2-1] 65' Landon Donovan (pen)
[3-1] 90' + 4' Robbie Keane (pen)
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
18:45 -- Twente - ADO Den Haag 2-0 highlights
55' Dusan Tadic
83' Dmitriy Bulikin
19:45 -- Feyenoord - RKC Waalwijk 2-0 (1-0)
19:45 -- Willem II - Heerenveen 3-1 (1-0)
20:45 -- Ajax - PSV 3-1 highlights
[1-0] 29' Siem de Jong
[1-1] 36' Jeremain Lens
[2-1] 72' Danny Hoesen
[3-1] 87' Viktor Fischer
Current standings:
1 Twente 15 10 4 1 29-9 +20 34p
2 PSV 15 11 0 4 50-16 +34 33p
3 Vitesse 14 9 4 1 27-11 +16 31p
ENGLAND: Barclays Premiership
13:45 -- West Ham - Chelsea 3-1 (0-1) highlights
16:00 -- Arsenal - Swansea 0-2 (0-0)
16:00 -- Fulham - Tottenham 0-3 (0-0)
16:00 -- Liverpool - Southampton 1-0 (1-0)
16:00 -- Manchester C. - Everton 1-1 highlights
[0-1] 33' Marouane Fellaini
[1-1] 43' Carlos Tevez (pen.)
16:00 -- QPR - Aston Villa 1-1 (1-1)
16:00 -- West Brom - Stoke 0-1 (0-0)
18:30 -- Reading - Manchester U. 3-4 highlights
[1-0] 8' Hal Robson-Kanu
[1-1] 13' Anderson
[1-2] 16' Wayne Rooney (pen)
[2-2] 19' Adam Le Fondre
[3-2] 23' Sean Morrison
[3-3] 30' Wayne Rooney
[3-4] 34' Robin van Persie
Current standings:
1 Manchester U. 15 12 0 3 37-21 +16 36p
2 Manchester C. 15 9 6 0 28-11 +17 33p
3 Chelsea 15 7 5 3 25-16 +9 26p
4 Tottenham 15 8 2 5 28-23 +5 26p
5 West Brom 15 8 2 5 24-19 +5 26p
SPAIN: Primera Division
16:00 -- Getafe - Malaga 1-0 (0-0) highlights
18:00 -- Valencia - Real Sociedad 2-5 (1-1)
20:00 -- Barcelona - Athletic 5-1
[1-0] 22' Gerard Pique
[2-0] 25' Lionel Andres Messi
[3-0] 45' Adriano
[4-0] 58' Cesc Fabregas
[4-1] 65' Ibai Gomez
[5-1] 70' Lionel Andres Messi
22:00 -- Real Madrid - Atletico 2-0 (1-0) highlights
16' Cristiano Ronaldo
66' Mesut Ozil
Current standings:
1 Barcelona 14 13 1 0 48-16 +32 40p
2 Atletico Madrid 14 11 1 2 29-13 +16 34p
3 Real Madrid 14 9 2 3 34-10 +24 29p
4 Malaga 14 6 4 4 19-10 +9 22p
5 Betis 13 7 1 5 20-22 -2 22p
ITALY: Serie A
20:45 -- Juventus - Torino 3-0 highlights
57' Claudio Marchisio
67' Sebastian Giovinco
84' Claudio Marchisio
Current standings:
1 Juventus 15 11 2 2 32-10 +22 35p
2 Napoli 14 9 3 2 23-11 +12 30p
3 Fiorentina 14 8 4 2 25-12 +13 28p
4 Inter 14 9 1 4 26-16 +10 28p
5 Lazio 14 8 2 4 22-17 +5 26p
FRANCE: Ligue 1
17:00 -- Lyon - Montpellier 1-0
26' Bafetimbi Gomis
20:00 -- Bordeaux - Sochaux 2-2 (1-1)
20:00 -- Evian - Nancy 1-1 (1-0)
20:00 -- Lille - Bastia 0-0
20:00 -- Nice - PSG 2-1 highlights
[1-0] 77' Eric Bautheac
[1-1] 82' Zlatan Ibrahimovic
[2-1] 86' Valentin Eysseric
20:00 -- Valenciennes - Reims 1-0 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Lyon 15 9 4 2 28-15 +13 31p
2 Saint-Etienne 15 7 5 3 24-10 +14 26p
3 PSG 15 7 5 3 24-12 +12 26p
4 Marseille 14 8 2 4 18-15 +3 26p
5 Valenciennes 15 7 4 4 28-16 +12 25p
TURKEY: Super Lig
15:00 -- Karabukspor - Elazigspor 0-1 (0-0)
18:00 -- Orduspor - Besiktas 1-2 highlights
[1-0] 24' Hasan Kabze
[1-1] 34' Ersan Gulum
[1-2] 54' Oguzhan Ozyakup
18:00 -- Belediyespor - Bursaspor 2-2 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 14 7 5 2 29-18 +11 26p
2 Besiktas 14 7 4 3 32-21 +11 25p
3 Fenerbahce 13 6 5 2 20-12 +8 23p
4th Title for the Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy is now the top most successful club in Major League Soccer. (Well, they're tied with DC, 4 titles each, but they do have the most trophies, too, now.)
LA, led by footballing giants like David Beckham, Robbie Keane and Landon Donovan, came back from a 0-1 deficit, to overcome Houston Dynamo, 3-1, at The Home Depot Center, in Carson, California.
Calen Carr put the feisty Texan team ahead, just before the break, with an inspired powerful shot from close distance, that snuck in underneath the bar.
But, fifteen minutes into the second half, Omar Gonzalez showed great class, by heading in a Juninho cross that really could have gone anywhere.
That started the downfall for the Houston outfit. Only five minutes later, but not before Keane had a goal disallowed by the referee, another ball contested by Gonzalez sparked the incident that convinced the referee to award a first penalty in this match for the Galaxy. The penalty kick was converted into a goal by Landon Donovan (following his usual PK ritual).
The second LA penalty came deep into injury time, and sealed the win for the Californian team. Robbie Keane was the scorer.
No goals for Beckham, on this, his last match in a Galaxy shirt.
The four MLS titles for Galaxy were won in the years: 2002, 2005, 2011 and 2012.
Highlights:
LA, led by footballing giants like David Beckham, Robbie Keane and Landon Donovan, came back from a 0-1 deficit, to overcome Houston Dynamo, 3-1, at The Home Depot Center, in Carson, California.
Calen Carr put the feisty Texan team ahead, just before the break, with an inspired powerful shot from close distance, that snuck in underneath the bar.
But, fifteen minutes into the second half, Omar Gonzalez showed great class, by heading in a Juninho cross that really could have gone anywhere.
That started the downfall for the Houston outfit. Only five minutes later, but not before Keane had a goal disallowed by the referee, another ball contested by Gonzalez sparked the incident that convinced the referee to award a first penalty in this match for the Galaxy. The penalty kick was converted into a goal by Landon Donovan (following his usual PK ritual).
The second LA penalty came deep into injury time, and sealed the win for the Californian team. Robbie Keane was the scorer.
No goals for Beckham, on this, his last match in a Galaxy shirt.
The four MLS titles for Galaxy were won in the years: 2002, 2005, 2011 and 2012.
Highlights:
Spanish League As Good As Over
Okay, Atletico Madrid lost again.
And Barcelona won.
So, with a six-point gap between Barcelona and the nearest pursuer, what hope is there that Atletico (or Real) will catch up?
I would say, close to zero.
That is, especially, because Barcelona only dropped two points in 14 matches (- more than a third of the total of matches -), which happened only because they were playing Mourinho's Real, and they are looking unstoppable.
(No Celtic in the Spanish La Liga, is there?)
So, there aren't a lot of interesting things happening in the Spanish league nowadays. I'll just drop it for now.
And Barcelona won.
So, with a six-point gap between Barcelona and the nearest pursuer, what hope is there that Atletico (or Real) will catch up?
I would say, close to zero.
That is, especially, because Barcelona only dropped two points in 14 matches (- more than a third of the total of matches -), which happened only because they were playing Mourinho's Real, and they are looking unstoppable.
(No Celtic in the Spanish La Liga, is there?)
So, there aren't a lot of interesting things happening in the Spanish league nowadays. I'll just drop it for now.
Ajax Shakes Up the Top of the Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam succeeded not only in getting three points closer to a previously-almost-unstoppable PSV Eindhoven, but also in removing the Eindhoven team from the top of the Dutch standings, as well.
Thanks to Twente's home win, 2-0 over ADO Den Haag, the Enschede team can thank Ajax for keeping PSV on 33 points, while they reach the summit on 34.
In the Amsterdam-Arena encounter, Ajax deservedly went ahead,after half an hour, through who else but Siem de Jong.
But, only 7 minutes later, Jeremain Lens scored an extraordinary goal, on PSV's first real scoring attempt, to level things at 1-1.
It stayed like that until very late in the second half.
After PSV missed an amazing opportunity to go ahead, Ajax punished them in the 72nd minute when Danny Hoesen tapped the ball in from close range, following a very quick Ajax counter-attack.
It was 2-1, the visitors were kind of deflated, and then, fifteen minutes later, Ajax succeeded in putting the icing on the cake by making it 3-1 (- Viktor Fischer was the goalscorer).
So, Twente already passed PSV, and Vitesse Arnhem could do the same, when they play Roda JC Kerkrade, at home, on Sunday.
Ajax is still three points behind PSV, but that's good for them, because, only two weeks before, they were nine points behind.
And the most interesting European league in the last two seasons (including the one in progress, of course) makes for another very fascinating matchday.
Highlights:
Or see them here.
Thanks to Twente's home win, 2-0 over ADO Den Haag, the Enschede team can thank Ajax for keeping PSV on 33 points, while they reach the summit on 34.
In the Amsterdam-Arena encounter, Ajax deservedly went ahead,after half an hour, through who else but Siem de Jong.
But, only 7 minutes later, Jeremain Lens scored an extraordinary goal, on PSV's first real scoring attempt, to level things at 1-1.
It stayed like that until very late in the second half.
After PSV missed an amazing opportunity to go ahead, Ajax punished them in the 72nd minute when Danny Hoesen tapped the ball in from close range, following a very quick Ajax counter-attack.
It was 2-1, the visitors were kind of deflated, and then, fifteen minutes later, Ajax succeeded in putting the icing on the cake by making it 3-1 (- Viktor Fischer was the goalscorer).
So, Twente already passed PSV, and Vitesse Arnhem could do the same, when they play Roda JC Kerkrade, at home, on Sunday.
Ajax is still three points behind PSV, but that's good for them, because, only two weeks before, they were nine points behind.
And the most interesting European league in the last two seasons (including the one in progress, of course) makes for another very fascinating matchday.
Highlights:
Or see them here.
PSG -- Tsk, tsk!
PSG did it again. They lost to Nice.
The Parisians were looking better than the team from the south of France for most of the match, but then, with 13 minutes left, Eric Bautheac put the outsiders in front, after atrocious PSG defending in their own penalty box.
Ibrahimovic's genius free kick tied the score, five minutes later, but that proved to amount to nothing because Eysseric volleyed the ball into the net from close range, after a Bautheac cross, four minutes later. And Paris Saint-Germain again conceded defeat by two goals to one.
But the worst thing is that now PSG is five points away from top spot, because, three hours prior to this, Lyon had succeeded in winning again, 1-0 at home against Montpellier.
Maybe Ancelotti is not the best man for the job, in Paris, after all.
(No wonder speculations keep popping up, with the name "Jose Mourinho" at the center of it all.)
See highlights here.
The Parisians were looking better than the team from the south of France for most of the match, but then, with 13 minutes left, Eric Bautheac put the outsiders in front, after atrocious PSG defending in their own penalty box.
Ibrahimovic's genius free kick tied the score, five minutes later, but that proved to amount to nothing because Eysseric volleyed the ball into the net from close range, after a Bautheac cross, four minutes later. And Paris Saint-Germain again conceded defeat by two goals to one.
But the worst thing is that now PSG is five points away from top spot, because, three hours prior to this, Lyon had succeeded in winning again, 1-0 at home against Montpellier.
Maybe Ancelotti is not the best man for the job, in Paris, after all.
(No wonder speculations keep popping up, with the name "Jose Mourinho" at the center of it all.)
See highlights here.
City Still Doesn't Know
As a member of the Manchester City experts, how can you not know that you have to bring your best game to defeat Everton?
The season before the one City won, their title hopes were dashed, again at the Stadium of Light, by Everton. They beat Man. City, on that day (- 20 December 2010 -), 2-1, with 2 goals scored in the first 19 minutes, and effectively took Mancini's team out of real contention.
(Everton's previous and next result, flanking that famous win, were 0-0 at home against Wigan and 1-1 at home against West Ham. One can easily see, therefore, that Everton really gave its best to trouble Man. City. And it doesn't take a genius to see that it was all for the benefit of Man. U. But that's another story.)
If Mancini is a somewhat smart individual, he should have known that it would be just as tough to defeat Everton as it would probably be to defeat Man. U. (if the referee does not throw some blatant help to Man. U., like mark clattenburg did in the match Chelsea - Man. u., in which case beating United might be slightly harder).
Maybe he did know that, but the players certainly did not act as if they knew.
Even though they scored the equalizer relatively quickly, they were just not incisive enough to prevent an Everton team playing very good football from stopping the EPL champions from getting the win.
So, these were two huge dropped points by City.
And I'm sure Everton and Manchester United people were both celebrating. Maybe some of them even together.
But, getting back to yet another title contender not named Man. U. faltering in December, what else is new? Such title contenders are now notorious for shooting themselves in the foot, hard, come holiday time.
It's a great time to be a manchester United fan, isn't it? It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
The season before the one City won, their title hopes were dashed, again at the Stadium of Light, by Everton. They beat Man. City, on that day (- 20 December 2010 -), 2-1, with 2 goals scored in the first 19 minutes, and effectively took Mancini's team out of real contention.
(Everton's previous and next result, flanking that famous win, were 0-0 at home against Wigan and 1-1 at home against West Ham. One can easily see, therefore, that Everton really gave its best to trouble Man. City. And it doesn't take a genius to see that it was all for the benefit of Man. U. But that's another story.)
If Mancini is a somewhat smart individual, he should have known that it would be just as tough to defeat Everton as it would probably be to defeat Man. U. (if the referee does not throw some blatant help to Man. U., like mark clattenburg did in the match Chelsea - Man. u., in which case beating United might be slightly harder).
Maybe he did know that, but the players certainly did not act as if they knew.
Even though they scored the equalizer relatively quickly, they were just not incisive enough to prevent an Everton team playing very good football from stopping the EPL champions from getting the win.
So, these were two huge dropped points by City.
And I'm sure Everton and Manchester United people were both celebrating. Maybe some of them even together.
But, getting back to yet another title contender not named Man. U. faltering in December, what else is new? Such title contenders are now notorious for shooting themselves in the foot, hard, come holiday time.
It's a great time to be a manchester United fan, isn't it? It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
Friday 30 November 2012
2012.11.30 - The Results
TURKEY: Super Lig
19:00 -- Galatasaray - Gaziantepspor 1-1 highlights
[0-1] 69' Senijad Ibricic
[1-1] 79' Burak Yilmaz
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 14 7 5 2 29-18 +11 26p
2 Fenerbahce 13 6 5 2 20-12 +8 23p
3 Antalyaspor 13 7 2 4 24-19 +5 23p
FRANCE: Ligue 1
21:00 -- Ajaccio - Saint-Etienne 0-0
Current standings:
1 Lyon 14 8 4 2 27-15 +12 28p
2 Saint-Etienne 15 7 5 3 24-10 +14 26p
3 PSG 14 7 5 2 23-10 +13 26p
4 Marseille 14 8 2 4 18-15 +3 26p
5 Bordeaux 14 6 6 2 18-11 +7 24p
ITALY: Serie A
20:45 -- Catania - Milan 1-3 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Juventus 14 10 2 2 29-10 +19 32p
2 Napoli 14 9 3 2 23-11 +12 30p
3 Fiorentina 14 8 4 2 25-12 +13 28p
4 Inter 14 9 1 4 26-16 +10 28p
5 Lazio 14 8 2 4 22-17 +5 26p
SPAIN: Primera Division
21:00 -- Osasuna - Rayo Vallecano 1-0 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Barcelona 13 12 1 0 43-15 +28 37p
2 Atletico Madrid 13 11 1 1 29-11 +18 34p
3 Real Madrid 13 8 2 3 32-10 +22 26p
4 Malaga 13 6 4 3 19-9 +10 22p
5 Betis 13 7 1 5 20-22 -2 22p
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
20:00 -- Zwolle - VV Venlo 0-0
Current standings:
1 PSV 14 11 0 3 49-13 +36 33p
2 Twente 14 9 4 1 27-9 +18 31p
3 Vitesse 14 9 4 1 27-11 +16 31p
19:00 -- Galatasaray - Gaziantepspor 1-1 highlights
[0-1] 69' Senijad Ibricic
[1-1] 79' Burak Yilmaz
Current standings:
1 Galatasaray 14 7 5 2 29-18 +11 26p
2 Fenerbahce 13 6 5 2 20-12 +8 23p
3 Antalyaspor 13 7 2 4 24-19 +5 23p
FRANCE: Ligue 1
21:00 -- Ajaccio - Saint-Etienne 0-0
Current standings:
1 Lyon 14 8 4 2 27-15 +12 28p
2 Saint-Etienne 15 7 5 3 24-10 +14 26p
3 PSG 14 7 5 2 23-10 +13 26p
4 Marseille 14 8 2 4 18-15 +3 26p
5 Bordeaux 14 6 6 2 18-11 +7 24p
ITALY: Serie A
20:45 -- Catania - Milan 1-3 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Juventus 14 10 2 2 29-10 +19 32p
2 Napoli 14 9 3 2 23-11 +12 30p
3 Fiorentina 14 8 4 2 25-12 +13 28p
4 Inter 14 9 1 4 26-16 +10 28p
5 Lazio 14 8 2 4 22-17 +5 26p
SPAIN: Primera Division
21:00 -- Osasuna - Rayo Vallecano 1-0 (1-0)
Current standings:
1 Barcelona 13 12 1 0 43-15 +28 37p
2 Atletico Madrid 13 11 1 1 29-11 +18 34p
3 Real Madrid 13 8 2 3 32-10 +22 26p
4 Malaga 13 6 4 3 19-9 +10 22p
5 Betis 13 7 1 5 20-22 -2 22p
NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie
20:00 -- Zwolle - VV Venlo 0-0
Current standings:
1 PSV 14 11 0 3 49-13 +36 33p
2 Twente 14 9 4 1 27-9 +18 31p
3 Vitesse 14 9 4 1 27-11 +16 31p
More Dropped Points for Galata
Galatasaray screwed up again. On home turf.
Only a 1-1 draw against lowly Gaziantepsor (- a team with six defeats in the league thus far -) means that surprise team Antalyaspor could match Cim Bom Bom at the top of the standings, points-wise, again if they win at home against Mersin Idmanyurdu, on Sunday.
Galatasaray have already drawn two of their home matches, in addition to losing one. (Out of seven played on their own field, in Istanbul.)
That's not great form.
And yet they still have a good chance of progressing from their Champions League group, this coming Wednesday. (But not with the same kind of form as the one exhibited today.)
Ibricic scored first, with 21 minutes remaining in regulation, to give the guests the lead at the Turk Telecom Arena. But, luckily for Galata, their top goalscorer Burak Yilmaz was on target once again, only 10 minutes later, to save them from an even bigger embarrassment.
See highlights here.
Only a 1-1 draw against lowly Gaziantepsor (- a team with six defeats in the league thus far -) means that surprise team Antalyaspor could match Cim Bom Bom at the top of the standings, points-wise, again if they win at home against Mersin Idmanyurdu, on Sunday.
Galatasaray have already drawn two of their home matches, in addition to losing one. (Out of seven played on their own field, in Istanbul.)
That's not great form.
And yet they still have a good chance of progressing from their Champions League group, this coming Wednesday. (But not with the same kind of form as the one exhibited today.)
Ibricic scored first, with 21 minutes remaining in regulation, to give the guests the lead at the Turk Telecom Arena. But, luckily for Galata, their top goalscorer Burak Yilmaz was on target once again, only 10 minutes later, to save them from an even bigger embarrassment.
See highlights here.
Thursday 29 November 2012
2012.11.28 - The Results
ENGLAND: Barclays Premiership
20:45 -- Chelsea - Fulham 0-0
20:45 -- Everton - Arsenal 1-1 (1-1)
20:45 -- Southampton - Norwich 1-1 (1-1)
20:45 -- Stoke - Newcastle 2-1 (0-0)
20:45 -- Swansea - West Brom 3-1 (3-1) highlights
20:45 -- Tottenham - Liverpool 2-1 (2-0)
21:00 -- Manchester U. - West Ham 1-0
1' Robin van Persie
21:00 -- Wigan - Manchester C. 0-2 highlights
69' Mario Balotelli
72' James Milner
Current standings:
1 Manchester U. 14 11 0 3 33-18 +15 33p
2 Manchester C. 14 9 5 0 27-10 +17 32p
3 Chelsea 14 7 5 2 24-13 +11 26p
4 West Brom 14 8 2 4 24-18 +6 26p
5 Tottenham 14 7 2 5 25-23 +2 23p
FRANCE: Ligue 1
21:00 -- Marseille - Lyon 1-4
[0-1] 3' Bafetimbi Gomis (pen.)
[0-2] 34' Bafetimbi Gomis
[0-3] 48' Steed Malbranque
[0-4] 73' Bafetimbi Gomis
[1-4] 78' Loic Remy
Current standings:
1 Lyon 14 8 4 2 27-15 +12 28p
2 PSG 14 7 5 2 23-10 +13 26p
3 Marseille 14 8 2 4 18-15 +3 26p
4 Saint-Etienne 14 7 4 3 24-10 +14 25p
5 Bordeaux 14 6 6 2 18-11 +7 24p
20:45 -- Chelsea - Fulham 0-0
20:45 -- Everton - Arsenal 1-1 (1-1)
20:45 -- Southampton - Norwich 1-1 (1-1)
20:45 -- Stoke - Newcastle 2-1 (0-0)
20:45 -- Swansea - West Brom 3-1 (3-1) highlights
20:45 -- Tottenham - Liverpool 2-1 (2-0)
21:00 -- Manchester U. - West Ham 1-0
1' Robin van Persie
21:00 -- Wigan - Manchester C. 0-2 highlights
69' Mario Balotelli
72' James Milner
Current standings:
1 Manchester U. 14 11 0 3 33-18 +15 33p
2 Manchester C. 14 9 5 0 27-10 +17 32p
3 Chelsea 14 7 5 2 24-13 +11 26p
4 West Brom 14 8 2 4 24-18 +6 26p
5 Tottenham 14 7 2 5 25-23 +2 23p
FRANCE: Ligue 1
21:00 -- Marseille - Lyon 1-4
[0-1] 3' Bafetimbi Gomis (pen.)
[0-2] 34' Bafetimbi Gomis
[0-3] 48' Steed Malbranque
[0-4] 73' Bafetimbi Gomis
[1-4] 78' Loic Remy
Current standings:
1 Lyon 14 8 4 2 27-15 +12 28p
2 PSG 14 7 5 2 23-10 +13 26p
3 Marseille 14 8 2 4 18-15 +3 26p
4 Saint-Etienne 14 7 4 3 24-10 +14 25p
5 Bordeaux 14 6 6 2 18-11 +7 24p
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