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

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.

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

Wednesday 28 November 2012

Remember Valenciennes?

30 September 2012. Marseille's first dropped points of the season. Valenciennes - Marseille 4-1. 3-0 at half-time. 4-0 in minute 63.

Well, the OM fans experienced deja-vu today, but got the home-field experience this time.

Olympique got crushed, 1-4 (with the last goal again scored by them), by Lyon this time. Lyon, a team that, even though it now leads in the standings, was humbled at Toulouse, 0-3, just two days before.

Marseille now has a goal difference of only +3, too, far worse than all the other teams in the top-7 in Ligue 1.
If I had to guess, I would say that Marseille is pathetic, they are lucky to be so high in the standings, and there's no way they can win the French league this year.

And they're already out of the Coupe de la Ligue, too, a tournament which they won last year.

Looks like another team in need of drastic changes. Too bad it doesn't have PSG's investors.

See the 'disaster' here.

Is That It for Chelsea This Year?

In 2008-2009, we saw Liverpool making a great start to the season, only to witness a horrid run of draws close to the middle of the season, that completely messed up their chances of winning a league title.

It looks like the same thing is happening now with Chelsea.

I understand that they would be upset for very possibly being robbed in that match against Manchester united, but that was five matches ago.
And, since that lousy derby, Chelsea got a grand total of four points out of possible fifteen. (No wonder people are saying it might just be a two-horse race now, between City and United.)

If I was Abramovich, I would be firing left and right. Not just Di Matteo. This is just crass incompetence, what's happening at Chelsea right now.
You will never see teams like Man. U., Barcelona, Real, Bayern, Juventus, Porto and many other established teams across the continent fuck up so badly, in such a short time, during a season when they really have an opening to win the league (like Chelsea had this year - They should have been seven points ahead, for heaven's sake! -).
It cannot realistically be just the coach.

Chelsea - Fulham 0-0?!?

That's the kind of results you would expect teams like Arsenal (AKA teams that have already accepted the fact that they cannot possibly win the league anymore because of the lack of value of their squad) to let slide.

So, I guess the question is now: Will Chelsea become like a new Arsenal?
(And, maybe, is Manchester City the new Chelsea?)

Tuesday 27 November 2012

2012.11.27 - The Results

ITALY: Serie A

20:45 -- Lazio - Udinese 3-0 (2-0)     highlights

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



PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga

21:15 -- Pacos de Ferreira - Maritimo 2-2 (1-1)

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 Pacos de Ferreira  10 3 6 1 13-9 +4  15p



ENGLAND: Barclays Premiership

20:45 -- Sunderland - QPR 0-0
21:00 -- Aston Villa - Reading 1-0 (0-0)

Current standings:
1 Manchester U.  13 10 0 3 32-18 +14  30p
2 Manchester C.  13 8 5 0 25-10 +15  29p
3 West Brom  13 8 2 3 23-15 +8  26p
4 Chelsea  13 7 4 2 24-13 +11  25p
5 Everton  13 5 6 2 23-17 +6  21p

Monday 26 November 2012

Inter Slips Up Again

Parma - Inter. 1-0.
Maybe the draw was more equitable, in all fairness. Both teams had good chances (even though I think Parma played just slightly better on the night, with or without the goal).

But this game will mostly be remembered thanks to an amazing run by Nicola Sansone, topped off with a very good shot, as well, that could not be stopped by Samir Handanovic. That's what made the difference.

So, Inter not only cannot make up any ground on leader Juventus, but they also go down to fourth in the league tables now. They remain behind Fiorentina, on 28 points, but now Napoli has overtaken the Milan team due to their win at Cagliari, two hours before.

Tomorrow, Lazio has the chance of moving within two points of Inter, and putting more pressure on Stramaccioni's team, if the Roman team beats Udinese at home.

Highlights:

2012.11.26 - The Results

ITALY: Serie A

19:00 -- Cagliari - Napoli 0-1     highlights
73' Marek Hamsik
21:00 -- Parma - Inter 1-0     highlights
75' Nicola Sansone

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 Roma  14 7 2 5 31-23 +8  23p



TURKEY: Super Lig

19:00 -- Trabzonspor - Eskisehirspor 0-3 (0-2)

Current standings:
1 Galatasaray  13 7 4 2 28-17 +11  25p
2 Fenerbahce  13 6 5 2 20-12 +8  23p
3 Antalyaspor  13 7 2 4 24-19 +5  23p



PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga

21:15 -- Moreirense - Sporting 2-2 (2-0)

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 Pacos de Ferreira  9 3 5 1 11-7 +4  14p



SPAIN: Primera Division

21:00 -- Zaragoza - Celta Vigo 0-1 (0-0)

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

Sunday 25 November 2012

2012.11.25 - The Results

FRANCE: Ligue 1

14:00 -- Montpellier - Bordeaux 1-0     highlights
68' Remy Cabella
17:00 -- Toulouse - Lyon 3-0     highlights
50' Wissam Ben Yedder
87' Wissam Ben Yedder

90
' Etienne Capoue
21:00 -- Marseille - Lille 1-0     highlights
46' Jordan Ayew

Current standings:
1 PSG  14 7 5 2 23-10 +13  26p
2 Marseille  13 8 2 3 17-11 +6  26p
3 Saint-Etienne  14 7 4 3 24-10 +14  25p
4 Lyon  13 7 4 2 23-14 +9  25p
5 Bordeaux  14 6 6 2 18-11 +7  24p



NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie

12:30 -- Roda - Ajax 1-2 (1-0)
14:30 -- AZ Alkmaar - Feyenoord 0-2 (0-0)
14:30 -- PSV - Vitesse 1-2     highlights
[1-0]  5' Timothy Derijck
[1-1]  15' Jonathan Reis
[1-2]  74' Wilfried Bony
16:30 -- Twente - Zwolle 2-2
[1-0]  48' Dusan Tadic (pen.)
[1-1]  55' Denni Avdic
[1-2]  88' Joey van den Berg
[2-2]  90' + 1' Luc Castaignos

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



ITALY: Serie A

15:00 -- Atalanta - Genoa 0-1 (0-1)
15:00 -- Chievo - Siena 0-0
15:00 -- Pescara - Roma 0-1 (0-1)
15:00 -- Sampdoria - Bologna 1-0 (0-0)
15:00 -- Torino - Fiorentina 2-2 (1-0)     highlights
20:45 -- Milan - Juventus 1-0     highlights
31' Robinho (pen.)

Current standings:
1 Juventus  14 10 2 2 29-10 +19  32p
2 Fiorentina  14 8 4 2 25-12 +13  28p
3 Inter  13 9 1 3 26-15 +11  28p
4 Napoli  13 8 3 2 22-11 +11  27p
5 Roma  14 7 2 5 31-23 +8  23p



ENGLAND: Barclays Premiership

14:30 -- Swansea - Liverpool 0-0
16:00 -- Southampton - Newcastle 2-0 (1-0)
17:00 -- Chelsea - Manchester C. 0-0
17:00 -- Tottenham - West Ham 3-1 (1-0)

Current standings:
1 Manchester U.  13 10 0 3 32-18 +14  30p
2 Manchester C.  13 8 5 0 25-10 +15  29p
3 West Brom  13 8 2 3 23-15 +8  26p
4 Chelsea  13 7 4 2 24-13 +11  25p
5 Everton  13 5 6 2 23-17 +6  21p



PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga

17:00 -- Nacional - Estoril 1-0 (0-0)
17:00 -- Setubal - Rio Ave 3-5 (1-4)
19:00 -- Academica - Gil Vicente 2-2 (0-0)
21:15 -- Braga - Porto 0-2     highlights
90' James Rodriguez
90' + 3' Jackson Martinez


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 Pacos de Ferreira  9 3 5 1 11-7 +4  14p



SPAIN: Primera Division

12:00 -- Espanyol - Getafe 0-2 (0-1)
17:00 -- Athletic - Deportivo 1-1 (1-0)
19:00 -- Atletico - Sevilla 4-0     highlights
22' Radamel Falcao (pen.)
40' Emir Spahic (o.-g.)
44' Koke
90' + 1' Miranda
21:00 -- Levante - Barcelona 0-4     highlights
47' Lionel Andres Messi
52' Lionel Andres Messi
57' Andres Iniesta
63' Cesc Fabrega
x - 87' Jose Barkero (m. pen. Levante) - x

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



TURKEY: Super Lig

15:00 -- Gaziantepspor - Buyuksehir 2-1 (0-0)
18:00 -- Fenerbahce - Genclerbirligi 4-1     highlights
[0-1]  21' Aykut Demir
[1-1]  44' Moussa Sow
[2-1]  64' Raul Meireles
[3-1]  73' Dirk Kuyt
[4-1]  78' Sezer Ozturk
18:00 -- Sivasspor - Kayserispor 4-2 (3-0)

Current standings:
1 Galatasaray  13 7 4 2 28-17 +11  25p
2 Fenerbahce  13 6 5 2 20-12 +8  23p
3 Antalyaspor  13 7 2 4 24-19 +5  23p

Saturday 24 November 2012

2012.11.24 - The Results

TURKEY: Super Lig

15:00 -- Kasimpasa - Orduspor 1-1     highlights
[1-0]  41' Kalu Uche
[1-1]  83' Roversio
18:00 -- Bursaspor - Antalyaspor 1-1     highlights
[1-0]  20' Ferhat Kiraz
[1-1]  60' Ismail Aissati
18:00 -- Elazigspor - Galatasaray 0-1     highlights
50' Yekta Kurtulus

Current standings:
1 Galatasaray  13 7 4 2 28-17 +11  25p
2 Antalyaspor  13 7 2 4 24-19 +5  23p
3 Besiktas  13 6 4 3 30-20 +10  22p


FRANCE: Ligue 1

17:00 -- PSG - Troyes 4-0     highlights
16' Maxwell
63' Blaise Matuidi
73' Zlatan Ibrahimovic
88' Zlatan Ibrahimovic
20:00 -- Bastia - Lorient 2-1 (2-1)
20:00 -- Nancy - Ajaccio 1-1 (1-0)
20:00 -- Reims - Brest 0-0
20:00 -- Rennes - Evian 0-1 (0-0)
20:00 -- Sochaux - Nice 0-1 (0-1)

Current standings:
1 PSG  14 7 5 2 23-10 +13  26p
2 Saint-Etienne  14 7 4 3 24-10 +14  25p
3 Lyon  12 7 4 1 23-11 +12  25p
4 Bordeaux  13 6 6 1 18-10 +8  24p
5 Marseille  12 7 2 3 16-11 +5  23p



PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga

21:30 -- Benfica - Olhanense 2-0     highlights
26' Oscar Cardozo (pen.)
72' Luisao

Current standings:
1 Benfica  10 8 2 0 25-6 +19  26p
2 Porto  9 7 2 0 24-6 +18  23p
3 Braga  9 5 2 2 20-12 +8  17p
4 Pacos de Ferreira  9 3 5 1 11-7 +4  14p
5 Rio Ave  9 4 2 3 10-10 0  14p



SPAIN: Primera Division

16:00 -- Rayo Vallecano - Mallorca 2-0 (0-0)
18:00 -- Valladolid - Granada 1-0 (0-0)
20:00 -- Malaga - Valencia 4-0 (1-0)     highlights
22:00 -- Betis - Real Madrid 1-0 (1-0)

Current standings:
1 Barcelona  12 11 1 0 39-15 +24  34p
2 Atletico Madrid  12 10 1 1 25-11 +14  31p
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



ENGLAND: Barclays Premiership

13:45 -- Sunderland - West Brom 2-4 (0-2)     highlights
16:00 -- Everton - Norwich 1-1 (1-0)
16:00 -- Manchester U. - QPR 3-1     highlights
[0-1]  52' Jamie Mackie
[1-1]  64' Jonny Evans
[2-1]  69' Darren Fletcher
[3-1]  71' Javier Hernandez
16:00 -- Stoke - Fulham 1-0 (1-0)
16:00 -- Wigan - Reading 3-2 (0-1)
18:30 -- Aston Villa - Arsenal 0-0

Current standings:
1 Manchester U.  13 10 0 3 32-18 +14  30p
2 Manchester C.  12 8 4 0 25-10 +15  28p
3 West Brom  13 8 2 3 23-15 +8  26p
4 Chelsea  12 7 3 2 24-13 +11  24p
5 Everton  13 5 6 2 23-17 +6  21p



ITALY: Serie A

20:45 -- Palermo - Catania 3-1 (1-0)

Current standings:
1 Juventus  13 10 2 1 29-9 +20  32p
2 Inter  13 9 1 3 26-15 +11  28p
3 Fiorentina  13 8 3 2 23-10 +13  27p
4 Napoli  13 8 3 2 22-11 +11  27p
5 Lazio  13 7 2 4 19-17 +2  23p



NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie

18:45 -- NEC Nijmegen - Utrecht 2-0 (2-0)
19:45 -- RKC Waalwijk - Groningen 1-1 (0-1)
19:45 -- VV Venlo - Heerenveen 1-1 (0-0)
20:45 -- Willem II - Heracles Almelo 2-2 (0-1)

Current standings:
1 PSV  13 11 0 2 48-11 +37  33p
2 Twente  13 9 3 1 25-7 +18  30p
3 Vitesse  13 8 4 1 25-10 +15  28p

Friday 23 November 2012

2012.11.23 - The Results

FRANCE: Ligue 1

20:45 -- Saint-Etienne - Valenciennes 1-0
73' Romain Hamouma

Current standings:
1 Saint-Etienne  14 7 4 3 24-10 +14  25p
2 Lyon  12 7 4 1 23-11 +12  25p
3 Bordeaux  13 6 6 1 18-10 +8  24p
4 PSG  13 6 5 2 19-10 +9  23p
5 Marseille  12 7 2 3 16-11 +5  23p



TURKEY: Super Lig

19:00 -- Besiktas - Belediyespor 3-1     highlights
[1-0]  3' Filip Holosko
[2-0]  7' Filip Holosko
[3-0]  39' Roberto Hilbert
[3-1]  63' Mustafa Asan
19:00 -- Mersin - Karabukspor 2-1 (0-0)

Current standings:
1 Besiktas  13 6 4 3 30-20 +10  22p
2 Galatasaray  12 6 4 2 27-17 +10  22p
3 Antalyaspor  12 7 1 4 23-18 +5  22p



SPAIN: Primera Division

21:30 -- Real Sociedad - Osasuna 0-0

Current standings:
1 Barcelona  12 11 1 0 39-15 +24  34p
2 Atletico Madrid  12 10 1 1 25-11 +14  31p
3 Real Madrid  12 8 2 2 32-9 +23  26p
4 Levante  12 6 2 4 15-16 -1  20p
5 Malaga  12 5 4 3 15-9 +6  19p



PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga

21:15 -- Beira Mar - Guimaraes 2-2 (1-1)

Current standings:
1 Porto  9 7 2 0 24-6 +18  23p
2 Benfica  9 7 2 0 23-6 +17  23p
3 Braga  9 5 2 2 20-12 +8  17p
4 Pacos de Ferreira  9 3 5 1 11-7 +4  14p
5 Rio Ave  9 4 2 3 10-10 0  14p



NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie

20:00 -- NAC Breda - ADO Den Haag 0-3 (0-0)

Current standings:
1 PSV  13 11 0 2 48-11 +37  33p
2 Twente  13 9 3 1 25-7 +18  30p
3 Vitesse  13 8 4 1 25-10 +15  28p

Thursday 22 November 2012

Stupid, Retarded UEFA Rules!

I must say, it seems to me that UEFA decision makers are getting dumber and dumber. And no, I'm not talking about the decision to have the next Euros comprise of 24 teams.

I'm talking about having the main tie-breaking criterion between teams tied on points in the Champions League be the direct results between the teams in question.

How moronic is that?
How idiotic is it, huh, Mr. Platini?

Let's look at it, group by group.

Group A is, surprisingly, unaffected by this rule.

In Group B, Schalke can even lose, no matter by what scoreline, as long as Arsenal does not win in the other match, and still win the group. So, a team that might get crushed - it will not happen, by I'm just saying - 7-0 by someone as weak as Montpellier could still win that group. Stupid!

In Group C, Malaga has already won the group, courtesy of their better head-to-head record against AC Milan. So, then, both Malaga and Milan have nothing to play for in the last matchday. Very stupid!
Luckily, as far as the struggle between Zenit St. Petersburg and Anderlecht goes, their direct encounters ended 1-0 and 0-1, so that will be decided by goal difference. They will have to show up and play, if they wish to finish third and continue in the Europa League. Thank God (for almost nothing)!

Group D also has a decided winner, Borussia Dortmund, because of their better record against Real Madrid. Not that Borussia was not the best team of the group so far, but if they lose at home to Manchester City, on the last matchday, nobody would then say that they were, pound-for-pound, the best overall team if Real beats Ajax and gets the same number of points. (You gotta play well all your matches to be most appreciated!...)
Man. City, likewise, cannot not win their last match, if they want Europa League play, even if Ajax loses 200-0 in Madrid.
Extremely dumb!

But Group E is the worst.
You know, someone watching Juventus - Chelsea (3-0), and not having been aware of these fucked-up UEFA rules, might have thought that Juventus kept pressing, even at 2-0 and with 10 minutes left, because they knew every goal would count on the last matchday and Chelsea would have played Nordsjaelland (a team that is very likely to lose 6-7--nil). Actually, though, NO!
Thanks to any kind of win over Chelsea, and with a point in Donetsk in two weeks ' time, Juventus can then be assured of progressing over Chelsea, last year 's winner.
Even a 1-0 victory for Juventus would have been enough to secure that advantage.
3-0 was a result that brought Juventus no more benefits than a 1-0 would have.
And another unfortunate result of this obvious lack of intelligence from UEFA officials is the fact that Shakhtar Donetsk is already in the round of 16. Yes, they have secured their place, because of their direct results over Chelsea (2-1 and 2-3, away-goals rule) and now Chelsea can only at best tie Shakhtar on points.
So, Shakhtar has only first place to play for, on the last matchday, and clearly a draw in their direct match would satisfy both Shakhtar (who would win the group) and Juventus (who would go through, leaving Chelsea out).
How much do Chelsea fans hate UEFA for these senseless rules?
So, so retarded!!!

In Group F, Bayern leads over Valencia, even though Valencia has a better goal difference. (The two teams are tied on points, yes.) And all Bayern needs to do is match the number of points that Valencia gets on the last day, to win that group.
Also, Lille cannot go to the Europa League, even though they are clearly better than BATE at the present time, even if they win their last match by an astronomical score, and BATE loses theirs by an astronomical score, too, to boot. Why? Well, because stupid UEFA said 1-3 and 2-0 means the team that scored the three goals in that one match will beat the other team, no matter what else happens, if they're tied on points at the end.
Also, retarded!

In Group G, Benfica needs to match Celtic's result, but luckily for the surprising Scottish outfit (who beat Barcelona) Celtic plays Spartak at home while Benfica has to take on Barca away.

Group H contains another team that might be seriously screwed by this deficiency in thinking clearly exhibited by UEFA officials: CFR Cluj.
The Romanians have to go to Old Trafford, needing to beat Manchester United. And, even then, they have to hope that Galatasaray does not defeat Braga in Portugal. (And Braga cannot even finish third anymore. They will be bottom, and might only be playing for pride, if even that.)
Potential scorelines Man. U. - Cluj 0-5 and Braga - Galatasaray 2-3 would allow the Turkish team to qualify. If that happens, wouldn't that be fucked-up, retarded, and unfair to Cluj?
Realistically, all the Transylvanian team can hope for is for them to get a point in Manchester, and for Galatasaray to lose to Braga.
They could score, and score, and score, in England, and still get kicked out. Thanks to some serious incompetence from UEFA!

Wednesday 21 November 2012

2012.11.21 - The Results

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group A, matchday 5

20:45 -- Dynamo Kyiv - PSG 0-2     highlights
45' Ezequiel Lavezzi
52'
Ezequiel Lavezzi
20:45 -- Porto - Dinamo Zagreb 3-0     highlights
20' Lucho Gonzalez
67' Joao Moutinho
85' Silvestre Varela


Current standings:
1 Porto  5 4 1 0 9-2 +7  13p
2 PSG  5 4 0 1 12-2 +10  12p
3 Dynamo Kyiv  5 1 1 3 5-9 -4  4p

4 Dinamo Zagreb  5 0 0 5 0-13 -13  0p



CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group B, matchday 5

20:45 -- Arsenal - Montpellier 2-0     highlights
49' Jack Wilshere
63' Lukas Podolski

20:45 -- Schalke - Olympiakos 1-0     highlights
77' Christian Fuchs

Current standings:
1 Schalke  5 3 2 0 9-5 +4  11p
2 Arsenal  5 3 1 1 9-6 +3  10p
3 Olympiakos  5 2 0 3 7-8 -1  6p

4 Montpellier  5 0 1 4 5-11 -6  1p



CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group C, matchday 5

18:00 -- Zenit - Malaga 2-2     highlights
[0-1]  8' Diego Buonanotte
[0-2]  9' Seba Fernandez
[1-2]  49' Danny
[2-2]  86' Victor Fayzulin
20:45 -- Anderlecht - Milan 1-3     highlights
[0-1]  47' Stephan El Shaarawy
[0-2]  71' Philippe Mexes
[1-2]  78' Tom De Sutter
[1-3]  90' + 1' Alexandre Pato

Current standings:
1 Malaga  5 3 2 0 10-3 +7  11p
2 Milan  5 2 2 1 7-5 +2  8p
3 Zenit  5 1 1 3 5-9 -4  4p
   {1-0 and 0-1 against Anderlecht}
4 Anderlecht  5 1 1 3 2-7 -5  4p
   {1-0 and 0-1 against Zenit}


CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group D, matchday 5

20:45 -- Ajax - Borussia D. 1-4     highlights
[0-1]  8' Marco Reus
[0-2]  36' Mario Gotze
[0-3]  41' Robert Lewandowski
[0-4]  67'
Robert Lewandowski
[1-4]  86' Danny Hoesen
20:45 -- Manchester City - Real Madrid 1-1     highlights
[0-1]  10' Karim Benzema
[1-1]  37' Sergio Aguero (pen.)


Current standings:
1 Borussia Dortmund  5 3 2 0 10-5 +5  11p
2 Real Madrid  5 2 2 1 11-8 +3  8p
3 Ajax  5 1 1 3 7-12 -5  4p

4 Manchester City  5 0 3 2 7-10 -3  3p

Tuesday 20 November 2012

2012.11.20 - The Results

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group E, matchday 5

20:45 -- Juventus - Chelsea 3-0     highlights
38' Fabio Quagliarella
61' Arturo Vidal
90' + 1' Sebastian Giovinco

20:45 -- Nordsjaelland - Shakhtar 2-5     highlights
[1-0]  23' Morten Nordstrand
[1-1]  26' Luiz Adriano

[2-1]  29' Kasper Lorentzen
[2-2]  44' Willian
[2-3]  50' Willian
[2-4]  53' Luiz Adriano
[2-5]  81' Luiz Adriano

Current standings:
1 Shakhtar  5 3 1 1 12-7 +5  10p
2 Juventus  5 2 3 0 11-4 +7  9p
3 Chelsea  5 2 1 2 10-9 +1  7p
4 Nordsjaelland  5 0 1 4 3-16 -13  1p



CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group F, matchday 5

18:00 -- BATE - Lille 0-2     highlights
14' Djibril Sidibe
69' Gianni Bruno

20:45 -- Valencia - Bayern 1-1     highlights
[1-0]  77' Sofiane Feghouli
[1-1]   81' Thomas Muller

Current standings:
1 Bayern  5 3 1 1 11-6 +5  10p   {2-1 and 1-1 against Valencia}
2 Valencia  5 3 1 1 11-5 +6  10p   {1-1 and 1-2 against Bayern}
3 BATE  5 2 0 3 8-11 -3  6p
4 Lille  5 1 0 4 4-12 -8  3p



CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group G, matchday 5

18:00 -- Spartak - Barcelona 0-3     highlights
16' Dani Alves
27' Lionel Andres Messi
39' Lionel Andres Messi
20:45 -- Benfica - Celtic 2-1     highlights
[1-0]  7' Ola John
[1-1]  32' Georgios Samaras

[2-1]  71' Ezequiel Garay


Current standings:
1 Barcelona  5 4 0 1 11-5 +6  12p
2 Benfica  5 2 1 2 5-5 0  7p   {2-1 and 0-0 against Celtic}
3 Celtic  5 2 1 2 7-7 0  7p
   {0-0 and 1-2 against Benfica}
4 Spartak  5 1 0 4 6-12 -6  3p


CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group H, matchday 5

20:45 -- CFR Cluj - Braga 3-1     highlights
[1-0]  7' Rui Pedro
[2-0]  15' Rui Pedro

[2-1]  17' Alan

[3-1]  33' Rui Pedro

20:45 -- Galatasaray - Manchester Utd. 1-0     highlights
54' Burak Yilmaz

Current standings:
1 Manchester Utd.  5 4 0 1 9-5 +4  12p
2 Galatasaray  5 2 1 2 5-5 0  7p   {1-1 and 3-1 against CFR Cluj}
3 CFR Cluj  5 2 1 2 8-7 +1  7p
   {1-3 and 1-1 against Galatasaray}
4 Braga  5 1 0 4 6-11 -5  3p

Monday 19 November 2012

2012.11.19 - The Results

TURKEY: Super Lig

19:00 -- Orduspor - Trabzonspor 1-2 (0-0)     highlights

Current standings:
1 Galatasaray  12 6 4 2 27-17 +10  22p
2 Antalyaspor  12 7 1 4 23-18 +5  22p
3 Kasimpasa  12 6 2 4 19-12 +7  20p



ITALY: Serie A

20:45 -- Roma - Torino 2-0 (0-0)

Current standings:
1 Juventus  13 10 2 1 29-9 +20  32p
2 Inter  13 9 1 3 26-15 +11  28p
3 Fiorentina  13 8 3 2 23-10 +13  27p
4 Napoli  13 8 3 2 22-11 +11  27p
5 Lazio  13 7 2 4 19-17 +2  23p



ENGLAND: Barclays Premiership

21:00 -- West Ham - Stoke 1-1 (0-1)

Current standings:
1 Manchester C.  12 8 4 0 25-10 +15  28p
2 Manchester U.  11 9 0 3 29-17 +12  27p
3 Chelsea  12 7 3 2 24-13 +11  24p
4 West Brom  12 7 2 3 19-13 +6  23p
5 Everton  12 5 5 2 22-16 +6  20p



SPAIN: Primera Division

21:30 -- Real Sociedad - Rayo Vallecano 4-0 (2-0)

Current standings:
1 Barcelona  12 11 1 0 39-15 +24  34p
2 Atletico Madrid  12 10 1 1 25-11 +14  31p
3 Real Madrid  12 8 2 2 32-9 +23  26p
4 Levante  12 6 2 4 15-16 -1  20p
5 Malaga  12 5 4 3 15-9 +6  19p

Sunday 18 November 2012

2012.11.18 - The Results

UNITED STATES: Conference Final (East - second leg)

22:20 -- DC United - Houston Dynamo 1-1, 2-4 on aggregate     highlights
[0-1]  34' Bonieck Garcia
[1-1]  83' Branko Boskovic


UNITED STATES: Conference Final (West - second leg)

03:15 -- Seattle Sounders - LA Galaxy 2-1, 2-4 on aggregate     highlights
[1-0]  12' Eddie Johnson
[2-0]  58' Zach Scott
[2-1]  68' Robbie Keane (pen.)




ITALY: Serie A

15:00 -- Bologna - Palermo 3-0 (2-0)
15:00 -- Catania - Chievo 2-1 (0-0)
15:00 -- Fiorentina - Atalanta 4-1 (3-1)     highlights
15:00 -- Inter - Cagliari 2-2     highlights
[1-0]  10' Rodrigo Palacio
[1-1]  43' Marco Sau
[1-2]  68' Marco Sau
[2-2]  83' Davide Astori (o.-g.)

15:00 -- Siena - Pescara 1-0 (1-0)
15:00 -- Udinese - Parma 2-2 (1-0)
20:45 -- Sampdoria - Genoa 3-1 (2-0)

Current standings:
1 Juventus  13 10 2 1 29-9 +20  32p
2 Inter  13 9 1 3 26-15 +11  28p
3 Fiorentina  13 8 3 2 23-10 +13  27p
4 Napoli  13 8 3 2 22-11 +11  27p
5 Lazio  13 7 2 4 19-17 +2  23p



FRANCE: Ligue 1

14:00 -- Lyon - Reims 3-0
45' Anthony Weber (o.-g.)
73' Bafetimbi Gomis
90' Lisandro Lopez

17:00 -- Nice - Toulouse 1-0 (0-0)
21:00 -- Bordeaux - Marseille 1-0     highlights
53' Yoan Gouffran

Current standings:
1 Lyon  12 7 4 1 23-11 +12  25p
2 Bordeaux  13 6 6 1 18-10 +8  24p
3 PSG  13 6 5 2 19-10 +9  23p
4 Marseille  12 7 2 3 16-11 +5  23p
5 Saint-Etienne  13 6 4 3 23-10 +13  22p



NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie

12:30 -- Vitesse - NEC Nijmegen 4-1 (1-1)
14:30 -- Feyenoord - Willem II 3-0 (1-0)
14:30 -- Utrecht - Twente 1-1     highlights
[0-1]  2' Willem Janssen
[1-1]  17' Jacob Mulenga

16:30 -- Heracles Almelo - Roda 5-1 (2-1)

Current standings:
1 PSV  13 11 0 2 48-11 +37  33p
2 Twente  13 9 3 1 25-7 +18  30p
3 Vitesse  13 8 4 1 25-10 +15  28p



TURKEY: Super Lig

15:00 -- Belediyespor - Kasimpasa 0-2
73' Ozer Hurmaci
85' Djalma

15:00 -- Kayserispor - Gaziantepspor 1-1 (1-0)
18:00 -- Bursaspor - Mersin 3-0 (1-0)
18:00 -- Antalyaspor - Besiktas 3-5     highlights
[0-1]  6' Hugo Almeida
[1-1]  21' Isaac Promise
[1-2]  43' Hugo Almeida
[1-3]  47' Olcay Sahan
[2-3]  50' Lamine Diarra
[2-4]  69' Hugo Almeida
[3-4]  83' Omer Sismanoglu
[3-5]  90' + 4' Manuel Fernandes


Current standings:
1 Galatasaray  12 6 4 2 27-17 +10  22p
2 Antalyaspor  12 7 1 4 23-18 +5  22p
3 Kasimpasa  12 6 2 4 19-12 +7  20p



SPAIN: Primera Division

12:00 -- Deportivo - Levante 0-2 (0-1)
16:00 -- Celta Vigo - Mallorca 1-1 (0-1)
17:50 -- Getafe - Real Valladolid 2-1 (0-1)
19:45 -- Granada - Atletico 0-1     highlights
61' Arda Turan
21:30 -- Sevilla - Betis 5-1 (4-0)     highlights

Current standings:
1 Barcelona  12 11 1 0 39-15 +24  34p
2 Atletico Madrid  12 10 1 1 25-11 +14  31p
3 Real Madrid  12 8 2 2 32-9 +23  26p
4 Levante  12 6 2 4 15-16 -1  20p
5 Malaga  12 5 4 3 15-9 +6  19p



ENGLAND: Barclays Premiership

17:00 -- Fulham - Sunderland 1-3 (0-0)

Current standings:
1 Manchester C.  12 8 4 0 25-10 +15  28p
2 Manchester U.  11 9 0 3 29-17 +12  27p
3 Chelsea  12 7 3 2 24-13 +11  24p
4 West Brom  12 7 2 3 19-13 +6  23p
5 Everton  12 5 5 2 22-16 +6  20p

Saturday 17 November 2012

2012.11.17 - The Results

ENGLAND: Barclays Premiership

13:45 -- Arsenal - Tottenham 5-2 (3-1)
16:00 -- Liverpool - Wigan 3-0 (0-0)
16:00 -- Manchester C. - Aston Villa 5-0     highlights
43' David Silva
54' Sergio Aguero (pen.)
65' Carlos Tevez (pen.)
67' Sergio Aguero
74' Carlos Tevez

16:00 -- Newcastle - Swansea 1-2 (0-0)
16:00 -- QPR - Southampton 1-3 (0-2)
16:00 -- Reading - Everton 2-1 (0-1)
16:00 -- West Brom - Chelsea 2-1     highlights
[1-0]  10' Shane Long
[1-1]  39' Eden Hazard
[2-1]  51' Peter Odemwingie

18:30 -- Norwich - Manchester U. 1-0     highlights
60' Anthony Pilkington

Current standings:
1 Manchester C.  12 8 4 0 25-10 +15  28p
2 Manchester U.  12 9 0 3 29-17 +12  27p
3 Chelsea  12 7 3 2 24-13 +11  24p
4 West Brom  12 7 2 3 19-13 +6  23p
5 Everton  12 5 5 2 22-16 +6  20p



ITALY: Serie A

18:00 -- Juventus - Lazio 0-0
20:45 -- Napoli - Milan 2-2     highlights
[1-0]  5' Gokhan Inler
[2-0]  30' Lorenzo Insigne
[2-1]  44' Stephan El Shaarawy
[2-2]  83' Stephan El Shaarawy


Current standings:
1 Juventus  13 10 2 1 29-9 +20  32p
2 inter  12 9 0 3 24-13 +11  27p
3 Napoli  13 8 3 2 22-11 +11  27p
4 Fiorentina  12 7 3 2 19-9 +10  24p
5 Lazio  13 7 2 4 19-17 +2  23p



FRANCE: Ligue 1

17:00 -- PSG - Rennes 1-2     highlights
[0-1]  14' Romain Alessandrini
[1-1]  21' Nene
[1-2]  35' Julien Feret

20:00 -- Ajaccio - Sochaux 0-1 (0-1)
20:00 -- Brest - Bastia 3-0 (1-0)
20:00 -- Evian - Saint-Etienne 2-2     highlights
[0-1]  10' Mark Gradel
[0-2]  28' Mark Gradel
[1-2]  48' Mohammed Rabiu
[2-2]  80' Aldo Angoula

20:00 -- Troyes - Nancy 3-3 (1-3)
20:00 -- Valenciennes - Montpellier 1-1     highlights
[0-1]  16' Gaetan Charbonnier
[1-1]  39' Gregory Pujol


Current standings:
1 PSG  13 6 5 2 19-10 +9  23p
2 Marseille  11 7 2 2 16-10 +6  23p
3 Saint-Etienne  13 6 4 3 23-10 +13  22p
4 Valenciennes  13 6 4 3 27-15 +12  22p
5 Lyon  11 6 4 1 20-11 +9  22p



SPAIN: Primera Division

16:00 -- Osasuna - Malaga 0-0
18:00 -- Valencia - Espanyol 2-1 (1-1)
20:00 -- Barcelona - Zaragoza 3-1     highlights
[1-0]  16' Lionel Andres Messi
[1-1]  24' Paco Montanes
[2-1]  28' Alexandre Song
[3-1]  60' Lionel Andres Messi

22:00 -- Real Madrid - Athletic 5-1 (3-1)

Current standings:
1 Barcelona  12 11 1 0 39-15 +24  34p
2 Atletico Madrid  11 9 1 1 24-11 +13  28p
3 Real Madrid  12 8 2 2 32-9 +23  26p
4 Malaga  12 5 4 3 15-9 +6  19p
5 Betis  11 6 1 4 18-17 +1  19p



NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie

18:45 -- ADO Den Haag - PSV 1-6
[0-1]  14' Luciano Narsingh
[0-2]  23' Kevin Strootman
[0-3]  33' Dries Mertens
[0-4]  53' Georginio Wijnaldum
[1-4]  62' Charlton Vicento
[1-5]  72' Timothy Derijck
[1-6]  81' Orlando Engelaar

19:45 -- Ajax - VVV Venlo 2-0 (0-0)
19:45 -- Heerenveen - RKC Waalwijk 0-2 (0-1)
19:45 -- Zwolle - NAC Breda 2-0 (0-0)
20:45 -- Groningen - AZ Alkmaar 1-1 (0-0)

Current standings:
1 PSV  13 11 0 2 48-11 +37  33p
2 Twente  12 9 2 1 24-6 +18  29p
3 Vitesse  12 7 4 1 21-9 +12  25p



TURKEY: Super Lig

13:00 -- Buyuksehir - Elazigspor 1-1 (1-0)
18:00 -- Eskisehirspor - Fenerbahce 1-1
[1-0]  45' Necati Ates (pen.)
[1-1]  57' Moussa Sow

18:00 -- Genclerbirligi - Sivasspor 1-1 (0-1)

Current standings:
1 Galatasaray  12 6 4 2 27-17 +10  22p
2 Antalyaspor  11 7 1 3 20-13 +7  22p
3 Fenerbahce  12 5 5 2 16-11 +5  20p

Friday 16 November 2012

2012.11.16 - The Results

TURKEY: Super Lig

19:00 -- Galatasaray - Karabukspor 1-3     highlights
[0-1]  22' Ahmet Ozek
[1-1]  31' Burak Yilmaz
[1-2]  34' Mehmet Yildiz
[1-3]  90' + 1' Ilhan Parlak


Current standings:
1 Galatasaray  12 6 4 2 27-17 +10  22p
2 Antalyaspor  11 7 1 3 20-13 +7  22p
3 Fenerbahce  11 5 4 2 15-10 +5  19p



FRANCE: Ligue 1

20:45 -- Lorient - Lille 2-0 (1-0)

Current standings:
1 PSG  12 6 5 1 18-8 +10  23p
2 Marseille  11 7 2 2 16-10 +6  23p
3 Lyon  11 6 4 1 20-11 +9  22p
4 Saint-Etienne  12 6 3 3 21-8 +13  21p
5 Valenciennes  12 6 3 3 26-14 +12  21p

Monday 12 November 2012

2012.11.12 - The Result

PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga

21:15 -- Maritimo - Setubal 1-1 (0-1)

Current standings:
1 Porto  9 7 2 0 24-6 +18  23p
2 Benfica  9 7 2 0 23-6 +17  23p
3 Braga  9 5 2 2 20-12 +8  17p
4 Pacos de Ferreira  9 3 5 1 11-7 +4  14p
5 Rio Ave  9 4 2 3 10-10 0  14p

Sunday 11 November 2012

2012.11.11 - The Results

UNITED STATES: Conference Final (East - first leg)

22:25 -- Houston Dynamo - DC United 3-1     highlights
[0-1]  27' Nicholas DeLeon
[1-1]  51' Andrew Hainault
[2-1]  68' Will Bruin
[3-1]  81' Kofi Sarkodie


UNITED STATES: Conference Final (West - first leg)

03:10 -- LA Galaxy - Seattle Sounders 3-0     highlights
45' + 1' Robbie Keane
64' Mike Magee
67' Robbie Keane




FRANCE: Ligue 1

14:00 -- Marseille - Nice 2-2     highlights
[1-0]  40' Andre Ayew
[1-1]  51' Dario Cvitanich
[2-1]  68' Mathieu Valbuena
[2-2]  88' Fabrice Abriel

17:00 -- Lorient - Bordeaux 0-4     highlights
19' Jussie
33' Ludovic Obraniak
53' Henri Saivet
58' Yoan Gouffran

17:00 -- Sochaux - Lyon 1-1     highlights
[0-1]  24' Maxime Gonalons
[1-1]  71' Sloan Privat

21:00 -- Montpellier - PSG 1-1     highlights
[0-1]  37' Maxwell
[1-1]  60' Remy Cabella


Current standings:
1 PSG  12 6 5 1 18-8 +10  23p
2 Marseille  11 7 2 2 16-10 +6  23p
3 Lyon  11 6 4 1 20-11 +9  22p
4 Saint-Etienne  12 6 3 3 21-8 +13  21p
5 Valenciennes  12 6 3 3 26-14 +12  21p



PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga

17:00 -- Estoril - Moreirense 2-0 (1-0)
17:00 -- Olhanense - Beira Mar 1-0 (1-0)
19:00 -- Porto - Academica 2-1     highlights
[1-0]  50' James Rodriguez
[2-0]  62' Joao Moutinho
[2-1]  79' Wilson Eduardo

20:30 -- Rio Ave - Benfica 0-1     highlights
45' + 1' Lima
21:15 -- Sporting - Braga 1-0     highlights
4' Ricky van Wolfswinkel

Current standings:
1 Porto  9 7 2 0 24-6 +18  23p
2 Benfica  9 7 2 0 23-6 +17  23p
3 Braga  9 5 2 2 20-12 +8  17p
4 Pacos de Ferreira  9 3 5 1 11-7 +4  14p
5 Rio Ave  9 4 2 3 10-10 0  14p



ENGLAND: Barclays Premiership

14:30 -- Manchester C. - Tottenham 2-1     highlights
[0-1]  21' Steven Caulker
[1-1]  65' Sergio Aguero
[2-1]  88' Edin Dzeko

16:00 -- Newcastle - West Ham 0-1 (0-1)
17:00 -- Chelsea - Liverpool 1-1     highlights
[1-0]  20' John Terry
[1-1]  73' Luis Suarez


Current standings:
1 Manchester U.  11 9 0 2 29-16 +13  27p
2 Manchester C.  11 7 4 0 20-10 +10  25p
3 Chelsea  11 7 3 1 23-11 +12  24p
4 Everton  11 5 5 1 21-14 +7  20p
5 West Brom  11 6 2 3 17-12 +5  20p



ITALY: Serie A

12:30 -- Palermo - Sampdoria 2-0 (0-0)
15:00 -- Chievo - Udinese 2-2 (1-1)
15:00 -- Genoa - Napoli 2-4     highlights
[1-0]  23' Ciro Immobile
[1-1]  54' Giandomenico Mesto
[2-1]  56' Andrea Bertolacci
[2-2]  79' Edinson Cavani
[2-3]  90' Marek Hamsik
[2-4]  90' + 4' Lorenzo Insigne

15:00 -- Lazio - Roma 3-2 (2-1)
15:00 -- Milan - Fiorentina 1-3 (0-2)     highlights
15:00 -- Parma - Siena 0-0
15:00 -- Torino - Bologna 1-0 (0-0)
20:45 -- Atalanta - Inter 3-2     highlights
[1-0]  9' Giacomo Bonaventura
[1-1]  56' Fredy Guarin
[2-1]  60' German Denis
[3-1]  67' German Denis (pen.)
[3-2]  84' Rodrigo Palacio


Current standings:
1 Juventus  12 10 1 1 29-9 +20  31p
2 Inter  12 9 0 3 24-13 +11  27p
3 Napoli  12 8 2 2 20-9 +11  26p
4 Fiorentina  12 7 3 2 19-9 +10  24p
5 Lazio  12 7 1 4 19-17 +2  22p



NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie

12:30 -- Vitesse - Twente 0-0
14:30 -- Feyenoord - Roda 5-2 (3-2)
14:30 -- Zwolle - Ajax 2-4 (0-2)
16:30 -- PSV - Heerenveen 5-1     highlights
[0-1]  6' Daniel de Ridder
[1-1]  23' Luciano Narsingh
[2-1]  52' Dries Mertens
[3-1]  62' Georginio Wijnaldum
[4-1]  83' Tim Matavz
[5-1]  86' Tim Matavz


Current standings:
1 PSV  12 10 0 2 42-10 +32  30p
2 Twente  12 9 2 1 24-6 +18  29p
3 Vitesse  12 7 4 1 21-9 +12  25p



TURKEY: Super Lig

13:00 -- Gaziantepspor - Genclerbirligi 2-3 (1-2)
16:00 -- Mersin - Galatasaray 1-1     highlights
[0-1]  48' Umut Bulut
[1-1]  63' Mert Nobre

18:00 -- Elazigspor - Kayserispor 0-4 (0-0)
19:00 -- Fenerbahce - Orduspor 2-1
[1-0]  11' Moussa Sow
[2-0]  85' Sezer Ozturk
[2-1]  90' + 1' Samil Cinaz


Current standings:
1 Galatasaray  11 6 4 1 26-14 +12  22p
2 Antalyaspor  11 7 1 3 20-13 +7  22p
3 Fenerbahce  11 5 4 2 15-10 +5  19p



SPAIN: Primera Division

12:00 -- Real Valladolid - Valencia 1-1 (0-1)
16:00 -- Athletic - Sevilla 2-1 (2-0)
17:50 -- Mallorca - Barcelona 2-4     highlights
[0-1]  28' Xavi
[0-2]  44' Lionel Andres Messi
[0-3]  45' Cristian Tello
[1-3]  55' Michael Pereira
[2-3]  58' Victor Castano (pen.)
[2-4]  70' Lionel Andres Messi

19:45 -- Atletico - Getafe 2-0     highlights
20' Adrian Alvarez
43' Arda Turan

21:30 -- Levante - Real Madrid 1-2 (0-1)

Current standings:
1 Barcelona  11 10 1 0 36-14 +22  31p
2 Atletico Madrid  11 9 1 1 24-11 +13  28p
3 Real Madrid  11 7 2 2 27-8 +19  23p
4 Betis  11 6 1 4 18-17 +1  19p
5 Malaga  11 5 3 3 15-9 +6  18p

Saturday 10 November 2012

2012.11.10 - The Results

ITALY: Serie A

18:00 -- Cagliari - Catania 0-0
20:45 -- Pescara - Juventus 1-6     highlights
[0-1]  9' Arturo Vidal
[0-2]  22' Fabio Quagliarella
[1-2]  25' Emmanuel Cascione
[1-3]  30' Kwadwo Asamoah
[1-4]  38' Sebastian Giovinco
[1-5]  45' Fabio Quagliarella
[1-6]  53' Fabio Quagliarella


Current standings:
1 Juventus  12 10 1 1 29-9 +20  31p
2 inter  11 9 0 2 22-10 +12  27p
3 Napoli  11 7 2 2 16-7 +9  23p
4 Fiorentina  11 6 3 2 16-8 +8  21p
5 Lazio  11 6 1 4 16-15 +1  19p



TURKEY: Super Lig

15:00 -- Kasimpasa - Antalyaspor 1-1     highlights
[0-1]  77' Ismail Aissati (pen.)
[1-1]  90' Kalu Uche (pen.)

18:00 -- Karabukspor - Buyuksehir 3-1 (1-1)
18:00 -- Trabzonspor - Belediyespor 3-1 (2-0)

Current standings:
1 Antalyaspor  11 7 1 3 20-13 +7  22p
2 Galatasaray  10 6 3 1 25-13 +12  21p
3 Eskisehirspor  11 5 2 4 21-14 +7  17p



ENGLAND: Barclays Premiership

16:00 -- Arsenal - Fulham 3-3 (2-2)
16:00 -- Everton - Sunderland 2-1 (0-1)
16:00 -- Reading - Norwich 0-0
16:00 -- Southampton - Swansea 1-1 (0-0)
16:00 -- Stoke - QPR 1-0 (0-0)
16:00 -- Wigan - West Brom 1-2 (1-2)
18:30 -- Aston Villa - Manchester U. 2-3
[1-0]  45' + 1' Andreas Weimann
[2-0]  50' Andreas Weimann
[2-1]  58' Javier Hernandez
[2-2]  63' Ron Vlaar (o.-g.)
[2-3]  87' Javier Hernandez


Current standings:
1 manchester u.  11 9 0 2 29-16 +13  27p
2 Chelsea  10 7 2 1 22-10 +12  23p
3 Manchester C.  10 6 4 0 18-9 +9  22p
4 Everton  11 5 5 1 21-14 +7  20p
5 West Brom  11 6 2 3 17-12 +5  20p



SPAIN: Primera Division

16:00 -- Rayo Vallecano - Celta Vigo 3-2 (0-2)
18:00 -- Espanyol - Osasuna 0-3 (0-1)
20:00 -- Zaragoza - Deportivo 5-3 (1-2)
22:00 -- Malaga - Real Sociedad 1-2 (1-1)

Current standings:
1 Barcelona  10 9 1 0 32-12 +20  28p
2 Atletico Madrid  10 8 1 1 22-11 +11  25p
3 Real Madrid  10 6 2 2 25-7 +18  20p
4 Betis  11 6 1 4 18-17 +1  19p
5 Malaga  11 5 3 3 15-9 +6  18p



FRANCE: Ligue 1

17:00 -- Lille - Brest 1-0 (1-0)
20:00 -- Bastia - Valenciennes 2-3
[0-1]  32' Foued Kadir
[1-1]  40' Anthony Modeste (pen.)
[2-1]  62' Julian Palmieri
[2-2]  78' Foued Kadir
[2-3]  80' Mathieu Dossevi

20:00 -- Reims - Evian 1-2 (0-1)
20:00 -- Saint-Etienne - Troyes 2-0 (0-0)
20:00 -- Toulouse - Ajaccio 2-4 (1-2)

Current standings:
1 PSG  11 6 4 1 17-7 +10  22p
2 Marseille  10 7 1 2 14-8 +6  22p
3 Saint-Etienne  12 6 3 3 21-8 +13  21p
4 Valenciennes  12 6 3 3 26-14 +12  21p
5 Lyon  10 6 3 1 19-10 +9  21p



NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie

18:45 -- RKC Waalwijk - Utrecht 4-0 (1-0)
19:45 -- ADO Den Haag - AZ Alkmaar 2-2 (1-1)
19:45 -- VVV Venlo - Willem II 4-1 (1-0)
20:45 -- NEC Nijmegen - Heracles Almelo 3-2 (1-0)

Current standings:
1 Twente  11 9 1 1 24-6 +18  28p
2 PSV  11 9 0 2 37-9 +28  27p
3 Vitesse  11 7 3 1 21-9 +12  24p



PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga

21:15 -- Guimaraes - Nacional 1-3 (1-0)

Current standings:
1 Porto  8 6 2 0 22-5 +17  20p
2 Benfica  8 6 2 0 22-6 +16  20p
3 Braga  8 5 2 1 20-11 +9  17p
4 Pacos de Ferreira  9 3 5 1 11-7 +4  14p
5 Rio Ave  8 4 2 2 10-9 +1  14p

Friday 9 November 2012

2012.11.09 - The Results

FRANCE: Ligue 1

20:45 -- Nancy - Rennes 1-3 (0-1)

Current standings:
1 PSG  11 6 4 1 17-7 +10  22p
2 Marseille  10 7 1 2 14-8 +6  22p
3 Lyon  10 6 3 1 19-10 +9  21p
4 Toulouse  11 5 4 2 18-11 +7  19p
5 Rennes  12 6 1 5 16-15 +1  19p



PORTUGAL: Primeira Liga

21:15 -- Gil Vicente - Pacos de Ferreira 0-1 (0-0)

Current standings:
1 Porto  8 6 2 0 22-5 +17  20p
2 Benfica  8 6 2 0 22-6 +16  20p
3 Braga  8 5 2 1 20-11 +9  17p
4 Pacos de Ferreira  9 3 5 1 11-7 +4  14p
5 Rio Ave  8 4 2 2 10-9 +1  14p



SPAIN: Primera Division

21:30 -- Betis - Granada 1-2 (0-1)

Current standings:
1 Barcelona  10 9 1 0 32-12 +20  28p
2 Atletico Madrid  10 8 1 1 22-11 +11  25p
3 Real Madrid  10 6 2 2 25-7 +18  20p
4 Betis  11 6 1 4 18-17 +1  19p
5 Malaga  10 5 3 2 14-7 +7  18p



TURKEY: Super Lig

19:00 -- Besiktas - Bursaspor 3-3 (0-1)
19:00 -- Sivasspor - Eskisehirspor 1-0 (1-0)

Current standings:
1 Galatasaray  10 6 3 1 25-13 +12  21p
2 Antalyaspor  10 7 0 3 19-12 +7  21p
3 Eskisehirspor  11 5 2 4 21-14 +7  17p



NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie

20:00 -- NAC Breda - Groningen 0-1 (0-0)

Current standings:
1 Twente  11 9 1 1 24-6 +18  28p
2 PSV  11 9 0 2 37-9 +28  27p
3 Vitesse  11 7 3 1 21-9 +12  24p

Thursday 8 November 2012

2012.11.08 - The Results

UNITED STATES: Conference Semifinal (East - second leg)

01:50 -- New York Red Bulls - DC United 0-1, 1-2 on aggregate     highlights
89' Nicholas DeLeon

UNITED STATES: Conference Semifinal (West - second leg)

04:10 -- Real Salt Lake - Seattle Sounders 0-1, 0-1 on aggregate     highlights
81' Mario Martinez

Wednesday 7 November 2012

2012.11.07 - The Results

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group E, matchday 4

20:45 -- Chelsea - Shakhtar 3-2     highlights
[1-0]  6' Fernando Torres
[1-1]  9' Willian
[2-1]  40' Oscar

[2-2]  47' Willian
[3-2] 90' + 4' Viktor Moses
20:45 -- Juventus - Nordsjaelland 4-0     highlights
6' Claudio Marchisio
23' Arturo Vidal
37' Sebastian Giovinco
75' Fabio Quagliarella

Current standings:
1 Shakhtar  4 2 1 1 7-5 +2  7p   {2-1 and 2-3 against Chelsea}
2 Chelsea  4 2 1 1 10-6 +4  7p   {3-2 and 1-2 against Shakhtar}
3 Juventus  4 1 3 0 8-4 +4  6p
4 Nordsjaelland  4 0 1 3 1-11 -10  1p


CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group F, matchday 4

20:45 -- Bayern - Lille 6-1
[1-0]  5' Bastian Schweinsteiger
[2-0]  18' Claudio Pizarro
[3-0]  23' Arjen Robben
[4-0]  28' Claudio Pizarro
[5-0]  33' Claudio Pizarro
[5-1]  57' Salomon Kalou
[6-1]  66' Toni Kroos
20:45 -- Valencia - BATE 4-2     highlights
[1-0]  26' Jonas Oliveira
[2-0]  29' Roberto Soldado (pen.)
[3-0]  51' Sofiane Feghouli
[3-1]  53' Renan Bressan
[3-2]  83' Dmitri Mozolevski

[4-2]  86'
Sofiane Feghouli

Current standings:
1 Valencia  4 3 0 1 10-3 +7  9p
2 Bayern  4 3 0 1 10-5 +5  9p
3 BATE  4 2 0 2 8-9 -1  6p
4 Lille  4 0 0 4 2-12 -10  0p



CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group G, matchday 4

20:45 -- Benfica - Spartak 2-0     highlights
55' Oscar Cardozo
69' Oscar Cardozo
20:45 -- Celtic - Barcelona 2-1     highlights
[1-0]  21' Victor Wanyama
[2-0]  83' Anthony Watt

[2-1]  90' + 1' Lionel Andres Messi


Current standings:
1 Barcelona  4 3 0 1 8-5 +3  9p
2 Celtic  4 2 1 1 6-5 +1  7p
3 Benfica  4 1 1 2 3-4 -1  4p

4 Spartak  4 1 0 3 6-9 -3  3p


CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Group H, matchday 4

20:45 -- CFR Cluj - Galatasaray 1-3     highlights
[0-1]  18' Burak Yilmaz
[1-1]  53' Modou Sougou

[1-2]  61' Burak Yilmaz
[1-3]  74' Burak Yilmaz
20:45 -- Braga - Manchester U. 1-3     highlights
[1-0]  49' Alan (pen.)
[1-1]  80' Robin van Persie

[1-2]  84' Wayne Rooney (pen.)

[1-3
]  90' + 2' Javier Hernandez

Current standings:
1 Manchester U.  4 4 0 0 9-4 +5  12p
2 Galatasaray  4 1 1 2 4-5 -1  4p
   {1-1 and 3-1 against CFR Cluj}
3 CFR Cluj  4 1 1 2 5-6 -1  4p   {1-3 and 1-1 against Galatasaray}
4 Braga  4 1 0 3 5-8 -3  3p



UNITED STATES: Conference Semifinal (East - second leg)

03:10 -- Sporting KC - Houston Dynamo 1-0, 1-2 on aggregate     highlights
64' Seth Sinovic

UNITED STATES: Conference Semifinal (West - second leg)

05:25 -- San Jose Earthquakes - LA Galaxy 1-3, 2-3 on aggregate     highlights
[0-1]  21' Robbie Keane
[0-2]  34' Robbie Keane
[0-3]  39' Mike Magee
[1-3]  82' Alan Gordon




FRANCE: Ligue 1

18:30 -- Sochaux - Evian 2-1 (2-0)

Current standings:
1 PSG  11 6 4 1 17-7 +10  22p
2 Marseille  10 7 1 2 14-8 +6  22p
3 Lyon  10 6 3 1 19-10 +9  21p
4 Toulouse  11 5 4 2 18-11 +7  19p
5 Valenciennes  11 5 3 3 23-12 +11  18p