Posted by spanish on 9:39 AM
THE LATEST UEFA NEWS – Midfielder
Steven Gerrard will play for England this Wednesday in a friendly against
Sweden.
Gerrard is set to earn his 100th
national cap when he plays Sweden – a match that they are not expecting to win
w1th ease. He will become the sixth
England player to hit 100 caps.
An injury scan cleared Gerrard for
Wednesday’s match. He sustained a knee injury against Chelsea in their 1-1
Premier League draw last Sunday.
Posted by spanish on 9:24 AM
THE LATEST ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE NEWS
– Chelsea did not manage to get closer to the top spot of the table as their
Premier League match against Liverpool on Sunday ended in a pulsating 1-1 draw.
While Chelsea seemed set to win w1th
ease through John Terry’s powerful 20th minute header, their celebration was
cut short after they failed to break Luis Suarez’ equalizer on the 73rd minute.
Juan Mata and Oscar were not able to
convert crucial chances. Terry, apart from a goal, marked his return to Chelsea
with an injury that could take him a long time in the sidelines.
Posted by spanish on 6:16 AM
THE LATEST UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE NEWS – Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala are now top of their Europa League group table after a slender 1-0
win over English visitors Liverpool on Thursday.
Anzhi looked promising to win w1th ease over a
Liverpool squad consisting of players inexperienced in European competition.
Towering striker Lacina Traore gave the Russian side their fine moment by
firing past keeper Brad Jones.
Liverpool sought to level matters
but the command set by experienced players Joe Cole and Jonjo Shelvey proved
inadequate to push the young men towards setting a stiffer competition.
Posted by spanish on 9:32 AM
THE LATEST UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS
– Scottish Premier League champions Celtic gained a surprise 2-1 home win over
giants Barcelona in their Champions League match on Wednesday. Two goals
brought the hosts to triumph against a Barça squad that failed to score until
Lionel Messi’s 90th-minute effort.
Celtic looked poised to win with ease against a jaded Barcelona side.
Victor Wanyama fired a header past namesake keeper Victor Valdes. The Spanish side
sought to equalize but failed to create chances.
Tony Watt, coming in as a
substitute, scored Celtic’s second goal seven minutes before time. Messi’s
last-minute goal proved inadequate to lift the Catalans.
Posted by spanish on 11:06 AM
THE LATEST UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS
– Manchester City failed to win with ease at their Champions League home match
as they levelled with visiting Ajax 2-2.
Ajax captain Siem de Jong lifted his
side with two early goals made in the space of seven exhilarating minutes. Yaya
Toure redeemed City with a goal in the middle of the first half and Sergio
Aguero levelled with a nerve-breaking 74th-minute goal.
Aguero added a second goal for City
but officials eventually ruled it offside. Manager Roberto Mancini argued with
match officials over the controversial decision, saying that his side failed to
clinch victory due to the “wrong decision”.
