Werder Bremen vs Hamburg SV (0-1) UEFA Cup 30.04.2009

Werder Bremen vs Hamburg SV
Stadium: Weserstadion, Germany
Match Time: 19:45 UK

28' Piotr Trochowski






Pre-Match News:

Hamburg coach Martin Jol has played down his side's recent cup disappointment against Werder Bremen ahead of their third meeting of the season in the UEFA Cup semi-finals.

Jol's side were eliminated from the DFB-Pokal at the hands of Bremen last week but the Hamburg coach does not believe that defeat, which came in a penalty shoot-out, is representative of the form of both clubs.

Hamburg are still very much involved in the title battle at this late stage of the Bundesliga season while Bremen are languishing in mid-table after a below-par campaign.

Jol's troops also claimed victory in their only Bundesliga meeting to date this season, and the former Tottenham boss insists his players have nothing to fear ahead of the first leg of the all-German clash at the Weserstadion.

"We have played well against them twice, beating them in the Bundesliga and drawing in the cup,'' Jol said on the club's official website.

"It is the end of April and we are still high up in the Bundesliga while Bremen are 10th.

"If things were the other way around, then I would be worried.''

The two sides meet three more times over the next fortnight with their second Bundesliga match of the season following the completion of their two-legged last-four UEFA Cup tie.

Their familiarity with each other will not tempt Jol into a change of tactics, though.

"Of course people can claim that we have to be more creative, but we are how we are,'' he added.

"And we will certainly travel to Bremen full of confidence. They have still not beaten us yet.''

Jol is without striker Mladen Petric, who is also a doubt for the second leg at the HSV-Arena next week due to a cut on his shin, while Marcell Jansen has sore ribs and could also miss out.

Alex Silva is available again after being given leave at the weekend.

All eyes will be on Bremen's playmaker Diego after the club's director of sport Klaus Allofs confirmed talks had been held with Serie A side Juventus over the possible transfer of the Brazilian this summer.

"We have spoken,'' Allofs told the Kreiszeitung Syke newspaper.

"It is only normal to talk with each other on the phone when a club is interested, but we have not started negotiations with Juventus.

"We still want to keep Diego until the end of his contract in 2011 and, if possible, for even longer.''

Diego will be leading Bremen's attack against Hamburg while Frank Baumann was back in training yesterday and expects to be fit.

Aaron Hunt and Daniel Jensen are the only confirmed absentees for Thomas Schaaf's side while Petri Pasanen is a major doubt due to a toe injury.

(Credits:Soccernet)

Dynamo Kiev vs Shakhtar Donetsk (1-1) UEFA Cup 30.04.2009

Dynamo Kiev vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Stadium: Valeri Lobanovski Stadium, Ukraine
Match Time: 17:30 UK

22' Dmytro Chigrinsky (og)
68' Luis Fernandinho









Pre-Match News:
Ukrainian rivals Dynamo Kiev and Shakhtar Donetsk face off in the UEFA Cup semi-final first leg happy to put domestic issues aside for 180 minutes.

Dynamo currently sit 12 points clear of Shakhtar in the domestic table with the Premier League title within their grasp, but Shakhtar boast the superior European record in recent seasons.

The pair meet in the final match of the domestic season but realise their two UEFA Cup clashes will be more significant with the league title race looking certain to be over by the time they face off at the end of next month.

An aggregate victory for Dynamo in the next fortnight will leave them in line to win an impressive domestic and European double, should they overcome the winner of the all-German semi between Werder Bremen and Hamburg at the Sukru Sracoglu stadium in Istanbul.

Experienced Shakhtar defender Razvan Rat has urged his team-mates to remain calm as five players risk collecting a second yellow card which would rule them out of the second leg.

"I am sure they know they should be careful,'' he told his club's website. "They must prove they are able to keep their emotions at bay.

"We know our opponents pretty well and they know us. It's not the first time that we have met in a match of such importance.

"We must remain focused on the game and we'll have more briefings before the match and the coach will explain to us how we should play against Dynamo.''

Shakhtar will be able to call on midfield pair Fernandinho and Ilsinho with highly-rated Marcelo Moreno in line to start in attack.

Dynamo destroyed in-form French side Paris St Germain to reach the last four and will be slight favourites over two legs due to their domestic superiority.

Dynamo president Igor Surkis insists the side should be able to continue fighting on two fronts rather than relaxing in the Premier League with the title all-but won.

"This is unlikely,'' he said. "I have never concealed that the priority for our club is success on the European scene.

"But we must not forget that our current first placing in the national championship is our chance to reach the Champions League directly next season.''

Dynamo coach Yuri Syomin has to wait and see over the fitness of Roman Eremenko (illness) and Artyom Kravets (injury) ahead of Shakhtar's visit.

(credits: Soccernet)

Manchester United vs Arsenal (1-0) Champions League 29.04.2009

Manchester United vs Arsenal
Stadium: Old Trafford, England
Match Time: 20:45 CET

17' John O'Shea


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Match Preview:
Sir Alex Ferguson has almost a full-strength squad to choose from for Manchester United's Champions League semi-final first leg against Arsenal.

Only Gary Neville is missing after injuring his foot last week but John O'Shea is fit and could start at right-back at Old Trafford ahead of 18-year-old Brazilian Rafael.

Ferguson's main dilemma will be how attacking to make his starting line-up - in the second half against Tottenham on Saturday Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov, Carlos Tevez and Cristiano Ronaldo all played together.

Speaking ahead of the clash, Ferguson has admitted he may be tempting fate, but he has his eyes fixed on creating another chapter of footballing history.

In the euphoria of the Champions League final victory over Chelsea in Moscow last year, it was pointed out to Ferguson that no team has managed to retain the trophy since it changed from the European Cup.

Milan, Ajax and Juventus were all beaten finalists in the mid 90s a year after becoming European champions, but no side have managed to go one better.

Yet it was in Moscow, with the celebratory bubbly still fizzing in his glass, that Ferguson started to turn his mind to a successful European title defence.

''When we won it in Moscow the point was made in the press conference about no side having ever retained the cup in the Champions League format,'' he said. ''I didn't know that was the case at the time, but you say to yourself it would be great if we could be the first do that. We are good at winning things for the first time and maybe that is a good omen for us.

''Talk is cheap, but faint heart never won fair lady and it's something I would dearly love to do.

''Some might say I am tempting fate but at Old Trafford we have always set our sights high.''

Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs is a major doubt for the trip north.

Gibbs is struggling with an ankle injury, while his likely replacement Mikael Silvestre is not certain to be involved either as he tries to shake off a back complaint.

Captain Cesc Fabregas (ankle/knee) and defender Johan Djourou (knee) also got through training this morning but leading scorer Robin van Persie (groin) and left-back Gael Clichy (back) remain sidelined, while Russian midfielder Andrey Arshavin is ineligible. Centre-half William Gallas (knee) and long-term absentee Tomas Rosicky will miss the rest of the campaign.

Gunners striker Emmanuel Adebayor is focused on silencing the Old Trafford boo-boys with another crucial European away goal on Wednesday night.

The 25-year-old has shrugged off a hamstring problem and will be fresh to face the Red Devils after starting on the bench for the win over Middlesbrough on Sunday, which saw the Gunners extend their unbeaten league run to 20 matches.

The Togo striker netted a magnificent scissor-kick to secure an away goal against Villarreal in the last round and would like nothing more than to grab another in United's own backyard.

''When you get onto the pitch the people around will be singing against you, they will be hating you, and that can give you more motivation,'' Adebayor who scored in the league at Old Trafford last season and bagged the winner there in September 2006, told Arsenal TV Online.

''I know they do not like me there because I managed to get a goal, and you just feel like 'Okay, I will show you again how good I am.'

''In three games there I have scored two goals and I know it will not be easy to get another one, but I will give 100%, to do everything it takes to score or to help my team win the game.''
(credits: soccernet)

Barcelona vs Chelsea (0-0) Champions League 28.04.2009

Barcelona vs Chelsea
Stadium: Camp Nou, Spain
Match Time: 20:45 CET

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Reggina vs Juventus(2-2) Serie A 26.04.2009

Stadium: Oreste Granillo
Attendance: 16,000
Match Time: 15:00 CET
Official(s): Massimiliano Saccani (Referee)

26' Antonino Barilla
48' Alessandro Del Piero (pen)
69' Emil Hallfredsson
73' Cristiano Zanetti

AC Milan vs Palermo (3-0) Serie A 26.04.2009

Stadium: San Siro, Italy
Attendance: 61,659
Match Time: 14:00 UK
Official(s): Nicola Rizzoli (Referee)

10' Kaká (pen)
19' Filippo Inzaghi
56' Kaká (pen)

Sevilla vs Real Madrid (2-4) La Liga 26.04.2009

Stadium: Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Spain
Attendance: 45,000
Match Time: 19:00 CET
Official(s): Alfonso Pérez Burrull (Referee)

16' Renato
45' Raúl
63' Raúl
66' Raúl
80' Diego Capel
90' Marcelo

Captain Raul fired Real Madrid to within four points of Primera Division leaders Barcelona after his hat-trick helped see off third-placed Sevilla 4-2 at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

Arsenal vs Middlesbrough (2-0) Premier League 26.04.2009

Arsenal vs Middlesbrough
Stadium: Emirates Stadium, England
Match Time: 1430 CET

26' Cesc Fabregas
67' Cesc Fabregas







Team News:

Arsenal will be without leading scorer Robin van Persie (groin) but goalkeeper Manuel Almunia (ankle), striker Emmanuel Adebayor (hamstring) and defender Johan Djourou (knee) could all be available again.

Left-back Gael Clichy (back) is facing a battle to be fit for the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Manchester United on Wednesday night.

Centre-half William Gallas (knee) remains sidelined, while long-term absentee Tomas Rosicky will also miss the rest of the campaign.

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate will welcome midfielder Gary O'Neil back from suspension.

O'Neil is back following two matches on the sidelines after reaching 10 bookings for the season.

French midfielder Didier Digard, who has been out for two months with quadricep and medial ligament injuries, could be involved after playing 65 minutes for the reserves in midweek, but Chris Riggott (ankle) is a doubt and Emanuel Pogatetz (knee) remains on the casualty list.
(credits: www.premierleague.com)


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Manchester United vs Tottenham (5-2) Premier League 25.04.2009

Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
Barclays Premier League
Old Trafford
Saturday 25 April
1830 CET

29' Darren Bent
32' Luka Modric
57' Cristiano Ronaldo (pen)
67' Wayne Rooney
68' Cristiano Ronaldo
71' Wayne Rooney
79' Dimitar Berbatov





Team News:
-Manchester United defender Gary Neville has been ruled out for a fortnight.

-However, John O'Shea is fit after injuring his ankle in midweek.

-Tottenham centre-back Michael Dawson is still waiting for a scan on his ankle.

-Roman Pavlyuchenko is also likely to miss the Old Trafford visit as he recovers from a back problem.

-Ledley King will require his usual check on his knee before being named in the starting XI, while on-loan Fraizer Campbell is ineligible to face his parent club.


Head to Head encounters between Manchester United and Tottenham, followed by past 6 games results.


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Hull City vs Liverpool (1-3) Premier League 25.04.2009

Hull City vs Liverpool
Barclays Premier League
Kingston Comms Stadium
Saturday 25 April
1600 CET

45' Xabi Alonso
63' Dirk Kuyt
73' Marcio Geovanni
89' Dirk Ku



Team News:
Earlier this season Hull came to Anfield and drew 2-2. They were two up inside 22 minutes thanks to Paul McShane and a Jamie Carragher own goal. Within ten minutes the scores were level thanks to two Steven Gerrard strikes.

Liverpool have never lost to Hull in any of the 13 meetings in all competitions with the Reds winning ten.

Liverpool have won 10 times on the road in the league this season. Only Chelsea with 11 have won more.

Hull have not won at home in the last eight games picking up just three points in that time.
(credits:www.liverpoolfc.tv)

Past 6 games result for Hull City and Liverpool



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West Ham vs Chelsea (0-1) Premier League 25.04.2009

West Ham vs Chelsea
Barclays Premier League
Boleyn Ground
Saturday 25 April
1600 CET
Referee: Mike Dean


55' Salomon Kalou


West Ham Team News:
Gianfranco Zola's side go into the match in seventh place in the Premier League table. West Ham have 45 points from their 33 matches and sit a point clear of local rivals Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur with five games remaining. A seventh-place finish will be good enough to qualify for next season's UEFA Europa League.

The Hammers go into the match unbeaten in their last four home matches in all competitions, and have not conceded a goal in their last three home Premier League fixtures.

-West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola could welcome back Radoslav Kovac from the thigh injury.
-Scott Parker is sidelined with the groin injury.
-Jonathan Spector could be back into the team after recovering from concussion.
-Zola will be without midfielders Valon Behrami and Jack Collison.

Chelsea Team News:
Chelsea go into Saturday's fixture third in the Premier League table with 68 points from 33 matches, three points behind second-placed Liverpool and six behind leaders Manchester United.

Chelsea have lost just one of the 15 matches they have played in all competitions since Guus Hiddink took temporary charge at Stamford Bridge on 11 February, a 1-0 defeat at Tottenham on 21 March. Aside from reaching the FA Cup final by beating Watford, Coventry City and Everton and UEFA Champions League semi-finals with victories over Juventus and Liverpool, Hiddink has also led the Blues on a run of just one defeat in their last eight Premier League matches.

-Chelsea will be without Portugal full-back Jose Bosingwa.
-Portugal playmaker Deco is also a major doubt with a hamstring problem.
-Joe Cole and Paulo Ferreira are out of the remainder of the season.
(Credits: www.whufc.com)


Head to Head encounters between West Ham and Chelsea, followed by past 6 games result of West Ham and Chelsea.


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Everton vs Manchester City (1-2) Premier League 25.04.2009

35' Robinho
54' Stephen Ireland
90' Dan Gosling

Barcelona vs Sevilla (4-0) La Liga 22.04.2009

3' Andrés Iniesta
17' Samuel Eto'o
49' Xavi
54' Thierry Henry

After 3 minutes at the Nou Camp Andres Iniesta picked up the ball 20-yards out and scores. Into 17 minutes of the game,Samuel Eto’o slotting home the second. Xavi Hernandez hit the third just after the break and the Thierry Henry got on the scoresheet to hit a fourth.

Manchester United vs Portsmouth (2-0) Premier League 22.04.2009

9' Wayne Rooney
82' Michael Carrick

Manchester United made their intentions clear inside ten minutes, Anderson picked out Giggs down the left, the Welsh wizard picked out Wayne Rooney in the box and the number 10 beat James with ease. In the 82nd minute, Michael Carrick who found the bottom corner to kill the game and send the Red Devils back to the top.

Chelsea vs Everton (0-0) Premier League 22.04.2009

Jo found Tim Cahill in the box and, after a neat piece of control, the Aussie spun and forced Cech into a smart save. A disappointing result for the Blues ended with Didier Drogba clipping the top of the bar in injury time.

Liverpool vs Arsenal (4-4) Premier League 21.04.2009

36' Andrei Arshavin
49' Fernando Torres
56' Yossi Benayoun
67' Andrei Arshavin
70' Andrei Arshavin
72' Fernando Torres
90' Andrei Arshavin
90' Yossi Benayoun

Manchester United vs Everton (0-0) FA Cup 19.04.2009

Manchester United
Nemanja Vidic (120') pen
Anderson (120') pen

Everton
Leighton Baines (120') pen
Phil Neville (120') pen
James Vaughan (120') pen
Phil Jagielka (120') pen

Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle (1-0) Premier League 19.04.2009

24' Darren Bent

Recreativo Huelva vs Real Madrid (0-1) La liga 18.04.2009

49' Marcelo

Getafe vs Barcelona (0-1) La liga 18.04.2009

19' Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi gave Barcelona a 1-0 win at Getafe on Saturday to maintain their lead of six points in the Primera Liga over second-placed Real Madrid.

Juventus vs Internazionale (1-1) Serie A 18.04.2009

64' Mario Balotelli
76' Tiago ( Red Card )
90' Zdenek Grygera

Arsenal vs Chelsea (1-2) FA Cup 18.04.2009

17' Walcott
33' Florent Malouda
84' Didier Drogba

Poland international Lukasz Fabianski had a birthday to forget as his error gifted Chelsea a 2-1 victory in their FA Cup semi-final defeat of Arsenal at Wembley.

Didier Drogba latched onto a long punt ahead of Fabianski, and with the goal gaping the Ivorian scored the winner.







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Arsenal vs Chelsea , English FA Cup, Semifinal

Saturday, April 18, 2009; 1815 CET
2008/09 English FA Cup
Venue- Wembley Stadium, England; UK


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(Arsenal Match News)
Wenger talks on Wembley Stadium - View Video

Bacary Sagna (virus), William Gallas (knee), Gael Clichy (back) and Johan Djourou (knee) are ruled out.
Kieran Gibbs has an 80 per cent chance of recovering from a groin problem he collected against Villarreal on Wednesday.

Lukasz Fabianski should be keeping goal on his 24th birthday and Andrey Arshavin is in the squad having been unavailable in midweek.

(Chelsea Match News)
Deco (hamstring), Joe Cole and Paulo Ferreira (Injuries), Ashley Cole (suspended)

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Credits: Shourin Roy on April 17, 2009

Arsenal is missing its defense. Let me not understate the obvious. Anytime Mikael Silvestre is brought on, it is not just dire. It is a crisis.

We do not have Gallas, Clichy, Djorou, Sagna, Almunia and now Gibbs possibly out with a groin problem. In fact, Silvestre will probably be shunted to the left and Song will pair up with Toure as center back. Eboue will see duty on the right. The midfield will be manned by Nasri, Arshavin, Fabregas, and Walcott. Up top lies Adebayor. His choice of attacking partner should be a toss up between Eduardo and Van Persie. If it were left to me then Eduardo should start because he is a better opportunist. In fact, his fox in the box reputation will have to serve him well.

The immediate problem Arsenal's makeshift defense faces is to limit the damage that Nicolas Anelka, Frank Lampard, and Didier Drogba can do up front. In fact, it was the subservient play of Anelka that set up Drogba and Lampard's goals against Liverpool.

Chelsea's defense has been criticized for conceding 7 goals in 2 games but it should not obfuscate the fact that Chelsea's goals have also come from Ivanovic and Alex who have come up big on set pieces. Alex's place will be taken by Terry returning from suspension. Terry scores goals on an average similar to that of Gallas, the best scoring Arsenal defender, who unfortunately is out for the season. One also has to pay close attention to Michael Essien whose long range efforts have sunk the Gunners before.

The bottom line is that Arsenal's attack has to capitalize on its chances that its superior midfield creates because the defense does not have a Joleon Lescott or Matthew Taylor to offset the pressure of a less than stellar day from Adebayor, Fabregas or Arshavin.

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Aston Villa vs West Ham (1-1) Premier League 18.04.2009

11' Emile Heskey
85' Diego Tristán

Aston Villa took ten minutes before breaking the deadlock with West Ham as James Milner’s cross was slotted home by Emile Heskey. Villa controlled the match but was not able to find their second goal. Deigo Tristan managed to flick on a stray Kieron Dyer shot to end the game 1-1.

Stoke City vs Blackburn Rovers (1-0) Premier League 18.04.2009

75' Liam Lawrence

Sunderland vs Hull City (1-0) Premier League 18.04.2009

45' Djibril Cisse

Manchester City vs Hamburg (2-1) UEFA Cup 16.04.2009

12' Jose Paolo Guerrero
17' Elano Blumer penalty
50' Felipe Caicedo

Ten-man Man City crash out
Manchester City rediscovered that winning mentality but it was Hamburg who secured a place in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, progressing 4-3 on aggregate despite City's 2-1 win on the night.

After being 3-1 down from the first leg the last thing manager Mark Hughes wanted was for his side to concede an early goal.

Udinese vs Werder (3-3) UEFA Cup 16.04.2009

15' Gokhan Inler
29' Ribas da Cunha Diego
31' Fabio Quagliarella
38' Fabio Quagliarella
59' Ribas da Cunha Diego
74' Claudio Pizarro

A terrific 20-yard strike from Gokhan Inler fired Udinese in front, but Diego brought Werder back on level terms after capitalising on poor Italian defending to crash in the equaliser.

Udinese struck back inside 120 seconds, Fabio Quagliarella nipping in to coolly claim the hosts’ second. And Fabio Quagliarella quickly went on to chalk up his brace after showing excellent chest control before firing in a low shot from outside the box.

Werder rallied in the second half, Diego claimed his second of the night following up after a shot that rebounded off the bar. Diego then missed his opportunity to claim a hat-trick seeing his penalty well saved by Samir Handanovic, only for Claudio Pizarro to restore parity with a 73rd minute equaliser following a corner.

Dynamo Kiev vs PSG (3-0) UEFA Cup 16.04.2009

4' Ismahil Bangoura
16' Mickael Landreau own goal
61' Ognjen Vukojevic

Dynamo Kiev roared into the UEFA Cup semi-finals on Thursday, swamping a poor Paris Saint Germain 3-0 after a goalless draw in France in the first encounter.

PSG goalkeeper Mickael Landreau handed the Ukrainians victory with two glaring errors which led to two of the goals.

FC Porto vs Manchester United (0-1) Champions League 15.04.2008

6' Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo's wonder goal against FC Porto on Wednesday was enough to earn the Red Devils a Champions League semi-final showdown with old rivals Arsenal.

Arsenal vs Villarreal (3-0) Champions League 15.04.2009

10' Theo Walcott
60' Emmanuel Adebayor
69' Robin Van Persie (pen)

Chelsea vs Liverpool (4-4) Champions league 14.04.2009

51' Didier Drogba
57' Alex da Costa
76' Frank Lampard
89' Frank Lampard

19' Rodrigues Fabio Aurelio
28' Xabi Alonso penalty
81' Lucas Leiva
83' Dirk Kuyt

Bayern vs Barcelona (1-1) Champions League 14.04.2009

Manchester City vs Fulham (1-3) Premier League 12.04.2009

28' Stephen Ireland
50' Clint Dempsey
59' Dickson Etuhu
83' Clint Dempsey

Aston Villa vs Everton (3-3) Premier League 12.04.2009

19' Marouane Fellaini
23' Tim Cahill
33' John Carew
53' Steven Pienaar
55' James Milner
67' Gareth Barry (pen)

Chievo vs AC Milan (0-1) Serie A 11.04.2009

53' Clarence Seedorf

Genoa vs Juventus (3-2) Serie A 11.04.2009

29' Tiago Motta
44' Alessandro Del Piero
45' Tiago Motta
84' Vincenzo Iaquinta
88' Raffaele Palladino

Chelsea vs Bolton (4-3) Premier League 11.04.2009

40' Michael Ballack
48' Didier Drogba
60' Frank Lampard
63' Didier Drogba
70' Andrew O'Brien
74' Chris Basham
78' Matthew Taylor

Wigan vs Arsenal (1-4) Premier League 11.04.2009

18' Hossam Mido
61' Theo Walcott
71' Mikael Silvestre
90' Andrei Arshavin
90' Alexandre Song Billong

Sunderland vs Manchester United (1-2) Premier League 11.04.2009

19' Paul Scholes
55' Kenwyne Jones
76' Federico Macheda

Tottenham vs West Ham (1-0) Premier League 11.04.2009

65' Roman Pavlyuchenko

Liverpool vs BlackBurn (4-0) Premier League 11.04.2009

5' Fernando Torres
33' Fernando Torres
83' Daniel Agger
90' David Ngog

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Marseille (2-0) UEFA Cup 09.04.2009

Tomas Hubschman had two bites of the cherry and put Shakhtar in front at home to Marseille four minutes before half-time. Jadson doubled the lead midway through the second half.

PSG vs Dynamo Kiev (0-0) UEFA Cup 09.04.2009

Clement Chantome had the best chance for the Ligue 1 side but his powerful shot was superbly saved by Dynamo keeper Stanislav Bogush on the half hour. Dynamo also had their chances, the clearest coming in the 50th minute when an Olexandr Aliyev attempt from just outside the box was tipped away by PSG keeper Mickael Landreau.

Hamburg vs Manchester City (3-1) UEFA Cup 09.04.2009

City got off to the best possible start in Hamburg scoring after just 30 seconds, Ireland played in Robinho with a long ball, the Brazilian controlled brilliantly before returning the ball to the advancing Stephen Ireland who had the simple job of turning the ball over the line. But City’s lead was short-lived, Piotr Trochowski’s corner was headed home by Joris Mathijsen at the near post. The Germans then took control of proceedings, but it took until the 60th minute and a Micah Richards handball to allow Piotr Trochowski the opportunity to put Hamburg ahead from the spot. Trochowski capped a fine performance sending in a low cross from the left that Jose Paolo Guerrro, unmarked, steered into the roof of the net for the Germans’ third.

Werder Bremen vs Udinese (3-1) UEFA Cup 09.04.2009

Werder broke the deadlock against Udinese thanks to a well-placed shot from Diego from just inside the box in the 32nd minute. After the break the brilliant Brazilian laimed a superb second, Diego controlled in the box before finding room to curl a beauty into the far post. Two minutes later it was three, Hugo Almeida collected a ball over the top and went on to fire low into the corner. Fabio Quagliarella gave Udinese faint hope for the second leg bagged a crucial away goal three minutes from time.

Barcelona vs Bayern Munich (4-0) Champions League 08.04.2009

Barca turned on the style and were 4-up at half time. Lionel Messi scored the first on nine minutes with an easy side foot finish, Samuel Eto’o doubled the lead three minutes later after great work from Messi. Henry set up Messi for the third and then Thierry Henry passed into the far corner for the fourth before the break.

Liverpool vs Chelsea (1-3) Champions League 08.04.2009

Fernando Torres put Liverpool in front but that was as good as it got for the Reds as Chelsea took command of the tie. Branislav Ivanovic was the unlikely hero heading in corners either side of half-time, the first on 39 minutes taken by Malouda and the second on 62 taken by Lampard. Didier Drogba confirmed a stunning victory from a Malouda cross.

Villarreal vs Arsenal (1-1) Champions League 07.04.2009

Villarreal’s main man Marcos Senna pulled out a 30-yard cracker that ripped into the top corner past Almunia’s outstretched hand after 10 minutes. (First half highlights here.) The Gunners upped their game after the break and scored a goal of pure beauty, Cesc floated a ball into Emmanuel Adebayor in the box, the Togolese striker controlled the ball on his chest, ending with a spectacular acrobatic bicycle-kick to score.

Manchester United vs Porto (2-2) Champions League 07.04.2009

Cristian Rodriguez curling a beauty past Van der Sar after Evans failed to clear in defence.Wayne Rooney who, after dummying the keeper into falling, slipped in the equaliser. Carlos Tevez sent the Stretford End wild sliding the ball home at the near post. But with a minute left United’s luck ran out, Lucho Gonzalez was given space to swing in a right wing cross and Mariano Gonzalez converted at the back post.