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Barcelona beats Inter 2-0 in Champions League

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:57:28 GMT

Samuel Eto'o's return to Barcelona was a rough one as his Inter squad lost 2-0 in their Champions League battle.

Ronaldo returns as Real Madrid plays Zurich

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:10:12 GMT

Cristiano Ronaldo will make his return from a long injury layoff Wednesday when Real Madrid plays FC Zurich in a Champions League match that could improve the Spanish side's prospects of advancing from Group C.

Fiorentina beats Lyon to advance in Champs League

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:39:17 GMT

Fiorentina advanced to the Champions League knockout stage at the expense of Liverpool on Tuesday after Juan Vargas scored a first-half penalty to secure a 1-0 win over Lyon. The win puts Fiorentina atop Group E with 12 points, two ahead of Lyon which had already advanced to the round of 16. Liverpool has seven after beating Debrecen 1-0, and will finish third in the group. Vargas struck after Aly Cissokho brought down Marco Marchionni in the 28th.

Barcelona beats Inter; Liverpool eliminated from Europe

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:27:13 GMT

Barcelona revived its chances of holding onto the Champions League title with a 2-0 victory over Inter Milan on Tuesday while Fiorentina and Arsenal advanced to the last 16 and five-time winner Liverpool was eliminated. In danger of going out of the competition if the results had gone badly, Barcelona raised its game to comfortably beat the Italian champion with goals by Gerard Pique and Pedro Rodriguez at Camp Nou and climb to the top of the Group F standings.

Stuttgart beats Rangers 2-0 in Champions League

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:14:23 GMT

Stuttgart shrugged off its Bundesliga woes by beating Rangers 2-0 on Tuesday to stay in contention for a place in the last 16 of the Champions League and eliminate the Scottish club from the competition. Teenager Sebastian Rudy scored on his first Champions League start and crossed for Zdravko Kuzmanovic to head another in the second half as Stuttgart maintained a chance of finishing in the top two in Group G.

Swedish hand ball referee pondered quitting

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:57:47 GMT

The Swedish referee who failed to spot Thierry Henry's hand ball says the incident made him consider quitting.

UEFA set to meet nine nations over match-fixing probe

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:03:51 GMT

Top football officials from nine countries embroiled in a match-fixing scandal will meet with European governing body UEFA on Wednesday. UEFA spokesman Rob Faulkner said national associations and leagues were invited to a briefing because their domestic matches are among 200 suspected of being fixed in an organized betting operation. Games in Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, Switzerland and Turkey are believed to have been manipulated.

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Borriello injury doubt for Milan

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:48:40 GMT

AC Milan are sweating over the fitness of striker Marco Borriello ahead of their Champions League clash against Olympique Marseille.

Rubin draws 0-0 with Dynamo in Champs League

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:16:45 GMT

Rubin Kazan and Dynamo Kiev played to a 0-0 draw in their Champions League match under heavy snowfall on Tuesday, leaving both teams in contention for a spot in the knockout round. Rubin could have secured advancement with a win coupled with a loss for Barcelona against Inter Milan later Tuesday. The Russian champion has six points from five games, while Dynamo is one point behind. Rubin dominated possession in the first half and came close several times.