‘Primera Liga’ Archives
Barcelona 5-1 Panathinaikos
Young Lionel Messi scored two goals, had a penalty saved and twice rattled the woodwork in this pummeling (download). Barcelona completed 792 passes against Panathinaikos, a record in the Champions League
Bursaspor 0-4 Valencia
Valencia made a strong start to their Champions League campaign with a 4-0 demolition of Bursaspor in Group C, giving the Turkish side a demoralising introduction to Europe's premier club competition.
Barcelona 0-2 Hercules
Barcelona suffered a humiliating 2-0 home defeat to Hercules when Nelson Valdez struck twice to give the tiny promoted club a shock victory at a stunned Camp Noú.
Mesut Özil’s Real Madrid debut
On 17th August Werder Bremen announced that they had reached an agreement with Real Madrid to sell the star of the World Cup Mesut Özil. The transfer fee is believed to have been in the region of €15m. He made his debut on 22nd in a friendly match against Hércules, which Real Madrid won 1–3. Here's how he got on.
Spain: The climax
Incredibly, only four defeats all season have left Barça with just one trophy. Barcelona 4 - 0 Valladolid FC Barcelona -vs- Valladolid (4-0) HQ - Watch more Sports Videos at Vodpod. Malaga 1 - 1 Real Madrid Malaga 1 - Real Madrid 1 - Watch more Videos at Vodpod.
Tin Pot final: Atletico Madrid 2 – 1 Fulham
Mighty Roy Hodgson said he was 'unbelievably proud' of his team's achievement of reaching the Europa League final, despite their extra-time defeat to Atlético Madrid, and added that he would still be Fulham's manager next season. Mark Schwarzer, for example, made his 60th appearance in all competitions this season, at least 4 more than any other [...]
Thursday night: Europa League semis
Fulham 2 - 1 Hamburg (2-1) Roy Hodgson said leading Fulham in next month's final will be the high point of his career. Fulham 2 Hamburger SV 1 longer highlights - Watch more Videos at Vodpod. Liverpool 2 - 1 Atletico Madrid (2-2*) Liverpool's hopes of silverware were ended by Atlético Madrid's Diego Forlán. Liverpool [...]
Champions League lowlights: 27th – 28th April
Lyon 0 - 3 Bayern Munich (0-4) Hat-trick hero Ivica Olic rated his semi-final display as 'the best match of my life'. Olic became only the second Bayern Munich player to score a Champions League hat-trick, after Roy Makaay wo did it against Ajax in 2004-05. Lyon 0 - Bayern Munich 3 (Longer) - Watch more Sports Videos at [...]
Thursday night: Europa League semis
Hamburg 0 - 0 Fulham Fulham drew blank in Hamburg but retain final hopes after this away draw. Mighty Fulham have now gone 371 minutes without conceding a goal in any competition. Hamburg 0 - Fulham 0 (longer) - Watch more Videos at Vodpod. Atletico Madrid 1 - 0 Liverpool More woeful scouse rubbish. In the first 30 minutes of [...]
Champions League lowlights: 20th – 21st April
Internazionale 3-1 Barcelona The last time Barça lost 3-1 in the 1st leg of a Champions League knockout match, they went on to beat Chelsea 5-1 in the return leg way back in 2000. Having said that, they aren't used to being in this position. Indeed, Barcelona conceded three goals in the Champions League knockout stages for the first time [...]
