Lewandowski pleased with Leverkusen spirit Bayer Leverkusen coach Sascha Lewandowski praised his side for their improved commitment during their 2-1 win over Augsburg on Saturday. Goals from Stefan Kiessling and Lars Bender helped Leverkusen end a run of four matches without a win in all competitions.
Augsburg had been unbeaten in the league this year before the loss, and Lewandowski hailed his side's improved display.
"The fact that Augsburg had not lost a single game since the resumption in fixtures in January was no coincidence," Lewandowski said.
"Against Mainz and against Schalke they were definitely the better team. Today, what was positive for us was that we played with full commitment at both ends of the pitch, and we had missed that recently.<
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Category: News Views: 785 Added: BetterDate: 17.02.2013 - 15:43
Campeonato Paulista wrap: Sao Paulo edge closer to top Sao Paulo moved within two points of the summit of the Campeonato Paulista with a thrilling 3-2 win over Ituano on Saturday.
Osvaldo opened the scoring for Sao Paulo on 19 minutes with Jadson providing the assist before Kleiton Domingues levelled the scores with half-an-hour on the clock.
Sao Paulo regained the leader in the 50th minute with Jadson getting himself on the score sheet but the home side could not keep Ituano at bay as Adailton scored with 17 minutes remaining to set up a grandstand finish.
With time winding down, Brazil international Ganso stepped up to score the winner in the 89th minute to hand Ney Franco's side all three points and edge them closer to leaders Ponte Preta, with Sao Paolo having two games in hand.
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Category: News Views: 778 Added: SkyDate: 17.02.2013 - 05:41
Conte: We didn´t play like a team Juventus coach Antonio Conte has slammed his team's performance during Saturday's 1-0 defeat at the hands of Roma.
A Francesco Totti strike saw the capital club past Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico, and Conte admitted that his side did not perform at the necessary level.
"Fatigue is normal, but if we don't play like a team, we won't go anywhere," he told reporters after the match. "I won't mention individuals, but I didn't like the team or anyone out there tonight.
"Everyone went their own way and it was really disappointing. We have regrets that we did not have an extra day to prepare and recover our physical levels.
"If I had picked other players and we lost, then I'd be blamed as well. [Kw
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Category: News Views: 761 Added: SkyDate: 17.02.2013 - 05:35
AS Roma vs Juventus Report Roma 1-0 Juventus: Champions shocked by Totti thunderbolt The Giallorossi skipper rolled back the years with a blistering 25-yard drive that gave Bianconeri goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon absolutely no chance
Roma ended a run of seven Serie A matches without a win by stunning leaders Juventus 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.
Francesco Totti scored the only goal of the game on 58 minutes, the Giallorossi captain finding the top left corner of Gianluigi Buffon's goal with an unstoppable 25-yard drive.
Juventus tried to rally in the remaining half hour but a blunt Bianconeri outfit were unable to force an equaliser, meaning Napoli can now cut their lead at the summit of the standings to just two points should the Partenopei defeat Sampdoria at home on Su
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Category: News Views: 743 Added: BetterDate: 17.02.2013 - 02:27
Lionel Messi equalises against Granada − his 300th goal for Barcelona Lionel Messi surpassed the 300-goal mark for FC Barcelona by scoring twice as the Liga leaders recovered from behind to defeat Granada CF 2-1. Having beaten Real Madrid FC a fortnight ago, Lucas Alcaraz's 13th-placed Granada side threatened another surprise result when Carlos Aranda's cross to the far post was knocked back across the area for Odion Ighalo (26) to tap in.
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Category: News Views: 945 Added: SkyDate: 17.02.2013 - 02:07
Roma 1-0 Juventus: Champions shocked by Totti thunderbolt Roma ended a run of six Serie A matches without a win by stunning league-leading Juventus 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.
Francesco Totti scored the only goal of the game in the 58th minute, with the Giallorossi captain finding the top left corner of Gianluigi Buffon's goal with an unstoppable 25-yard drive.
Juventus tried to rally in the remaining half hour but a blunt Bianconeri outfit was unable to force an equalizer, meaning Napoli can now cut the lead at the summit of the standings to just two points should the Partenopei defeat Sampdoria at home on Sunday.
Despite its woeful recent form, Roma began in a sprig
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Category: News Views: 905 Added: SkyDate: 17.02.2013 - 02:00
Granada 1-2 Barcelona: Magical Messi bails out Blaugrana Lionel Messi scored his 300th and 301st career goals for Barcelona, who were forced to dig deep to overcome Granada 2-1 in their Liga clash at Los Carmenes on Saturday.
The Argentine's match-winning double also extended his scoring streak to 14 consecutive games, but it was far from an easy outing against the Andalusian club, who deservedly opened the scoring through Ighalo to end the first half with the lead.
Barca hit back in a dominant second half, as Messi turned home a rebound five minutes after the restart, before clinching the win with a free-kick in the 73rd minute to provisionally extend the Blaugrana
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Category: News Views: 850 Added: SkyDate: 17.02.2013 - 01:57
