AFC Ajax 2-0 FC Steaua Bucureşti AFC Ajax 2-0 FC Steaua Bucureşti Goals in either half from Toby Alderweireld and Ricardo van Rhijn earned the home team a commanding first-leg advantage at the Amsterdam ArenA. AFC Ajax produced a polished performance to see off FC Steaua Bucureşti 2-0 in the first leg of their UEFA Europa Leagu
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Category: News Views: 804 Added: SkyDate: 15.02.2013 - 02:15
Plzeň rip the rug from under Napoli SSC Napoli 0-3 FC Viktoria Plzeň
The men in black kept their cool in Naples, goals from Vladimír Darida, František Rajtoral and Stanislav Tecl adding up to a shock Czech success.
FC Viktoria Plzeň have one foot in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 after goals from Vladimír Darida, František Rajtoral and Stanislav Tecl took the sting out of SSC Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo.
Up against the tournament's seven-goal top scorer Edinson Cavani, Pavel Vrba's side showed admirable composure. Darida scored the only goal of the first half, and when Napoli turned up the heat after the interval, the Czech First League leaders refused to buckle – with Rajtoral and substitute Tecl beating Morgan De Sancti
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Cardozo puts Benfica in box seat against Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0-1 SL Benfica
Óscar Cardozo's brilliant finish earned a deserved away victory but the visitors were indebted to Artur and a late goal-line clearance.
Óscar Cardozo's brilliant subtle finish earned SL Benfica a deserved away victory in the first leg of their round of 32 meeting with Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
The Paraguay striker kept his cool on a frosty night in the Rhineland to secure the advantage going into next week's Lisbon return. Despite enjoying the better of the chances, Benfica still had an impressive performance by No1 Artur to thank for preserving their clean sheet, as Leverkusen fought to keep their UEFA Europa League ambitions intact.
Category: News Views: 899 Added: BetterDate: 15.02.2013 - 02:11
Bordeaux hold Dynamo to leave tie on knife-edge FC Dynamo Kyiv 1-1 FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Oleh Blokhin's charges could not see off their French opponents, missing a second-half spot kick to leave this round of 32 tie finely balanced.
FC Girondins de Bordeaux rode their luck to earn a crucial round of 32 away draw with FC Dynamo Kyiv, who spurned numerous chances including a second-half penalty which came back off the bar.
As the sides met for the first time in UEFA competition, Lukman Haruna and Ludovic Obraniak exchanged eye-catching strikes in the first half, the latter a vital away goal for Francis Gillot's ensemble. The Ukrainian team saw Oleh Gusev hit the woodwork from the s
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Anji recover to build two-goal cushion FC Anji Makhachkala 3-1 Hannover 96 Samuel Eto'o scored one, created another and missed a penalty as Guus Hiddink's side came from behind to leave Hannover with plenty to do. FC Anji Makhachkala took a large stride towards a pla
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Oscar's night as Chelsea beat Sparta AC Sparta Praha 0-1 Chelsea FC
Oscar scored within seconds of coming on as a substitute as the European champions' Petr Čech made a winning return to his old club.
Oscar netted within 33 seconds of coming on as a substitute to ensure Chelsea FC claimed a 1-0 victory at AC Sparta Praha in their UEFA Europa League round of 32 first leg.
Despite a promising start, the reigning European champions struggled to break down a compact Sparta back line and were matched for long periods until the Brazilian playmaker's sixth goal in Europe this season ended home hopes of a draw.
As the first club to drop out of the UEFA Champions League group stage as holders, Chelsea began like a side with a point
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Category: News Views: 990 Added: BetterDate: 15.02.2013 - 02:06
Ireland lose Sexton, McCarthy to injury Ireland have suffered another blow ahead of their Six Nations match against Scotland, with Jonathan Sexton and Mike McCarthy ruled out.
Just a day after Cian Healy was handed a two-game ban for stamping on England's Dan Cole, Ireland team manager Mick Kearney has revealed fly-half Sexton (hamstring) and second-rower McCarthy (medial ligament) will be unavailable for the match in Edinburgh on February 24. ...
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