Espanyol 1:1 Real Madrid Higuain rescued Real Madrid with an equaliser against Espanyol, but the 1-1 draw handed Barcelona their 22nd league title. The Argentina international rose to meet a Luka Modric free-kick just before the hour to cancel out Christian Stuani's first-half opener, however Madrid's failure to secure all three points meant the La Liga title headed to Catalonia.
With the Copa del Rey final a week away, Jose Mourinho made five changes to the side that convincingly beat Malaga. Ricardo Carvalho, Angel Di Maria, Kaka, Alvaro Morata and Higuain all came in as the manager aimed to rest some key players for the showdown with Atletico Madrid.
Category: News Views: 871 Added: SkyDate: 12.05.2013 - 02:58
Heynckes praises Bayern side after Bundesliga win Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes believes his side have set new standards in winning the Bundesliga this season.
Munich were presented with the trophy following a 3-0 home win over Augsburg, thanks to goals from Thomas Mueller, Xherdan Shaqiri and Luiz Gustavo.
And Heynckes said after the game that the way in which his side have won the league was a source of great pride.
"It's a joint achievement from the players and coaching staff," he stated.
"No team in the history of the Bundesliga has played the football we’ve played this season, consistently at the highest level – it fills me with pride." <
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Category: News Views: 1003 Added: SkyDate: 12.05.2013 - 00:32
Dortmund lucky to get away with ´black eye´ Juergen Klopp has admitted his side escaped with from their encounter with Wolfsburg on Saturday "with a black eye".
A lacklustre first-half performance from Dortmund saw them go 3-1 down in the first half, thanks to a goal from Naldo and an Ivan Peresic brace.
Dortmund struggled to assert themselves on the game, but salvaged a point when Marco Reus struck twice in quick succession during the last few minutes.
The draw saw Dortmund confirm a second-place finish in the league, but Klopp admitted that his side were lucky not to have lost the game.
Category: News Views: 910 Added: SkyDate: 12.05.2013 - 00:31
We didn´t deserve to lose Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini doesn't feel that his side deserved to lose the FA Cup final against Wigan.
City lost 1-0 to Roberto Martinez's men thanks to a late Ben Watson goal, but their manager believes that while his side were not at their best, they were still unfortunate not to win the match.
Mancini, who will end the season without having won a trophy, said his team's inability to take the chances they created is what cost them.
"I'm disappointed. We conceded a goal in the last seconds in a game where we didn't play very well, but we didn't deserve to lose. But that's football," he told BBC 5 Live.
"We started slowly but we had two incredible
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Category: News Views: 767 Added: SkyDate: 12.05.2013 - 00:30
McMananman ´made-up´ after Wigan FA Cup shock Callum McManaman believes Wigan deserved their shock 1-0 win over Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday.
A late header from Ben Watson was enough to see of Roberto Mancini's side and secure one of the greatest cup final surprises in history.
Speaking after his man-of-the-match performance, McManaman told BBC Five Live: "I'm made up. I had a feeling this morning that it was our day. The longer it went on, we had the better chances. Before the game the gaffer said 'treat it like a normal game, don't be afraid'. I still can't believe it.
"This is the best feeling. We deserved this, and we're off to celebrate it now."
Category: News Views: 773 Added: SkyDate: 12.05.2013 - 00:28
Wigan weren´t lucky to win FA Cup Wigan boss Roberto Martinez has insisted luck did not play a part in his side's 1-0 FA Cup final victory over Manchester City on Saturday.
Martinez's men went into the game as firm underdogs but came out winners thanks to Ben Watson's 90th-minute header, which came after Pablo Zabaleta had been sent off.
And the Spaniard says Wigan's "incredible" performance, not good fortune, was the reason behind their first trophy win since lifting the Second Division title in 2003.
"In any final you feel the result could go either way. We were playing an incredible side. We didn't win by luck - from start to finish it was an incre
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Category: News Views: 801 Added: SkyDate: 12.05.2013 - 00:27
Manchester City 0:1 Wigan Wigan produced one of the biggest shocks in FA Cup history as they earned a 1-0 final win over Manchester City on Saturday.
City toiled for much of the game against a Wigan side willing to show plenty of endeavour and, after Pablo Zabaleta was sent off for a second bookable offence, Roberto Martinez's side capitalised as Ben Watson headed home a late, late corner to win it.
The headline team news for Manchester City came in the shape of Roberto Mancini's decision to pick Joe Hart in goal over Costel Pantilimon.
The Romanian had featured in every round prior to the final, conceding just one goal, but
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Category: News Views: 862 Added: SkyDate: 11.05.2013 - 23:19
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