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‘I will hide in a monastery if we fail to qualify’

Romania coach Victor Piturca is looking for a minor miracle in Bucharest tonight as his side look to overturn a 3-1 deficit in their World Cup play-off second leg.

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Van Persie spares Dutch blushes

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Wenger content to wait for top quality

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Hill-Wood counting on his chips

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Levein in trouble as Belgium sink Scots

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Euro 2012 roundup: Germany claim comfortable win

Magic Messi swoops as Argentina steal win over Brazil

A LIONEL MESSI wonder goal saw Argentina narrowly edge out Brazil 1-0 in last night’s friendly international in Doha to register their first win over their arch-rivals in five years.

Thu, 18 Nov, 2010

Ibrahimovic rescues Barça as stubborn Stuttgart fall short

ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC’S second-half equaliser earned Champions League holders Barcelona a hard- fought draw from the first leg of their last-16 tie against Stuttgart last night.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2010

Barca salvage draw

Stuttgart 1 Barcelona 1

Tue, 23 Feb, 2010

Messi magic earns top spot for slick Barca

LIONEL MESSI’S sensational free-kick secured a 2-1 victory for Barcelona at Dynamo Kiev as the European champions advanced to the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Thu, 10 Dec, 2009

Maradona starts new career with win

Diego Maradona's reign as Argentina manager began with a 1-0 victory over Scotland in a friendly in Glasgow tonight.

Wed, 19 Nov, 2008

Young Gunners do the business against Stuttgart

Stuttgart 1 Arsenal 3

Wed, 30 Jul, 2008

No easy ride for Romanians, Van Basten vows

HOLLAND coach Marco van Basten has promised his team will be fully focused on beating Romania tonight — even though a Dutch defeat would see 2006 World Cup finalists Italy and France dumped out of Euro 2008.

Tue, 17 Jun, 2008

Gers suffer Stuttgart stumble

RANGERS’ bid to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League will go right to the wire after they lost in Stuttgart last night.

Wed, 28 Nov, 2007

Rangers still sweating on dream qualification

VfB Stuttgart 3 Rangers 2

Tue, 27 Nov, 2007

Puyol’s returns sparks Barcelona

A GOAL-SCORING cameo from defender Carles Puyol put Barcelona on their way to their second Champions League victory of the season to inflict Stuttgart’s second defeat.

Wed, 03 Oct, 2007

Israel demolish Estonia to maintain pressure on England

Bolton’s Idal Tal got the ball rolling, netting in the 19th minute, with star striker Roberto Colautti heading in number two before half-time.

Thu, 29 Mar, 2007

Inter qualify as Crespo strike eliminates Sporting

INTER MILAN qualified for the last 16 in the Champions League after ex-Chelsea striker Hernan Crespo struck to give them a 1-0 win over Sporting Lisbon in Group B, eliminating the Portuguese side.

Thu, 23 Nov, 2006

Barca grab last-gasp point with Messi strike

WHILE Chelsea romped to a comfortable win in Sofia last night, group rivals Werder Bremen and Barcelona shared the points in Germany.

Thu, 28 Sep, 2006

Stalemate for Sam at the Reebok

Bolton will have to endure a nervy trip to Marseille next week following a goalless and bad tempered first-leg draw at the Reebok in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup.

Wed, 15 Feb, 2006

Danes stunned as Georgia fight back to earn share of points

GEORGIA came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Denmark in their World Cup Group Two qualifier.

Thu, 18 Nov, 2004

Marica better than Rooney, Shakhtar boss warns Celtic

SHAKHTAR DONETSK coach Mircea Lucescu has warned Celtic they will be facing a better teenager than Wayne Rooney in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Mon, 18 Oct, 2004

Donetsk ace 'better than Rooney'

Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu has warned Celtic they will be facing a better teenager than Wayne Rooney in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Sun, 17 Oct, 2004

Barcelona ease past Shakhtar as Haristeas sinks Valencia

BARCELONA continued their perfect start on their return to the Champions League by easing to a 3-0 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in a Group F match last night.

Thu, 30 Sep, 2004