Juventus 0 Bayern Munich 2 (Bayern win 4-0 on aggregate)

Juventus 0 Bayern Munich 2 (Bayern win 4-0 on aggregate)

From the best Bundesliga start to the earliest title success in half a century, Bayern Munich’s record-breaking run this season has seen them back on top with their 23rd German league trophy.

Bayern Munich surged to the top of Champions League Group F with a 6-1 hammering of pointless Lille.

Bayern Munich have confirmed the transfer of Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic from Wolfsburg for an undisclosed fee.

IT has been said of the Bundesliga that it’s the most exciting competition in the world, except when Bayern Munich are playing well, and a look at the table seems to confirm it.

Borussia Dortmund gave Bayer Leverkusen a glimmer of hope in the Bundesliga title race as they lost 1-0 to basement boys Borussia Monchengladbach this afternoon.

FERNANDO TORRES may have played only two games for Chelsea since a £50m (€58m) transfer from Liverpool but such is modern football’s insatiable desire for instant gratification that already the dreaded words ‘Andriy Shevchenko’ are being whispered nervously around Stamford Bridge.

THEY may have rested their star names, but a largely second-string Barcelona consigned Rubin Kazan to a place in the Europa League after easing to a narrow victory at the Nou Camp.

Tottenham qualified for the last 16 as Group A winners in their maiden Champions League season after a typically high-scoring draw was coupled with a surprise 3-0 defeat for holders Inter Milan.

WHO’S the best player in the word? Barcelona star Lionel Messi? Real Madrid ace Cristiano Ronaldo? Liverpool striker Fernando Torres?

SHAKHTAR Donetsk became the last winners of the UEFA Cup by defeating Werder Bremen 2-1 in the final in Istanbul last night.

Shakhtar Donetsk 2 Werder Bremen 1 (after extra time)

WERDER BREMEN coach Thomas Schaaf has warned his side they have achieved nothing yet this season despite reaching the finals of both the UEFA Cup and DFB-Pokal (German Cup).

Hamburg 2 Werder Bremen 3 (Werder Bremen advance on away goals after 3-3 aggregate draw)

WERDER BREMEN survived a scare against Udinese before booking their passage into the Uefa Cup semi-finals with a 3-3 draw in Italy (6-4 on aggregate).

Chelsea striker Claudio Pizarro insists he has done nothing wrong amid reports he could face a two-year ban for acting as an agent.

ATLETICO MADRID kept pace with Liverpool at the top of Champions League Group D thanks to a 2-1 win over Marseille in the Spanish capital last night.

A Sergio Aguero-inspired Atletico Madrid kept pace with Liverpool at the top of Champions League Group D thanks to a 2-1 win over Marseille in the Spanish capital tonight.

MICHAEL BALLACK is determined to put his summer misery behind him and focus on winning silverware for Chelsea.

SERGIO AGUERO’S brace helped Atletico Madrid hit the ground running as a terrific performance from the Argentina midfielder saw his side rip apart hosts PSV Eindhoven 3-0.

Hoffenheim’s fairytale start to their debut season in the Bundesliga came to an end as they were went down 5-2 at Bayer Leverkusen today.

RAYMI COYA returned with a bang to provide Marco Botti, Kerrin McEvoy and Chelsea striker Claudio Pizarro with plenty to shout about at York yesterday.

Bahamian Babe showed bags of toe and a battling attitude to maintain her unbeaten record in the Langleys Solicitors EBF Marygate Stakes at York.

Infallible, Spacious, Muthabara and Natagora all feature among the 28 fillies still in the stanjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 4.

Kayode Odejayi scored a sensational second-half winner as Barnsley sent FA Cup holders Chelsea crashing out after a thrilling quarter-final tie at Oakwell.

Chelsea 3 Huddersfield 1

Argentinian striker Franco Di Santo is confident he can soon break into the first team at Chelsea.

AVRAM GRANT returns to Portsmouth for the first time as manager of Chelsea today determined to set a new club record of 10 straight wins in all competitions.

Everton 0 Chelsea 1 (Agg: 1-3)

Birmingham 0 Chelsea 1

Birmingham’s new £5m signing James McFadden has to be content with a place on the bench for today's Premier League clash with Chelsea.

BOLTON manager Gary Megson insisted yesterday that Chelsea will not land transfer target Nicolas Anelka on the cheap.

Chelsea boss Avram Grant hopes to complete the signing of Nicolas Anelka before Saturday’s clash with Tottenham.

Chelsea 2 Everton 1

Chelsea will continue their bid to land Nicolas Anelka on Tuesday after having a £12m bid rejected by Bolton.

CHELSEA are English football’s answer to a cold shower.

CHELSEA coach Avram Grant remains tight-lipped over the expected arrival of Nicolas Anelka but has dismissed suggestions linking the club with Dimitar Berbatov.

Chelsea coach Avram Grant remains tight-lipped over the expected arrival of Nicolas Anelka but has dismissed suggestions linking the club with Dimitar Berbatov.

THEY say that luck is a lady but Chelsea are eternally grateful this morning that on Saturday she was wearing green, carrying a flag and looking distinctly masculine.

Unhappy Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce insisted his side were robbed of a point at Chelsea by a blatantly incorrect offside decision by assistant referee Mike Cairns.

Chelsea 2 Newcastle 1

Gareth Barry’s injury-time penalty rescued a deserved point for Aston Villa to cap a thrilling game which produced eight goals and three red cards.