Republic of Ireland boss Steve Staunton welcomed long-term injury absentees Stephen Carr and Andy Reid back into his starting line-up for tonight’s friendly at the NRGi Park in Aarhus.

UEFA Cup holders Sevilla made a positive impact following their step up to Europe’s elite club competition with victory over AEK Athens.

RONALDINHO grabbed his 11th league goal of the season as Barcelona extended their lead at the top of La Liga to two points after a 1-0 win over Real Sociedad at the Nou Camp on Saturday, while Sevilla moved into second spot after a 2-1 comeback win at home to Real Madrid.

Werder Bremen 1 Chelsea 0

Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho recalled troubled teenager Mikel John Obi for their UEFA Champions League clash with Werder Bremen in Germany.

TWO first-half goals from striker Ebi Smolarek gave Poland a shock 2-1 win over Group A favourites Portugal in Chorzow.

France moved level on points with Euro 2008 qualifying Group B leaders Scotland, after a 5-0 trouncing of the Faroe Islands in Sochaux tonight.

LAWRIE SANCHEZ fears that Northern Ireland’s rising mood of optimism in their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign could be curtailed on Wednesday.

Werder Bremen opened the door for Hamburg to re-enter the Bundesliga title race by beating leaders Bayern Munich 3-0 on Saturday.

Denmark 4 England 1

A BRILLIANT late Ronaldinho strike gave Barcelona a 2-1 win over AC Milan in a Champions League Group F epic at the Nou Camp.

DENMARK coach Morten Olsen last night insisted claims that his side and Sweden had engineered the 2-2 draw here were "ridiculous".

This was the scoreline every Italian dreaded – but nobody who witnessed this cracker here will believe in any sort of conspiracy between the Scandinavian rivals.

Bulgaria 0 Denmark 2

Denmark 0 Italy 0

Denmark 0 Italy 0

Denmark and Italy agre goalless after 20 minutes of their Group C Euro 2004 clash this evening.

Denmark 1 Scotland 0

England 2 Denmark 3

England 2 Denmark 3