Slaven Bilic overshadowed the announcement of Croatia’s preliminary 27-man squad for Euro 2012 by confirming that he would be standing down after the tournament.

Slaven Bilic has announced he will step down as coach of Croatia’s national team after Euro 2012.

MANCHESTER CITY’S maiden Champions League campaign came to an end despite a convincing win over an under-strength Bayern Munich last night.

Manchester City 2 Bayern Munich 0

Croatia 2 Wales 0

LOUIS van GAAL insists Manchester United have more reason to be afraid of Bayern Munich than the German giants do of their 1999 Champions League final conquerors.

FIORENTINA captain Riccardo Montolivo has described tonight’s meeting with Bayern Munich at the Artemio Franchi stadium as the most important game of his life.

Maccabi Haifa 0 Bayern Munich 3

Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar is expected to be sidelined for eight weeks after undergoing surgery on a broken finger and bone in his left hand.

PSV Eindhoven’s troubles show no sign of abating as a Luis Suarez brace earned Ajax a 4-1 win at the Amsterdam ArenA and sent them top of the Eredivisie table.

All three Italian sides in action recorded impressive victories in the opening round of UEFA Cup group matches this evening.

Champions PSV Eindhoven claimed top spot in the Eredivisie on Saturday courtesy of a 1-0 victory over promoted FC Volendam at the Philips Stadion.

Croatia 1 England 4

Poland 0 Croatia 1

Poland 0 Croatia 1

Croatia 2 Germany 1

Scotland 1 Croatia 1

Host nation Portugal received a boost today when star midfielder Luis Figo returned to training with the rest of the squad.