Person: Gianluca Rocchi

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Hero Hazard’s parting gift for Chelsea

Eden Hazard, who admitted afterwards it is time for goodbye, crowned his seven-year career with Chelsea by scoring twice in a 4-1 demolition of Arsenal in the Europa League Final in Baku in what was an emotional but glorious farewell.

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Old stager Ronaldo steals show as Real Madrid beat PSG

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Zinedine Zidane pins his hopes on old order

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Foxes must be cute, warns boss

AFC Bournemouth v Manchester City - Premier League - Vitality Stadium

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Pep Guardiola promises all out attack against free-scoring Monaco

Goals are flowing but Uefa have some official concerns

Wembley woe for Tottenham

Tottenham 1 Monaco 2: Tottenham’s Champions League debut at Wembley turned into a damp squib as they lost to Monaco in their opening game in Group E but it was not the stadium but their own inefficiencies which cost them dear and cast doubt over their ambitions in the tournament.

Thu, 15 Sep, 2016

Still all to play for with a tasty Spanish dish to savour

Unexpectedly, all four of this week’s Champions League ties are still in the balance.

Tue, 12 Apr, 2016

Wolfsburg double leaves Real Madrid stunned

Wolfsburg 2 Real Madrid 0

Thu, 07 Apr, 2016

Arsenal on brink after Bayern bashing

Bayern Munich 5 Arsenal 1: Arsenal’s Champions League hopes are hanging by a thread after they were blown away by Bayern Munich last night.

Thu, 05 Nov, 2015

Wayne Rooney breaks England record

Wayne Rooney smashed Bobby Charlton’s record and became England’s greatest ever goalscorer with a fine penalty in the 2-0 win over Switzerland at Wembley last night.

Wed, 09 Sep, 2015

Mertesacker eager to make amends

Arsenal vice-captain Per Mertesacker has warned Chelsea the Gunners are ready to “try new things” when they head to the Barclays Premier League leaders on Sunday boosted by their European success.

Thu, 02 Oct, 2014

Welbeck rips up Galatasaray

Arsenal 4 Galatasaray 1

Wed, 01 Oct, 2014

Misery for Moyes as United hit new low

Manchester United’s miserable season has sunk to unfathomable depths following a painful Champions League defeat in Greece which leaves the club with one of the biggest conundrums in its history: How to completely overhaul a squad that simply isn’t good enough without being able to offer their replacements European football next season.

Wed, 26 Feb, 2014

Chelsea top group but fail to inspire

Chelsea 1 Steaua Bucharest 0

Thu, 12 Dec, 2013

Pressure eases on Wenger

Arsenal 3 - Fenerbahce 0

Thu, 22 Aug, 2013

Oxlade-Chamberlain absent for Arsenal

Arsenal are without midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for tonight’s crucial Champions League play-off first leg away to Fenerbahce.

Wed, 21 Aug, 2013

Alaba inspires Austria

WORLD CUP QUALIFIER GROUP C:

Sat, 08 Jun, 2013

Blatter 'appalled' by Milan racism

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has reaffirmed his commitment to tackling racism in football after being "appalled" by racist abuse that occurred during last night's Serie A meeting between AC Milan and Roma.

Mon, 13 May, 2013

Torres bags brace as Blues take control

Fernando Torres scored twice as Chelsea seized the initiative in their Europa League quarter-final tie with Rubin Kazan last night.

Fri, 05 Apr, 2013

Masked Torres nets twice for Blues

Chelsea 3 Rubin Kazan 1

Thu, 04 Apr, 2013

Two match ban for City coach Platt

Manchester City’s assistant coach David Platt has been handed a two-match touchline ban by UEFA.

Wed, 28 Nov, 2012

Mancini's men resist but fail to progress

Manchester City 1 Real Madrid 1

Wed, 21 Nov, 2012

Point made for Hodgson

Poland 1 England 1

Thu, 18 Oct, 2012

Five-goal Madrid end Nicosia’s fairytale run

Real Madrid coasted past APOEL Nicosia 5-2 last night to set-up a Champions League semi-final clash with Bayern Munich.

Thu, 05 Apr, 2012

Utd off to winning start in Europa League

Ajax 0 Man Utd 2

Thu, 16 Feb, 2012

Perisic’s late wonder strike denies Gunners

ASSISTANT manager Pat Rice praised the battling qualities shown by Arsenal last night against Borussia Dortmund and believes the team have turned the corner.

Wed, 14 Sep, 2011

Benayoun starts for Gunners

Yossi Benayoun was handed his first Arsenal start in this evening’s Champions League clash at Borussia Dortmund.

Tue, 13 Sep, 2011

Carroll fails to lift Reds as Aviva dream dies

THE dream of Liverpool gracing Dublin’s Europa League final at the Aviva Stadium in May was shattered last night as the Reds bowed out after an uninspiring goalless draw last night.

Fri, 18 Mar, 2011

Liverpool crash out of Europe after inept home display

Liverpool 0 Braga 0 (Braga win 1-0 on aggregate)

Thu, 17 Mar, 2011

Mowbray warns Bhoys to shape up or ship out

TONY MOWBRAY last night warned his Celtic players they face being sold in January if they fail to improve on their recent displays.

Fri, 23 Oct, 2009

McGeady’s Celtic downed by Hamburg

Celtic 0 Hamburg 1

Thu, 22 Oct, 2009