Wolfsburg 0 Fulham 1 (Fulham win 3-1 on aggregate)

FULHAM, the conquerors of Juventus in the previous round, gave themselves a healthy chance of adding Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg to their list of victims as their season clocked up game number 52.

AT THE Emirates last night, Ireland might have discovered that they hadn’t used up all their bad luck in Paris when Keith Andrews put through his own net right at the end of the first half but, ultimately, it was sheer class which told as Robinho crowned his return to England with a sumptuous second-half goal that had ‘Made in Brazil’ stamped all over it.

Brazil 2 Republic of Ireland 0

MICHAEL OWEN scored a hat-trick as Manchester United made light of their injury woes to record a memorable win over German champions Wolfsburg last night.

Manchester United defenders John O’Shea and Jonny Evans have both been ruled out of action until January, the club have confirmed.

MICHAEL CIANI scored at both ends and Bordeaux missed two penalties as the French champions leapfrogged Bayern Munich to move to the top of Group A last night as the visitors finished the game with nine men.

THE opening weeks of the season have been full of thinly veiled challenges from Alex Ferguson towards Michael Carrick and the England midfielder responded with a well taken winner to beat a stubborn Wolfsburg team.

Manchester United 2 Wolfsburg 1

Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster has been replaced Tomasz Kuszczak for tonight's Champions League against German title winners Wolfsburg.

Alex Ferguson has cautioned against Manchester United getting “too cocky” by believing their European job is done just one game into the Champions League.

ALEX FERGUSON has tipped Wayne Rooney to gatecrash theelite trio currently monopolising world football.

REAL MADRID looked fabulous in attack but frail at the back as they began their Champions League Group C campaign last night with a 5-2 win over Swiss champions FC Zurich.

Wolfsburg have today completed the signing of Obafemi Martins from Newcastle with the player agreeing a four-year contract with the Bundesliga outfit after passing a medical.

Wolfsburg moved a big step closer to the Bundesliga title this afternoon with a thumping win at Hannover while Bayern Munich were held to a 2-2 draw at Hoffenheim.

Portsmouth manager Tony Adams opted for a one-man attack for his side’s crucial UEFA Cup clash in Germany.

Portsmouth manager Tony Adams opted for a one-man attack for his side’s crucial UEFA Cup clash in Germany.

ROBINHO lit up the night sky as Manchester City got off to a winning start — a 3-2 win over FC Twente — in Group A of the UEFA Cup.

Rafael Benitez surprisingly rang the changes to the side that dispatched Deportivo Saprissa for the Club World Championship final with Sao Paulo.

A wave of kidnappings has rocked Brazilian soccer with the mothers of five players – including all-star strikers Robinho and Luis Fabiano – snatched since November.