Jose Mourinho is uncertain when he will be able to select Diego Costa for all of Chelsea’s big games as he manages a hamstring problem.

Netherlands 0 Costa Rica 0 - Netherlands win on penalties

Arjen Robben courted further World Cup controversy by insisting he was fouled for the penalty that led to Holland’s last-gasp 2-1 win over Mexico, but apologised for diving earlier in the match.

Netherlands 2 Mexico 1

Netherlands 2 Mexico 1

Schalke 1 Real Madrid 6

Schalke 1 Real Madrid 6

Real Madrid welcome back Cristiano Ronaldo for tonight’s Champions League last-16 first leg clash against Schalke in Gelsenkirchen (kick-off 7:45pm).

Celtic’s culture clash with Champions League play-off opponents Shakhter Karagandy was highlighted further when Neil Lennon was asked about sacrificing sheep ahead of tonight’s night’s first-leg tie in Astana.

Liverpool are favourites to win the race to sign Schalke striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar in January.

Schalke 2 Arsenal 2

Schalke 04 2 Arsenal 2

Arsenal 0 Schalke 2

Arsenal 0 Schalke 2

Arsene Wenger has called on Arsenal to get the disappointment of a “very bad moment” at Norwich out of their system by taking a big step towards qualifying for the Champions League knockout phase by beating Schalke tonight.

Rafael van der Vaart was today recalled to the Holland squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Romania after proving his fitness to coach Louis van Gaal.

Holland coach Louis van Gaal played down concerns over the fitness of Robin van Persie after the Manchester United striker was replaced at half-time during last night’s World Cup qualifying victory over Hungary.

Lukas Podolski insists Arsenal can mount a sustained assault on the Barclays Premier League title – but whether captain Robin van Persie will lead the challenge remains to be seen.

When Holland’s divided and reportedly dysfunctional team lost to Denmark at Euro 2012 a tabloid newspaper back home in the Netherlands ran a headline that read ‘Legoland beat Egoland’; so goodness knows what kind of abuse is heading Bert van Marwijk’s way today after his team lost 2-1 to Germany to stand on the brink of elimination.

Oliver Bierhoff has called for his team to break the habit of their traditional second-game slump when the new tournament favourites Germany face the Netherlands in tonight’s Euro 2012 clash.

Germany defender Mats Hummels cannot wait for the chance to send the Netherlands out of Euro 2012 and book a place in the quarter-finals with victory in Kharkiv on Wednesday.

Denmark might be sitting pretty atop Group B with Germany but they know they must improve significantly to make a prolonged impact on Euro 2012.

When you are the favourites, you play with pressure.

You could sense before the game that there was concern in the Dutch camp.

The Netherlands 0 Denmark 1

Will Cristiano Ronaldo be crowned king of Europe by claiming the tournament’s Golden Boot?

England 2 Holland 3

Four goals from Lionel Messi put third-placed Valencia to the sword on a night when Barcelona could have scored a dozen but for the efforts of visiting goalkeeper Diego Alves.

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.

Two goals in the final two minutes saw Udinese overcome Atletico Madrid 2-0 and maintain their unbeaten record in Europa League Group I this evening.

Klaas Jan Huntelaar has no intention of leaving Schalke in the summer.

ONE suspects that if Darron Gibson is still seen as an enemy within at Manchester United after a performance that booked his team a place in the Champions League final, then he really does have no future at Old Trafford.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson made eight changes for this Champions League semi-final against Schalke at Old Trafford tonight.

RAUL scored his 71th goal in European competition as Schalke recovered from a goal down to force a draw in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash with Valencia at the Mestalla last night.

A LIONEL MESSI wonder goal saw Argentina narrowly edge out Brazil 1-0 in last night’s friendly international in Doha to register their first win over their arch-rivals in five years.

CRAIG LEVEIN’S decision to drop Kenny Miller and play a defensive line-up failed to pay off as Scotland suffered the first defeat of their campaign going down 1-0 against Czech Republic in Prague last night.

Holland striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar headed out of AC Milan on transfer deadline day, with Robinho poised to replace him.

Diego Forlan has been handed the captaincy for Uruguay after defender Diego Lugano failed to make a full recovery from a knee injury for tonight’s World Cup semi-final against Holland.

THE SMALL margins? As Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk admitted his side could have been out of yesterday’s World Cup quarter final to Brazil after the first 15 minutes, his opposite number Dunga was out of work wondering where it all went wrong.

NETHERLANDS coach Bert van Marwijk yesterday played down striker Robin van Persie’s petulant reaction to being substituted during his side’s 2-1 win over Slovakia.

THE NETHERLANDS made it three wins from as many Group E matches with victory in their dead rubber against Cameroon in Cape Town.

Cameroon 1 Holland 2

AC Milan sporting director Ariedo Braida insists Holland striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar will not be leaving the Serie A club this summer despite reported interest from Benfica.

DAVID BECKHAM is not a manused to being overshadowed but his Old Trafford homecoming was hijacked by Wayne Rooney last night as the striker produced a mesmerising performance to help Manchester United beat AC Milan and reach the Champions League quarter-finals.