Paris St Germain made an impressive start to their Champions League Group A campaign with a convincing victory over Dynamo Kiev at the Parc des Princes.

BENFICA will take a slight advantage into the second leg of their all-Portuguese Europa League semi-final following a deserved victory over Braga at the Estadio da Luz.

AIDEN McGEADY’S dream of playing in the Europa League final at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium is in tatters after his Spartak Moscow side crashed 5-1 at Porto in last night’s quarter-final first leg tie.

LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez is wary of the threat posed by Benfica having previously been dumped out of Europe by them.

Valencia striker David Villa felt a Europa League quarter-final against fellow Primera Division side Atletico Madrid was scant reward for their hard-fought last-16 win.

LAZIO crashed out of the Europa League last night following their 2-1 defeat at Salzburg and Villarreal’s 2-0 win at Levski Sofia.

Lazio crashed out of the Europa League tonight following their 2-1 defeat at Salzburg and Villarreal’s 2-0 win at Levski Sofia.

EVERTON’S hopes of making progress in the Europa League were dealt a bitter blow at Goodison Park last night.

Everton manager David Moyes will go through a roll call of his players when he returns to the Finch Farm training ground following a record defeat in Europe.

EVERTON slumped to a record defeat in Europe but manager David Moyes refused to condemn his depleted side after a 5-0 thrashing by Benfica at the Estadio da Luz last night.

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REAL MADRID director general Jorge Valdano has ruled out making any more major signings until the Spanish giants can offload some of their existing players.

Real Madrid director general Jorge Valdano has ruled out making any more major signings until the Spanish giants can offload some of their existing players.

Wigan chief executive Brenda Spencer does not expect in-demand striker Emile Heskey to leave in the transfer window after claiming the player pledged to stay until at least the summer.

UNDER fire Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster had few complaints about his side’s 3-1 defeat by Getafe on Saturday, admitting he felt from early on it was not going to be their night.

Celtic unveiled new signing Marc Crosas in front of their supporters today and revealed more Barcelona prospects could follow the midfielder to Parkhead.

Celtic hope to take further advantage of a special deal with Barcelona that should see young midfielder Marc Crosas move to Parkhead for a cut-price fee.

REAL MADRID fans were hoping to see their team crowned champions again last night when they met Athletic Bilbao in one of Spain’s traditional grudge games, but Villarreal in second place are still not prepared to throw in the towel despite being 10 points behind.

SEVILLA showed they are in fine shape ahead of Wednesday’s tough Champions League match against Arsenal with an impressive 4-1 home win over Recreativo Huelva last night.

Thousands of people turned out in Seville to pay their final respects to Antonio Puerta, who died yesterday after collapsing on the pitch during last weekend’s Primera Liga match between Sevilla and Getafe.

New signings Arjen Robben and Gabriel Heinze will not make their Real Madrid debuts in Saturday’s Primera Liga opener against Atletico Madrid.

Jerzy Dudek is set to be unveiled as Real Madrid’s latest signing tomorrow, the Spanish giants have announced.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez stuck with exactly the same side that produced such a shock result in the Nou Camp a fortnight ago.

Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard has recalled playmaker Deco and defender Lilian Thuram for tomorrow's Champions League last-16 second leg with Liverpool at Anfield.

Liverpool ace Craig Bellamy has classed his crucial first-half goal against Barcelona in the Champions League as the pinnacle of his career to date.

Craig Bellamy and John Arne Riise were both named in Liverpool’s starting XI for tonight’s Champions League match against Barcelona at the Nou Camp.

STAND-IN strikers Kevin Kuranyi and Mario Gomez led Germany to a 3-1 win over Switzerland in a friendly international last night, but there was bad news for Chelsea as Michael Ballack limped off injured a minute before the break.

Barcelona moved back to the top of the Primera Liga tonight after they left it late to beat Celta Vigo at the Nou Camp.

HOLDERS Barcelona travel to Levski Sofia with an outside chance of crashing out of the competition, but realistically their fate will be decided against Werder Bremen at the Nou Camp next week.

Albert Luque admits he could seek a return to Spain if he continues to be overlooked at Newcastle, with former club Barcelona near the top of his list of ideal destinations.

DUTCH striker Ruud van Nistelrooy scored four times as Real Madrid beat Osasuna 4-1 yesterday to move third in La Liga.

Barcelona's disappointing week took another bad turn tonight when they were held 1-1 by Deportivo La Coruna at the Riazor stadium.

THE cheers in the Santiago Bernabeu that greeted Real Madrid’s 5-1 Champions League win over Dynamo Kiev in midweek turned to jeers yesterday as they were held to a 1-1 draw by local rivals Atletico Madrid.

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Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill has hinted he may still make a last-ditch foray into the transfer market after signing Celtic midfielder Stilian Petrov in an £8m (€11.88m) deal.

Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill has finally won the battle to sign Celtic midfielder Stilian Petrov who has joined the midlands club in an £8m (€11.86m) deal.

Arsene Wenger has ruled out a move for Barcelona striker Javier Saviola but might be interested in West Brom defender Curtis Davies at the right price.

ARSENE WENGER looks set to place his faith in youth again next season.

ARSENE WENGER is convinced Cesc Fabregas can become an integral part of the Arsenal side for years to come as the club embark on a new era at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsene Wenger today insisted “Cesc Fabregas is not for sale”.

Argentina international Javier Saviola could be poised for a move to Arsenal, according to the striker’s agent.

German FA president Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder hopes Jurgen Klinsmann will continue his work after the World Cup.

Marco van Basten tonight described Argentina as playing “Top of the Pops” football.

HOLLAND coach Marco van Basten is keen to prove there is more than one potential World Cup winner in Group C.