GOALS from second-string strikers Fernando Morientes and Javier Portillo earned Real Madrid a 2-1 victory over the Thai national team yesterday in the Spanish champions’ last match of their Asian tour.

BORUSSIA DORTMUND goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has confirmed that he is the subject of a bid from Arsenal.

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Alex Ferguson’s search for clues on how to topple Real Madrid need extend no further than Real’s tormentor-in-chief Zinedine Zidane.

Borussia Dortmund may have virtually surrendered their Bundesliga title to Bayern Munich, but they made sure Ottmar Hitzfeld’s men suffered their second successive defeat with a 1-0 win with Marcio Amoroso’s penalty in the 61st minute.

Dortmund 3 Lokomotiv 0

RONALDO came off the bench to make a dramatic Real Madrid debut last night, scoring his first goal within 60 seconds and adding a second 14 minutes later to help his side to a 5-2 win over Alaves.

Valencia coach Rafael Benitez was at a loss to explain how his side had slipped out of the UEFA Cup after dominating their quarter-final second leg against Inter Milan last night.

As Liverpool bid to reach the last 16 of the Champions League tonight, stand-in boss Phil Thompson claims they must learn to go for the kill in Europe.