Celtic “will carry out a full investigation” after AC Milan keeper Dida was substituted following an altercation with a fan seconds after Scott McDonald fired in a last-minute winner at Parkhead.

Celtic 2 AC Milan 1

Brazil playmaker Kaka has accused England of rough-house tactics in last night's 1-1 stalemate at Wembley.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has launched a furious attack on Jose Mourinho, accusing the Chelsea boss of launching a calculated 'war' that should be punished by the footballing authorities.

Peter Crouch insists Liverpool are in the mood to repeat their Champions League semi-final humbling of Chelsea.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has brushed aside Jose Mourinho's claims that his team will try to get Chelsea players suspended for the Champions League semi-final second leg.

MARKUS MERK will be in charge for the Champions League clash at Stamford Bridge tomorrow night in the latest instalment of the rivalry between Chelsea and Liverpool.

UEFA have appointed one of their top referees to take charge of the first leg of Chelsea’s Champions League semi-final against Liverpool.

German referee Markus Merk will take charge of the UEFA celebration game at Old Trafford on March 13.

DAVID BECKHAM returned to the international stage with a dynamic display that justified his recall and raised further questions about Steve McClaren’s original decision to drop him.

ARSENAL successfully negotiated a potentially fraught trip to Porto but endured a few heart-stopping moments before clinching their place in the Champions League knockout stages.

STEVE McCLAREN promised straight talking and he did not hold back as he delivered a brutally honest assessment of England’s performance against Macedonia.

German referee Markus Merk has explained how his self-imposed exile from refereeing has been ended following the intervention of a fan.

World Cup referees chiefs will decide tomorrow which match officials are to be kept on for the quarter-finals - and Graham Poll is set to be among those told their services are no longer required.

A heartbroken Michael Essien slammed German referee Markus Merk for a “ridiculous” early booking which will keep the Chelsea star out of Ghana’s second-round clash with Brazil.

COACH Ratomir Dujkovic celebrated a “historic moment” for Ghana as they booked their ticket to the World Cup knockout stages for the first time yesterday.

Australia coach Guus Hiddink will again tell his team to attack as they aim for the win or draw which will book their passage to the last 16 of the World Cup.

Harry Kewell has been cleared to play for Australia in their Group F decider against Croatia on Thursday.

Mark Viduka has condemned the critics who have labelled Australia as over-aggressive.

A SIZZLER of a Sunday in Munich, although that had more to do with the scorching weather than the fairly modest amount of heat generated by the boys from Brazil.

A virtuoso performance by Arjen Robben paved the way for victory in Holland’s opening encounter of the World Cup, against Serbia and Montenegro.

REFEREE Terje Hauge has admitted he may have acted too hastily in sending off Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann in the Champions League final against Barcelona.

Referee Terje Hauge has admitted he may have acted too hastily in sending off Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann in the Champions League final against Barcelona.

BARCELONA will meet Arsenal in a Champions League final that will delight football purists around the world after holding AC Milan to a goalless draw last night.

Barcelona will face Arsenal in the Champions League final after the Spanish giants held AC Milan to a goalless draw at the Nou Camp.

Robbie Fowler starts up front as Liverpool travel to Upton Park tonight.

BARCELONA will wipe out one of their bitterest memories in European competition if they can knock AC Milan out of the Champions League when the teams meet in the second leg of their semi-final tonight.

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech wants Chelsea to wrap up the Barclays Premiership title as soon as possible – before making sure of FA Cup success.

MARKUS MERK has been appointed as referee for tomorrow night’s highly-charged Champions League fixture between Barcelona and Chelsea in the Nou Camp.

Markus Merk has been appointed as referee for Tuesday’s highly-charged Champions League fixture between Barcelona and Chelsea in the Nou Camp.

TOP German official, Markus Merk will referee the Republic of Ireland’s potentially decisive final World Cup Group 4 qualifier against Switzerland next month. He will be assisted by compatriots Christian Schraer, Jan-Hendrik Salver and Knut Kircher (fourth official).

Inter Milan have been forced to play their next four home games in Europe behind closed doors and fined over €193,000 following crowd trouble during their Champions League quarter-final with AC Milan on Tuesday.

UEFA’s control and disciplinary body will meet on Friday to discuss the abandonment of the Champions League tie between Internazionale and AC Milan.

Inter Milan 0 AC Milan 1 (match abandoned after 71 minutes, AC Milan leading 3-0 on agg)

Inter Milan 0 AC Milan 1 (match abandoned after 71 minutes, AC Milan leading 3-0 on aggregate)

Israel 1 France 1

ISRAEL are fearful of a frustrated French side who still have not managed to find their goal-scoring touch when the two teams meet in their World Cup European Group Four qualifier tonight.

MARCELO ZALAYETA grabbed an extra-time winner to send Juventus into the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

TWO years’ ago the limitations of a Real Madrid side packed with attacking talent but lacking defensive solidity were exposed in a Champions League semi-final defeat by Juventus.

Italian referee Pierluigi Collina looks set to end his career in the summer and take a desk job.

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Celtic 1 Barcelona 3

Celtic 1 Barcelona 3