Person: Mathieu Valbuena

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Here's how all of tonight's Champions League fixtures finished

Plenty of goals!

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Tottenham blow two-goal lead in Greece to draw with Olympiacos

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Karim Benzema wins appeal to have blackmail charge re-examined

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Ajax beat Lyon 4-1 in pulsating Europa League semi-final first-leg clash

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I’m one of the world’s best, says Romelu Lukaku

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Marcel Desailly: Ireland can get past the first round

Ben Arfa and Sakho miss out on France squad for Euros

France coach Didier Deschamps has picked seasoned striker Olivier Giroud for his 23-man squad for Euro 2016, which France will host, naming in-form forward Hatem Ben Arfa only as a reserve.

Fri, 13 May, 2016

Mathieu Valbuena speaks out on sex-tape blackmail

Mathieu Valbuena has spoken out for the first time against France teammate Karim Benzema, who is facing charges of conspiracy to blackmail relating to an extortion scam.

Sat, 28 Nov, 2015

VIDEO: Lionel Messi return adds to Real Madrid's woes

The build-up to today’s ‘La Liga’ Clasico has featured international terrorism, dressing-room crises, blockbuster movie premieres and sex-tape blackmails, but the biggest sporting story has been the fitness of Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi.

Sat, 21 Nov, 2015

Valbuena and Benzema out of French squad

Mathieu Valbuena and Karim Benzema have been left out of France’s squad to face Germany and England this month.

Fri, 06 Nov, 2015

Karim Benzema faces charges in Valbuena sex tape case

France striker Karim Benzema has been charged with conspiracy to blackmail and participating in a criminal group as part of a probe over a sex tape involving teammate Mathieu Valbuena.

Fri, 06 Nov, 2015

Striker Karim Benzema quizzed on sex tape blackmail

France striker Karim Benzema has been arrested as part of an investigation into a blackmail case over a sex tape involving another player.

Thu, 05 Nov, 2015

German steel sufficient as French fold

WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINAL:

Sat, 05 Jul, 2014

Hummel heads Germany into final four

France 0 Germany 1

Fri, 04 Jul, 2014

France march into the World Cup quarter-finals

France 2 Nigeria 0

Mon, 30 Jun, 2014

Fantastic France smash Switzerland for five

Switzerland 2 France 5

Sat, 21 Jun, 2014

France breeze through holes in Swiss defence

Switzerland 2 France 5

Fri, 20 Jun, 2014

Benzema brace has Les Bleus purring

France 3 Honduras 0

Mon, 16 Jun, 2014

France ease past Honduras as goal-line technology works its magic

France 3 Honduras 0

Sun, 15 Jun, 2014

Arsenal Euro rivals trip up

Arsenal’s Premier League surge is in marked contrast to their rivals in Champions League Group D.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2013

Sakho modest as French press celebrate

Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho insisted: “I am not a hero,” after his two goals helped France beat Ukraine 3-0 and qualify for the 2014 World Cup.

Thu, 21 Nov, 2013

Wenger perturbed by injury pile-up

Manager Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal have been handed the toughest group of this year’s Champions League and will struggle to progress unless their injury situation improves.

Wed, 18 Sep, 2013

Czechs ease past Turkey

Two early goals helped the Czech Republic heap more problems on struggling Turkey with a 2-0 friendly win at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium tonight.

Wed, 06 Feb, 2013

Germany misfire on night without stars

Holland and Germany played out a low-key goalless draw in their friendly at the Amsterdam ArenA last night, with both sides missing a number of key players due to injury.

Thu, 15 Nov, 2012

Olic double blasts Bayern into semi-final

Two first-half goals from Ivica Olic helped Bayern Munich to a routine win over Marseille that booked them a Champions League semi-final berth.

Wed, 04 Apr, 2012

Bayern Munich secure routine win over Marseille

Bayern Munich 2 Marseille 0 (Bayern win 4-0 on aggregate)

Wed, 04 Apr, 2012

Third-choice goalkeeper a mistake as Marseille defeated

Marseille 0 Bayern Munich 2

Wed, 28 Mar, 2012

Valbuena strike sends Marseille through

MATHIEU VALBUENA’S late winner sealed a stunning comeback from Marseille against Borussia Dortmund to book the French side’s place in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Wed, 07 Dec, 2011

Van Persie on bench for Marseille clash

Arsenal captain Robin van Persie was named as a substitute for this evening’s Champions League encounter with Marseille.

Tue, 01 Nov, 2011

City must prove genuine Euro credentials tomorrow

IT seems to have been lost in the tumult surrounding Carlos Tevez’s apparent refusal to play, but Manchester City’s Champions League hopes are hanging by a thread after their meek surrender in Munich two weeks ago.

Mon, 17 Oct, 2011

Abidal earns France recall

Eric Abidal’s remarkable return to fitness following surgery on a liver tumour was today rewarded with a recall to the France national side.

Thu, 26 May, 2011

France recall Evra and Ribery

Patrice Evra and Franck Ribery were today included in the France squad for the first time since the World Cup.

Thu, 17 Mar, 2011

No Vidic for United

Nemanja Vidic has been forced to miss Manchester United’s Champions League last-16 clash with Marseille at Old Trafford after failing to recover from a calf injury.

Tue, 15 Mar, 2011

Terry rallies beleaguered Blues

Chelsea captain John Terry has issued a rallying cry to his team-mates as the defending champions look to end their slump against London rivals Tottenham on Sunday.

Thu, 09 Dec, 2010

Terry denies crisis meeting as Blues slump continues

MARSEILLE piled more pressure on Chelsea’s under-fire boss Carlo Ancelotti as a second-half goal from Brandao brought their unbeaten Champions League run to an end last night.

Thu, 09 Dec, 2010

Lacklustre Blues humbled in Marseilles

Marseille 1 Chelsea 0

Wed, 08 Dec, 2010

Ibra’s wonder strike sets up Milan

AC Milan booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League after posting a scrappy 2-0 victory over Auxerre in Burgundy.

Wed, 24 Nov, 2010

Gerrard injury threatens rift

Steven Gerrard will undergo a scan later today to discover the seriousness of the injury which threatens to cause a rift between Liverpool and England manager Fabio Capello.

Thu, 18 Nov, 2010

French class shines through as England slump

FABIO CAPELLO opened a door on the future for England – and the fans did not like what they saw as the Three Lions were jeered off after defeat to France at Wembley last night.

Thu, 18 Nov, 2010

England slump to defeat against French

England 1 France 2

Wed, 17 Nov, 2010

Chelsea untroubled by Marseille

Chelsea 2 Marseille 0

Tue, 28 Sep, 2010

Toffee Saha named in Les Bleus squad

France coach Laurent Blanc today named Everton striker Louis Saha in his 21-man squad and called up Lorient forward Kevin Gameiro for the first time ahead of next month’s Euro 2012 qualifying double header.

Thu, 26 Aug, 2010

Domenech retains Gallas in France squad

William Gallas has retained his place in a reduced France squad as Raymond Domenech’s side begin their World Cup preparations in earnest in Tignes tomorrow.

Mon, 17 May, 2010

Lacklustre Pool bring down Marseille

Liverpool 1 Marseille 0

Wed, 26 Nov, 2008

Atletico to play Liverpool at neutral venue

Anti-racism campaigners have praised UEFA for ordering Atletico Madrid to play Liverpool at a neutral venue in the Champions League, describing the decision as "momentous".

Tue, 14 Oct, 2008

Reds to face Atletico at neutral venue

Liverpool will play next week’s away Champions League match against Atletico Madrid at a neutral venue, after the Spanish club were hit with a stadium ban by UEFA.

Tue, 14 Oct, 2008

Reds survive Marseille fightback to earn win

Marseille 1 Liverpool 2

Tue, 16 Sep, 2008