Manchester United’s swash has well and truly buckled.

Everton 4 Wolfsburg 1

HARRY REDKNAPP fears that Tottenham will suffer the kind of mauling England endured at the hands of Germany if he goes gung-ho in his side’s Champions League Group A opener at Werder Bremen tonight.

SHAKHTAR Donetsk became the last winners of the UEFA Cup by defeating Werder Bremen 2-1 in the final in Istanbul last night.

Shakhtar Donetsk 2 Werder Bremen 1 (after extra time)

Werder Bremen 1 Rangers 0 (Rangers win 2-1 on aggregate)

Rangers 2 Werder Bremen 0

Bordeaux lost their 100% record in the tournament as a last-minute goal saw them defeated 2-1 in Anderlecht.

STEVEN REID has emerged as Ireland’s biggest injury worry ahead of tomorrow’s friendly with Brazil at Croke Park and, if his suspect knee fails to show significant improvement this morning, Don Givens will call up a replacement for the Blackburn Rovers midfielder.

Kaka will miss Brazil’s friendly against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on Wednesday after pulling out of the squad with a knee injury.

Werder Bremen defender Naldo ended a miserable day on a high note after being called into the Brazil squad for the international friendly against Ireland on Wednesday night.

Kaka and Ronaldinho have both been named in Brazil’s 22-man squad to play Algeria in France on August 22.

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.

ROBERTO MANCINI etched his name into Inter Milan’s history books yesterday with a record-breaking ninth successive league victory, beating Messina 2-0.

RONALDINHO grabbed his 11th league goal of the season as Barcelona extended their lead at the top of La Liga to two points after a 1-0 win over Real Sociedad at the Nou Camp on Saturday, while Sevilla moved into second spot after a 2-1 comeback win at home to Real Madrid.

BARCELONA will look to avoid an embarrassing early exit from the Champions League and an unwanted place in the history books tonight.

Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho recalled troubled teenager Mikel John Obi for their UEFA Champions League clash with Werder Bremen in Germany.

IN CHELSEA’S Group A, Werder Bremen kept their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage alive at the expense of holders Barcelona with a 2-0 win over Levski Sofia.

Julio Cruz scored twice in the opening nine minutes as Inter Milan beat Spartak Moscow 2-1 at the San Siro – their first victory in Group B tonight.

Chelsea 2 Werder Bremen 0

Juventus 2 Werder Bremen 1 (Agg 4-4) (Juve win on away goals)

ALEX McLEISH believes Rangers would send shock waves through Europe if they beat Villarreal tonight and advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Werder Bremen 3 Juventus 2