Chelsea 1 Juventus 0

Chelsea tonight make one change from the side that beat Aston Villa in the Premier League last Saturday – Ashley Cole has replaced Paulo Ferreira at left-back.

Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka believes his team will beat Juventus in their Champions League last-16 clash – and that Manchester United and Arsenal will have similar success against Italian opposition.

JUVENTUS produced a stunning rearguard action to hold on for a famous 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in the Champions League to take control of Group H.

Newcastle 2 Juventus 0

Can Ireland recover form against the Czech Republic on Wednesday and if not should Steve Staunton remain as manager?

Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele will join up with France even if Blues boss Jose Mourinho forbids him to go.

Chelsea are to hold top-level talks with the French Football Federation to try and persuade the governing body Claude Makelele should be allowed to retire from international football.

PAVEL Nedved has announced he will retire from international football following the Czech Republic’s friendly clash with Serbia tonight.

ALESSANDRO DEL PIERO claims Pavel Nedved, a reported target for Tottenham, is ready to stay with Juventus despite the club’s relegation to Serie B following a match-fixing scandal.

Alessandro del Piero claims Pavel Nedved, a reported target for Tottenham, is ready to stay with Juventus despite the club’s relegation to Serie B following a match-fixing scandal.

Tottenham are among the clubs interested in Juventus’ Pavel Nedved, according to the midfielder's agent.

AU revoir Zizou. Adeus Luis Figo, Roberto Carlos and maybe Ronaldo. Goodbye Claudio Reyna. Auf wiedersehen Oliver Kahn and ciao Alessandro Del Piero.

Pavel Nedved is considering his club as well as his international future after seeing Juventus named as one of the clubs who could face sanctions over allegations of corruption on the day the Czech Republic were knocked out of the World Cup.

Czech Republic 0 Italy 2

Ghana provided the biggest shock of the 2006 World Cup so far as they comfortably beat the world's second-ranked nation to keep alive their hopes of a place in the last 16.

CZECH REPUBLIC striker Milan Baros fears he will miss the entire World Cup with a foot injury.

United States 0 Czech Republic 3

Pavel Nedved admits he may join Zinedine Zidane in retiring from all football after the World Cup.

Juventus 0 Arsenal 0 (Agg 0-2)

Juventus 0 Arsenal 0 (Arsenal win 2-0 on aggregate)

ARSENE WENGER headed to Turin last night knowing Arsenal’s future is in their own hands - just weeks after his side were considered “a joke”.

Juventus will give Alessandro Del Piero a late fitness test ahead of tomorrow’s game against Arsenal.

THIERRY HENRY has called on his Arsenal team-mates to “stay cool” as they look to secure a safe passage into the semi-finals of the Champions League against Juventus tomorrow night.

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

Werder Bremen 3 Juventus 2

Johan Micoud completed a remarkable comeback with an injury-time goal as Werder Bremen claimed a 3-2 win over Juventus in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Aston Villa’s Milan Baros has been included in the 23-man squad Czech Republic squad for the forthcoming World Cup play-offs against Norway.

Juventus 2 Bayern Munich 1

JUVENTUS have extended the contracts of two of their key players, Pavel Nedved and Lilian Thuram.

NEWCASTLE are targeting Juventus and France midfielder Olivier Kapo, according to the player himself.

Newcastle are targeting Juventus and France midfielder Olivier Kapo, according to the player himself.

Juventus 0 Liverpool 0 (Liverpool win 2-1 on aggregate)

Liverpool forced a goalless draw against Italian giants Juventus to ensure Premier League representation in the Champions League final in Istanbul on May 25.

Jerzy Dudek will start between the posts for Liverpool as they bid to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Liverpool 2 Juventus 1

Liverpool 2 Juventus 0

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.

A GLANCING header from Ivan Helguera gave a dominant Real Madrid a 1-0 win over Juventus in the first leg of their Champions League knock-out tie at the Bernabeu on Tuesday.

REAL MADRID are anxious to avoid the mistake they made in their previous Champions League meeting with Juventus when the two heavyweights go head-to-head again tonight.

JUVENTUS coach Fabio Capello has refused to rule Czech Republic midfielder Pavel Nedved out of next week’s crunch Champions League clash away to Real Madrid.

MILAN striker Andrei Shevchenko is the new European Footballer of the Year.

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