Arsenal 2 Celta Vigo 0 (Arsenal win 5-2 on aggregate)

CAMEROON, winners of the last two African Nations Cups, were held to a surprise 1-1 draw by outsiders Algeria as they began the defence of their crown yesterday.

REAL MADRID made sure of a place in the last 16 of the Champions League as unbeaten group winners with a 1-1 draw against Porto at the Bernabeu last night.

>LAZIO defender Sinisa Mihajlovic faces UEFA disciplinary action and a long ban for spitting on Adrian Mutu even though the Chelsea striker has appealed for clemency in an undeserved act of forgiveness.

VFB STUTTGART continued their impressive Champions League debut with a 3-1 win at Panathinaikos, and share top spot in Group E with Manchester United.

SPANISH international striker Raul, already his country’s top scorer in history with 34 goals, reached another landmark in Saturday’s 7-2 win over Real Valladolid in which he had a hat-trick.

Liverpool striker El Hadji Diouf is the subject of a police investigation after television cameras caught him apparently spitting at Celtic fans.

Magnus Hedman declared tonight that his team-mates will not miss manager Martin O'Neill’s presence in the dug-out for their UEFA Cup clash with Stuttgart at Parkhead on February 20

Martin O’Neill was today left counting the cost of victory after Celtic booked their place in the fourth round of the UEFA Cup.

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John Hartson hit the crucial away goal to make sure Celtic stay in Europe after the new year for the first time in 23 years.

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