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American dream delayed by last-gasp equalizer

United States 2 Portugal 2

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Ronaldo left in shade by hat-trick hero Muller

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Barca suffer rare home defeat

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PSG’s late lapse gives Valencia cause for hope

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Adrian seals it for 10-man Atletico

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Atletico Madrid in final after win at Valencia

Atletico Madrid move closer to League final

Atletico Madrid 4 Valencia 2

Thu, 19 Apr, 2012

Farfan fires Schalke to quarter-finals

JEFFERSON FARFAN struck twice as Schalke fought back from an early deficit to progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League at the expense of Valencia last night.

Thu, 10 Mar, 2011

71-goal Raul swoops as Schalke draw in Valencia

RAUL scored his 71th goal in European competition as Schalke recovered from a goal down to force a draw in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash with Valencia at the Mestalla last night.

Wed, 16 Feb, 2011

United do just enough again

MANCHESTER UNITED will avoid the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League after coming from behind to draw 1-1 with Valencia and finish top of Group C; but, as so often this season, it is hard not to feel a little underwhelmed.

Wed, 08 Dec, 2010

Da Silva twins and Rooney in for United

Alex Ferguson has handed Ben Amos only his third Manchester United start as the Red Devils look to secure the Champions League point against Valencia at Old Trafford that will confirm them as Group C winners.

Tue, 07 Dec, 2010

United ready to impose their own blockade

MANCHESTER UNITED aim to avoid getting caught up by a general strike in Spain today – and set up their own blockade against Valencia instead.

Wed, 29 Sep, 2010

Alonso warns Spanish fans not to get carried away

XABI ALONSO is desperate to play down the “euphoria” already engulfing Spain’s World Cup campaign as they seek to add the trophy to their Euro 2008 triumph.

Thu, 01 Jul, 2010

Spain send Portugal packing

SPAIN’S crusade to add the World Cup trophy to their Euro 2008 title continued last night with a closely-fought last-16 win over Iberian neighbours Portugal.

Wed, 30 Jun, 2010

Villa strike secures win for Spain

Spain 1 Portugal 0

Tue, 29 Jun, 2010

Cards interrupt Samba snooze

LIKE watching Brazil? It was more like watching Barnsley on a bad day as the World Cup favourites laboured to a goalless draw with Portugal that sees them both through to the knockout stage.

Sat, 26 Jun, 2010

Pepe in Portugal squad

Pepe has been included in Portugal’s final 23-man World Cup squad despite having been out of action since December.

Tue, 01 Jun, 2010

Owen treble stuns Wolfsburg

MICHAEL OWEN scored a hat-trick as Manchester United made light of their injury woes to record a memorable win over German champions Wolfsburg last night.

Wed, 09 Dec, 2009

Wolfsburg fail to book knockout place after loss in Moscow

CSKA Moscow 2 Wolfsburg 1

Wed, 25 Nov, 2009

Foster loses place in United team

Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster has been replaced Tomasz Kuszczak for tonight's Champions League against German title winners Wolfsburg.

Wed, 30 Sep, 2009

Crouch on the bench for Pompey

Portsmouth manager Tony Adams opted for a one-man attack for his side’s crucial UEFA Cup clash in Germany.

Thu, 04 Dec, 2008

Blues unchanged for Porto game

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho named an unchanged starting XI for the second leg of the Champions League last-16 clash against Porto at Stamford Bridge.

Tue, 06 Mar, 2007

Portugal stumble against Finns

Finland failed to take advantage of a numerical advantage as 10-men Portugal earned a 1-1 draw in their opening Group A Euro 2008 qualifier.

Wed, 06 Sep, 2006

Klinsmann ‘we’ll see’ as Bastian lights up Germany

Germany 3 Portugal 1

Mon, 10 Jul, 2006

Kahn starts third-place play-off

Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann made way for long-time rival Oliver Kahn as Germany prepared to take on Portugal in the third-place play-off match in Stuttgart.

Sat, 08 Jul, 2006

Tonight's Champions League team

Liverpool start Peter Crouch tonight, as Damien Duff returns from injury to start on the bench for Chelsea. Here are tonight's Champions League teams.

Tue, 01 Nov, 2005

Champions League teams

Tonight's Champions League teams.

Wed, 19 Oct, 2005

Rangers grab late winner

Rangers 3 Porto 2

Wed, 14 Sep, 2005

Ljungberg double guns down Porto

Arsenal 2 Porto 1

Mon, 01 Aug, 2005

Figo returns to Portugal squad

Luis Figo made his much-heralded return to the Portugal squad on Thursday ahead of the World Cup qualifiers with Slovakia and Estonia next month.

Thu, 19 May, 2005

Adriano hat-trick sees Inter safely through

ADRIANO’S hat-trick booked Internazionale their place in the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League as they defeated Porto 4-2 on aggregate.

Wed, 16 Mar, 2005

Drogba starts for Blues

Chelsea v West Brom teams

Tue, 15 Mar, 2005

Eventful 50th for Duff

It is no wonder Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr yesterday hailed Damien Duff as “immense” and “a special talent” as the Chelsea winger produced a mesmeric performance to put Portugal in the shade.

Wed, 09 Feb, 2005