Champions League quarter-final 2nd leg

Ricardo Quaresma is one of football’s greatest nearly men.

Porto capitalised on a string of defensive mistakes to beat Bayern Munich 3-1 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final last night.

International Friendly

Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neill said his side’s 2-0 defeat in Romania should not distract from their excellent start to their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.

Besiktas 3 Stoke 1

NEIL LENNON claims Udinese’s late penalty at Parkhead which cost Celtic their first Europa League Group I win was down to a “disgraceful decision” by Turkish referee Bulent Yildirim last night.

Stoke 2 Besiktas 1

THE meeting of Sevilla and Borussia Dortmund at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium was the big Europa League clash last night to see who would qualify from Group J and a 2-2 draw insured the Spanish side took the spoils.

Real Madrid have confirmed Jose Mourinho will be unveiled as their new coach on Monday after agreeing a compensation deal with Inter Milan.

Tottenham 1 Chelsea 0

Coventry 0 Chelsea 2

Didier Drogba kept Chelsea’s faint title hopes alive with a late winner against The Ivory Coast international pounced to convert a low cross from Jose Bosingwa to hand interim coach Guus Hiddink his fourth straight win as Chelsea boss.

JOHN TERRY could hardly have been more emphatic. “We need a result, we need a performance, we need a clean sheet,” the Chelsea captain wrote in his programme notes ahead of this visit from the top flight’s least in-form side.

Chelsea 0 Hull 0

RICARDO QUARESMA insists he has nothing to prove to Jose Mourinho after quitting Inter Milan for a loan spell with Chelsea.

Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka insists his team are still in the title race although he admits they have to improve against the big sides.

Chelsea are waiting on defender Ricardo Carvalho ahead of their home clash with Hull City.

Jose Bosingwa has apologised for his actions after the Football Association confirmed no action will be taken over his kick at Liverpool substitute Yossi Benayoun during Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat at Anfield on Sunday.

CHELSEA have signed Portugal winger Ricardo Quaresma from Inter Milan on a loan deal for the rest of the season.

Chelsea have signed Portugal winger Ricardo Quaresma from Inter Milan for the rest of the season.

Liverpool have confirmed a deadline-day agreement with Tottenham for the return of Robbie Keane to White Hart Lane.

Robbie Keane’s return to Tottenham from Liverpool was the biggest deal being negotiated on a transfer deadline day hit by snowy weather conditions.

Inter Milan have left Ricardo Quaresma out of their updated Champions League squad, prompting reports he could be offered to Tottenham in exchange for midfielder Jermaine Jenas.

Arsenal 4 Porto 0

VILLARREAL will be in high spirits ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United after a 1-0 home victory over Deportivo La Coruna yesterday.

Celtic unveiled new signing Marc Crosas in front of their supporters today and revealed more Barcelona prospects could follow the midfielder to Parkhead.

Celtic hope to take further advantage of a special deal with Barcelona that should see young midfielder Marc Crosas move to Parkhead for a cut-price fee.

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is expected to decide his future before the end of the month – but Jose Mourinho is prepared to wait longer for Frank Lampard.

CHELSEA have stepped up the pace in their efforts to sign Real Madrid forward Robinho before the start of the season.

Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho may return to haunt his former club this summer as Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard was lined up as the Italians top transfer target.

Inter Milan are hoping the Jose Mourinho factor will be enough to lure “number one” transfer target Frank Lampard to the San Siro this summer.

Internazionale president Massimo Moratti has highlighted the capture of Chelsea's Frank Lampard as his club's "number one" priority this summer.

Switzerland 2 Portugal 0

Switzerland 0 Portugal 0

IT might be Lisbon treaty day in Ireland today but yesterday in Geneva, this non-aligned part of Europe was entirely preoccupied with a Lisbon treat. Mind, they were made to wait for it.

Czech Republic 1 Portugal 3

MANUEL NEUER was FC Schalke 04’s hero, capping an outstanding performance with two penalty saves as the Bundesliga side won through to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals at the expense of ten-man FC Porto.

SCHALKE captain Marcelo Bordon has questioned the commitment of his team-mates ahead of tonight’s Champions League last-16 clash at Porto.

GERMANY striker Kevin Kuranyi fired his side a step closer to a Champions League quarter-final berth as his early goal was enough to seal a 1-0 first-leg win over FC Porto last night.

Schalke 1 Porto 0

NIGEL Worthington’s reign as full-time Northern Ireland manager got off to a losing start as Bulgaria — the Republic of Ireland’s World Cup qualifying group rivals — edged a tight friendly at Windsor Park.

PORTO COACH Jesualdo Ferreira insists he has no interest or knowledge of Liverpool’s current problems and intends to ensure the Portuguese champions’ passage into the last 16.