Before the match, the walls had been caving in on Jose Mourinho, Real Madrid’s manager. He rolled into the Spanish capital almost three years ago, having completed a historic treble with Inter Milan.

It says an awful lot when the highlight of your evening comes hours before kick-off.

Posh will have to wait for the Olympics and Crouchy’s omission has kept Abbey Clancy at home. So, asks Larry Ryan, where will frisky TV directors point the cameras during injury stoppages this month?

FOR Diego Maradona’s Argentine squad, sex is fine as long as it is not 2am and accompanied by a bottle of bubbly.