MARSEILLE piled more pressure on Chelsea’s under-fire boss Carlo Ancelotti as a second-half goal from Brandao brought their unbeaten Champions League run to an end last night.

Marseille 1 Chelsea 0

REAL MADRID took a giant step towards the knock-out stages of the Champions League last night after defeating AC Milan 2-0 thanks to two quickfire goals at the start of the match.

Chelsea 2 Marseille 0

Marseille 6 FC Zurich 1

Marseille defender Souleymane Diawara insists there was no malicious intent behind the tackle which has ruled Cristiano Ronaldo out for a month.

CRISTIANO RONALDO added another two goals to his growing Real Madrid collection as the Spanish giants continued their barnstorming start to the season by seeing off 10-man Marseille with a 3-0 win at the Bernabeu.

Cristiano Ronaldo added another two goals to his growing Real Madrid collection as the Spanish giants continued their barnstorming start to the season by seeing off 10-man Marseille 3-0 with a second-half blitz at the Bernabeu.

New Marseille defender Gabriel Heinze insists he was not forced out of Real Madrid.

Chelsea 4 Bordeaux 0

Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack is on the bench for the Champions League clash against Bordeaux at Stamford Bridge after missing two games with a foot injury.

French side Bordeaux are on the trail of Charlton defender Souleymane Diawara.

Charlton will be without suspended full-back Ben Thatcher for the visit of Tottenham on Monday night.

DAVID MOYES paid tribute to Everton’s resilience as they grabbed an injury-time winner against Charlton to force themselves a step nearer UEFA Cup qualification.

Everton 2 Charlton 1

England striker Darren Bent rifled home an 85th-minute penalty to clinch three priceless points for Charlton at The Valley.

Alan Pardew made his second visit to Watford this season having seen the club he started the season with, West Ham, draw 1-1 in August.

Charlton 4 West Ham 0

Wayne Rooney kept his nerve when it mattered today to ease Manchester United to a unconvincing win over Charlton.

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp will plunge new signing Lauren straight into Premiership action for his first game in a year against relegation-haunted Charlton today, the ex-Arsenal man replacing suspended captain Gary O’Neil in midfield.

New signing Djimi Traore is set to go straight into the Portsmouth side for Saturday’s Barclays Premiership match at Sheffield United.

Arsenal 4 Charlton 0

Charlton’s season went from bad to worse tonight as the Barclays Premiership strugglers crashed out of the Carling Cup against Wycombe, who booked a deserved place in the semi-finals.

Djimi Traore will miss Charlton’s trip to Tottenham after pulling his hamstring in the first half of Tuesday’s win over Blackburn.

MOROCCAN defender Talal El Karkouri crashed home a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Charlton celebrated 14 years back at The Valley by climbing off the foot of the Barclays Premiership and giving new manager Les Reed his first win.

Charlton 1 Blackburn 0

Charlton look set to again be without striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink when they host Everton tomorrow because of a thigh problem.

Wigan 3 Charlton 2

Darren Bent scored again as Charlton clung on for only their second Premiership win of the season after Manchester City failed to end their away-day misery.

Newcastle 0 Charlton 0

Charlton boss Iain Dowie is boosted by the return to fitness of four senior players ahead of his side's clash at fellow strugglers Newcastle.

Charlton winger Jerome Thomas is pushing for a starting place against fellow strugglers Watford tomorrow after recovering from a broken foot.

Iain Dowie is considering taking legal action against Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan following alleged “defamatory comments” made by the Eagles supremo.

Charlton have been badly hit by injuries as they prepare to face Portsmouth.

Charlton have revealed that defender Djimi Traore fractured his left leg during the defeat at Chelsea.

Jose Mourinho offered Frank Lampard his total support after the England midfielder missed another penalty.

Chelsea 2 Charlton 1

Charlton have completed the signing Senegal defender Souleymane Diawara, ensuring some positive news on a day which started with confirmation Costa Rica winger Christian Bolanos had been denied a work permit by the British Home Office.

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate has dismissed renewed speculation that he is set to swoop for Sporting Lisbon winger Roudolphe Douala.