Champions League Round of 16

Werder Bremen piled the misery on Jurgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund with a 2-1 Bundesliga win at the Weserstadion today.

Real Madrid’s Fifa Club World Cup semi-final clash tomorrow with Mexico’s Cruz Azul has been switched to Marrakech from Rabat due to the waterlogged pitch at the Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah.

Manchester United manager David Moyes accepts his team have a big job on their hands as they seek to book a place in the Champions League last 16 tonight.

BARCELONA sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta is wary of history repeating itself after his side were drawn against Bayer Leverkusen in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Chelsea’s senior players need to stand up and be counted if the club are to recover from their disappointing start to the season, according to former Stamford Bridge star Michael Ballack.

Petr Cech has delivered a damning assessment of Chelsea’s current failings, pinning the blame firmly on the players and absolving manager Andre Villas-Boas of responsibility.

IF CHELSEA weren’t a club in crisis before last night, they are now.

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ANDRE VILLAS-BOAS last night admitted speculation he could be sacked was inevitable as he sought to arrest Chelsea’s worst start to a season since Roman Abramovich bought the club.

Werder Bremen clinched second place in the Bundesliga with a 1-0 win at the BayArena which ended Bayer Leverkusen’s European dreams.

LEWIS GRABBAN’S injury-time goal gave Crystal Palace a 3-2 Coca Cola Championship victory over West Brom at The Hawthorns, denting Albion’s promotion hopes.

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TOTTENHAM boss Martin Jol will make a late decision on winger Aaron Lennon ahead of the UEFA Cup meeting with Bayer Leverkusen in Germany.

Tottenham boss Martin Jol will make a late decision on winger Aaron Lennon ahead of the UEFA Cup meeting with Bayer Leverkusen in Germany.

The Football Association will launch a strong defence of England fans after being landed with a UEFA charge over incidents prior to the Euro 2008 qualifier in Croatia earlier this month.

The Football Association have been charged by UEFA over the “improper behaviour” of England supporters in Croatia.

WORLD CUP hosts Germany were forced to come from two goals down to earn a draw in their friendly at the BayArena against Japan.

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Rafael Benitez’s patience is being tested as he struggles to work out the baffling nature of the injury which has kept Harry Kewell out of Liverpool’s Champions League match at Bayer Leverkusen tomorrow.

Liverpool will have skipper Steven Gerrard back from a one-match ban to lead the side in their Champions League tie with Bayer Leverkusen.

Liverpool will travel to Bayer Leverkusen in a fortnight with a nagging fear their outstanding performance at Anfield tonight might not secure a Champions League quarter-final spot.

Just three games into the Primera Liga season and Real Madrid have a new coach with little experience at the top level, a squad of underachieving players and the problem of what to do with Jose Antonio Camacho.

ALL eyes were on Bayern Munich’s €18.75m signing Roy Makaay at the Olympic Stadium, but the Dutch striker failed to find the net on his Bundesliga debut, as the champions eased to a 2-0 win over VfL Bochum.

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NEWCASTLE boss Bobby Robson heads into tonight’s vital Champions League clash with Bayer Leverkusen admitting even his eventful life has never been sweeter.

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Newcastle have beaten Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 at the BayArena in Group A of the Champions League tonight.

Newcastle lead Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 at half-time in the Champions League Group A at the BayArena tonight.

Bayer Leverkusen have pulled a goal back against Newcastle United at the BayArena in the Champions League group A tonight.

BOBBY ROBSON jetted out to Germany on the eve of his 70th birthday as crisis club Bayer Leverkusen sacked manager Klaus Toppmoller.

Sir Alex Ferguson believes his team are as good as any in Europe despite Bayer Leverkusen ending his dream of lifting the European Cup at Hampden Park.

Manchester United have crashed out of the Champions League after drawing 1-1 with Bayer Leverkusen at the BayArena tonight.

Leverkusen striker Oliver Neuville has pegged Manchester United back in the BayArena, just as he had done at Old Trafford last Wednesday.

Bayer Leverkusen skipper Jens Nowotny has been stretchered off the pitch injured in their Champions League semi-final at the BayArena.

Sir Alex Ferguson claims Manchester United face a tougher test against Bayer Leverkusen tonight than they did when they famously beat Juventus three years ago.

Ronny Johnsen and Laurent Blanc have recovered from injury to boost Manchester United ahead of their Champions League semi-final showdown with Bayer Leverkusen.

Liverpool are out of the Champions League after Bayer Leverkusen defeated the Merseysiders 4-2 (4-3 on aggregate) at the BayArena.

Lucio has turned the tables again for Bayer Leverkusen in the quarter-finals of the Champions League against Liverpool at the BayArena.

Jari Litnamen has handed Liverpool a Champions League lifeline with a strike 12 minutes from time to give the Merseysiders the advantage in their quarter-final clash against Bayer Leverkusen at the BayArena.

Bayer Leverkusen have taken the lead on aggregate at the BayArena against Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Liverpool have grabbed a crucial away goal in their quarter-final clash against Bayer Leverkusen at the BayArena.

Bay Leverkusen have levelled things at the BayArena against Liverpool in the quarter-final second leg of the Champions League.