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Saturday, 14 February 2015

Borussia Dortmund 4 - 2 Mainz [Bundesliga]

Borussia Dortmund climbed away from the Bundesliga relegation zone with a sizzling second-half performance to beat Mainz 4-2 at Signal Iduna Park. Goals from Neven Subotic, Marco Reus, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Nuri Sahin secured back-to-back league wins for Jurgen Klopp's side – only the second time they have achieved the feat in this troubled season. Although the hosts dominated the first half, it was Mainz who led at the break thanks...

AZ 2-4 PSV :De Jong Hat-trick Seals PSV Win

Luuk de Jong was the hero as his hat-trick helped Eredivisie leaders PSV fend off a brave fight from AZ in a 4-2 victory on Friday. Netherlands international De Jong scored twice inside eight minutes to put PSV in control at the AFAS Stadion, only for goals either side of half- time from Markus Henriksen and Robert Muhren to pull the fourth- placed hosts level. However, a quickfire double from Georginio Wijnaldum and De Jong earned the points...

Friday, 13 February 2015

Chelsea superstar Eden Hazard has signed a new five and a half years deal with the Blues .

The Belgian international has been in sensational form this season and has been one of Chelsea's best players since he joined the Londoners from Lille. Jose Mourinho will be delighted to have tied down another of his best players to a long term contract. Brazilian midfielder Oscar also signed a new deal at the club earlier this season and now Hazard's extension will come as a great news for the Chelsea fans across the globe. Hazard has been...

Thursday, 12 February 2015

Barcelona 3 - 1 Villarreal [Copa Del Rey]

Barcelona took a huge step towards a fifth Copa del Rey final in seven years with a 3-1 win over Villarreal in the first leg of their semifinal on Wednesday. Lionel Messi opened the scoring from Luis Suarez's cutback four minutes before the break, but Villarreal levelled shortly after half-time when Marc-Andre Ter Stegen failed to keep out Manu Trigueros's drive. However, Barca were back in front within a minute through Andres Iniesta and...

Stoke City 1 - 4 Manchester City [Premier League]

A miserable run of five games without a win in the absence of key midfielder Yaya Toure, on African Cup of Nations duty with the Ivory Coast, had cast doubts over City's ability to close the gap on Chelsea. But Aguero's brace and strikes from James Milner and Samir Nasri gave City their first league win at Stoke in 16 years and kept Manuel Pellegrini's second-placed side within seven points of Chelsea. The Britannia Stadium has not been a...

Chelsea 1 - 0 Everton [Premier League]

Chelsea also had goalkeeper Petr Cech to thank for two saves to deny Everton striker Romelu Lukaku on a night when second-place Manchester City wrapped up a more comprehensive 4-1 victory at Stoke City. Everton, who had Gareth Barry sent off, remain 12th. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho handed a first start to new signing Juan Cuadrado, who had made his debut in Saturday's 2-1 win at Aston Villa, while Cesc Fabregas returned from injury on the...

Manchester United 3 - 1 Burnley [Premier League]

With United owners Avi and Joel Glazer making one of their infrequent appearances at Old Trafford, struggling Burnley briefly threatened to spoil the party when Danny Ings equalised the first of Smalling's headed efforts. But Smalling netted again before Robin van Persie's late penalty kept United on course for a place in next season's Champions League. Smalling made the most extraordinary impact on the game, a mere 22 seconds after coming...

Athletic Bilbao 1 - 1 Espanyol [Copa Del Rey]

Espanyol showed excellent resolve to take the advantage in their Copa del Rey semi-final against Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday. Espanyol came from behind to record an impressive 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final on Wednesday. The result gives Sergio Gonzalez's side the upper hand heading into the return clash, which they will host on March 4, and came despite Bilbao's excellent beginning. Athletic...

Aston villa sack manager Paul Lambert

Aston Villa have parted company with manager Paul Lambert after their slump down the Premier League table. The Scot's departure was announced on Wednesday night, just 24 hours after the 2-0 loss to fellow strugglers Hull City dropped them into the relegation zone. First-team coach Scott Marshall and goalkeeping coach Andy Marshall have been put in temporary charge for Sunday's FA Cup tie with Leicester City at Villa Park. In a statement,...

Wednesday, 11 February 2015

Marco Reus signs new deal at Borussia Dortmund despite the fact that the club is fighting against relegation

Following a long drawn out saga, Borussia Dortmund star Marco Reus has finally signed a contract extension at the club. The German outfit have made a disastrous start to the season so far and are fighting against relegation already. While Reus has had a mixed season so far due to recurring injury problems, his decision to renew will come as a welcome boost to the club and the fans . The German attacking midfielder has been linked with several...

“Paddy McNair has signed a new contract at Manchester United which keeps him at the Club until at least June 2017

The 19-year-old had less than six months in his earlier contract and made it to the first team under the guidance of Louis van Gaal this season. He has now committed his future to the 20-times English champions. Paddy McNair has signed a new contract at #mufc until June 2017 with the option of a further year. pic.twitter.com/SeRYozoMAb — Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 10, 2015 "Paddy McNair has signed a new contract at Manchester ...

Hull City 2-0 Aston Villa

Hull City piled the pressure on Paul Lambert and Aston Villa with a 2-0 victory that sees the Midlands club fall into the Premier League relegation zone for the first time this season. Goals in each half from Nikica Jelavic and home debutant Dame N'Doye secured Hull's first win since New Year's Day, and lifted Steve Bruce's side out of the bottom three and above Villa - who were again listless in defeat. Jelavic opened the scoring at the KC...

Sunderland 0-2 QPR

Despite the absence of top-scorer Charlie Austin with a bruised foot, a fine first-half performance sent QPR well on their way to victory as their dismal run finally came to end in their first away match since Harry Redknapp's resignation. Chris Ramsey and Kevin Bond continued their spell in temporary charge of Rangers and the away side started well, taking the lead through Leroy Fer after 17 minutes. Sunderland almost equalised eight minutes...

Arsenal 2 - 1 Leicester City [Premier League]

Goals from Laurent Koscielny and Theo Walcott gave Arsenal a narrow 2-1 win over a battling Leicester City side at the Emirates on Tuesday. Despite Leicester starting promisingly, Arsenal led just short of the half-hour mark, as Koscielny was afforded too much space from a corner and was allowed to slot home his third goal of the season. Walcott - one of three Arsenal changes from their north London derby defeat to Tottenham - made it two...

Liverpool 3 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur [Premier League]

Mario Balotelli scored his first Premier League goal for Liverpool to earn the Reds a 3-2 win over Tottenham at Anfield on Tuesday. Balotelli has endured a tough first season at Anfield, but picked an ideal moment to break his top-flight duck for the club with a well-taken late winner shortly after coming off the bench for Daniel Sturridge - who made his first Liverpool start since their 3-0 victory at Spurs in August. Despite lacking match...

Monday, 9 February 2015

Getafe 2 - 1 Sevilla [La Liga]

Pedro Leon was Getafe's hero with an 85th-minute winner, condemning Sevilla to back-to-back defeats. Grzegorz Krychowiak had initially pegged back Getafe after the hosts led through Alvaro Vazquez's 29th-minute penalty. Elsewhere, Almeria claimed a vital 2-1 victory at fellow strugglers Cordoba....

Espanyol 1 - 2 Valencia [La Liga]

Valencia replaced Sevilla in fourth after beating Espanyol 2-1, while Unai Emery's team went down at Getafe by the same scoreline. The returning Pablo Piatti made the breakthrough for Valencia in the 62nd minute and the visitors went further ahead five minutes from time, when Dani Parejo's free-kick struck unfortunate goalkeeper Pau Lopez in the face and went in. Sergio Garcia netted for Espanyol to set up a grandstand finish but Nuno's...

USA 2-0 Panama:Bradley Amazingly Scores Straight From a Corner For USA

The United States ended a five- match winless streak with a 2-0 friendly victory over Panama on Sunday. Goals from Michael Bradley and Clint Dempsey ensured the United States ended a five-match winless streak with a 2-0 friendly victory over Panama in California. Jurgen Klinsmann's men came into Sunday's match having not tasted success since a 1-0 triumph over Czech Republic in September. However, the USA got back to winning ways by prevailing...

Lyon 1 - 1 PSG [Ligue 1]

A controversial retaken penalty helped Paris Saint- Germain salvage a 1-1 draw at Lyon in Ligue 1 on Sunday. The Ligue 1 title race remains in the balance after a retaken Zlatan Ibrahimovic penalty salvaged a 1-1 draw for Paris Saint-Germain at Lyon. PSG had the chance to go top of the league with a victory at the Stade de Gerland, but were instead frustrated by the leaders in an enthralling game. Following early dominance from the defending...

Athletic Bilbao 2 - 5 Barcelona

Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar were all on target as Barcelona thrashed Athletic Bilbao 5-2 to close to within a point of Real Madrid. Barcelona ended a poor run at San Mames to beat Athletic Bilbao 5-2 and close in on Real Madrid at La Liga's summit. Atletico Madrid sensationally thrashed their city rivals 4-0 on Saturday and second-placed Barca took full advantage of their old enemy's humiliation to reduce the gap to a single point....

Ivory Coast 0 - 0 Ghana [Penalties 9-8] [Africa Cup Of Nations]

Goalkeeper Boubacar Barry was the hero as he sealed the Africa Cup of Nations for the Ivory Coast in a dramatic penalty shootout with Ghana . Ivory Coast goalkeeper Boubacar Barry was the hero for his side as they defeated Ghana 9-8 in a dramatic penalty shootout following a goalless 120 minutes in the Africa Cup of Nations final. Barry – who appeared to be struck down by cramp on two occasions during the shootout – was only selected because...

Inter Milan 3 - 0 Palermo

Inter climbed above Milan on goal difference with their first Serie A win in four on Sunday – a 3-0 victory over Palermo. Inter defeated Palermo 3-0 on Sunday to register their first victory in four Serie A matches. Roberto Mancini's men had suffered back-to-back defeats in their last two games – part of a run that saw Inter slip to 13th. The hosts looked the better side at San Siro on this occasion and went ahead through a Fredy Guarin...

West Ham 1 - 1 Manchester United

Manchester United stole a 1-1 draw in injury time at West Ham as Daley Blind cancelled out Cheikhou Kouyate's excellent opening goal. Daley Blind struck an injury-time equaliser as Manchester United dramatically snatched a 1-1 Premier League draw at West Ham on Sunday. Cheikhou Kouyate, slotting in at centre-back rather than his customary midfield role due to a host of defensive injury problems for West Ham manager Sam Allardyce, teed himself...

Newcastle United 1 - 1 Stoke City

Peter Crouch scored a dramatic late equaliser as Stoke City fought back to claim a 1-1 Premier League draw at Newcastle United on Sunday. Despite dominating possession, Stoke looked set for defeat at St James' Park when Jack Colback gave Newcastle the lead in the 74th minute. The midfielder found the net with a low shot beyond Asmir Begovic to put Newcastle on course to leapfrog Stoke and move into the top half of the table. Stoke may have...

Burnley 2 - 2 West Brom

Burnley threw away a two-goal advantage for the second Premier League home game in a row as West Brom fought back to clinch a 2-2 draw. Last time out at Turf Moor, Sean Dyche's side went 2-0 up only to lose 3-2 to Crystal Palace, and it was a similar story against Tony Pulis' men on Sunday. First-half headers from Ashley Barnes and Danny Ings put the home side firmly in control, until Chris Brunt reduced the arrears from a corner on the...

Sunday, 8 February 2015

Everton 0 - 0 Liverpool

The 224th Merseyside derby ended in stalemate as Everton and Liverpool played out a 0-0 draw at Goodison Park. Everton and Liverpool could not be separated on Saturday as the 224th Merseyside derby at Goodison Park ended in a 0-0 draw. The visitors created more chances, and went closest to a breakthrough when Jordon Ibe – making only his second Premier League start – rattled the post with a drive from distance midway through the first half....

QPR 0-1 Southampton

A dramatic late winner from Sadio Mane piled more misery on managerless QPR as Southampton claimed a 1-0 Premier League win at Loftus Road. Relegation-threatened QPR saw manager Harry Redknapp resign on Tuesday, citing an imminent knee operation as the reason for his departure. Chris Ramsey and Kevin Bond took caretaker charge of the Londoners on Saturday, and it looked as though they were set to oversee a hard-earned draw until Mane struck...

Manchester City 1 - 1 Hull City

Manchester City's Premier League title challenge was dealt another blow on Saturday despite James Milner's late free-kick salvaging a 1-1 draw with Hull City at the Etihad Stadium. David Meyler's first-half strike looked set to give Hull City an unlikely win at the champions and, while substitute Milner's free-kick denied the visitors, it does little to help his side's title defence. Republic of Ireland international Meyler made the most...

Leicester City 0 - 1 Crystal

Alan Pardew's excellent record since taking over Crystal Palace continues, as Leicester are beaten at the King Power Stadium. Joe Ledley's header early in the second half earned Crystal Palace all three points with a 1-0 win at the King Power Stadium that left Leicester City bottom of the Premier League. Ledley pounced with a close-range header from a corner to win an end-to-end encounter on Saturday against a Leicester side whose best effort...

Aston Villa 1 - 2 Chelsea

Branislav Ivanovic struck a superb winner as Chelsea defeated Aston Villa 2-1 and extended their advantage at the top of the Premier League to seven points. Victory was Jose Mourinho's first at Villa Park in five attempts, and Chelsea's day was made even more enjoyable with Manchester City's surprise 1-1 draw at home with Hull City. Eden Hazard had given Chelsea an early lead inside 10 minutes, before Jores Okore ended Villa's long goal...

Atletico Madrid 4-0 Real Madrid

A stunning 4-0 win over bitter rivals and La Liga pacesetters Real Madrid reignited Atletico Madrid's title defence in glorious fashion. Atletico Madrid's La Liga title defence received a major boost as the champions continued their recent dominance over bitter rivals Real Madrid with a spectacular 4-0 win on Saturday. Diego Simeone's men would have fallen 10 points behind Real with defeat at the Vicente Calderon, but the Liga pacesetters...

Stuttgart 0-2 Bayern Munich

Arjen Robben's rich vein of form continued as Bayern Munich beat beleaguered Stuttgart 2-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday to secure their first competitive victory of the year. Bayern coach Pep Guardiola dismissed talk of a crisis after the champions drew 1-1 against Schalke on Tuesday following a 4-1 hammering at Wolfsburg, and normal service was resumed by the Bavarian giants at the Mercedes Benz Arena. The leaders were not at their best...

Freiburg 0-3 Dortmund

A superb performance from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang saw Borussia Dortmund win 3-0 at Freiburg to move off the foot of the Bundesliga table. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored two goals and set up another as Borussia Dortmund earned a vital 3-0 win over fellow strugglers Freiburg at the Mage Solar Stadion on Saturday to move off the foot of the Bundesliga table. A dominant start from Dortmund was rewarded on nine minutes, Marco Reus tapping...

Swansea City 1-1 Sunderland

Sunderland were denied a win by former loanee Ki Sung-yueng in a 1-1 Premier League draw at Swansea City on Saturday. Ki Sung-yueng returned to haunt former club Sunderland as his second-half header rescued a 1-1 Premier League draw for Swansea City on Saturday. The South Korea international, back in the starting XI after reaching the Asian Cup final with his country, spent the majority of last season on loan at Sunderland. And the midfielder,...

Tottenham 2-1 Arsenal:Kane brace gave Tottenham a great comeback win.

Harry Kane's 21st and 22nd goals of the season turned things around for Tottenham as they recorded a 2-1 Premier League win over rivals Arsenal in the north London derby. Mesut Ozil had given the visitors the lead early in the first half with a brilliant finish to a Danny Welbeck cross flicked into his path by Olivier Giroud, though Spurs were rarely without threat to reply. Such a response was finally delivered through Kane in the 56th minute...