Atletico Madrid 3 - 0 Almeria [La Liga]

Atletico Madrid began a run of potentially-crucial fixtures with a comfortable 3-0 La Ligahome victory against Almeria on Saturday.Atletico Madrid started what could be a season-defining run of fixtures with a convincing 3-0 LaLiga win against Almeria at Vicente Calderon onSaturday.Mario Mandzukic scored an early penalty beforeteeing up two first-half goals for strike partnerAntoine Griezmann, as Diego Simeone's sidecruised past their struggling...

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PSG 3 - 1 Toulouse [Ligue 1]

PSG avoided a repeat of last week's Ligue 1 drawwith Caen, beating Toulouse 3-1 on Saturday tokeep up their title chase.PSG kept up the pressure on their Ligue 1 titlerivals after with a 3-1 home win againstToulouse on Saturday.Laurent Blanc's side sat third heading into theweekend, level on points with Marseille and twobehind leaders Lyon, after dropping pointsagainst Caen last time out.Despite missing a host of key names, PSGbanished the demons...

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Hull City 2 - 1 QPR [Premier League]

Close-season signing and Senegal internationalDame N'Doye headed the 89th-minute winnerfor Hull on his 30th birthday after a NikicaJelavic shot opened the scores for the hostsand a Charlie Austin header had levelled thescores five minutes before half-time.The result leaves QPR, who played for an hourwith 10 men, in 17th place on 22 points, levelwith next to bottom Aston Villa and Burnley,while Hull climb to 15th on 26 points.Barton had already been...

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Aston Villa 1 - 2 Stoke City [Premier League]

A stoppage-time penalty from Victor Mosesspoiled Tim Sherwood's first match in charge ofAston Villa as Stoke City earned a 2-1 victory inSaturday's Premier League match.Sherwood saw his side remain in the bottomthree after Ron Vlaar hauled down Moses, withthe forward coolly converting from 12 yards afterthe defender had seen red.Scott Sinclair was able to take one of the fewchances the home side created as he headedin his first top-flight goal since...

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Barcelona 0 - 1 Malaga [La Liga]

Barcelona were once again left frustrated byMalaga as the Liga title challengers slumped toa 1-0 home defeat and saw their 11- matchwinning run come to a halt.Malaga claimed a 0-0 draw after successfullynullifying Lionel Messi and Neymar when the twosides met at La Rosaleda in September, and theywere just as effective again, producing adetermined display to claim their first Camp Nouvictory since 1999.Luis Suarez, who missed their last meeting, wasunable...

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Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Arsenal [Premier League]

Glenn Murray, the Palace substitute, replied ininjury time and almost grabbed an improbablepoint for the South London side when his last-gasp header rebounded off the post.In the end it was not as comfortable a form ofpreparation for Wednesday's Champions Leaguevisit of Monaco as it appeared for most of thegame, but it was good enough to lift ArseneWenger's side to third place.Alan Pardew's Palace are now 13th andalthough their unimpressive home...

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Swansea 2 - 1 Manchester United [Premier League]

Swansea City recorded a third 2-1 win overManchester United in four meetings with victoryin the Premier League on Saturday.Swansea City scored a deflected winner torecord yet another 2-1 victory over ManchesterUnited in the Premier League on Saturday.The Welsh club beat United by the samescoreline in last season's FA Cup third-round tieat Old Trafford, before pulling off a repeat awayperformance on the opening day of the currentleague campaign.And...

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Paderborn 0 - 6 Bayern Munich [Bundesliga]

Bayern Munich opened up an 11-point lead attop of Bundesliga as Robert Lewandowski andArjen Robben shone in 6-0 win over 10-manPaderborn.Bayern Munich made it 14 goals in twoBundesliga matches on Saturday with a clinical6-0 thrashing of 10-man Paderborn.Pep Guardiola's men were held to a 0-0 draw byShakhtar Donetsk in the first leg of their UEFAChampions League last-16 tie on Tuesday.However, the German champions got back on thegoal trail at the...

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Chelsea 1 - 1 Burnley [Premier League]

Branislav Ivanovic had given Chelsea a first-halflead, but Matic was sent off after the intervaland struggling Burnley took advantage tosnatch a shock point thanks to Ben Mee'sheader nine minutes from full-time.Blues boss Jose Mourinho may feel his sidewere hard done by as they had three penaltyappeals turned down by referee MartinAtkinson, while Matic's dismissal for retaliationwas sparked by a nasty tackle from AshleyBarnes.It was a depressing...

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VfB Stuttgart 2 - 3 Borussia Dortmund [Bundesliga]

Borussia Dortmund's revival goes on to keepStuttgart firmly rooted to the foot of theBundesliga.Borussia Dortmund made it three Bundesligawins in a row for the first time this season witha 3-2 success at rock-bottom Stuttgart on Friday.Jurgen Klopp's side have found life difficult sofar this term and, prior to their recent run, hadonly registered four wins in 19 league matches,leaving them bottom of the table.However, Dortmund have shown signs of...

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Liverpool 1 - 0 Besiktas [Europa League]

Liverpool beat Besiktas 1-0 in the UEFAEuropa League on Thursday thanks to alate Mario Balotelli penalty.Mario Balotelli came off the bench toscore a late penalty and earn Liverpool a1-0 win over Besiktas in the first leg oftheir UEFA Europa League last-32 tie.Brendan Rodgers' men dropped intothe competition after failing to make itout of the UEFA Champions League groupstage, having only managed one victory inthe campaign.It looked as though Liverpool'sunderwhelming...

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Celtic 3 - 3 Inter Milan [Europa League]

Celtic claimed a last-gasp 3-3 draw withInter in the first leg of their last-32 UEFAEuropa League clash on Thursday.John Guidetti's well-taken 93rd-minuteequaliser rescued a 3-3 draw for Celtic inan enthralling first leg of their last-32UEFA Europa League encounter againstInter on Thursday.A goalkeeping howler from Celtic's CraigGordon looked like giving victory to Inter,as Rodrigo Palacio pounced on the strokeof half-time to restore Inter's lead...

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Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 1 Fiorentina [Europa League]

Jose Basanta cancelled out RobertoSoldado's strike as Fiorentina claimed a1-1 draw at Tottenham in the UEFAEuropa League last-32 clash.Tottenham were left to rue early missedchances as Fiorentina claimed a valuable1-1 draw at White Hart Lane in the UEFAEuropa League.Head coach Mauricio Pochettino made sixchanges for the first leg of the last-32clash as Tottenham tackled the first of sixgames in 17 days across threecompetitions, but his remodelled...

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Young Boys 1 - 4 Everton [Europa League]Romelu Lukaku gave Everton a comfortable win over young boys with his hat-trick

Romelu Lukaku silenced any doubts overhis commitment to Everton with a hat-trick to down Young Boys 4-1 in the UEFAEuropa League.Romelu Lukaku displayed his top-levelcredentials with a 'perfect' hat-trick asEverton demolished Young Boys 4-1 inthe first leg of their UEFA Europa Leaguelast-32 tie.The Belgium striker was quoted last weekoutlining his desire to leave Everton for a"top club" in the future, but hiscommitment to his current employerscould...

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Basel 1 - 1 Porto [Champions League]

Danilo scored a late penalty as Porto drew1-1 at Basel in the first leg of their UEFAChampions League last-16 tie.Danilo's 79th-minute penalty gave Porto adeserved equaliser as their 1-1 draw atBasel moved them a step closer to theUEFA Champions League quarter-finals.Wednesday's first leg of the round of 16clash in Switzerland was completelydominated by the visitors, who fell behindin the 11th minute to a Derlis Gonzalezstrike.That would prove be...

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Schalke 0 - 2 Real Madrid [Champions League]Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo where on target

Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelohanded Real Madrid a 2-0 victory overSchalke in the UEFA Champions Leagueon Wednesday.Real Madrid equalled the longest winningrun in UEFA Champions League history asthey beat Schalke 2-0 in Wednesday'slast-16, first-leg clash in Gelsenkirchen.Cristiano Ronaldo's 73rd goal in thecompetition set the defending championson their way in the first half, beforeMarcelo sealed victory with a stunning79th-minute strike...

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Shakhtar Donetsk 0 - 0 Bayern Munich [Champions League]

A lacklustre performance from 10-manBayern Munich saw the Germanchampions held to a 0-0 draw by ShakhtarDonetsk on Tuesday.Xabi Alonso saw red in a feisty 0-0stalemate between Bayern Munich andShakhtar Donetsk in Wednesday's UEFAChampions League last-16 first leg.Bayern playmaker Alonso – making his100th Champions League appearance –was sent off for a second bookableoffence midway through the second halfin Lviv to cap a frustrating evening for PepGuardiola.Guardiola's...

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PSG 1-1 Chelsea: Mourinho - We Got Lucky And Courtois Was In Top Form

A second-half header from Edinson Cavaniensured Paris Saint-Germain held Chelseato a 1-1 draw in the UEFA ChampionsLeague.Edinson Cavani's 17th goal of seasonmaintained Paris Saint-Germain's longunbeaten home record in Europe butChelsea will be favourites to reach theUEFA Champions League quarter-finalsafter drawing 1-1 at the Parc des Princes.Branislav Ivanovic's first-half header putthe Premier League leaders in front inTuesday's round-of-16 first...

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