Aston Villa 0 - 0 Fulham

Martin O'Neill voiced his frustration after Aston Villa blew a golden opportunity to consolidate their place in the top four by failing to overcome a battling Fulham side. But the Villa boss insisted his side had not "choked" against one of the Premier League's minnows after taking four points from their previous matches, against Arsenal and Manchester United.

With none of the teams above them in action, Villa had the chance to leapfrog Manchester United into third place in the table, for 24 hours at least. But a goalless draw with Roy Hodgson's well-organised side means that they could lose their place in the top four if Arsenal beat leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Villa's goalkeeper Brad Friedel set a Premier League record by making his 167th consecutive league appearance, overtaking the previous mark set by England No. 1 David James. But Friedel's team-mates failed to ensure the landmark day ended on a high with Ashley Young, who shot wide from close range, and Stiliyan Petrov, who headed an equally good chance over the bar, squandering good chances before Gareth Barry had a late effort brilliantly saved by Fulham's Australian goalkeeper, Mark Schwarzer.

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Sunderland 1 - 4 Bolton Wanderers

Sweden striker Johan Elmander claimed an opportunist's double as Bolton humiliated Sunderland, 4-1, in front of their own supporters on Saturday and piled the pressure on to Black Cats boss Roy Keane.

An afternoon that started with Djibril Cisse firing the home side into the lead ended with them dropping into the relegation zone after goals for Matt Taylor and Gary Cahill were followed by Elmander's strikes either side of half-time.

Both the Swede's goals were the result of defensive blunders with Danny Collins and Dean Whitehead the culprits, respectively,. Elmander should have completed his first hat-trick in English football when Kevin Davies sent him clear with quarter of an hour left. On that occasion, the Swede pulled his shot just wide but Sunderland were well beaten by that stage and had to endure a cacophony of jeers from the home support at the final whistle.

Middlesbrough 0 - 0 Newcastle United

Mark Viduka was unable to inspire Newcastle United to victory as they were forced to settle for a point in a Premier League stalemate at North-East neighbours Middlesbrough.

Joe Kinnear celebrated his first game since signing a new contract until the end of the season by guiding his side out of the bottom three with a hard-earned 0-0 draw in an uncompromising Tees-Tyne derby at the Riverside Stadium. But the interim manager left fans baffled by hauling off the impressive Obafemi Martins midway through the second-half to hand Viduka his first taste of action in more than six months.

Martins left Kinnear in little doubt as to his feelings at his unexpected exit despite being Newcastle's most potent attacking threat, the Nigerian international storming off straight down the tunnel without so much as a glance towards the bench. Australian international Viduka looked understandably off the pace in a 25-minute cameo on his return from a career-threatening Achilles injury against his former club. But the 33-year-old still came close to claiming a dramatic winner shortly after his introduction, when his close range shot was only prevented from finding the net by defender David Wheater's desperate late block. fifa

Other results;

Aston Villa 0 - 0 Fulham
Middlesbrough 0 - 0 Newcastle United
Stoke City 1 - 1 Hull City
Sunderland 1 - 4 Bolton Wanderers
Wigan Athletic 2 - 1 West Bromwich
.......
Manchester City ? - ? Manchester U.
Portsmouth ? - ? Blackburn Rovers
Tottenham ? - ? Everton
Chelsea ? - ? Arsenal

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Sevilla 0 - 3 Barcelona

A brace from Lionel Messi led Barcelona to a 3-0 victory over Sevilla on Saturday and a six-point lead at the top of the Spanish league as Real Madrid crashed, 3-1, at city-rivals Getafe. Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola had told his players beforehand to show commitment and it was needed against a Sevilla side who battled for every ball. The game was played at a frantic pace with few clear chances but it was Barcelona who made the most of theirs with Messi once again the outstanding player.

In the opening minutes Luis Fabiano shot over from inside the box for Sevilla but after 20 minutes it was Samuel Eto'o who opened the scoring latching onto a loose ball in the area and firing home. Fabiano went close again and Frederic Kanoute felt unlucky not to be awarded a penalty after tumbling in the box following a challenge from Gerard Pique. But the clearest chance came later for Kanoute, who could only hit the crossbar after beating the offside trap.

In the second half, both sides were reduced to shots from distance before Messi took centre stage. The Argentine ran onto a ball from midfield and volleyed into the corner from 25 yards to extend Barca's lead after 78 minutes. He completed his brace in injury time, rounding the keeper before slotting home. Sevilla's night was made worse by the controversial dismissal of Fabiano for elbowing Sergio Busquets.

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Getafe 3 - 1 Real Madrid

Getafe shocked mighty Real Madrid 3-1 on Saturday to pile renewed pressure on Real coach Bernd Schuster, whose side have lost two of their last three Spanish league games. Schuster was forced into fielding a make-shift team with seven players unavailable and they got off to the worst possible start conceding a goal after just three minutes with Juan Angel Albin converting a Jaime Gavilan cross.

Getafe, brimming with confidence following their draw against Barcelona a week ago, continued to take the game to their Madrid city rivals whose hopes further deteriorated with Wesley Sneijder and Miguel Torres limping off before half-time. Fernando Gago grazed the crossbar but Real were unable to take a hold of the game.

Only a few minutes after the interval Albin knocked in his second, slipping the ball past Iker Casillas. Real were given hope when Javier Saviola finished well inside the area, after Juan Guti had won back possession. But rather than building on the goal, Madrid soon lost impetus, and it was Getafe who looked more likely to score again. With nine minutes remaining Ikechukwu Uche secured the win for Getafe with a clinical finish after the hard work had been done by his strike partner Albin. fifa

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Other results;

Getafe 3 - 1 Real Madrid
Sevilla 0 - 3 Barcelona
.......
Almeria ? - ? Deportivo La Coruna
Athletic Bilbao ? - ? Numancia
Espanyol ? - ? Sporting Gijon
Malaga ? - ? Osasuna
Recreativo Huelva ? - ? Villarreal
Valladolid ? - ? Mallorca
Valencia ? - ? Real Betis
Atletico Madrid ? - ? Racing Santander

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Juventus 4 - 0 Reggina

Veteran forward Alessandro Del Piero bagged his 250th Juventus goal as the Turin giants climbed up to second in the Serie A table with a 4-0 victory over Reggina in snowy Turin on Saturday.

It was a sixth win in seven league games for Juve with 34-year-old Del Piero's landmark goal coming from the penalty spot following strikes from Mauro Camoranesi, Amauri and Giorgio Chiellini. The victory moved Juventus above AC Milan on goal difference, three points behind leaders and champions Inter Milan. Both Milanese giants play on Sunday.

Centre-back Chiellini and Del Piero had both gone close for the hosts before Camoranesi gave them the lead on 28 minutes. Del Piero sent Czech veteran Pavel Nedved free down the inside left channel and he drew goalkeeper Andrea Campagnolo before pulling the ball back for the Argentine-born Italy midfielder to slot home. Brazilian forward Amauri held off two defenders under a high ball in the area which then bounced kindly for him to fire home low to Campagnolo's left.

Chiellini added the third with his head from close range 17 minutes into the second half as Reggina's defence stopped and watched Marco Marchionni's deep free-kick. Del Piero added the fourth on 74 minutes from the penalty spot after substitute Sebastian Giovinco had gone down very easily under very barely a challenge from Bruno Cirillo.

In the day's early match, Catania failed to move level on points with fourth-placed Napoli after they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to lowly Lecce. The Sicilian hosts took the lead just after the hour mark as young star Michele Paolucci's shot was deflected in. But the visitors earned the point that edges them further away from the drop zone when Argentine substitute Jose Ignacio Castillo crashed home a shot from distance eight minutes later. fifa

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Other results;

Catania 1 - 1 Lecce
Juventus 4 - 0 Reggina
.......
AS Roma ? - ? Fiorentina
Atalanta ? - ? Lazio
Cagliari ? - ? Sampdoria
Genoa ? - ? Bologna
Inter Milan ? - ? Napoli
Siena ? - ? Torino
Udinese ? - ? Chievo
Palermo ? - ? AC Milan

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CARLOS TEVEZ’S advisors are ready to start talks with Real Madrid unless Manchester United make his move permanent by January 31.

The striker’s owner Kia Joorabchian is frustrated United have not gone through with their promise to turn the Argentine’s loan deal into a £32million move. He was told by United chief executive David Gill in the summer the deal would be done imminently but there is still no sign of it.

In the meantime, Tevez has lost his starting place in the United side and his form has gone with it. But Real Madrid have let it be known they want to sign Tevez. Now he is ready to do business to secure a deal for next season — even if United assure him a permanent contract in the summer. Joorabchian and Tevez are not prepared to wait that long for the player’s future to be sorted. TheSun

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Highly-rated winger Zoran Tosic has been cleared to join Manchester United from Partizan Belgrade, after being granted a work permit by British authorities.

The 21-year-old will join up with his Serbia team-mate Nemanja Vidic at Old Trafford in January, after the permit was granted at a Home Office hearing attended by United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. United have not made public the fee they have agreed for the Tosic, who can play on either flank and has been capped 12 times by his country. Tosic will face a tough fight to break into United's first team, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Park Ji-Sung, Nani and Ryan Giggs all options for Ferguson on the wings.

The Premier League and UEFA Champions League holders are also keeping tabs on another promising Partizan youngster, 19-year-old midfielder Adam Ljajic.

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While today news hot about Super Filippo 'Pippo' Inzaghi's winning goal against Portsmouth that fired AC Milan to the last 32 of EUFA Cup, I want to share another 'hot' things in Pippo life... 'hot WAGs Collections' of this AC Milan legends..

Player Informations;

• Full name : Filippo Inzaghi
• Date of birth : August 09, 1973
• Birthplace : Piacenza, Italy
• Nationality : Italian
• Club : Milan
• International Caps : 54
• International Goals : 25
• World Cups : France 1998, Korea/Japan 2002, Germany 2006 (1st)

Honours;

• FIFA World Cup (2006)
• UEFA Champions League (2003, 2007)
• UEFA Super Cup (2003, 2007)
• FIFA Club World Cup (2007)
• Italian Serie B (1995)
• Italian Super Cup (1997, 2004)
• Italian Serie A (1998, 2004)
• Italian Cup (2003)
• Italian Serie A Top Scorer (1997)
• Italian Serie A Young Footballer of the Year (1997)

WAGs he dated

Eva Herzigova (2001)


Samantha De Grenet (2001)


Alessia Fabiani (2002)


Elena Barolo (2003)


Stefania Orlando (2007)


Aida Yespica (2007)


Man lo Zang (2007)


Victoria Petroff (2007)


Sara Varone (2007)


Camilla Sjoberg (2007)


Claudia Galant (2008)

Alessia Ventura (2008) and current

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2007 FIFA Club World Cup Champion - AC Milan

The FIFA Club World Cup, formerly known as the FIFA Club World Championship, is a football competition contested between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations, although, since 2007, the champions of Oceania must play a qualifying play-off against the champion club of the host country.

The first competition took place in Brazil in January 2000. It was intended by FIFA to be a replacement for the Intercontinental Cup (also known as the Toyota Cup), which was contested annually in Tokyo, Japan by the champions of Europe via the Champions League and South America via the Copa Libertadores.

The second edition was penciled in for Spain in 2001, to feature 12 teams. This was canceled owing to a combination of factors, most importantly the collapse of FIFA's marketing partner ISL. It was then intended to hold the event in 2003, but this also failed to happen. FIFA eventually agreed terms with the Toyota Cup to merge the two competitions, with the first installment of the relaunched Club World Championship held in Japan between December 11 and December 18, 2005. The 2009 and 2010 will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates, with the 2011 and 2012 editions returning to Japan.

This year, the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup is scheduled for 11 December - 21 December 2008 in Japan. It will be the fifth edition of the FIFA Club World Cup. Here the information about this 2008 FIFA Club World Cup for you to mark your calendar and reschedule your vacation.. :-)

Date and Venue
11 December - 21 December 2008 at JAPAN


Teams
LDU Quito (Ecuador)
Winners of Copa Libertadores 2008

Manchester United (England)
Winners of UEFA Champions League 2007-08

Pachuca (Mexico)
Winners of CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008

Gamba Osaka (Japan)
Winners of AFC Champions League 2008

Al-Ahly (Egypt)
Winners of CAF Champions League 2008

Waitakere United (New Zealan)
Winners of OFC Champions League 2007-08

Adelaide United (Australia)
Runners-up of AFC Champions League 2008


Schedule

Bonus :

Video of 2007 Fifa Club World Cup Final, Boca Juniors vs AC Milan

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Blow for Liverpool as Spain forward, Fernando Torres is out for three weeks with his third hamstring injury of the season.

The striker played the whole of Liverpool’s Euro win over Marseille on Wednesday but felt a tightening in his right leg. Torres, 24, spent yesterday being assessed by the medical staff and a scan late in the afternoon revealed a slight strain. Liverpool were at pains to insist it is not the same injury which forced him to miss six matches.

A club spokesman said: “It is the same leg as before but in a different area and not a recurrence. He will be out for two to three weeks.”

Even so, it is a huge blow to Rafa Benitez’s title chasers and leaves him facing a battle to make the December 21 trip to Arsenal. Torres is likely to miss Monday’s game against West Ham as well as the trip to Blackburn and the Champions League clash at PSV which will decide who finishes on top of Group D. The hitman was injured in a showdown with Aston Villa at the end of August and suffered another hamstring problem while on international duty last month.

The absence of Torres will put more responsibility on Robbie Keane, who has yet to produce anything like his best form since his £20.3million summer move from Tottenham Hotspur.

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Portsmouth 2 - 2 AC Milan

Filippo Inzaghi scored deep in injury time to complete a stunning late AC Milan comeback at Portsmouth FC and secure a draw which proved enough to qualify the Rossoneri for the last 32 from Group E.

Second-half goals from Younes Kaboul and former FC Internazionale Milano striker Nwankwo Kanu seemed to have earned a famous win for European debutants Portsmouth but Ronaldinho's superb free-kick with six minutes left turned the tide and Inzaghi pounced at the death. VfL Wolfsburg's last-gasp Group E win at SC Braga later made sure of Milan's place in the knockout stages, while Portsmouth now need a good result at the Bundesliga club in a week's time.

Portsmouth are two points further adrift and though SC Heerenveen are not yet off the mark they are still in contention. Wolfsburg will be through with a draw against Portsmouth next Thursday, and if the German side avoid defeat Braga would join them with victory at Heerenveen.

Schalke 0 - 2 Manchester City

Manchester City FC are through to the UEFA Cup Round of 32 with goals from Benjani Mwaruwari and Stephen Ireland capping a well-measured away display.

With Brazilian star Robinho left back in Manchester nursing a minor injury, City put in a controlled performance in Gelsenkirchen. Benjani scored after a quick break in the first half before Ireland gained consolation for an effort ruled offside before the interval with the second goal for Mark Hughes's side, as Schalke were kept well shackled at home.

The 2-2 draw between Paris Saint-Germain FC and Real Racing Club ensured City would at worst finish third in the group; Schalke will aim to join them in qualifying with a win at FC Twente next Wednesday. If Schalke win at Twente next Wednesday they are through while PSG will aim to pick up points in Manchester.

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NEC Nijmegen 0 - 1 Tottenham

Jamie O'Hara's early goal proved all Tottenham Hotspur FC needed for a victory at NEC Nijmegen that puts them in a strong position to go through from UEFA Cup Group D.

O'Hara pounced in the box after 14 minutes to send the two-time competition winners to the top of the group, level on six points with Udinese Calcio. Tottenham know a good result at home to FC Spartak Moskva on 18 December will take them through to their third straight knockout campaign. NEC, yet to earn a point, seek victory in Moscow 15 days before.

Tottenham, revived since Harry Redknapp's appointment as manager last month, kick-started their campaign three weeks ago with a 4-0 win against NK Dinamo Zagreb, who beat NEC in their only previous group game. They wasted little time on Thursday, breaking the deadlock when lively Gareth Bale was sent free on the left and although Fraizer Campbell turned the ball on to the underside of the bar, O'Hara was on hand to head in the rebound.

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Rosenborg 0 - 4 Valencia

Valencia CF look in good shape to progress from UEFA Cup Group G after turning up the heat on Rosenborg BK on a freezing night in Norway.

Juan Mata's fortuitous opener gave the visitors the half-time lead and in the last 14 minutes Pablo Hernández and substitutes Rubén Baraja and Joaquín boosted Valencia's goal difference as well as their points tally. Second-placed Valencia know a home win against Clube Brugge KV next Thursday would send them through while Rosenborg must prevail at FC København and hope other results go their way.

The 2004 UEFA Cup winners had been held at home by København in their opening game but things started to go their way on 21 minutes, albeit in bizarre fashion. Edu's cross was met by the head of Mata and the ball struck the crossbar and then the arm of luckless Rosenborg goalkeeper Rune Jarstein before deflecting in. Mata had another goal disallowed for offside, and it was not until the 76th minute that Valencia struck again. Pablo picked up the ball on the left and burst past two defenders into the box before firing into the top corner.

Rosenborg had struggled to create chances and two further goals in the last three minutes ended any hopes of a comeback. Baraja made it three when he shot in after a corner from Joaquín, who grabbed the fourth himself after being set up by Fernando Morientes. EUFA

Full results;

Group A
Schalke 0 - 2 Manchester City
Paris S.G 2 - 2 Racing Santander

Group B
Galatasaray 0 - 1 Metalist Kharkiv
Olympiakos Piraeus 5 - 1 Benfica

Group C
Partizan Belgrade 0 - 1 Standard Liege
Sampdoria 1 - 1 Stuttgart

Group D
NEC Nijmegen 0 - 1 Tottenham
Dinamo Zagreb 0 - 1 Spartak Moscow

Group E
Portsmouth 2 - 2 AC Milan
Braga 2 - 3 Wolfsburg

Group F
Zilina 0 - 0 Slavia Prague
Hamburger SV 0 - 1 Ajax Amsterdam

Group G
Club Brugge 1 - 1 Saint-Etienne
Rosenborg 0 - 4 Valencia

Group H
CSKA Moscow 2 - 1 Lech Poznan
Deportivo La Coruna 3 - 0 Feyenoord Rotterdam

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French and Chelsea striker, Nicolas Anelka tied to a chair in a pink room with a sexy woman only wearing her pink bra and underwear standing over the footballer, keeping guard.

The women then (reportedly) says the following into the camera:

“This is a message from the FRFQAHR - the Front révolutionnaire des femmes qui aiment les hommes en rose (the Revolutionary Front Of Women who love Men in Pink). Mr Luiz Felipe Scolari, we hold hostage your best striker, Nicolas Anelka. He will be released on one condition: that you authorise him to play wearing his new pink boots. Otherwise, we will not hesitate in sending him back to Paris. You must take your decision before the Champions League match against Bordeaux. It is in your interest, Mr Scolari.” <- translated to English. 101greatgoals

But, this is actually only a advert released by PUMA for their new boot - new pink boot. Here the advert



While NIKE released Pink Mercurial Rosa boot and now PUMA with Pink Pro Direct, we just wait for pink boot from their rivals, of course ADIDAS.

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A club sponsor of FC Copenhagen has provided a unique way to motivate the players – for every Danish league game they win, they are rewarded with two porno films!

The sponsor, an adult film company, confirmed this on the Belgian site ‘hln.be’:

“Yes, it’s true” a representative said. “The players always receive the latest films.”

And the unusual bribe seems to be working – the Copenhagen players have been desperate to win! Out of 14 games this season, the team have won nine and sit just a point behind the first division leaders, Odensee BK. bild.de

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THE latest shock tactic in football has been unveiled by Nike: the pink Mercurial Rosa boot.

And you can see what reaction it has caused among football's finest — including Rio Ferdinand, Cesc Fabregas, Gabby Agbonlahor and Theo Walcott — in the latest Nike video viral.

You also might not catch no-nonsense midfielder Mark van Bommel wearing pink boots, but the FC Bayern München captain will forgive Franck Ribéry his latest fashion statement due to Frenchman continues his scintillating form for the club.

Ribéry gave a debut to his Pink Panthers in Saturday's 4-1 Bundesliga victory over FC Energie Cottbus, scoring his sixth goal in seven outings for Bayern.

"I'm more of a classic guy, but when you're that good you can get away with wearing them," Van Bommel conceded.

But who is man enough to be pretty in pink in the new Nikes? Arsenal's Nicklas Bendtner!
Nicklas Bendtner has got the whole world talking about his Pink Nike Mercurial Vapor Rosa football boots after striking an excellent late winning goal for Arsenal in the Champions League!

Bendtner has announced to the world Nike's ground-breaking Mercurial Vapor Rosa football boots, a boot packed with innovation. Flying out of Nike's speed range the Mercurial Vapor football boots boast such superstars as Cristiano Ronaldo, Robinho and Franck Ribery!

To find out more about the Nike Mercurial Rosa, which uses Nike Mercurial Vapor IV technology, go to www.nikefootball.com

See the new Nike Mercurial Vapor Rosa Pink Berry Football Boots in action on the Pink Panther himself, Franck Ribery

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Liverpool 1 - 0 Marseille

Steven Gerrard celebrated his return from injury by firing Liverpool into the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League with a 1-0 win over Marseille on Wednesday. The Liverpool captain's first-half header from Xabi Alonso's cross proved enough to secure a victory over opponents who deserved better after a display every bit as spirited as the one that had seen them become the first French club to win at Anfield 13 months ago.

Ultimately it was the sloppy marking that allowed Gerrard to claim his fifth goal in as many games in this season's competition that snuffed out Marseille's last chance of progress to the last 16. But Erik Gerets' men could also count themselves unfortunate not to have enjoyed the breaks that would have enabled them to capitalise on a string of good chances as they put Liverpool under intense pressure after the interval.

It was a night of milestones for Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez. His 66th European match in charge of the club eclipsed Bill Shankly's record while a 39th victory on the European stage saw him draw level with Bob Paisley's mark. The Spaniard, though, could scarcely have been satisfied with another lacklustre display from his side which, even with Gerrard returning at the expense of Robbie Keane, lacked the attacking intensity he had promised in the wake of Saturday's sluggish display against Fulham.

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Sporting Lisbon 2 - 5 Barcelona

Barcelona coasted to a 5-2 victory over 10-man hosts Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday to win UEFA Champions League Group C after running riot at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon on Wednesday. Both sides had already ensured their passage to the last 16 inside their first four games, leaving makeweights Shakhtar Donetsk and Basel trailing in their wake.

Henry, starting out as a lone spearhead with fellow former Arsenal man Alex Hleb and Messi foraging wide, put them ahead on the quarter hour. Messi, a candidate for the prestigious Ballon d'Or awarded by French magazine France Football in December, tore down the right flank and set Henry up on a plate barely three metres out. Three minutes later Gerard Pique bundled in the second after Eidur Godjohnsen unwittingly deflected a loose ball to him in a melee.

Four minutes after the restart Messi poached the third, gliding in to score unmarked following a Daniel Alves freekick to all but end the contest. Barca then endured a sloppy few moments as Miguel Veloso smacked home a ferocious freekick in the 65th minute and Liedson then netted almost straight after the restart. But within a minute Caneira screwed the ball into his own net under pressure and the roof then fell in on Sporting as Rui Patricio was red-carded for fouling Krkic, who coolly dispatched the resulting penalty in the 73rd minute.

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Bordeoux 1 - 1 Chelsea

Chelsea must wait on a seventh straight appearance in the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League after Bordeaux held them 1-1 while the Blues also had Frank Lampard sent off on a night of European drama. Alou Diarra headed home from a corner with seven minutes remaining to cancel out Nicolas Anelka's opener as the French side carved out a well-deserved point to send Group A down to the final round of action on 9 and 10 December.

It was not a virtuoso performance from last season's finalists and they were somewhat fortunate to escape with a point despite taking the lead on the hour mark. The West Londoners had to wait until the 60th minute for their first shot on goal but when it came, Anelka made Bordeaux pay for all their wasted first half chances in the most clinical fashion. It was harsh on the French runners-up, who had given their more illustrious opponents a torrid time up to Anelka's strike. The goal rattled Bordeaux as Scolari's side sensed the perfect away win that would send them into the next round and they settled back into their possession game, assuming the hard work had been done.

But Diarra sent the Bordeaux faithful home happy with his near post header that also keeps Laurent Blanc's side in the chase for a place in the last 16. Chelsea must now get a result at home to CFR Cluj in their final match while Bordeaux travel to Roma to determine who claims the top two spots in the pool. However, the London side will be without Lampard who was sent off for a second bookable offence with four minutes left.

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CFR Cluj 1 - 3 AS Roma

A resurgent AS Roma moved to the top of UEFA Champions League Group A with a 3-1 win at CFR Cluj that eliminated the Romanians from the competition. The result, coupled with Chelsea's 1-1 draw at Bordeaux, means Roma can book their place in the knockout phase with a draw against the French side in their remaining group game.

Cluj claimed a shock 2-1 win when the sides met in the reverse fixture in September but it was Roma who drew first blood at the Dr Constantin Radulescu stadium when Simone Perrotta galloped onto a pass down the inside-right channel and centred for midfielder Matteo Brighi to convert from close range. Eugen Trica should have restored parity 10 minutes later, but somehow contrived to place the ball wide from eight yards after being picked out at the back post by Sebastian Dubarbier.

And within minutes his side were 2-0 down. Cluj conceded a free-kick 25 yards from goal in a central position and Roma skipper Francesco Totti stepped up to shape a superb strike into the top-right corner.But just as Roma were beginning to look assured, Cluj responded on the half-hour mark. Roma keeper Doni made a real mess of Alvaro Pereira's tame toe-poke and Burkina Faso striker Yssouf Kone was on hand to nod home the rebound and halve the deficit.

Kone then spurned two chances to level either side of half-time, but in the 64th minute Brighi put the game beyond the hosts when he controlled Rodrigo Taddei's square pass before finishing into the bottom-left corner. fifa

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More videos of UCL 26 NOV 2008 here

Other results;

Group A
Bordeaux 1 - 1 Chelsea
CFR Cluj 1 - 3 AS Roma

Group B
Anorthosis 2 - 2 Werder Bremen
Inter Milan 0 - 1 Panathinaikos

Group C
Shakhtar Donetsk 5 - 0 Basel
Sporting Lisbon 2 - 5 Barcelona

Group D
Atletico Madrid 2 - 1 PSV Eindhoven
Liverpool 1 - 0 Marseille

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