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Pedro, Lionel Messi from the penalty spot, and Xavi scored for holders Barca as they stormed back after Cristiano Ronaldo had headed the opener in the 55th minute at the

Udinese, like Malaga hit by a flurry of summer departures, heldBraga1-1 away and Belarus championsBATE Borisovappear on the brink of a second successive group stage appearance after a 2-0 home

Romanian championsFC Clujwon 2-1 away toFC Basel, last season’s conquerors of Manchester United, while Scottish championsCelticearned a 2-0 victory atHelsingborg. Spartak Moscow, who beatFenerbahce2-1, andFC Copenhagen, 1-0 winners overLille, were

The Belgian international, who hit the post in the first half with a close range shot and tormented United’s defence throughout with his height, nodded in from a corner on

PSG, expected to ease to the title, were missing new signings Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva, who are not fully fit, but still had the best chances before Argentine Lavezzi

Lorient’s Alain Traore struck in the 91st minute and Jeremie Aliadiere’s cool finish deep into stoppage time sealed a special win for the Britanny side, who almost beat title favourites

Messi, out of the limelight during Euro 2012 and the Olympic Games, clearly relished being back on centre stage against as Argentina came close to avenging their 4-0 World Cup

Officials from a group of 13 clubs said on Tuesday the issues had not been resolved at the LFP assembly in Madrid. But progress was made and the presence of

“After a lot of thought and consideration, I have made the most difficult decision to retire from international football,” the Aston Villa player said on his personal Twitter account. “It’s

PSG said the 19-year-old, who had also been chased by Inter Milan, would join them in January on a four-and-a-half-year contract. He is in Brazil’s squad at the Olympic Games