The side from the Andean province of Mendoza were joined at the top on 28 points from 14 matches byArgentinos Juniors, who beatColon3-1 at home for their fourth successive victory.
The pitch, which has been re-laid 10 times since the new Wembley opened in 2007, played havoc in both the weekend’s semi-finals with Chelsea and Aston Villa’s players struggling to
O’Neill, whose side lost 3-0, thought the defender should have been sent off for the second-half tackle on his England team-mate and launched an emotional attack on the quality of
With Liverpool joining the unheralded Londoners in the last four, along with Hamburg SV and Atletico Madrid, Fulham’s lack of European pedigree was clear, but they produced an impressive performance
If it was Barca’s team play that ripped Arsenal to shreds in the first hour of last week’s first leg, which ended 2-2, it was Messi’s sublime talent that propelled
In fact the biggest winner of Saturday’s top-of-the-table clash could be Arsenal, providing they see off Wolves, if the shares are spoiled between the Red Devils and the Blues. FourFourTwo’s
The other three first-leg ties also produced plenty of twists and turns on another exciting night in a competition often derided as the poor relation of European club football. Ruud
Manchester United offered no firm steer on England’s talisman striker’s welfare other than a message of ‘wait and see’ following his right ankle injury sustained in his club’s 2-1 Champions
BuoyantRomawon 2-0 atBolognato move level on points with second-placedAC Milan, who lost 1-0 atParmafollowing another inconsistent performance. Interoverpowered bottom sideLivorno3-0 at the San Siro but their lead can be slashed
Independiente, with 23 points from 10 matches, remained top of the Argentine Clausura championship, two points ahead ofGodoy Cruz, who beat championsBanfield2-0 at home in Mendoza. The leaders, also playing
