Napoli give warning of Champions League intentions
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NAPOLI remain firmly in the hunt for Champions League football after substitute German Denis came off the bench to score the winner against Sampdoria.
Denis headed home after 71 minutes to move Napoli on to 33 points, just one behind second-placed AC Milan.
Sampdoria put up a strong fight but they could not find the goals necessary to prevent Napoli extending their unbeaten run to 12 games.
That was despite a strong start...
Inter Milan 4-3 Siena: Inter’s thrilling comeback
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SERIE A leaders Inter Milan produced a remarkable late comeback to beat struggling Siena 4-3 on Saturday having been 3-2 down with two minutes left.
Massimo Maccarone twice put bottom side Siena ahead in Milan but two free kicks from Wesley Sneijder, the second to equalise late on, and Walter Samuel’s injury-time winner sent the Italian
champions 11 points clear.
Inter’s lead will be cut whatever happens in...
La Liga Round-Up: Top three all win, Messi hits hat-trick
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LIONEL Messi scored a hat-trick as Barcelona routed Tenerife 5-0 on Sunday to maintain its two-point advantage in the Spanish league after closest rival Real Madrid also won, beating Mallorca 2-0 thanks to goals from Gonzalo Higuain and Esteban Granero.
Alejandro Alfaro had three good chances to put the hosts ahead but the Tenerife striker hit the crossbar on the first occasion and goalkeeper Victor Valdes foiled his...
Barcelona back top, Real Madrid keep up pressure
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BARCELONA hit three goals in ten late first-half minutes to get back into the game against Tenerife and eventually ran out 5-0 winners. Lionel Messi bagged a hat-trick to send the champions back on top of the league.
Victor Valdes had saved three one-on-ones in the early stages, the first deflecting on to the crossbar, before Barca found any kind of rhythm in the face of frenetic pressuring from their hosts.
Bojan Krkic,...
Tenerife 0-5 Barcelona: Messi hat-trick sends Barrca top
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LIONEL Messi inspired Barcelona to a 5-0 win at Tenerife as the Catalan giants ended the weekend as they started it: holding a two-point lead at the top of the table.
Real Madrid briefly led the way after beating Real Mallorca 2-0 earlier in the evening, but Barça swept back to the summit after brushing aside Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
Messi’s contribution was a wonderful hat-trick, the third goal an impudent...
Real Madrid 2-0 Mallorca: Higuain Star
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GONZALO Higuain scored one and made the other as Real Madrid kept the pressure on Barcelona in the Primera Division title race with victory over fellow high-fliers Real Mallorca at a snow-covered Bernabeu..
In-form striker Higuain netted the opener and then set up the second for Esteban Granero as Madrid made it nine wins from nine at home this season.
It was Madrid’s 13th Primera Division win of the season.
Mallorca...
Keita amazed by draw
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MALI midfielder Seydou Keita believes the physchological boost from their remarkable comeback against Angola will stand them in good stead for the rest of the African Nations Cup.
Barcelona midfielder Keita, who surprisingly started on the bench before entering the fray 35 minutes in, told Eurosport: ”There was a lot of pressure on us. I condeded a penalty and they kept scoring.
”I just couldn’t imagine...
Angola stunned by unbelievable Mali fightback
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An amazing Mali comeback with 11 minutes remaining, four goals behind
MUSTAPHA Yatabare slid in a dramatic equaliser deep into stoppage time to help Mali complete an astonishing comeback in the opening match of the African Nations Cup against hosts Angola in Luanda.
Trailing 4-0 and seemingly playing for pride after a brace from Flavio Amado and penalties from Gilberto and Manucho had put the home side in front with just...
Manchester United and Arsenal held to draws
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ON a weekend in which all but two games were called off due to the adverse weather conditions, Birmingham held Manchester United to a 1-1 draw at St Andrew’s.
Cameron Jerome put Birmingham ahead as he grabbed his fifth goal of the campaign after United failed to clear a corner from James McFadden after 39 minutes.
United finally drew level after 63 minutes through an own goal from Scott Dann. The central defender...
Birmingham hold Manchester United to draw
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MANCHESTER United needed a controversial own goal from Birmingham defender Scott Dann to salvage a point at St. Andrews as they missed out on the chance to replace Chelsea as Premier League leaders.
Blues were incensed referee Mark Clattenburg allowed the equaliser to stand after 63 minutes, cancelling out Cameron Jerome’s first-half opener, and he consulted with one of his assistants before awarding the goal.
The...
