I'd say if we were to rank the occasions where it's perfectly acceptable to get belligerently drunk, the ceremony just after you've won the Champions League final is somewhere around the Top 5. (We must pray for the sake of the London police that this Tottenham squad never wins the continent's title.

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Spain hadn't lost in 35 games, and had only tasted victory for 15 straight matches. Considered the unquestioned best team in the world, the Spanish national team was supposed to steamroll a U.

Liverpool see off defending champions Manchester United 2-0 in Anfield to snap a 4 matches losing streak. The men from Anfield have not lost four successive games since 1987. Fernando Torres was on hand to put away an astute pass by Yossi Benayoun on the 65th minute. Substitute David Ngog sealed the crucial 2-0 victory for under-pressure Benitez with an injury time goal.

They#8217;re brilliant. Everybody knows it. You know, I know it, they know it. As far as slick, ball on the floor footballing goes, they have no equal - even with their recent, now long forgotten, hiccup. On their day, Barcelona are simply above and beyond. After soundly thumping Lyon to announce they#8217;d awoken, they displayed [.

So United took on Valencia in a match that I (for some reason) thought was supposed to be the Testimonial for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Perhaps not? Regardless, a rather young United side managed to knock two past their Spanish counterparts and managed to look rather convincing in the process.

Second half goals from Wayne Rooney and Tom Cleverley (both assisted by a once again impressive Antonio Valencia) gave United the victory, and made me even more excited about this Sunday's Charity Shield match against Chelsea.

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Jermaine Pennant and Younes Kaboul could be recalled to Portsmouth's starting line-up but Niko Kranjcar has been ruled out with an ankle injury.

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(CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images) I know we've done our fair share of lauding Barcelona on The Offside recently, and I know that has annoyed a couple of people. So if anyone doesn't want to read any more of the same I recommend clicking away now. As you should know by now (if not then where have you [.

A pretty poor end to our very good pre-season, nobody played to their potential yesterday but this is only a pre-season game and things still look very promising for the campaign ahead.Ars

European champions Barcelona had an extra special day yesterday. Not only did they kick off the La Liga season at the Camp Nou with a 3-0 win over Sporting Gijon, but they signed defensive superstud Dmytro Chygrynskiy from Shakhtar for a cool €25m to pair with Puyol for the hairiest defensive partnership ever.

Arsenal had been dominant on both ends of the pitch. Despite leaving it till very late to score, this is arguably their best display this season.

You have to give Paul Scholes credit. He may have an affinity for the handball these days, but he doesn#8217;t disguise it one bit. None of this cheeky shoulder shift or behind-the-back nonsense. Paul#8217;s hands are out and they#8217;re proud. Whether it#8217;s purposefully punching in a goal like a world class water polo player or [.

Everyone expected Ronaldo - né The Fat One - to flash his superior technique and nose for goal back in Brazil. The legs may go, but class remains. This weekend Ronaldo scored a goal and forced a mess in the announcer's pants. No surprise there. But it wasn't the poacher's goal or cleaning up a [...

Extra special occasions require extra special motivation, so Pep had a motivational montage doctored up to show the Barca lads before they took on Manchester United at the Stadio Olimpico. Somebody at one of the various Spanish papers got ahold of the video, and it's now showing exclusively at YouTube.

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Santino Quaranta fought back tears as the national anthem played at RFK Stadium on Wednesday night. He was overcome with emotion at the chance he had worked so hard to get, the place on the U.

A good game yet again with a side with some young and experienced players. Diaby finished well for his 2 goals and Gallas is on a lucky streak of scoring without really meaning it! Keep it up, that's all I'm gonna say!

SCOTLAND'S team which is missing 9 first team regulars was no match for Japan yesterday at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama. Christophe Berra's own goal 8 minutes from time and Honda's goal in the 89th minute sealed Japan's victory.

Manchester United dominated the game throughout to beat Blackburn 2-0 at Old Trafford. The Red Devils got their goals from Berbatov and Rooney.

So another decent performance sees United secure all three points at Old Trafford. Overall, I was pleased with the result, but still found a few things troubling. The inability of our three main strikers to score consistently when given the opportunity is slightly worrying, but Obertan's EPL debut coupled with Berba's world class finish left me as happy as could be.

Alan Shearer, who had his first game today as the new manager for Newcastle, failed to impress as Chelsea stole the show in a 2-0 victory. With just seven matches remaining, Newcastle are in the bottom three right now and haven't celebrated an at home victory in nearly four months. Truly awful. Chelsea player, Frank Lampard, [.

We are now at the business end of the season where the real money is earned, as managers and players are assessed by the progress they have made, as the climax to the season is swiftly approaching. Eventually, we will learn as to who goes to Europe, the UEFA Cup, and who is flushed down to the second tier.

[101 Great Goals] The decision making abilities of Mad Jens took a predictable hit this weekend, as the older he gets the crazier his adventures. On the pitch against Cologne it was a typical adventure of Lehmann-esque proportions, as evidenced above. Jens, using his everyday skills of logic, decided bolting 40 yards from his net [.

My Verdict

A solid game but we need to practice finishing at training within the week. Some really was poor an I expect the likes of Arshavin, Rosicky and Fabregas top put al those away versus better teams; in the premier league you won't get 24 chances in a game, that's for sure.

Lee Barnard scored twice as Southend United halted their losing streak to beat Stockport at Edgeley Park.
In a game played in high winds and on a bobbly pitch, both sides failed to assert their authority in the first half. Franck Moussa had a couple of chances but was thwarted on each occasion.

Burnley's veteran defensive midfielder ,Graham Alexander, scored twice to help Burnley beat Hull 2-0.

There was no happy reunion for Spurs old boy Darren Bent. Sunderland were beaten 2-0 at the White Harte Lane.

(Summary is not available.)

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Spain hadn't lost in 35 games, and had only tasted victory for 15 straight matches. Considered the unquestioned best team in the world, the Spanish national team was supposed to steamroll a U.

Photo by ISIphotos.com

Santino Quaranta fought back tears as the national anthem played at RFK Stadium on Wednesday night. He was overcome with emotion at the chance he had worked so hard to get, the place on the U.

Bobby Zamora and Diomansy Kamara contributed a goal each to hand Hull City another defeat. In pinball style! The final score was a 2-0 Fulham win.

So another decent performance sees United secure all three points at Old Trafford. Overall, I was pleased with the result, but still found a few things troubling. The inability of our three main strikers to score consistently when given the opportunity is slightly worrying, but Obertan's EPL debut coupled with Berba's world class finish left me as happy as could be.

A goal from David Dunn and an own goal by Ricketts were enough to see Blackburn past a Bolton side that had poor form recently.

Arsene Wenger's young guns beat Standard Liege 2-0 in Emirates stadium.

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