Continuing their preseason tradition of a Community Shield match to raise funds for charity
partners, the Seattle Sounders today announced that their opponent in the Feb. 29 7 PM match will
be Jaguares de Chiapas of the Mexican Primera. In a new twist, the match will be free and seating
on a first-come, first-serve basis, but the club will be accepting donations at the door.
Barcelona are through to the Copa Del Rey final where they will play Athletic Bilbao after a 2-0
win over Valencia at the Camp Nou. Goals by Cesc Fabregas and a late strike by midfield maestro
Xavi helped seal a 2-0 win (3-1 on aggregate) for the Spanish champions. Pep Guardiola's men will
now face [.
Manchester United survived a late scare to progress to the next round of the Europa League. Despite
losing 2-1 to Ajax at Old Trafford, United advance to the last 16 of competition after winning 3-2
on aggregate, but will be concerned with another disappointing performance in Europe. Ryan Giggs
was made to wait for his [.
All three Spanish teams, Atletico Madrid, Valencia and Athletic Bilbao successfully go through
the next round of Europa League after beating their opponents in the second leg on Thursday.
Atletico added their advantage over Lazio with a 1-0 victory, El Che also doubled their
aggregate against Stoke City courtesy of Jonas' strike, while Bilbao earned an important 1-0
victory thanks to Iker Muniain's strike.
