Tonight, Barcelona travels to Valencia to play a tough away game against a team who has won their last 5 games including a 3-1 victory against Sevilla. Valencia are currently in 4th place and trail Sevilla by only two points. A win tomorrow could put Valencia into 3rd at least until Sevilla plays Real Madrid on Sunday.

Not-so-gracious in defeat The Portuguese Carlsberg Cup final ended in bizarre scenes as Sporting Lisbon#8217;s Pedro Silva threw his runners-up medal across the pitch after defeat to Benfica. If you are thinking Silva sounds like the ultimate bad loser then you would probably be right, but there was some method to his madness.

Brazilians in action this week:

Kopenhagen – DEN
-José Junior, 33, forward
-Aílton, 24, forward

APOEL – CHI
-Jean Paulista, 31, forward

Timisoara
Eder Bonfim, 28, defender

Arsenal – ENG
-Denílson, 21, midfielder

Stuttgart – GER
-Elson, 27, midfielder
-Cacau, 28, forward

Sporting – POR
-Ronny, 23, sideback
-Anderson Polga, 30, defender
-Pedro Silva, 28, sideback
-Rochemback, 27, midfielder
-Rodrigo Tiuí, 23, forward
-Liedson, 31, forward

Lyon – FRA
-Cris, 32, defender
-Anderson, 29, defender
-Ederson, 21, midfielder

Anderlecht – BEL
-Reynaldo, 19, midfielder
-Kanu, 21, forward

Olimpiakos-GRE
-Leonardo, 24, sideback
-Dudu Cearense, 26, midfielder
-Diogo, 22, forward

Panathinaikos-GRE
-Marcello Mattos, 25, midfielder
-Gilberto Silva, 33, midfielder
-Gabriel, 28, sideback

Levski Sofia-BUL
-Lucio Vagner, 33, sideback
-Joãozinho, 20, midfielder
-Zé Soares, 26, forward

Debrecen-HUN
-Leandro, 27, midfielder
-Dudu, 24, forward
-Galvão, 20, forward

Spotted at Blog do Birner

Pedro Silva foi eleito o melhor jogador da Taça da Liga. Diz-se que o troféu será entregue por Lucílio Baptista, enquanto Pais António vai entregar um ramo de flores... A palhaçada continua.

O artigo de Mário Crespo, no Jornal de Notícias, de ontem, é brilhante, e tem razão em quase tudo o que escreve. Quase. Porque as pessoas têm direito sua inocência até serem julgadas. Independentemente de gostarmos ou não delas e de se ter quase a certeza que tudo isto é verdade. Quase.

This is going to be the strangest, most illogical football rule you see all day, so prepare yourself or your brain just might melt and slide out your ear...

Second division club Portimonense won their Carlsberg Cup (Portugal's league cup) first group phase by simply substituting in a 19-year-old goalkeeper (pictured above.