We'll begin with the European League Quarter-Final, First Leg. Arsenal 0:2 AC Milan 0:0 Arsenal 1 ----------------- Liverpool 2:1 Liverpool 1 Inter M 0:0 -------------------------- Fenerbahce 3:2 [b] Sevilla 2:3 Fenerbahce 2 [35] ----------------- Olympiakos 0:0 CSKA Kens 1 CSKA Kens 0:3 ========================== Schalke 1:0 [a] Porto 0:1 Schalke 0 ----------------- Celtic 2:0 Barcelona 1 Barcelona 3:1 -------------------------- Roma 2:2 Real Mad 1:1 Roma 0 ----------------- Lyon 1:0 ManchB 2 Manch B 1:1
[a] - 0:0 in extra time, Schalke 04 won 4:1 in kicks from the penalty mark.
[b] - 0:0 in extra time, Fenerbahçe won 3:2 in kicks from the penalty mark.
So the 200th meeting of Arsenal and Liverpool ends with a small advantage to the Stadiennes. CSKA have their work cut out to reach the semi-final, squandering a good first hour. Schalke really should have scored against Barca, with all the posession they had, while the Buccaneers may as well book their tickets for the semi already.
UEFA Cup
Anderlecht 2:1 Bordeaux 1:1 Anderlecht 0:2 ---------- Aberdeen 2:1 Bayern M 5:1 Bayern M 2:5 Bayern M 1 ================================ AEK Athens 1:0 Getafe 1 Getafe 1:3 Getafe 1:1 ---------- Benfica 1:2 Benfica 0:0 Nurnburg 0:2 =============================-------------- Galatasary 0:1 B Leverkus 0:5 B Leverkus 1:2 ---------- Zurich 1:0 Hamburg 0:3 Hamburg 3:0 B Leverkus 1 ================================ Marseille 3:0 Zenit St P 4 [33] Spartak M 0:2 Marseille 3:0 ---------- Zenit St P 1:1 Zenit St P 1:2 Villarreal 0:2 =========================================== Rangers 0:1 Panath'kos 0:1 Rangers 2:0 ---------- Werder B 3:1 Werder B 0:1 Braga 0:0 Rangers 0 ================================ Bolton 1:0 Sporting L 0 A. Madrid 0:0 Bolton 1:0 ---------- Sporting L 2:3 Sporting L 1:1 Basle 0:0 =============================-------------- Rosenborg 0:1 Fiorentina 1:2 Fiorentina 2:0 ---------- Brann 0:1 Everton 0:2 [a] Everton 2:6 Fiorentina 1 ================================ Slavia Pr 1:1 PSV 1 Tottenham 2:1 Tottenham 0:1 ---------- PSV 2:2 PSV 1:0 [b] Helsingbgs 0:1
[a] 0:0 in extra time; Fiorentina won 4:2 in kicks from the penalty mark.
[b] 0:0 in extra time; PSV won 6:5 in kicks from the penalty mark.
A very strange pair of results from CONCACAF world cup qualifying. The British Virgin Islands do not have a stadium of high enough quality to stage any sort of qualifying match, so agreed to shift their home game to Nassau.
26 Mar Nassau BAHAMAS; Bahamas - British Virgin Islands 1:1 30 Mar Nassau BAHAMAS; British Virgin Islands - Bahamas 2:2
3:3 after two legs, Bahamas win 2:1 on away goals, even though both legs were played in the Bahamas. The winners will go on to lose heavily against Jamaica.
Highlights of the week-end's programme include Gencebirligi against Galatasaray, Helsingborgs versus Halmstads, Rennes -v- Bordeaux, Marseille -v- Lyon (SET2, 7.55 Sunday), Borussia Dortmund -v- Bayer Leverkusen, and the 201st meeting between Arsenal and Liverpool.
Also, Metz will be relegated from League 1 unless they're very lucky. Porto will be confirmed as Portugese league champions if they win, or both Benfica and Guimares don't. Leiria will be relegated unless they're very lucky. PSV will wrap up the Dutch league and avoid the play-off nonsense if they win and Ajax lose. Helpful results can also clinch Beitar Jerusalem the championship in Israel. Congratulations to Llanelli, champions in Wales; Dudelange, champions in Luxembourg; to Vaduz, winners of the cup in Liechtenstein; and to Aldershot, winners of the Conference Shield, a made-for-television tournament that (unlike UEFA's) is actually televised.
