English Premier League champions Manchester United move to the Final round of 16 in the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League football tournament after scoring its 4th straight win in the group stages, and earning 12 points. Their recent victory was against Ukranian Premier League champions Dynamo Kyiv, whom they hosted at Old Trafford and defeated 4-0, keeping the Ukranian football club without a single point in Group F.

Manchester United's 4 goals came from a Gerard Pique header on the 31st minute, a Carlos Tevez strike on the 37th minute, a Wayne Rooney volley on the 76th minute and a Cristiano Ronaldo amazing finish on the 88th minute.

Italian Serie A club AS Roma are in second place in the Group F standings with 7 points. With 2 group stage matches remaining, AS Roma will hope to secure a win when they visit Dynamo Kiev on November 27, and earn the remaining qualifying slot of Group F in the UEFA Champions League. Manchester United might take it easy when they host Portuguese Primera Liga club Sporting Lisbon, who desperately need a win if they still want to maintain a chance at qualifying over AS Roma.

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English Premier League club Arsenal FC drew with Czech Republic's Gambrinus Liga club Slavia Praha 0-0, and earned a point on their last UEFA Champions League match when Arsenal were visitors at Prague, Czech Republic just recently.

Arsenal gained 1 point to move their total to 10 points in the Group H standings of the UEFA Champions League, and assure them a spot in the First knockout round of 16 teams. Spanish Super Cup champions and reigning UEFA Cup title holders Sevilla FC have 9 points in the standings and have a 5 point advantage over Slavia Praha with 4 points and two group stage qualifying matches remaining.

Arsenal's next match will be away at Sevilla. A win by Sevilla will secure them of the last spot in Group H to qualify for the next round along with Arsenal. Slavia Praha must win when they visit Steaua Bucharest if they want any chance of qualifying, considering that Sevilla might lose to Arsenal.

Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger will be relying on his superstars like Cesc Fabregas, Emmanuel Adebayor, Robin van Persie and Theo Walcott to provide a win to have them end the qualifying stage as group leaders.

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Spanish La Liga football club FC Barcelona move closer to qualifying for the First Knock-out round of the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League after posting a 2-0 victory over Scottish Premier League club Rangers FC at the Nou Camp in Barcelona, Spain just recently.

Barcelona established an early lead in the 6th minute of the match when Barac striker Thierry Henry was able to recover a rebound from a Lionel Messi header that bounced off the post. Thierry Henry slid to put the ball in the back of the net, and give Barcelona 1 -0 advantage.

On the 43rd minute, Barca midfielder Ronaldinho was able to dribble through the defense and make a shot on the Rangers goal. Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor blocked Ronaldinho's shot, but wasn't able to stop the rebound by Barcelona Argentinian forward Lionel Messi, who scored the second goal for the Blaugrana.

The scoreline was kept at 2-0 and FC Barcelona earned 3 points to bring their points standings in Group E of the UEFA Champions League to 10 points. Barcelona are leaders of Group E followed by the Rangers with 7 points. French Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyon have 6 points. Should Barcelona beat Lyon on their next UEFA Champions League match, Lyon could be prevented from qualifying should Rangers defeat German Bundesliga champions VfB Stuttgart, who haven't earned a single point in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. There are 2 matchdays left for the group stages.

VfB Stuttgart wil play host to the Rangers on November 27. Meanwhile, Lyon will be hoping that the home pitch advantage will keep their qualifying hoeps alive when they host FC Barcelona.

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Liverpool's Yossi Benayoun scores a hat-trick!

English Premier Club Liverpool FC made history last Wednesday by recording the largest win in UEFA Champions league history when they defeated Turkish Super League club Besiktas JK 8-0 in their recent 2007-08 UEFA Champions Leage group stage match held at Anfield Park in England.

Besiktas had beaten Liverpool FC 2-1 just last month when The Reds were visitors at Turkey. However, sensing the need to produce a win in order to keep their UEFA Champions League hopes alive, Liverpool came out with a sense of urgency to make a record-breaking 8-0 over Besiktas, and sent a message to Group A leaders FC Porto that they better be prepared when they are visitors to Liverpool at Anfield Park at the end of the month.

Liverpool striker Peter Crouch opened the scoring for the Liverpool Reds in the 19th minute. Liverpool winger Yossi Benayoun added the 2nd goal for Liverpool in the 32nd minute, giving the Reds a comfortable 2-0 lead at the end of one half of football.

In the second half of the match between Liverpool and Besiktas, Liverpool unleashed a cascade of goals. Liverpool winger Yossi Benayoun scored in the 53rd and 56th minute to earn himself a hat-trick, and also extending the Liverpool lead to 4-0.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard added the 5th for Liverpool in the 69th minute.

Liverpool substitute Ryan Babel came off the bench to score 2 more goals in the 78th and 81st minute. Liverpool forward Peter Crouch capped off another goal in the 81st minute, bringing the complete total of goals to 8, and making history as having the highest scoring margin ever in a UEFA Champions League match.

Liverpool improve their point standings in Group A to 4 points with 2 more matches left in the group stages. FC Porto leads the group with 8 points and Marseille trail with 7 points. Liverpool FC are still in contention, but they really need to win their remaining matches before the year ends if they want to earn a spot in the First knockout round of the UEFA Champions League starting February 2008.

Meanwhile, Liverpool's next UEFA Champions League match will be on November 27 against FC Porto. Liverpool will look for home support at Anfield to help give them a boost in keeping their qualifying chances alive.

Liverpool's next English Premier League match will be against Fulham.

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Real Madrid vs. Sevilla FC: A Battle of Champions!

Real Madrid are the Spanish La Liga Champions. Sevilla FC are champions of the UEFA Cup and the Copa Del Rey.

Before the start of the 2007-08 Spanish La Liga season, Real Madrid met with Sevilla FC to compete for the Spanish Super Cup, which is contested by the La Liga Champions and the Copa Del Rey champions. During the Spanish Super Cup, Sevilla won the first leg at the Ramon Sanchez Pijuan Stadium in Sevilla, and then capped off the second leg on Real Madrid's home pitch at the Santiago Bernabeu with a 5-3 result to win the Spanish Super Cup.

By winning the last 2 matches against Real Madrid, Sevilla FC felt confident enough that they could do it again despite the fact that the Madristas are proving their winning form to be on top of the Spanish La Liga standings. In their recent La Liga regular season match agianst Real Madrid at the Ramon Sanchez Pijuan stadium, Sevilla FC were once again dominant in beating out the Spanish La Liga champions 2-0.

Sevilla FC found the back of the Real Madrid net in the 18th minute with a superb volley by Seydou Keita from 25 meters out to beat Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas. Two minutes after, Sevilla FC doubled its lead when Sevilla's Luis Fabiano managed to pick up a rebound from an Iker Casillas save to slot it into the Real Madrid goal. It was Luis Fabiano's sixth goal in four La Liga matches.

Sevilla FC coach Manolo Jimenez, who was appointed as a replacement for former Sevilla manager Juande Ramos last week, has put Sevilla in wining form since his appointment. Last week, Sevilla beat Valencia 3-0, then lost a tough contest to Atletico de Madrid on Wednesday 4-3. However, this 2-0 win against Spanish La Liga champions Real Madrid is indeed an impressive result. And what's important for Sevilla FC is that they can score goals consistently.

Real Madrid's chances of getting back in the match were thwarted in the 40th minute when defender Sergio Ramos, a former Sevilla player, was ejected from the match after receiving a second yellow card. After suffering their 2nd loss in 11 matches, Real Madrid still maintain the top spot in the Spanish La Liga standings with 25 points. Barcelona and Villareal are in second place with 21 points, but might have the opportunity to close the gap with Real Madrid if they win their respective matches on Sunday, November 4. Barcelona host Real Betis at the Nou Camp while Villareal are visitors Atletico Madrid.

Real Madrid's next fixture will be a UEFA Champions League group stage match against Greece Super League champions Olympiacos at the Santiago Bernabeu on November 6. The next Spanish La Liga match of Real Madrid will be at the Santiago Bernabeu against Mallorca on November 11.

Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster will look to the likes of Raul Gonzalez, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robinho, Fabio Cannavaro, Guti, Gonzalo Higuain and Wesley Sneijder to put Real Madrid back on the winning track.

Sevilla FC's next fixture will be a UEFA Champions League group stage match against Romanian Liga 1 runner-up Steaua Bucharest. Sevilla will be visitors at the Stadionul Ghencea in Bucharest, Romania. The next La Liga match of Sevilla will be against Villareal at the Estado El Madrigal in Villareal, Spain.

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English Premiership champions Manchester United look like they are all set to qualify after posting its third consecutive win in the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League group stages. The recent victory of Manchester United was an away match against Dynamo Kyiv, where the Manchester United Red Devils beat Dynamo 4-2.

It took only 10 minutes for Manchester United to find a goal when ManU's Rio Ferdinand headed in a free-kick from team mate Ryan Giggs. In the 18th minute, Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney added a second goal with a brilliant counter-attack.

Dyanmo Kyiv were able to draw a goal back when Dynamo's Diogo Rincon headed in a corner by team mate Carlos Correa. However, Manchester United midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo was able to extend the lead to two goals just before the half by heading in a sublime cross from Ryan Giggs.

In the 68th minute, a handball conceded by Dynamo's Gavrancic allowed Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo to step up to the spot and take a penalty kick that beat Dynamo goalkeeper Olexander Shovkovskiy to make the score 4-1.

Dyanmo was able to add another goal to their tally when Dyanmo's Bangoura blasted a fierce strike from 25 meters out. However, the 4-2 scoreline favored Manchester United, who collect all 3 points and give them a perfect record of 2 wins and 9 points after 3 group stage matches. Dynamo Kyiv face elimination from the tournament when they face Manchester United once again at Old Trafford in two weeks' time. Dyanmo Kyiv still don't have any points in Group F of the UEFA Champions League. Manchester United lead Group F with 9 points, followed by AS Roma with 6 points.

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Well, the unbeaten streak wasn't going to last forever, and it was just going to be a matter of time before Spanish La Liga champions Real Madrid would be handed their first loss of the 2007-08 of the Spanish La Liga. Real Madrid's first loss in 8 matches came courtesy of Espanyol, who are ranked 5th in the league with a total of 16 points after collecting the entire 3 points from their 2-1 victory over Real Madrid at their home pitch in Montjuic.

Real Madrid head coach Bernd Schuster commented, "I don't think the international matches took a toll. We can't make excuses for the defeat. We lost against an Espanyol team that played a great match. We can't look back. Being a part of Real Madrid entails going through games like these, and we just have to deal with it."

Indeed, Espanyol was a hard team for Real Madrid, and two minutes into the match, Espanyol scored an early goal when Espanyol's Luis Garcia kicked a corner into the penalty area and Espanyol's Albert Riera was able to rise above everyone to head it into the near post beyond the reach of Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas.

Espanyol doubled their advantage in the 53rd minute when Espanyol captain Raul Tamudo controlled a pass from Valdo and chipped a shot over the head of Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas.

Real Madrid had some fine offense care of Real Madrid team captain Raul Gonzalez, forward Ruud van Nistelrooy, but were not able to produce a goal. Los Merengues Real Madrid eventually found a last-minute goal when Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos poked in a corner from Guti.

Real Madrid still maintain the top spot of the Spanish La Liga standings with 19 points. 2nd place Barcelona failed to overtake Real Madrid after Barca lost to Villareal 3-1. Instead, Villareal take the 2nd spot away from Barcelona and are tied with Valencia with 18 points. Barcelona are at 4th spot with 17 points.

Real Madrid's next match will be a UEFA Champions League group stage qualifier against Greece Super League champions Olympiacos at the Santiago Bernabeu on October 24.

Real Madrid's next Spanish La Liga match will be against Deportivo La Coruña on October 27, also at the Santiago Bernabeu. On October 31st, Real Madrid will be visitors at Mestalla when they go up against Valencia.

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The Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Real Madrid will certainly be at full capacity on Wednensday, October 24, when Spanish La Liga champions Real Madrid host Greek Super League champions Olympiacos for a group stage match of the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League tournament.

Real Madrid and Olympiacos both lead Group C of the UEFA Champions League with 4 points, and their Ocotber 24 match at the Santiago Bernabeu could result with one of them taking the solo lead for Group C.

Real Madrid's last UEFA Champions league was an away match at Italian Serie A Club Lazio and resulted in a 2-2 draw. Meanwhile, Olympiacos was able to upset German Bundesliga club Werder Bremen 3-1 in Germany in order to move up to 4 points and tie Real Madrid at the top of Group C.

Real Madrid look to have the home-pitch advantage at the Santiago Bernabeu, but Olympiacos is looking to be in top form against the Madridsta's with the likes of Ieroklis Stoltidis, Darko Kovacevic, Christos Patsatzoglo, Luciano Galleti, Raul Bravo and Lomana LuaLua to help the Olympiacos campaign.

Of course, Real Madrid will be relying on this season's current Champions League top goal scorer Ruud van Nistelrooy, UEFA Champions League all-time goal scoring leader Raul and a stellar cast that includes Julio Baptista, Wesley Sneijder, Sergio Ramos, Guti and Fabio Cannavaro.

La Liga champions Real Madrid have not yet lost at the Santiago Bernabeu in their Spanish La Liga campaign, and they were successful last September for their first Champions League home match of the season against Werder Bremen, beating the German Bundesliga side 2-1. Definitely, it won't be easy for Olympiacos to score an away win at the Santiago Bernabeu, given the recent results of Real Madrid at home. However, there's always a first time for everything, and maybe Real Madrid's first loss at home this season might be given by an inspired Olympiacos side.

Olympiacos haven't lost a game this season, but they're 2 wins and 2 draws standing in the Greek Super League only finds them at 3rd place in the standings.

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