Leagues

Raul The Reserve

Raul scored his first goal for Real Madrid against Atletico, the club where he started as a youth player, but could sit the bench against the derby rivals this weekend. David Mosse breaks down Raul's role, that clash, and the rest of the upcoming La Liga action in his feature.

On To Barca

Inter Milan find themselves above Barcelona in the Champions League table, and because of this their top man Massimo Moratti believes his side can take down the European champions when his side visits the Camp Nou later this month. Needless to say, confidence is running high in Milan.

Job To Do

Liverpool face stiff competition when they travel to France to take on Lyon in the Champions League. In other scheduled matches, Arsenal welcome AZ Alkmaar to the Emirates stadium while Barcelona will look to avenge their shocking loss to FC Rubin Kazan in Russia.

On To The Derby

Real Madrid's Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain has made it known he wasn't happy with how his team played against AC Milan in the Champions League, but you can't dwell on the performance and they now have to turn their attention to Derby Day when the face Atletico on Saturday.

Tit For Tat

Didier Drogba and Kun Aguero went blow for blow in Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid. Both strikers notched a late brace in the draw that eliminates Atletico. Goal.com's Alex Diamond says the game should convince anyone still hesitant about a partnership between Drogba and Aguero.

Homecoming Draw

Kaka made his first return to the San Siro since his megabucks move to Real Madrid this summer in a 1-1 draw with AC Milan. Karim Benzema took advantage of a defensive mistake to finish off a goal created by the Brazilian playmaker. Ronaldinho scored a penalty to level.

We Must Overcome

Things are pretty dire on Merseyside at the moment as Liverpool have all-but officially dropped out of the EPL title race and find themselves in a rough situation in the Champions League. Head coach Rafa Benitez says his team must overcome this situation and beat Lyon this afternoon.