Leagues

Villarreal Thrash Lazio

Robert Pires scored twice in a very eventful game at El Madrigal, as Villarreal defeated Lazio 4-1. Both teams were reduced to ten men in the first-half and three penalties were awarded during the course of the match, as the Yellow Submarine jumped to second place in Group G.

Benfica Best Toffees

Benfica walloped Everton 5-0 in Portugal when these two sides met a fortnight ago. It was not quite as resounding this time around, but Benfica did enough to win 2-0 in England with goals from Javier Saviola and Oscar Cardozo.

Roma Brush Fulham Aside

Roma snatched a late draw against Fulham two weeks ago and they once again had to comeback today, after Kamara opened the scoring. The Giallorossi found two goals through Riise and Okaka to jump ahead of ten-man Fulham in the Group E standings.

Late Slavia Stall Los Che

Valencia remain unbeaten in Group B of the Europa League but certainly not in a convincing fashion. Los Che had a two-goal cushion going into the latter stages of the match, but Slavia Prague surprised with a couple of late goals to earn a draw.

Celtic Bottom, But Alive

Celtic are rooted to the bottom of Group C in the Europa League and their campaign looks like nearing an end after they held Hamburg to a 0-0 draw in Germany. The result is a good one, but it is just enough to keep their slim hopes of advancing alive...

Genoa Edge Lille Thriller

Genoa exacted their revenge for the 3-0 loss against Lille, by edging a thriller at the Marassi. The Grifoni had given up a 2-0 lead after Palacio and Crespo had put them ahead, but a late goal from Sculli gave them a crucial three points in Europa League action...