Football

Having lost the first leg semi-final in Delhi by a solitary goal, Zico's boys came out all guns blazing against Roberto Carlos's out-of-sorts outfit.

While Germany coach Joachim Loew sounded confident that the world champions will top Group C, Poland have the firepower to spoil those plans.

Real Madrid striker Bale missed a rampant attacking display against Malmo but coach Benitez reaffirmed that he is a vital player for the team as they prepare for a tough La Liga clash against Villarreal on Sunday.

While Delhi will be happy to travel to Goa with one-goal advantage and having prevented Zico's side from scoring a crucial away goal, they will regret that they failed to capitalise on the majority of chances they created in an entertaining clash.

Carlos dropped the bomb a day before first leg of Delhi's semi-final here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium against the team managed by another legend, Zico.

Zico’s side, FC Goa, holds a psychological edge over Roberto Carlos' Dynamos having beaten Delhi twice in the league stage.

Real Madrid were eliminated in their opening round for fielding Denis Cheryshev in a first-leg 3-1 win over Cadiz on Dec. 2.

Jose Mourinho believes his Chelsea team might could challenge for the Champions League this season despite their woeful form in the Premier League.

Bayern, who had already secured top spot in the group, finished with 15 points from six games, six ahead of Arsenal, who booked their berth with a 3-0 win at Olympiakos Piraeus.

Ronaldo became the first player to score 10 goals or more in the group stage of the Champions League, claiming four as Real Madrid routed Malmo 8-0 on Tuesday.

Messi is the most famous of a variety of characters at the Club World Cup which includes Auckland City's part-timers, former Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and bunny-hopping Congolese goalkeeper Robert Kidiaba.

The Londoners need only a home draw against Mourinho's old club Porto on Wednesday to reach the knockout stages and, if recent Stamford Bridge displays are anything to go by, the fans face a jittery 90 minutes perched on the edges of their seats.

After losing their eighth match this season on Saturday, Mourinho says a top-four finish in EPL and qualification for the Champions League is out of question.

Luis Suarez's 59th minute goal was canceled out by a late Santi Mina strike to give the home side a well deserved point.

Chennaiyin FC are placed fifth at the moment with 19 points from 13 matches, just one behind NorthEast United FC.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino hopes to sign an out-and-out striker in the January transfer window to ease the burden on Harry Kane but the Argentine said maintaining team balance was more important than adding to the squad.