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Their goal was very nice football, it has to be said. This is the biggest match of the season and we have to step up in these next 45. If we do, we can almost start looking up rather than down. Missed the first 20....are Routledge and Enrique only on the bench because they aren't fully fit?

I miss my gloryhunting Arsenal/Chelsea supporting brother and cousins not being able to laugh at me.

Derek Rae is definitely my favorite for football. I honestly can't think of many football commentators that I like. There are many English ones that are very distinct, and many Nigerian ones that are entertaining and/or quite funny, but only a few I genuinely always enjoy. Conversely, there are many commentators in basketball that I think are fantastic. Maybe it is just more difficult to commentate football.

Very bad midweek for Spanish teams allround. Much better one for German and Frecnh team. Especially France as all the teams had positive results.

Benfica terrify me. They break so well and with such pace. They're supposed to be a much better side at home, so I'm pleased we've escaped that with a draw and the away goal. We've lost to the eventual champion two years running, so maybe it can actually be our chance to win it.

BEN ARFA 1-1!!! Crucial away goal for l'OM! Scored with the head as well.

Benfica is really stacked with attacking power, I'm definitely a bit wary of this fixture. I just really hope the midfield has come to play today.

He looks around 16 to me, just he's physically massive. Plus he was born in Belgium so doubt he could forge documents and actually get away with it. Aye, it's not like he's from Nigeria Lille are a very good side this season and Hazard is one of the best young players in France. They will be a tough team for anyone to knock out.

Hossam Ghaly was caught doping with his Saudi club and may be banned for up to two years. This is interesting because he was caught right after Nations Cup. People have been accusing the Egypt national team of dopung for years and you figure this would only add fuel to that fire.

With the way he's played this season, he would not be missed at Chelsea. If they really did offer him 36K a week (which I doubt, that is incredibly low) then they clearly just do not want him.

One thing to know about athletes is that the majority are not particularly intelligent. Twitter is a good place for them to express this lack of intelligence. This year in the NBA they have had players: Take photos of themselves with a bag of cocaine left on the table, use twitter as a medium to rubbish coachs and management, and show their slow descent into complete insanity (This was gilbert Arenas and it culminated with him bringing three guns to the arena.)

1 Girondins de Bordeaux 26 52 2 Montpellier Hérault SC 27 52 3 AJ Auxerre 27 51 4 Olympique Lyonnais 27 50 5 Olympique de Marseille 26 49 6 LOSC Lille Métropole 27 48 Bordeaux lost to Auxerre today and the Ligue 1 table now looks like this. Bordeaux have a game in hand on all these teams except for Marseille, who are only three points behind. Only 11 matches left and every thing is up for grabs as far as Europe and the League.

"Cowardly manager always changes the same player to take the focus out of his own incompetence." (right after Kaká was subbed in the Lyon game) Rules #1 of being a footballer's wife is to not to open your mouth when it comes to footballing matters. I've seen her on the internet and she's a rather pretty and attractive girl, but this is not a good show of wifemanship.

Some brilliant fixtures tommorow in Europa League. OM-Benfica, Valencia-Werder, Lille-Liverpool, Juventus-Fulham, etc. The tournament seems a lot better this year, definitely. I just hope Lucho can punish former rivals.

Why would they want him exactly? Never managed out of England and hasn't completed a full season in 5 years.

Hiddink is available until next fall. It seems he turned down the Ivorians as well.

So Pellegrini is basically out of job, right?

Lisandro What a miss!

What a ridiculous dive

I thought his name was said "Rah-ool" The commentators are calling him "Rawl"

If you saw how quickly Madrid came back against Sevilla on Saturday, you wouldn't be counting them out. Here comes Raul. Going to be a great fifteen minutes.

Beautiful from Pjanic. Fantastic player. Madrid are in trouble here.

Yes. Lyon scrape a goal and they're pretty much out. On a knife edge definitely. You don't think Real could score two more? Headed to penalties as currently situated anyway.

My point was that Saha is injured just as much as he's fit, so selling your second choice striker (essentially a starter as he plays so frequently) is not a wise idea unless you have concrete plans for a replacement.

I hate Yakubu passionately, but the man scores goals in England. I'd welcome him, though wages could be a stumbling block. I don't see why Everton would sell him anyway, he's second choice behind of a striker with an atrocious injury record.