Comment & analysis round-up Quote of the day : “I am not slower now than I was seven, eight years ago, no chance. With the hamstring problems early in my career, they knocked a yard off my pace straight away, but since then I have been the same player and if anything I have improved. People think I’m past my 30s, I’m in my 40s, the way they talk about me. I’m only 29. I’m not past it. It’s not an easy squad to get into with the results the team are getting at the minute.

Middle Eastern TV viewers received an insightful and provocative debate during halftime of the Arsenal-Olympiakos Champions League match on Tuesday night, as host Gary Lineker and his cohorts Graeme Souness, Terry Venables and Trevor Francis debated the Gunners inability to have gone in to the interval in the lead. Francis was the first to shoot his mouth off, arguing that Arsenal still lack a natural goalscorer in their squad, although acknowledging Eduardo da Silva was sitting on the bench.

The best teams from the European Competitions will try to become the best of Europe in thi…

The best teams from the European Competitions will try to become the best of Europe in thi…

September 30th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Champions League Watch UEFA Champions League Group A football match, Bordeaux Vs Maccabi Haifa Highlights here.Venue: Stade Jacques Chaban-DelmasDate: September 30, 2009Kick off: 19:45 UK

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – With their chances of reaching the semi-finals already ruined, West Indies will look to end their Champions Trophy on a …

London, Sep 30 (ANI): Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has challenged his ace striker Wayne Rooney to follow Cristiano Ronaldo and become best player in the world by winning this season’s World Player of the Year trophy. Ronaldo picked up the 2008-2009 accolade before departing Old Trafford to join Real Madrid. Ferguson wants Rooney to take the next step in his development and emulate both the Portuguese star and Kaka, who won the award the previous year.

Arsene Wenger was delighted with Arsenal’s Champions League victory over Olympiakos as two late goals sealed all three points.

Champions Manchester United have joined the race to sign Bolton defender Gary Cahill, according to reports.

London, Sep 30 (ANI): Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has hailed his goal hero Robin van Persie whose 78th-minute strike broke the deadlock against Greek champions Olympiakos. “Thanks to him I don’t need to splash cash. I believe that Robin is now a big name. He is bigger than when he arrived. They make their names here,” Wenger declared. “When you see who wasn’t playing tonight, you see why we are not desperate,” The Sun quoted him, as saying.

Barcelona took the top spot in Champions League Group F last night after a 2-0 win over Dynamo Kiev. Despite the two goals from Barça, their killer edge seeming to be missing and much of the 90 minutes lacked excitement. With a strong defence from Dynamo and sluggish attack, it looked for a while like the match was going nowhere – and in minute 20 it looked like it might go the wrong way for Barça. However, as frequently is the case, Leo Messi pulled something together and minute 25 saw the first goal of the match.

All the goals scored on Tuesday night in the Champions League can be seen on this video . Fiorentina 2 – Liverpool 0 (Champions League, September 29, 2009) Teenager Steven Jovetic is rapidly becoming one of the hottest properties in European football. The Viola forward broke free of the square Liverpool back four and coolly fired home past Pepe Riena. In the 37th minute Jovetic struck again, the Reds failed to clear their lines under pressure and the young Montenegrin met Vargas’s fiercely hit cross to fire Fiorentina into a 2-goal lead.

Italian champions Inter Milan were held to a 1-1 draw in their second Champions League group stage match at Russian champions Rubin Kazan on Tuesday. Argentine striker Alejandro Dominguez scored a superb opener for the hosts, who chalked up their first point in the Champions League, while Serbian midfielder Dejan Stankovic was on target for Inter. “I wish we could get more points from two matches but everything goes as it goes,” Inter manager Jose Mourinho said after his side were left on two points from two draws in Group F which also includes Barcelona and Dynamo Kiev.

Zico, the Olympiacos coach, questioned Uefa’s choice of officials for his team’s Champions League group match away to Arsenal last night. from Sports News from Times Online

Rangers 1 – Sevilla 4 (Champions League, September 29, 2009) (Longer highlights here .) After hold Sevilla throughout the first half, Rangers conceded in the 50th minute as the Spaniards worked a clever free-kick that allowed Abdoulay Konko to ghost into the box and head home. Sevilla then grabbed a fine second in the 65th minute, Kanoute freed Luis Fabiano down the left, the Brazilian picked out Adriano Correia on the edge of the box and the midfielder picked his spot for 2-nil.

Sevilla dumped Rangers with a stunning second-half goal blitz as they made it two wins out of two in their Champions League campaign following a controversial 4-1 success at Ibrox. The Spanish side ran out easy winners thanks to goals from Abdoulay Konko, Adriano, Luis Fabiano and Frederic Kanoute but that doesn’t tell the full story of a fiery encounter, which saw Nacho Novo score a late consolation for the home side.