It was the second time that Arsenal played Newcastle United in 4 days, and the result was the same - Arsenal are winners!

Arsenal put up 3 goals throughout the match care of Emmauel Adebayor, Mathieu Flamini and Cesc Fabregas. The 3-0 scoreline gives Arsenal the win over Newcastle United, and more importabtly gives them 3 points to retake the lead from Manchester United in the English Premier League standings. Arsenal now has 57 points to lead the English Premier League while Manchester United are at 54 points. However, Manchester United may reclaim the topspot pending the result of their upcoming match against Portsmouth. If Manchester United win, they will tie Arsenal with 57 points each, but will be official league leaders as they lead Arsenal in goal difference.

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Spanish La Liga Champions Real Madrid are now nine points clear at the top of the Spanish Liga after a 3-2 home win Sunday over third-placed Villarreal. Villarreal equalized twice against Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, but Villarreal were finally beaten by a goal 13 minutes from time from Real Madrid substitute Wesley Sneijder.

The late win keeps Real Madrid’s 100-per-cent home record intact - and leaves them well placed to claim their 31st Liga title. Real Madrid now have 53 points from 21 games, nine more points than Barcelona at second place, who were held to a 1-1 draw in Bilbao.

Star of the show in the Estadio Bernabeu was Real Madrid’s Robinho, in his best form since joining Real in 2005.

Robinho shot the hosts ahead after just eight minutes, on a perfect pass from veteran playmaker Guti. In the 15th minute, Guiseppe Rossi levelled for Villarreal with a clever, left-footed shot from just outside the penalty area. It was the first league goal that Real had conceded in 564 minutes.

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English Premier club Liverpool will be hosting Italian Serie A champions Inter Milan at Anfield Park for the first leg of the Round of 16 knock-out phase in the UEFA Champions League tournament.

Liverpool hasn’t had much success lately in the English Premier League and are just 6th in the English Premier League standings while Inter Milan are on a roll as leaders in the Italian Serie A.

Liverpool’s head coach Rafa Benitez has been under scrutiny and his job security is under question. However, Benitez is looking to do well in the UEFA Champions League, and win back the Champions League title they won back in 2005. Rafa Benitez will be looking to key Liverpool players like Fernando Torres, Xabi Alonso, Andriy Voronin, Steven Gerrard, Dirk Kuyt and Peter Crouch to take them through to the quartefinals of the UEFA Champions League should they defeat Inter Milan.

Inter Milan’s head coach Roberto Mancini will look to defeat Liverpool with his string of key players that include Hernan Crespo, Esteban Cambiasso, Julio Cruz, Luis Figo, Christian Chivu and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

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2008 Carling Cup Finals: CHELSEA vs. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

The Carling Cup or the English League Cup - whatever you call it, it’s a very prestigious piece of silverware in European football, particularly in English Football. And to win it would mean a championship bonus, headlines around the world and very cool historical picture with a classy huge-ass trophy and a slot in the UEFA Cup tournament for next season.

Out to compete in the Carling Cup Finals and the opportunity to win the Carling Cup trophy will be Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspurs, both from the English Premier League.

Tottenham Hotspur earned their slot in the finals after defeating English Premier League leaders Arsenal. Tottenham defeated Arsenal 5-1 in the second leg of their semi-final match, and a total of 6-2 on aggregate.

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The Tottenham Hotspurs have made it through to the 2008 Carling Cup Finals after defeating Arsenal FC 5-1 in the second leg of their semi-final match (6-2 on aggregate). The Totteham Hotspurs are now waiting for the 2nd leg of the Carling Cup semifinal match between Chelsea vs. Everton to conclude.

Chelsea won the first leg at Stamford Bridge 2-1, but now have to travel to Everton home territory at Goodison Park in order to protect their lead and gain the last slot for the 2008 Carling Cup Finals against Tottenham Hotspurs.

Everton FC, led by manager David Moyes, will hope to upset Chelsea by fielding its key players like Mikel Arteta, Tim Cahill, Lee Carsley, Phil Neville and Thomas Gravesen.

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CHAMPIONS LEAUGE MATCH: Arsenal vs. AC Milan

Current UEFA Champions League title holders AC Milan have a tough task ahead of them in the Round of 16 if they are hoping to defend their title. Italian Serie A club AC Milan are set to go up against English Premier League club Arsenal FC. While AC Milan have had some recent success by winning the FIFPro Club World Cup, their performance in the 2007-08 Italian Serie A is very disappointing. AC Milan is just 9th in the Italian Serie A standings.

Meanwhile, Arsenal has been on a great run so far this season, and have only suffered one loss in the English Premier League standings. Well, two losses, including their recent English League Cup semi-final loss to Tottenham Hotspur, losing to a score of 5-1.

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Defending Premier League champions Manchester United and Arsenal FC are still tied at the top of the English Premier League after booking wins in the last set of fixtures in the English Premiership. Both teams are tied at the top spot with 54 points each.

Manchester United book a 2-0 win against Reading with goals coming from Man-U’s star players Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo. Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney opened the scoring 13 minutes into the game when team mate Carlos Tevez passed a through ball which Rooney gave a one-time strike to beat Reading goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann. Manchester United’s star midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo added a second goal to put the game away for good.

Arsenal had an awesome result against Fulham with a 3-0 win at Craven Cottage. Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor scored two headers while Tomas Rosicky added the third in what was a remarkable display of football.

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The Madrid Derby is the Spanish La Liga football match that involves the rival teams based in the city of Madrid in Spain - Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid.

Spanish La Liga champions Real Madrid were favorites going into this Spanish La Liga regular season match against Atletico Madird. However, Atletico Madrid thrives on defeating its cross-town rivals Real Madrid whenver the two come together to play the Madrid Derby. Besides, Atletic Madrid was looking forward to the home pitch advantage at the Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid.

Real Madrid had goals from its star strikers Raul Gonzalez and Ruud van Nistelrooy to ensure the victory over Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid striker Raul Gonzales scored a goal only 33 seconds into the match when Raul guided a short pass from team mate Robinho into the back of the net to make the score 1-0.

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Italian Cup results: Inter Milan 3, Reggina 0

Italian Serie A champions Inter Milan crushed Reggina 3-0 in the 2nd leg of the Round of 16, winning 7-1 on aggregate, and advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2008 Italian Cup or 2008 Coppa Italia if you fancy the term cappucino instead of coffee.

The San Siro in Milan wasn’t filled to a capacity crowd, but those that attended the Italian Cup match between Inter Milan and Reggina were treated to a display of awesome football that resulted in 3 goals. Inter Milan striker Hernan Crespo scored the opening goal jsut a little past the half-hour mark. Reggina’s Emmanuel Cascione scored an own goal just before the break to extend Inter Milan’s advantage to 2-0. In injury time of the second half, Inter Milan’s Cesar Aparecido Rodrigues scored the 3rd goal to put the final scoreline at 3-0.

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Liverpool head coach Rafa Benitez can breathe a little easier now as Liverpool crushed Luton 5-0 to advance to the 4th round of the FA Cup. Liverpool team captain Steven Gerrard scored a hat-trick with 3 amazing goals. Liverpool players Ryan Babel and Sami Hyypia also scored a goal each to the delight of the Liverpool fans gathered at Anfield, the home pitch of Liverpool.

Liverpool’s next football match will be against Aston Villa. Aston Villa will be visitors to Liverpool on their home pitch at Anfield.

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