Arsenal 4 - FC Twente 0 (Agg. 6-0) (Champions League, August 27, 2008) Samir Nasri continued his impressive start at the Gunners by giving them the lead at half time against FC Twente. Arsenal doubled their advantage after the break, William Gallas was in the right place to score after Bendtner’s shot had been initially saved. Theo Walcott scored a lovely third goal, showing his pace to burst through the Dutch defense before curling home a right foot shot. Bendtner wrapped up the win in the dying stages.

Liverpool 1 - Standard Liege 0 AET (Agg. 1-0) (Champions League, August 27, 2008) Liverpool played out a frustrating first half with Standard Liege (highlights here) heading into the break in deadlock. The second half was much better, Robbie Keane was replaced by Nabil El Zhar as the Reds still looked toothless up front. The game headed into extra time, but just as it looked like penalties were imminent, Dirk Kuyt relieved the anxiety at Anfield by getting on the end of Ryan Babel’s cross to direct the ball into the net from three yards. It wasn’t pretty but Liverpool are through.

Atletico Madrid 4 - Schalke 0 (Agg. 4-1) (Champions League, August 27, 2008) Trailing 1-0 to Schalke, Atletico Madrid drew level on aggregate after 19 minutes, Kun Aguero heading home a cross for the Spaniards. After the break Atletico got the crucial second goal, Diego Forlan scored a wonderful solo goal to send the home crowd wild. Luis Garcia added the third to ease any tensions, and after Cristain Pander was sent off, Maxi Rodriguez scored the fourth from the penalty spot.

Dynamo Kiev 4 - Spartak Moscow 1 (Agg. 8-2) (Champions League, August 27, 2008) Leading 4-1, Dynamo Kiev went about embarrassing Spartak Moscow’s defence by pulling further ahead in the tie with goals from Alexandr Aliyev and Ismael Bangoura in the first half. The Russians looked to restore some pride immediately after the restart as Dzuba pulled a goal back. But any fleeting hopes from Spartak were instantly quashed by Kiev, Milevsky turned home a free-kick just one minute later. And Milevsky added a beautiful fourth goal to humiliate their former Soviet brothers.

BATE Borisov 1 - Levski Sofia 1 (Agg. 2-1) (Champions League, August 27, 2008) BATE become the first Belarusian side to qualify for to the Champions League.

Basel 2 - Vitoria Guimaraes 1 (Agg. 2-1) (Champions League, August 27, 2008) After a goalless first leg, Basel moved ahead against Guimaraes when Stocker found himself unmarked around the penalty spot, the beneficiary of a miss-hit shot, and the striker rolled the ball home. But the Portuguese side soon scored the crucial away goal, Fajardo scoring a penalty just three minutes later. Derdiyok put Basel in front for the second time on the night in the 57th minute, firing a low shot across the keeper.

Fenerbahce 2 - Partizan Belgrade 1 (Agg. 4-3) (Champions League, August 27, 2008) Fener’s striker Semih Senturk put the Turks ahead against Partizan with a back post header that squeezed in past the post and keeper. After the break the Turks scored almost an identical goal to their first, this time Alex nodded home the header. But Partizan put the cat amongst the pigeons when Tosic scored a wonderful free-kick with 15 minutes remaining, but the Turks held on to progress.

Steaua Bucharest 1 - Galatasaray 0 (Agg. 3-2) (Champions League, August 27, 2008) Steua dumped Galatasaray out of the Champions League with a hugely controversial goal, Nicolita was offside when he was put clear to score the only goal of the game.

Dinamo Zagreb 1 - Shakhtar Donetsk 3 (Agg. 1-5) (Champions League, August 27, 2008) Shocking defending from Dinamo Zagreb gifted the ball to Shakhtar Donetsk’s Adriano who had the simple job firing home the opener. Bosko Balaban levelled the score on the night after the break, but it took just 60 seconds for Shakhtar to pull ahead through Brandao, and Willian wrapped up the win the 70th minute.

Olympiakos 1 - Anorthosis Famagusta 0 (Agg. 1-3) (Champions League, August 27, 2008) Olympiakos managed to pulled one goal back against Famagusta when Belluschi diverted an incoming shot past the keeper. But the Greeks failed to score the other two goals they needed, leaving their Cypriot opponents with a famous victory in the tie.

Marseille 2 - Brann 1 (Agg. 3-1) (Champions League, August 27, 2008) Horrible indecision in the Danish backline allowed Mamadou Niang to nip in and put Marseille ahead. Sigurdsson’s header from a free-kick gave Brann hope, but the hosts sealed their passage into the Champions league when more shocking defending allowed Niang to steal his second goal on the night.

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Cruz Azul 6 - Hankook Verdes 0 (CONCACAF Champions League, August 27, 2008) Gerardo Torrado opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Edgar Andrade scored two minutes later, and Orozco scored his first goal just before the end of the first half. In the second period, Orozco knocked in a rebound, and Andrade headed his second goal after 72 minutes. Orozco rounded off his hat-trick with five minutes left to play.

JOE Public 2 - New England 1 (CONCACAF Champions League, August 27, 2008) Gregory Richardson opened the scoring for the Trinidadians in the 50th minute and substitute Jamal Gay scored with his first touch to make it 2-0. New England got an important away goal in the 73rd minute, with Honduran midfielder Pipo Castro converting a penalty to leave the tie evenly poised going into the second leg next week.

Tauro 2 - Chivas 0 (CONCACAF Champions League, August 27, 2008) Edwin Aguilar scored in the 6th and 67th minutes and Tauro kept a clean sheet to put the Panama City club on the brink of a place in the group stage.

Wisla Krakow 1 - Barcelona 0 (Agg. 1-4) (Champions League, August 26, 2008) Wisla Krakow broke the deadlock against Barcelona in the 52nd minute, Cleber was left unmarked at the back post and he scored with a flying header.

Artmedia Petrzalka 1 - Juventus 1 (Agg. 1-5) (Champions League, August 26, 2008) Petrzalka took a surprise lead over Juventus with a specular back post volley from Fodrek. But the Old Lady of Italian football was soon back on level terms, Nedved’s cross was headed home by Amauri. (First half highlights here.)

Panathinaikos 1 - Sparta Prague 0 (Agg. 3-1) (Champions League, August 26, 2008) Pana’s new Brazilian striker Rodrigo Souza paid off part of his transfer fee by heading a 90th minute winner.

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All the goals from Tuesday’s action from the League Cup can be seen here, here, here and here.

Coventry 2 - Newcastle 3 AET (League Cup, August 26, 2008) Newcastle took the lead at Coventry when Charles N’Zogbia toe-poked home a cross after 21 minutes (goal accredited as a Dann og). The Toon then doubled their lead with a fortuitous goal as James Milner’s cross evaded everyone and nestled in the far corner. But a brilliant strike from summer signing Clinton Morrison gave Shay Given no chance and brought Coventry back into the tie. Newcastle looked to have seen out the match, but in the dying seconds Coventry took a leaf out of the Rory Delap book, and Scott Dann made amends with a storming header to send the game into extra time. Newcastle were not fazed however, and in the 97th minute Michael Owen pulled away from the last defender to collect a long pass and put Keegan’s side ahead yet again.

Leeds 4 - Crystal Palace 0 (League Cup, August 26, 2008) The Eagles sorry start to the season, which has seen them fail to score in the league so far, continued into the cup as they were hammered by Leeds. Jonathan Douglas, Jermaine Beckford, Luciano Becchio and Enoch Showunmi grabbed the goals.

Southampton 2 - Birmingham 0 (League Cup, August 26, 2008) Lee Holmes (17) and Adam Lallana (86) secured the Saints’ progression.

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Chelsea reserves 2 - Manchester United reserves 2 (Friendly, August 26, 2008) Chelsea looked to have sown up the match in the opening 45 minutes, Jacob Mellis and Scott Sinclair gave the Blues a 2-0 lead heading into the break. But Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who headed into the match with a seven-match unbeaten record since taking over the reserves, kept his unbeaten record intact with a second half fight-back. Fabio Da Silva fired home a cracking shot which flew into the top corner before Darron Gibson’s equaliser from the penalty spot in the third minute of added time.

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Lokomotiv Sofia 1 - Borac Cacak 1 (Agg. 1-2) (UEFA Cup, August 26, 2008) The Bulgarians took the lead on 17 minutes with a goal from Dimi Atanasov. But the visitors restored their aggregate lead when captain Bojan Stojanovic equalised from the penalty spot.

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York 1 - Barrow 1 (Conference, August 25, 2008) Richard Brodie’s fourth minute opener for the home side was cancelled out by Lee Hunt just six minutes later.

Oxford 0 - Woking 0 (Conference, August 25, 2008)

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Beitar Jerusalem 3 - Bnei Yehuda 0 (Toto Cup, August 26, 2008) Toto Tamuz hit a hat-trick for the reigning champions, the first a low strike into the bottom corner, the second was a goal scored on the counter-attack, and the third was a rebound.

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Libertad 3 - Defensor Sporting 3 (Agg. 4-5) (Copa Sudamericana, August 26, 2008) William Martinez and a Diego De Souza double provided the goals for Defensor to ensure they qualified, setting up a tie with River Plate. Sadly for Juan Samudio, his hat-trick for Libertad was not enough for the hosts.

San Luis 3 - Deportivo Quito 1 (Copa Sudamericana, August 26, 2008) Victor Piriz Alves opened the scoring, only for Luis Saritama to equaliser seven minutes later. Braulio Luna regained the lead with nine minutes left and Eduardo Coudet’s penalty deep into injury time finished the job off.

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Corinthians 5 - Gama 0 (Campeonato Brasileiro B, August 26, 2008)

Ceara 1 - Vila Nova 2 (Campeonato Brasileiro B, August 26, 2008)

Parana 3 - Fortaleza 1 (Campeonato Brasileiro B, August 26, 2008)

Portsmouth 0 - Manchester United 1 (Premier League, August 25, 2008) Paul Scholes tested David James just before the twenty minute mark at Fratton Park. Darren Fletcher broke the deadlock just after the half-hour, bagging his second goal in two games, after great work by Evra who was fed by a fine through ball from Tevez. Four minutes before the break, Wayne Rooney went close to doubling United’s lead. (First half highlights here.) United continued to dominate in the second half but failed to turn their possession into a second goal and the best Pompey could manage was a long range effort from Papa Bouba Diop saved by Van der Sar. (Second half highlights here.)

Southport 1 - Fleetwood Town 1 (Blue Square North, August 25, 2008)

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Nimes 1 - Lens 2 (Ligue 2, August 25, 2008)

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Genoa 3 - Mantova 1 (Coppa Italia, August 24, 2008) A first half double from Olivera put Genoa in control. Milanetto added a third before Passoni netted a consolation.

This week’s amazing fluke goal comes from the Brazilian second division match between Avia and Parana from Friday night. Avia’s goalie Eduardo Martini collected the ball in his box, launched his kick directly up the other end, and the ball embarrassingly bounced over his opposite number. See the goal here.

But the wonderfully named Martini wasn’t the only player to score a monster goal this weekend. Check out goal number 8 (pictured).

1. Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi (v Belgium, Aug. 19, 2008)

2. Julio Cesar Leon (v Mexico, Aug. 20, 2008) (first goal)

3. Pavel Pardo (v Honduras, Aug. 20, 2008)

4. Henrik Larsson (v France, Aug. 20, 2008)

5. Marek Jankulovski (v England, Aug. 20, 2008)

6. Angel Di Maria (v Nigeria, Aug. 23, 2008)

7. Serhiy Kravchenko (v Shakhtar Donetsk, Aug. 23, 2008)

8. Avi Strul (v Tubize, Aug. 23, 2008) (1.20 min into the video)

9. Deco (v Wigan, Aug. 24, 2008)

10. Selcuk Inan (v Ankaraspor, Aug. 24, 2008) (first goal on the video)

Narrowly missing this week’s cut are goals from Robin van Persie, Stanislaw Wrobel, Kuba Blaszczykowski, Kaid Mohamed, Mido, Ruben de la Red, Daniele De Rossi and the Hulk.

Wigan 0 - Chelsea 1 (Premier League, August 24, 2008) (MOTD highlights here.) After scoring on his debut, Deco showed he is the real deal with a stunning free-kick after just 4 minutes at the JJB, arching the ball from right to left and giving Pollitt (who came in for Kirkland minutes before kick-off) no chance. Wigan responded in a spirited fashion, and dominated the half with Petr Cech the far busier of the keepers. For their part, Chelsea looked off the boil for the majority of the first half (highlights here). The second half was largely a dull affair, Chelsea nullifying Wigan who lacked the same penetration which they displayed in the opening 45. Kapo forced Cech into a smart save in the final minutes but in the end Chelsea, without playing well, made it two wins from two.

Manchester City 3 - West Ham 0 (Premier League, August 24, 2008) (MOTD highlights here.) City were unlucky to go into the break deadlocked, after they had pressed West Ham throughout the first half. The Hammers were reduced to 10-men after Mark Noble was sent off for a second yellow card. (First half highlights here.) Early in the second half the match was held up for ten minutes as Micah Richards was stretchered off in a clash with Tal Ben Haim. Eventually City took the lead, Daniel Sturridge firing in the opener after Upson’s poor clearance. Elano bagged the second after a cut back from Ireland, and the same two players combined again as Elano made it three.

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Ipswich 0 - Wolves 2 (Championship, August 23, 2008) Sylvan Ebanks-Blake headed home in the 21st minute from a cross by Matt Jarvis, before midfielder Dave Edwards made his second consecutive goalscoring appearance as a substitute.

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Real Madrid 4 - Valencia 2 (Agg. 6-5) (Spanish Super Cup, August 24, 2008) Valencia extended their overall lead in the Spanish Super Cup when David Silva planted a low shot into the corner of Casillas’ net. Things got worse for Madrid five minutes before the break when new signing Rafael van der Vaart was sent off for a bad tackle on Mata. (First-half highlights here.) Three minutes after the break, Ruud van Nistelrooy pulled Real level on the night from the penalty spot after Albiol had handled. But, van Nistelrooy looked to have ruined Madrid’s chances of winning the tie when he was sent-off for a second bookable offence with a bad tackle on Baraja. Amazingly the nine men then took the lead through Sergio Ramos, before two goals in three minutes sealed the win. Ruben de la Red hit the third with a great long-range strike and then Higuain hit the fourth with an easy tap in after a poor back pass. Morientes pulled one back but Real won the two-legged Spanish curtain raiser with a famous late comeback with just nine men. (Post-match celebrations here.)

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Inter Milan 2* - Roma 2 (Pens. 6-5) (Italian Super Cup, August 24, 2008) Sulley Muntari put Inter in front after a swift move saw Mexes hit his own bar. Daniele De Rossi equalised just before the hour mark with a howitzer of a strike from long distance. With seven minutes remaining Mario Balotelli nipped in and looked to have won the match for Jose Mourinho’s side but Mirko Vucinic equalised in the dying seconds of normal time. After Stankovic and Totti had missed for either side in the shoot-out, Jean saw his penalty saved and it was left to Javier Zanetti to win the game. (Inter’s post-match celebrations can be seen here.)

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Sporting Gijon 2 - AC Milan 0 (Friendly, August 24, 2008) Barral opened the scoring 24 minutes in with a header before Bilic fired in a free-kick fifteen minutes from time to delight the home support.

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Bochum 2 - Wolfsburg 2 (Bundesliga, August 24, 2008) Bochum took the lead against Wolfsburg midway through the half, Sestak slipped the ball under the keeper to give the hosts the advantage. Dabrowski pulled Bochum further ahead with a back post header (despite looking suspiciously offside). But Wolfsburg capitalised on some shocking defending to pull a goal back through Costa. And the home side only had themselves to blame for Wolfsburg equalising, a poor clearance was picked up, ending in Sagluk guiding the ball home.

Cologne 1 - Eintracht Frankfurt 1 (Bundesliga, August 24, 2008) Milivoje Novakovic put Cologne ahead in the 33rd minute and Roda Antar had the chance to make it two from the penalty spot six minutes later but his shot hit the inside of the post and rebounded out. Frankfurt responded nine minutes from time when Czech striker Martin Fenin headed the equaliser.

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Rennes 2 - Lille 1 (Ligue 1, August 24, 2008) Cabaye fired Lille ahead with a sweetly struck shot which shot across the keeper. Rennes looked dead and buried heading into injury time, but Bruno Cheyrou’s deflected drew Rennes level before the hosts second an incredible second goal in stoppage time through Moussa Sow.

Auxerre 0 - Nice 1 (Ligue 1, August 24, 2008) Yahia headed in a free-kick in the 29th minute. Auxerre had a chance to equalise from the spot but Kevin Lejeune missed the target.

Bordeaux 2 - Nantes 0 (Ligue 1, August 24, 2008)

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FC Porto 2 - Belenenses 0 (Superliga, August 24, 2008) Goals from Gonzalez and Hulk, who scored with a mighty strike.

Rio Ave 1 - Benfica 1 (Superliga, August 24, 2008) Rio Ave went ahead after 55 minutes with a goal by striker Semedo in a goalmouth scramble following a corner. Benfica levelled one minute later when Nuno Gomes headed home a perfect cross from Urreta.

Amadora 1 - Academica Coimbra 0 (Superliga, August 24, 2008)

Leixoes 1 - Nacional 3 (Superliga, August 24, 2008)

Naval 1 - Maritimo 0 (Superliga, August 24, 2008)

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Rapid Vienna 3 - Austria Vienna 0 (T-Mobile Bundesliga, August 24, 2008)

SV Salzburg 2 - Ried 1 (T-Mobile Bundesliga, August 23, 2008)

Sturm Graz 2 - LASK Linz 0 (T-Mobile Bundesliga, August 23, 2008)

Mattersburg 2 - Kapfenberg 1 (T-Mobile Bundesliga, August 23, 2008)

Altach 0 - SV Pasching 3 (T-Mobile Bundesliga, August 23, 2008)

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Krylya Sovietov Samara 0 - Zenit St. Petersburg 3 (Premier Liga, August 23, 2008) Pogrebnyak headed the opener after the ball ping-ponged in the box. Zyryanov doubled the advantage with a fine solo goal, before Pogrebnyak hit his brace from the penalty spot.

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Lechia Gdansk 2 - Cracovia Krakow 0 (Ekstraklasa, August 24, 2008) Kaczmarek put the hosts up in the first half, Kowalczyk netted the second in the 89th minute.

Legia Warszawa 2 - Jagiellonia Białystok 0 (Ekstraklasa, August 24, 2008) Radovic hit a second half brace with goals in the 56th and 90th minutes.

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Kladno 1 - Zlin 1 (Gambrinus Liga, August 24, 2008)

Olomouc 1 - Jablonec 1 (Gambrinus Liga, August 24, 2008)

Viktoria Zizkov 0 - Ostrava 3 (Gambrinus Liga, August 24, 2008)

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Debrecen 1 - Ujpest 1 (Borsodi Liga, August 23, 2008)

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Hajduk Split 3 - Slaven Belupo 1 (1. HNL, August 23, 2008) Slaven took an early lead through Juric before the hosts drew deservedly level through Kalinic. After the break Kalinic netted his second from the spot before a shocking decision from the ref awarded Hajduk a second penalty which Kalinic disposed of to claim a hat-trick.

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Trabzonspor 2 - Ankaraspor 0 (Super Lig, August 24, 2008) The first from Inan was a stunning strike.

Antalyaspor 2 - Besiktas 3 (Super Lig, August 24, 2008)

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Wellington Pheonix 2 - Melbourne Victory 4 (A-League, August 24, 2008) (Longer highlights here.) Danny Allsopp starred for the Victory with two goals, while Ney Fabiano scored the third and Kevin Muscat chipped in with a penalty in the 68th minute. Shane Smeltz scored both goals for the home side, his first coming from a goal in the 29th minute and then a penalty in 64th.

Queensland Roar 1 - Adelaide United 1 (A-League, August 24, 2008) The Roar had fallen behind to an early goal when Travis Dodd converted from the spot but a well worked goal saw Charlie Miller fire the home side level.

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New York Red Bulls 3 - Houston Dynamo 0 (MLS, August 24, 2008) Juan Pablo Angel put New York ahead after only eight minutes and Dane Richards doubled the lead in the 26th minute. Mike Magee added the third on the hour mark.

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Vasco da Gama 1 - Botafogo 1 (Campeonato Brasileiro, August 24, 2008)

Nautico 1 - Gremio 1 (Campeonato Brasileiro, August 24, 2008)

Coritiba 2 - Sao Paulo 2 (Campeonato Brasileiro, August 24, 2008)

Santos 2 - Cruzeiro 0 (Campeonato Brasileiro, August 24, 2008)

Ipatinga FC 1 - Goias 0 (Campeonato Brasileiro, August 24, 2008)

Internacional 1 - Flamengo 1 (Campeonato Brasileiro, August 24, 2008)

Palmeiras 4 - Portuguesa 2 (Campeonato Brasileiro, August 24, 2008)

Atletico Mineiro 4 - Atletico Paranaense 0 (Campeonato Brasileiro, August 24, 2008)

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Boca Juniors 2 - Lanus 1 (Argentinean Apertura, August 24, 2008)

Racing Club 1 - Independiente 1 (Argentinean Apertura, August 24, 2008) Montonegro put the away side in front but Racing equalised late on through Sosa.

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U.N.A.M. (Pumas) 3 - Pachuca 1 (Mexican Apertura, August 24, 2008)

Puebla 2 - Morelia 0 (Mexican Apertura, August 24, 2008)

CF America 2 - Jaguares 3 (Mexican Apertura, August 24, 2008)

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LDU de Quito 2 - Espoli 1 (Ecuadorian Clausura, August 24, 2008)

Dep Azogues 1 - Emelec 2 (Ecuadorian Clausura, August 24, 2008)

Barcelona Guayaquil 1 - Olmedo 0 (Ecuadorian Clausura, August 24, 2008)

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O’Higgins 0 - Colo Colo 3 (Chilean Clausura, August 24, 2008)

Antofagasta 2 - Universidad Catolica 3 (Chilean Clausura, August 24, 2008)

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Santa Fe 3 - Deportivo Quindio 2 (Colombian Clausura, August 24, 2008)

Fulham 1 - Arsenal 0 (Premier League, August 23, 2008) (MOTD highlights here.) After Adebayor and van Persie had gone close, Brede Hangerland poked Fulham into the lead on twenty minutes. Two minutes later Adebayor was unlucky to see his header come back off the post. Although Arsenal continued to dominate possession, Bobby Zamora went close on the hour mark. With twenty minutes remaining van Persie flashed a stinging shot wide.

Liverpool 2 - Middlesbrough 1 (Premier League, August 23, 2008) (MOTD highlights here.) Boro put up stern resistance against Liverpool, having the best chance in the opening exchanges when Reina was forced to tip over Taylor’s snap-shot. For Liverpool, Gerrard came close with a right footer and Fernando Torres should have done better when teed up by Robbie Keane. Downing then showed excellent control to cut inside from the left, but he skewed his right-foot shot badly. In the second half Boro continued to impress, and Tuncay almost scored a spectacular goal but his shot went straight at Reina. Back came the Reds with a long shot from Torres, but the deadlock was eventually broken with a fabulous strike from Mido who hit a left footed rocket into the bottom corner. To their credit, Liverpool kept belief even though they were being outplayed, and Jamie Carragher equalised with a deflected shot (accredited to Pogatetz) that flew into the goal. Incredibly captain Steven Gerrard stole the points in the 94th minute, blasting home a winner which the Reds barely deserved.

Tottenham 1 - Sunderland 2 (Premier League, August 23, 2008) (MOTD highlights here.) After a dull first-half, Sunderland took the lead through Keiran Richardson with a fine right-footed strike. Spurs hit back through Jermaine Jenas but late on substitute and debutant Djibril Cisse headed in the winner from a Murphy cross to give Roy Keane’s side their first three points of the season.

Stoke 3 - Aston Villa 2 (Premier League, August 23, 2008) (MOTD highlights here.) Liam Lawrence gave Stoke the lead over Villa just after the half hour, dispatching a penalty after a debatable penalty had been awarded for a foul on Rory Delap. John Carew equalised before Ricardo Fuller put the Potters in front again. Martin Laursen was the next to equalise with just four minutes remaining, but four minutes into injury-time Mamady Sidibie grabbed the dramatic winner for the Premier League new-boys.

Blackburn Rovers 1 - Hull City 1 (Premier League, August 23, 2008) Jason Roberts flicked the home side in front only for Richard Garcia to equalise with a fine looping header.

Newcastle United 1 - Bolton Wanderers 0 (Premier League, August 23, 2008) Shay Given saved a penalty from Kevin Nolan before substitute Michael Owen headed home the winner.

West Brmowich Albion 1 - Everton 2 (Premier League, August 23, 2008) Goals from Leon Osman and Ayegbeni Yakubu gave the Toffees a barely deserved win, Roman Bednar pulled one back for the Baggies from the penalty spot.

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Charlton 4 - Reading 2 (Championship, August 23, 2008) The Addicks won an eventful game featuring three penalties. Holland put Charlton ahead before Kevin Doyle hit a penalty for Reading against the bar. Andy Gray doubled the lead from the penalty spot only for Reading to respond through Sonko and a Hunt penalty. But Luke Varney and Hameur Bouazza scored on 69 and 72 minutes to give Charlton the victory.

Woking 0 - Forest Green 1 (Conference, August 23, 2008) Kaid Mohamed scored a screamer which arrowed in the top corner for the away win.

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Aberdeen 1 - Rangers 1 (SPL, August 23, 2008) Rangers took the lead in the 25th minute, David Weir scoring with a header from an inswinging free-kick. But the Dons drew level on the stroke of half-time, a deep cross into the back post caused havoc and Young smashed home the loose ball.

Celtic 3 - Falkirk 0 (SPL, August 23, 2008) Shaun Maloney won the free-kick that lead to Stephen McManus’ opener after 32 minutes before setting up Georgios Samaras for a second half double.

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PSV 2 - Feyenoord 0 (Dutch Super Cup, August 23, 2008) Ten minutes into the second half Ibrahim Afellay set up Lazovic to break the deadlock with a close-range header. Twelve minutes later central defender Marcellis sealed victory by nodding in a corner from Mike Zonneveld.

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Borussia Dortmund 1 - Bayern Munich 1 (Bundesliga, August 23, 2008) (Longer highlights here.) Bayern’s tough start to the season continued at Dortmund, Kuba Blaszczykowski firing a cracker with the outside of his right boot to put the hosts ahead. And it got worse for Klinsmann’s side when Mark van Bommel picked up two yellow cards in the 20th and 23rd minutes. On the half-time whistle Bayern had to resort to some last ditch defending to prevent Valdez adding a second. In the second half Schweinsteiger fluffed a great opportunity to pull Bayern level. But the champions eventually did score thanks to new signing Tim Borowski, who broke his duck turning home a loose ball from a corner.

Stuttgart 0 - Bayer Leverkusen 2 (Bundesliga, August 23, 2008) (Longer highlights here.) Jens Lehmann allowed a shot from Patrick Helmes to slither through under his body before Fanis Gekas sealed the win in the 79th.

Hoffenheim 1 - Monchengladbach 0 (Bundesliga, August 23, 2008) The fairy-tale story of Hoffenheim, the village team, received another boost as they won thanks to a 31st minute goal from Ibisevic.

Hertha Berlin 1 - Arminia Bielefeld 1 (Bundesliga, August 23, 2008) (Longer highlights here.) Hertha led against Arminia with a goal by Marko Pantelic, Artur Wichniarek capitalised on a mistake to get the equaliser.

Werder Bremen 1 - Schalke 1 (Bundesliga, August 23, 2008) (Longer highlights here.) The Royal Blues trailed to Mesut Ozil’s 63rd-minute opener but Westermann pounced with just four minutes to go to earn Schalke a draw they scarcely deserved.

Hamburg 2 - Karlsruhe 1 (Bundesliga, August 23, 2008) (Longer highlights here.) Tim Sebastian had put through his own net to give Hamburg the lead. Sebastian Freis equalised for Karlsruhe putting the ball between the keeper’s legs. New signing Mladen Petric headed the ball down into the path of Joris Mathijsen to score the winner in injury time.

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Lyon 2 - Grenoble 0 (Ligue 1, August 23, 2008) A free header for Makoun and a scrappy goal from Benzema sent Lyon joint top and ended Grenoble’s 100% start to the season.

Le Havre 0 - Marseille 1 (Ligue 1, August 23, 2008) Marseille went top of the table with seven points from three games thanks to a fine free-kick from Boudewijn Zenden.

Valenciennes 3 - Lorient 1 (Ligue 1, August 23, 2008) A flying header from Puyol, a solo effort from Audel and an 89th minute goal from Pieroni gave Valenciennes the win.

Sochaux 1 - PSG 1 (Ligue 1, August 23, 2008) Mevlud Erding opened the scoring for the home side from the spot following a Mamadou Sakho foul inside the box, and Stephane Sessegnon equalised with a powerful shot set up by Ludovic Giuly.

Monaco 1 - Caen 1 (Ligue 1, August 23, 2008) Frederic Nimani headed home the opener from a Dario Simic’s delivery for Monaco, cancelled by a clumsy Jerko Leko own goal.

Le Mans 1 - Saint-Etienne 0 (Ligue 1, August 23, 2008) A fine curling shot from Thorstein Helstad won the game for Le Mans.

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A round-up of the goals from the Coppa Italia, including the big shock as Serie A’s Palermo fell 2-1 at home to third division Ravenna, can be seen here.

Lazio 5 - Benevento 1 (Coppa Italia, August 23, 2008) Lazio eased past Benevento with a 5-1 success thanks to efforts from Goran Pandev (2), Christian Manfredini, Mourad Meghni and an own goal from Cattaneo.

Lecce 0 - Salernitana 1 (Coppa Italia, August 23, 2008) Serie A new boys Lecce were dumped out of the Coppa Italia by Serie B side Salernitana, Arturo Di Napoli scored the only goal.

Siena 4 - Albinoleffe 0 (Coppa Italia, August 23, 2008) Siena took Serie B side Albinoleffe to task with goals from Calaio, Portanova, Kharja and Massimo Maccarone.

Bologna 2 - Vicenza 0 (Coppa Italia, August 23, 2008) (Longer highlights here.) Marco Di Vaio scored on his debut, and Martins Adailton’s late second put the game beyond Vicenza.

Chievo 1 - Padova 2 (Coppa Italia, August 23, 2008) Third division Padova pulled off one of the shocks of the day in Italy, Varricchio was the hero for the minnows with both goals, with Sergio Pellissier finding the net for Chievo.

Catania 2 - Parma 1 AET (Coppa Italia, August 23, 2008) Michele Paolucci was the hero for Catania with both goals.

Cagliari 1 - Triestina 0 (Coppa Italia, August 23, 2008)

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Sporting Lisbon 3 - Trofense 1 (Superliga, August 23, 2008) Sporting raced to a 3-0 advantage within the opening half-hour against the newly promoted Trofense. Tonel, Izmailov and Djalo all scored for Sporting before they had Polga sent off in the 58th minute. Pinheiro scored a consolation from the spot.

Pacos Ferreira 0 - Braga 2 (Superliga, August 23, 2008) A scrambled goal by Meyong and a breakaway goal from Cesar put Braga off to a flyer.

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Standard Liege 3 - Westerlo 0 (Jupiler League, August 23, 2008) Standard took a stranglehold of the match with goals from Toama and Mbokani in the 38th and 40th minutes. Mbokani completed the scoring in the second half, lifting the ball over the keeper and heading home.

Sporting Lokeren 4 - Tubize 1 (Jupiler League, August 23, 2008) Israeli Avi Strul scored the cheekiest goal of the weekend, spotting the keeper well off his line from a free-kick on the centre-circle, and lobbing the keeper to the delight of the home crowd.

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Galatasaray 4 - Denizlispor 1 (Super Lig, August 23, 2008) Harry Kewell scored on his league debut for Gala, striking in the 34th minute from a cross from Hasan Sas. Fatih Yigen equalised nine minutes later, but the turning point came when Murat Karakoc was sent off for the visitors. Balta restored the home side’s advantage in the 76th minute, Ozbek added a third after 84 minutes and Lincoln completed the rout in stoppage time.

Gaziantepspor 1 - Fenerbahce 0 (Super Lig, August 23, 2008) Fener suffered a setback on day one of the new Turkish season, Tabata firing home the only goal ten minutes before time.

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Basel 4 - Neuchatel Xamax 3 (Swiss Super League, August 23, 2008) The seven-goal thriller was set up by a breathless first half which saw the sides head into the break at 4-2. Huggel (24) Derdiyok (28) and Derdiyok again (34) put Basel in the ascendancy. But a brace from Coly gave Xamax hope, only for Carlitos to add a fourth for the host on the stroke of half time. Rossi pulled another goal back for Xaax in the 50th minute but Basel saw out the win.

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Vorskla Poltava 1 - Shakhtar Donetsk 0 (Vyscha Liga, August 23, 2008) Kravchenko got the only goal on four minutes with a fantastic long-range strike.

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Piast Gliwice 1 - Arka Gdynia 2 (Ekstraklasa, August 23, 2008) Piast finally lost their undefeated record at the start of the Polish season. Zakrzewski opened for Arka before being left unmarked in the box to add number two. The hosts pulled a goal back through Wrobel’s stunning strike.

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Bnei Sakhnin 0 - Hapoel Tel Aviv 4 (Toto Cup, August 23, 2008)

Bnei Yehuda 1 - Maccabi Haifa 3 (Toto Cup, August 23, 2008)

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Liberec 1 - Plzen 1 (Gambrinus Liga, August 23, 2008)

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Partizan Belgrade 3 - Napredak 1 (Serbian Superliga, August 22, 2008) Paunovic (40), Diarra (63) and Bogunovic (89) were on target for Partizan as they kept up their 100% record.

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Columbus Crew 3 - Real Salt Lake 0 (MLS, August 23, 2008) The Crew took a 1-0 lead in the 15th minute, Schelotto’s free-kick was headed home by Chad Marshall. Schelotto then converted a penalty to double the lead 10 minutes later before Brad Evans’ second half header sealed the win for the table-toppers.

Toronto FC 1 - New England Revolution 1 (MLS, August 23, 2008) Taylor Twellman chalked up another goal with a back post header that angled across the keeper. But the Western Conference leaders were pegged back by a fine goal from Chad Barrett, who turned and shot past Doug Warren from Rohan Ricketts’ cross.

DC United 3 - Colorado Rapids 0 (MLS, August 23, 2008) Joe Vide scored his first goal of the year in the 45th minute, Santino Quaranta doubled the lead in the 82nd, and Quavas Kirk finished the scoring in the 87th minute at RFK Stadium.

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Central Coast Mariners 2 - Sydney FC 3 (A-League, August 23, 2008) (Longer highlights here.) In a ding-dong battle, Sydney captain Steve Corica opened the scoring in the sixth minute but the Mariners were level six minutes later when a foul by Rob Middleby provided Petrovski with a chance from the penalty spot. Corica then bagged his second to give the visitors the lead at the break. Petrovski looked to have salvaged a point for Central Coast when he bagged his second goal in the 68th minute but Shannon Cole’s free-kick nine minutes from time sent Sydney top of the table.

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Guadalajara (Chivas) 3 - Santos 5 (Mexican Apertura, August 23, 2008)

San Luis 1 - Tigres 0 (Mexican Apertura, August 23, 2008)

Cruz Azul 3 - Monterrey 2 (Mexican Apertura, August 23, 2008)

Indios 1 - Toluca 1 (Mexican Apertura, August 23, 2008)

Tecos 2 - Necaxa 2 (Mexican Apertura, August 22, 2008) (Longer highlights here.)

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Figueirense 1 - Vitoria 2 (Campeonato Brasileiro, August 23, 2008)

Fluminense 1 - Sport Recife 1 (Campeonato Brasileiro, August 23, 2008)

CRB 1 - Corinthians 2 (Campeonato Brasileiro B, August 23, 2008)

Fortaleza 5 - Bahia 1 (Campeonato Brasileiro B, August 23, 2008)

Avai 3 - Parana 1 (Campeonato Brasileiro B, August 22, 2008) Avai goalkeeper Eduardo Martini got the hosts off to a flyer, scoring with a drop-kick from end of the pitch to the other to send the crowd wild.

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Atletico Nacional 1 - Deportivo Cali 1 (Colombian Clausura, August 23, 2008)

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Gimnasia J 1 - Newells Old Boys 0 (Argentinean Apertura, August 23, 2008) Carranza’s free-kick separated the sides.

Arsenal Sarandi 2 - Godoy Cruz 1 (Argentinean Apertura, August 23, 2008) Arsenal got off to a quick start with Gomez scoring after 4 minutes, but the visitors levelled through Aguirre before the half hour. The hosts bagged the points with a late goal from Matos, nipping in at the near post to beat the keeper to the ball.