Chelsea close the gap to three points; Hammers are all but down; Messi is the new Maradona
West Ham 1 - Chelsea 4 (Premiership, April 18, 2007) (Longer highlights and analysis here.) Chelsea took the lead after half-an-hour at Upton Park through a fine left-footed strike from Shaun Wright-Phillips. The Hammers hit back with a great shot from Carlos Tevez. Before SWP scored another great goal volleying in a cross from Wayne Bridge. Kalou got the third for the Blues after slack marking from West Ham. Drogba bagged the fourth and the fans at the Boleyn began to leave with half-an-hour to play.
First-half highlights here.
Liverpool 2 - Middlesbrough 0 (Premiership, April 18, 2007) (Longer highlights here.) Second-half highlights, including both Gerrard goals can be seen here.
Blackburn 3 - Watford 1 (Premiership, April 18, 2007) “We’re still in there but the games are running out but we will fight to the bitter end” - Aidy Boothroyd.
See an interview with Sunderland chairman, Niall Quinn, here.
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Barcelona 5 - Getafe 2 (Copa del Rey, April 18, 2007) This game will be forever remembered for a wonder goal by Messi, that brings back memories of that goal by Diego Maradona. To see how exactly Messi copied Maradona, look at both goals side-by-side here.
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Inter Milan 1 - Roma 3 (Serie A, April 18, 2007) Inter lost their first league game of the season and missed the chance to clinch the Serie A title.
Parma 2 - Fiorentina 0 (Serie A, April 18, 2007) Giuseppe Rossi scored both goals as Parma look to avoid the drop.
Livorno 2 - Cagliari 1 (Serie A, April 18, 2007)
Ascoli 2 - AC Milan 5 (Serie A, April 18, 2007) Milan continue their excellent form as they crush Ascoli, with Gilardino and Kaka getting a brace each.
Juventus 0 - Rimini 0 (Serie B, April 17, 2007)
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Bordeaux 3 - Nancy 0 (Ligue 1, April 18, 2007)
Marseille 3 - Nantes 0 (Coupe de France semi-final, April 18, 2007) Goals from Ribery (stunning strike), Mauolida and Cisse put OM in the final.
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Sporting Lisbon 2 - Beira Mar 1 (Taça de Portugal, April 18, 2007)
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Ajax 3 - RKC Waalwijk 1 (Dutch Cup, April 18, 2007) Defending champion Ajax advanced to the final thanks to goals from Welsely Sneijder, Gabri and Nicolae Mitea. RKC got on the scoresheet from Heitinga’s own-goal.
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Xanthi Skoda 0 - Panathinaikos 1 (Greek Cup, April 18, 2007) Pana will meet Larisa in their 26th Cup final, where they hope to win it for the 16th time.
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Argentina 0 - Chile 0 (International friendly, April 19, 2007)
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Poland and Ukraine have been chosen to host Euro 2012, a video of the announcement can be seen here.
