D Wednesday, November 25, 2009 METROSPORT 27 champions league group e Debrecen ....0 Liverpool ....1 Ngog 4 Fiorentina ...1 Lyon ............0 Vargas 29 pen P W D L F A Pts Fiorentina 5 4 0 1 12 6 12 Lyon 5 3 1 1 8 3 10 Liverpool 5 2 1 2 4 5 7 Debrecen 5 0 0 5 5 15 0 group f Barcelona ...2 Inter Milan ..0 Pique 10 Pedrito 26 Rubin Kazan 0 D Kiev .......... 0 P W D L F A Pts Barcelona 5 2 2 1 5 2 8 Inter Milan 5 1 3 1 5 6 6 Rubin Kazan 5 1 3 1 4 5 6 Dynamo Kiev 5 1 2 2 6 7 5 group g Rangers ......0 Stuttgart .....2 Rudy 16 Kuzmanovic 59 U Urziceni ...1 Sevilla .........0 Dragutinovic 45 og P W D L F A Pts Sevilla 5 3 1 1 10 4 10 Unirea Urziceni 5 2 2 1 7 5 8 Stuttgart 5 1 3 1 6 6 6 Rangers 5 0 2 3 4 12 2 group h AZ ................0 Olympiakos 0 Arsenal ........2 Sta Liege ....0 Nasri 36 Att 59,941 Denilson 45 P W D L F A Pts Arsenal 5 4 1 0 12 4 13 Olympiakos 5 2 1 2 3 5 7 St Liege 5 1 1 3 6 8 4 AZ Alkmaar 5 0 3 2 3 7 3 coca-cola league one Charlton ......4 Bristol Rov .2 Colchester ..2 Stockport ...0 Exeter .........1 Millwall .......1 Gillingham ..1 Yeovil ..........0 Harlepool ....1 Sthampton..3 Leeds ..........1 L Orient .......0 MK Dons .....3 Carlisle .......4 Norwich ......4 Brighton ......1 Swindon.......2 Huddfld.......1 Tranmere ....2 Southend ....0 Walsall ........3 Oldham .......0 Wycombe ....1 Brentford ....0 league Two Ac Stanley ..P Maccfield ...P Aldershot ......2 Northampton 1 Bournemth ..0 Dag & Red ..0 Bury .............2 Chesterfield 1 Cheltenham 5 Barnet .........1 Crewe .........2 Burton Alb ..1 Darlington ...0 Morecambe 4 Grimsby ......0 Bradford .....3 Hereford .....2 Shrewsbury 1 Port Vale .....2 Torquay .......2 Rochdale ....2 Notts Co .....1 Rotherham .2 Lincoln C ....0 For the latest football tables, fixtures and results log on to metro.co.uk/footystats Arsenal: Almunia, Eboue, Gallas (Silvestre 46), Vermaelen, Gibbs, Fabregas, Song, Denilson (Rosicky 66), Nasri (Walcott 60), Arshavin, Vela. Booked: Fabregas. Standard Liege: Bolat, Camozzato, Sarr, Felipe, Mulemo, Goreux, Witsel, Mangala, Carcela- Gonzalez, Dalmat (Traore 64), Mbokani (Gohi-Bi 67). Booked: Mulemo, Mangala. Sent off: Carcela- Gonzalez (86). Ref: Konrad Plautz (Austria). SIR Alex Ferguson believes reaching back-to-back Champions league finals should have earned Manchester United greater respect from the rest of europe. last years runners-up have already qualified for the knockout phase of this years competition and hope to confirm their status as Group B winners by beating Besiktas at Old Trafford tonight. Their safe passage has been in stark contrast to some big-name rivals who have been given a rough ride during the group stages. The struggles of liverpool and Bayern Munich may have captured most of the attention but Barcelona have also had a tricky time while AC Milan and Real Madrid have hardly confirmed themselves among the tournament favourites with their efforts. It shows how tough it is to retain the cup as we nearly did, said Ferguson, whose side lost last seasons final to Barcelona 12 months after beating Chelsea on penalties. Maybe our achievement has been underestimated because you see how difficult the others are finding it. Now Ferguson wants to make it three finals on the trot, which would be no mean feat after star man Cristano Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in the summer. One way he has managed to achieve such continuity has been by introducing a steady stream of youngsters to his squad. That process will continue tonight when Danny Welbeck, Gabriel Obertan and Federico Macheda get their chance, along with Darron Gibson, who was part of the Republic of Ireland squad SOCCER UEFA Champions League Group A Bayern Munich v Maccabi Haifa ...... Bordeaux v Juventus........................ Group B CSKA Moscow v Wolfsburg(5.30pm) Man Utd v Besiktas .......................... Group C AC Milan v Marseille......................... Real Madrid v FC Zurich................... Group D Apoel Nicosia v Atletico Madrid ....... FC Porto v Chelsea .......................... Barclays Premier League Fulham v Blackburn................. (8pm) Hull v Everton ................................... fergie makes a final demand for respect Group B P W D L F A Pt Man United 4 3 1 0 7 4 10 Wolfsburg 4 2 1 1 7 3 7 CSKA Moscow 4 1 1 2 6 8 4 Besiktas 4 0 1 3 1 6 1 Safe: Ferguson has taken United to the knockout stages again shattered by Thierry Henrys handball in Paris last Wednesday. Sometimes you cannot hold a young man back, said Ferguson. That time is approaching for Darron because he is becoming a good, powerful midfield player. Wiley wont sue ALAN WILEy will not sue Sir Alex Ferguson for defamation after the Manchester United manager criticised his fitness. Ferguson was given a four- match touchline ban for calling the referee unfit after Uniteds 2-2 draw with Sunderland last month. Wiley said he was bitterly disappointed with the comments but would not sue. Picture:ActionImages fixtures results sOCCer CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Assured display: Denilson scored second Composed Gunners claim group win ARSENAL secured their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with an assured display against Standard Liege at the Emirates Stadium last night. Goals from Samir Nasri and Brazilian midfielder Denilson set the Gunners on their way to a comfortable half-time lead they never looked like losing. Knowing before the game a win would be enough to win their group, Arsene Wengers side set soon had the Belgians pinned back in their own half. A succession of chances came and went before Nasri broke the deadlock ten minutes before the break. With Andrey Arshavin and William Gallas off the field receiving treatment after a clash of heads, a slip from Liege defender Landry Mulemo allowed Nasri to volley past keeper Sinan Bolat. Arsenal were cruising and went two up in first-half stoppage time as Denilsons speculative shot from 35 yards had Bolat clutching at air. A huge cheer greeted substitute Theo Walcott midway through the second half as Arsenal eased off the gas before Standards Mehdi Gonzalez saw red for butting Cesc Fabregas. arsenal 2 standard liege 0 BY KEVIN AITKEN Van der Sar given time to decide MANCHESTER United will not rush Edwin van der Sar over his decision on whether or not to continue playing for another season. The veteran Dutch goalkeeper celebrated his 39th birthday recently, having started the season on the treatment table after breaking two fingers in a pre-season friendly against Bayern Munich. But his fine performances since his return have prompted calls for him to sign another one-year deal at Old Trafford. And boss Sir Alex Ferguson intends to give Van der Sar as much time as he needs to come to a conclusion about his future. I dont know his plans, admitted the United manager. When you get to that age and have a young family, there are a lot of things you have to consider. It is usually sometime in December that Edwin outlines his plans and how long he thinks he can go on. He is a very intelligent man, who understands his body better than anyone. He will come to the right decision. It shows how tough it is to retain the cup Dismissed: Hart hart is sacked by portsmouth PORTSMOUTH hope to install their new manager in time for this Saturdays Fratton Park clash with Manchester United after sacking Paul Hart. The club already employ an ideal replacement after bringing in ex-Chelsea manager Avram Grant as director of football last month. But it is believed he does not want to take charge and, at the time of his appointment, chief executive Peter Storrie stressed the 54-year-old had been appointed to oversee football matters, rather than have a hands- on role with the team. Coaches Paul Groves and Ian Woan are in temporary charge of the first team but that is purely a short-term measure. Hart took charge at Pompey on a temporary basis when Tony Adams left the club in February and steered them to top- flight safety. Hart was then handed a two-year contract in July, but was dismissed last night with Pompey stuck at the foot of the Premier league after taking just seven points from 13 matches. Storrie said: Paul has worked under very difficult circumstances since he took over. However, the board feels the team should have accrued more points to date and that we need a new man in charge. Domenech furious at treatment of Thierry FRANCe coach Raymond Domenech has condemned the backlash against Thierry Henry following his part in the controversial goal which eliminated the Republic of Ireland from the World Cup. Henrys handball in the build-up to William Gallas extra-time equaliser earned a 2-1 aggregate win and ensured France would be on the plane to South Africa. It made me furious that Thierry can be treated this way, said Domenech. Ive not slept for two days and Im just starting to get over it. As for a rematch, he added: No, it would have been impossible. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html24.html25.html26.html27.html28.html29.html30.html31.html