: ' Benfica'

Van Ginkel close to Chelsea move, as Cardozo linked with Fenerbache

Chelsea are close to sealing a deal for talented young Vitesse midfielder Marco van Ginkel. The youngster scored eight goals for the Dutch side last season and voted Dutch Young Player of the Year. The deal [...]

Chelsea defeat Benfica in the Europa League final

Chelsea defeated Benfica 2-1 to claim the Europa League trophy in Amsterdam last night. The Blues made history by being the first club ever to be the holders of the Europa League and Champions League trophies [...]

Europa League semi-final review

In last night’s Europa League semi-final first leg Chelsea defeated Basel 2-1 and Fenerbahce beat Benfica 1-0 in Istanbul. Chelsea sealed the last-gasp victory that their possession and performance deserved in Switzerland. The Blues took the [...]

Europa League review

Last night was a bad one for English sides in the Europa League quarter-finals. Chelsea went through to the semi-finals, but both Newcastle and Tottenham went out of the competition. Chelsea lost their second leg tie [...]

Europa League round-up

The first leg quarter-finals of the Europa League took place last night and it was a night full of goals. Tottenham came back from two goals down to draw with Swiss side Basel 2-2 at White [...]

Have Chelsea found the perfect position for David Luiz?

Chelsea claimed a 3-1 victory over Mexican side Monterrey earlier today in the FIFA Club World Cup. Juan Mata and Fernando Torres were both on target and played big parts in the semi-final victory. Chelsea boss [...]

Celtic progress, as holders go out of the Champions League

The European glory nights have been brought back to Celtic this season. The Hoops European adventure continues after Neil Lennon’s side defeated Spartak Moscow 2-1 at Celtic Park to progress into the last 16 of the [...]

Can Celtic get a result in Barcelona?

Scottish giants Celtic visit Barcelona in the Champions League tomorrow looking to pick up unlikely points. Hoops boss Neil Lennon says his side aren’t going to Barcelona on holiday, but rather to play football. Start The [...]

Official: Eduardo Salvio joins Benfica

Benfica director, Manuel Rui Costa, managed a coup by signing Argentine winger Eduardo Salvio from Atletico Madrid. The deal was struck last night. This is a great signing for Benfica as they signed a very talented [...]