Manchester United and Manchester City are well-placed to reach the Europa League last 16 ahead of this week’s round-of-32 second legs. English Premier League champions United defeated Ajax 2-0 away from home last Thursday, and it will take a major surprise in the return fixture for Sir Alex Ferguson’s experienced European campaigners not to progress. United paid a price for their victory at the Amsterdam… Read more

The Arsenal Supporters’ Trust (AST) have demanded answers over the club’s failure to fully re-invest the 50 million pounds it made from player sales last summer. The 3,000 strong group held a meeting on Monday evening and will put forward its findings to the club. Amongst other issues brought up at the meeting were the direction of the club and Arsene Wenger’s future, although the… Read more

Claudio Ranieri will be praying his Inter Milan team rediscover their winning touch away to Marseille in the Champions League round of 16. Ranieri guided Inter to an eight-match winning streak during December and January, but their form has since deserted them and they have now lost five of their past six matches in all competitions. The slump has left Inter seventh in Serie A,… Read more

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique said he wants Pep Guardiola to sign a new contract with the Spanish champions. The 41-year-old coach has been coy about his long-term future at Camp Nou, with his contract due to expire at the end of the season. Having guided Barca to 13 trophies since taking over the club’s first team in 2008, there are suggestions that Guardiola is in… Read more

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has claimed he does not need his players’ backing to assert his authority at Stamford Bridge, and thus has no fears over his job security. “They don’t have to back my project, only the owner needs to back my project,” the former Porto man told reporters. “I think the owner has full trust in me and will continue to progress with… Read more

Juventus remain unbeaten in Serie A but may have to spend at least another week second to AC Milan with both facing winnable outings. Antonio Conte’s Juve missed their chance to reclaim top spot on Wednesday after only managing a 0-0 draw at Parma in one of their two games in hand. After the stalemate – Juve’s second on the trot in the league –… Read more

Bayer Leverkusen will look to bounce back from two defeats in a row when they take on Augsburg on Saturday in the Bundesliga. Leverkusen have not won in four matches, including a 3-1 loss to Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday and a 1-0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Leverkusen’s main weakness this season has been in front of goal, having only hit… Read more