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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Others

Olympique Lyonnais
Lopez, Gomis and Gonalons scored as Lyon beat Nice in their season opening match at Municipal du Ray to put Les Gones at the top of the Ligue 1.

Marseille
Marseille drew against Sochaux in their Ligue 1 season opening match after Lucho Gonzalez scored the opener, while Loic Remy the equaliser.

Rangers
Manager Ally McCoist could ask his old mate Andre Villas-Boas for some of his fringe players, following Chelsea's friendly win over Rangers.

Celtic
Kris Commons believes the carrot of collecting three points against Aberdeen will ensure Celtic squad are back into competitive football mode.

Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes admits their clash against Gladbach is unlike any other, as he spent almost all his playing career at the club.

Werder Bremen
Per Mertesacket made a successful debut as the new Werder Bremen captain following the win over Kaiserslautern in their season opening match.

Porto
Liverpool sports director Damien Comolli has decided to end their interest in Alvaro Pereira as Porto are refusing to lower their asking price.

Sporting Lisbon
Carlos Rubio leveled the score every time Udinese pulled ahead but Sporting Lisbon eventually went down to Udinese after a penalty shoot-out.

PSV Eindhoven
PSV Eindhoven will open the new season with a match against AZ but coach Fred Rutten regrets that he is still missing a true striker up front.

Ajax Amsterdam
Manchester City have denied making a bid for Christian Eriksen, following a report linking the English side with the young Ajax midfielder.

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Tottenham ended their pre-season campaign with a victory over Bilbao after Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe managed to find the back of the net.

Atletico Madrid
Good news for Atletico Madrid coach Gregorio Manzano as defender Diego Godin has recovered from his hamstring injury and trained with squad.

Barcelona
Midfielder Xavi Hernandez has claimed that Barcelona are in the final straight in their negotiation to bring Cesc Fabregas back to Camp Nou.

Betis
Danny Graham scored his first goal for Swansea to give Brendan Rodgers' side a slim win against Real Betis in a friendly at the Liberty Stadium.

Espanyol
Espanyol goalkeeper Carlos Kameni is unlikely to join Cameroon in their next friendly clash against El Salvador due to problems with his visa.

Getafe
Midfielder Miguel Marcos Madera is reportedly close to leaving Birmingham and is likely to return to Spain with Getafe in a EUR1.5 million move.

Granada
Granada midfielder Fran Rico is very grateful to the opportunity given by the club and is determined to prove that they made the right decision.

Levante
Vicente Iborra, who scored the winner for Levante against Bolton, is convinced that his team will soon regain the form they showed last season.

Malaga
Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini has a complete squad for their friendly against Sporting Lisbon including Rondon and Juanmi, who returned early.

Osasuna
Osasuna coach Jose Luis Mendilibar will be hoping to close their Italy tour with a win as they are prepare to face Serie A newcomers Novara.

Racing Santander
Racing have reached an agreement to terminate the contract of Brian Sarmiento with mutual consent after four seasons with the Verdiblancos.

Rayo Vallecano
It was reported that Rayo Vallecano have completed a deal to bring in Pedro Botelho on a season-long loan from Premier League side Arsenal.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid are reportedly prepared to sell Kaka to Milan for just EUR11 million - a huge drop from the EUR65 million the Spaniard paid for him.

Real Mallorca
Sevilla winger Alejandro Alfaro Ligero is on the verge of joining Real Mallorca as he is not in Marcelino Garcia Toral's plan for next season.

Real Sociedad
It was reported that Sociedad are in talks with Arsenal about a possible loan-transfer of striker Carlos Vela, who holds a Spanish passport.

Real Zaragoza
mWolverhampton defeated Real Zaragoza in a pre-season friendly after George Elokobi and Steven Fletcher managed to find the back of the net.

Sevilla
Sevilla winger Alejandro Alfaro Ligero is on the verge of joining Real Mallorca as he is not in Marcelino Garcia Toral's plan for next season.

Sporting Gijon
Pacos Ferreira handed Sporting de Gijon their first defeat of the pre-season after Felipe opened the score, while Julio Jose managed a brace.

Valencia
Andy Carroll and Dirk Kuyt made the most of Valencia's defensive error to ensure Liverpool ended their pre-season campaign with a home win.

Villarreal
Roma are stepping up the pressure for Brazilian hitman Nilmar, as it was reported that Villarreal have raised the price-tag to EUR24 million.

EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal ended their pre-season campaign with a defeat to Portuguese side Benfica after Robin van Persie scored the only goal for the Gunners.

Aston Villa
Charles N'Zogbia is upset by suggestions he went on strike during his last days at Wigan so he could engineer a move to new club Aston Villa.

Blackburn
Striker David Goodwillie enjoyed a goalscoring debut as Blackburn Rovers crushed Kilmarnock at Rugby Park in their final pre-season friendly.

Bolton
England head coach Fabio Capello has named Bolton defender Gary Cahill in his 25 man squad to take on Holland at Wembley on Wednesday night.

Chelsea
Chelsea have reached an agreement with Anderlecht for the signing of Romelu Lukaku for a fee believed to be in the region of GBP19 million.

Everton
Everton have confirmed their pair Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines have been called up by England to face Holland at Wembley next Wednesday.

Fulham
Fulham have reportedly made a GBP3 million offer for Lens' teenage right back Serge Aurier, who made 19 appearances in Ligue 1 last season.

Liverpool
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish said his team deserved their win over Valencia after the working hard all week on the organisational side.

Manchester City
Manchester City have denied making a bid for Christian Eriksen, following a report linking the English side with the young Ajax midfielder.

Manchester United
Newcastle are set to clinch the GBP3 million capture of Man Utd's Gabriel Obertan, with reports suggesting a deal will be finalised on Monday.

Newcastle United
Newcastle are set to clinch the GBP3 million capture of Man Utd's Gabriel Obertan, with reports suggesting a deal will be finalised on Monday.

Norwich City
A brace from Andrew Surman after Grant Holt's opener ensured that Norwich cruise over Parma in their final pre-season friendly at Carrow Road.

Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers are ready to step up their efforts to sign Tottenham's Peter Crouch after being promised a GBP15 million transfer kitty.

Stoke City
Tottenham midfielder Wilson Palacios is set to sign for the Potters in a deal reported to be worth GBP10 million - a new record for the Potters.

Sunderland
Sunderland head coach Steve Bruce is happy with his players' fitness levels following their goalless draw in a friendly against Hibernians.

Swansea City
Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers has confirmed that the club have agreed a fee of GBP1.5 million to bring in FC Utrecht goalkeeper Michel Vorm.

Tottenham
Tottenham ended their pre-season campaign with a victory over Bilbao after Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe managed to find the back of the net.

West Brom
Ipswich Town goalkeeper Marton Fulop signs on a free transfer having agreed a one-year deal at West Brom, providing competition for Ben Foster.

Wigan Athletic
Charles N'Zogbia is upset by suggestions he went on strike during his last days at Wigan so he could engineer a move to new club Aston Villa.

Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton defeated Real Zaragoza in a pre-season friendly after George Elokobi and Steven Fletcher managed to find the back of the net.