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France v England

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Lampard left frustrated and confused over Chelsea's delay on deal

Frank Lampard admits he has been left frustrated and confused by his failure so far to agree terms on a new contract at Chelsea, with the club only expecting talks to reopen with his representative at the end of the season.

The England midfielder, who has 15 months to run on his deal, scored four times in the 6-1 demolition of Derby County on Wednesday night to take his season's tally to 17, but claims the uncertainty over his future is unsettling. Discussions had begun over a new long-term contract last summer only to stall with no agreement reached, prompting both parties - apparently with Lampard's blessing at the time - to postpone their resumption until the summer.

Source: football.guardian.co.uk

Keep 'em Keane!

Man City v Tottenham

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Sevilla 3 Fenerbahce 2 (Agg 5-5, Pens 2-3)

Volkan Demirel was the hero for Fenerbahce as they advanced from a penalty shoot-out into the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in their history. After 90 minutes Sevilla led 3-2 to cancel out the first-leg deficit and make the scores 5-5 on aggregate, and with no goals in extra time it was left to visiting goalkeeper Volkan, who saved from Julien Escude, Ivica Dragutinovic and Dani Alves.

Volkan had earlier gifted Sevilla a two-goal lead within nine minutes, as four goals were scored in a pulsating first half. He failed to deal with long-range efforts by Dani Alves and Seydou Keita, and although Brazilian forward Deivid pulled a goal back for Fenerbahce on 20 minutes, Sevilla restored a two-goal advantage with a deflected Frederic Kanoute shot just before half time.

Deivid pounced for his second with 11 minutes left, and with no more goals after extra time it was left to Volkan to make amends for his earlier errors. He saved Sevilla's second penalty from Escude, and although Palop kept out Edu Dracena's powerful effort in response, Volkan then stopped Enzo Moresca's blasted shot and punched away Alves' powerful effort to send the Turkish side through.

Sevilla had dominated from kick-off, their early pace troubled the Fenerbahce defence, and when Keita was held back by Selcuk Sahin the home side fortuitously took a fourth-minute lead with the resulting free-kick. Alves' powerful 35-yard strike was straight at Volkan, who could only punch the ball into the top corner putting Sevilla ahead in the tie under the away goals rule.

Their confidence yielded a second goal just five minutes later, Keita striking a left-foot swerving shot from a similar range which deceived the 26-year-old Turkey goalkeeper and flew into the top-left corner. Fenerbahce began to recover and Deivid scored on 20 minutes, shooting low from 12 yards through an advancing crowd after a Mehmet Aurelio corner had not been cleared.

Both sides then went close as space opened in midfield, and Sevilla took advantage five minutes before the break. Alves crossed from the right to Kanoute, who controlled with his chest from 12 yards and fired a low volley at goal, which was deflected by Gokhan Gonul past the helpless Volkan. Sevilla held on for the rest of the half, Christian Poulsen clearing off the goal-line deep into injury time after Aurelio had set-up Deivid's shot.

Fenerbahce played with more fluency in a quieter start to the second half, and came close to an aggregate equaliser through Alex and then two chances for Ugur Boral. And the home side paid the price for their own missed opportunities on 79 minutes as Fenerbahce drew level on aggregate.

Deivid crept unmarked behind the defence to latch onto a long free-kick from Alex, and first hit the post before pouncing on the rebound to score from two yards. The game remained 3-2 after 90 minutes and went into extra-time, where both sides struggled to maintain their earlier intensity.

Deivid had chances for a hat-trick, but missed two 20-yard efforts within a minute while Alves shot a 25-yard free kick wide on 99 minutes. Alves hit a 25-yard free kick against the wall in injury time, and the game went into penalties, where Volkan's saves ensured a safe passage for Fenerbahce.

Teams:

Sevilla Palop, Daniel, Escude, Dragutinovic, Adriano Correia, Jesus Navas (Kone 105), Poulsen (Maresca 94), Keita, Diego Capel, Kanoute, Luis Fabiano (Renato 77).

Subs Not Used: De Sanctis, Duda, Mosquera, De Mul.

Booked: Keita, Daniel.

Goals: Daniel 6, Keita 9, Kanoute 41.

Fenerbahce Demirel, Gonul, Edu Dracena, Lugano, Wederson, Deivid, Aurelio, Sahin (Senturk 62),Boral (Kazim-Richards 111), Alex (Bilgin 112), Kezman.

Subs Not Used: Kulbilge, Cakmak, Arat, Turaci.

Booked: Sahin, Deivid, Gonul, Wederson, Kezman.

Goals: Deivid 21, 80.

Agg (5-5) Fenerbahce win 3-2 on penalties

Att: 38,626

Ref: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland).

Source: sportinglife.com

Rafa savours Reds victory

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez was a happy man after seeing his side beat Internazionale 2-0 at Anfield in the first leg of their Champions League first knockout round tie. Late goals from Dirk Kuyt and Steve Gerrard gave the Reds a comfortable advantage for the return leg in Milan, with Inter having had to play for an hour with ten men following the dismissal of central defender Marco Materazzi. That left Benitez to reflect on the perfect response to the weekend's FA Cup humiliation at home to Barnsley.

He said: "This result is good for the confidence of the team, the supporters and the club. I always had confidence in my players. They played well, with passion, and they passed the ball excellently. It was clearly much better than the last match and even though Inter Milan had ten men for a long spell, they were still formidable opponents who were organised, defended well and were always capable of scoring on the break. I accept that we needed this win as a team, we needed to progress in the competition. As a manager, you are always pleased with a win like this and this is now the time to be happy. I know people will say they cannot understand how we can lose to Barnsley and then beat Inter Milan. But on Saturday we changed the team, we had ten internationals on the pitch and missed a lot of chances. This time we were better, we had far less chances but we scored two good goals. It gives us a great chance in the second leg."

Source: football.co.uk

All transfers in 2008: Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United

Liverpool Transfers:

Players In:
Martin Skrtel (Zenit St. Petersburg - £6.5million)
Javier Mascherano (West Ham United - £18.6million)

Players Out:
Jack Hobbs (Scunthorpe United - on loan)
Craig Lindfield (Chester City - on loan)
Mohamed Sissoko (Juventus F.C. - £8.2million)
Lee Peltier (Yeovil Town - undisclosed)
Besian Idrizaj (FC Wacker Innsbruck - undisclosed)

Manchester City Transfers:

Players In:
Nery Castillo (Shakhtar Donetsk - on loan)
Felipe Caicedo (FC Basle - £5.2million)
Filippo Mancini (Inter Milan - on loan)

Players Out:
Danny Mills (Derby County - on loan)
Marc Laird (Millwall - undisclosed)
Ched Evans (Norwich City - on loan)
Matthew Mills (Doncaster Rovers - on loan)
Rolando Bianchi (SS Lazio - on loan)
Georgios Samaras (Celtic - on loan)
Ishmael Miller (West Brom - undisclosed)
Ousmane Dabo (SS Lazio - undisclosed)
Paul Dickov (Blackpool - on loan)

Manchester United Transfers:

Players In:
Manucho Goncalves (Petro Atletico, Angola - undisclosed)
Robert Brady (St. Kevins Boys - undisclosed)
Rodrigo Possebon (Sport Club Internacional - undisclosed)

Players Out
Michael Barnes (Chesterfield - on loan)
Adam Eckersley (Port Vale - free transfer)
Kieran Lee (QPR - on loan)
Jonny Evans (Sunderland AFC - on loan)
Lee Martin (Sheffield United - on loan)
Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City - £1million)
Phillip Bardsley (Sunderland AFC - £2million)
Febian Brandy (Swansea City - on loan)
Manucho Goncalves (Panathinaikos - on loan)