Argentina took full advantage of a weak referee to hand Chile a heavy defeat at the River Plate stadium. . . . more . . .
A bad night for Peru saw captain and goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert miss a penalty and his defence concede two goals in Lima to start their 2002 World Cup campaign with a defeat. . . . more . . .
Daniel Passarella started his 2002 World Cup campaign as his new Uruguayan charges scored the only goal in a Montevideo match of few chances. . . . more . . .
Brazil started their 2002 World Cup qualification campaign with a 0-0 draw in Bogota against Colombia. . . . more . . .
Kyiv Dynamo took advantage of a weakened Bayern Munich side to register a 2-0 win but the Ukrainian champions need not have bothered. . . . more . . .
SS Lazio saved themselves with an excellent second half display at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea blew both a lead and the chance to draw a lesser team in the quarter finals. . . . more . . .
Real Madrid did just enough to book their place in the last eight of the Champions League and are the third Spanish team to go into Friday's draw. . . . more . . .
This 0-0 draw was rendered meaningless by Lazio's win at Chelsea. . . . more . . .
FC Barcelona ended Sparta Prague's hopes of progress into the last eight with two second half goals from Gabri. . . . more . . .
FC Porto needed a late intervention from substitute Ferreira Cruz Clayton to win this scrappy game in Berlin. . . . more . . .
Fiorentina's season all but ended as Girondins Bordeaux snuffed out their hopes of trying to make the Champions league quarter finals with a 3-3 draw. . . . more . . .
Valencia took it easy at the end of this game and secured a place in the knockout phase of the Champions League. . . . more . . .
Valencia hammered Bordeaux on their visit to wine country and need only to avoid defeat when they host Manchester United next week to get to the quarter finals of the Champions League. . . . more . . .
A last minute equaliser from Milen Fukal saved Sparta Prague from defeat in Portugal as FC Porto threw away a two goal lead. . . . more . . .
FC Barcelona were slightly flattered by a 3-1 scoreline in their win at the Camp Nou over Hertha Berlin but the victory helped them win Group A of the Champions League> Barca clinched a place in the quarter finals last week but are now certain of a favourable seeding the draw for the last eight next week with the Camp Nou hosting the second leg of the quarter final in what could prove crucial home advantage. . . . more . . .
Poor form by the Japanese senior squad is threatening the job of coach Phillipe Troussier after a dull 0-0 draw in Yokohama with China. . . . more . . .
Manchester United eased into the last eight of the Champions League at Old Trafford despite an early set back against Fiorentina. . . . more . . .
Bayern Munich won 2-1 against Rosenborg of Trondheim in a deserted Olympic stadium. . . . more . . .
Chelsea outclassed Feyenoord in Rotterdam at the venue set to host the Euro 2000 final at the start of July. . . . more . . .
Real Madrid failed to use home advantage to carry them into the last eight of the Champions League and missed several chances to put away Kyiv Dynamo to draw 2-2. . . . more . . .
SS Lazio hammered Olympique Marseille in the Stadio Olimpico but still need a result at Chelsea next week to make certain of a place in the last eight of the Champions League. . . . more . . .
The US needed an injury time winner at the end of the game to draw 1-1 with Tunisia in Birmingham Alabama. . . . more . . .
Feyenoord continued their Champions League resurgence with a 0-0 home win over SS Lazio. . . . more . . .
Kyiv Dynamo are back in contention for a Champions League quarter final place after this victory in Trondheim. . . . more . . .
Lothar Matthaeus helped to destroy Real Madrid's European pretensions for this season in his last game for Bayern Munich. . . . more . . .
FC Barcelona cruised into the Champions League quarter finals with this 2-0 win in Portugal and are now the favourites with the odds makers to win the title in May. . . . more . . .
Fiorentina crashed to a 2-0 defeat in Valencia and are now in a real fight to try and join holders Manchester United in the quarter finals of the competition. . . . more . . .
Hertha Berlin looked set for a draw in Prague when Sparta found a winner in the last thirty seconds of normal time. . . . more . . .
Ten man Bordeaux mounted stiff resistance against Manchester United but late substitute Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored the goal that sees the holders on the brink of the quarter finals. . . . more . . .
Chelsea only got half way through this game and were lucky to survive a spirited assault on their goal in the closing stages as OM took over the match and all but knocked the London club out of the Champions League. . . . more . . .
FC Barcelona took charge of Group A with this win over Portuguese champions FC Porto. . . . more . . .
Sparta Prague scored their first point in the second phase of the Champions League with this 1-1 draw in Berlin. . . . more . . .
Fiorentina stay in Champions League contention with this narrow win and are now favourites to advance to the last eight of the competition with holders Manchester United. . . . more . . .
Real Madrid lost an old fashioned shoot out in the Bernabeu to end their recent excellent run of form. . . . more . . .
When Feyenoord played at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea in December they suffered 33 shots against them and conceded three goals in a shambolic display. . . . more . . .
Manchester United relished the freedom given to them in the first half by a naive Bordeaux side but only scored one goal when they dominated to leave this tie in doubt until Sheringham scored a header in the 84th minute. . . . more . . .