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United crush Arsenal 6-1 with Yorke in starring role (Feb 25, 2001)

Arsenal were humiliated by runaway Premiership leaders Manchester United with Dwight Yorke returning to the Manchester United side and hitting a hat-trick in the first 21 minutes of this Old Trafford romp. . . . more . . .

UEFA Cup - FC Nantes 2 FC Porto 1 (Feb 22, 2001)

FC Porto set up a UEFA Cup quarter final meeting with Liverpool despite a defeat at Nantes. . . . more . . .

UEFA Cup - Celta Vigo 2 VfB Stuttgart 1 (Feb 22, 2001)

Celta Vigo beat VfB Stuttgart to become the fourth club from Spain's Liga into the UEFA Cup quarter finals. . . . more . . .

UEFA Cup - Internazionale 0 CD Alaves 2 (Feb 22, 2001)

Internazionale were left in tatters with fans besieging the directors' box after two late goals from Jordi Cruyff and Ivan Tomic sent the Milan giants crashing out of the UEFA Cup. . . . more . . .

UEFA Cup - Liverpool 0 AS Roma 1 (Feb 22, 2001)

A tense night at Anfield saw Liverpool survive a late fightback from AS Roma to go through to the last eight of the UEFA Cup. . . . more . . .

UEFA Cup - FC Barcelona 5 AEK Athens 0 (Feb 22, 2001)

Luis Enrique scored three goals as FC Barcelona demolished AEK Athens 5-0 to reach the last eight of the UEFA Cup. . . . more . . .

UEFA Cup - Kaiserslautern 1 Slavia Prague 0 (Feb 22, 2001)

A great goal from Czech international Vratislav Lokvenc won this tie and sent Kaiserslautern iinto the last eight of the UEFA Cup. . . . more . . .

UEFA Cup - Parma AC 3 PSV Eindhoven 2 (Feb 22, 2001)

Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven scored two away goals to help them through to the last eight of the UEFA Cup but lost this second leg tie 3-2 at Parma AC. . . . more . . .

UEFA Cup - Girondins Bordeaux 1 Rayo Vallecano 2 (Feb 22, 2001)

Madrid club Rayo Vallecano reached the last eight of a European competition for the first time with a convincing 2-1 win at Girondins Bordeaux. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Spartak Moscow 0 Bayern Munich 3 (Feb 21, 2001)

Bayern Munich overcame freezing temperatures and a difficult playing surface to beat Spartak Moscow 3-0. . . . more . . .

Champions League - SS Lazio 2 Real Madrid 2 (Feb 21, 2001)

Real Madrid sealed their progress into the quarter finals of the Champions League and knocked out Italian champions SS Lazio in the process on a thrilling night in Rome. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Anderlecht 1 Leeds United 4 (Feb 21, 2001)

Leeds United stunned Anderlecht with a 3-0 half-time lead that they never looked like surrendering and took a place in the last eight of the Champions League. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Arsenal 1 Olympique Lyon 1 (Feb 21, 2001)

Arsenal were doing just enough to beat Olympique Lyon at Highbury but they sat back and threw away a last minute goal in a poor performance by the English team. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Manchester United 1 Valencia 1 (Feb 20, 2001)

A late own goal from young defender Wes Brown handed Valencia a well deserved draw at Old Trafford and Manchester United will have to wait to secure their place in the last eight of the Champions League. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Deportivo La Coruna 2 Galatasary 0 (Feb 20, 2001)

Deportivo La Coruna are now back in Champions League contention after a 2-0 win over group B leaders Galatasary. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Paris St Germain 1 AC Milan 1 (Feb 20, 2001)

A last minute equaliser from substitute Spanish striker Jose Mari saved AC Milan from defeat in Paris. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Panathinaikos 1 SK Sturm Graz 2 (Feb 20, 2001)

SK Sturm Graz produced one of their greatest European results and are now in contention for a place in the last eight. . . . more . . .

UEFA Cup - FC Porto 3 Nantes 1 (Feb 16, 2001)

FC Porto came from behind to score three times against Nantes to make home advantage count. . . . more . . .

UEFA Cup - CD Alaves 3 Internazionale 3 (Feb 15, 2001)

Alaves produced a super show but found Internazionale willing to match them for entertainment value in this 3-3 draw. . . . more . . .

UEFA Cup - AEK Athens 0 FC Barcelona 1 (Feb 15, 2001)

FC Barcelona recovered from a 4-0 Liga defeat at the weekend to ease past AEK Athens thanks to a first half goal from veteran Luis Enrique. . . . more . . .

UEFA Cup - Rayo Vallecano 4 Girondins Bordeaux 1 (Feb 15, 2001)

Madrid's third team Rayo Vallecano hit three goals in the second half to eclipse Girondins Bordeaux. . . . more . . .

UEFA Cup - VfB Stuttgart 0 Celta Vigo 0 (Feb 15, 2001)

Celta Vigo were frustrated by excellent VfB Stuttgart defending but are now well placed to reach the last eight of the UEFA Cup. . . . more . . .

UEFA Cup - AS Roma 0 Liverpool 2 (Feb 15, 2001)

Michael Owen roared back to the forefront of English football with two clever finishes to humiliate AS Roma. . . . more . . .

UEFA Cup - PSV Eindhoven 2 Parma AC 1 (Feb 15, 2001)

PSV Eindhoven ran out 2-1 winners at home against Parma AC but the Italian side are still in this tie with the second leg to come next week. . . . more . . .

UEFA Cup - Slavia Prague 0 Kaiserslautern 0 (Feb 15, 2001)

Kaiserslautern secured the draw they wanted in Prague after a good performance from their defence. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Galatasary 1 Deportivo La Coruna 0 (Feb 14, 2001)

A goal from Suat Kaya saw Galatasary thrill their fans at the Ali Sami Yen stadium and send the UEFA Cup holders to the top of their Champions League group. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Valencia 0 Manchester United 0 (Feb 14, 2001)

An efficient defensive display from Manchester United maintained a stalemate in Valencia with few chances for either side. . . . more . . .

Champions League - AC Milan 1 Paris Saint Germain 1 (Feb 14, 2001)

Ten man AC Milan threw away a victory in the Champions League as PSG came back to draw this game. . . . more . . .

Champions League - SK Sturm Graz 2 Panathinaikos 0 (Feb 14, 2001)

A goal each from Mario Haas and Tomislav Kosijan gave Sturm Graz a good win over Panathinaikos and all but knocks the Greek team out of the Champions League. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Olympique Lyon 0 Arsenal 1 (Feb 13, 2001)

Thierry Henry scored the second half winner on his return to France but the goal was made in England by young defender Ashley Cole. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Real Madrid 3 SS Lazio 2 (Feb 13, 2001)

An 89th minute penalty scored by Luis Figo put Real Madrid into the Champions League quarter finals. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Leeds United 2 Anderlecht 1 (Feb 13, 2001)

Lee Bowyer came from the accused bench at Hull Crown Court to score a late winner for Leeds Utd at Elland Road that puts the English club close to the Champions League quarter finals. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Bayern Munich 1 Spartak Moscow 0 (Feb 13, 2001)

A late winner from Elber ensured Bayern Munich remain in control of a tight Champions League group. . . . more . . .

Celtic take 1-0 win over Rangers to set up title win (Feb 11, 2001)

The ten men of champions Glasgow Rangers did their best to defy runaway SPL leaders Celtic in the Old Firm game but the 1-0 win for the home team all but secured the championship for Celtic in Martin O'Neill's first season as coach. . . . more . . .