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Barcelona 2-2 Real Madrid | Spanish Super Cup match report

Barcelona 2-2 Real MadridReal Madrid and Barcelona shared four goals in a thrilling 2-2 draw in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup.Having hogged the headlines for a number of bad-tempered clashes last season, the two played out a game refreshingly void of late challenges and mass-brawls....

Defensive injuries mar United's victory

??? Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic join United injury list??? Sir Alex Ferguson reflects on 'torrid few days'Manchester United started the defence of their Premier League title with a 2-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion but Sir Alex Ferguson was left to lament a "torrid few days" after Rio...

Dalglish pleads for patience after draw

??? New-look Liverpool need time to gel, says Kenny Dalglish??? Luis Su??rez shows he will be central to Anfield's hopesThey have presided over 15 signings but there were no great discoveries at Anfield, merely confirmation for Steve Bruce that less is more and that Kenny Dalglish needs more like...

Norwich's open approach pays off at Wigan but may not always work

??? Paul Lambert says gung-ho style may need to be modified??? Roberto Mart??nez praises visitors' adventurous team spiritThis was football with a distinct resemblance to basketball: an end-to-end affair featuring an undermanned defence. Are Norwich, while endearingly entertaining, too gung-ho for...

Christmas comes early for Wolves while Blackburn need reinforcements

??? Mick McCarthy's side win battle of potential fellow-strugglers??? Blackburn fans are losing patience with manager Steve KeanWhen is a win worth more than a win? When, as Wolverhampton Wanderers impressively underlined here, you simultaneously gain a victory for yourself but also deprive an...

Aston Villa's Shay Given thrives on return to action at Fulham

??? Aston Villa debutant Shay Given happy to be back in action??? Solid start for new managers Martin Jol and Alex McLeishSixteen months proved an unbearable period without Premier League action for a player of Shay Given's distinction. There can be few, if any, top-flight managers besides Roberto...

Nervous start has put David De Gea's Manchester United place in doubt | Daniel Taylor

Keeper's errors have undermined the confidence of United's defence and make a case for playing Anders LindegaardFrom Sir Alex Ferguson, there were only supportive words. David De Gea was embarking on "a learning process", he said, and the Manchester United manager went on to recall how Peter...

Stoke City 0-0 Chelsea

Encountering Stoke City is a repetitive experience but few learn from it. Chelsea drew at the Britannia Stadium as they did last season, although there was not even a goal apiece in Andr?? Villas-Boas's first competitive fixture. Many of the questions raised by the appointment of the Portuguese...