Tough draw in Champions League!.... Fenerbahce will face Sevilla

The draw for the first knockout round of the Champions League has been made by Uefa in Nyon in Switzerland.

And most British clubs face a tough round, though Chelsea who will be pleased with their draw against Olympiakos.

This is how they will line up on 19/20 February:

Arsenal v AC Milan, Olympiakos v Chelsea, Liverpool v Inter Milan, Olympique Lyon v Manchester United, Celtic v Barcelona, Schalke 04 v Porto, AS Roma v Real Madrid, Fenerbahce v Sevilla.



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Ties to be played February 19/20 & March 4/5

Celtic v Barcelona

Lyon v Man Utd

Schalke 04 v FC Porto

Liverpool v Inter Milan

Roma v Real Madrid

Arsenal v AC Milan

Olympiacos v Chelsea

Fenerbahce v FC Sevilla

GALATASARAY GETS HELP FROM BORDEAUX!..

Galatasaray only drawing at home to Austria Vienna, a point at home to Bordeaux would have been enough for Panionios to progress to the knockout round.

But, after taking a two-goal lead, Panionios crumbled and allowed Bordeaux back into the game before the French side scored a late winner.

Panionios were in front after six minutes when Rafik Djebbour converted from the penalty spot after being fouled by Ecuele Manga.

Grigoris Makos made it 2-0 on 20 minutes when crashing a magnificent volley into the top corner from 25 yards.

Bordeaux pulled one back before half-time when Fernando Cavenaghi fired home from the edge of the penalty area.

Another fine Cavenaghi finish on 75 minutes levelled the scores before Wielfried Moimbe poached a winner for Bordeaux on 87 minutes.

In the group's other game, Sabri Sarioglu hit the crossbar as Galatasaray were held 0-0 at home by bottom-of-the-group Austria Vienna.

However, due to Galatasaray's 3-0 win away to Panionios earlier in the group, the Turks were able to pinch third spot.

Galatasaray will now meet a group winner, Bordeaux face a third-placed side and Helsingborgs will encounter a team that have dropped out of the UEFA Champions League.

Galatasaray 0 Austria Vienna 0


Panionios 2 Bordeaux 3
Source:Wires

TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE WEEKEND REVIEW (WEEK:16)

At the end of the week 15Th, Sivasspor the Turkey's Turkcell Super League's surprise team was on top of all Istanbul big guns..
This was first time in long time,Anatolian team hold the leagues top place this far in the first half of the Turkcell Super League.

Week 16Th was the week that Sivaspor not only got knocked out of the first place ,they end up sharing the second place with Fenerbahce.

Galatasaray ,Fenerbahce and Besiktas teams were the big winners in the week 16Th.

The gap, in the race for the top spot was closed by Fenerbahce and Besiktas.

In the last week of the first half ,before the winter brake, Besiktas, Fenerbahce,Galatasaray and Sivasspor will have difficult matches.

Could Galatasaray close the first half, on top of the Turkcell Super League, is for now, question mark in my opinion!

They have to travel to Ankara to play another surprise and young team Genclerbirligi
Oftas.
A draw or loss in Ankara, could jepordise the first place for Galatasaray.
On the other hand Sivasspor will be home against very bad Genclerbirligi and Fenerbahce will be home against Ersun Yanal's Trabzonspor.
The team who is chasing these teams very closely, Besiktas, will travel to Manisa to play Vestel Manisaspor.
Manisaspor is desperate for points to get out of the danger zone!....

Three matches in the week 17th will decide who will finish on top of the league...
those three matches are Genclerbirlgi OFTAS v Galatasaray, Sivasspor v Genclerbirligi and Fenerbahce v Trabzonspor.......

While the race on top is heating up , what is so interesting is, from fifth place team Kayserispor who has 25 points to just above the danger zone 15Th place team Vestel Manisspor who has 17 points, has only 8 point difference between them!...
We know, League's rock-bottom teams Kasimpasa and Ankaraspor will have to do miracales in the second half of the season to stay in the Turkcell Super League.
The Third bottom team Genclerbirligi who has 14 points, only three points below the Vestel Manisaspor. Both teams(Vestel,Genclerbirligi) are playing against the top contenders this weekend. These two matches will affect the top and bottom in my opinion!....

WEEK 16 ROUNDUP...........

Galatasaray claimed a two-goal victory over Sivasspor.Shabani Nonda put the home side ahead with a goal in the 82nd minute, while two minutes later midfielder Baris Ozbek found the net to seal the points at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium.
Ankaraspor's relegation woes have increased after they slumped to a 2-1 home defeat to Caykur Rizespor to remain second from bottom.

Necati Ates' 57th-minute equaliser looked like it might rescue a point for the home side after Ribeiro Nascimento had given the visitors the lead, but Leandro Rodriguez bagged the winner just three minutes later.

The victory moved Rizespor up to 12th in the table, while the hosts have won just twice in 16 games this season.

Trabzonspor kept their European hopes alive after coming from behind to record a 2-1 win over Istanbul Buyuksehir BSK thanks to a quick-fire brace from Gokdeniz Karadeniz.

Erman Kilic gave the visitors the lead from the penalty spot, but Karadeniz struck twice in the space of four minutes to turn the match on its head.

Trabzonspor movedup to sixth with victory, while the visitors are still searching for their first away win of the season.

Gaziantepspor upset Konyaspor after goals late in each half from Yunus Ceylan and Ekrem Dag gave them a 2-1 win.

Erman Ozgur had levelled for the visitors, who missed out on the chance to move up to fifth.
Fenerbahce have moved back to within a point of Galatasaray with a 2-0 win at Genclerbirligi.

Burhan Eser had put Genclerbirligi ahead after just 11 minutes, but Semih Senturk equalised in the 66th minute before grabbing the winner five minutes from time to keep Fenerbahce within touch of Galatasaray.

Besiktas remain four points off the top after they recovered from their UEFA Champions League exit to beat Ankaragucu 3-1.

Goals from Rodrigo Tello and Serdar Ozcan had put Besiktas 2-0 up at the break and although Alper Aydin pulled one back for Ankaragucu just after the restart, Mathias Delgado sealed the win on 67 minutes.

Elsewhere, Sandro da Silva saw red for Genclerbirligi OFTAS as they were beaten 2-1 by Denzilispor, Kayerispor saw off Buraspor 4-1 despite having Franco Cangele dismissed late on and bottom-placed Kasimpasa drew 2-2 with Manisaspor.

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Nihat Kahveci scored two goals

Nihat Kahveci scored two goals as Villarreal snapped a two-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over Getafe.

Nihat beat goalkeeper Oscar Ustari with a shot inside the far post after a pass from Robert Pires in the 16th minute. Pires again set up Nihat in the 79th for his second goal at the near post.

Santiago Cazorla scored the third for Villarreal in the 84th, two minutes before Kepa Blanco's consolation goal.

Villarreal, which had trailed leader Madrid by only one single point before a three-game winless streak, has 31 points.

WATCH TUNCAY SANLI'S GOAL AGAINST DERBY

TUNCAY'S THIRD BACK TO BACK GOAL IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE!...

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate :"Tuncay gives us incredible enthusiasm and energy."

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate is very happy of the performance of in-form Tuncay .
Southgate praised Tuncay and he said : "He gives us incredible enthusiasm and energy "
"He took on an effort that two weeks ago he probably wouldn't have done because of his confidence.

"But after scoring two in two coming into this game he has now settled and he has a rapport with the fans who can see the effort he is putting in.

"His work ethic has been fantastic since he arrived. It's just that it took him a little while to find the back of the net.

"But we are now seeing the quality he has and with three goals in his last three games, they have been crucial for us because all of them have been goals that have won us points."

Tuncay Sanli swept home a side-foot volley from 15 yards in meeting a precision first-time cross from left-winger Stewart Downing in the 37th minute to give Boro a second victory in the space of a week.