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20 August 2007, by Sean Gillen

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England - Premiership

Anfield clash ends all square

Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea came away from their Premiership match against rivals Liverpool at Anfield with a somewhat fortunate draw. The Blues, who were without the injured Ricardo Carvalho and did not select Paulo Ferreira, were awarded a hugely controversial penalty in the second half, which Frank Lampard converted to level at 1-1.

Manchester United lost further ground on those at the top after losing to city rivals Manchester City 1-0 on Sunday afternoon. Cristiano Ronaldo missed the match through suspension, while Nani started but was substituted during the second half for the champions.

Nuno Valente started his first competitive match for over six months, but could not prevent his Everton side from losing their 100% record with a 1-0 loss at Reading. Tottenham picked up their first points of the season as Ricardo Rocha played the full match in a 4-0 hammering of Derby at White Hart Lane.

Pedro Mendes was unfit for Portsmouth’s 3-1 win over Bolton, who left Ricardo Vaz Te out of their squad. Ricardo Batista was Fulham’s backup goalkeeper for their 2-1 home loss to Middlesbrough. Luis Boa Morte was left on the bench as West Ham won 1-0 at Birmingham.

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France - Ligue 1

Goalless draws

Pedro Pauleta’s midweek goal was not enough to earn him a starting place for Paris Saint-Germain’s trip to Metz. The Azorean came on for the final 25 minutes with the match goalless, but could not find a breakthrough as both sides had to settle for a 0-0 draw.

Marco Ramos made his first Ligue 1 appearance of the season for Lens, playing the full 90 minutes as his side were also held to a scoreless draw, at home against Valenciennes.

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Germany - Bundesliga

Stuttgart struggle

Fernando Meira’s Stuttgart have just one point from their opening two Bundesliga games, after the Portuguese skippered his side in a 3-1 defeat to Hertha Berlin on Saturday. Meanwhile, Werder Bremen’s title prospects took a knock as they were hammered 4-0 on home turf by Bayern Munich, with Hugo Almeida playing the full game up front for winless Bremen.

Sergio Pinto was left on the bench by Hannover as the team won 2-1 away at Karlsruhe, while Alex was an unused substitute for Wolfsburg’s 3-1 victory at Duisburg.

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Italy - Serie A

Inter were beaten 1-0 in the Italian Supercup by Roma on Sunday evening at the San Siro in Milan. Luis Figo came on as a 53rd minute substitute for the Nerazurri, who lost out to a late Daniele De Rossi penalty.

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Spain - La Liga

Duda celebrates silverware

Sevilla won the Spanish Supercup after a 5-3 victory over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, securing a 6-3 aggregate win over the two legs. Duda started the match for Sevilla, but was subbed with 20 minutes to play, while former Porto defender and potential Portuguese international Pepe was issued a late red card.

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Others

Cyprus

The 2007/08 Cypriot First Division kicks off on Sunday September 1.

Greece

The 2007/08 Greek Super League kicks off on Sunday August 26.

Holland

Champions PSV began the new Dutch season with a 2-0 win away at Heracles, although Portuguese defender Manuel da Costa was not fit to take part.

Poland

Zaglebie Lubin are fourth in the Polish league after a 1-1 home draw with Lech Poznan, with Tiago Gomes playing in the Zaglebie defence on matchday four of the new season.

Romania

CFR Cluj drew 0-0 with Steaua Bucharest in the weekend’s big match in Romania. Ricardo Cadu, Tony, Andre Leao, Dani and Semedo all started for Cluj, while Manuel Jose came on as a substitute. Bruno Simao played for UTA Arad in their 1-1 draw with Universitatea de Cluj.

Russia

Dinamo Moscow moved up to third place in the Russian Premier League with a1-0 home win over relegation threatened Luch Vladivostok. Danny was out injured for Dinamo, but Custodio started the game and striker Cicero was brought on as an 86th-minute substitute.

Scotland

Hearts’ unimpressive start to the season continued after they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by newly promoted Gretna. Jose Goncalves was an unused substitute for the Jambos, who are still without midfielder Bruno Aguiar.

Pedro Moutinho was played 74 minutes from the start as his Falkirk side were demolished 7-2 away at Rangers, while Filipe Morais was left on the bench by Hibernian for their 0-0 draw at Dundee United.

Serbia

Almani Moreira scored his first goal in Serbia as Partizan Belgrade went top of the league after a convincing 3-0 win at Cukaricki Beograd on day two of the new season. Moreira, who played the full game, scored the opener for Partizan on 25 minutes and impressed throughout.

Meanwhile, champions Red Star Belgrade won 1-0 at home against Smederevo, with Portuguese Lucas playing the full match in midfield for the hosts, who have one eye on their Champions League qualifier with Rangers.

Switzerland

FC Basel were beaten 2-0 by Grasshoppers Zurich in the Swiss league on Sunday. Carlitos came on for the final half hour for Basel, but could not help his side from drifting three points behind leaders FC Zurich.

FC Sion, without Joao Pinto, suffered an embarrassing evening as they were hammered 5-0 at home by champions FC Zurich. Nelson Ferreira played the full match for FC Thun in their 0-0 draw away at Young Boys.

Turkey

Portuguese midfielder Neca played the full match for Konyaspor as they drew 1-1 at home with Kayserispor, leaving the Anatolia side with one point from their first two games in the Turkcell Süper Lig.

Star Performer

Almani Moreira (Partizan Belgrade)

After his league debut was cut short by injury last week, well-travelled forward Almani Moreira made his mark for Partizan during their 3-0 win over Cukaricki, scoring the opening goal and giving a sparkling performance for the early leaders.

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