Weekend Football Action
CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - AL AHLY v ORLANDO PIRATES
Not only did Al Ahly win their 8th CAF title on Sunday, but they won it in style. The first leg at Orlando Stadium had an epic ending, Orlando Pirates scoring in the last minute of extra time kept their hopes alive before they travelled to Egypt. However, Al Ahly has a very good record playing at home, and they proved it when they beat Pirates 2-0 and clinched their 8th CAF title. Al Ahly also won by an aggregate of 3-1.
Unfortunately Pirates lost out on a second title as well as a second star.
Does this mean Al Ahly will have 8 stars?
Pirates can now shift their focus to the ABSA Premiership having only played 3 matches and sit at the bottom of the table on 4 points.
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
Liverpool won 4-0 against Fulham while Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur suffered the same fate during the weekend. Arsenal lost 1-0 to Manchester United, Manchester City lost 1-0 to Sunderland and Spurs lost 1-0 to Newcastle United.
Liverpool was the pick of the bunch as they continued their winning streak as they beat Fulham 4-0. Bringing the gap between Arsenal to only 2 points.
At Old Trafford, former Arsenal man Robin van Persie scored the only goal that dented Arsenal's title aspirations while keeping theirs alive.
The 150th clash between Newcastle and Spurs resulted in Spurs conceding their 6th goal of the season and losing to Newcastle. Interestingly, both North London rivals lost their matches.
Chelsea survived a close 2-1 defeat to West Brom. A last minute penalty awarded to Chelsea was scored by Torres who levelled the match for Chelsea which then ended 2-2.
Arsenal remain at the top of the log while 2nd placed Liverpool close in with a 2 point deficit. Southampton moved to 3rd place, Chelsea 4th while Manchester United moved to 5th place. Unfortunately, Fulham, Sunderland and Crystal Palace make up the bottom three.
LA LIGA
Barcelona remains unbeaten, Atletico Madrid held, while Real Madrid bridge the gap.
Barcelona were without injured Lionel Messi for the rest of their 4-1 win against Real Betis. Fabregas scored a brace while Neymar and Pedro scored the other goals to hold on to Barca's unbeaten run and number 1 spot. Barca now sit on 37 points from only 13 games.
Second place Atletico could have seen the summit had Villarreal's Juanfran's only scored for Atletico instead of scoring for both clubs.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick while Benzema and Khedira also got their names on the scoresheet in Real Madrid's 5-1 victory against Real Sociedad. Madrid is 3rd on the table with 31 points, 3 points behind Atletico and 6 points behind Barca.
