MONDAYBenfica 2-0 União (Jonas 5 76)The Eagles wasted no time in taking the initiative in a game postponed for 24 hours after adverse weather conditions in Madeira prevented their opponents from being able to travel. Jonas put them ahead inside five minutes and struck again midway through the second half – his 28th of the season in all competitions – to seal a win that helps Benfica close to within a point of Liga leaders Sporting CP, who were held elsewhere.SUNDAYBarcelona 2-1 Sevilla (Messi 31, Piqué 48; Vitolo 20)Luis Enrique's men equalled Real Madrid's Spanish rec...
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Prem Lge: Chelsea battle back, Arsenal suffer
Chelsea came back from a goal down to beat West Brom 2-1 at home, as they kept up the pressure at the top of the Premier League table.GettyImagesBen Foster looks on helpless as Nicola Anelka's shot creeps in• Premier League Gallery • Lomas: Frugal is folly • Jolly: QPR rise to challengeThe Blues were up against it from the start, as Shane Long stole the ball from Alex on the halfway line and ran through to beat stand-in goalkeeper Hilario in the fourth minute. Chelsea offered little in attack and Salomon Kalou bore the brunt of manager Andre Villas-Boas' anger as he was hauled off in the 34th minute.After the break though, the Blues were a different team and did not have to wait
Van Persie, Gibbs and Vermaelen suffer injuries
Arsene Wenger is sweating on the fitness of Arsenal trio Robin van Persie, Kieran Gibbs and Thomas Vermaelen.GettyImagesRobin van Persie: Arsenal's star performer• Arsene hopeful of signing• Arsenal 1-2 Benfica (UK) Van Persie sustained a painful-looking injury during Saturday night's 2-1 friendly match loss against Benfica, and received lengthy treatment following the knock. He did not enter the fray for the second half.Wenger has revealed left-back Gibbs and centre-back Vermaelen have also picked up issues ahead of the club's Premier League opener against Newcastle next weekend. The Gunners then face Udinese in the Champions League before tackling Liverpool.First asked about Van Persie, Wenger said: "It is an ankle problem, I don't know how bad it is. Gibbs has a muscular [thigh] problem