Subscribe!Pohang beat Chunnam, a side that had dominated the Steelers recently. The win leaves Pohang in fourth place with a 2-1-1 record, 7 points and a 0 goal differential. Their next match is September 16 at Peju, a club Pohang beat at home at their last meeting.
Barcelona easily outmatched Osasuna, with Samuel Eto'o scoring in the second minute and 25 minutes later added another goal. Leo Messi added the final goal in the 37th minute. After that, the game action slowed although Barcelona did twice come close to adding a fourth goal in the second half. No Barcelona players were booked in the match. Barcelona is now in second place in the league table with 6 points (2-0-0) and a +4 goal differential. The next league game is Sunday at Racing Santander.
September 12, 2006 Barcelona 5 - 0 Levski Sofia
Barcelona began their Champions League crown defense in fine fashion, with Andres Iniesta (7'), Ludovic Guily (39'), Carles Puyol (49'), Samuel Eto'o (58'), and Ronaldinho (90') all scoring goals. And for the second consecutive match, no Barcelona players were booked. However, with such a demanding lead I do wonder why stars Samuel Eto'o and Ronaldinho were still on the pitch risking injury with another match coming up in five days.
Things once again started out very well for Villa, as Liam Ridgewell scored in the 4th minute. However, in the 8th minute of the second period West Ham scored the equaliser to close the scoring for the match. Yellow cards were shown to Gareth Barry and Gavin McCann. Villa now stands in fifth place with a 2-0-2 record and 8 points. Their next league match is Saturday, September 16 at Watford.
After all the controversy and delays, the Italian Serie A finally began their season on September 9, with Torino's first game coming the next day.
All the scoring occurred in the second half, with Parma striking first in the 55th minute. Things were looking bleak for the home team until Roberto Stellone scored in the 89th minute. Yellow cards were shown to the hero Roberto Stellone earlier in the match and Simone Barone in the 90th minute. Torino now stands in two way tie for ninth place with 1 point from a 0-0-1 record. Their next match is at Udinese on September 17th.
