Chelsea FAIL: 11/14 In Review

Everton 1-2 Arsenal

Tim Cahill got a late Toffee consolation, but the game was mostly well controlled by the Gunners, who overtook Manchester United for second place, two points off the pace of...

Chelsea 0-3 Sunderland

...the suddenly toothless, league-leading Blues. While Branislav Ivanovic probably should have been sent off in the first half for denying a goal-scoring opportunity with a cynical foul, the Black Cats got karmic comeuppance when Nedum Onuoha slalomed through Chelsea defenders (who seemed content to watch his moves rather than stop him, as seen above) and netted just before halftime. Asamoah Gyan and Danny Welbeck added to the Chelsea misery in the second half, in what was their worst home loss to a non-Big Four opponent since losing 3-0 to Leeds in March 1995.

Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly:

Celtic managed a very late winner for a 1-0 result at St. Mirren which closed the gap between they and leaders Rangers to one point.

Spanish Inquisition:

Espanyol, in fourth place at the start of the day, was held to a scoreless draw at Racing Santander. Seventh place Sevilla won at Zaragoza, 2-1, to move up to 4th/5th depending on outcome of Valencia match. Real Madrid won late at Sporting Gijon, 1-0, to retain their one point league lead, two weeks ahead of the first Clasico showdown with Barcelona. Valencia defeated Getafe 2-0 to move up to fourth.

Insert Cheap Italian Stereotype Here:

Second place Lazio won 2-0 at third place Napoli to take back first place ahead of the Milan derby. AC Milan won "at" Internazionale, 1-0, on a penalty taken by Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The win moved Milan back into first place by a point, and left Rafa Benitez's Inter in fifth place.

Das Boot:

Freiburg won at Hoffenheim, 1-0, to move up to 6th place. Two more goals for Mario Gomez (and a missed penalty) helped Bayern Munich along to a 3-0 victory over Nuremberg. The defending champs and Champions League runners-up moved up to 5th.

Midweek:

A brief international break, including:
--> Euro 2012 qualifiers: Finland/San Marino and Croatia/Malta
--> Friendlies such as: USA/South Africa, England/France, Brazil/Argentina, Germany/Sweden and Ireland/Norway.