Utrecht took advantage of an injury-ravaged Ajax side as they left the Amsterdam ArenA with all three points, with Edouard Duplan getting both goals in a 2-0 win.

Heve Renard has said Zambia's 3-0 win over Sudan in the CAF Africa Cup of Nations was their toughest test so far, and now they have reached the semi's he feels they have every right to be targeting a medal.

Genoa pulled off a surprise in today's early match in Serie A, beating a Lazio side whose title tilt is firmly on the rocks, but the hosts almost let a three goal lead slip, with the Romans rallying, albeit futilely, to a 3-2 defeat.

Arsene Wenger has called for his Arsenal side to replicate their 7-1 demolition of Blackburn Rovers by eclipsing their poor start to 2012 and finding some consistency.

Sidney Sam's return to the Bayer Leverkusen squad looks to have been a short-lived one as the German forward suffered what is believed to be a muscle tear, having just recovered from a similar injury.

Marco Reus has apologised for missing a gilt-edged chance in Borussia Monchengladbach's 0-0 draw with Wolfsburg, but coach Lucien Favre has told the star he has nothing to be sorry about.

Holger Stanislawski has laid into his Hoffenheim side after their 'low-standard amateur' performance in the 2-2 draw with Augsburg yesterday, saying they are very much in a relegation battle now.

Thomas Muller has bemoaned Bayern Munich's dropped points against Hamburg, saying that the Bundesliga giants expect to win every game.

Sydney FC were on the wrong end of a five-goal haul as Newcastle Jets left the SFS with a 5-2 victory, with Nikolai Topor-Stanley opening the scoring and Jeremy Brockie both claiming a brace.

Santos Laguna remained top of the Torneo Clausura after a 2-1 win at Unam Pumas, despite Rodolfo Salinas scoring at both ends, while Atlante moved within three points of them after beating Queretaro.