An awful mistake by Werder Bremen keeper Tim Wiese in the 88th minute gifted Juventus a dramatic 2-1 victory in Turin on Tuesday and a place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Bremen were hanging on for the 1-1 draw which would have been enough for them to reach the last eight of the competition.
AC Milan ended Juventus’ 100% league record in style with a 3-1 victory over the Serie A leaders on Saturday. Carlo Ancelotti’s side blew away the reigning champions with three first-half goals as Milan recorded their seventh straight win and cut Juve’s lead to just two points.
Spanish giants Real Madrid need a win from their final group B match against Roma in Rome on Wednesday to be certain of reaching the last 16 of the Champions League for the eighth consecutive season. The group couldn’t be much tighter with three teams vying for the two places in the knockout stages.
The inquest into the death of controversial cycling star Marco Pantani will begin in earnest on Monday as Italy come to terms with the loss of one of its fallen heroes. Pantani, the last cyclist to win the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia double in the same year, was found lifeless in a Rimini hotel room on Saturday evening.