Tottenham were 10 minutes away from exiting the Champions League before Christian Eriksen's late intervention secured a vital win. Christian Eriksen scored the only goal at Wembley as Tottenham edged past Inter 1-0 to keep their Champions League last-16 hopes alive. The Italians had looked like leaving London with the point they needed to secure their place in the knockout stages and dump Spur...Full Story »

Inter Milan and Lazio shared a goalless draw at San Siro that frustrated both clubs' Serie A ambitions. Previously unbeaten Inter slipped off the top of the table following back-to-back defeats to Udinese and Sassuolo and on Wednesday the Nerazzurri were knocked out of the Coppa Italia by city rivals AC Milan. Lazio's bid for a top-three spot had stalled in recent weeks and they enjoyed the ...Full Story »

Borja Valero's first goal for Inter Milan set the Nerazzurri on a path to reclaiming second place in the Serie A table as Hellas Verona were defeated 2-1 at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi. The former Fiorentina midfielder opened the scoring in the 36th minute but Inter needed a second-half winner from Ivan Perisic as Giampaolo Pazzini would level for Hellas. Towards the end of an evenly c...Full Story »

Fiorentina midfielder Borja Valero has predicted a tough test when his team opens its Serie A campaign at Roma on Saturday evening. Roma have bolstered their ranks significantly with Ashley Cole, Juan Manuel Iturbe, Seydou Keita, Salih Ucan and Davide Astori among their new recruits. "Roma can make life difficult to any team," Valero said. "They have made good quality signings and will battle ...Full Story »

Fiorentina came from behind to win a seven-goal thriller against Hellas Verona 4-3 at the Artemio Franchi stadium on Monday evening. Borja Valero put the hosts ahead in the fifth minute but two goals in seven minutes from Romulo and Juan Iturbe put Hellas in front. Valero levelled matters in the 14th minute before Juan Vargas gave Fiorentina a 3-2 half-time lead. The visitors suffered a blow ...Full Story »

Fiorentina moved into fourth place in the Serie A standings thanks to a 2-0 win over AC Milan on Saturday. Juan Vargas gave the Viola the lead in the 27th minute with a deflected free-kick before Borja Valero wrapped up victory midway through the second half with a tap in. The result was another blow to Milan, who are now winless in their last four games in all competitions and have won just t...Full Story »

Champions League football will remain a mere pipe dream for Fiorentina unless the Tuscans can start winning games away from home, according to midfielder Borja Valero. La Viola remain in sixth place and in the hunt for a top-three spot thanks to a formidable home record, but a run of four straight defeats on the road leaves Vincenzo Montella's men struggling to keep up with Sunday's opponents L...Full Story »

The Spanish midfielder reveals that Los Blancos did not grant him the patience he deserved as a young player, and that he now hopes to succeed in Serie A Fiorentina midfielder Borja Valero admits that he is still bitter about not being given the chance to succeed at Real Madrid. The 2010 La Liga Spanish Player of the Year joined his boyhood side at only 11 years of age but only made two sub...Full Story »

Osasuna scored twice in the final 15 minutes to beat Villarreal 2-1 and put themselves firmly in the race to earn a European place this season. After a disjointed first-half the game came to life after the break. Javad Nekounam nearly put the hosts in front with a thundering shot from distance that hit the underside of the bar, but it was the visitors who eventually took the lead after a wonder...Full Story »

Villarreal leapfrogged Real Betis to move into the top half of the table for the first time this season thanks to Borja Valero's solitary first-half goal. After an evenly matched opening 20 minutes, the hosts took the lead when Hernan Perez and Marco Ruben combined to set Valero free down the left and he calmly chipped over Casto from just outside the area. Betis nearly equalised straight away...Full Story »