In the end it was the Champions League encounter that had  everything. A penalty, a red card, a sheer sense of panic when a  Benfica side down to 10 men somehow scored with five minutes remaining; there was even a furious Jesus and a rather more content Roman. Jorge Jesus was enraged by what he felt was the decisive moment in this game. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is a step neare...Full Story »

Alex McLeish today revealed that Portugal forward Yannick Djalo will join Villa on trial but insisted it is “premature” to talk of a permanent deal for the player. Djalo had previously caught the eye of McLeish during a Champions League game for Sporting Lisbon and the Villa boss decided to take a closer look at the player although he had hoped to keep the trial under wraps. R...Full Story »

Aston Villa trialist Yannick Djalo may be looking to impress at the club, but he has already made a mistake in the eyes of manager Alex McLeish - by announcing the deal on Facebook. The Portuguese has not yet arrived at Villa's Bodymoor Heath training ground, and McLeish had been hoping to keep the move quiet. However, any hopes of doing so were extinguished when Djalo resorted to social med...Full Story »