Levski Sofia fans force players to remove shirts after derby defeat
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho said his team's comfortable 2-0 victory over Levski Sofia on Tuesday, felt more like a friendly than a Champions League match.
Chelsea also got their Champions League campaign off to a good start, beating Werder Bremen 2-0.
Chelsea secured top spot, above Barcelona, in Group A with a 2-0 home win over Levski Sofia.
Holders Barcelona must beat Levski Sofia to make sure of avoiding a shock exit from the UEFA Champions League.
Champions Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by Aston Villa, Liverpool lost 2-0 at Bolton Wanderers and Arsenal rallied to beat Charlton Athletic 2-1 in Saturday's Premier League matches.
Slavia Sofia's 42-year-old goalkeeper Georgi Petkov has rejoined the Bulgarian national squad ahead of their UEFA Nations League matches against Cyprus and Norway.
Germany's Bundesliga is set to be given the green light for a restart, probably from May 15, as part of measures to further ease the country's coronavirus regulations, two people familiar with the preparations told Reuters. The Bundesliga would be the first of the five major European domestic soccer leagues to resume play after a stoppage which has seen almost all football put on hold around the world since mid-March.
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It is testament to Steven Gerrard's ability that his Liverpool career will be remembered for heroic acts of willpower that ensured no deficit was irretrievable and no opponent unbeatable, rather than the league title that eluded him.
US Open champion Martin Kaymer sank an eight-foot birdie putt at the first extra hole to beat Bubba Watson in the four-man PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda on Wednesday.
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