PSV celebrations kept on hold!

As the football seasons across Europe are reaching a climatic finale, the football schedules continue to cram up leaving little breathing space. And one slip up here or there could mean the end of an entire year’s efforts. That wasn’t the case with Ajax when they took on FC Groningen on Wednesday in their rescheduled match knowing fully well that any other result apart from a win would mean handing the title to league leaders PSV Eindhoven. A goal in each half eased them to a 2-1 victory that keeps celebrations at PSV on hold. The final set of matches will be placed on Sunday when PSV travel away to Vitesse needing just a draw to clinch their fourth consecutive title. Ajax will have to rely on their players to grind another victory and pray to the Gods that PSV fail in their venture, in which case Ajax could out jump PSV based on goal difference. Remember last year when Ajax lost the title to PSV by a goal difference of one!! A thrilling Sunday awaits….

A last-gasp 93rd minute winner by Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink sees Celtic defeat big-time rivals 2-1 and curtail Rangers’ lead at the top to just a point, though they have two games in hand over Celtic. Rangers are still the favorites to grab the title back from Celtic but a match-up between these two giants of Scottish football on 27th could spice up proceedings.
3-1 was the scoreline at Munich as Bayern Munich comfortably continue their journey towards the German title. And guess who added another two goals to his tally…..that’s right, Luca Toni, once again! The Italian cannot stop scoring at the moment but not many are complaining. Another inspirational Italian keeps Roma’s dreams alive of lifting two trophies at the end of the campaign. Captain Francesco Totti fired in a 30-yard winner to edge out Catania in the first-leg of the semi-finals of Coppa Italia. Inter, on the other hand, where held to a disappointing goalless draw at home against Lazio.

Moving off the pitch… Marco Van Basten has offered Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp a role as trainee coach at Ajax. Van Basten, currently manager of Holland, will be in-charge of Ajax post-Euro 2008. Bergkamp had started his career from Ajax at a time when Van Basten was a legend at the Amsterdam Arena. Soon Dennis Bergkamp etched his name in the hearts of the Ajax supporters by scoring a century of goals during his time in Holland. If Bergkamp were to accept this role, we could soon be having a brilliant manager in the making! Will keep you all updated on this one….

A late addition but an important one... Valencia beat Getafe 3-1 in the finals of the Coppa del Ray to salvage some pride from a miserable season and also guarantee European football for the next season.