Hints and tips:
...No obvious relief for Villarreal is in sight....
...Still, there is clearly some money available to Valencia, who beat off Real Madrid’s attempt to capture their greatest single playing asset, Spanish international striker David Villa, upping his after-tax...
...The goalkeeper David James and the centre-back Sol Campbell have been equally rejuvenated, defying both age and personal demons.Three high-class new arrivals have also helped....
...Rangers, the first Scottish side to reach the knockout phase under the present format, will face Villarreal, probably the least fancied of the group winners....
...Goals always looked like being a problem for Everton this season, and it is David Moyes’ failure to sharpen his side’s strike force over the summer that has drawn the most criticism....
...David W Roberts, Boston, Mass MM: We would not invest in any country where there are possibilities of exchange controls which would prevent us from repatriating our funds....
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