Greece striker Angelos Haristeas has joined Ajax Amsterdam from Werder Bremen, the Dutch club said on Friday.
British bookmakers William Hill consider Chelsea 9-2 favourites to win the competition for the first time, followed by Barcelona and AC Milan on 11-2.
The Brazilian was dismissed in injury time after he lashed out at Valencia's Marco Caneira.
Captain David Albelda thinks his team needs to to have an 'ugly' defensive approach against Inter Milan.
The game was heading for extra time when Dutch striker Roy Makaay raced into the box and past a defender to hit the winner seconds before the final whistle.
Brazil remain optimistic over striker Ronaldinho's chances of being fit for Sunday's World Cup qualifier against Bolivia.
Chelsea took a five-point lead at the top of the English Premier League after beating champions Manchester United 1-0 in Sunday's show piece match. In Spain, Barcelona retained their one-point lead over Real Madrid.
Favourites Barcelona will meet Benfica in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.
Greek media speculated the 32-year-old Brazilian would earn up to $1.86 million per year.
Twice in arrears Rangers earned a 2-2 home draw with Villarreal
Barcelona earned a valuable 2-1 away win at Chelsea, with the home side playing most of the match with only 10 men.
Chelsea, Valencia and Lazio shook things up in England, Spain and Italy by climbing to the top of their respective leagues.
A round-up of weekend action in the main European leagues.
The Argentine defender joined Manchester United from Paris St Germain.
Santini always made it clear that Manchester City's Nicolas Anelka would not be on the list.
France coach Jacques Santini's team for the FIFA centenary match against Brazil in Paris on May 20.
Udinese bowed out of their first ever Champions League campaign after their 2-0 home defeat to Barcelona.
Twice former winners Benfica came from behind to beat the English side 2-1 to reach the last 16 of the tournament.\nA round-up of Wednesday's matches.
Champions Barcelona produced another sparkling display to crush Racing Santander 4-1 and reclaim top spot in the Primera Liga.
FIFA says a player who assumes a new nationality without a clear connection to that country will not be eligible to play for the national team.
Second-placed Bayern dropped nine points behind Werder with 14 games remaining.
Ukraine champions Shakhtar Donetsk dented Sevilla's bandwagon as the UEFA Cup holders wobbled before securing a 2-2 draw.