FC Barcelona’s Samuel Eto’o and Gonzalo Higuaín of Real Madrid CF were responsible for eight of the 34 goals scored in the Liga over the weekend, with Monday headlines greeting the latter as ‘The New Idol’ in Spain.
It was a mixed night for German sides in the opening leg of their UEFA Cup first round ties as VfB Stuttgart and VfL Wolfsburg both opened with victories, while Hamburger SV could only draw at home to AFC Unirea Urziceni and BV Borussia Dortmund lost against Udinese Calcio at the Westfalenstadion.
The World Cup winner has not played for his country since giving a poor performance in a goalless qualifying match against France in September.
But calls to bring him back have been mounting as the forward has been instrumental in helping third-placed Juventus secure a Champions League qualification slot on their return to the top flight [...]
