11.   Following five straight Serie A league defeats, Parma on Tuesday sacked Argentine coach Daniel Passarella.

12.   It was only the fourth league defeat of the season for Newcastle, which gave Colombian star Faustino Asprilla his first start since his recent transfer from Parma.

13.   Middlesbrough, hoping to end a slide of seven league defeats in a row, hosts last place Bolton and Queens Park Rangers visits Sheffield Wednesday.

14.   Struggling Spanish soccer side Real Zaragoza was prevented from leaving its stadium by its angry supporters following a home league defeat, newspapers reported Monday.

15.   The titlist suffered its fourth league defeat at Zaragoza last Sunday, a week after the false dawn of its victory over archrival Barcelona.

16.   Gallen, however, then missed a penalty on the hour enabling Leeds to end a run of four league defeats.

17.   It was also the Merseysiders first home league defeat of the season.

18.   It was their first league defeat in four months.

19.   AC Milan crashed to their first league defeat of the season on Sunday.

20.   Barca went down to their ninth league defeat of the season - not great preparation for the arrival of Liverpool on Wednesday.