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Pavlyuchenko puts Spurs in final
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 22 - 01 - 2009

Roman Pavlyuchenko scored in the 118th minute to send League Cup holder Tottenham into a second successive final, sparing the English Premier League side an embarrassing loss to Burnley after extra time.
Goals from Robbie Blake, Chris McCann and Jay Rodriguez wiped out Tottenham's 4-1 advantage from the semifinal first leg two weeks ago.
The away goal didn't count in Burnley's favor until the additional 30 minutes were over, and the League Championship side was already thinking about Wembley with two minutes remaining and the score level at 4-4 in its favor.
But then Pavlyuchenko struck and Jermain Defoe added another in the 120th to clinch a 6-4 aggregate win for Spurs.
Tottenham will face Manchester United in the Wembley final after the English, European and world club champions saw off Derby County 4-3 on aggregate on Tuesday.
Mata lifts Valencia
Juan Mata's deflected late winner gave holder Valencia a 3-2 victory over 2007 winner Sevilla in the first leg of their King's Cup quarterfinal on Wednesday.
In Wednesday's other quarterfinal, struggling Espanyol and Primera Liga leader Barcelona played out a goalless draw, the first game for new Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino.
Inter beat champ Roma
In Milan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic put Inter Milan into the Italian Cup semifinals when his controversial winner sealed a 2-1 victory over holder AS Roma on Wednesday.
The Sweden striker hooked in on 63 minutes after a close-range header by Walter Samuel, who appeared offside, was blocked by goalkeeper Artur.
Rodrigo Taddei had brought Roma level moments earlier with a fierce right-foot shot after Inter had gone ahead when Brazil's Adriano took advantage of a defensive mistake to slot home on 10 minutes.
Champion Inter will meet Sampdoria in the semifinals after the Serie A struggler beat Udinese 4-1 on penalties following a 1-1 draw.
Lazio hosts Torino on Thursday and Juventus entertains Napoli in the final last-eight clash on Feb. 4.
Robinho may be fined
Robinho says he warned Manchester City. The club is mystified by it's star's sudden exit.
On Tuesday, after Robinho insisted City knew he left training camp in Tenerife to return to Brazil for family reasons, the club threatened to fine him unless he can explain his sudden departure - apparently without warning.
The striker left teammates in the Canary Islands on Monday, sparking reports that he walked out for good on the same day that AC Milan star Kaka turned down a world-record move to City.
Robinho faced a maximum two-week fine of $194,000.
Robinho, who moved to City from Real Madrid last year for a British record transfer fee, said he had no dispute with City and was “committed” to helping the team become a force.


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