LONDON -- Three quick thoughts on Chelsea's 2-0 win over Tottenham in the Capital One Cup final on Sunday at Wembley.

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1. Chelsea celebrate first silverware in Mourinho's second spell

The second coming of Jose Mourinho at Chelsea has its first silverware. Ten years after winning this same competition in Cardiff, his first trophy with the club, and with Manchester City's loss at Liverpool hardening their grip on the Premier League title, this was a blue-ribbon day.

Centre-back John Terry, a remnant...

LONDON -- Goals from Olivier Giroud and Tomas Rosicky gave Arsenal an easy 2-0 win vs. Everton. Here are three quick thoughts from their Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

1. Giroud scores, still not enough for Arsenal

It is quite difficult to know what to make of Olivier Giroud. Watching him against Monaco midweek and even at points in Sunday's game against Everton, when he contrived to miss a virtually free header from about six yards out not once but twice, it's difficult...

LIVERPOOL, England -- Three thoughts from Anfield after Liverpool claimed a 2-1 victory over Manchester City to climb to fifth in the Premier League table.

1. Coutinho the scourge of City again

History repeated itself. For the second successive season, Manchester City lost to Liverpool. Once again, they were defeated by a wonderful strike from Philippe Coutinho. The Brazilian's ability to unleash unstoppable shots at vital moments is ever more apparent. Seven days after Coutinho scored a glorious...

GRANADA, Spain -- Three quick thoughts from Barcelona's 3-1 win over Granada in La Liga at the Nuevo Los Carmenes on Saturday.

1. Barcelona tough it out

Barcelona were far from their fluid best here, but goals from Ivan Rakitic, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi were enough to get three valuable points, with Granada's reply coming from a second-half Javi Marquez penalty.

Barca had warning of how difficult it can be coming to the Nuevo Los Carmenes, where Granada were unbeaten in six games since...

MANCHESTER, England -- Three thoughts on Manchester United's 2-0 win vs. Sunderland in the Premier League.

1. United labour to another win

It was yet another day when all would seem perfect at Manchester United if you looked just at the result and avoided the actual performance. There remains this deep disconnect between the two, as well as the feeling that it has to snap at some point.

At the same time, it is to their huge credit that they keep persevering, keep going and keep staying in those Champions...

Three thoughts from Tottenham's 2-0 defeat and Europa League elimination at the hands of Fiorentina on Thursday night in Italy.

1. Tottenham implode in Florence

Tottenham had more than enough possession and chances over the course of their two matches against Fiorentina to make it through to the last 16 of the Europa League, but glaring errors at both ends of the field proved costly for Mauricio Pochettino's side.

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Leg 2Aggregate: 3 - 1

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Fiorentina were welcome recipients of gifts from their opponents on a night...