Milan, Italy – FC Barcelona won at San Siro in Milan after a superb match with five goals beautifully scored, the Catalans dedicating the victory to their Assistant Coach Tito Vilanova, currently hospitalized. Nearly 80,000 fans stood blown in Milan at the best match of the fall in the UEFA Champions League. Catalans have played [...]
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has rued his clubs luck, as the London side went down 2-1 to Bayer Leverkusen after an injury time goal by the Germans. The Londoners will now have to beat Valencia at Stamford Bridge in their final Group E game to progress to the next round of the UEFA Champions League. [...]
Moscow, Russia – French champions managed a 2-0 win away at CSKA Moscow and returned in the fight for qualification in the knockout phase of the Champions League. Lille was going to the Russian capital, one in which the temperature fell seriously below zero, in order to play its last chance to qualify into the [...]
Munich, Germany – The Frenchman showed an exceptional form in front of Villarreal, leading Bayern to the victory that ensures winning Group A. Bayern Munich shot two birds with one stone in the match at the Allianz Arena: rehabilitated after the defeat in the championship against Dortmund and booked the first place in the group [...]
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is happy with his defensive options and has said that he has an embarrassment of riches at centre back now that he has five players vying for the two starting spots. After last season’s late implosion by Arsenal, Wenger was under increased pressure to bolster his centre of defence and he [...]
Arsenal midfielder Andrei Arshavin has admitted that he is currently lacking form and his performances for the club have been merely average. With Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri both leaving the club in the summers, this was Arshavin’s chance to shine in the midfield but so far the Russian has failed to take the chance [...]
Mario Gomez helped himself to a hat trick as Bayern Munich took a huge step towards the knockout stages of the Champions League with an eventful 3-2 victory over Group A rivals Napoli at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night. Gomez struck three times in the opening half as the Bundesliga leaders threatened to run [...]
Inter Milan took a firm stranglehold on Champions’ League Group B after disposing of French champions Lille 2-1 at San Siro. A first-half header from Walter Samuel opened the scoring somewhat against the run of play, before Diego Milito, who had previously missed three simple opportunities, finally got on the scoresheet after superb work by [...]
After a nervy start, Madrid could have taken the lead in the 10th minute; however, Hugo Lloris made a superb save to deny Karim Benzema. The away side took a deserved lead in the 24th minute after they were awarded a free kick on the edge of the box following a foul on Benzema. Ronaldo [...]
Chelsea Football Club has vowed to trace the people responisble for taunting Anton Ferdinand during the Champions League game away at Genk. A section of the away fans were heard chanting “Anton Ferdinand, you know what you are,” on Tuesday night in Belgium. The slogans were in reference to an ongoing investigation by the FA [...]
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has said that his side were always in complete control of the UEFA Champions’ League group tie against Olympique Lyonnais. The Portuguese also said that he fully believed that his side were deserved winners in the European match, however he was extremely cautious when asked if his side could go [...]
This was a highly entertaining match, with both teams looking to sail through to the last 16 table. As always, Barcelona commenced in a high spirit and with their flawless passing. The game continued without much, until the wonder boy Lionel Messi was fouled by Marian Cisovsky. This resulted in the referee awarding Barcelona with [...]
