Champions League

With the UEFA Champions League Knock out stages well underway, fans of the the final 16 sides left in the tournament are anticipating who may be their next hero. The established names will no doubt be marked and every caution will be taken to stop them from making the difference, so the potential of a [...]

Some of football’s biggest stars are in fitness battles to be ready for their team’s second leg clashes.
Alexandre Pato was injured last weekend in Milan’s 3-1 win against Atalanta. He scored two goals but had to be stretchered off with a hamstring strain. He didn’t play in Milan’s 0-0 draw with Roma today and will [...]

Goalkeeper: Hugo Lloris (Lyon)
With six saves against Real Madrid including a fine save off of a Ronaldo strike, the French international was a major player in Lyon’s victory.
Left Back: Per Kroldrup (Fiorentina)
Kroldrup scored the important away goal for La Viola and couldn’t be blamed for either Munich goal.
Right Back: Maicon (Internazionale)
A defender who [...]

Stuttgart 1-1 Barcelona:
I do not know why but this was the worst game of football I have seen from Barcelona during the Pep Guardiola era. They gave the ball away far too cheaply and did not defend with their usual aggressiveness. Academy product Sergi Busquets was a train wreck, to put it kindly, [...]

Whenever Jose Mourinho is involved you never know what will happen and this match is no different. Except for the fact that Wednesday he will be facing his old club and last year’s Milan derby nemesis, Carlo Ancelotti.
Mourinho claims that his in-depth knowledge of Chelsea will not give his side the advantage:
“I know [...]

Two potential dark horses in this competition, the winner of this tie could pose problems for some of Europe’s giants down the road. Moscow will be favourites in Russia, especially because Sevilla are missing Fabiano.
Sevilla arrived in Russia and were met by cold conditions and the players had a snowball fight at their training.
As much [...]

There are no easy games in the Round of 16 of the Champions League. However Pep Guardiola and his staff had to be happy with how the draw turned out for Barcelona.
If the group stage was any indication this matchup may be harder than it appears. VfB Stuttgart has won six of their last [...]

Bordeaux may still lead Ligue 1 but there performances of late have left something to be desired. The French side will face a challenge as they go to Greece. Olympiakos defeated Arsenal in Greece and they will hope that their loyal fans, as well as the heat in Greece will give them an extra advantage [...]

FC Sevilla travelled to Russia without Luis Fabiano and Diego Capel due to injuries the duo suffered in La Liga this past weekend.
Fabiano has muscle pain in his chest while Capel is suffering from a similar problem. Both are expected back for the return leg on March 16 but Sevilla will have to find an [...]

Ivory Coast international Arthur Boka has suffered a dislocated shoulder prior to Stuttgart’s clash with Barcelona.
The left-back, who is a mainstay in Stuttgart’s defence, was injured in training before their match with FC Cologne on Saturday.
Stuttgart will have to make do without the 26 year old who would have had the job of reigning in [...]

Makoun’s goal against Real Madrid:

Seedorf’s goal against Manchester United:

Rooney’s goal against AC Milan:

Play Beautiful!

Manchester United 3-2 AC Milan
An early goal by Ronaldinho put United under the gun as AC Milan poured on the pressure. Ronaldinho, Antonini, and Huntelaar could have doubled the lead but all missed golden chances.
They were made to regret it when Scholes scored a fortunate goal in the 36th minute and United turned the tides [...]

Bayern Munich will take a slender lead to Florence after a controversial 2-1 win over Fiorentina in a hotly contested match which featured a number of odd decisions by the refereeing crew. Fiorentina’s Coach Cesare Prandelli was aggravated while club skipper Riccardo Montolivo could not believe his eyes and admitted the players are disheartened.
There is no point [...]

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Beckham was absolutely ineffective on Tuesday night in Milan. Sure we saw a couple dazzling crosses but in today’s modern football you need to do more then take corners and free kicks.
It seemed that the “Spice Boy” was more interested in flapping his gums about how great Manchester United is and how he still cheers [...]

While this matchup does not have the media draw that a match like Milan vs United has, it threatens to be just as entertaining. Both clubs play open, attacking football and put very little emphasis on defence.
This will probably give Arsenal the advantage as the likes of Fabregas, Nasri, and Walcott will impress with the [...]

Bayern Munich are the hottest team in Europe. I never thought I would be saying this only a month and a half after Christmas but the German giants have turned on the style and have 12 wins on the trot.
This is a lot due to the health and form of Arjen Robben. The Dutchman is [...]

This is a truly mouth-watering match. Two giants of European football colliding and the reunion of David Beckham to his old coach and father-figure in Alex Ferguson make this match maybe the most anticipated of the Round of 16.
While the media has made a big deal about the strained way Beckham and Ferguson parted [...]

Benzema returns to the Stade Gerland, the stage where he had immense success. This time he is against Lyon and trying to help Real Madrid break the European hoodoo that has had them eliminated from the Round of 16 for five straight years.
As much as I hate to say it, Madrid are looking better and [...]

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The long wait is over and the Round of 16 of the Champions League is about to begin. Going into the next two weeks of play, a few players will have to wait a little longer due to some recent injuries.
Chelsea
Ashley Cole was given a blow as he suffered a fractured ankle in Chelsea’s defeat [...]