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Ask Doni, CL Tickets, Masch, Lyon Vs Man United
By: Rob |
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Haven’t been around for a couple of days due to my computer dying and then coming back, like Lazurus or Noel Edmonds carrer. So here be a roundup of all the Champions League related news from the last couple of days.
UEFA has put 10,500 for the Champions League final in Moscow up on its own [...]
Category: Champions League
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
By: Rob | No Comments
Over at the Champions League website, they have an intriguing, if ultimately pointless collection of stats on this years champions league so far. All the obvious things, of course, top scorer and assist maker and so on, but there is also a load more stuff, which i found, well at least mildly diverting for a [...]
Category: Champions LeagueGreat European Cup Players #1 Johan Cruyff
By: Rob | No Comments
As a series to keep everyone reading between Champions League games, I’ll now and then profile a great player who has played in the Champions League, or its former incarnation as The European Cup. So fittingly, I’m starting with perhaps the greatest of them all. Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (Johan Cruyff to you and me)
“I don’t [...]
Category: Great European Cup PlayersHalftime in the Round of Sixteen (II)
By: Rob | 1 Comment
Lyon 1 – 1 Manchester United
Man United got a bit lucky here, with another (how do Man United always get last minute goals btw?) vital last minute goal – an away goal in this instance. Man United were probably the better side over the 90, (Coupet had a great game in the Lyon goal) but [...]
Category: Knockout RoundsHalftime at round of 16 – I
By: Adam | 3 Comments
So we are done with 8 out of 16 matches in the round of sixteen. First half is done and second half will be played in next fortnight. Lets see how teams fared in this half and what managers need to do now.
Liverpool vs. Inter Milan
This one was most watched match of the night. There [...]
A New Signing for The Champions League Offside
By: Rob | 2 Comments
Well hello, I’m gonna be joining Adam here on the Champions League blog, which hopefully should be a rewarding expeience for all of us. I’ll use this introductory post so you can get to know me a little better, and so we can get through all that traditional introductory stuff.
Without doubt the Champions League is [...]
Category: Champions LeagueBegining Of End
By: Adam | 1 Comment
Rafa is walking on the thin line today. Whatever has happened in Barnsley game, Rafa is certainly on the borrowed time. And he has to prove in every round of CL (henceforth) that he is the right candidate. They not only have problems off the field but also on the pitch too. Fans don’t trust [...]
C-Ron’s Tum Tum is All Better
By: Daryl | 2 Comments
Lyon fans may have seen Cristiano Ronaldo sitting out Man Utd’s 4-0 FA Cup win over Arsenal and hoped maybe there was something wrong with the lad. Maybe there was more to it than just Fergie giving his golden boy a little rest. And turns out there was. C-Ron apparently had a stomach upset, which [...]
Category: Champions LeagueKnock….Knock….Knocking On Heaven’s Doors
By: Adam | 10 Comments
Expect the emotions. Feel the nerves. Get ready for both cheers and jeers. Grab the anxiety. Surmount the pressure. Give a passage to tears. Relish the joy. Bask in the glory. Big Daddy of European football returns this week. It’s a champions league and we are about to savor the mouth-watering part of this spicy [...]
Category: Champions LeagueCo-Pilot wanted!!!!
By: Adam | 4 Comments
The Champions League returns next week, with the remaining sixteen teams playing some two-legged knockout football. We want to give the tournament the best coverage possible, so we’re looking for a blogger to join me on this blog.
It’s not a paid position, but if you want a platform to share your opinions, insights and crazy [...]
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