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February 26th, 2009

Bayern through – everywhere else still to be decided

By: Rob | Comments No Comments

So the first legs of this years Round of 16 are over, and while some teams hold the advantage, only Bayern Munich look like something spectacular would stop them sitting in the Quarter Finals. It took them ages to break the deadlock, but once Ribery did, the floodgates opened, and the German side finished up [...]

Category Category: Knockout Rounds


February 24th, 2009

It’s Knockout Time! – Champions League Wednesday Preview

By: Stephen | Comments 2 Comments

If you aren’t physically and emotionally drained after Tuesday’s Champions League action, then just wait and see what Wednesday has in store for you. The remaining four round of 16 ties comprise of teams that have a combined total of 20 European Cup titles between them while two of the top scorers in this [...]

Category Category: Champions League
February 23rd, 2009

Champions League is Back! Tuesday Preview

By: Rob | Comments 4 Comments

So with pretty much all three big domestic leagues already sorted out – Barcelona will have to do something spectacular not to win the league this year, despite losing to rivals Espanyol at the weekend, Man United inched further clear at the top of the EPL after Liverpool managed only a draw against Manchester City, [...]

Category Category: Knockout Rounds
February 19th, 2009

UEFA Refuse to rule out tragic anniversary game for Liverpool

By: Rob | Comments 1 Comment

The 15th of April will be the the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, where 96 supporters died during an FA Cup tie against Nottingham Forrest in 1989. Liverpool traditionally hold a service to remember those lost on that day – just as Manchester United do on the anniversary of the Busby Babes Plane Crash. [...]

February 17th, 2009

Sir Alex desperate for successive titles

By: Stephen | Comments 9 Comments

Sir Alex Ferguson has always had a strong affiliation with the UEFA Champions League. Manchester United’s Scottish manager has helped the Red Devils lift the famous trophy on two separate occasions following an unforgettable victory over Bayern Munich in 1999 and then again last season after John Terry’s ill-fated penalty slip.
Despite such unparalleled success, Ferguson [...]

Category Category: Champions League


February 14th, 2009

Real Madrid – A ‘frightening’ prospect for Liverpool?

By: Stephen | Comments 5 Comments

When the draw for the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League was made back in December, I am sure Rafa Benitez and everyone connected with Liverpool Football Club would have been desperate for a more favourable draw than Real Madrid.
The likes of Sporting Lisbon and Villarreal may, on paper, have represented a somewhat [...]

Category Category: Champions League
February 5th, 2009

Anelka thinks Eng 3-0 Ita. What do you think?

By: Rob | Comments 6 Comments

You might have noticed, but the Champions League draw has thrown up three England Vs Italy ties in the last sixteen of the Champions League, to be played later this month. Claudio Ranieri takes new club Juventus to play against his old club Chelsea, Jose Mourinho reignites his rivallry with Sir Alex Ferguson as Inter [...]




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