Barcelona 0 – 0 Chelsea : Anti-football thwarts attack

Chelsea came and parked their bus in the Nou Camp.  Barcelona dominated possession and the chances on the night, but were unlucky not to be awarded a penalty.  Chelsea did have the luck however, as they should have probably had Michael Ballack sent off for two yellow cards in the second half.
Barcelona now find themselves [...]

Barcelona vs Chelsea Preview

The semi-finals of the Champions league have arrived. For the second year in a row both Chelsea and Barcelona find themselves back where they were at the same time last season. The big difference this time, is that Chelsea have already dispatched their old foes Liverpool, and Manchester United now find themselves facing the English [...]

Champions League: Messi has Europe running scared as Kop silenced by Chelsea

Barcelona put on a brilliant display of attacking football on Wednesday night as Lionel Messi ran riot against Bayern Munich.  By half time the little magician bagged himself a brace and set up Eto’o whilst having a big say in Thierry Henry’s 50th Champions League goal.  After battering Sporting Lisbon in the last round 12-1 [...]

Voller expects English glory in Rome

Rudi Voller is a former Champions League winner with Olympique de Marseille back when English dominance would not have even been spoken of. Now some 16 years later the German finds himself picking an English side to go the whole distance and lift the trophy again.

He told uefa.com. It’s not just luck that all [...]

Champions League Draw

Quaterfinals
(Team with home game in first leg listed as seen)

Villareal vs Arsenal
Manchester United vs FC Porto
Liverpool  vs Chelsea
FC Barcelona vs Bayern Munich
Semi-Final draw
Manchester United/Porto vs Villareal/Arsenal
FC Barcelona/Bayern Munich vs Liverpool/Chelsea

Debate: Is the gap between the Premier League and Serie A as big as the Champions League suggests?

As we sit here waiting another year in the UEFA Champions League whereby four of the quarter finalists come from English soil, we cant help but wonder…is the Premier League really THAT good?  Judging by the results this week it would appear so.  English champions Manchester United knocked out the champions of Italy Internazionale, Chelsea [...]

Champions League Round-Up: Champions go through as Barcelona thump Lyon

Holders Manchester United soothed a painful old wound for Alex Ferguson by knocking Inter Milan out of the Champions League on Wednesday, as Barcelona mauled Olympique Lyon 5-2 in a thrilling return to form.
Arsenal made it four English teams in the quarter-finals for the second successive year, their youngsters showing great composure to see them [...]

Champions League Round-Up: English dominance continues as Bayern and Villareal keep hope up for the rest

Liverpool 4 -0 Real Madrid (5-0) Liverpool through
Liverpool brushed Real Madrid aside in what was a complete mis-match in class tonight. A fighting fit Fernando Torres was back and chomping at the bit as Liverpool opened the game with a ferocious tempo. After 15 minutes it was the returning Spaniard that opened up [...]

Champions League round-up

The First Legs are over, certainly some interesting results accross the board and here they are -
Atletico Madrid 2-2  Porto
Lyon  1-1   FC Barcelona
Arsenal  1-0   AS Roma
Inter Milan  0-0  Manchester United
Chelsea  1-0   Juventus
Real Madrid 0-1   Liverpool
Villareal  1-1    Panathanaikos
Sporting Lisbon   0-5    Bayern Munich

Inter Milan vs Manchester United : Preview

Without a doubt the tie of the round, the Italian Serie “A” leaders and current champions against the current English Premier League leaders and champions of the world!
It could be argued that this game means more to Inter than to Manchester United given their lack of European success for such a long time. However, [...]