Málaga and Porto became the first teams to confirm their qualification into the knockout stages, but another draw for Manchester City all but ends their Champions League dreams for another season. One of the big surprises in the Champions League this season has been the performance of La Liga’s Malaga. They had won their three […]
Champions League
It has been a really tough start to the season for Milan fans, but Massimiliano Allegri is hoping that Saturday’s thrashing of Chievo will be the springboard for a better performance against Malaga at the San Siro on Tuesday. After three rounds of matches, Milan are 5 points behind Malaga and Allegri’s knows that qualifying […]
Real Madrid and Arsenal lost their perfect starts while Manchester City’s Champions League dreams lie in shatters after a shocking display defeat in Amsterdam. Group D is called the Group of Death as it contains the champions of four leagues, and the group is living up to its moniker. Real Madrid’s 100% record ended in […]
Interesting piece in today’s Daily Mail about Manchester United’s kit deal with Nike, which is coming up for renewal in 2015. Back in 2002, United signed a 13-year deal with Nike worth £303 million, plus a profit share on retail sales. Even without any profits, that translates to around £23 million a season. The deal […]
Shakhtar Donetsk underlined their ambitions to win the UEFA Champions League by defeating defending champions Chelsea2-1, while Manchester United came from two goals behind to beat Braga. Shakhtar and Chelsea met in Donetsk, level atop Group E on four points and with both teams in fine domestic form. But for most of the match there […]
We get back to Champions League football this weekend, and even at matchday three, some teams are facing massive must-win games. Tuesday 23 October Matches Group E Nordsjaelland v Juventus Shakhtar Donetsk v Chelsea Chelsea coach Roberto Di Matteo remains unbeaten in eight Champions League games (five wins and three draws), though the defending champions […]
Cristiano Ronaldo notched his second hat-trick of the week as Real Madrid edged a step closer to the Champions League knockout stages with a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Ajax in Amsterdam. Ronaldo, who also got a hat-trick in Sunday’s 5-1 La Liga over Deportivo La Coruna, scored in the 42nd, 79th and 81st minutes with […]
We got our first upset in the Champions League last night as BATE Borisov stunned in-form Bayern Munich 3-1. Goals Alexander Pavlov and Vitaly Rodionov put the Belarusian champions in charge and although Bayern pulled one back in stoppage time through Franck Ribery, BATE added a third through Renan Bressan to seal their first ever […]
Manchester United kicked off their Champions League campaign tonight with an unimpressive 1-0 win at home to Galatasaray, with Michael Carrick scoring the United goal. Here are some quick thoughts on the game: For the third time this season United missed a penalty. Nani joining Van Persie and Chicharito in missing. What amazed me, was not the […]