Chelsea threw away a two goal lead against Juventus tonight at Stamford Bridge in their first Champions League game of the season. Here are some quick thoughts on the game: Disappointed result and performance tonight by Chelsea. They are not the kind of side that I expect to throw away two-goal leads, especially at home. The draw means that […]
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When an Aleksandar Kolarov’s free-kick with five minutes to go put Manchester City ahead 2-1 at the Bernabeu tonight, I thought they were going to hold on for a famous victory. But one thing the Premier League Champions have shown this season is an inability to defend like they did last year. And that cost […]
In a surprisingly move FIFA has decided to extend the ban handed to Juventus coach Antonio Conte to cover all matches, a move which rules out his involvement in his side’s Champions League campaign starting next week. Conte was suspended for ten months by the Italian Football Federation for allegedly not reporting a suspect fixture […]
Unbelieveable comments today from Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge about big-spending Paris Saint-Germain. Rummenigge, who is also the President of the European Club Association, believes that PSG should face sanctions under UEFA’s Financial Fair Play for their summer spending spree, and that the idea of paying Zlatan Ibrahimovic €14 million a yea gives him […]
While the transfer market has closed in most of Europe, it is still open in Russia, and Zenit St Petersburg announced their Champions League intentions with a sensational double swoop today for Porto striker Hulk and Benfica’s Axel Witsel for a combined £70million. “It’s now official. Both players had signed five-year deals,” Zenit spokesman Dmitry […]
By winning the Champions League on Saturday, not only will Chelsea be playing in the Champions League again next season, instead of the Europa League, but they will avoid the Champions League qualification game after being given a number one seed by UEFA. Joining Chelsea as the top seeds in the August 30 draw are […]
Bayern Munich will meet Chelsea in the Champions League Final after beating Real Madrid 3-1 on penalties. Bastian Schweinsteiger scored the decisive spot-kick after Manuel Neuer had made two stunning saves to deny Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka. David Alaba and Mario Gomez had sent Iker Casillas the wrong way to put Bayern in control of […]