Champions League
AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic will surely be fined and suspended for his comments after today’s Champions League quarter-final saying that he was left feeling “disgusted” after Barcelona scored from two first-half penalties. Ibrahimovic echoed comments last season by former Inter Milan and current Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho in feeling that Barcelona’s European success has […]
Barcelona and Bayern Munich swept into the Champions League semifinals as Lionel Messi became the competition’s most prolific scorer in a single season. Messi scored two first-half penalty kicks and Andres Iniesta added another goal after the break to give Barcelona a 3-1 victory over AC Milan following a 0-0 draw in Italy. Messi’s 14th […]
Tottenham Hotspur ended a five-match winless streak in the Premier League by beating Swansea City 3-1 at White Hart Lane, and as a result moved level on points with third-placed Arsenal. Spurs took the lead on 19 minutes as Rafael van der Vaart converted a stylish, sidefooted effort from just outside the area after a […]
AC Milan held Barcelona to an 0-0 draw at the San Siro, to leave their Champions League quarter-final tie delicately balanced heading back to the Nou Camp next week. The last time Barcelona failed to score in the Champions League was in the 0-0 draw with Rubin Kazan in November 2009. Both teams had their […]
It will go down as one of the best European nights at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea beat Napoli 4-1 after extra time at a loud and boisterous Stamford Bridge to progress into the Champions League quarter-finals. Chelsea were led tonight by the old guard; Petr Cech made some really important saves while Didier Drogba, John […]
Lionel Messi single-handily destroyed Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 at the Nou Camp. Messi was at his mesmerizing best, scoring five goals as Barca showed the rest of Europe that they will not give up their Champions League trophy without a fight. Messi became the first man to score four goals in a game twice in the […]
Champions League football resumes this week with Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen facing huge uphill tasks while Benfica and Lyon will be looking to protect slender leads. After allowing the international calendar to take centre stage for a week, the UEFA Champions League returns on Tuesday. AC Milan and FC Barcelona look odds-on to reach the […]