AC Milan got the new season off to a dramatic start with a thrilling draw at Barcelona but there were opening victories for Marseille, Chelsea, Porto and APOEL. Pato struck for AC Milan inside 25 seconds at Camp Nou, the fifth fastest in Champions League history and the earliest on any matchday one. Pedro Rodríguez […]
Champions League
It took two second-half goals from Giuseppe Rossi, but Villarreal finally were able to get past Danish side Odense, and advance to the Champions League group stage. Rossi who was linked with a move to Juventus this summer, got in front of his marker to open the scoring five minutes after halftime and then rifled […]
UEFA has announced that a total of €754.1m was distributed to clubs participating in the Champions League last season and that Barcelona and Manchester United received the largest amounts. The €754.1m prize money allotted to the 32 teams who figured from the group stage onwards consisted of €413m in fixed amounts plus €341,100,000 from the […]
Arsenal are a step closer to their 14th consecutive appearance in the Champions League group stage after a narrow first-leg play-off win against Udinese. Theo Walcott’s fourth-minute goal proved the difference in an open contest in which Udinese were unlucky not to score an away goal. The Serie A side will feel confident that they […]
Barcelona’s triumphant players paraded the club’s fourth European Cup through the warm streets of a festive Catalan capital before partying with almost 100,000 fans at the Nou Camp stadium. Boarding an open-top bus, Barcelona wound their way through the thronged streets with the European Cup and La Liga trophies displayed at the front of the […]
Newspapers across Europe Sunday all celebrated Barcelona’s performance in the Champions League Final. It was not just that Barca one, it was the style and performance that had sports editors across the continent reaching for superlatives. Here is a sample of their headlines today SPAIN Sport: The best team in history. Amazing Messi. Mundo Deportivo: […]
Arsenal’s inability to beat Aston Villa at the weekend, combined with Man City’s win over Stoke last night, means that Arsenal will in all likelihood finish up in the fourth place in the league. This means the Gunners will have to play a Champions League play-off game either side of the second weekend of the […]
Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets has been cleared of racial abuse by UEFA and will be able to play in the Champions League final against Manchester United. Uefa has dismissed claims from Barca’s Spanish rivals Real Madrid that Busquets racially insulted Brazilian full-back Marcelo in their semi-final. A statement on Barca’s website read: “Uefa has rejected […]
Manchester City secured a top-four finish and a place in next season’s Champions League with a 1-0 home victory against Tottenham Hotspur. City had the first notable chance but Edin Džeko was thwarted by Carlo Cudicini’s point-blank save. Spurs grew into the match and it was not long before they fashioned an opportunity of their […]