Inter Milan followed their fellow Italian teams’ path in the Champions League as just like AC Milan and AS Roma, the Nerazzurri also taste defeat on their European encounter at home this midweek. Playing in a revenge setup fixture,Inter left themselves in the back foot after suffering a 1-0 loss against German side, Bayern Muenchen, which they beat last […]
Champions League
A good night for Chelsea in the Champions League while Real Madrid’s struggles in the knockout stages continue. In France, Karim Benzema scored against his former club in the 65th minute and seemed to give Real Madrid a morale boosting away victory. But Lyon’s Bafetimbi Gomis tied the score in the 83rd minute leaving the […]
Didier Deschamps is banking on the feverish backing of the Stade Vélodrome crowd to give Marseille a valuable edge in the first leg of their tie against Manchester United, a club the coach describes as “an example to follow”. The visitors have a number of injury problems for the trip to France but Sir Alex […]
Inter Milan have been revived in 2011 under Leonardo but as the coach takes charge of the holders in the Champions League for the first time, against the side the Nerazzurri beat in last season’s final, he admits that European football is another thing entirely. Bayern Munich are also in good form going into Wednesday’s […]
Lyon coach Claude Puel said his side would face a “better balanced” team than the Real Madrid that they beat at this stage of last season’s UEFA Champions League yet, despite the absence of Lisandro, he believes they are in the mood to repeat that success. Madrid have lost in the round of 16 six […]
After two months of anticipation, in which time they have not played a competitive game, FC Copenhagen “are buzzing” ahead of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 visit of Chelsea FC on Tuesday according to coach Ståle Solbakken. Carlo Ancelotti is well aware of FC Copenhagen’s quality from their fine group-stage performance that ensured […]
AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has been suspended for four UEFA matches by the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body, following incidents that took place at last Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg against Tottenham Hotspur FC in Italy. The Control and Disciplinary body ruled that Gattuso had assaulted the Tottenham Hotspur assistant […]
Barcelona have now gone two matches without winning and according to Julián Ruiz, Barcelona are a team in crisis. Ruiz writes in El Mundo today: “In the second half, Barcelona were a team without spark or fluidity, a toy without batteries – the team was like a deflated doll. Messi looks to have lost the […]
Arsenal scored two stunning goals in the last 12 minutes to secure their first ever victory over Barcelona and give themselves the advantage in another high-class duel between these two European giants. David Villa gave the 2009 UEFA Champions League winners the initiative midway through the first half and though Lionel Messi missed a couple […]