The lineup for the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League group stage has been completed with the final five qualifiers earning their places on Wednesday night. This week’s ten play-off winners join the 22 automatic entrants in Thursday’s group-stage draw. VfL Wolfsburg, Rubin Kazan, AZ Alkmaar, Standard Liège, Unirea Urziceni, Debreceni, APOEL and FC Zürich will all […]
Champions League
It was not pretty but a deflected William Gallas opener and second-half own goal from Gary Caldwell put Arsenal firmly in the driving seat in this UEFA Champions League play-off tie as the visitors earned a 2-0 victory against Celtic. The home team had more than matched Arsène Wenger’s side for the best part of […]
The UEFA Champions League play-off round begins today with the ten remaining places in the group stage up for grabs. History beckons For the likes of Arsenal and Lyon the prospect of missing a season in the continent’s premier club competition does not bear thinking about. At the same time, history beckons for Sheriff and […]
Well UEFA finally ruled on Chelsea’s behavior after the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona and I am surprised at how lenient the bans are. The media is portraying UEFA’s ruling to hand lengthy European bans to Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa as harsh. I disagree. Drogba was given a six-match ban, but since the last […]
Barcelona were crowned European champions for the third time – and the second in four seasons – as a vibrant display of pass and move, capped by goals in either half from Samuel Eto’o and Lionel Messi, defeated Manchester United in Rome. It was a convincing win for Barca. Outside the first ten minutes they […]
There are lots of web sites and newspapers with previews of tomorrow’s Champions League Final between Manchester United and Barcelona. The best preview I have read is on goal.com and here are some excerpts from their preview. The champions of Spain meet the champions of England as Barcelona take on Manchester United in the Champions […]
No big surprise, but it is official that Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher will miss the Champions League final against Barcelona after failing with an appeal against a red card. The Scot was sent off for a tackle on Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas minutes from the end of United’s 4-1 aggregate semi-final victory, despite appearing […]
Thierry Henry and Andrés Iniesta face a fitness race ahead of FC Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League final against Manchester United in Rome on 27 May. The French striker struggling with a knee ligament injury and the Spanish midfielder suffering a torn thigh muscle. The Catalan club’s medical team diagnosed a stretching of Henry’s posterior ligament […]
From the UEFA Web site: With regard to the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg between Chelsea and FC Barcelona in London on Wednesday, UEFA has received both the referee’s and delegate’s report. UEFA is currently examining those reports, as well as gathering additional evidence. It will decide which action to take in the course […]