A look the the history behind the Barcelona v Chelsea match tonight. FC Barcelona v Chelsea FC Tuesday 28 April – Camp Nou Wednesday 6 May – Stamford Bridge It is the third time the clubs have met in the latter stages. Barcelona won an epic quarter-final in 1999/00, 6-4 on aggregate after scoring twice […]
Champions League
Kick-off: Tuesday, 28 February 2009, 20:45 CET –Camp Nou, Barcelona Barcelona’s Quest for Glory This is a huge two week period for Barcelona. While all the focus in England has been on Manchester United’s pursuit of the quintuple, in Spain the talk has been all about Barcelona’s quest for a history-making treble voyage. Barcelona faces […]
No sooner had Chelsea seen off one familiar foe in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League than another homed into view. After knocking out Liverpool in spectacular fashion in the quarter-finals, the Blues take on Barcelona in the last four. Judging by past meetings between the sides, we could be in for a tie […]
A stunning long-range strike from Cristiano Ronaldo sent Manchester United into the Champions League semi-finals with a 1-0 win at Porto and set-up a mouth watering tie with Arsenal. The Portuguese powered home a spectacular drive in the sixth minute as the holders secured a tense 3-2 aggregate victory. With the win United became the […]
It was a game that had everything. In an enthralling encounter Chelsea was the team celebrating a fifth UEFA Champions League semi-final appearance in the last six seasons. But at halftime Liverpool fans had to be dreaming of an improbable comeback as they jumped to a 2-0 lead inside the first 30 minutes. The 3-1 […]
Jürgen Klinsmann got his wish as Bayern Munich departed the Champions League competition with heads held high, even if Seydou Keita denied them victory on the night as Barcelona eased through to the semi-finals with a comfortable 5-1 aggregate triumph. After their 4-0 first-leg defeat in Catalonia, Bayern were determined to restore pride, and appeared […]
Interesting data on the UEFA site about this weeks Champions League quarter-final games. Call it a statistical look at this week’s games. Chelsea v Liverpool (first leg: 3-1) Chelsea have never lost a European tie after taking a first-leg advantage back to Stamford Bridge. Liverpool have found the net at Stamford Bridge just twice in […]
Two headers by Branislav Ivanović and a clinical finish by Didier Drogba brought Chelsea to the verge of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals as they ended their barren run of European visits to Liverpool. Chelsea had only a John Arne Riise own goal to show for the previous five recent UEFA Champions League trips to […]
An enthralling first-half display put Barcelona within touching distance of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals for the third time in four seasons as FC Bayern Munich were brushed aside at the Camp Nou. First-half goals from Samuel Eto’o and Thierry Henry plus two from Lionel Messi ripped through the resistance of a Bayern side who […]