It was a fascinating round of matches in the Champions League as some teams qualified for the knockout stages while the Italian participants in the Champions League had some impressive victories. One team that qualified for the knockout stages was Juventus in Group H who beat Real Madrid 2-0 at the Bernabeu behind two goals […]

With wins on Match Day 4 this week, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool could all be almost guaranteed qualification into the last 16 of the Champions League. This would make there last games in the group all but meaningless. But before Fergie and Rafa get their reserves ready for the last two games they […]

Five up inside 50 minutes, Barcelona looked every bit Champions League contenders with a 5-0 thrashing of Basle in Switzerland on Wednesday. Barca were at their brilliant best and first-half goals from Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Bojan Krkic gave them the half-time lead, but Basle were lucky it was only three. Barcelona scored two […]

Both Arsenal and Manchester United strolled to easy wins in the Champions League on Tuesday. Arsenal were at their attacking best as they thrashed Fenerbahce 5-2 in their Champions League match in Istanbul. Fenerbahce had been unbeaten in their last 15 European games at home, bit Arsenal’s win was so convincing that the Gunners were […]

It was another interesting round of Champions League soccer as once again French teams failed to shine on Europe’s biggest stage. Olympique Lyonnais collected the only point achieved by a Ligue 1 outfit on Matchday 2 and that point means that French teams have grabbed only two points from six games this season. By comparison […]

The Champions League returns to day with some teams already facing must wins games. Here is a preview of this weeks games. Group A Outlook: When the draw was made, Chelsea and Roma were favorites to qualify from this group. Chelsea were impressive in sweeping aside Bordeaux in Match Day 1, but Roma were upset […]

It was an interesting beginning to the 2008-2009 Champions League campaign with Romanian upstarts CFR Cluj grabbing the headlines as they stunned Italian giants Roma with a deserved 2-1 victory at the Stadio Olimpico. Roma now face a must win game in Match Day 2 away to Bordeaux who were thrashed 4-0 by Chelsea. Another […]

Yesterday we looked at the Tuesday Match Day One Champions League matches. Today we will look at the Wednesday games. Manchester United v Villarreal – Buy Manchester United – Villarreal Tickets The reigning Champions League champions open up defense of their crown at home to Villarreal. United are hoping to avoid a repeat when they […]

One of the most anticipated Champions League seasons in recent memory gets underway next week, with a full slate of games on Tuesday and Wednesday. Today we are previewing the Tuesday games. Chelsea v Bordeaux – Buy Chelsea – Bordeaux Tickets They were only a missed John Terry penalty kick away from being crowned champions […]