Feb
15
Champions League Ready To Go
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It has been two months and a week since the last Champions League games, and finally, we are back. A lot of things have happened since the biggest competition in Europe held it’s last group games, namely the January transfer window and the 2010 African Cup of Nations. Some big players have moved clubs; some [...]
May
28
Unless you live under a rock, you already know that Barcelona very comfortably subdued the London club to capture their 3rd Champions League title in history and second since 2006. The miracle team made the final game look easy for them. After the first few minutes of the game with Manchester United having control and [...]
May
7
By now, we all know that Barcelona managed to win the second ticket to the Champions League final where Manchester United has been waiting since the day before. The game was controversial and Chelsea have lots of reason to complain about some of the referee’s calls. Then again, Barcelona had to play more than 20 [...]
May
5
Manchester United crashes Arsenal waits for Barcelona at the Champions League final
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Manchester United became the first team last night to qualify for the 2008-09 Champions League final. With an unbelievable performance and 2 quick goals in the span of 3 minutes in the first 15 minutes of the game (the 8th and 11th minutes) to take an early lead at Emirates Stadium, Man U sealed the [...]
Apr
16
Ronaldo goal against Porto video
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal last Tuesday against FC Porto for Champions League will go down in history as not only one of the most beautiful goals scored from 40 yards out but also as the goal that for the first time allowed an English team to beat Porto away from home.
Ronaldo’s incredible shot stunned everyone [...]
Mar
20
The Champions League Draw.
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Well the conspiracy theory didn’t come true. There was only one all-English quarter final drawn (Liverpool v Chelsea) which left one tie without an English team, this turned out to be Bayern Munich v Barcelona, which promises to be a fantastic tie. It will be interesting to see how Bayern play after crushing Sporting Lisbon [...]
Mar
12
Arsenal’s So-so Performance.
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If yesterday’s Champions League Round of 16 game had been a 90 minute game Arsenal would have been booed by their fans as they went off at full time and Wenger would have been facing more criticism. Nicolas Bendtner would have been hounded out of North London for having the touch of a donkey and [...]
Nov
7
Del Piero goals against Real Madrid
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Alessandro Del Piero is all class and at the age of 34 he proved once more that he is a force to be reckoned with scoring 2 goals for Juventus to give his team a win away from home against Real Madrid. Del Piero’s performance at the Estadio Bernabéu last Wednesday for the Champions League [...]
Nov
5
Karagounis’ goal against Bremen
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I can’t decide what I like most: the way Giorgios Karagounis celebrates his goal, the French sportscaster’s voice, or the unbelievable volley that gave Panathinaikos their second goal against Werder Bremen on the way to a 3-0 away victory? Watch the below video and you will understand.
Sep
16
Chelsea shuts out Bordeaux, 4-0
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Chelsea started out their Champions League quest on a very bright note with an expected, but still stunning victory over Bordeaux. A goal by Frank Lampard during the 19th minute only began the domination by the Blues. The momentum continued to build throughout the game and culminated into very happy celebration once the game went [...]