What a massive week of football we just saw. For fans of high pressure matches, it does not get much better than the past week. The Premier League title race and relegation battle, F.A. Cup, Champions League, Europa League, La Liga title race, and a…
Browsing: Champions League
Chelsea’s looming Champions League semi-final with Atletico Madrid will be put to one side as Jose Mourinho’s side attempt to strengthen their Premier League title challenge at Swansea. The Stamford Bridge club will head to South Wales on Sunday having…
Roberto Martinez believes his Everton squad have the character and ability to stay in the mix for a Champions League place after achieving a club record points total in the Premier League era. The Merseyside team climbed up to fourth spot with a narrow…
VfL Wolfsburg continued their push for a place in next season’s Champions League after a thumping 4-1 win over Nuremburg saw them go fourth in the Bundesliga on Saturday. With champions Bayern Munich later hosting second-placed Borussia Dortmund at…
Former Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster has branded holders Bayern Munich “uninspired and dreary” ahead of their Champions League semi-final clash with the Spanish giants in a little over a fortnight. “What Bayern have recently offered in the Bundesliga…
Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will be free to face his parent club Chelsea in the Champions League semi-finals, UEFA claimed on Friday. European football’s governing body said that any provision in Courtois’ loan agreement preventing his…
Pep Guardiola has hailed his “best” hour at Bayern Munich after steering the holders to the Champions League’s semi-finals as they bid to reach their fourth final in five years. Holders Bayern had to come from behind before romping to a 3-1 victory…
As Manchester United’s players trudged from the pitch at Bayern Munich, it was with the knowledge that they will not experience the Champions League again for at least 17 months. United are seven points below the top four in the Premier League, and…
David Moyes admits Manchester United made a ‘school-boy error’ by throwing away a second-half lead at Bayern Munich as his side crashed out of the Champions League’s quarter-finals. Champions Bayern romped to a 3-1 victory at home to United in Wednesday…
England striker Wayne Rooney won his race to be fit for Wednesday’s Champions League, quarter-final, second-leg at Bayern Munich despite struggling with a toe injury. United manager David Moyes started Rooney just in front of attacking midfielder Shinji…
Demba Ba admitted to somewhat mixed feelings after coming off the bench to score the goal that took Chelsea into the Champions League semi-finals at Paris Saint-Germain’s expense on Tuesday. The 28-year-old came on for Frank Lampard midway through the…
Two goals in each half scored by substitutes Andre Schurrle and Demba Ba ensured Chelsea FC progress to the Champions League semi final. Nice one lads. Sad to see Eden Hazard brought off my a calf injury but credits to Andre Schurrle for being an…
Jose Mourinho believes Chelsea’s “special spirit” was key in overcoming Paris St Germain and will worry whoever is pitted against them in the Champions League semi-finals.
Eden Hazard could be sidelined for two weeks after injuring his calf during Chelsea’s 2-0 Champions League win over Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, manager Jose Mourinho said. “With a muscular problem, even when it’s not serious, you cannot play normally…
Chelsea reached the Champions League semi-finals with a thrilling 2-0 win over Paris Saint Germain in their quarter-final second leg match on Tuesday to go through on the away goal rule after the tie ended 3-3 on aggregate. A late goal at Stamford Bridge…
Manchester United manager David Moyes is backing his side to safeguard their Champions League legacy by eliminating holders Bayern Munich in Wednesday’s quarter-final, second-leg to reach the semi-finals. Having drawn the first-leg 1-1 at Old Trafford…
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney allayed concerns about his fitness by taking part in training on Tuesday ahead of his side’s Champions League quarter-final second leg at Bayern Munich. The 28-year-old missed United’s 4-0 win at Newcastle United…
Chelsea will hope to draw inspiration from their 2012 Champions League triumph when they attempt to overturn a 3-1 deficit in their quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday. Javier Pastore’s 90th-minute solo goal in last week’s first leg…
Cristiano Ronaldo is doubtful for Real Madrid’s Champions League quarter-final, second-leg against Borussia Dortmund after breaking off Monday’s final training session with a knee injury. Ronaldo completed just 20 minutes of Real’s final training session…
Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc declared on Monday that his side will go on the offensive against Chelsea as they seek to secure a place in the Champions League semi-finals. “We try to win with fairly attacking football; having the ball, causing…