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Andre Marriner Helps Ramires & Chelsea Cheat Their Way Out of a Loss
On their way to a historic victory at Stamford Bridge, West Brom were robbed of two points as Andre Marriner mistook a blatant Ramires dive for a foul by Steven Reid, giving Chelsea an injury time penalty kick which was converted by Eden Hazard, with the match ending in a 2-2 draw.
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Iker Casillas – Real Madrid Isn’t the Place For Him
It’ll be somewhat of an end to an era when Iker Casillas decides to leave Real Madrid, the only club he’s ever played for. Despite getting a match to play once every two weeks at best, his ability doesn’t seem to be affect, which makes it even more frustrating for him to be sitting behind Diego Lopez, hoping Carlo Ancelotti changes his mind.
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Barcelona vs AC Milan – Neymar is Starring, Lionel Messi Scoring Again
A rivalry can be big only by name, because for the last few years, it’s not a really fair fight between Barcelona and AC Milan, a club in deep trouble after two or three years of completely mismanaging their transfer policy. On the happier side of the chasm, Neymar is playing like he’s in Brazil again, while Lionel Messi proves he hasn’t forgotten how to score and it’s only a matter of time before we’re going to see the numbers we’re used to from him.
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Dortmund vs Arsenal – Aaron Ramsey Turns the Match Around
It’s not just the goal that Aaron Ramsey scored in the second half that helped Arsenal come away with a slightly surprising 1-0 win over Dortmund in Germany. His goal sparked some belief in the side that they’re actually capable of attacking, making Dortmund feel quite uncomfortable in their own home, and not doing much after going down except wish for the referee, Bjorn Kuipers, to give them a penalty kick.
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Chelsea vs Schalke – Andre Schurrle & Willian Shouldn’t Return to the Bench
It seems that every week is a new lesson for Jose Mourinho about the idiosyncrasies of his team. This week’s lesson? Andre Schurrle should always start, and Willian is finally start to look like a player who cost as much as he did, with the two of them being the driving force behind Chelsea beating Schalke 3-0.
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Champions League – Week 4 Results & Tables (Groups E – H)
The group of death took another interesting twist with a big win for Arsenal in Dortmund thanks to an Aaron Ramsey goal, while Napoli joined them at the top of the table. Meanwhile, Barcelona had no problem dispatching of AC Milan at the Camp Nou,furthering the crisis for the Rossoneri.
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Daniel Sturridge – Luis Suarez is His Perfect Partner
If anyone thought the moment of anger portrayed on the face of Daniel Sturridge after not getting a pass from Luis Suarez as Liverpool lost to Arsenal means a breakdown in the relationship between the two strikers, he couldn’t be further from the truth.
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FC Copenhagen – Impossible to Beat at Home
One of the more remarkable achievements by a team that doesn’t get too much attention has been the ability of FC Copenhagen to make a fortress of their home stadium, not losing a single group stage match in the Champions League when playing at home, no matter the rival.
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Juventus vs Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Turns it On and Off
There’s no other player in the world right now on the scoring run Cristiano Ronaldo is on with 8 goals in the first 4 matches of the Champions League this season, tying a 11 year-old record, showing a remarkable ability to look horrible for one half and then switch to dangerous with every touch later on as Real Madrid drew 2-2 with Juventus and pretty much punched their ticket to the round of 16.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie Can’t Be This Wasteful
When Ashley Young keeps lowering the bar for cheating and diving and Marouane Fellaini has yet another awful performance for Manchester United, Robin van Persie should be one of the players David Moyes trusts with his eyes closed. However, the Dutchman proved just as lacking as some of his teammates.