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Bayern Munich – The Destructive Power of Arjen Robben
There’s the Midas touch, and there’s the Robben touch, both blessed and cursed at the same time, although at this stage of his career, Robben often seems to be more of bad seed on a Bayern Munich side that is everything Robben isn’t in the way he plays football.
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Arsenal FC – Santi Cazorla Woke Up Too Late
All of Arsenal showed up at the wrong time, a little bit too late. Santi Cazorla looked like the player he was earlier this season, with an all-around great effort, making up for the absence of Jack Wilshere, but it was simply not enough, because one match, one impressive away win doesn’t take away from years of mediocrity and decline.
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AS Monaco – Planning to Buy Wayne Rooney & Carlos Tevez
If everything continues to go smoothly, AS Monaco will be a Ligue 1 team by next season, and the plans of Dmitry Rybolovlev to turn them into a European giant can proceed, with the reunion of Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez being planned as their big summer move after securing promotion.
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Jose Mourinho Thinks Real Madrid Win Over Manchester United Isn’t Special
While Alex Ferguson still can’t believe his team got knocked out of the Champions League because of a red card that he still feels was way too harsh on him, Jose Mourinho is playing it cool, letting everyone know just how un-special the win over Manchester United was for him and Real Madrid.
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Champions League – Malaga vs Porto Predictions
With both sides having pressing matters to attend to in the league, reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions League is merely a bonus, especially for Malaga, who no on expected to be here at this stage, hoping the slim lead Porto have from the first leg won’t be enough.
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Champions League – Bayern Munich vs Arsenal Predictions
Any hope of a comeback? Not too many believe in it, as it seems, carrying a two goal deficit into an away match against the best defense in Europe. Bayern Munich seem to be as good as clear in the quarterfinals, while Arsenal are torn between waiting for a miracle and their own problems in the Premier league.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Gets the David Villa Help He Needed
When Barcelona failed to make it through into the Champions League final last season, everyone talked about how Barcelona needed a real striker to help Lionel Messi against defenses that park the bus. From the first minute in their comeback attempt against AC Milan, it was clear that Barca finally made the right choice up front, and all across the pitch.
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Lionel Messi Proves Everyone Wrong (Barcelona vs AC Milan)
They always said that this Barcelona team never had a great comeback. It was so good it never needed win. After Lionel Messi took hits and jabs from every possible direction for having three bad matches in the “money time” he silenced everyone in one half, and Barca eventually advanced to the quarterfinals with a 4-0 win.
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Bayern Munich Keep Treating Jupp Heynckes Like a Second-Rate Manager
While this isn’t quite the situation going on at Palermo, where a manager can be fired and rehired three times in less than six months, but it’s weird to see the relationship between Jupp Heynckes, on his third tenure with Bayern Munich, being treated like an interim manager and nothing more.
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Chelsea FC – Rafa Benitez & Fan War Hurting the Players
It’s hard to say it’s just a very small and vocal minority that’s against Rafa Benitez since he became the manager of Chelsea, but it’s also hard to believe fans want their team to lose if it means a change of personnel at the managerial position coming sooner than expected.