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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Can’t Score, Mesut Ozil Can
For most of the La Liga, even when Cristiano Ronaldo is off his game, Real Madrid have plenty of firepower to come through. Lack of focus on away matches has cost them too many points so far this season, but after some early season drama, it seems that Mesut Ozil is becoming even better than ever before.
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Arsenal FC – Santi Cazorla Joins the Dirty Divers
Don’t let the win change your mind. Arsenal are still slow, predictable and easy to defend against. When a referee gives Santi Cazorla a penalty after a disgraceful dive, helping Mikel Arteta convert from the spot twice for contreversial reasons, there wasn’t much need for a great performance.
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Chelsea FC – The Real Fernando Torres Shows Up
Scoring in consecutive matches. Scoring two braces in a row. In truth, no one thought Fernando Torres had that kind of scoring power anymore. After a rough start to the Rafa Benitez tenure at Chelsea, their win-less streak is over and keeping up with the top two teams might not be such a lost cause after all.
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Premier League – Manchester City vs Manchester United Predictions
In the past few years, for probably the first time ever, the Manchester derby has turned into the best rivalry in the Premier League. Manchester United have always been involved in that sort of thing, but this is relativity new territory for City, who are looking to put their Champions League woes with some more Premier League glory.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Leighton Baines to Manchester United, Patrice Evra to PSG
Two things are obvious regarding a couple of the best left backs in the Premier League: Leighton Baines is going to leave Everton for Manchester United at some point, and Patrice Evra isn’t going to stay at Old Trafford for much longer. His next destination? Probably PSG.
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Andre Villas Boas vs Chelsea & Champions League Teams
After a pretty disappointing yet good enough to qualify group stage campaign from Tottenham in the Europa League, Andre Villas-Boas decided it’s time to start mending some old wounds by attacking Chelsea and other Champions League teams joining the competition after the group stage.
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Arsenal FC – Thierry Henry Isn’t the Answer
Once again, Arsene Wenger and Arsenal turn to a sentimental source that answers some of their fans’ woes instead of actually tending to their real problems. A year older, slower and anything else you want to add, Thierry Henry is on his way to another loan spell in somewhat of a vacation from his American life.
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FC Barcelona – The Lionel Messi Fall that Silenced a Stadium
The Camp Nou was far from full in a match that meant nothing to Barcelona, but turned out to be quite costly. Tito Vilanova didn’t start Lionel Messi, which was understandable considering the first place in the group was already a certainty. For some reason, he threw his biggest star into a meaningless match, and paid for it with a minor scare.
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Manchester United – Wayne Rooney Can’t Make Subs Better
It was a strange approach from Alex Ferguson and Manchester United on their final group stage match of the Champions League this season, clinching qualification a month ago. Wayne Rooney gets to play, maybe to sharpen his finishing and passing before the big derby this weekend, while everyone around him, including Javier Hernandez, probably won’t be playing in the match of the season.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres is Back, Eden Hazard Isn’t
You take what you get, and although the last Champions League evening of the seasons ended in a predictable way for Chelsea (A win that’s not enough to qualify), there were enough good moments to feel happy about and build upon. Like Fernando Torres breaking his goal drought, something Eden Hazard needs to do soon if this team is to rise from its current situation.