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Christoph Kramer Scores The Best/Worst Own Goal of the Season
Borussia Dortmund needed a win badly, and they got it thanks to one of the most bizarre own goals we’ve seen in the last few years, as Christoph Kramer of Borussia Monchengladbach mishandled a back pass to his own goalkeeper, chipping it over him from almost the halfway line.
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Match Highlights – Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano, Almeria vs Barcelona
The status quo at the top of the Spanish La Liga continues, as Real Madrid destroy Rayo in a small Madrid derby 5-1 with Cristiano Ronaldo finding the net once again, while earlier Barcelona barely made it past Almeria, coming back from behind to win 2-1 thanks to Luis Suarez.
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Premier League – Week 11 Results & Table
A status quo at the top of the table as Chelsea remain as the number one team following an important yet slightly lucky win over Liverpool at Anfield, while Southampton keep in touch with a late victory against Leicester and Manchester United are back in the hunt for a Champions League spot following their narrow win against Crystal Palace.
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Match Highlights – Liverpool vs Chelsea
Another win for Chelsea, again at Anfield, beating Liverpool 2-1. The home team took the lead with a deflected Emre Can shot. Gary Cahill equalized shortly after and Diego Costa put them in front in the second half. But referee Anthony Taylor did a terrible job of officiating, missing out on a clear hand ball by Gary Cahill in the box and two red cards that should have been given to Ramires and Costa.
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Premier League – Liverpool vs Chelsea
The league leaders, Chelsea, arrive to play another tough away test at Anfield, a stadium they celebrated in last season, to play a disappointing Liverpool team, far from their championship aspiration of last season, hoping to somehow start a turnaround that always seems to be just around the corner.
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Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo & Other Footballers in a 70’s Makeover
Mullets and mustaches seem to be the most recognizable features of footballers in the 1970’s. That’s the concept behind the nice art project, picturing Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and other star footballers as they would have looked like in the 1970’s.
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Champions League – Teams That Have Already Qualified to the Next Round
There are still two matches left to play in the Champions League group stage, but we already have four teams with their spot in the round of 16 clinched: Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and FC Porto. Barca and PSG are in the same group.
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Champions League – Week 4 Results & Table (Groups E – H)
Teams are already clinching spots in the next round, but the big news from the second night of Gameweek 4 in the Champions League was Lionel Messi matching Raul as the greatest scorer in the history of the competition with a brace for Barcelona against Ajax. Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Porto, along with Barca are assured in the round of 16.
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Kolo Toure Helps Lionel Messi by Stopping Cristiano Ronaldo
No one though Kolo Toure would play for Liverpool this season. But he couldn’t find a team. Instead, the aging and heavily criticized centre back put in a fantastic performance, doing very well against the vastly superior Cristiano Ronaldo, leaving Lionel Messi the chance to be the one that breaks the Champions League goal scoring record currently held by Raul.
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Liverpool Fans Hate & Respect Paul Scholes at the Same Time
It’s no secret that Liverpool fans hate anything and everything to do with Manchester United. Paul Scholes is part of that equation, but it doesn’t mean his greatness as a footballer isn’t appreciated. His sense of humor and ability to take banter with a smile on his face is probably part of why he’s so well respected.