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  • Jose Mourinho Doesn’t Have Much to Complain About

    Jose Mourinho did what his instincts tell him. The instincts that have helped him win two Champions League titles in the past. You go for the kill at home. Away, even if you’re Real Madrid, you play cautiously. Probably too cautiously, losing to Bayern Munich with a last gasp goal from Mario Gomez. In the big picture, Real are in pretty good shape.

  • Mario Gomez Comes Through With Typical Tap-in Goal (Bayern vs Real Madrid)

    Mario Gomez wasn’t having the best of matches, but he’s one of those players that doesn’t do much but score. Eventually, after 89 frustrating minutes for the prolific striker, he came through with his usual perfectly timed half fluke of a goal, giving Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League Semi Final clash.

  • Comparing Lionel Messi to the Chelsea Strikers

    Numbers usually don’t tell the whole story in sports, especially in football. But Lionel Messi doing what he has this season and in general over the past few years, specifically in Barcelona colors, defies that theory. When comparing his scoring this season with Chelsea strikers, one begs to wonder how on earth Chelsea think they’ll get through this one.

  • The La Liga Has Five Teams in Champions & Europa League Semi Finals

    The La Liga Has Five Teams in Champions & Europa League Semi Finals

    Barcelona and Real Madrid in the Champions League Semi Finals, Valencia, Atheltic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid in the Europa League Semi Finals. Spain is more than just the big two in a sort of wide, continental perspective, dominating the European club competitions.

  • 4 Thoughts on 4 Champions League Semi Finalists

    Barcelona against Chelsea, Real Madrid against Bayern Munich. Three mega clubs, and one nuvo riche side fallen upon troubling times from a professional standpoint, but still had enough to make it through. The makings of a great Champions League Semi Final? Mostly, yes.

  • Lionel Messi Breaks Records on Road to Semi Final (Barcelona vs Milan)

    Lionel Messi needed two penalty kick to score, one more questionable than the other, but it was enough to give Barcelona a 3-1 win over AC Milan in the second leg of their Champions League Quarter Final, moving them to their fifth consecutive Semi Final in the competition after a 0-0 draw in the first match.

  • Another Boring Night of Champions League Quarter Finals

    Lionel Messi couldn’t score while Zlatan Ibrahimovic was all alone. Barcelona dominated the falling apart pitch at the San Siro, like they do in every match they’ve played over the past few years, but couldn’t create enough constant pressure to unhinge the Milan defense and beat a very well placed Christian Abbiati.

  • Does Roberto Di Matteo Deserve the Chelsea Manager Job?

    Roberto Di Matteo wasn’t supposed to become Chelsea manager, but Avram Grant came out of nowhere and nearly won a Champions League title and the Premier League. Things haven’t gone so well for him since, but that’s a different story. Di Matteo has done rather well since taking over for Andre Villas-Boas, even excpetionally well considering the circumstances and the results before him.

  • Real Madrid and the Directions Jose Mourinho Takes

    Jose Mourinho is playing a weird mind game with… I’m not sure exactly who. The Media? Barcelona? His own players? Whatever it is, it’s working this season, and although he reverted to his old annoying habits after two draws against Villareal and Malaga, Real Madrid are back on track after a 3-0 win in Cyprus over APOEL Nicosia in the Champions League.

  • Real Madrid & Jose Mourinho Too Good to Start Slipping Now

    Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho have a chance of doing something special this season. Upstaging Barcelona in both the league and the Champions League while setting records as a team, while the Special one has a chance of becoming the first manager to win the Champions League with three different clubs. Talking and whining about unimportant things can just derail the team from it’s incredible path.