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  • Ranking the 8 Teams Left in the Champions League

    Real Madrid, with a Cristiano Ronaldo brace didn’t have too hard of a time against CSKA in the second leg, while the Chelsea old guard had a heroic night at Stamford Bridge, making an improbable comeback en route to a 4-1 win over Napoli in extra time. Still, despite trailing behind Real Madrid in the league, Lionel Messi and Barcelona are the favorites to win the Champions League, with Real Madrid, Bayern and Milan not too far behind.

  • On Mario Gomez Four Goal Haul and the Real Bayern Munich?

    Mario Gomez is kind of a mystery, beacuase despite of his incredible numbers, it’s always hard to understand what does he do besides tap in goals, his trademark execution. Whatever it is, it works. The German international scored four goals as Bayern Munich, another kind of mystery, dismantled a cocky FC Basel team 7-0 en route to the Champions League quarter finals.

  • Champions League Round of 16 Second Legs Previews – Part III

    Bayern Munich are still hoping that they might be a part of the Champions League final this season, with the added incentive of playing in front of their home fans having a nice bonus touch to it. They need to get by FC Basel and a first leg 0-1 loss to keep moving. Meanwhile, Inter […]

  • Champions League Round of 16 Second Legs Previews – Part II

    What would be the biggest surprise? Leverkusen actually coming back from losing 1-3 to Barcelona at home, or APOEL Nicosia beat Lyon by the right amount of goals and continuing their magical run in the Champions League? Knowing what we know now, seeing Leverkusen in the UCL quarter finals would be a bigger shock.

  • Typical Arsenal and Untypical Robin van Persie

    Arsenal almost pulled off something that we’ve never seen in the Champions League, but a 3-0 over AC Milan was not enough, and Arsene Wenger’s men were left with compliments and bemoaning about why Robin van Persie tried to chip the ball over Abbiati instead of, well, anything else.

  • Champions League Round of 16 Second Legs Previews – Part I

    Champions League action returns this week, with the first night split between the venues in London, where Arsenal will try and mount an improbable comeback from 4-0 down against an AC Milan side hitting its stride at the perfect time, while Zenit have the tough task of facing Benfica at the Estadio Da Luz, trying to maintain their 3-2 lead from the frozen first leg in Russia.

  • Jose Mourinho Late Substitution Cost Real Madrid the Win?

    Real Madrid were on their way to get a precious 1-0 away win over CSKA Moscow, but suffered a 93rd minute equalizer from the legs of Pontus Wernbloom. Jose Mourinho probably played this one too cautiously, making a defensive substitution in the closing minutes that might have cost him the victory.

  • Lavezzi & Cavani Pull Napoli Through (Napoli vs Chelsea)

    Napoli, despite not having the name and experience in the Champions League the Chelsea do, were the favorites coming in to the first leg and came out as the deserved winners with Ezequiel Lavezzi scoring twice and Edinson Cavani with one of his own, cancelling Juan Manuel Mata and the surprising opening goal, winning 3-1 which should put them in the quarter finals.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo Goal Not Enough For Real Madrid to Win First Leg

    Cristiano Ronaldo opened, Pontus Wernbloom closed. Real Madrid led throughout most of the match on a frozen Moscow pitch but playing too careful and too defensive instead of finishing the match hurt them in the end, ending the first leg against CSKA in a 1-1 draw, which gives them the obvious advantage for the second leg decider.

  • Barcelona Still Champions League Favorites According to Betting Odds

    Real Madrid having a 10 point lead over Barcelona in the La Liga doesn’t change the fact that the oddsmakers still view the current European champions as the favorites to lift the Champions League trophy once more at the Allianz Arena in Munich on May 19, 2012.