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Milan vs Arsenal – Zlatan Ibrahimovic Rules in First Leg Thrashing
Zlatan Ibrahimovic needs to put all the Champions League criticism behind him, and his sublime performance against Arsenal, leading AC Milan to a 4-0 thrashing of a helpless and confused Arsenal side with one goal and two assists, was a good start on his way to the Champions League quarter finals.
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Henry Can Grant Arsene Wenger Vital Parting Gift
Theirry Henry will be playing his final game in the very short second stint he’s had at Arsenal, facing AC Milan at the San Siro. Although this won’t neccesarily be Henry’s final Arsenal match, there’s that usual melancholy feeling of a legend leaving a bit too soon.
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Champions League Knockout Stage Draw
Both Real Madrid (vs CSKA) and Barcelona (vs Leverkusen) drew comfortable team, while the Anglo Italian clashes of Chelsea – Napoli and Milan – Arsenal will be the most intriguing matches in the 2011-2012 Champions League knockout stage.
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Champions League Winners, Losers and Suspicions
Plenty of drama, disappointments and surprised filled the final group stage night of the 2011-2012 Champions League with a tad of conspiracy in mind. Real Madrid did beat Ajax 3-0 in Amsterdam, but the Dutch had two goals disallowed, wrongfully, while Lyon, who needed to win by four goals came from 0-1 behind to beat a 10-man Dinamo Zagreb 1-7 in a tad suspicious fashion.
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Mathieu Valbuena – Marseille Hero
Mathieu Valbuena’s fantastic 90th minute goal gave Marseille a dramatic 3-2 win over Dortmund after trailing early on, with the added bonus of €13 million to go along with knockout stage qualification.
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Didier Drogba is the Big Winner of Champions League Night
Didier Drogba’s two goals might not have been as exciting compared to the finish between Dortmund and Marseille, but his more than impressive form for Chelsea in their 3-0 win over Valenica to qualify into the knockout stage make the veteran Ivorian striker the big winner of the Champions League tonight.
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8 Things to Think of After a Champions League Night
Real Madrid crushed Ajax with goals from Ronaldo, Benzema and Kaka while both Manchester Teams couldn’t win, United drawing at home with Basel and City losing to Bayern in Germany. Bafetimbi Gomis scored the goal of the night with a wonderful chip in the 2-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb.