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Zlatan Doesn’t Get His Revenge (Milan vs Barcelona)

Lionel Messi was involved in all three Barcelona goals (goal, assist and a set up) as Barca fought off a combative Milan side which came back twice through Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Kevin-Prince Boateng, not finding enough to come back from 3-2 at the San Siro.

November 23, 2011
Real Madrid Romp and Champions League Bits

Real Madrid’s easy 6-2 win over Dinamo Zagreb speaks little about Real’s true ability and volumes about how bad some of the teams in the Champions League really are. Meanwhile, Napoli’s win over Manchester City was the best show this season in the tournament.

November 23, 2011
Barcelona Beat Plzen, Arsenal and Chelsea Held to Draws in Champions League Night

Lionel Messi scored a hat trick, passing the 200 goals milestone in his Barcelona career and also improving to 42 career Champions League goals (passing Alessandro Del Piero) as Barcelona beat Viktoria Plzen 4-0 while both Arsenal and Chelsea failed to win, home and away.

November 1, 2011
Cristiano Ronaldo Not Scoring is Better For Real Madrid

Two straight wins, one in the league (4-1 over Betis) and one in the Champions League (4-0 over Lyon), might be proof that with Cristiano Ronaldo not scoring but trying to become more of a team player, Real Madrid just might be a better team.

October 18, 2011
Jose Mourinho vs Barcelona – A Special Tale

The Champions Leauge match at the Bernabeu and Jose Mourinho’s comments after the match have brought Bacelona-Real Madrid-Mourinho battlefield to new highs, or lows, depends on how you look at it.

April 29, 2011
Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid’s Tottenham Test

Right after their home defeat against Sporting Gijon, Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho set out to face Tottenham in the Champions League tonight.

April 5, 2011
Some Thoughts on the Champions League This Week and More Barca – Arsenal

Some random thoughts on the Champions League clashes this week (Inter – Bayern, Lyon – Real and Marseille – United), an amazing Jimmy Briand goal (if you missed it) and a bit more on Barcelona and Arsenal.

February 21, 2011
The Champions League Round of 16 Draw

Here is a very early preview, plus the dates and venues for the UEFA Champions League round of 16 for the 2010-2011 season.

December 17, 2010
Champions League Best Photo – That’s Not the Ball

Nicklas Bendtner and Tomas Hubschman having an intimate moment.

November 4, 2010
Maurice Edu – Double Agent

Maurice Edu scores two goals in the Champions League clash between Rangers and Valencia – One for the home side and one for the visitors.

October 21, 2010