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Cristiano Ronaldo Scores Just as Much as Lionel Messi
While last season may have been a more evident team effort from Real Madrid, this season it’s all about the scoring ability of Cristiano Ronaldo, showing his usual clinical finishing in Istanbul to send his team through into the Champions League semifinals for a third consecutive season, while proving a point about his goal scoring rivalry with Lionel Messi, showing he can be just as efficient.
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Referees Don’t Know What an Offside Is (Borussia Dortmund vs Malaga)
The Champions League won probably by getting Dortmund to score an illegal goal in the 93rd minute, giving them a 3-2 aggregate win in the quarterfinals, as Felipe Santana scored the dramatic winner after a double offside went unnoticed by the referees. Earlier, Eliseu scored the potential winning goal also from an offside the linesmen and the referee missed.
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Bayern Munich Have Been First in the Bundesliga Since Day 1 This Season
It’s hard to really describe the dominance of Bayern Munich this season in words, at least in the Bundesliga, so charts and numbers do it much better. Claiming the league title with a 20 point lead over Dortmund, six matches still left to play, does it, partially. Holding on to the top spot since day 1 is another, and probably a bit more impressive way of showing there wasn’t anyone really close to them this season.
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QPR – Everyone is for Sale
All the impressive signings and managerial changes will not, most likely, save QPR from avoiding relegation a second straight time. Harrey Redknapp might be a better manager than Mark Hughes, but the results under his tenure haven’t been much better, and the impending drop to the Championship will probably lead to a massive selling spree, after spending so much money on expensive players this season.
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Champions League – Galatasaray vs Real Madrid Predictions
There’s always a chance, but it seems very unlikely that Galatasaray, who haven’t got the most impressive home record in the Champions League this season, not to mention playing without their top scorer and best player, are going to cause some incredible sensation by beating a much better, stronger, talented and well prepared Real Madrid team by scoring four goals in one match.
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Champions League – Borussia Dortmund vs Malaga Predictions
For both sides, it seems everything is on hold until the matter of who makes it into the semifinals is resolved. Dortmund have been out of the running in the Bundesliga for quite some time, focusing their attention on the home matches in the Champions League. For Malaga, who are finally being bit by that bug of having a short squad, things have been slipping on all fronts.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie & Wayne Rooney Get Too Much Credit
All Alex Ferguson could do at the end of the match after losing the Manchester derby at home for the second straight season was blame the referees. What else? It’s not his fault that Manchester United were outplayed for most of the match in the middle of the pitch, while Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney looked too isolated and a tad useless upfront for most of the match. It’s always the officials.
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Premier League – Manchester United vs Manchester City Predictions
For Manchester United, who need to have a historic collapse in order to let the Premier League title slip away, it’s about revenge against their city rivals just as much as it is about clinching the league title. For Manchester City, hoping the scenes of the Manchester Derby at Old Trafford from last season make a comeback, it’s about showing that the huge gap between the two sides is a mistake.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Being the Difference Twice in a Row
While goals haven’t been exactly plentiful for Fernando Torres since becoming a Chelsea player, it’s the consistency aspect of his game that’s been most lacking. Suddenly, with the season reaching its most crucial stage, the most criticized man in the English Premier League manages to string two impressive displays in a matter of days, once again raising (false?) hopes that he’s somewhat recovering from yet another funk.
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Liverpool FC – Luis Suarez & Philippe Coutinho Didn’t Get Enough Help
Instead of making some impressive late push towards a top-six finish, Liverpool continue to find ways to stay behind and keep themselves from the necessary progress that was promised. Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho once again brought class and flair with most of their touches, but an overall sense of the lacking accuracy, combined with a weak display from Daniel Sturridge and Steven Gerrard resulted in a score that kept them out of the European qualification zone.