Tag: Quarterfinals

  • Europa League – All 8 Teams in the Quarterfinals

    Europa League – All 8 Teams in the Quarterfinals

    Of the final 8 teams that made it into the quarterfinals in the 2012-2013 Europa League, we have 3 teams from England (Chelsea, Newcastle, Tottenham), 1 from Switzerland (Basel), 1 from Portugal (Benfica), 1 from Turkey (Fenerbahce), 1 from Italy (Lazio) and 1 from Russia (Rubin Kazan).

  • Champions League – All 8 Teams in the Quarterfinals

    Champions League – All 8 Teams in the Quarterfinals

    Of the final 8 teams that made it into the quarterfinals in the 2012-2013 Champions League, we have 3 teams from Spain (Barcelona, Malaga, Real Madrid), 2 from Germany (Bayern, Dortmund), 1 from Turkey (Galatasaray), 1 from Italy (Juventus) and 1 from France (Paris Saint-Germain).

  • FA Cup Quarterfinal – Manchester United vs Chelsea Predictions

    FA Cup Quarterfinal – Manchester United vs Chelsea Predictions

    Earlier this season, when the two teams met in the league for a tense and controversial match at Stamford Bridge, it looked like the battle between two contenders for the league title. When Manchester United and Chelsea take the field at Old Trafford with the FA Cup in mind, it’ll be very different in terms of the power balance between the sides.

  • DFB Pokal – Bayern Munich vs Dortmund Predictions

    DFB Pokal – Bayern Munich vs Dortmund Predictions

    In the last couple of seasons this has turned into one of the biggest matches in Europe if not the best of them, regardless of the competition, this time being the quarterfinal of the German Cup, as Bayern Munich host the team their dethroning for the league title this season, Borussia Dortmund.

  • Roger Federer – Too Much Rust Means US Open Disappointment

    There’s something about Tomas Berdych that makes Roger Federer uncomfortable, losing to the Czech player for the fourth time out of their last seven meetings, finding himself out of the US Open, for the first time in nine years, before the semifinal stage.

  • Wimbledon 2012 – Roger Federer Won’t Win a 7th Time

    It wasn’t just the fact that Roger Federer needed nine sets over the weekend to beat players ranked 29th and 75th in the world. It’s the evident fatigue, exhaustion and now an injury, that may haunt him further down the tournament, and keep him from winning the 2012 Wimbledon title, which has to go through Novak Djokovic anyway, making it a rather tough feat to accomplish.

  • Euro 2012 – England vs Italy Summary

    Before the quarterfinals, this matches was labeled as the one that could be the first in Euro 2012 to end in a 0-0 and give us the dreaded penalty kicks. Italy tried to avoid them, England tried to avoid conceding, and in the end justice prevailed as Italy came through in the penalty shootout.

  • Where to Watch England vs Italy Live

    For those of you who’ll have problems watching the England – Italy Euro 2012 quarterfinals, we’ve come up with some links for you to watch in what might be the tightest and hardest fought of the knockout stage matches, through some online streaming sites across the web.

  • Euro 2012 – England vs Italy Predictions

    For some reason, England are considered the slight favorites by the odd-makers before their quarterfinals match with Italy. Despite that it’s England, who have lost all their quarterfinals except for three times (1966, 1990, 1996) in big tournaments, and haven’t beaten a big time team (World Cup Champion) in a tourney since 1966.

  • Euro 2012 – Spain vs France Summary

    With a 4-6-0 or a 4-5-1, Spain are simply very close to impossible to beat. France barely got any opportunities to threaten Casillas’ goal or even get a long stretch of possession. Spain didn’t play no fantasy soccer, but when you midfield unit is built upon the best in the world, there’s hardly a chance of beating them unless you play a perfect game.