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  • Didier Drogba Lives To Score in Big Games (Chelsea vs Barcelona)

    Didier Drogba isn’t having one of his best season. In fact, it’s probably his worst since he began his Chelsea career. But all that didn’t matter. Great players have short memories. Great players rise to the occasion. Didier Drogba scored two minutes into injury time of the first half, giving Chelsea a lucky 1-0 win over Barcelona in the Champions League Semi Final.

  • Jose Mourinho Doesn’t Have Much to Complain About

    Jose Mourinho did what his instincts tell him. The instincts that have helped him win two Champions League titles in the past. You go for the kill at home. Away, even if you’re Real Madrid, you play cautiously. Probably too cautiously, losing to Bayern Munich with a last gasp goal from Mario Gomez. In the big picture, Real are in pretty good shape.

  • Comparing Lionel Messi to the Chelsea Strikers

    Numbers usually don’t tell the whole story in sports, especially in football. But Lionel Messi doing what he has this season and in general over the past few years, specifically in Barcelona colors, defies that theory. When comparing his scoring this season with Chelsea strikers, one begs to wonder how on earth Chelsea think they’ll get through this one.

  • Barcelona and Real Madrid All Set for Clasico Number 218

    Real Madrid did have a bit of a scare in their home match against Sporting Gijon, but eventually, the three strikers headed monster came through with a 3-1 win, keeping the four point distance from Barcelona. Los Cules had problems of their own against the very tough Levante, needing some refereeing help to carry them through with a tough as nails 2-1 win.

  • Pele Keeps Talking Nonsense About Neymar and Messi

    Lionel Messi has only one player who can contend with him for the title ‘The best footballer in the world.’ That’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Whether you’re on the Argentina/Barcelona or Portugal/Real Madrid side of the argument, I think anyone would agree that Pele claiming Neymar is actually better than Messi is absolute rubbish.

  • Who Said Lionel Messi Never Cheats?

    Lionel Messi isn’t all incredible scoring, titles and setting individual and team records with Barcelona. Apparantly, he’s gotten a lesson or two from Diego Maradona about scoring with your hands, although Messi’s attempt against Getafe didn’t turn out so well.

  • The Best 0-0 Draw I’ve Ever Seen (Real Madrid vs Valencia)

    Real Madrid began their toughest stretch of the season with a disappointing 0-0 draw at home against Valencia, cutting their lead over Barcelona in the La Liga title race to only 4 points. It isn’t getting easier down the road, with an away derby, visits to Barcelona and Bilbao and the Champions League Semi Final against Bayern Munich.

  • Lionel Messi Doesn’t Have Many Goal Scoring Records Left to Break

    Lionel Messi keeps can’t stop scoring, reaching 60 goals in all competitions for Barcelona this season after bagging a brace against Zaragoza, becoming the first player in Europe to score 60 since Gerd Muller, who played for Bayern Munich, in the 1972-1973 season.

  • The La Liga Has Five Teams in Champions & Europa League Semi Finals

    The La Liga Has Five Teams in Champions & Europa League Semi Finals

    Barcelona and Real Madrid in the Champions League Semi Finals, Valencia, Atheltic Bilbao and Atletico Madrid in the Europa League Semi Finals. Spain is more than just the big two in a sort of wide, continental perspective, dominating the European club competitions.

  • 4 Thoughts on 4 Champions League Semi Finalists

    Barcelona against Chelsea, Real Madrid against Bayern Munich. Three mega clubs, and one nuvo riche side fallen upon troubling times from a professional standpoint, but still had enough to make it through. The makings of a great Champions League Semi Final? Mostly, yes.