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Champions League – Week 1 Results & Tables (Groups A-D)
The first night of Champions League football didn’t bring shocking results except for the Juventus draw at Copenhagen, while all of the favorites came up with rather comfortable wins, none more impressive than Real Madrid winning 6-1 in Istanbul against Galatasaray, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a hat-trick.
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Real Madrid – Iker Casillas Won’t Stay With Champions League Football Alone
Rotating goalkeeper on a regular basis is not a proven way to win titles; in fact, it’s quite the opposite. Iker Casillas might be getting out of the freezer and will enjoy some playing time in the Champions League, but Diego Lopez is still the number one keeper for Real Madrid, and playing six times in three months won’t be what makes Casillas forget about wanting to leave.
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Manchester United – Robin Van Persie & Wayne Rooney Good Enough for Minor Ambitions
Even if Manchester United see themselves as one of the biggest and strongest clubs in Europe, relying on the ability of Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney to link up and perform magic together simply isn’t enough, as the hopes of winning the Champions League might be shattered sooner than they hoped for once again.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres & Samuel Eto’o Need to Start Scoring
It’s hard to believe Jose Mourinho actually means it when he makes it sound like the only problems for his team are not being able to convert chances. There are more issues than scoring goals, but it does provide as a warning sign to both Fernando Torres and Samuel Eto’o that they have to do better.
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Arsenal FC – Olivier Giroud Changing Opinions Quickly
Football fans have short memories, and anyone berating Arsene Wenger for not bringing in a striker isn’t too angry now as they see the new and improved version of Olivier Giroud, now coming with an upgraded midfield to provide him with chances, including Mesut Ozil who still needs time to settle down and a fantastic Aaron Ramsey.
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Liverpool FC – Philippe Coutinho is Indispensable at the Moment
The perfect start wasn’t going to last forever, but the sharp decline in quality of attacking football after Philippe Coutinho left the match with an injury caused some serious doubts about Liverpool and their ability to keep on their undefeated streak, as the debuts of Victor Moses and Mamadou Sakho weren’t enough to pull this team back up from the moment they stopped trying to win the match.
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Champions League – Week 1 Predictions (Groups A-D)
The return of the Champions League brings with it matches in Groups A to D, with most of the focus going to the Old Trafford meeting between Manchester United and Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich beginning their title defense at home against CSKA Moscow and Real Madrid paying a visit to Galatasaray. Other matches that should […]
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Top 10 Favorites to Win the Champions League in 2013-2014
The way Champions League teams look when the competitions starts and the way things lineup a few months later at the end of the group stage are completely different more often than not, but when taking a first glance at the teams in the competition, there are 10 that look like the most likely candidates to go all the way and win the competition: Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and Napoli.
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Real Madrid – Gareth Bale is the Answer to a Predictable Cristiano Ronaldo
Despite all the money, stars, Galacticos and big names, Real Madrid have been a one-man team for the last few years. Relying completely on Cristiano Ronaldo is something that hasn’t won the club too many titles since his arrival, and Gareth Bale is supposed to end that unhealthy dependency.
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Borussia Dortmund – Marco Reus, Robert Lewandowski & Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Are the Best Show in Europe
It’s still way too early in the season to declare a team as the best in Europe, but Borussia Dortmund, once again, should be mentioned as one of the top sides, with the combination that includes Marco Reus, Robert Lewandowski, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan providing the best football we’ve seen from anyone so far this season.