Tag: round of 16

  • Champions League – Shakhtar vs Dortmund Predictions

    Champions League – Shakhtar vs Dortmund Predictions

    The match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Borussia Dortmund might not involve the biggest names in European football, but there are quite a few who suggest that his might be the highest in quality of the knockout stage fixtures.

  • Champions League – Real Madrid vs Manchester United Predictions

    Champions League – Real Madrid vs Manchester United Predictions

    The highest profile clash of the Champions Knockout stage begins at the Santiago Bernabeu, where Manchester United will try to achieve what they usually can’t – a good result against Real Madrid.

  • Champions League – Valencia vs PSG Predictions

    Champions League – Valencia vs PSG Predictions

    One club is simply happy to get here, while the other sees this as the first chance to cement the beginning of European domination. Valencia have been doing well lately in the league, but it might seem that Paris Saint-Germain and their role of overpaid stars might be a bit too much to overcome.

  • Champions League – Celtic vs Juventus Predictions

    Champions League – Celtic vs Juventus Predictions

    Two former European Champions who haven’t been to the knockout stage in quite some time open the crucial stage in the Champions League season, as Celtic, free of domestic league title chase worries, host Juventus, who are a bit busier with their own battles in Italy.

  • Champions League – Ranking the Knockout Stage Matches

    Champions League – Ranking the Knockout Stage Matches

    Some matches are better than others, and it’s no different among the 8 clashes in the Champions League knockout stage. Real Madrid and Manchester United take center stage obviously, but the names of Arsenal, Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Barcelona don’t necessarily make their clashes better in quality than those with “smaller” names in them.

  • Champions League – Knockout Stage Draw

    Champions League – Knockout Stage Draw

    The Champions League knockout stage always produces one super match-up, and this season, when play resumes in February 2013, it’ll be Real Madrid and Manchester United who will provide the major clash in the round of 16, while other big names facing each other feature Arsenal playing Bayern Munich and Barcelona playing AC Milan.

  • Champions League Round of 16 Second Legs Previews – Part III

    Bayern Munich are still hoping that they might be a part of the Champions League final this season, with the added incentive of playing in front of their home fans having a nice bonus touch to it. They need to get by FC Basel and a first leg 0-1 loss to keep moving. Meanwhile, Inter […]

  • Champions League Round of 16 Second Legs Previews – Part II

    What would be the biggest surprise? Leverkusen actually coming back from losing 1-3 to Barcelona at home, or APOEL Nicosia beat Lyon by the right amount of goals and continuing their magical run in the Champions League? Knowing what we know now, seeing Leverkusen in the UCL quarter finals would be a bigger shock.

  • Champions League Round of 16 Second Legs Previews – Part I

    Champions League action returns this week, with the first night split between the venues in London, where Arsenal will try and mount an improbable comeback from 4-0 down against an AC Milan side hitting its stride at the perfect time, while Zenit have the tough task of facing Benfica at the Estadio Da Luz, trying to maintain their 3-2 lead from the frozen first leg in Russia.

  • Champions League Knockout Stage Draw

    Both Real Madrid (vs CSKA) and Barcelona (vs Leverkusen) drew comfortable team, while the Anglo Italian clashes of Chelsea – Napoli and Milan – Arsenal will be the most intriguing matches in the 2011-2012 Champions League knockout stage.