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Ajax & Juventus – The Rise of the Old Powers
The internet loves the 1990’s, and a lot of European football during that decade was about Ajax and Juventus. The last time Ajax won three consecutive league titles, they were the best team in Europe, taken off that throne by Juventus, how haven’t won two consecutive championships, recognized ones, in over a decade.
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Champions League – The Two Teams in the 2013 Final
The first all German final in the history of the Champions League will be between Bayern Munich, four time champions, and Borussia Dortmund, one-time winners, as the two ran rampant over their Spanish counterparts in the semifinals, signaling that it might be a new era in European football, with a new style and heroes dominating the scene.
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Champions League – Barcelona vs Bayern Munich Predictions
Miracles happen once in a while, and the final minutes of the other semifinal suggests that anything can almost happen, but it seems quite unlikely that Barcelona will be able to turn around the result Bayern Munich bestowed upon them a week earlier, not to mention the Germans being the better team.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Can’t Complete a Remontada (Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund)
The better team made the final of the Champions League, despite the late drama caused by goals from Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos. Cristiano Ronaldo never showed up, possibly not completely fit for this kind of match, and Real Madrid didn’t do enough for long enough to beat a team that was once again their superior.
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FC Barcelona – Andres Iniesta Needed for Legendary Comeback
Not just a ‘good enough to qualify’ result would be considered a success. Any win for Barcelona against a team that’s shaping out to be one of the more menacing Europe has seen in quite some time, it’s going to take more than Lionel Messi wonders. Andres Iniesta, demolished by Javi Martinez in that first leg, will have to be the best midfielder in the world for 90 minutes, something he’s capable of doing.
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Champions League – Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund
With the chances of turning the tide and somehow making an unbelievable comeback in the second leg quite slim, Real Madrid head into their encounter with Borussia Dortmund hoping that like another Spanish team from almost a decade ago, a 4-1 thrashing in the first leg isn’t the end of the world.
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Real Madrid – Jose Mourinho Has Only Cristiano Ronaldo to Count On
With his own personal legacy the only thing he really cares about, Jose Mourinho needs Cristiano Ronaldo to be more than healthy, but at his superhuman best as Real Madrid try to erase a three goal deficit from their first leg against Borussia Dortmund, which seems like an impossible quest at first, second and third glances.
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FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi With a Chance For His Greatest Performance Ever
On paper, there’s nothing left for Lionel Messi to achieve with Barcelona. Spanish champion, Champions League titles, Pichichi awards, goal records, FIFA awards and Ballon d’Ors. And yet with the impossible second leg in the Champions League semifinal with Bayern Munich coming up, he has a chance to accomplish his greatest feat ever.
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Robert Lewandowski, the Best Striker in Europe (Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid)
If someone needed more proof to the quality of the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund nailed the last of the remaining stakes into the bleeding heart of the Clasico duo, beating Real Madrid 4-1 in the first leg with an incredible performance from Robert Lewandowski, in what might be his final home appearance for the club in the Champions League.