Tag: UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid Eliminated in the UCL Semifinals for the Third Consecutive Season
At Santiago Bernabeu, Borussia Dortmund managed to achieve, for the second time in history, the UEFA Champions League final, 16 years after winning the competition. Real Madrid’s late efforts (83′ and 88′) were not enough to advance. After Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona, José Mourinho loses in the Semifinals. The Santiago Bernabeu was a volcano [...]
Real Sociedad Set to Return to Champions League After Years of Struggle
Last season, Athletic Bilbao were in the spotlight thanks to their outstanding Europa League campaign, when they upset Manchester United in the last-32 before losing the final against Atletico Madrid. However, eventually their European efforts compromised their chances to finish in the top-four in La Liga and consequently denied them the chance to play in [...]
Champions League Preview: Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich
After a disappointing 4-0 defeat in the first leg of their Champions League matchup with Bayern Munich, Barcelona will need a miracle to come back and advance to the finals. With star striker Lionel Messi returning from injury, however, Barcelona might just have a chance. Messi, who is finally returning to full fitness after injuring [...]
Jupp Heynckes Says Bayern Will Continue to be Aggressive Against Barcelona
Despite their 4-0 win in the first leg of their Champions League match-up with Barcelona, Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes refuses to let his team fall into complacency ahead of the second leg this Wednesday. Bayern will go into Camp Nou in excellent position to move onto the final, held at Wembley stadium next month. [...]
Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich: Players to Watch at the Camp Nou
On Wednesday, Barcelona will host Bayern Munich in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinals. The Catalan giants were thoroughly outplayed by the German side in the first leg, losing 4-0 at the Allianz Arena. Considering they are at such a disadvantage on aggregate, the Blaugrana will need to score early like they [...]
Real Madrid: Blancos Aim for the Impossible in return leg
Real Madrid welcomes Borussia Dortmund to the Spanish capital in the hopes of overturning a behemoth, 4-1 aggregate lead for the Germans. Polish striker Robert Lewandowski put on a clinic in Germany, and Real Madrid will have to do the same to have any chance at reaching the final. Lucky for them they have an [...]
Borussia Dortmund Should be Fan Favorites to Win the Champions League
Around this time in most knockout competitions, supporters from all of the remaining clubs start making their claims for why their team deserves the trophy more than the others. But, with the massive squads and budgets at Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich, it is probably safe to say that no team currently in the [...]
Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League Hopes Alive After Manchester City Win
There was no other outcome that would have pleased the faithful at White Hart Lane more than a victory over Manchester City. Fans of Tottenham Hotspur got just that and more as Spurs climbed back into the top four race with a 3-1 victory at home over City. After a first half that was chock-full [...]
Champions League: Barcelona Thrashing Proves Bayern Munich’s Ascension to the Top
No one can dispute Barcelona’s dominance this season. Domestically, they are dominating Real Madrid and the rest of their La Liga rivals with 84 points. And, Barca have a real possibility of achieving a rare “100 point season” with six games remaining. Despite their dominance against league opponents this season, however, their Champions League semifinal [...]
Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid Highlights: Lewandowski Shines
It was all about Polish star Robert Lewandowski on Wednesday evening as Dortmund thrashed Real Madrid 4-1 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final. Dortmund’s main man scored all four of his side’s goals and only needed eight minutes to get the home side on the score sheet. Madrid leveled things through [...]
Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid: Dortmund’s Keys to Victory
As German giants Bayern Munich took one huge step towards the UEFA Champions League final by beating Barcelona 4-0, it is now Borussia Dortmund’s time to do the same. The German team will have a tough task against a well managed Real Madrid side. Dortmund will play the first leg at home in a place [...]
Tottenham vs Manchester City Analysis: Projected lineups for Spurs and Citizens at White Hart Lane
Tottenham and Manchester City both hold a game in hand over Arsenal, as do Chelsea. With the Citizen’s place in next season’s UEFA Champions League campaign already nearly locked up, they still will hope to make rivals Manchester United wait as long as possible to claim the English Premier League title away from them. With [...]
Tottenham Hotspur: Prediction for Rest of the Season
As another long season comes to an end, Tottenham Hotspur will be playing their last games as if each was a final. Currently, Spurs are sitting in fufth place in the Barclays Premier League, which is only good enough for a UEFA Europa League spot. Last season, Spurs qualified for the big dance (UEFA Champions League), however [...]
Arsenal vs. Everton Players To Watch In A Showdown At The Emirates
Arsenal will host Everton Tuesday at The Emirates in a crucial showdown between two teams fighting tooth and nail for a top four finish and a spot in next season’s Champions League. The Gunners moved into third place after a 3-1 victory over a tough Norwich City team on Saturday in a brilliant offensive performance. [...]
Juventus: Antonio Conte relects on UCL exit and looks to remainder of Serie A compaign
With this statement Juventus manager Antonio Conte said good-bye to the Uefa Champions League. But he also mentioned that he wants to regroup with his squad and finish strong at the top in Serie A for a second title in a row, according to Yahoo! News. And Conte also said that he was more intrigued [...]
Rating Chelsea’s Season so far
As the defending UEFA Champions League title holders, Chelsea had big goals for this season. However, not all things that were dreamed of have come to pass as we look over their season thus far to see if they have overachieved, achieved, or underachieved this season. The main criteria used for their ratings will be simple, [...]
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