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What Matches Do You Want To See In The Knockout Stages?

The Champions League group stages have finished, and now it's time to see which teams will face each other in the round of 16 which is coming up next. UEFA will be drawing the match-ups for the Champions League and the Europa League on December 17th, and there's a set of guidelines which the round of 16...

Tottenham And United Qualify In First Place

The Champions League group stages have been extremely exciting this season, and as the knockout stages draw nearer, we're beginning to see the sides which will take part in the latter stages of the competition. Right now, the sides which have qualified are: Tottenham Hotspur, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Schalke 04, Lyon, Manchester United, Valencia,...

Barcelona Tear Apart Panathinaikos To Qualify

With just one more set of group stage matches to go, many teams have mathematically qualified for the knockout stages, but few did it better than Barcelona. Although Valencia destroyed Bursaspor 6-1, Barcelona played their usual brand of spectacular football, and they crushed Panathinaikos 3-0.Right now the teams which have mathematically qualified for the knockout...

Roma Score Late In Comeback Win Over Bayern

In the first eight matches of this Champions League matchday, there was plenty of excitement to go around. Some sides like Chelsea have made sure that they're going through top of the group, while others like Arsenal have complicated their Champions League campaign terribly. In these eight games, there were 23 goals scored, making for...

Matches to Watch in the Champions League

The penultimate matchday of the Champions League group stages is coming up, and it's make-or-break time for some big clubs. These midweek matches could even decide the future for some coaches, like Rafa Benitez at Inter Milan, who's been getting some bad results with the holders of the Champions League. Plenty of teams have the...

Real Madrid Grab Last-Gasp Goal For 2–2 Draw

After a truly fantastic matchday of Champions League action, there are so many things to review, especially after so many goals were scored. There were 53 goals scored in all 16 matches of the Champions League this midweek, that's an average of 3.31 goals per game! Not bad at all. Real Madrid travelled to Milan...

Matches To Watch In The Champions/Europa League

With the another matchday of the Champions/Europa League group stages coming up, I've decided to take  a look at what could be the more interesting matches of the 40 which will be played in the two competitions. The way I've chosen these matches is by looking at the teams which are playing, how they've been...

Juventus will struggle in Serie A

Juventus are a club with plenty of history and trophies, and while the chairman Andrea Agnelli is trying to return to the golden days of winning, it will take some time. The project of the bianconeri was beginning to take shape: Luigi Delneri as the coach along with Beppe Marotta as the sporting director, some...

Unveiling a more technical Germany

While Germany is usually a physical and organized team which can bully smaller teams around with their strong and solid play, this year we could see a very different type of Germany. Germany’s current generation is full of young and technically gifted players who will play very differently than their predecessors. I remember whenever someone mentioned...

Bayern Munich denied treble by determined Inter

Ever since Bayern picked themselves up from their slouch at the beginning of the season, they’ve seemed unstoppable. With a consistent back-line (which includes some youngsters), a dominant midfield with Schweinsteiger and Van Bommel, and a deadly front-line with Ribery, Robben, and many dangerous strikers like Olic, Klose, and Muller. But this fantastic team was...

Five World Cup darkhorses

With the upcoming 2010 World Cup in South Africa, many people will be supporting the usual big countries, but here are five dark horses for the 2010 World Cup. Although you might not think much of these teams right now, they’re all contenders to nip a spot in the knockout stages of the tournament. Denmark Denmark have...

Inter set to face Barcelona in the semifinals

Inter Milan’s journey towards the Champions League trophy could end at the semifinals. After they’d defeated CSKA Moscow 1-0 at the Luzniki stadium to go through, they had plenty of time to watch a Messi led Barcelona demolish Arsenal at the Camp Nou. And while this Inter Milan side is good, could they actually compete with...