Real Madrid Beats Roma

Real Madrid Beats Roma 2-0 in the Champions League last-16 first leg

 February 18, 2016   Vishal Pandey

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Real Madrid took a big step towards reaching the next round of  UEFA Champions League by beating Roma 2-0 in their Champions League last-16 first leg at the Stadio Olimpico, with the help of goals from  Cristiano Ronaldo and Jese. It was a largely uneventful match with Roma looking to sit back from the starting and defend. […]

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Ronaldo Ibrahimovic Light Up Match-Day 6 with Personal Bests as Round-16 Teams Emerge

 December 12, 2015   R K Gupta

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Over two days on December 8 & 9, 2015, all Match-Day 6 ties were played and everything fell in place. In a low stake match, rampaging Real Madrid drowned Malmo 8-0 in a goal-riot with Ronaldo leading from front with 4 goals. The other Pool-A team; Paris Saint Germain also won their last match defeating […]

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PSV Champions League

PSV Eindhoven progress further in Champions League at the expense of big-spending Manchester United

 December 10, 2015   John Welsh

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When PSV Eindhoven won the Dutch Eredivisie last season by a 17 point margin from Ajax, it was perhaps only to be expected that their players would attract interest from Premier League clubs constantly seeking international talent. Newcastle acquired the services of Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum for approximately £14 million and who had netted 14 […]

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Suspense Still Prevails for Knock-out Qualification Race in the UEFA Champions League

 December 5, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the end of Match-day 5 games on November 24 & 25, nine out of sixteen places for UEFA Champions League knock-out phase were decided. As the teams prepare for their last games on Match-day 6 on December 8 & 9, fates of the remaining seven will be known while third-place finishers in each group […]

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Manchester United

Wolfsburg aiming to end Manchester United’s Champions League ambitions

 November 30, 2015   John Welsh

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As the group stage of the 2015-16 Champions League competition draws to a conclusion in the next two weeks with just the final games to be completed, it is possible that four Spanish teams could qualify for the knockout phase with Valencia potentially joining the two Madrid teams and Barcelona in the next round of […]

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Zenit Real Madrid & Manchester City Qualify for UEFA Champions League’s Knock-out Phase

 November 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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St. Petersburg’s FC Zenit have had a great run of matches this season and out of 32 teams, they are still the only undefeated side in 2015 UEFA Champions League. On Match-Day 4 during November 3 & 4, 2015, the Russian team assured itself of a place in the knock-out phase by scoring its fourth […]

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Bayern Munich overwhelm Arsenal

Arsene Wenger remains defiant after Bayern Munich overwhelm Arsenal

 November 6, 2015   John Welsh

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Ahead of their Champions League tie at the Allianz Arena against Bayern Munich, Arsenal could be forgiven for thinking that they could upset the odds by beating the Bundesliga champions. The Gunners had secured a memorable 2-0 victory against Pep Guardiola’s team just two weeks previously by adopting an effective counter-attacking game plan and they […]

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Round-of-Sixteen Picture Emerging after Match-Day 3 in UEFA Champions League

 October 25, 2015   R K Gupta

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After 16 matches on match-day 3 on October 20 & 21, 2015, the UEFA Champions’ League group stage reached the halfway mark. As the teams play another round on Match-day 4 on November 3 & 4, many of them will have their fates sealed. Defending champions FC Barcelona and the Russian side FC Zenit are […]

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Arsene Wenger as Bayern Munich

Delight for Arsene Wenger as Bayern Munich lose at the Emirates

 October 21, 2015   John Welsh

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As Arsenal prepared for their Champions League clash against triple Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, there were suggestions that the clash could be a one-sided affair such was the current dominating form of the German team. A new Bundesliga record had been set at the weekend with the Bavarian team winning their first nine games of […]

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Porto in Champions League

Portuguese duo should not be underestimated in UEFA Champions League

 October 3, 2015   John Welsh

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There were the usual predictable results in this week’s Champions League fixtures with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich all clinching victories, although the former team needed two late goals to overturn a 1-0 deficit when hosting Bayer Leverkusen. Yet it is the progress of two Portuguese teams which demonstrates that expensive purchases are not […]

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