UEFA Women

Wolfsburg, PSG, Brondby & FFC Frankfurt Complete Semifinal Line-up of UEFA Women’s Champions League

 April 2, 2015   R K Gupta

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Of all semifinal entrants in women’s UEFA Champions League, title holders VfL Wolfsburg had the hardest time. They had ended the first leg against FC Rosengard at 1-1 and needed to win their second leg match or at least draw it. In the end, the Germans came from behind to manage a 3-3 draw for […]

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UEFA Women

First-leg Quarterfinals in UEFA Women’s Champions League Completed

 March 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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UEFA women’s Champions League is moving a little head of the men’s competition with first-leg quarterfinals having already been played on March 21 & 22, 2015 at different venues in Europe. Except the 5-0 drubbing of Bristol Academy WFC by three-time champions FFC Frankfurt, other three quarterfinal matches still kept the hopes of first-leg losers […]

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Chelsea set for Premier League title as campaign approaches finale

 March 25, 2015   John Welsh

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With just eight games remaining in the current Premier League campaign and with a lull in proceedings due to the international football break, it may be an ideal opportunity to reflect upon the potential title winners at the end of the season and the prospects of those teams vying to secure qualification for the 2015-16 […]

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Barcelona

Recent Barcelona victories silence talk of a crisis at the club

 March 24, 2015   John Welsh

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There was talk of a crisis in the camp at Barcelona. The team had been beaten 1-0 in San Sebastian by Real Sociedad with Lionel Messi and Neymar restricted to used substitute roles as rumours emerged of dressing room unrest and the fate of manager Luis Enrique was the subject of much adverse discussion. It […]

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El Clasico

Barcelona’s 2-1 Victory over Real Madrid Ends All Speculation on El Clasico

 March 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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The wait for Sunday’s Classic between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid is finally over. Camp Nou turned into a huge celebratory arena in the second half, when Luis Suarez expertly controlled a ball fed to him by Dani Alvez and ran between two defenders before blasting the match-winner past a helpless Casillas. On paper, it […]

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UEFA Champions League

Barcelona and Juventus Complete QF Line-up for 2015 UEFA Champions League

 March 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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On March 18, 2015, Camp Nou was full to the brim as hosts FC Barcelona prepared to take on Manchester City FC. The English Premier League side had lost the first leg 1-2 at home and they looked for first wiping out the deficit and then scoring another goal to stay in contention. But City’s […]

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An embarrassing two weeks for the English Premier League in UEFA European competitions

 March 20, 2015   John Welsh

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For the first time this century, there will be no English representatives in either the Europa or Champions League quarter-finals after Everton were defeated 5-2 by Dynamo Kiev on Thursday evening to be eliminated on a 6-4 aggregate from the Europa League. This week has also witnessed the early departures of Manchester City and Arsenal […]

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Atletico de Madrid

Monaco and Atletico de Madrid Are 5th and 6th Teams to Reach UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals

 March 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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Two contrasting Round-of-16 Second-Leg matches brought unfathomable outcomes on Tuesday night at Stade Louis II in the Principality of Monaco and the Spanish capital Madrid, where the home teams scraped through to quarterfinals. Even the most ardent fans of Monaco would not have expected their team to make it to the round-of-eight after their star […]

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UEFA Champions League

Two Red Cards Create Contrasting Consequences as PSG and Bayern Join Real Madrid and Porto in the QFs of UEFA Champions League

 March 12, 2015   R K Gupta

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Jose Mourinho had a strange frustrated look at the end of 120 minutes as Chelsea crashed out of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night at their home turf in London’s Stamford Bridge. His team held the upper hand twice and played against the depleted Paris St-Germain, who were down to 10 men after losing […]

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Clinical Porto Beat Basel But Real Madrid Survive Schalke Scare in UEFA Champions League Round-of 16-Second Leg

 March 11, 2015   R K Gupta

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Two contrasting round-of-16 second leg matches were played on March 10, 2015 at Portugal and Spain leading to the emergence of the first two quarterfinalists in the UEFA Champions League. Playing at home, the Portuguese FC Porto scored a comprehensive 4-0 victory over FC Basel to reach the aggregates of 5-1 and advance to the […]

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