UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League Round-of-16: Team Prospects after First-Leg Matches

 February 27, 2015   R K Gupta

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During February 17-25, 2015, 8 round-of-16 first-leg matches were played in different European venues. Playing at home at Lviv on February 17, FC Shakhtar held visitors Bayern Munich to a goalless draw and made the second-leg match crucial for both teams. On the same day, PSG staged a second-half revival to draw against Chelsea FC […]

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With QF Line-up Decided Women’s Champions League Moving Ahead of Men’s for Road to Berlin

 December 24, 2014   R K Gupta

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Last year, VfL Wolfsburg defeated Tyreso FF of Sweden on May 22 at Lisbon two days ahead of the men’s Champions League Match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Somehow Tyreso have not been able to reach quarterfinals this season and VfL Wolfsburg have a great chance to win the Champions League for third year […]

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Late Champions League drama offers Manchester City a lifeline

 November 26, 2014   John Welsh

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It has often been quoted that fine margins can settle the outcome of football matches and tournaments with Tuesday evenings contests in Champions League Group E proving no exception. Bayern Munich had already clinched the group ahead of the fifth set of matches with CSKA Moscow, Roma and Manchester City vying for the second qualifying […]

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UEFA Champions’ League Group-Stage Preview

 September 16, 2014   Paranjoy Goswami

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The race for the grandest prize in European football, the UEFA Champions’ League gets underway this week. Here we take a quick look at all the 32 teams in the 8 groups as we try to figure out what to expect in the coming months of the tournament.   Group A: Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Olympiakos […]

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Celtic

Celtic lifeline disguises the decline in Scottish club football

 August 9, 2014   John Welsh

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When Celtic slumped to a 2-0 home defeat by Legia Warsaw in the second leg of their Champions League third qualifying round tie at Murrrayfield, it epitomised the recent slump in Scottish football especially as Celtic lost the first leg by a resounding 4-1 scoreline. Only two years previously, a capacity crowd at Parkhead had […]

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Real Madrid Come Back From the Brink to Win the Champions League Thriller in Great Style

 May 25, 2014   R K Gupta

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In one of football history’s most sensational turnarounds, Real Madrid CF literally converted a certain defeat into an exciting victory in Lisbon last night. With few second remaining in injury time, it was Atletico Madrid’s game and their fans were already celebrating. But Sergio Ramos spoiled Atletico’s party with an incredible effort in the 93th […]

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Wolfsburg

Martina Muller Does It Again as Wolfsburg Beat Tyreso To Retain UEFA Champions League.

 May 23, 2014   R K Gupta

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On Thursday, May 22, 2014, a capacity crowd at Lisbon’s Estádio do Restelo awaited the start of UEFA Women’s Champions League final between VfL Wolfsburg of Germany and Tyreso FF of Sweden. The defending champions Wolfsburg were without their accomplished midfielders, Zsanett Jakabfi and Lina Magull and this could have been one reason why Tyreso […]

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Champions League elimination

A time for reflection needed by Guardiola and Mourinho after Champions League elimination

 May 1, 2014   John Welsh

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Before a 3-3 home draw with Hoffenheim in late March, Bayern Munich were being talked about as the invincible team, with a record points tally in the Bundesliga and a retention of the Champions League trophy anticipated. Similarly, prior to a 2-1 home defeat by Sunderland in mid-April, Chelsea were considered a decent bet for […]

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Champions’ League Final

Two Madrid City Teams to Fight Out in the Champions’ League Final at Lisbon on May 24

 May 1, 2014   R K Gupta

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In the cracker of a game played Wednesday night on Chelsea FC’s home turf at Stamford Bridge, London, the Spanish visitors handed an emphatic defeat to the hosts, despite trailing by a goal until one minute from half-time. The determined Atletico Madrid brought out a super performance against Jose Mourinho’s side to enter their maiden […]

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Heaviest Home Humbling for Holders Bayern Munich As Roaring Real Go Through

 April 30, 2014   R K Gupta

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It was a masterful away performance from Real Madrid, who took the field in Munich with a psychological past stigma of three semi-final defeats in a row in previous Champions League appearances. Arguably Bayern and Real were considered by football pundits as the most accomplished team entrants, who should ideally be contesting the League final. […]

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