Womens Champions League.

It Will Be Tyreso Against Wolfburg in Women’s Champions League Final In Lisbon on May 22

 April 28, 2014   R K Gupta

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In a related article last week, this author had opined that Tyreso and Wolgburg looked like the most likely contenders for the final spots of the Women’s Champions League to be played on May 22, 2014 at the Portuguese capital Lisbon. On Sunday, playing on their home grounds, the two teams scored over their opponents […]

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Champions League Semifinal

Champions League Semifinal Line-up Announced in UEFA Headquarters, Switzerland

 April 12, 2014   R K Gupta

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In the last six Champions League seasons, FC Barcelona had never failed to reach the semifinals. On the other hand, it was the first time in 40 years that Atletico Madrid has made it to the last four. It was, therefore, a sad loss for Barca on April 9 against another Spanish club Atletico Madrid. […]

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Champions League elimination

Barcelona woes continue with Champions League elimination

 April 10, 2014   John Welsh

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It has not been the best of starts to 2014 at Barcelona as they cope with off-field problems concerning their past transfer dealings, but their aggregate defeat by Atletico Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final also raises questions as to their sudden vulnerability on the pitch. Pundits are now questioning whether the Catalan team attained […]

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Champions League

Absence of both Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic highlights their importance to respective teams

 April 9, 2014   John Welsh

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When Sweden and Portugal contested a UEFA World Cup play-off tie over two legs back in November 2013, it was generally recognised as a contest to decide which of two World class footballers would not feature in the summer tournament. Portugal won both games but Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo were the only scorers of […]

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UEFA Champions

Eastern European involvement is missing factor in UEFA quarter-final draws

 March 22, 2014   John Welsh

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The draws for both the UEFA Champions and Europa League quarter-final stages once again produced some intriguing contests but one clear factor emerging from the entire process is the lack of Eastern European teams qualifying for the later stages. Five Spanish teams constitute nearly one third of the teams remaining while Germany, England, France and […]

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Champions League Quarterfinals

Chelsea, Real, Man-U & Borussia Dortmund Enter Champions League Quarterfinals

 March 21, 2014   R K Gupta

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Last two days have brought absorbing football action in the return legs of Champion League’s round-of-16 games. On Tuesday, Chelsea FC beat Galatasaray 2-0 to make an aggregate score of 3-1 and Real Madrid decimated Schalke 3-1 for an amazing aggregate of 9-2. Last night, FC Zenit’s 2-1 victory against Borussia Dortmund was wasted because of […]

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Champions League

First Two Teams in UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals Decided

 March 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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With their return leg matches completed, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich have registered their entries into the last eight of the UEFA Champions League. On March 11, 2014, while the Spanish side defeated Italian club AC Milan, Bayern Munich got the better of English club Arsenal. The 55000-capacity Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid came alive […]

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Schalke 04

Real Madrid’s resounding defeat of Schalke proves that finance still counts in football

 February 28, 2014   John Welsh

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For a Schalke 04 team which has finished in the top four of the Bundesliga in three of the previous four seasons and which is once again challenging for second position during the current campaign, Wednesday’s Champions League home leg tie against Real Madrid must have been a sobering experience. A close encounter was expected […]

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UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League Updates

 February 20, 2014   R K Gupta

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There were four engrossing encounters in UEFA Champions League on February 18 & 19, 2014, when first legs games for round-of-16 games were played at different venues across Europe. Incidentally, all matches were away games for the winners. On Tuesday night, Paris Saint-Germain had an overwhelming victory over Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4-0 at Leverkusen. On […]

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Champions League

Champions League resumption is eagerly awaited

 February 14, 2014   John Welsh

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The third week in February marks the resumption of the 2013-14 Champions League tournament and the Round 16 matches offer some potentially thrilling clashes over the next month as some of the best teams in Europe compete for a quarter-final place. For several teams, a timely return to peak form is evident while for others […]

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