Real Madrid and Bayern Munich virtually confirmed their places in the semi-finals of the Champions League as they won by three and two goals respectively away from home. Chelsea produced a superb away performance at Benfica to come away with a 1-0 win, whilst giants AC Milan and Barcelona played out an entertaining 0-0 draw in Italy to set up [...]
Benfica 0-1 Chelsea Chelsea named a surprising starting line-up, but the changes paid dividends with Salomon Kalou scoring the first legs only goal. Both sides struggled to have an impact in the middle of the pitch in their respective attacking-third. Chelsea did an excellent job of forcing Benfica wide. APOEL 0-3 Real Madrid APOEL managed zero shots on target, [...]
With the rich history of Real Madrid, it may appear that this year’s Champions League surprise-package are worthy of little more than a fleeting thought in this quarter-final. APOEL After topping their group, many began to take notice of the Cypriot side. Tipped to struggle vs. Olympique Lyon, it was APOEL Nicosia’s characteristic counter-attacking style that provided the opportunity for [...]
Chelsea’s reward for their enthralling second-leg comeback over SSC Napoli is a last eight encounter with Portuguese side SL Benfica, as the UEFA draw for the next two rounds was made today in Switzerland. AC Milan have been drawn against holders FC Barcelona in the tie of the round, with Marseille up against FC Bayern Munich and shock troopers APOEL [...]
Arsenal’s season in a single fixture. Abject capitulation in their first leg vs AC Milan, much of Arsenal’s hope hinged on the return leg at the Emirates. A 3-0 win was far from embarrassing, but offered little in terms of an apology for the first leg. Arsene Wenger is now focussed on Champions League qualification in the Premier League. AC [...]
UEFA Champions League knockout stage action returns this midweek as surprise package APOEL Nicosia host Olympique Lyonnais at the GSP Stadium on Wednesday night. The French side take a slender lead to the away leg after the first leg tie at the Stade Gerland ended 1-0. APOEL NICOSIA After a historic group stage qualification to the knockout stages, APOEL Nicosia [...]
Barcelona responded very well to criticism of their La Liga form with a fluid passing display vs Leverkusen. Sanchez with two goals and a fantastic performance from World Player of the Year, Lionel Messi. Leverkusen 1-3 Barcelona APOEL struggled to make an impact in their match vs Lyon. The French side with a narrow 1-0 win despite obvious dominance. [...]
The fairy-tale continues, with Cyprus giants APOEL Nicosia well and truly amongst Europe’s best. A never-say-die attitude allowed them a smooth passage into the knock-out stages despite averaging a paltry 39% of possession over the six matches. APOEL became first and only Cypriot club to reach the Champions League knockout stages. It seems rather difficult to predict that Lyon, a side [...]
Here are the Champions League Round of 16 Fixtures
Andrew Gibney discusses the Champions League draw for the Ligue 1 sides. Lyon were drawn with APOEL and Marseille were handed Inter Milan.
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