Messi was absolute incredible. He came, he saw, he conquered. Barcelona controlled their round of 16 tie with Bayer Leverkusen from start to finish with Messi now only eight goals away from becoming their all-time leading scorer. First player to ever score five Champions League goals in a single match An inspired Barcelona performance
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. [...]
Bayer Leverkusen host last year’s Champions League winners Barcelona in a fascinating Round of 16 match. The pressure is on Barcelona Ten points adrift of La Liga leaders, Real Madrid, the heat is on Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona to deliver in the Champions League once again. “You almost get the feeling that it would constitute failure if we did not win [...]
Here are the Champions League Round of 16 Fixtures
Lyon-APOEL Napoli-Chelsea Milan-Arsenal Basel-Munich Leverkusen-Barcelona CSKA-Madrid Zenit-Benfica Marseille-Inter
Here are the clubs that will be in the round of 16 draw on Friday December 16th. First Placed sides: Bayern, Inter, Benfica, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Arsenal, APOEL and Barcelona. Second Placed sides: Napoli, CSKA Moscow, Basel, Lyon, Bayer Leverkusen, Marseille, Zenit and AC Milan. a) Clubs from the same country cannot be drawn against each other. b) The [...]
Only one matchday remains in this season’s Champions League group stage, but it promises to be an exciting one with 16 teams looking to fill one of the seven remaining places in the knockout phase. Group E Chelsea v Valencia Genk v Bayer Leverkusen Chelsea and Valencia play off for the second qualification spot at Stamford Bridge, after Soldado’s [...]
With one matchweek left, the groups are starting to take shape but there is plenty of drama in store from the Champions League Group Stages. Group E After Chelsea’s lacklustre performance in the second half vs Leverkusen, Villas Boas’ side now host Valencia to determine their qualification fate. The Blues have yet to hit top form but a 0-0 draw or win [...]
Group E Genk v Chelsea What a week for Andre Villas Boas, two defeats and an extra-time win over Everton in midweek and allegations of racism directed at one of his players, Chelsea need to right the ship. Questions linger over the pressing style that AVB is trying to implement, but it will eventually work. As Branislav Ivanovic put it, [...]
Group E Chelsea v Genk Hard to see past a Chelsea win. Andre Villas Boas’ side have been quietly impressive in the Premier League so far this season, and if it weren’t for Salomon Kalou’s handball vs Valencia, would have a 100% record in their Group. Prediction: Chelsea 2-0 Genk Bayer Leverkusen v Valencia Leverkusen have been struggling for [...]
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