It may seem rather poignant that, after Andre Villas-Boas left Chelsea, the side he was ‘rebuilding’ duly delivered an impressive run of form. After an unlikely victory in extra-time over Napoli, Chelsea secured a berth in the Champions League quarter-finals. After Saloman Kalou’s winner, following excellent work from Fernando Torres, Chelsea escaped from Lisbon with a 1-0 win in the [...]
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, [...]
Chelsea remain the only Premier League team left in this season’s Champions League, after knocking off Napoli in extra-time they face a stiff test with a trip to Benfica. The Portuguese side have been a tough nut for teams to crack, having lost only one game in the competition so far and that was in the icy chill of St. [...]
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 [...]
After the 3-2 win at home to Benfica, this round of 16 tie is finely poised. Zenit After a 2-2 draw with CSKA, Zenit have shown they can keep the goals flowing. A brace from Alexander Kerzhakov, who put Zenit ahead after both goals, was vital for the St. Petersburg side. Question marks regarding their defence will certainly be raised, [...]
Finishing behind Cyprian minnows APOEL must have been a slight shock, but Zenit managed to finish ahead of Porto in the Group Stages to secure Round of 16 qualification. Benfica managed to top group C without being beaten. Zenit may struggle Their most recent competitive fixture, as the Russian league is currently inactive, was in early December versus FC Porto. [...]
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 [...]
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