Saturday night sees two giants go at it in the Spanish top division, with a lot at stake. Few football matches in the world can draw in the audience that El Clásico does time and time again. If you have been living under a rock for decades, here’s a brief history. The rivalry came about as Madrid and Barcelona are the two [...]
In eager anticipation of this week’s Champions League semi-finals, we spoke to The Score’s James Sharman. He shared his thoughts on the big midweek fixtures, and Chelsea’s future amongst Europe’s best clubs. Chelsea host 2010/11 Champions League winners, Barcelona, and Bayern host Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid. Would you have expected Chelsea to have reached the last-four of the Champions [...]
The dust has settled, and the men have been separated from the boys. Two intriguing semi-finals await the top four clubs in Europe’s premier cup competition. Barcelona vs Chelsea Chelsea may have defied the odds and beaten Napoli in their round of 16 first leg, but the remarkable fact is they did so under the watchful eye of a [...]
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 [...]
Welcome to the first instalment of European Football Weekly. We will feature some of the articles that we’ve enjoyed this week, and also some articles that you’ve sent to us on Twitter. While Real Madrid continue to lead La Liga, Babak Golriz ponders what has changed in the title race this season The fantastic ‘Bootiful Game’ has compiled [...]
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 [...]
Jose Mourinho’s transparent desire to return to the Premier League has sparked media speculation over potential suitors for the Portuguese 49-year-old, but which clubs will have a genuine interest in appointing him, and, more importantly, which teams would Mourinho actually consider managing? He has been spotted home searching in West London, so a London club is more probable, but nothing [...]
Comparing these two wonderful, talented footballers would do them both an injustice. Messi, the master of “how on earth did he manage that” scored a wonderful free-kick past the impressive Atletico Madrid keeper Thibaut Courtois Cristiano Ronaldo, earlier in the day, had back-heeled his way into the highlight reels for weeks to come. Two very different goals, but [...]
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