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 [...]
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 [...]
Stephen Mills predicts scorelines for some intriguing matches on Wednesday. Let him know what you think! Group E Valencia vs Chelsea Chelsea are the better side, but not by much. Chelsea are the strongest team in the group and Valencia away is probably their toughest game. With Valencia having the home advantage it really could go either way. They’ll cancel [...]
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