Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho broke his media silence on Monday with some harsh words for his Champions League opponents Bayern Munich. Bayern who host tonight’s first leg fixture at the Allianz Arena have a pretty impressive home record against Los Blancos having never lost to them.
Of course, Mourinho being himself dismissed all talk surrounding Bayern’s record calling it ‘meaningless’ and saying that his side was equally motivated to win the match.
“The past is all about meaningless numbers. History will not play a factor. This will be a different match from the previous ones. This is a semi-final; those who play it want to win.” Mourinho said. Read more... (319 words, 1 image, estimated 1:17 mins reading time)
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho will be looking to inch closer toward a European record of becoming the first coach to win three Champions League titles with different clubs when he faces German side Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena tomorrow in the first of their two legged semi final tie.
Madrid are coming off a impressive 3-1 victory over Sporting Gijon while their hosts will be looking to put their Bundesliga troubles behind them with a win after being held to a barren draw with Mainz over the weekend. Read more... (360 words, 1 image, estimated 1:26 mins reading time)
It was a record breaking night in La Liga on Saturday when both Real Madrid and Barcelona won their respective matches to keep their title hopes alive. Madrid were 3-1 winners over Sporting Gijon while Barcelona needed two goals from their sensational forward Lionel Messi to beat Levante 2-1.
However, the stories making headlines were not the victories but rather the records set by rival pair Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Ronaldo scored his 41st goal of the season to set a new record for the most league goals he’s scored in a single season. Read more... (426 words, 1 image, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)
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Okay so we know that Pele’s comparison comments between Messi and Neymar were a little bit extreme however, Argentine legend Diego Maradona’s retaliatory comments are nothing to write home about either.
“My God, that is just stupid,” Maradona said.
“Maybe Neymar is the best player in the world, but only if you say that Messi is from a different planet.”
Of course considering the rivalry between these two players, it comes as no surprise what he said. Meanwhile, Barcelona prepare to face Levante away tomorrow night in their last league fixture before taking on Chelsea in the Champions League and Madrid in the Clasico next weekend. Read more... (420 words, 1 image, estimated 1:41 mins reading time)
Barcelona continued their pursuit for a 22nd La Liga title yesterday by thrashing Getafe 4-0 at the Nou Camp to move within one point of leaders Real Madrid. A double from Alexis Sanchez and goals from Messi and Rodriguez helped the Catalans to their second consecutive 4 goal win.
The win was made better by the news of defender Eric Abidal’s successful liver transplant. Speaking after the match, Barca coach Pep Guardiola dedicated his sides victory to the 32 year old Frenchman.
“I would like to dedicate this victory to Abidal and his cousin, Gerard [who acted as a donor],” Guardiola said. Read more... (350 words, 1 image, estimated 1:24 mins reading time)
A barren draw against Valencia at the Santiago Bernabeu last night has cut Real Madrid‘s lead at the top of the La Liga table to just 4 points with only 7 games left to play.
Moreover, with fixtures against Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona on the cards within the next 2 weeks, things are bound to get harder for Madrid. Add to this the re-emerging speculation over Jose Mourinho’s future and it is not hard to see the tide starting to shift largely in Barcelona’s favour. Read more... (355 words, 1 image, estimated 1:25 mins reading time)
Lionel Messi reached yet another landmark on Saturday as his two goals helped Barcelona to a 4-1 win over Real Zaragoza. The Argentine has so far netted 60 goals this season and is within touching distance of Gerd Muller’s European record of 67 goals in one season.
Muller set the record while playing for Bayern back in the 1972-73 campaign a feat that is yet to be matched to this day. The win was a huge result for Barcelona as they cut down Madrid‘s lead at the summit of the league to just 3 points. Los Blancos are scheduled to play Valencia later on today at the Santiago Bernabeu. Read more... (353 words, 1 image, estimated 1:25 mins reading time)
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After a 8-2 aggregate win over APOEL Nicosia, it is obvious to assume Real Madrid are the hot favourites to win their 10th European title, however, with Barcelona and Bayern Munich still in the running, nothing is guaranteed forMourinho’s boys.
That said, Mourinho has already gone as far as ruling out his former club Chelsea from making the final. It’s still not clear why Mourinho would not give his former side a chance against Barcelona, however, considering their current form, it is not hard to understand why. Chelsea made it through to the last 4 with a hard fought 3-1 aggregate win over Benfica. Read more... (444 words, 1 image, estimated 1:47 mins reading time)
by David on April 4, 2012
Bayern Munich will meet Chelsea in the Champions League final on 19 May after they both knocked off favored Spanish opposition. Buy Champions League Final Tickets
Amazingly, Chelsea and Bayern have only met once before in the Champions League and that was in the quarter-final in 2004/05 which Chelsea won 6-5 on aggregate.
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Bayern have already faced Premier League opposition this season, coming up against Manchester City in the group stage when each side recorded a 2-0 home win. Overall the German club have played 35 matches against English sides, winning 13, drawing 12 and losing ten with 51 goals scored and 43 against. They have lost only once in Munich in 16 matches, including ten victories – 2-1 versus Norwich City in the 1993/94 UEFA Cup second round – and have won four out of the last five contests in Germany. Read more... (368 words, 1 image, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)
AC Milan‘s Zlatan Ibrahimovic was utterly disgusted by the refereeing at his side’s 3-1 defeat to Barcelona at the Nou Camp last might and it is obvious to understand why. Milan were looking to make it to the semi final for the first time since 2007 when they were crowned European champions.
Having leveled the tie through Nocerino mid way through the first half, Milan were heading for a famous result at the Barcelona fortress, until center referee Wolfgang Stark handed Barcelona a controversial second penalty with only minutes remaining to the break. Read more... (437 words, 1 image, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)
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