Manchester United’s travel to Marseille in the Champions League left a disappointed taste for many football fans especially the Red Devils fans as being the favorite, Sir Alex Ferguson put out a rather negative performance leading to a boring stalemate encounter. Acknowledging the disappointment of their fans, Ferguson went out and promised a much more […]
Premier League
Real Madrid’s struggles in the knockout stages of the Champions League continue as they were held to a 1-1 draw in France. Karim Benzema scored against his former club in the 65th minute and seemed to give Real Madrid a morale boosting away victory. But Lyon’s Bafetimbi Gomis tied the score in the 83rd minute […]
Tottenham Hotspur missed the chance to move to third in the Premier League when they suffered a surprise 3-1 defeat at Blackpool. Blackpool started brightly and opened the scoring when Sébastien Bassong brought down DJ Campbell and Blackpool captain Charlie Adam, who was close to joining Tottenham last month, scored from the penalty after 18 […]
A good night for Chelsea in the Champions League while Real Madrid’s struggles in the knockout stages continue. In France, Karim Benzema scored against his former club in the 65th minute and seemed to give Real Madrid a morale boosting away victory. But Lyon’s Bafetimbi Gomis tied the score in the 83rd minute leaving the […]
Didier Deschamps is banking on the feverish backing of the Stade Vélodrome crowd to give Marseille a valuable edge in the first leg of their tie against Manchester United, a club the coach describes as “an example to follow”. The visitors have a number of injury problems for the trip to France but Sir Alex […]
Lyon coach Claude Puel said his side would face a “better balanced” team than the Real Madrid that they beat at this stage of last season’s UEFA Champions League yet, despite the absence of Lisandro, he believes they are in the mood to repeat that success. Madrid have lost in the round of 16 six […]
Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes is expected to miss the crucial Champions League match against Arsenal after injuring his knee in training over the weekend. The early indication is that Valdes will be out of action for between three to four weeks . Valdes injured his left knee training ahead of the weekend game against Athletic Bilbao. […]
Lyon coach Claude Puel said his side would face a “better balanced” team than the Real Madrid that they beat at this stage of last season’s UEFA Champions League yet, despite the absence of Lisandro, he believes they are in the mood to repeat that success. Madrid have lost in the round of 16 six […]
After two months of anticipation, in which time they have not played a competitive game, FC Copenhagen “are buzzing” ahead of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 visit of Chelsea FC on Tuesday according to coach Ståle Solbakken. Carlo Ancelotti is well aware of FC Copenhagen’s quality from their fine group-stage performance that ensured […]