Chelsea threw away a two goal lead against Juventus tonight at Stamford Bridge in their first Champions League game of the season. Here are some quick thoughts on the game: Disappointed result and performance tonight by Chelsea. They are not the kind of side that I expect to throw away two-goal leads, especially at home. The draw means that […]
Sergio Aguero chose the mixed zone after last night’s Champions League match between Manchester City and Real Madrid to basically say he would rather play for Real Madrid than Manchester City. Aguero told the press that he wanted to move to Real Madrid from cross-town rivals Atletico Madrid in 2011, who instead ended up at […]
AC Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri admitted he was disappointed that his side could only manage a goalless draw against Anderlecht. After losing to Atalanta in their Serie A clash last weekend, AC Milan were hoping to bring some cheer to their fans by beating Anderlecht in their Champions League Group C fixture. However, Rossoneri attackers […]
The Champions League failed to spark AC Milan’s stuttering season into life as they were held goalless at home by Belgian champions Anderlecht. A 1-0 home loss to Atalanta left Milan six points off the Serie A summit at the weekend and they were desperately hoping a European night could get their campaign going. But instead […]
Malaga began their first ever Champions League campaign in perfect fashion as two goals from Isco guided them to a 3-0 win over Zenit St Petersburg at La Rosaleda. The game was barely three minutes old when the Spain Under-21 international bent a wonderful shot in off the inside of the post and the hosts […]
There are reports coming out of Italy that if AC Milan fail to beat Udinese on Sunday that manager Massimiliano Allegri will be fired. Allegri orchestrated a clearing out of the AC Milan dressing room this summer, letting many of the club’s veteran players go as well as selling Milan’s two best players in Silva […]
Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart could not hide his frustration after Manchester City lost 3-2 at Real Madrid despite leading 2-1 after 85 minutes. “You can’t go 2-1 up with five minutes to go and lose the game,” Hart told ITV1. “Who else can we blame? We can only blame ourselves.” Twice City led in […]
When an Aleksandar Kolarov’s free-kick with five minutes to go put Manchester City ahead 2-1 at the Bernabeu tonight, I thought they were going to hold on for a famous victory. But one thing the Premier League Champions have shown this season is an inability to defend like they did last year. And that cost […]
Pippo Inzaghi insists that Milan are still a side to be respected in Serie A this season. “Only Juventus are better.” It was a tumultuous summer for the Rossoneri and they have gotten off to a slow start, losing both their home games this season. But Inzaghi has backed Coach Massimiliano Allegri to turn things […]