Schalke are through to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time after a comprehensive 7-3 aggregate victory over holders Inter Milan. Raul’s 71st Champions League goal right before half-time killed off any faint hopes the Nerazzurri had of mounting an unlikely comeback from their 5-2 deficit. Thiago Motta equalised early in the second period, […]
Real Madrid set up a mouth-watering Champions League semi-final against Barcelona after Cristiano Ronaldo’s second-half goal completed a comprehensive aggregate defeat of Tottenham Hotspur. Ronaldo’s speculative 50th-minute effort, fumbled into his own net by Heurelho Gomes, ended any faint hopes of a Tottenham comeback and confirmed Madrid’s progression to a record 22nd semi-final in the […]
With his goal against Shakhtar Donetsk last night, Lionel Messi broke the Barcelona single-season goal scoring record of 47 that was held by former Brazil striker Ronaldo. Messi, who has 48 goals this season, is one goal behind the all-time Spanish record held by Real’s late Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas, achieved in 1959-60. With potentially […]
Stan Kroenke’s move to take majority control of Arsenal is getting a little bit messy as Alisher Usmanov has confirmed that he will not sell his 27% stake in Arsenal to Kroenke. “I’m not going to sell my stake,” Usmanov told Bloomberg from Moscow. “I love Arsenal, that’s why I’m a shareholder.” According to The […]
Many have written off Tottenham Hotspur chances of overturning last week’s 4-0 defeat at Real Madrid, but Harry Redknapp and José Mourinho are not among them. Redknapp concedes his side need a miracle, and though he stresses “miracles do happen”, Mourinho warned that five goals will not be enough against his hungry charges. Harry Redknapp, […]
Schalke coach Ralf Rangnick says they will be treating their Champions League quarter-final second leg at home to Inter as if it is starting goalless. “It’s half-time now,” he said. “We may be 5-2 up, but the game isn’t over.” Nerazzurri counterpart Leonardo echoed that sentiment – “anything is possible”, he stressed – though if […]
Barcelona are through to the Champions League semi-finals for the fourth successive season after a 1-0 victory rounded off a 6-1 aggregate triumph. Shakhtar played valiantly and created a couple of excellent early chances. However, as in the first leg poor finishing was their Achilles heel and once the Spanish visitors had weathered that early […]
Barcelona are through to the Champions League semi-finals for the fourth successive season after a 1-0 victory rounded off a 6-1 aggregate triumph. Shakhtar played valiantly and created a couple of excellent early chances. However, as in the first leg poor finishing was their Achilles heel and once the Spanish visitors had weathered that early […]