THE British and French envoys accredited to Zambia have congratulated the Zambia national soccer team for winning this year’s Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy during the tournament that was co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. And British High Commissioner to Zambia James Thornton has challenged the country to send a strong contingent to [...]
Category: Champions League
Champions League is Liverpool’s No 1 priority, says Bellamy
By Sportsmail Reporter Last updated at 4:06 PM on 22nd February 2012 Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy insists the club’s priority remains securing Champions League football and any cup success will be a bonus. The Reds face the Wales international’s hometown club Cardiff, for whom he played last season, in the Carling Cup at Wembley on [...]
Champions League: Real Madrid 1 – 1 CSKA Moscow
It’s funny how a draw against an inferior team can be spun to look like a triumph. That’s precisely what Real Madrid’s PR department did in the team’s Champions League draw with CSKA Moscow in the Champions League round of 16. A game recap on the Real Madrid website states that Jose Mourinho’s squad was “far [...]
Napoli Beats Chelsea 3-1 in Champions League Play: Fan’s Reaction
On Tuesday, Feb. 21, Ezequiel Lavezzi scored two goals to lead Napoli to a 3-1 victory over Chelsea on the first leg of the UEFA Champions League knockout stages. Juan Mata scored Chelsea’s only goal. Here are three thoughts on what proved to be an entertaining match: Not in my wildest dreams It seems like [...]
Will English clubs’ Champions League failure be a passing phase?
The vultures are beginning to circle over the stumbling, disorganised remnants of Premier League participation in Europe’s major club competition, waiting for the moment when life can be pronounced extinct and the bones of a once thriving enterprise can be picked clean, probably prior to being danced over. In case you haven’t heard, should Arsenal [...]
Watch UEFA Champions League games live online
Verdict Turnonthegas won this a year ago but is 10lb higher this time. Followmeuptocarlow was raised 7lb for winning at Down Royal and though on the upgrade this is tougher. Dr Proctor is running very well but continues to climb the weights without winning unlike Big Jemmy, who is probably still on a reasonable mark [...]
Manchester United close on Europa League last 16
Paris: Manchester United’s march towards the latter stages of the Europa League looks set to continue on Thursday when they line up against Ajax at Old Trafford leading 2-0 from the first leg in the round of 32. United’s exit from the Champions League following a 2-1 defeat at FC Basel in December was a huge [...]
Napoli Rallies to Beat Chelsea in Champions League; Real Draws
February 21, 2012, 7:11 PM EST By Bob Bensch Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) — Napoli came from behind to beat Chelsea 3-1 in their Champions League soccer round-of-16 opener, as CSKA Moscow tied Real Madrid 1-1 on a last-second goal. Ezequiel Lavezzi got two goals and Edinson Cavani one in Naples last night after Juan Mata [...]
Chelsea loses, Madrid draws in Champions League
Showing the same kind of defensive frailties that condemned Arsenal to a 4-0 loss at AC Milan last week, Chelsea failed to protect an early lead and lost 3-1 at Napoli in the first leg of their round of 16 matchup. In Tuesday’s other match, CSKA Moscow scored a last-gasp equalizer to draw 1-1 at [...]
Champions League first leg predictions
The UEFA Champions League knockout stage continues this week, so let’s take a look at each team’s chances of winning its first-leg matchup. Using ESPN’s Soccer Power Index (SPI), we calculated the offensive, defensive and overall rating of each team and used those to simulate each matchup 10,000 times. Here’s a look at this week’s [...]
UEFA Champions League: Slumping Inter Face Marseille, Bayern Favored Against Basel
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