Category: UEFA

Why Di Matteo Will Lose His Job If Chelsea Lose To Bayern

| May 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

It’s Saturday Night fever for Chelsea who have set up a date with Bayern Munich on May 19, 2012. This is only the Blues’ second entry to the final of the Champions League and the final frontier as far as Chelsea owner, Russian billionaire, Abramovich is concerned. And as we all know (see the other [...]

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Will Chelsea Be Second Time Lucky in the Champions League Final?

| May 16, 2012 | 0 Comments

English Premier League side Chelsea will face Bayern Munich in the final of the UEFA Champions League on May 19, 2012. This is the Stamford Bridge squad’s second appearance in a Champions League final, the first coming four years ago, when they met Premier league rivals Man United, in Moscow. Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich bought [...]

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Champions League 2011-12: Bayern Munich Vs Chelsea Preview

| May 15, 2012 | 1 Comment

Venue: Fußball Arena München, Munich Kick-off: 20:45 CET on 19th May, 2012 German heavy-weights Bayern Munich play host to English club Chelsea in the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League final this Saturday. While Chelsea performed a miracle of sorts by pulling off a victory against Barca in the semi-finals, Bayern defeated Spanish champions Real Madrid on [...]

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UEFA Champions League: Who Will Win The Semi-finals?

| April 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

After the completion of all the quarter-finals, four teams have booked their places in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions league. They are Barcelona, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. Barcelona had the toughest passage of the lot after being held to a goalless draw in the first leg quarter-final tie hosted by AC Milan. [...]

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UEFA Champions Leg: Barcelona Face Tough Challenge Against Milan

| April 3, 2012 | 0 Comments

Barcelona, having been held to a 0-0 draw, away to AC Milan, now face the prospect of a tense must-win encounter in the home leg at Camp Nou, on Thursday, April 5, 2012. That said, Barca will fancy themselves on familiar home terrain better devised to suit their game than Milan’s home pitch at the [...]

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UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid Virtually Assured Of Semi-finals

| April 2, 2012 | 0 Comments

Real Madrid are likely to view their quarter-final reverse tie against APOEL Nicosia, on Wednesday, as a practice game before the semi-finals, having already won the first leg 3-0. For Jose Mourinho’s wards the home match will be an opportunity to try out new players to keep their stars fresh for the stiffer challenges ahead, [...]

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UEFA Champions League: Chelsea Eye Semi-finals Spot Against Benfica

| April 2, 2012 | 0 Comments
UEFA Champions League: Chelsea Eye Semi-finals Spot Against Benfica

Chelsea are set to host Benfica at Stamford Bridge in the return leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie, on Wednesday, April 4,2012. Having taken a 1-0 lead in the first leg hosted by the Portuguese team, Chelsea are favourites to cement their semi-final spot, playing in front of their home fans. Ahead of [...]

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UEFA Europa League: Alkmaar, Atletico, Schalke, Sporting Set to Advance

| March 29, 2012 | 1 Comment
UEFA Europa League: Alkmaar, Atletico, Schalke, Sporting Set to Advance

Thursday will witness the first legs of four quarter-final ties in the Europa League, and Portuguese club Sporting FC look set to advance to the last four, alongside Alkmaar, Atletico and Schalke. Valencia, who won the competition, eight years ago, are up against Dutch side, Alkmaar. Having beaten PSV Eindhoven, 5-3, in the round of [...]

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UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich Set to Beard Marseille in their Den

| March 28, 2012 | 0 Comments
UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich Set to Beard Marseille in their Den

Marseille are set to host Bayern Munich in the first leg of their last eight tie, in the UEFA Champions League, at the Stade Velodrome, on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. Bayern thrashed Basel 7-0 in the second leg of their round of 16 encounter, after losing 1-0, in the first leg, and the German side [...]

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UEFA Champions League: AC Milan Face Stiff Challenge Against Barcelona

| March 28, 2012 | 0 Comments
UEFA Champions League: AC Milan Face Stiff Challenge Against Barcelona

AC Milan host the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-finals tie with Barcelona at the San Siro on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. The seven-time champions will back themselves to do well at home where they have never lost a quarter-final tie, the last occasion coming in 2008. That said, they are up against [...]

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