All Entries in the "UEFA Champions Legue" Category
Bordeaux Beats Olympiacos 1-0 Ist Leg Last 16 UEFA Champions League
Bordeaux will take a slender lead into the second leg of their last-16 Champions League match against Olympiacos after a 1-0 victory at the Karaiskakis Stadium.
Despite being outplayed for much of the first half, Michael Ciani gave the visitors the lead on the stroke of half-time with a header from a Yoann Gourcuff free-kick.
Bordeaux – [...]
Barcelona Snatches 1-1 Draw against Stuttgart in Champions League Last 16
Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted a precious second-half equaliser for holders Barcelona who snatched a 1-1 Champions League last-16 first-leg draw with plucky Stuttgart.
The hosts dominated the first half of the encounter and deservedly took the lead when Cacao headed powerfully into the back of the net.
The German side missed a host of further chances to extend [...]
Lyon beats Real Madrid 1 – 0 in UEFA Champions League Round 16 Ist Leg
A superb strike from Jean Makoun gave Lyon the narrowest of leads after the first leg of their Champions League last 16 clash with Real Madrid.
The backtracking Real defence let Makoun surge forward and the Cameroon midfielder took advantage to blast a right-footed shot into the top corner.
Lyon could have been further in front, with [...]
Manchester United Beats AC Milan 3-2 in Champions League last 16 first leg
Two Wayne Rooney headers midway through the second-half gave Manchester United a 3-2 win at Milan in a pulsating Champions League last 16 first leg.
Milan took an early lead through a deflected Ronaldinho volley only to see a fortunate Paul Scholes strike level matters before half-time.
Rooney finished both headers brilliantly for a 3-1 lead before [...]
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Draw: Chelsea Face Inter, Man Utd Face AC Milan
Manchester United will face former midfielder David Beckham in the last 16 of the Champions League after they were paired with AC Milan in the draw.
It will be the first time since his 2003 departure that Beckham has faced the club where he made his name, with his return set for 9/10 or 16/17 March.
Chelsea, [...]
UEFA Champions League: Manchester United 0-1 Besiktas: Turkish Side Stuns Old Trafford
Manchester United 0-1 Besiktas: Turkish Side Stuns Old Trafford
Manchester United are not guaranteed first place in their group as they went down 1-0 to Besiktas, with a Rodrigo Tello goal ending their streak of not losing a group stage game at Old Trafford for eight years.
Sir Alex Ferguson sent out an inexperienced team with Danny [...]
UEFA Champions League: Porto 0-1 Chelsea
Porto 0-1 Chelsea: Nicolas Anelka Strike Silences Estádio Do Dragão
Blues secure three points and top spot in group D…
Both Chelsea and Porto headed into this clash with qualification to the knock-out stages of the Champions League assured. The battle between the sides inside the Estadio do Dragao was to determine who would top group D [...]
Champions League Arsenal 2-0 Standard Liege
Arsenal cemented their position at the top of Group H with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Standard Liege.
First half strikes from Samir Nasri and Denilson, both recently returning from injury, were enough to see off a Belgian side who struggled to deal with the home side’s passing football.
Standard struck the crossbar and post through Dheudonne [...]
Debrecen 0-1 Liverpool: As Reds Crash Out Of Champions League
Liverpool out of the Champions League despite Ngog goal…
Liverpool did all they could to keep their Champions League hopes alive, but in the end it just wasn’t enough. A David Ngog goal gave the Reds all three points on the night against Debrecen but thanks to Fiorentina’s win in Lyon, the 2005 champions go crashing [...]
UEFA Champions League: Barcelona Beat Inter 2-0
Barcelona 2-0 Inter: Pique & Pedro Strike As Barca Dominate Nerazzurri
Barcelona outplayed Inter from start to finish in their Group F Champions League clash at Camp Nou, running out 2-0 winners thanks to first half goals from Gerard Pique and Pedro.
The Blaugrana are now on the verge of qualification to the knockout stages after a [...]
