It was tipped to be a great contest at the Bernabeu with Manchester City looking favourites to upset Real Madrid in the 1st leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 contest last night. I had warned however that Real Madrid at the Bernabeu are ferocious and have fought many a battle to protectContinue reading “Brilliant Valverde Floors Manchester City”
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Beleaguered Tottenham Take On Atletico Madrid in UEFA CL Tonight
It is a story of two divergent symmetrys. One looking to arrest a dangerous meltdown and the other looking to take advantage and rise. The venue is The Metropolitano in Madrid tonight. Tottenham Hotspur who secured an automatic qualification to the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League have found themselves in troubled watersContinue reading “Beleaguered Tottenham Take On Atletico Madrid in UEFA CL Tonight”
Liverpool Reach Istanbul To Play Galatasaray in UEFA CL Rumble
Liverpool, fresh from their FA Cup 5th Round win against Wolverhampton, have reached Istanbul to play the 1st leg of their Round of 16 clash against Galatasaray at Rams Park tonight. Galatasaray, the Turkish giants are having a great run and shocked Juventus 7-5 on aggregate to reach the Round of 16. Juventus were beatenContinue reading “Liverpool Reach Istanbul To Play Galatasaray in UEFA CL Rumble”
Preview : Qarabag vs Newcastle, UEFA CL, Round of 16 Playoff, 1st Leg
Newcastle United will be travelling to Baku to cross swords with Qarabag, the Club from Azarbaijan, to contest the 1st leg of the UEFA Champions League, Round of 16 playoff. The match will be held tomorrow at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku. Recent Form Newcastle United finished the group stage strongly and enter as favouritesContinue reading “Preview : Qarabag vs Newcastle, UEFA CL, Round of 16 Playoff, 1st Leg”
Ronaldo’s Missed Penalty Sends Al-Nassr Out of the King Cup
Al-Nassr faced a disappointing exit from the King Cup of Champions as they lost 1-0 to Al-Taawoun in the Round of 16. Despite dominating possession and creating more shots, a decisive goal from Waleed Al-Ahmed and a missed penalty by Cristiano Ronaldo ended Al-Nassr’s hopes of progressing. Uneventful First Half with Limited Chances The firstContinue reading “Ronaldo’s Missed Penalty Sends Al-Nassr Out of the King Cup”