Champions League Football News
Man Utd Can Beat Otelul Galati By Three Or More Goals
Published on 01/11/2011 17:46
Man Utd take on Otelul Galati on Wednesday night, the only team who Man Utd have beaten in the Champions League since their defeat against Barcelona in the Champions League Final in May. With home advantage Sir Alex Ferguson will be confident that his side can register a comfortable victory here and whilst a win puts them in a strong position as far as qualification is concerned, they will need other results to go their way to top the group this week.
Several Man Utd…
Chelsea Defence To Be Put Under Pressure By Genk
Published on 01/11/2011 17:28
Chelsea will be glad this game has come around quickly after the 5-3 loss against Arsenal on Saturday, it gives Andre Villas-Boas' men a quick opportunity to return to winning ways and after a 5-0 win at home to Genk Chelsea fans will be extremely confident that Chelsea can secure yet another easy victory to cement their place as league leaders, they could even be guaranteed qualification from the group after this match if Leverkusen can beat Valencia in the other match…
Arsenal Strongly Fancied For Second Win Over Marseille
Published on 01/11/2011 17:11
Arsenal currently top Group F with a one point lead over the second placed team and tonight's opponents Marseille. A win here would be a huge result for Arsenal and would make top spot almost assured which should at least mean Arsenal avoid Barcelona, the team that has eliminated them for the past two seasons, in the next round.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been given a much needed defensive boost with both Thomas Vermaelen and Carl Jenkinson being passed fit…
Champions League betting preview: AC Milan to batter BATE in Belarus this afternoon?
Published on 01/11/2011 08:23
BATE Borisov have failed to win a Champions League game in nine previous attempts and it’s unlikely that they’ll buck that trend when Italian champions AC Milan come calling at the Stadyen Dynama in their Group H encounter this afternoon.
The Belarusian outfit have scored just once in their three matches so far in this season’s tournament, and were readily outpointed by the Rossoneri at the San Siro last month, losing 2-0, which preceded a 5-0 thrashing at…
Row in with Robinho to stike first in AC Milan's Champions League clash with BATE Borisov
Published on 19/10/2011 08:26
Barcelona and AC Milan look poised to all but book their places in the knockout stages of the Champions League this evening when they face Viktoria Plzen and BATE Borisov respectively. The match at the San Siro may not be quite as one-sided as the one at the Camp Nou, but the Rossoneri should ultimately have far too many guns for the Belarusian champions.
Viktor Goncharenko’s charges have been found wanting defensively in a major way in this tournament following just two …
Viktoria Plzen in line for a thumping at the Camp Nou tonight!
Published on 19/10/2011 08:15
Funnily enough, the last time a club from the Czech Republic paid a trip to Catalonia to face Barcelona at the Camp Nou the club in question, Sparta Prague, was thumped 5-0, and one Pep Guardiola was amongst the scorers.
Now as coach of Europe’s outstanding team, it is nigh-on impossible to envisage anything other than a similarly facile mauling when the Spanish giants meet Viktoria Plzen for the first time in the clubs’ history tonight in their Champions League…
Juan Mata looks the man to unlock Genk defence
Published on 18/10/2011 14:22
Andre Villas-Boas has made a fine start to his career as Chelsea manager suffering just the one defeat in all competitions at the hands of Manchester United in the Barclays Premier League last month. With Belgian side Genk set to visit Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night that impressive start to the season looks sure to continue.
Chelsea have looked formidable at home so far winning all four Premier League matches and disposing of Bayer Leverkusen with the minimum of fuss in…
Manchester City should have little trouble taking all three points
Published on 18/10/2011 13:43
The time has arrived for Roberto Mancini's multi-million pound squad to gain their first UEFA Champions League victory at the expense of Spanish side Villarreal. With Bayern Munich already looking a certainty to qualify from Group A, three points are a must for the home side in their quest to grab the remaining qualification place.
Domestically Manchester City have started the season in scintillating form with seven wins and a draw from their opening eight matches taking…
Gonzalo Higuain to maintain hot streak when Real Madrid entertain Lyon at the Bernabeu?
Published on 18/10/2011 11:59
Lyon will not relish the prospect of facing Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in their Champions League Group D match this evening, as it was effectively at this venue that the French outfit went crashing out at the last-16 stage of the competition last season, suffering a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Jose Mourinho’s charges in the Spanish capital before drawing 1-1 in France.
Though Lyon arrive in Spain in decent form, and have yet to concede a goal in Group D, it’s hard…
Lille can add to Inter Milan's plight in Champions League encounter tonight
Published on 18/10/2011 11:35
Inter Milan, deposed Italian and European champions last season, appeared to be turning the corner under new coach Claudio Ranieri when beating Bologna in a Serie A fixture and CSKA Moscow in their second Champions League Group B match within the space of three days late last month. Since then, however, they have been defeated twice on the domestic front, and face a tricky-looking game against French champions Lille tonight.
The Beneamata boasts a good record in Europe’s …
Goals likely when Arsenal visit Olympique de Marseille
Published on 18/10/2011 11:06
Arsenal look to be improving at just the right time ahead of their tricky visit to the Stade Veledrome and an encounter with group leaders Olympique de Marseille. Four wins from their last five matches in all competitions has steadied the ship after a terrible start to the season and the Arsenal faithful have begun to smile again.
A point from this fixture would suit Arsene Wenger no doubt, but he never sets his teams up to go looking for that result and we can expect a…
Can Napoli extend unbeaten run in European games when Bayern Munich visit on Tuesday?
Published on 18/10/2011 10:56
Napoli have not tasted defeat in their last nine games at home in European competitions, and have kept clean sheets in six of the matches in question. However, they will need to pull out all the stops to preserve that record this evening when Bayern Munich come calling in this intriguing Champions League clash.
Topping Group A with maximum points following two fixtures so far, the Bavarians are not only the outstanding team in the Bundesliga to date this season, but the way…
United expected to make it a good night for Manchester
Published on 17/10/2011 15:26
Just like their neighbours Manchester City, United go into match-day three of the UEFA Champions League still searching for their first victory. Romanian Champions Otelul Galati aren't expected to trouble Sir Alex Ferguson's men on Tuesday night though and the current Champions League runners-up can finally collect a much needed three points in their bid to qualify for the knock-out stages again.
Manchester United endured a tough encounter with old rivals Liverpool on…
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