Detailed coverage of the Champions League, including play-by-play of all matches from the knockout stages and complete stats from the group stages.
Franck Ribery is not the only player with new pink boots. His teammate in the French national team, Nikolas Anelka, goes pink...
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European football returns this week with Matchday 5 of the 2008/2009 Champions League, which takes place on Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 November. We have a few predictions for today’s and tomorrow’s matches at the end plus some stats from...
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A few weeks back I said (on Soccerlens) that people were being huge drama queens and writing off Arsenal way too early. The following Saturday they beat Manchester United and proved to their doubters that they were more than capable of beating the...
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Villarreal 0-0 Manchester United
Competition: UEFA Champions League, Group E
Date: 25 November 2008
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal, Spain
Kickoff: 19:45 GMT, 14:45 ET
Villarreal and Manchester United battled...
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Written by Victor Li. 2 comments
It was Benjamin Disraeli, the former British Prime Minister, who was credited with saying: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”
The statement refers to the persuasive power of numbers, the use of statistics...
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Written by BD Condell. 17 comments
Chelsea’s penalty shootout record is less than perfect (a bit like their Champions League record) - they have lost the last pen shootouts and under 3 different managers, so we can probably pin this one on the players and not Mourinho (3) Grant...
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Leeds United’s rapid decline from The Premiership to League One has been well documented, much to the delight of a host of football clubs who despise them for various reasons. In 2001, Leeds were facing the likes of AC Milan, Lazio and Spanish...
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Written by Jim Howlett. 14 comments
Celtic’s home draw with Manchester United last night dumps them, all but mathematically, out of the Champions League for another year. They opened with, by Champions League standards, an easy home tie against Aalborg BK, but a disappointing 0-0...
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Written by Martin Banks. 5 comments
There was only one king in Spain last night, and his name is Alessandro Del Piero. Royal ADP. Real Pinturicchio. Two blows from the cannon, two thrusts of the mighty sword, two strokes of that epic paintbrush of his, painting the colours...
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Written by Marco Pantanella. 5 comments
Celtic (McDonald 13′) 1-1 Manchester United (Giggs 84′)
Stadium: Celtic Park, Scotland
Competition: UEFA Champions League, Group E
Date: 5 November 2008
Kickoff: 19:45 GMT, 14:45 ET
Ryan Giggs...
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Written by Victor Li. 8 comments
Liverpool (Gerrard pen. 90′ + 5) 1-1 Atletico Madrid (Rodriguez 37′)
Stadium: Anfield Stadium, England
Competition: UEFA Champions League, Group D
Date: 4 November 2008
Kickoff: 19:45 GMT, 14:45 ET
Liverpool...
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Written by Victor Li. 18 comments
Who is the best footballer in the World?
Whilst it would be hard to argue with the fact Critiano Ronaldo had the best season, I don’t agree this necessarily makes him the most skilful player on the planet. At United, I’d much rather...
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Written by Scott the Red. 26 comments
Champions League football is back with Matchday 4 taking place on Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 November. We have the latest stats and predictions for the upcoming matches this week - but before we get started, let’s see if you can guess the answers...
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Many people admire Alex Ferguson. He is undoubtedly one of the best managers ever to have been involved in the game, and his record with Manchester United speaks for itself.
Unfortunately, Fergie himself also speaks; predominantly about referees....
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Unlike Chelsea, ranking 1st in the Premier League and undefeated domestically since February, AS Roma approached their UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 fixture with extreme caution. Coming from a 0-4...
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Written by Marco Pantanella. 2 comments
Atletico Madrid (Simao 83′) 1-1 Liverpool (Keane 14′)
Stadium: Vicente Calderon Stadium, Madrid, Spain
Competition: UEFA Champions League, Group D
Date: 22 October 2008
Kickoff: 19:45 BST, 14:45 ET
Atletico...
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Like a phoenix rising from its ashes, Juventus was reborn Tuesday. With two majestic strokes of the paintbrush, one by Del Piero to erase a never-ending streak of injuries, another by Amauri to wipe five consecutive winless matches...
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Written by Marco Pantanella. 4 comments
Manchester United (Berbatov 29′, 51′, Rooney 76′) 3-0 Celtic
Stadium: Old Trafford, England
UEFA Champions League, Group E
Date: 21 October 2008
Kickoff: 19:45 BST, 14:45 ET
Manchester...
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Written by Victor Li. 4 comments
Allow me to present you with a truly unbiased account of what happened on the night of 21 May 2008.
For some there was glory, for others there was a sense of relief, for a chosen few the damning thought that this would be their last game for...
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 10 comments
Matchday 3 of the 2008/2009 Champions League takes place on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 October - here are some leading statistics regarding this year’s Champions League participants:
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As Scotland slid down 10 places from 16th to 26th in the latest round of FIFA’s world rankings, is it possible that the country’s hysteria over the exploits at...
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Written by Alan Worrall. 6 comments
The Premier League’s big two both felt the effects of their Champions League ties this week. While Manchester United’s trip to AaB Aalborg and Chelsea’s to CFR Cluj looked equally straightforward on paper, United comfortable picked...
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Written by Rob Parker. 8 comments
The sight of Dimitar Berbatov sulking around the pitch/bench/training ground has been a defining image of English football for the past year. And we all knew exactly the reason why he was being such a grumpy Bulgar at Tottenham. Now he has his “dream”...
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Written by Rob Parker. 17 comments
AaB 0-3 Manchester United (Rooney 22′, Berbatov 55′, 79′)
Stadium: Aalborg Stadion, Denmark
Competition: UEFA Champions League, Group E
Date: 30 September 2008
Kickoff: 18:45 GMT, 14:45 ET
Manchester...
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Written by Victor Li. 4 comments
Matchday 2 of the 08/09 UEFA Champions League will be played out on 30 Sep / 1 Oct - we have the head-to-head records for the clubs involved, a look at the predictions for each group and the highlights going into this round of the Champions League...
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Manchester United 0-0 Villarreal
Stadium: Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Date: Wednesday 17 September 2008)
Competition: UEFA Champions League, Group E
Kick off: 18:45 GMT, 14:45 ET
Manchester United...
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Chelsea (Lampard 14′, J. Cole 30′, Malouda 82′, Anelka 90′ + 2) 4-0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Competition: UEFA Champions League, Group A
Stadium: Stamford Bridge, London, England
Date: Tuesday, 16 September...
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Written by Victor Li. 10 comments
The 2008 / 2009 Champions League kicks off on Tuesday, 16th September 2008 with ‘Matchday 1′ throwing up several ‘first-time’ encounters as well as a few repeat matches.
Here are the head-to-head records for all Champions...
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Champions League holders Manchester United face Villarreal CF at Old Trafford in their first Group E match on Wednesday, 17 September and they hope to extend their record home winning streak.
Quick facts:
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