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Bayern Munich v Chelsea Preview: The Complete 2012 Champions League Final Guide

The 2011/2012 Champions League Final, to be played between Chelsea and Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Saturday, 19th May 2012, is going to be a classic. Both finalists were unfancied going into their respective semi-finals and they overcame unlikely odds to beat Real Madrid and Barcelona. While Bayern came through their…

Top Five Bayern Munich v Chelsea Betting Tips

Chelsea and Bayern Munich go head-to-head in this season’s Champions League final on Saturday at the Allianz Arena, in what should be a mouth-watering clash. The Germans are favourites due to playing at home, however the Blues have upset Barcelona and are in great form in Europe. With two-evenly-matched sides taking centre stage it is…

Five reasons underdogs Chelsea can beat Bayern at the Allianz Arena

It has been quite the Champions League campaign this season, with a number of shocks, surprises and upsets, none more so than the fact that Chelsea ousted Barcelona in the semi-finals to set up a final against Bayern Munich. With the last fixture taking place at Die Roten’s home, the Allianz Arena, the Bundesliga giants…

Footballers, injuries and the strangest rehabilitation methods

For a professional footballer there is nothing worse than being injured, but with the physical nature of the sport, injuries are always going to happen. Despite the modern day footballer honing his body to become a complete athlete, knocks, niggles and ailments can take their toll. With important fixtures piling up thick and fast at…

It’s not over til it’s over – Football’s greatest comebacks

When players are being taught the basics of the game as youngsters, one of the key messages is to play until the final whistle. If your team goes a couple of goals down more often than not the result will not be in your favour, but sometimes the spectacular can happen. Following Manchester United’s recovery…

Bayern Munich v Chelsea – the road to the Champions League final

An unlikely Champions League final of Bayern Munich vs Chelsea is set to be played at the Allianz Arena on May 19th, as the sides have both proved their worth to overcome underdogs tags to make the final. Champions League final tickets are already in short supply with UEFA allocating a major chunk of them…

Ronaldo in New Boots Scores Twice But Can’t Avoid Champions League Defeat

After Chelsea’s success in Spain the previous night, Real Madrid would have been looking to add further insult to rivals Barcelona following their win over them at the weekend, by doing what Barcelona could not do and reach the Champions League Final. Cristiano Ronaldo was wearing a pair of sail/red Mercurial Vapor 8 football boots,…

10 of the best Dutch footballers in recent years

The Netherlands international team go into this summer’s Euro 2012 tournament as one of the favourites and frontrunners, with quality throughout Bert van Marwijk’s side. However, unfortunately the Eredivisie has lost its ability to keep the best homegrown players in the country and Ajax’s UEFA Champions League glory of 1995 seems like an eternity ago….

Bayern Munich v. Real Madrid Preview: Can Bayern stun favored Real to book home final?

It’s a rare sight to see Bayern Munich fail to win the Bundesliga title multiple seasons in a row, but that looks set to occur after a week that saw them all but concede the title to reigning champions Borussia Dortmund. However, there’s still a chance to have some real joy this season, if they…

Bayern Munich v. Marseille Preview: Bayern look to pile more misery on Marseille and close in on home final

In the history of the European Cup/Champions League, there have been only three occasions that one of the finalists was in a final held at their home stadium: 1957 (Real Madrid – beat Fiorentina), 1964 (Inter – beat Benfica), and 1984 (AS Roma – lost to Liverpool). Real Madrid fell just short last season when…