The Weekly Roundup is back! WR brings you the top stories from the last week - today’s report covers the Champions League midweek fixtures, the weekend’s Premiership fixtures and more.

Manchester City look for investment

Debts, poor results on the pitch and over a lifetime of being looked down upon by their city rivals has led the Manchester City board to whore itself out to the highest bidder.

It’s a smart move - competition is much tougher in the Premiership than it was 2-3 years ago and Chelsea have started an influx of cash and players into the Premiership that cannot be stopped.

Will City be bought? At the very least expect some major investment in the club before the start of next season.

Champions League 2nd Round Coverage

The first leg of the 2nd round of the Champions League was played midweek - here’s a look at the coverage (on Soccerlens):

• Champions League 2nd Round Draw - list of games and dates.
• Celtic vs Milan - Preview - Celtic have a real chance of winning this tie, if they can keep a clean sheet at home.
• Celtic vs Milan - Match Report - Which they do, and now a 1-1 draw will suffice.
• PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal - Match Report - part of a grander plan, we’re told.
• Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich - Match Report - best match of the 8 matches played midweek.
• Lille vs Manchester United - Fan Reaction #1 - Lille are inexperienced and have been cruelly exposed in the last 5 days.
• Champions League 2nd Round 1st Leg Goals - All the goals, courtesy of a friendly site.
• Champions League 2nd Round 2nd Leg Predictions - My picks for who will win the 2nd round ties.
• Lille vs Manchester United - fan reaction #2 - A roundup on Lille’s excuses.
• Lille vs Manchester United - fan reaction #3 - A fan’s first-hand account of the crowd trouble.

Manchester United news

• Hargreaves Alternatives for Manchester United? - fans are divided, but no real alternative comes up.
• Did Manchester United ruin Alan Smith’s career? - what do you think?
• Evra vs Heinze / Saha vs Ruud - We’ll see Heinze next year at United, plus a new striker who will relegate Saha to the bench.

Liverpool news

• Liverpool will NOT sell Bellamy - especially after Riise and Bellamy publicly made up, and because Bellamy is, along with Kuyt, one of their two best strikers.
• What can Mascherano do for Liverpool? - a lot, apparently, after seeing him against Barca.

General Football News

• Latest European Golden Boot Standings - Valid till before the weekend league games, that is.
• Which football players do you want to meet?
• US vs England for World Cup 2018 - with Australia a popular choice with the commenters.
• Sunderland headed for the Premiership - Keane managing in the Premiership? Will be a blast.
• Can West Ham trust their owner? - Ummm, no.
• England have run out of excuses - not that it will make any difference.

BlogFC Returns

Yes, BlogFC is back in action and with regular (daily) posts. The focus there will be different from what you are used to reading over here at Soccerlens, so do give it a shot.

• Chelsea vs Arsenal in a bout of prick-waving - The league cup final should put an end to it for this season, unless they meet in the Champions League.
• Is Romanov torturing his own club’s fans? - but at least he’s right about the media.
• West Ham’s owners know nothing about football - as if you needed to be told that.
• Liverpool’s secret to beating Sheffield United - a must-read.

Thank you for reading - as always if you have any suggestions, let me know in the comments below.