Andre Villas-Boas : “We Can Turn it Around”

  Andre Villas-Boas feels the tie is well and truly alive, pointing to a couple of defensive errors and profligacy in front of goal as reasons for us trailing Napoli at half-time in the tie. Juan Mata had volleyed us into a 27th minute lead at the Stadio San Paolo, only for a quick double [...]

Mourinho: “Their goal was frustrating, but we earned a good result”

Jose Mourinho analysed the draw against CSKA Moscow in the press conference following the match. “Their goal was frustrating, but we earned a good result I’d be happy to have in every knock-out tie in which we play the return leg at home.” “Their strike has made them very happy and we were frustrated by [...]

No fun for Arsenal

Arsenal had a troubled night in San Siro as AC Milan gave them no chance. A clear 4-0 victory for Milan probably means an end to their Champions League hope and more doubts about the future at Arsenal of their star player Robin van Persie. FootballFan Dan_85 was in Milan but the only fun he [...]

Valdés: “The Champions League will affect what happens in the League”

Víctor Valdés reckons that Tuesday’s win away to Bayer Leverkusen was very important for the team. Doing so well in Germany ”keeps us alive in the competition, which is something very important for us … And at the same time it provided inspiration for the league.” Valdés feels that the way they performed at the BayArena was ideal [...]

Barcelona on their way to the Quarter Final

Barcelona recovered well from their defeat in Osasuna and beat Bayer Leverkusen with a clear victory in the Champions League. FootballFan Helge was there and you can view his pictures of the match here. Enjoy!  

Guardiola: “it was vital to score”

Returning to the Champions League after months of league and Cup commitments is never easy. In fact, since Guardiola took charge of FC Barcelona, the team has never won the away leg of the last-16 round. “It’s always been very difficult to get into this competition [after the break], and it’s always a risk to [...]

Champions League is back

After two months away, the UEFA Champions League returns this week February 14-15 with the first batch of round of 16 first legs. UEFA.com looks ahead to the opening four fixtures of the knockout stage, with reigning champions FC Barcelona and surprise package APOEL FC among the teams in action. Bayer 04 Leverkusen v FC [...]

Champions League and Europa League Knockout Stage Draw

December, 16 -  The UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw in full (ties to be played 14/15 February, 21/22 February for the first leg and 6/7 March, 13/14 March for the second): Lyon v APOEL Napoli v Chelsea Milan v Arsenal Basel v Bayern Leverkusen v Barcelona CSKA v Real Madrid Zenit v Benfica [...]

Knockout round draws for both club competitions – UEFA Champions League and Europa League

The knockout round draws for the 2011/12 UEFA club competitions will take place on Friday 16 December at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland. The pairings for the UEFA Champions League round of 16 and UEFA Europa League rounds of 32 and 16 will be made during ceremonies staged at UEFA, starting at [...]

Champions League: Manchester United are in Better Shape than they Appeared

If there is consolation to the Manchester United defeat at the hands of FC Basel hastening their exit from the Champions League group stage, it should be said that ill luck prevailed because of a team marred by injury, not by a first team up to par. When I logged onto Manchester United’s official website [...]

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