Xabi Alonso on Bayern Munich ahead of Semifinals

“Bayern Munchen have considerable potential in attack thanks to their quality and talented players” “I wish to play another Champions League final. Every season at Real Madrid is a challenge. We have different challenges this campaign both in La Liga and the UCL. We’re where we want to be at this stage, that is, fighting [...]

Di Matteo: “We expected it was going to be a hard game”

‘ We expected it was going to be a hard game and it exactly proved to be that,’ he added. ‘We made it more difficult for ourselves by not scoring a goal in the second half with all those chances, and that kept Benfica alive. ‘We knew they were a good side and we were [...]

Referees favour Barcelona, claims Zlatan Ibrahimovic, after two Lionel Messi penalties knock AC Milan out

Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s return to Barcelona ended with the Swede feeling “disgusted” after two Lionel Messi penalties led to AC Milan’s 3-1 loss and exit from the Champions League. Punished: Alessandro Nesta is yellow carded and Barcelona awarded a penalty Photo: AFP Ibrahimovic was back at Camp Nou for the first time since his 2010 departure from [...]

Guardiola: “We fully deserved to go through” – Allegri “We lost against the best”

FC Barcelona’s coach J. Guardiola: “we fully deserved to go through. We played against a team that have a lot of importance and history. We’ve earned everything that we’ve achieved” “They were penalties. We didn’t complain in the away leg (where Alexis was hauled down in the box), and we won’t complain now,” said Guardiola. He added that “grabbing [...]

Barcelona v AC Milan preview

  Alexandre Pato: AC Milan striker is back in the squad after injury and will undergo a late fitness test

Scoreless First leg at San Siro – Coaches React

Allegri AC Milan’s coach: The players really put in a great performance. We created a few important situations on the pitch and we conceded very little. We suffered a little bit in the last 20 minutes of the first half, but I think it’s an important result against a really great team and now qualification [...]

Di Matteo: “Right On Track”

‘It was an excellent performance from the whole team,’ he said. ‘It’s difficult to play against Benfica, they haven’t lost here for a couple of years [in Europe] and we saw why. They are a good side with good individual players and a threat from set-plays. I always felt we looked solid defensively, well organised [...]

Mourinho: “We won because we played well”

“APOEL made things very difficult for us and we won because we played well. They were strong in defence and showcased great team spirit. I’m sure I wouldn’t do much better than Jovanovic on this team. We had to do our best to win. I think APOEL are doing a fantastic job. We knew the [...]

Champions League Quarterfinals: APOEL hosting Real Madrid and Barcelona visiting AC Milan.

The UEFA Champions League has reached the business end of the season with eight clubs preparing for the first leg of their quarter-finals. David meets Goliath on Tuesday as APOEL FC host Real Madrid CF, while on Wednesday FC Barcelona go to AC Milan in a clash of the titans. APOEL FC v Real Madrid [...]

Miserable season continues for Internazionale

This is not the season of Internazionale. Last Tuesday they were kicked out out of the Champions League by Olympique Marseille. FootballFan Boehn1904 was there to witness the elimination and brought  his camera. You can view the results here.

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