Manuel Pellegrini And Malaga – So Close Yet So Far, But Hats Off To Dortmund

What a game between Malaga and Dortmund last night, 90 minutes of heart throbbing action which at the end left the Spanish side in agony. This is exactly why Football is the best and most popular sport on the planet. It was heart-break for Malaga as they were so close yet so far and the difficult part … Read more

Champions League Post Mortem: Real Madrid Has One Foot In The Semi-Finals After A 3-0 Victory Over Galatasaray

Match in a sentence Real Madrid has one foot in the Champions League semi-finals as they cruised past Galatasaray at the Santiago Bernabeu.   Analysis Jose Mourinho’s men lined up in a 4-2-3-1 with Karim Benzema leading the line. Cristiano Ronaldo, Mesut Ozil and Angel Di Maria played behind him, while Sami Khedira and Xabi … Read more

Champions League: Mistakes More Than Hard Work Cost Juventus

Only 26 seconds were enough for the lightning Bavarians to put Old Lady on the ropes. The German night that promised to be a fully armed tank lived up to the expectation and like lightning it fell within half a minute of the game, when the usually flawless Andrea Pirlo gave away the ball to David Alaba and the left back … Read more

What Can Málaga And Dortmund Bring To The Table?

I, as I have done for every one previous to this, had an “ideal draw” in mind before the Quarter-Final draw of this season’s Champions League. What made this year different from every other, however, was that both were almost exactly alike. With the exception of Real Madrid v Galatasaray (I was hoping the latter … Read more

Thoughts On Champions League Quarter Finals And Predictions Going Forward

The Champions league Quarter finals draw were held last week and the fixtures seems to be pretty straightforward as to who will progress through to the next round, except for the clash between Bayern and Juventus. Another clash to look forward to is the clash between this season’s two dark horses, Malaga and Dortmund. Here … Read more

Bayern Munich Vs Arsenal Player Ratings + Highlights

It was so close, yet so far for the Gunners last night as it has been over the past few years. It’s now the second time in two years that Arsenal bow out of the Champions league in style. A glorious 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena proved to be off no use as the Germans … Read more

The Italian Job Done With A Spanish Flare

Cometh the hour, cometh the man and there was Messi for Barcelona when they needed him the most to carry them through to the quarter finals of the Champions league. In what was an extraordinary night for Barcelona the Argentine scored two goals to silence all the talks about his inability to score against the Italians. … Read more

Bayern Munich Vs Arsenal – Line-ups, Injury News, Match Facts, Preview And Prediction

Bayern Munich Vs Arsenal Mar 13, 2013 at 7.45pm (UK) ​Allianz Arena It all comes down to this, Arsenal have to do the unthinkable if they stand a chance to qualify for the Quarter finals of this year’s Champions league. They have to overcome one of the strongest teams in Europe this season and in front … Read more

Barcelona Vs AC Milan – Line-ups, Injury News, Match Facts, Preview And Prediction

Barcelona Vs AC Milan Mar 12, 2013 at 7.45pm (UK) ​Camp Nou   It all comes down to this, AC Milan have to do what they did at San Siro two weeks ago all over again and try and stop the Catalans in front of their home crowd. Barca host the match with a 2-0 deficit … Read more

An Arsenal Fan’ Perspective Of Real Madrid’s Win Over Manchester United

I am an overseas supporter of Arsenal FC and like others I have been worshipping the North London club and everthing that has to do with it since Thierry Henry mesmerized me in the early part of 2000’s. And ever since I started following them there has always been a  sense of hatred over one particular … Read more