The Champions League resumes this week with some exciting round of 16 first leg clashes, and on Wednesday, Bayern Munich host Arsenal at the Allianz Arena. Both clubs have history in the European elite competition, and the encounter is expected to swing either way given the fluctuating domestic forms of the two giants. Bayern are, … Read more
Having failed to progress beyond the Champions League’s round of 16 for the past 5 seasons, Arsenal would be hoping they see off stiff competition from Bayern Munich in order to book a place in the quarterfinals of the European showpiece this term. To do that, they have got to overcome the Bundesliga giants over … Read more
Old foes renew rivalry in the Champions League on Tuesday night when Barcelona visit Parc des Princes to do battle with Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the round of 16 knockout stages. Both sides last met in the competition 2 seasons ago in the quarterfinals, and the Spanish giants won both legs convincingly … Read more
As the results everywhere else went in their favour during the midweek round of fixtures, Chelsea were denied a chance to take a huge 11-point lead at the top of the Premier League, thanks to a weak penalty by their in-form striker Diego Costa. While the Blues will have walked away happy from their 1-1 … Read more
Arsenal having topped their Champions League group did not expect this coming. The Gunners had the possibility of facing Bayern or Real Madrid in the knockout stages and out of the 6 possible opponents it is Bayern Munich who will once again face the Gunners in the round of 16. Here are some of the … Read more
Real Madrid could only finish as runners-up of Group F after watching Borussia Dortmund come back from 2 goals down to earn a draw at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night. The Germans were topping the Champions League group with a point heading into the game, but Madrid overtook them temporarily as Benzema bagged a brace … Read more
Tottenham Hotspurs finally managed to break their winless run at the Wembley Stadium with a 3-1 win over Russian club CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. Alan Dzagoev gave his away side the lead in the first half, but the advantage lasted only for five minutes as Dele Alli was on hand … Read more
Arsenal ran home easy 4-1 winners against FC Basel in their final group fixture of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League. A hat-trick from Spanish striker Lucas Perez, followed by an Alex Iwobi strike meant Arsenal won the game with relative ease and with Paris Saint-Germain dropping points against Ludogorets, the Gunners ended on the top … Read more
Barca comfortably shredded Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach apart in their last group stage game for this season’s Champions League on Tuesday night, as goals from Messi and Arda Turan helped the Blaugrana to a routine win. Here is a breakdown of how Barcelona players got the job done in the pretty one-sided affairs : Cillessen Made … Read more
La Liga giants Barcelona, put weekend’s El Clasico disappointments behind them on Tuesday night, as they emphatically handed their German counterparts Borussia Monchengladbach, a 4-nil drubbing. Messi opened the scoring in the 16th minute after Turan returned his pass inside the opposition box, and the Turk himself got an hat-trick within 17 minutes after the restart … Read more