Sir Alex Ferguson believes the real business of winning the Champions League begins with Manchester United’s trip to Marseille. English Premier League leaders United visit the Stade Velodrome on Wednesday in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie against the Ligue 1 champions. With the group stages safely negotiated and the elimination rounds now...
FC København 0-2 Chelsea FC Nicolas Anelka maintained his fine UEFA Champions League form, his sixth and seventh goals of the season earning Chelsea a first-leg cushion. Nicolas Anelka went a long way to dispelling the cloud of doubt that has enveloped Chelsea FC of late with both goals at FC København as the...
Olympique Lyonnais 1-1 Real Madrid CF A late Bafétimbi Gomis goal denied Madrid a first win at the Stade de Gerland after former Lyon striker Karim Benzema had opened the scoring. A late strike from Bafétimbi Gomis cancelled out Karim Benzema’s opener as Olympique Lyonnais maintained their unbeaten record against Real Madrid CF and...
Lyon coach Claude Puel is expecting a different Real Madrid to arrive at the Stade de Gerland for a Champions League rematch on Tuesday. The French club accounted for Real 2-1 on aggregate over the two legs of their Champions League round-of-16 tie last season. But with master tactician Jose Mourinho now at the...
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is adamant there will be no room for complacency when his side take on Lyon in the Champions League. Spanish giants Real lost 2-1 on aggregate to Lyon in the Champions League first knock-out round last season. Real striker Karim Benzema revealed recently that several players thought they would...
FC Copenhagen’s Jesper Gronkjaer is eagerly anticipating the chance to pit himself against former club Chelsea in the Champions League. Danish champions Copenhagen host the English Premier League title-holders at the Parken Stadion on Tuesday in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie. They will meet again at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge on...
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Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp was pleased his side emerged from a Tuesday of controversy with a Champions League victory in Milan. Redknapp’s side went to the San Siro pudgy of confidence and produced a hard-fought 1-0 victory, thanks to a leisurely strike from Peter Crouch. But the game was not without its flash points,...
Gattuso also picked up a yellow card in the match, meaning he will miss the second-leg clash at White Hart Lane on March 9 regardless of any UEFA punishment.I lost control, admits Gattuso AC Milan captain Gennaro Gattuso has apologised for losing his cool in his side’s Champions League defeat on Tuesday. Tenacious midfielder...
