0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/1/2016
Out of all the great action in the Champions League, the best came at the end of the Ludogorets/Arsenal game. After setting up Arsenal’s first goal, Mesut Ozil’s greatest masterpiece was an 88th minute strike that took a possible upset away from the Bulgarian champs and sealed Arsenal’s place in the Champions League Knockout Stage. […]
BARCELONA, SPAIN – OCTOBER 19: Josep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City reacts during the UEFA Champions League group C match between FC Barcelona and Manchester City FC at Camp Nou on October 19, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
0 comments by Harrison Prolic on 10/20/2016
The Champions League group stage has reached the halfway point and some teams are well on their way to the last 16. Others have not been so lucky. Naturally, some of the smaller teams are not expected to do so well, but for a few of the bigger teams in the tournament, anything else than […]
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 24: Alexis Sanchez of Arsenal celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on September 24, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/19/2016
Against Ludogorets, Arsenal was regarded as heavy favorites at the Emirates. And as predicted, Arsenal wasted no time to get the domination started against their Bulgarian opponents. In the 12th minute, Alexis Sanchez got behind the Ludogorets back line and found himself open and in on goal. After a couple moves to try and find […]
MONACO – SEPTEMBER 27: Kamil Glik (C) of AS Monaco FC celebrates after scoring the equalizer goal with team mates during the UEFA Champions League Group E match between AS Monaco FC and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Louis II Stadium on September 27, 2016 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
0 comments by Harrison Prolic on 10/13/2016
Everyone will be talking about Leicester’s run to the premier league title for a long time. It was a genuine shock and remarkable accomplishment. With so much cynicism around the world these days with the big clubs just winning consistently every year it’s nice to see a few reminders that in sports, anything can happen. […]
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – OCTOBER 07: Quincy Promes #11 of the Netherlands celebrates scoring his teams first goal of the game during the FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier between Netherlands and Belarus held at De Kuip on October 7, 2016 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/7/2016
I can confidently say that I have never seen anything like this until today. In their World Cup Qualifying match, Dutch striker Vincent Janssen simply flat out embarrassed Belarus with not one, not two but three nutmegs as the ball went into the back of the net to give the Netherlands a 1-0 lead. The Netherlands […]
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – SEPTEMBER 28: Moussa Dembele of Celtic scores his team’s third goal during the UEFA Champions League group C match between Celtic FC and Manchester City FC at Celtic Park on September 28, 2016 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 9/28/2016
1) Biggest winner – The fans You and I were in for a treat today. A total of 28 goals were scored today and if you were lucky enough to have Fox Sports’ MulitMatch 90 either on Fox Sports Plus or Fox Soccer2Go, you saw all the action without having to change the channel. 2) […]
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – SEPTEMBER 27: Heung-Min Son of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates victory after the UEFA Champions League Group E match between PFC CSKA Moskva and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Stadion CSKA Moskva on September 27, 2016 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 9/27/2016
1) Biggest winner – Leicester City After two matches, the surprise English champs have two wins, including a 1-0 win against their likely group rival Porto. Within Group G, Leicester is up by five points over third place Porto. Before the tournament, people were debating whether or not Leicester would get eaten alive in the […]
LAS PALMAS, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 24: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF looks on during the La Liga match between UD Las Palmas and Real Madrid CF on September 24, 2016 in Las Palmas, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
Despite Borussia Dortmund being in control for the first 17 minutes, it was Real Madrid who scored first. After what seemed to be a clear handball that wasn’t called, Cristiano Ronaldo fired a fast shot toward the far post to give Real the lead. All better!
BRUGGE, BELGIUM – SEPTEMBER 14: Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City (R) celebrates with team mates as he scores from a free kick for their second goal during the UEFA Champions League match between Club Brugge KV and Leicester City FC at Jan Breydel Stadium on September 14, 2016 in Brugge, Belgium. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
0 comments by Harrison Prolic on 9/14/2016
1) Biggest Winner – Leicester City What a debut. The English Champions were out to prove a point against Brugge today. Their first ever trip to the Champions League started with a 3-0 victory against Club Brugge. The Foxes got off to a great start, scoring after just five minutes. Mark Albrighton got to a […]
SOLNA, SWEDEN – AUGUST 03: Marc Albrighton of Leicester City FC during the Pre-Season Friendly between Leicester City FC and FC Barcelona at Friends arena on August 3, 2016 in Solna, Sweden. (Photo by Nils Petter Nilsson/Ombrello/Getty Images)
0 comments by Harrison Prolic
Leicester City finally gets to play in the Champions League following last year’s dream run to a league Championship and wasted no time making an impact. Mark Albrighton scored only five minutes into their first match with Club Brugge. Leicester was not bothered by the bright lights of the Champions League when they visited the Belgian […]
BARCELONA, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 13: Andres Iniesta of Barcelona celebrates scoring his sides fourth goal during the UEFA Champions League Group C match between FC Barcelona and Celtic FC at Camp Nou on September 13, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
0 comments by Pauly Kwestel on 9/13/2016
The UEFA Champions League returned on Tuesday immediately providing us with great goals, saves, and drama. When the dust settled and the final whistles were all blown, there were really no surprises. Barcelona and Bayern Munich both blew out inferior opposition at home, while not surprisingly PSG vs Arenal and Atletico vs PSV Eindhoven provided […]
0 comments by Pauly Kwestel
Celtic are a team that are capable not only of being exciting to watch but also punching above their weight class, when they play at home. When they travel away from Celtic Park, especially in the UEFA Champions League, to Camp Nou of all places it doesn’t usually end well for them. They did a […]
BARCELONA, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 13: Lionel Messi of Barcelona celebrates scoring his sides first goal with Neymar of Barcelona during the UEFA Champions League Group C match between FC Barcelona and Celtic FC at Camp Nou on September 13, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
0 comments by Pauly Kwestel
I don’t think anyone was surprised when it took Lionel Messi less then three minutes to open his Champions League scoring account at home to Celtic. What may have surprised people was that Celtic didn’t immediately melt away like many expected them to. Instead they hung in there giving Barcelona a match. 20 minutes later […]
PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 13: Edinson Cavani of PSG celebrates with team mates after scoring his sides first goal during the UEFA Champions League Group A match between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal FC at Parc des Princes on September 13, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
0 comments by Pauly Kwestel
The UEFA Champions League is back and we were hardly able to take our seats (or fire up the streams for those still at work) before the goals started flying in. With Barcelona getting a home match against Celtic, many were predicting the Catalans to turn the game into a blowout quickly. While Barcelona may […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
It’s that time again. The UEFA Champions League is back! The group stage is set to start and 32 teams from 17 countries are vying to be the champions of the Champions League. The 32 Flags writers each made their picks on who advances to the knockout stage, who goes to the Europa League and […]
