0 comments by Pauly Kwestel on 5/3/2016
With Atletico Madrid holding a 1-0 lead on aggregate coming into the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal, Bayern Munich were always going to have to score. Though they had the benefit of being at home in the second leg, it still would not be an easy task as Atletico Madrid are one […]
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 03: Sergio Aguero of Manchester City (r) passes to Kevin de Bruyne of Manchester City during a training session ahead of the UEFA Champions League Semi Final Second Leg match between Real Madrid and Manchester City at the Academy Training Ground on May 3, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
0 comments by Randy Capps
The Champions League final is set for Saturday, May 28 at the San Siro. The only thing left to do before then is to sort out which two teams will be playing. Atletico Madrid will take a slender 1-0 lead to Germany for a date with Bayern Munich (today, 2:30 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1) […]
during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Newcastle United at Anfield on April 23, 2016 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
0 comments by Randy Capps on 4/28/2016
Liverpool has been in the news this week for more somber reasons, as the inquest into the Hillsborough tragedy has dominated headlines. Tonight, in the first leg of the Europa League semifinal (3 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1), Liverpool visits Villarreal in an effort to shift the focus back to the pitch. With a nine-point […]
MADRID, SPAIN – APRIL 23: Saul Niguez of Atletico de Madrid saves on a header during the La Liga match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Malaga CF at Vicente Calderon Stadium on April 23, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)
0 comments by Pauly Kwestel on 4/27/2016
After suffering through the slop that was Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League semifinal first leg between Manchester City and Real Madrid fans were desperate for an early goal in the first leg of Wednesday’s semifinal between Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich. It was always going to be a tough task for Bayern to break down Atleti’s […]
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – APRIL 26: (L-R) Head Coach Zinedine Zidane of Real Madrid CF directs his players as Manuel Pellegrini, manager of Manchester City looks on during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final first leg match between Manchester City FC and Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium on April 26, 2016 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
0 comments by Pauly Kwestel on 4/26/2016
You’d be forgiven if you thought you were watching the red half of Manchester on Tuesday night. After all, there was plenty of attacking talent on the field, but there certainly weren’t any goals, or even the threat of any as neither Real Madrid nor Manchester City devoted enough players forward to provide any potency […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal
The ooad to the San Siro for the UEFA Champions League final is nearly reaching the end with four teams battling for spots in what proved to be an interesting draw. We have a chance for an all-Madrid final with the two Spanish teams in the fray still, as well as the team no one […]
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 25: (R-L) Manuel Pellegrini the manager of Manchester City and Josep Guardiola the head coach of Bayern Muenchen look on during the UEFA Champions League Group E match between Manchester City and FC Bayern Muenchen at the Etihad Stadium on November 25, 2014 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
0 comments by Harrison Prolic on 4/25/2016
4. Atletico Madrid vs Manchester City Not that this wouldn’t be a great match, but as far as intrigue goes, there isn’t much here. These two teams have literally no history together as they’ve never met in a competitive match as long as they’ve existed. So as far as storylines for this one, it would be […]
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – APRIL 14: during the UEFA Europa League quarter final, second leg match between Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund at Anfield on April 14, 2016 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 4/14/2016
So, that was something. It’s tough to put it into words what exactly happened at Anfield for the second leg of Liverpool vs. Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League Quarterfinal but it was entirely unexpected and something nobody believed would happen. The game started with an incredible atmosphere that would have been reserved for a […]
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – APRIL 14: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Borussia Dortmund celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the UEFA Europa League quarter final, second leg match between Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund at Anfield on April 14, 2016 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
The scene before the Liverpool/Borussia Dortmund was surreal as both teams were friendly and showed respect as their fans sang “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and then stood in a moment of silence for the 96 killed in the Hillsborough Disaster 27 years ago tomorrow. But after the opening whistle blew, while both maintained respect, Liverpool […]
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – APRIL 13: Daniel Sturridge of Liverpool (c) warms up with his team mates during a training session ahead of the UEFA Europa League quarter final between Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund at Melwood Training Ground on April 13, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images)
0 comments by Randy Capps
Liverpool’s best shot at earning a spot in next year’s Champions League is on the line today as it welcomes Borussia Dortmund to Anfield for the second leg of their Europa League quarterfinal tie (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1). The tie is level at 1-1, but thanks to Divock Origi’s tally last week, the […]
MADRID, SPAIN – APRIL 13: Antoine Griezmann of Atletico de Madrid scores their opening goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter final, second leg match between Club Atletico de Madrid and FC Barcelona at the Vincente Calderon on April 13, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)
0 comments by Randy Capps on 4/13/2016
If someone offered Luis Enrique 77 percent possession and 13 shots for his Barcelona side before the Champions League quarterfinal match at Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, he would have happily accepted. The heart and hustle of Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid side is harder to measure on the stat sheet, but both showed up in spades […]
MADRID, SPAIN – APRIL 13: Fans light flares before the UEFA Champions League quarter final, second leg match between Club Atletico de Madrid and FC Barcelona at the Vincente Calderon stadium outdoors on April 13, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)
0 comments by Randy Capps
Antoine Griezmann found the back of the net on a lovely header to stake Atletico Madrid to a 1-0 lead in Champions League play Wednesday:
MADRID, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 23: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF celebrates scoring their fifth goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Elche CF at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on September 23, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)
0 comments by Pauly Kwestel on 4/12/2016
Manchester City completed their upset victory over PSG in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League while Real Madrid overturned a 2-0 deficit from the first leg to knock off Wolfsburg. City entered their tie with Paris Saint Germain as the heavy underdogs. The club weren’t playing well and very few gave them a chance […]
MADRID, SPAIN – APRIL 09: Cristiano Ronaldo (R) of Real Madrid CF celebrates scoring their third goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and SD Eibar at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on April 9, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)
0 comments by Pauly Kwestel
There was a feeling before the game that this was a night that Cristiano Ronaldo would do something special. We didn’t have to wait long for that to happen either as Ronaldo scored two goals within two minutes to pull Real even on aggregate with Wolfsburg. With Real ahead 2-0 on the night, the score was […]
during the UEFA Champions League quarter final second leg match between Manchester City FC and Paris Saint-Germain at the Etihad Stadium on April 12, 2016 in Manchester, United Kingdom.
0 comments by Pauly Kwestel
All season long we’ve been hearing about how important Vincent Kompany is to Manchester City this season. Well we’ve been forgetting about one player who is proving to be even more important. Belgian midfielder Kevin de Bruyne. Since going down with a knee injury at the end of January Manchester City won just two of […]
