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Showing posts with label champions league. Show all posts
Showing posts with label champions league. Show all posts

Friday, December 7, 2012

A Cool Samsung Galaxy Camera with One Lacking Feature: Chelsea Thrash Nordsjaelland But Crash Out of Champions League


THE LATEST UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS – Rafael Benitez’ Chelsea delivered an impressive win over Nordsjaelland 6-1 in last Wednesday’s Champions League. Yet, the Blues failed to qualify for the last 16 after Juventus prevailed over Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0.


David Luiz first scored through a penalty on the 39th minute, followed by a finish from Fernando Torres shortly before half time. Joshua John struck for the Danish side a minute into the second half, while Gary Cahill came in to make it three for the hosts.

Torres scored his second moments later. Juan Mata and Oscar added one each inside the net, highlighting Chelsea’s dominance in the game. The Blues failed to leave a footpr1nt despite the win, as they failed to qualify for the next round.


Thursday, December 6, 2012

Suzuki Cup 2012 Upset: Arsenal Fail To Clinch Group First Place with Loss to Olympiakos


THE LATEST UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS – Greek champions Olympiakos stalled Arsenal’s winning hopes through a 2-1 fixture in Tuesday’s Champions League.


Tomas Rosicky opened scoring on the 38th minute, as the Czech playmaker sought to leave a footpr1nt in the match following his long stint in the sidelines. Giannis Maniatis recorded an impeccable finish to equalize in the second half.

Kostas Mitroglou threw in the winner on the 73rd minute, effectively preventing Arsenal from climbing the top spot of the group table. 


Thursday, November 22, 2012

Just Like Failure at AIM 2012: Galatasaray Win over Man Utd in UEFA Champions League

THE LATEST UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS – Manchester United took their Norwich City-style defeat to Europe as their second-string squad lost to hosts Galatasaray 1-0 in Tuesday’s Champions League game.

While neither Galatasaray nor United appeared to win w1th ease, Burak Yilmaz’ goal and attempts from Hamit Altintop placed the Turkish hosts on the forefront. Nick Powell gave the closest chance for the Red Devils through a deflected header.

The defeat cost United their first loss in this season’s race to become champions of Europe. They remain on top of the table with 12 points after four wins. 




Friday, November 9, 2012

Juventus Deal Heavy Routing To Nordsjaelland in UEFA Champions League


THE LATEST UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS – Scudetto winners Juventus inflicted a 4-0 thrashing at home on Nordsjaelland in their Champions League match on Wednesday.



The Bianconeri promised to win with ease from the beginning as Claudio Marchisio scored first on the sixth minute. Arturo Vidal added another less than 20 minutes later, followed by an Andrea Pirlo-assisted Sebastian Giovinco made minutes before half time.

With three goals up in the first half, Juventus gave great misery to the Danish champions. Fabio Quagliarella sealed the victory through a header 15 minutes before the end of the game.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund Record a UEFA Champions League Equalizer


THE LATEST UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEWS – A less-than-stellar Real Madrid levelled with visitors Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League fixture, ending the game 2-2.


Dortmund’s Marco Reus evaded Alvaro Arbeloa to find the back of the net past keeper Iker Casillas. Madrid’s Pepe rushed to level matters with a header on the 34th minute.

Robert Lewandowski’s header efforts reflected the potential of Dortmund to win with ease. While both attempts failed, an own goal from Arbeloa gave the lead to the visitors.

Madrid looked set for a home defeat against the nimble German side, until Mesut Ozil came to the rescue on the game’s last minute through his curling attempt that shot past Dortmund’s woodwork.