Matchday 4 should be a pivotal one as many groups may well be decided once the games are completed. Who needs a win and who can afford to slip? Let’s take a look at Tuesday’s games.
Group A
Roma need to win at home against Chelsea but that is looking to be a tall order considering the […]
Champions League Matchday 4 — Tuesday Preview
November 4th, 2008 · Comments · Anorthosis Famagusta FC, PSV, Roma, atletico madrid, barcelona, bordeaux, cfr 1907 cluj, champions league, champions league group stage, chelsea, fc basel, fc basel 1893, internazionale, liverpool, marseille, psv eindhoven, shakhtar donetsk, sporting club de portugal, sporting lisbon, werder bremen
Tags: atletico madrid·cfr cluj·chelsea·inter milan·internazionale·liverpool·marseille·PSV·Roma·werder bremen
Atlético Get Off Light
November 2nd, 2008 · Comments · PSV, UEFA, atletico madrid, disciplinary action, liverpool, marseille, michel platini, psv eindhoven
In what has to be considered a poor decision, the UEFA Appeals Body has reduced the initial three-match stadium closure to a two-match behind closed doors sentence, with one match deferred for two years. Consequently, Atlético must play their next home fixture in the Champions League, against PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday November 26th, without any […]
Tags: atletico madrid·liverpool·marseille·psv eindhoven·UEFA
Atletico-Liverpool: UEFA’s Weak Stance a Missed Opportunity
October 22nd, 2008 · Comments · atletico madrid, champions league group stage, liverpool, racism
It’s a pretty safe bet Madrid’s Vincente Calderon Stadium will be at capacity today when Liverpool visits for its Champions League Group D match against Atletico Madrid. Shame.
You never get a second chance to make a first impression, and UEFA will never get a second chance to make its first major stance against racism in […]
Tags: ·atletico madrid·liverpool·racism·stadium ban·UEFA
Champions League Group Stage Draw Results
August 28th, 2008 · Comments · arsenal, as roma, atletico madrid, barcelona, bayern munich, champions league, champions league group stage, chelsea
I’ll have more analysis and comments later but for now just a quick update on the results of today’s drawing. Some of the groupings, as in past seasons, was almost a bit too predictable but there are some interesting matchups ahead (Real Madrid - Juventus springs to mind as does Manchester United - Celtic and […]
Tags: arsenal·as roma·atletico madrid·barcelona·fenerbahce·inter milan·internazionale·liverpool·manchester united·real madrid
Schalke Shocked In Third Qualifying Round
August 28th, 2008 · Comments · arsenal, atletico madrid, champions league qualifying, liverpool, schalke
After leading 1-0 from the first leg, Schalke had to have had some confidence going into Madrid for the second leg. A strong performance from Atletico saw them thump the German team 4-0 to advance to the group stage for the first time since 1996-97. I had picked Atletico as my ‘dark-horse’ team in the […]
Tags: atletico madrid·champions league·ever banega·schalke·sergio aguero·UEFA
Exciting Matchups In CL Third Qualifying Round
August 1st, 2008 · Comments · champions league, champions league qualifying
Although the Champions League Second Qualifying Round is still underway, the draw for the Third Round took place today and it has presented us with some very interesting matchups. The marquee matchup has to be FC Schalke 04 against Club Atletico de Madrid but the Arsenal - FC Twente fixture will garner much attention from […]
Tags: arsenal·atletico madrid·fc twente·schalke·steve mcclaren









