‘Champions League’ Archives
MSK Zilina 1-4 Chelsea
Lion-heart Nicolas Anelka scored twice as Chelsea brushed aside the Slovakian champions (download). Arsenal & Chelsea have both scored three goals from just four shots on target each in the first half of their matches against Braga & Zilina.
Arsenal 6-0 Sporting Braga
Young Cesc Fábregas and Carlos Vela each scored a brace as Arsenal hammered Braga (download). Arsenal have recorded the best winning margin for an opening Group Stage match in Champions League history.
Werder Bremen 2-2 Tottenham
Spurs let a two-goal lead slip (download) as they made their first ever appearance in the competition proper. Spurs became the first English side to surrender a two-goal lead abroad in the Champions League.
Manchester Utd 0-0 Rangers
In the opening game of Group C in the Champions League, this was a result to treasure for the visitors (download). Despite being pinned back, Rangers did not manage a single shot during the first half, they contained the Old Trafford side with little difficulty to record a marvellous result that defied all expectation. Antonio Valencia is likely [...]
FC Twente 2-2 Internazionale
Internazionale began the defence of their Champions League title (download) by taking the lead and then coming from behind to draw 2-2 in torrential rain at FC Twente Enschede. Amazingly, only a dozen participants in the 2009-10 Champions League have made it into the 2010-11 edition.
Barcelona 5-1 Panathinaikos
Young Lionel Messi scored two goals, had a penalty saved and twice rattled the woodwork in this pummeling (download). Barcelona completed 792 passes against Panathinaikos, a record in the Champions League
Bursaspor 0-4 Valencia
Valencia made a strong start to their Champions League campaign with a 4-0 demolition of Bursaspor in Group C, giving the Turkish side a demoralising introduction to Europe's premier club competition.
Tottenham 4-0 Young Boys
Tottenham Hotspur strolled into the Champions League proper and looked as if they belong among the type of clubs who consider this tournament their natural environment. Peter Crouch has now hit an impressive 11 goals in 16 starts in the Champions League (including qualifiers) since 2006/07, while Jermain Defoe's goal ended a run of 500 minutes of [...]
Young Boys 3-2 Tottenham
Three goals down after 28 minutes to Young Boys of Bern in the play-off first leg, Tottenham prepared to watch a season of hard work and achievement turn to crap. Tottenham gradually managed to play themselves back into the game, though. Sébastien Bassong's header just before the interval gave them hope and, despite further anxious moments in the [...]
Champions League Final: Inter Milan 2 – 0 Bayern Munich
The Jose plague across modern football grows. Inter won the Champions League final as Diego Milito downed a defiant Bayern Munich. Italian clubs have now won the European Cup 12 times, drawing level with Spanish sides. Samuel Eto'o became the first player since Paulo Sousa in 1997 to win back-to-back European Cups. José Mourinho will leave Inter [...]
