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Spurs have proved to be a great team this season as by surviving the last 16 of the tournament against AC Milan! Their existence in the Champions League can be proved very fatal for many clubs! In this round, they have Spanish gianst to defeat, but it will be a very heavy task for the Londoners and it will be a big test for them!
One of the most exciting fixture of the tournament will be Real Madrid vs Tottenham! There is no doubt about that but this 1st leg might not fit in to the category of being labelled as 'most exciting'! The reason is that this fixture will miss many big names, including, Ronaldo, Benzema, Bale and Lennon are struggling to appear but it is hopeful that they will play!
Similarly, Spurs' will miss Gallas due to an injury! Along with midfielder Steven Pienaar, who has revealed he will miss the first leg of the quarter-final due to a groin injury. Madrid have their own problems as along with Ronaldo n Benzema, Marcelo is also expected to miss the match! Its also expected that Xabi Alonso eill also miss the match due to an injury! Real Madrid have another disadvantage to play the first game at home, Spurs at home look to be strong.
Spurs have only reached the semi-finals of the premier European tournament once before in 1962, and their limp league form heading into the home stretch has almost certainly resigned them to missing out next season.
Buoyed by their 1-0 away victory at AC Milan in the last round, as well as Real’s untimely injury concerns and their recent historic defeat, Tottenham will be confident of taking some away goals from this match!
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There is only one manager in the world who achieved a record that no manager can ever achieve! Streak of 168 unbeaten home league wins! And the only manager to achieve that is Jose Mourinho, 'The Special One'!
But last night this record came to an end by the club who is fighting to keep itself above the relegation zone, Sporting Gijon! And a remarkable achievement for any manager to have and that only manager is Mourinho!
Lets take a look at the stats which achieved him to achieve this emphatic record!
2004/05 Chelsea
Premier League: 14 wins, 5 draws, Champions League: 4 wins, 2 draws, FA Cup: 2 wins, League Cup: 1 win, 1 draw.
2005/06 Chelsea
Premier League: 18 wins, 1 draw, Champions League: 2 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss, FA Cup: 4 wins, League Cup: 1 draw.
2006/07 Chelsea
Premier League: 12 wins, 7 draws, Champions League: 5 wins, 1 draw, FA Cup: 3 wins, 1 draw, League Cup: 2 wins.
2007/08 Chelsea
Premier League: 2 wins, 1 draw, Champions League: 1 draw.
2008/09 Inter Milan
Serie A: 14 wins, 5 draws, Champions League: 2 wins, 2 draws, Coppa Italia: 3 wins.
2009/10 Inter Milan
Serie A: 15 wins, 4 draws, Champions League: 4 wins, 2 draws, Coppa Italia: 3 wins.
2010/11 Real Madrid (till Saturday's loss to Sporting Gijon)
La Liga: 14 wins, Champions League: 4 wins, Copa del Rey: 4 wins.
From his first game at Chelsea right up to the most recent match against Sporting Gijon, Mourinho has lost once in 168 home games. That is a record that most managers can only dream of, yet the Special One can lay claim to this feat. In this time, Mourinho has also landed two Premier League titles, two English League Cups, an FA Cup, two Serie A titles, a Coppa Italia and a Champions League trophy.
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Another twist in La Liga as Barca gained 8-points lead over their fierce rivals, Madrid after they defeated Villareal with a narrow win of 1-0! Meanwhile Madrid lost their match shockingly to Sporting 1-0! And not only that, Mourinho’s record of undefeated home league game which he held for 9 years came to an end with this defeat! This is a big setback for the Madrid as they wanted to clinch this title from Barca who are heading to their 3rd consecutive La Liga title! Madrid were without Benzema, Ronaldo. However Higuain started this match after a long time due to his recovery from 5-months long injury! Heat really turned on when at 79th minute, De Las broke scored the first goal of the match and gave Sporting the lead! After that Madrid really fought hard in last 8-10 minutes but were unable to get a goal!
On the other hand Barca started without Messi n Xavi and they had a difficult 1st half as Villareal kept attacking Barca. Somehow Barca managed to escape from those attacks most of the times due to excellent keeping of Valdes! Barca lacked their original style of playing soccer and were playing out of order! Prep found it necessary to call Messi thus then he subbed him with Seydou Keita at 53rd minute! It was until 66th minute when Barca broke the dead lock and scored the first goal, thanks to Pique whose right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner gave Catalans the lead! After that the match progressed with normal pace and Barca, as usual, had most of the ball possession!
These results move Barca ahead with the points difference of 8-points with their fierce rivals, Madrid!
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NEWS have flourished that Real Madrid have banned the Shakira's songs to play at Bernabeu, and yet they have not released any statement telling the reason for their decision! Reports in the Spanish dailies Marca and AS claim that no songs from the Colombian musician will be played at the ground prior to matches.
No explanation has been given by Madrid but there are suspicions in the Spanish media that this situation has arisen because of Shakira’s relationship with Barcelona defender Gerard Pique. Their romantic relationship has now been made public with photos of the couple making the rounds in the media.
Shakira, though, is a self-confessed Madrid fan and was presented with the number 5 shirt by Florentino Perez during his first tenure as president of the nine-time European champions
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This weekend fixtures have been delayed due to the on-going dispute over television revenue. These games will now be played on 12 June three weeks after the league was supposed to end! Spanish clubs have demanded that a law which required at least one game a week to be broadcast on terrestrial free-to-air television be revoked. The stoppage will affect both the Primera Division and the Segunda Division, although not all clubs support the move and reports in Spain on Wednesday night said there may be further legal moves by clubs who want to play. Six clubs, Sevilla, Villarreal, Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad, Espanyol and Zaragoza, have asked a court in Madrid to order the games to go ahead.
Mourinho expects C. Ronaldo to be fit for their UEFA Champions League match against Spurs! As he quoted:
I think he will be able to play against Tottenham. We don't have a game this weekend and that will allow him to recover. I don't think he can play against Sporting Gijon (in the league), if he can, I won't risk it because I want him fit for the Champions League match. We hope he is back to his top level against Tottenham.
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Looks like that The special one is tired from the job at Bernebau and he wants to return to his own kingdom, England! Although many will protest with that statement as he creates his own kingdom not only in England but where ever he manages any club, whether its in Portugal or in England or in Italy and as currently, in Spain! Thats the reason that he got to be called 'The Special One'!
Jose Mourinho achieved something which no manager can achieve, winning a Champions League with a club like FC Porto, and leaving a stunned expression on other teams....then he made Chelsea one of the strongest team, and it is that effect Mourinho effect which made Chelsea one of the best club in the world! And then after that winning a treble with Inter! What else this manager needs to add to his history he already is a man full of glory
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Football is one of the renowned and most popular game in the whole wide world! And it is the only game which is played on every part of every continent! Every year, especially in Europe, millions of euros are transfered from one country to another due to this game which involves transfers, sponsorships, etc!
Not only that, players and managers who take part in this game take millions of Euros home every year
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UEFA announced the draws for the Champions League quarter-finals today and most debatable match of these fixtures will be off course of Chelsea vs Man Utd! It will be the rematch of Champions League final in Moscow three years ago where Man Utd defeated Chelsea in penalties! Chelsea have never had the European glory and the closest they came was that final where Man Utd clinched the win due to the very last penalty where Terry slipped and was unsuccessful to convert it into goal and it cost Chelsea their first ever UEFA Cup! So this time around they will definitely look to avenge Man Utd for that! But given the current run of the both clubs in this season, Chelsea will have to increase their form and really need to turn the tables cuz Man Utd is in terrific form right now!
Meanwhile, spurs are handed over the nine-time UEFA winners, Madrid, for the quarter-final! It will be a very hard job for them through them and given the current level of Madrid, Redknapp really need to apply his tactic correct and wise and beat Mourinho's Lads! Real Madrid have passed to quarter-final after around six years and this time they want to go all the way to the final
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Cristiano Who?
So much for Real Madrid winning the Champions League at home... Having spent hundreds of millions recruiting big-name players, Florentino Perez could only watch, helpless, as the merengues crashed out of the Champions League in the first knockout stage for the sixth consecutive year. Meanwhile in England, Arsenal and Manchester United cruised past their opponents winning 5-0 and 4-0 respectively. Nicklas Bendtner – of all people – got an hat trick for the Gunners while United showed once again that the whole is greater than its part – a lesson that Madrid hasn't quite learned yet.
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Well folks, it's that time of the year again where teams gear up for the final stretch of their domestic season while also fighting for European glory. With the African cup of Nations taking place in a World Cup year, fixtures around Europe suffered massive changes in order to accommodate all teams. As a result, I've been pretty much unable to follow league games as I did in the beginning of the season. But the Champions League is back, still sticking to the Tuesday/Wednesday combo, so that should be enough for now.
This week, we had the first half of the round of 16's first leg with 8 teams in action which delivered enough drama to make our anticipation of the second half even more palatable. Out of the four games, I only watched two (Manchester United – AC Milan and Arsenal – Porto). Here are my thoughts along with some video highlights
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Barcelona is still on top as they go on to the Club World Cup this week. Bad news for Madrid who lost Pepe for the rest of the season in their victory against Valencia. The full results follow.
Zaragoza – Athletic Bilbao: 1-2
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The Champions League group stage concluded this week and Juventus was the second giant to fall out of the competition after Liverpool. In Group F, Barcelona and Inter both clinched their qualification on Wednesday while Real Madrid and AC Milan did the same on Tuesday. Read on for the full results.
- Group A -
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