Man Utd v Barcelona final at Rome

Horrible Refereeing helped Barca to beat Chelsea to the finals at Rome on the away goals rule.
Chelsea got the lead in the 10th minute from a sublime left footed volley by Michael Essien. Barcelona did not have a shot on target for 90 minutes. It took them the injury time to score against a Chelsea [...]

Advantage: – Chelsea!!!

Chelsea have achieved what no other team has been able to achieve this season : A clean sheet at Nou Camp.
That tells the story. And believe me there really isnt much else to say.
It was a really disciplined effort from Gus Hiddinks men who knew the task at hand unlike Bayern Munich who were caught [...]

Barcelona v Chelsea Semi Final!!!

Another Splendid night of European Football…
Barcelona – Bayern Munich:  4-0
Barcelona thrashed Bayern for 4-0 at home..That went right with my prediction… The tie is all done now and beyond Bayern’s reach.
Bayern were caught napping in the first half as Barca started scoring for fun.  It was as if Bayern defense did not do any homework [...]

Champions League Quarter finals Preview

Yesterday’s matches both ended in a draw. Will tonight be any different?
Lets take a look at the would be squads and the history to see if it actually might be any different.
Liverpool v Chelsea: -
The drawback of playing in one of the most competitive leagues in the world is that sometimes you have to face [...]

Football Manager 09: – Second Coming

Since my earlier post on FM 09 received such positive response, I have decided to write more Football Manager 2009 related posts on my blog…
So here’s an update on the game I have been playing. I had chosen to Manage Manchester United at the start of the 2008-09 season. Been two seasons at the club [...]

Champions League Quarter Final draws are out!!!

Arsenal and Manchester United were handed relatively easy ties against Villareal and Porto while Liverpool face off Chelsea and Barcelona go against German giants Bayern Munich.
Below is a table depicting the dates and the home and away teams from the UEFA website:

UEFA Champions League quarter-finals

1st leg: 07/08 April; 2nd leg: 14/15 April 

1
Villarreal CF (ESP)
v
Arsenal FC [...]

Things seem to be looking bright for Arsenal…Finally!!!

Arsenal defeated Hull city 2-1 yesterday night to go through to the FA cup semi final. Before that they defeated Blackburn comprehensively to regain the coveted 4th place and qualification for the Champions League. Also just a few days earlier they defeated FC Roma on penalties in the knock out stages of the Champions league [...]

Overhead goal by Coruch this weekend

The Overhead kick which is also called as the bicycle kick, chalaca, chilena, or scissors kick. It is a move in football which is made by throwing the body up into the air, making a shearing movement with the legs to get one leg high overhead to reach the ball (in original head height), which [...]

EPL Results & Review (4th & 5th October 2008)

Like i had told in my preview to the weekends big 4 clashes none of the matches was a cakewalk for either of the big 4’s.
One had a easy victory, one needed a slice of luck (liberal refreeing), one needed to fight back with all they had till the very last minutes of the game [...]

EPL weekend Preview 04th October 2008

This is going to be a crucial weekend for a lot of EPL teams more so for Arsenal and Manchester United who are trailing behind in the league of Big four than Liverpool and Chelsea who are sitting comfortably at the top of the table.
Chelsea though face an injury crisis before the tie agaisnt their [...]

Chelsea vs. Cluj and Liverpool vs. PSV (1st Oct, 2008)

The champions League is getting more and more exciting by the day. Especially, Chelsea’s group is wide open with both Chelsea and Cluj sitting at 4 pts after yesterday’s draw between the two and Roma at 3 pts after its comprehensive win.
Didier Drogba started for the first time this season but failed to make a [...]