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Champions And Europa League Draws: My Initial Reaction

The draw for the rest of the Champions and Europa League tournaments were performed this morning and the big stories are the rematch of Champions League finals as Arsenal face Barcelona, the 2006 final, and Bayern Munich face Manchester United

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Champions League Recap: Barcelona Routs Stuttgart, Bordeaux Eases Past Olympiacos

There was not much to the Barcelona game. Barcelona and Lionel Messi tore Stuttgart apart in a 4-0 rout. Messi had two incredible goals and had a key pass on another goal that helped put the game out of reach

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Champions League Recap: Favorites Fall As Chelsea And Sevilla Are Knocked Out

Mourinho got his revenge on his return to Stamford Bridge as Internazionale were deserved winners in a 1-0 win over Chelsea. The win sends Internazionale into the quarterfinals for the first time in three years. It also is a big

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UEFA Champions League: Round Of 16 2nd Leg Predictions

Last week, four teams made it into the quarterfinals, and the other quartet will be known by the Wednesday evening. The top match-up is Chelsea vs. Internazionale as Jose Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge after the Italians won the first

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Lyon 1, Real Madrid 1: What Happened To Madrid?

For 30 minutes, it seemed like it would be just a matter of time before Real Madrid would find the second goal to advance to the quarterfinals after getting a break through in the 6th minute through Cristiano Ronaldo. However,

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Manchester United 4, AC Milan 0: Red Devils Run Riot

It took 13 minutes for Wayne Rooney to score, but AC Milan never had a chance in this game. AC Milan sandwiched a bad 70 minutes with 20 minutes of domination in Italy but at Old Trafford, they were outclassed

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Champions League Recap: Arsenal Crush Porto, Bayern Munich Lose But Still Advance

That was an impressive performance by Arsenal as they crushed FC Porto 5-0 at the Emirates. They got the rout started in the 9th minute when Andrei Arshavin won a header, although he was offside, against Rolando. Arshavin turned and

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UEFA Champions League Round Of 16: 2nd Leg Predictions

The fun is about to begin. I love this time of year when the games are all about the trophies. Most of the leagues are into their final thirds, while in two weeks there will only be 8 teams left

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Champions League Recap: Mourinho Gets A Win Over His Former Team

The big match of the round finally took place as Chelsea faced off against Internazionale at the San Siro. Jose Mourinho’s team got a 2-1 win which gives them an edge when they go to Stamford Bridge, although they will

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Champions League Recap: Are Barcelona Beatable And How Good Are Bordeaux?

The games are still more open than most people expected but nobody is complaining. Barcelona got a 1-1 draw with Stuttgart who started off the game brightly and taking the lead before Barcelona took over the game with their possession

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