Not a week goes by anymore with out any midweek football action. This week sees the return of the Carling Cup.
Tuesday night saw the start of the 4th round stages, after a weekend filled with keepers in the spotlight after fine displays Tuesday night proved to take of where the weekend left off.
The match of the day [...]
Champions League Round up
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After Steven Gerrard saving the day for Liverpool late on in Tuesday Champions League tie agent Atletico Madrid with a last minute penalty and Chelsea losing 3.1 in Rome English teams were hoping for a better night in the UEFA Champions League
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Celtic’s clash with Manchester United was the one to watch with [...]
By Danny Wright
Chelsea left Anfield with the upper hand in the Champions League semi-final - thanks to Liverpool’s John Arne Riise. The flame haired Norwegian nodded into his net in injury time to level the game up at 1-1, giving Avram Grant’s men a crucial away goal. Liverpool dominated throughout and the advantage presented to [...]
By Danny Wright
Emile Heskey struck a last gasp equaliser for Wigan to shun Chelsea’s fading title hopes in a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge. The result leaves Chelsea trailing leaders Manchester United United by five points ahead of Thursday night’s away clash at Everton with matches rapidly running out for under-fire Avram Grant. Chelsea had the lion [...]
By Danny Wright
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Liverpool edged Arsenal out of the Champions League quarter-finals with a 4-2 win at Anfield, Rafa Benetiz’s men progressing 5-3 on aggregate. With the away goal advantage, Liverpool were complacent and let their lead slip as Arsenal took the lead through Abou Diaby, who beat a suspect looking Pepe Reina at his near [...]
By Danny Wright
Manchester United produced a stellar performance in their first leg Champions League quarter-final clash with Roma, beating the Italians 2-0 in the Stadio Olimpico. The result puts United in a healthy position ahead of the return leg to Old Trafford next week and in good stead to reach the semi-finals. Cristiano Ronaldo really [...]
By Danny WrightÂ
England slumped to a disappointing 1-0 defeat in France on Wednesday night. David Beckham earned his elusive 100th cap, only the fifth England player to do so, but even Goldenballs couldn’t add light to this turgid affair. To say England lack creativity is an understatement, although they were beaten by a classical moment [...]
Chelsea and Tottenham played out an incredible 4-4 draw that dented the Blues’ title aspirations. This clash was the first time the two teams had met since Tottenham’s Carling Cup triumph over Chelsea last month, and the hosts replayed videos of that victory. It was Chelsea who came out the blocks the better though, taking [...]
A jam-packed football feast greeted this mid-week, with a blend of Champions League, UEFA Cup, Premiership and league action hitting us like an 18-wheeler. First, Liverpool progressed through to the quarter finals of the Champions League by beating Inter Milan 1-0 in the San Siro, taking the score to a comfortable 3-0 aggregate win. Fernando [...]
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By Danny WrightÂ
Three of the competing English sides playing in Champions League action this week progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition, with Liverpool playing their return with Inter Milan next week due a clash with Arsenal’s fixture away at Milan rivals AC. Liverpool were called into league action though, beating West Ham at a [...]
