Bayern Munich’s France midfielder Franck Ribery admitted Sunday he is impatient to face compatriots Lyon in the Champions League on Tuesday when all French eyes will be on him. “Finally, the Champions League game is here“, an excited Ribery told Die Welt on Sunday ahead of the Group F clash at Munich’s Allianz Arena.
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Ramn Caldern believes that if Real Madrid can score 80 goals this season then they will retain the title and is confident that almost half of that tally will come from three midfield players.
The Spanish club’s president flew into St Petersburg for the game against Zenit on Monday and gave his prediction to the [...]
Referee Rob Styles has apologised for the controversial penalty decision that allowed Manchester United to take the lead against Bolton Wanderers in Saturday’s Premier League game, which the champions went on to win 2-0.
Styles penalised Jlloyd Samuel for bringing down Cristiano Ronaldo after an hour when TV pictures showed that he played the ball, [...]
Chelsea will be without for their Champions League clash with CFR Cluj. The midfielder reportedly suffers from a hip injury.
Cole, who has been showing good form in recent games, was also forced to miss Saturday’s Premiership game with Stoke City.
Ivory Coast striker Salomon Kalou did travel to Romania despite some minor physical issues, [...]
Claudio Ranieris men kicked off their campaign with a tense 1-0 win over an impressive Zenit side in Turin, with Alessandro Del Piero scoring a stunning 75th minute free kick to earn all three points.
Juve have started the season well, and are still unbeaten, however they have lapsed in their last two Serie A [...]
UEFA Cup holders Zenit St Petersburg complete the clutch of fixtures sending established Champions League regulars to unfamiliar and potentially tricky surroundings when they welcome Real Madrid having lost 1-0 to Juventus.
Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster is backing his side to win away in the UEFA Champions League for the first time in [...]
Fenerbahe have won their last eight UEFA Champions League games on home turf,staying unbeatensince visitors AC Milan claimed a 4-0 victory in November 2005. Aragons credits the “massive support” from Fenerbahe’s fans for creating what has been billed as Fortress Skr Saraoglu. Dynamo coach Yuri Semin was in attendance on Friday night whenFenerbahe lost [...]
Citing his players’ quality, desire and ambition, Wenger said: “We had a very disappointing result against Hull but I’ve been sitting on the bench long enough to know if you play this game 100 times you lose it one time. I believe we will win on Tuesday. We want to make sure we win, [...]
This match day two encounter brings together Italys Fiorentina and Romanian team Steaua Bucuresti in a tactical war which will be played out on the Stadio Artemio Franchi battlefield. Both teams began the current European campaign with disappointing results – considering what they truly deserved out of the match – dropping points against German [...]
One of the heavyweight clashes of the second round of group fixtures occurs in Munich on Tuesday when Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich host Olympique Lyon.
Juergen Klinsmann is under pressure to salvage something from a selection gamble that went badly wrong when Bayern Munich host Olympique Lyon in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Klinsmann left Bayern [...]