Tag Archives: Barcelona

Inter Milan Continue Sergio Aguero Pursuit

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Deny

Inter Milan are continuing their efforts to bring Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero to the San Siro in 2009. The 20 years old Argentinian international is considered one of European football’s most exciting young players, but his contract at Atletico … Continue reading →

Posted in UEFA Champions League | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Premiere League, Primera Division, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Eredivisie REPORTS

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Deny

Bayern Munich, AS Roma and Juventus all lost on their domestic returns from midweek Champions League action as their miserable starts to the season continued. In England, frontrunners Liverpool and Chelsea fared better with wins while Valencia top the table … Continue reading →

Posted in UEFA Champions League | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Six-goal Barcelona demolish Atletico Madrid

Posted on October 5, 2008 by Deny

Barcelona underlined their Spanish title credentials on Saturday with a 6-1 thrashing of Atletico Madrid who never recovered from conceding three goals in a breathtaking first ten minutes. If the game was billed as Lionel Messi against Sergio Aguero then … Continue reading →

Posted in UEFA Champions League | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

GR. C: Shakhtar Donetsk – Barcelona 1-2 (1-0)

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Deny

Lionel Messi scored two late goals to earn Barcelona an extremely hard fought win at unfortunate Shakhtar Donetsk. The Ukranians had defended a 1-0 lead since the opening goal from Ilsinho just before the break, but allowed the Catalans to … Continue reading →

Posted in Breaking news | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

MATCH OF THE DAY – Bayern – Lyon: Ribery impatient for Champions League clash

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Deny

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Breaking news | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Stage 2 – Group E: 30 September 2008 – 20:45 (CET) – Aalborg – Aalborg: Aalborg – Manchester United

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Deny

Champions Manchester United will need to be on their guard too at Danish outsiders Aalborg BK on Tuesday as they try and make up for a sterile 0-0 draw against Villarreal on opening night when Aalborg held Celtic in Glasgow. … Continue reading →

Posted in Breaking news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Spain Primera reports – Valencia top Spanish football league, Sevilla take Atletico scalp

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Deny

David Villa‘s hot streak in front of goal continued with two goals as Valencia returned to the top of the Spanish first division after a 4-2 home win over Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday. Valencia, league champions in 2002 and … Continue reading →

Posted in UEFA Champions League | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Group C – Referee halts Espanyol-Barcelona game after crowd trouble

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Deny

Crowd trouble forced the Primera Liga match between Espanyol and Barcelona to be halted for several minutes during the second half on Saturday. Home side Espanyol were 1-0 in front when television pictures showed a flare being lobbed from the … Continue reading →

Posted in UEFA Champions League | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Spain Primera Division Review: Van der Vaart bags hat-trick as Real massacre Sporting; Eto’o reached a landmark 100 goals in Barca

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Deny

Rafael Van der Vaart endeared himself to the Real Madrid fans with a hat-trick as the champions crushed Sporting Gijon 7-1 on Wednesday to go second in the table. Dutch midfielder Van der Vaart, a 13 million-euro summer signing from … Continue reading →

Posted in UEFA Champions League | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Spain Primera Division: Real Madrid win at Racing Santander, Barca at Gijon

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Deny

Barcelona thumped promoted Sporting Gijon 6-1 away for Pep Guardiola‘s first win of the Primera Liga season on Sunday, but they only moved up to ninth in the standings. Valencia are top with seven points from three games after beating … Continue reading →

Posted in UEFA Champions League | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Group C – Eto’o expects Barca upturn

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Deny

Samuel Eto’o believes Barcelona have put their disappointing start to the new season behind them following their Champions League victory over Sporting Lisbon. The Blaugrana ended their two-game domestic winless streak with a 3-1 group stage victory over the Portuguese … Continue reading →

Posted in UEFA Champions League | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Group C – President Joan Laporta : “I am sure that the fans will enjoy themselves this year”

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Deny

Barcelona president Joan Laporta was relieved to see his side register a victory as they saw off Sporting Clube de Portugal 3-1 in their opening Champions League Group C game. Barca have failed to win either of their opening two … Continue reading →

Posted in UEFA Champions League | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

DECO EYES UNITED REVENGE

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Deny

Deco has warned Manchester United that Chelsea are looking to make amends for their Champions League final defeat. The Blues will renew their rivalry with United in the Premier League on Sunday after losing to Sir Alex Ferguson‘s men on … Continue reading →

Posted in UEFA Champions League | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Barça lose Hleb for Sporting opener

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Deny

FC Barcelona have suffered a setback ahead of their opening UEFA Champions League game at home to Sporting Clube de Portugal on Tuesdayafter learning that midfielder Aleksandr Hleb will be out for up to three weeks with a badly sprained … Continue reading →

Posted in UEFA Champions League | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Champions Legue Groups

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Deny

Group A: Chelsea, AS Roma, Bordeaux, CFR Cluj Group B: Inter Milano, Werder Bremen, Panathinaikos, Anorthosis Group C: Barcelona, Sporting,FC Basel, Sahtior Group D: Liverpool, Eindhoven, Marseille, Atletico Madrid Group E: Manchester United, Villareal, Celtic, Aalborg Group F: Lyon, Bayern, … Continue reading →

Posted in Breaking news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Football makes ‘Sweet Dreams’ come true

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Deny

You know what really stood out about the recently closed transfer window? Not the brinksmanship, the complaints about tapping up, or even the idea of billion-dollar teams squabbling over a couple million pounds. The one thing that really stood out … Continue reading →

Posted in UEFA Champions League | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment