Champions League Final preview It is the game we’ve all wanted to see and here’s hoping Saturday’s final between Barcelona and Manchester United at Wembley isn’t a letdown. After all, sometimes the biggest games turn out to be anything like the exciting game they should be (think the World Cup Final). Bookmakers make Barcelona (20/19) [...]
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Schalke v Manchester United Sir Alex Ferguson’s side travel to Gelsenkirchen with an unenviable record against German opponents, the Scot has never beaten a German team over two legs, a stat he will be desperate to delete from the record books. United have found a way of getting the job done in recent weeks, not [...]
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Man Utd vs. Chelsea The two meetings between these two sides this season have been very close, indeed both of the giants of English football have won one apiece. The onus is on Chelsea to go and win the game in this 2nd leg but there is no reason for Carlo Ancelloti’s team to go [...]
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
by Neil Hubbard and James Schofield Real Madrid v Tottenham It goes without saying that Spurs face a huge task tonight away to Real Madrid but quotes of 8/1 about them securing a first leg lead may be a tad generous. Jose Mourinho knows the importance of not giving too much away in 1st legs [...]
Monday, March 14, 2011
by James Schofield and Gary Emmerson Manchester United v Marseille Manchester United will be confident of building on a solid first leg performance against Marseille at the Stade Velodrome when securing a nil nil draw. It would appear likely that a similar game could be in the offing with chances sure to at a premium [...]
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
By James Cochrane and Gary Emmerson Shakhtar Donetsk v Roma There looks to be plenty of prospect of goals in Ukraine with Roma needing to turn around a 3-2 deficit following their defeat at the Stadio Olimpico three weeks ago. The Italians need to score at least twice if they are to progress as a [...]
Monday, February 21, 2011
By James Cochrane FC Copenhagen v Chelsea Despite winning away at Bolton and Sunderland, Chelsea have failed to put a stop to their bad form and it’s hard to see it ending away in Copenhagen. Carlo Ancelotti’s men have failed to win in three and bowed out of the FA Cup on Saturday after another [...]
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
by Gary Emmerson Roma v Shaktar Donetsk Roma have failed to win their last three games in Serie A to slip out of the automatic qualification places for Serie A but they should have too much for Shaktar Donetsk in the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday night. Shaktar Donetsk did well to finish as group winners, [...]
Friday, May 27, 2011