Bayern Munich are another side who will feel that this simply is their year, after they progressed to the final after a penalty shootout against Real Madrid, as they play the showpiece game at their own stadium, the Allians Arena....read more »
Whichever piece of commentary you prefer, either Alan Green's "it's a miracle" or Gary Neville's cry of "unbelievable" nobody can avoid the astonishing nature of Chelsea's triumph over the Catalan giants. Ignoring momentarily the result, surely there was no chance...read more »
In past years, so many players, managers and commentators have spoken of those 'famous' nights on Merseyside, as Liverpool stormed to historic results at Anfield in Europe's greatest club competition, the Champions League. Knockout victories over the Spanish giants, Barcelona...read more »
The first leg wasn’t a blazing beacon for English football, be it Arsenal’s version of a representation of the quality of football in the Premier League, capitulating to the eldest team in a European top flight, or Chelsea’s incompetence in...read more »
It was an open criticism under previous managers and regimes; the Chelsea team are too old was the critique that came from fan, pundit and commentator. It was a valid one too; the average age of their starting XI has...read more »