Category: Champions League

Dortmund beats Real Madrid 4-1 at starring Robert Lewandowski

The Spanish-German double match that threw up the semi-final draw for Champions League has, at least for the moment, a clear winner and certainly Germany. For if we told Tuesday that the Bayern Munich passed over Barca and won 4-0, on Wednesday has happened pretty much the same to Real Madrid in Dortmund dropped a 4-1 so the possibility of an all-German end is pretty close.

Borussia Dortmund was better than Real Madrid; he ran over at times and took advantage of the defensive weakness with a spectacular white Robert Lewandowski who scored all four goals of the game, three of them in the first leg of the second half. Earlier, Cristiano Ronaldo had been faithful to their appointment with the goal and that gives a glimmer of hope to all white still need a major comeback to keep dreaming of the tenth.

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Dortmund and Real Madrid took the field with no surprises in their lineups. The German recovered to Hummels in defense while in the white set Modric was in midfield while yielding as gray as or more than their peers and, Sergio Ramos, as expected, on the right wing as cover for Arbeloa so Varane and Pepe shared the center of defense. Read more »

2012-2013 Champions Leagues: Bayern just with Barca in the first leg

The Barca fans dream of seeing Barca lift the fifth day at Wembley on May 25 has completely vanished at a stroke, after watching the Bayern Munich happened literally over Barca team. And is that any analysis or any excuse is vain seen as a team, he has played and as it has played the other, apart from the delivery of each.

Bayern have been better absolutely everything, so excuse the defeat on refereeing errors is a mistake. It was because Kassai night was terrible, but the Hungarian was wrong for everyone. The only thing that was not as bad as the referee was the Football Club Barcelona itself, unrecognizable, and sterile despite enjoying more than 60% possession.

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In the first minute of play, Bayern and warned with an opportunity to Robben desbarataba Valdes. Barca had the ball, but most of the time in the field, the circulation was very slow, Messi did not appear, the ends did not help the defense what they needed, were granted many corners … Anyway, all were trouble for Vilanova, problems for which the technician did not find solution. Read more »

FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich complete the semifinals

Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich. That’s the name of the four semifinals of this edition of the Champions League on Wednesday that it has closed its quarterfinal round served leaving the next round in which there is only Spanish and German teams. At the moment it is not known what the crosses for a place in the Wembley final since we have to wait for it to draw to be held next Friday.

The classification of FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich to Paris St. Germain and Juventus was what everyone predicted but I must say that the club has suffered a lot and for a section of his party has been losing by 0-1, a result that let him out.

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With 20 minutes left, Pedro made it 1-1 with that ended the game and gave the pass to his team. Less suffered in his tie that Bayern had won 2-0 in Germany and returned to beat Juventus 0-2 at home to certify your pass. Read more »

Barca draw in Paris, Bayern beat Juve

The Barcelona has going for her quarter-final Champions League with PSG after tying 2 in the Parc des Princes. However, the feeling that he has been to the Catalans is somewhat bittersweet, as they came to get ahead on the scoreboard twice.

Barca cost him take control of the game during the first moments, and even Lavezzi had a clear chance on a play that ended up on the stick. Gradually, the club began to knead the ball but did not generate any real chance of Sirigu’s goal, and even went so wrong somewhere to play against the Parisians.

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Still, the rest would go to Barca ahead with a goal from Messi after a great pass from Dani Alves . A Messi he played several minutes with a knee injury, injury that prevented him from going out there in the second half. Barca missed its star, and Alexis missed a couple of arrivals so the score did not move again until the final minutes. Read more »

Champions League 2012-2013: boot-leg quarterfinal with FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Malaga

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This week’s Champions League reaches one of its high points as the fight starts to enter the semifinals. Between Tuesday and Wednesday will host the four first leg of the quarter-finals are immersed FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Malaga and other five teams that we invite you to remember checking out as was the draw for this round.

Unlike what happened in eighths, quarters all teams come into play in the same week. On Tuesday will the FC Barcelona that will face PSG in Paris at 20:45 hours, the same as other games. This match can be followed through La1 while the rest will crash through Canal + Liga Champions. Also Tuesday Bayern and Juventus will play in what promises to be a great match on Sunday while we double Spanish menu with Galatasaray Real Madrid and Malaga Borussia Dortmund.

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The FC Barcelona travels to Paris to face a PSG contesting this round for the second time in its history. Barca, with five consecutive semifinals and three very recent titles are favorites in this tie that comes as good news as the return of Tito Vilanova and besides Abidal Xavi recoveries and Jordi Alba will travel to Paris. There Barca will meet old friends as Motta, Maxwell and, above all, Ibrahimovic, stiletto main French offensive that six years ago not lost at home in European competition. Read more »

2012-2013 Champions League: Bayern Munich Malaga and close the quarterfinals

First it was Real Madrid, then went to Barcelona, and today was the Malaga. There will be three Spanish teams in the top eight in Europe thanks to the Malaga has achieved today qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. To do this, he had to overcome a 1-0 down against Porto in the Rose Garden, and he did it, so just, thanks a score of 2-0.

Porto dominated the opening stages, curiously, but when awakened Malaga, and after the half hour mark, found the goals. He annulled a goal to Saviola, for an alleged failure to Hellton Baptista goal waged to bear the cross of a new sung, but before the break Malaga got the goal that matched the tie, a masterpiece of Isco, a shot to the top corner of Malaga.

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With numerical superiority by expelling very beginning of the second half, Malaga pushed his all out in the second part. The goal that would give the pass to quarters came in the 77th minute, in a corner that sent to goal Roque Santa Cruz, with a precise shot from head. With little time left and the desperate, Porto disturbed less than expected and thus Malaga signed another page to the history. Read more »

2012-2013 Champions Leagues: Barcelona to quarters with Galatasaray

It took the best Barcelona to do the comeback against AC Milan, and that was what we saw in the Nou Camp tonight. Or at least, if not the best, a slightly better than we’ve seen in recent big games, plugged much, much more active without the ball, and muchmore direct and incisive with it, without compromising on style that has elevated, of course.

All this, of course, made it much easier Messi goal four minutes, behind a wall and surrounded with Xavi Milan players. The most complicated, open the can, and had achieved sooner than expected Milan. The resistance Rossoneri fell apart and Allegri’s approach, which he said he was going to play at the Camp Nou attack, and had water.

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Everything had changed, of course, if Niang had used the unique gift of the Barca defense but this time the post saved the Catalans. This new opportunity the advantage moments later Leo Messi,scoring the goal of 2-0 before the break. From 1-1 to 2-0, to be with half a foot would be with half a foot inside. So cruel or pleasure is football for forgiving and for which not. Read more »

2012-2013 Champions Leagues: Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund to quarters

The Real Madrid had to win at Old Trafford to eliminate Manchester United and qualify for the quarter-finals, and he did it. The Jose Mourinho have won by 1-2, tracing and overcoming a difficult situation that had long after the goal that was scored an own death Sergio Ramos. The game definitely declined in favor of Real Madrid after the expulsion of Nani.

During the first half, Real Madrid was unable to generate a clear chance. It was hard to Mou the mere fact of creating a dangerous play well before a United retreated and did not allow a counter ever, knowing that there had been the main danger of Madrid. Thus, a shot from the bottom Vidic and a heads-up that missed Wellbeck were the best times they met.

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The second half began with a goal by Sergio Ramos, after a cross from Nani. Soon after, the Portuguese were expelled by the Turkish Cakir a dangerous game action of the braid straight red felt. The play will be talking about because from there the Madrid ate at United. Modric tied the game with a goal from outside the area and Cristiano marked the 1-2 goal did not hold. Read more »

2012-2013 Champions Leagues: Porto and Bayern take advantage ahead of the return

The Malaga was presented in Oporto in these knockout stages of the Champions League 2012-2013 and it was with one of the worst versions. The Manuel Pellegrini played a pretty bad game, surpassed in all respects by the Portuguese, so the result of 1-0 does not seem so bad after watching the match, after seeing that Malaga has not even tested the reflexes of Helton.

Porto had all game long possession, and that was due in part to his physical superiority. The Portuguese team players were much more intense and, when they lost the ball, pushed too fast to retrieve the ball. Luckily, Benfica was not very lucky in front of goal and the goal only drilled once, despite throwing no less than 17 shots on goal.

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Porto’s goal came in the 56th minute and scored what Joao Moutinho. The Portuguese midfielder finished off a pass with enough quality of Jackson Rodriguez, but left slightly offside, in a move quite tricky to pinpoint. The goal woke not far from Malaga and Pellegrini made decisive changes, aware that the best for his team was to keep open the tie. Read more »

Champions League 2012-2013: continue the round with Porto and Milan to Malaga FC Barcelona

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The Champions League returns to role this week as they play the second round of matches in the knockout round. After the defeat of Valencia and Real Madrid tie, is the turn of Malaga and FC Barcelona, the two Spanish teams that managed to be seeded and will face Porto and Milan, respectively.

Having led their groups during the first phase makes this first game is away from home. The first play will be visiting Malaga Porto on Tuesday in a game that will start at the usual time of 20:45 and will be broadcast on La1. On Wednesday, at the same time, it is the turn of the boat that travels to Milan, a clash that can be followed through Canal + Liga Champions.

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Malaga signed an impeccable group stage and now has to face to face with an opponent that is not easy. Porto leads the league in Portugal with Benfica and is in a good shape because he has not lost at all so far this year, taking stock of 7 wins and 2 draws. The Colombian James Rodriguez and Jackson Martinez are the two main dangers of the Portuguese team that usually has a good eye at the time of signing strikers to replace those that sell to large teams. Read more »

 

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