4 - 0 Barcelona FC is among the few teams in the world who are capable of breaking any record, and this is exactly what happened on Tuesday night, when Camp Nou club over turned the 2-0 deficit of the last 16 first leg away matches and won by 4-2 in aggregate; perhaps it is the first time where any team has chased, perhaps overcome, a 2-0 lead of the first leg without using benefit of an away goal. Before match, it was on everyone’s lips whether Barca can make the history and do the magic which is not done by any other team before. Barcelona thrashed AC Milan by 4-0 and entered into Champions league quarterfinal in style. Messi gave them a lead in initial moments which helped them boost their confidence level. Messi scored two goals while David Villa and Jordi Alba also found the net. Sportsbooks have also gave favorable odds in Milan’s favor before start of the game, but when Messi fired a goal within five minutes of the game, everything started changing gradually in Barca’s … [Read more...]
Galatasaray enters into Champions League quarterfinals
2 - 3 Galatasaray defeated Schalke by 3-2 on Tuesday night and won the last 16 two legs with 4-3 margin in aggregate. It was the first time in last 12 years when Galatasaray finds a place in the quarterfinal line up. First leg of the last 16 was leveled between two teams by 2-2; hence winner of Tuesday match has to be the quarterfinalist. Game was rather a nail biting for both teams where each of them tried hard to take the decisive lead, but ultimately, it was the day of Galatasaray that gave them their deserving birth into the last eight. First goal of the game was scored by Schalke’s Roman Neustaedter in the 17th minute, but Galatasaray did not let them carry the lead by the half time; Hamit Altintop scored an equalizer in the 37th minute and Burak Yilmaz gave them a lead in 42nd minute of the game. First eighteen minutes of the second half were calm where no team could find the net, but Michel Bastos finished the draught and fired an equalizer for his team in the 63rd … [Read more...]
Brad Friedel asked to break his retirement amid Tim Howard’s injury
US national soccer team’s first goalkeeper Tim Howard has broken his two back bones recently; hence it is very much unlikely that he can come back very soon on the field. Further, his club Everton has also signaled his injury’s gravity by outing him for several weeks and informed about it via its official website. Everton manager David Moyes announced there that the American player would miss a long period of time, though, he did not mention the timeframe he may take to come back coz, for him, he is a goalkeeper and needs to jump frequently; hence his comeback is only possible if he gets fully fit. Actually, Tim’s injury is also a bad news for his own national team who is going to play few crucial world cup qualifier matches in next couple of weeks, and this injury would surely put a dot on the his chances to play in them. Citing the urgency, former goalkeeper Brad Friedel has been called upon who has retired from international soccer back in 2005 and currently playing for … [Read more...]
Chelsea show its strength in FA cup quarterfinal, force a replay
Chelsea recent form has been a kind of flip-flop where they won some matches while lost others. FA cup quarterfinal was the match they had always been looking to win, but it was never easy coz they were clashing with none other than Manchester United. The match began with a good note for United where they managed to secure a comprehensive lead right in the beginning of the game and everyone then thought it is all over for Chelsea at FA cup, but surprisingly, they fought back and leveled the initial lead in the last moments of the game forcing a replay of the quarterfinal. There have been few cases in the past where a team successfully chased a two goals’ lead, but Chelsea proved all predictions wrong and became the savior by securing a draw. Rooney, who was rested in the last Madrid game, secured an early lead for United along with Javier Hernandez; perhaps the score was 2-0 just after 11 minutes of the game which shows how dominant they would have been during rest of the game. But, … [Read more...]
Liverpool 3-2 victory over Tottenham halts its unbeaten run
3 - 2 The EPL leaderboard is getting more and more interesting as the days are progressing. Just few weeks ago, it was unthinkable that Tottenham can be on the third place while Chelsea closely following it. Tottenham showed a magnificent gameplay in its last twelve matches and remained unbeaten for a dozen of EPL games, but ultimately, its unbeaten run is halted by Liverpool who is also surging its position in the leaderboard. Liverpool defeated Tottenham by 3-2 on Sunday making it to sit at the sixth place in the tally. Likewise, Tottenham has loosened its grip over third place which now became more vulnerable looking at its narrow lead from Chelsea who is also in good form after a FA’s quarterfinal draw against United. Captain Steven Gerrard scored the winner in the 82nd minute of the game and made its sure that Tottenham will not be unbeaten anymore. It is Liverpool’s third consecutive win under Rodgers mentorship which looks a result of comprehensive moral boost rather just a … [Read more...]
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