Posts Tagged ‘Chelsea’

Sir Alex

Sir Alex Ferguson was already looking to the future as the celebrations drifted into the early hours at the Luzhniki Stadium. The Manchester United FC manager had just won his second, and the club’s third, European Champion Clubs’ Cup, but there was no question the 66-year-old would be letting anyone rest on their laurels.
‘Euphoria evaporates’
Having [...]

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Fate favours triumphant Sir Alex

Sir Alex Ferguson said “fate had played its hand” after his Manchester United FC side defeated Chelsea FC 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to win the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League.
Munich remembered
Fifty years on from the Munich air crash, and 40 years since United were first crowned European champions, Edwin van der Sar blocked [...]

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No place like Rome for Conti

UEFA Champions League final ambassador Bruno Conti popped into the uefa.com chatroom during the ceremonies in Monaco marking the start of UEFA new club season. Born in nearby Nettuno, the 53-year-old former midfielder spent most of his playing career at AS Roma, barring a couple of seasons on loan at Genoa CFC, and has remained [...]

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Top ten goals of the group stage UEFA Champions League

With the world’s leading players taking part, it is no surprise the UEFA Champions League produces great goals on any given matchnight. This year’s group stage was no different and out of 247 successful strikes the uefa.com team has picked ten of the best over the past three months, listed below in chronological order. Do [...]

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UEFA Champions League Draw Result ‘08/’09

First knockout round

Agg.

First leg
Second leg

Atlético
-
Porto
24/02 »
11/03 »

Lyon
-
Barcelona
24/02 »
11/03 »

Arsenal
-
Roma
24/02 »
11/03 »

Internazionale
-
Man. United
24/02 »
11/03 »

Real Madrid
-
Liverpool
25/02 »
10/03 »

Chelsea
-
Juventus
25/02 »
10/03 »

Villarreal
-
Panathinaikos
25/02 »
10/03 »

Sporting
-
Bayern
25/02 »
10/03 »

*First-leg home team shown first.
*First-leg home team score shown first for both legs.

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Lassana Diarra at Real Madrid

Lassana Diarra is ready to hit the ground running at Real Madrid CF after completing his estimated €20m move from Portsmouth FC on Monday.
‘Impossible to refuse’
The 23-year-old France midfielder has signed a contract running until summer 2013 after completing a medical at Madrid, continuing a career which took him from Le Havre AC to Chelsea FC [...]

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