Barcelona coach Guardiola wants to avoid AC Milan in Champions League quarter-finals
The two clubs were paired together in the group stages, with the Spanish side only managing a draw at hom...
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Category:All, Barcelona, Champions League, England, EPL Tags: AC Milan
CNN Loves Sicily, Dislikes APOEL
The good people at CNN’s fact checking department failed to consult a map before airing this littl...
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Category:All, Champions League, Cyprus Tags: APOEL, CNN, Nicosia
Villas-Boas’ sacking will make Chelsea dangerous – Napoli assistant Frustalupi
The Partenopei coach has warned that the Blues' managerial change could be a boost for the English team, ...
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Category:All, Champions League, Chelsea FC, England, EPL
Lambert named Championship Player of the Year
• Striker has scored 21 league goals this season• Wilfried Zaha wins Young Player of the Year awardTh...
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Category:All, Champions League, Champions League 2011-12, Football, football league
Van Persie has a ‘strong feeling’ Arsenal can grab third place
The Gunners' talisman believes the club have it in them to finish in the top three, highlighting the nort...
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Category:All, Arsenal FC, Champions League, England, EPL
APOEL v Lyon a good example of when the away goals rule creates a defensive game
Despite the ultimately exciting method of victory, and the novelty of having a Cypriot club in the final ...
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Category:All, Champions League, Lyon Tags: APOEL, notreallytactics
Spurs survive early scare
Jermain Defoe drove Spurs to within 90 minutes of Wembley last night, seeing off a spirited Stevenage sid...
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Category:All, Champions League
Marvellous Messi makes it five for Barcelona
Lionel Messi became the first player to score five goals in a single Champions League match against Germa...
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Category:All, Champions League, FC Barcelona, Football, Gallery
Champions League round-up: Barça’s Lionel Messi and Apoel make history
• Argentinian becomes first player to score five in a tie• Cypriot champions beat Lyon in penalty sho...
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Category:All, Apoel Nicosia, Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Champions League
Guardiola hails Messi after five-star show for Barcelona but refuses to reveal if he will still be coaching him next season
The Spanish coach was once again enigmatic about his future at the club and said Messi is one level above...
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Category:All, Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Champions League, England
APOEL Through To The Champions League Quarterfinals
There’s a decent chance Cyprus will have more representatives in the CL quarters than England afte...
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Category:All, Champions League, Cyprus Tags: APOEL
APOEL 1-0 Olympique Lyonnais (Agg 1-1, 4-3 on penalties): Cypriots hold nerve to claim historic victory after Manduca’s goal forced spot kicks
Ivan Jovanovic’s men have progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League thanks to a brave vi...
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Category:All, Champions League, England, EPL, Olympique Lyonnais Tags: APOEL
Lionel Messi Scores Five, Makes Champions League History
And possibly some Catalan babies, too.
What’s left? He scored his fourth in the 68th and with each...
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Category:All, Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Champions League, Lionel Messi
Barcelona v Bayer Leverkusen!
• Hit F5 or the auto-refresh button for the latest news• Email sweet nothings to rob.smyth@guardian...
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Category:All, Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Champions League, Champions League 2011-12
Wenger praises ‘faultless’ Arsenal’s effort against Milan
• Wenger hails 'fantastic spirit' but is dismayed to go out • Arsenal manager faces Uefa charge after...
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Category:All, Arsenal, Arsène Wenger, Champions League, Champions League 2011-12
AC Milan’s Van Bommel: Arsenal outclassed us in the first half
The Dutchman was full of praise for the Gunners' sensational opening 45 minutes in north London but he fe...
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Category:All, Arsenal FC, Champions League, England, EPL Tags: AC Milan
Arsenal 3-0 Milan: Arsenal press excellently but lack options from the bench to maintain it
Arsenal got very close to the most remarkable two-legged turnaround in Champions League history.
Arsene W...
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Category:All, Arsenal, Champions League, Milan, pressing
Benfica 2-0 Zenit St Petersburg (agg 4-3) | Champions League match report
Goals by Uruguay's Maxi Pereira and Portugal's Nelson Oliveira sent twice European champions Benfica into...
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Category:All, Benfica, Champions League, Champions League 2011-12, Football
Arsenal v Milan – live!
• Hammer F5 for the latest updates or turn on auto-refresh• Ping Barry an email at barry.glendenning@...
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Category:All, Arsenal, Champions League, Champions League 2011-12, Football
Kelly backs Trap’s loyalty clause
WHEN Stephen Kelly reported for Ireland duty in Portmarnock last week, something was different. The meet-...
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Category:All, Champions League
Wenger may change Arsenal formation for AC Milan clash
Gunners boss states that he only has two midfielders so could be forced into alterations, and is tempted ...
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Category:All, Arsenal FC, Arsène Wenger, Champions League, England Tags: AC Milan, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Wenger dares Arsenal to dream
• Manager will play strongest side possible against the Italians• Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain may be play...
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Category:All, Arsenal, Arsène Wenger, Champions League, Champions League 2011-12
Galliani: Signing Van Persie a dream that may never come true
The supremo has already publicly said he is a huge admirer of the Dutch forward but he remains pessimisti...
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Category:All, Arsenal FC, Castrol Rankings, Champions League, England Tags: AC Milan, Adriano Galliani
Platini: Real Madrid – Barcelona could be a great Champions League final
The Uefa president is not tipping any club to reach the decider in the competition, but admitted that a m...
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Category:All, Barcelona, Champions League, England, EPL
Villas-Boas set to be sacked and replaced by Rafa Benitez before Chelsea’s game with Birmingham – report
Stamford Bridge's 33-year-old manager looks set to get the axe and Roman Abramovich already has the forme...
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Category:All, André Villas-Boas, Champions League, Chelsea FC, England
Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle and Liverpool chase Champions League riches | Guardian Sport staff
Fourth place and Champions League qualification has never been so valuable – or crucial – for Premier...
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Category:All, Arsenal, Champions League, Chelsea, Comment
Robben steals it in crazy climax
A mad end to another mad day in the England madhouse.
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Category:All, Champions League
derry heirs to the throne
THE two young men from Derry who have added intrigue to the first Irish international week of 2012 have a...
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Category:All, Champions League
Bent out for the season
ENGLAND striker Darren Bent is almost certain to miss Euro 2012 and will not play again this season for A...
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Category:All, Champions League
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas concerned over backing from Roman Abramovich
The former Porto boss has admitted he is unsure whether he will remain at Stamford Bridge and feels the c...
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Category:All, André Villas-Boas, Champions League, Chelsea FC, England
Inter ‘sorry’ to Filippo (9)
Inter Milan have apologised to a nine-year-old fan who turned up at the San Siro with a banner asking his...
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Category:All, Champions League
Diawara: Marseille will do everything we can to win the Champions League
The Senegal international has taken great encouragement out of the Ligue 1 side's 1-0 victory over Inter ...
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Category:All, Champions League, England, EPL, Europe
Knee injury forces Gibson out of Ireland friendly
DARRON GIBSON has been ruled out of Ireland's friendly against the Czech Republic next Wednesday because ...
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Category:All, Champions League
Marseille 1-0 Inter: Marseille finally get the breakthrough with their 44th cross of the match
Andre Ayew pounced in stoppage time, and Marseille will take a one goal lead to Inter.
Didier Deschamps w...
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Category:All, Champions League, Inter, Marseille, Valbuena Tags: 4-3-1-2 v 4-2-3-1, central winger
Uli Hoeness angry after Ribery incident: ‘Just stop with your f***ing handshake questions’
The German club's official lashed out with profanity when being interviewed and stated that it is normal ...
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Category:All, Basel, Bundesliga, Champions League, England
Marseille coach Deschamps delighted with late victory over Inter
The 43-year-old boss got the better of opposite number Claudio Ranieri again, though stressed that the jo...
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Category:All, Andre Ayew, Champions League, Didier Deschamps, England
The Swiss Cinderella Strikes Again
They knocked out Manchester United, and despite the tie only being halfway through, they’ve picked...
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Category:All, Basel, Bayern Munich, Champions League Tags: Valentin Stocker
Marseille v Internazionale – live! | Paul Doyle
• Hit the auto-update button for the latest posts• Send your thoughts to paul.doyle@guardian.co.uk•...
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Category:All, Champions League, Champions League 2011-12, Football, guardian.co.uk
Napoli Warms Up With A Smooch
The key to beating Chelsea? (Outside of simply playing them anyway.)
Pregame mascot kisses of luck, as e...
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Category:All, Champions League, Chelsea, Ezequiel Lavezzi, mascot Tags: Walter Gargano
Napoli 3-1 Chelsea: Ivanovic plays high up and Napoli exploit the space in behind him
Napoli played their classic counter-attacking game to put themselves in a strong position going into the ...
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Category:All, Champions League, Chelsea, Napoli Tags: 3-4-3 v 4-2-3-1, ivanovic
Champions League specials: Five bets ahead of Bayern Munich vs Basel
European football's premier competition returns with a bang as we look at betting tips ahead of the fourt...
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Category:All, Basel, Betting, Champions League, England Tags: Jim Knight
Napoli’s Cavani: We have beaten a major world power in Chelsea
Walter Mazzarri's men have put themselves in a great position to progress to the last eight of Europe's p...
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Category:All, Champions League, Chelsea FC, Edinson Cavani, England
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain embodies Arséne Wenger’s faith in spirit
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Category:All, Arsenal, Champions League, Champions League 2011-12, Comment