Champions League - 25th/26th November 2014

In this weeks Champions League Manchester City beat Bayern Munich three goals to two. It was an amazing match and I have to admit part of me wanted Manchester City win. 

When they scored the last minute winner I was happy for them. I guess from a British prespective it is quite nice to have all the British teams in the knock out stages. 

Chelsea won by five goals to nil which was a good win. Ok they beat a team that most of have never heard of but a win is a win especially in the lucrative Champions League. 

Liverpool are really making a meal of qualifying for the knockout stages. They drew two all to a team most of have never heard of. It won't be long before some fans start banging the drum for Brendan Rogers. 

Arsenal beat Brussia Dortumand two goals to nil and it was a much needed win. Most importantly this win meant that Arsenal qualified for the next round. 

Arsene Wenger used the 4-4-2 formation which he has not used for like ten years. He started up front with Ya Ya Sanogo who got the first goal. 

I am hoping that Arsene will return to the 4-4-2 formation and ditch this 4-5-1 formation he has been using. 

Hopefully now that Arsenal have qualified for the second round they now focus on the premiership. 

Champions League's review - 8th/9th April 2014

In this weeks Champions League games Chelsea drew three all over all with Paris Saint Germain but qualified for the semi-finals on the away goals rule.

Jose Mourinho was delighted after recently complaining that he did not have much of a strike force.

I would say that their striker Fernando Torres as totally underperformed since moving to Chelsea. He is quite fortunate that the have the fans are not on his back in day day out.  

Elsewhere Bayern Munich beat Manchester United by four goals to two to secure their place in the semi - finals. This loss has again heaped the pressure on David Moyes.

I suspect that if Man United do not end up qualifying for the Champions League then it will be difficult for David Moyes to hold on to his job. 

So Chelsea are the last British team to be in the Champions League and they are hoping they will go all the way and win their second Champions League in as many years. 

Champions League - review 1st/2nd April 2014

In this weeks Champions League games Man United drew one all with Bayern Munich. 

This was a good draw for Man United to get and it gives them confidence to get the win when they go to Bayern Munich's ground next week. 

It again relieved a bit of the pressure from David Moyes's shoulders and it might even get the Man United fans believing that they can win the Champions League. 

Paris Saint Germain beat Chelsea by two goals to one. This was a bad result for Chelsea and I thought they where going to win both the home and away legs. 

So Chelsea have it all to do in their home leg and they need to win by two clear goals to remain in the Champions League. 

Champions League - Review 11th/12th March 2014

Champions league returned this week and Arsenal drew one all on the night but lost the tie by three goals to one. 

Arsenal played reasonably well but to be fair it was always going to be an uphill task to beat Bayern Munich let alone with at least three first team players missing. 

All it means is that Arsenal now focus on hopefully winning the FA Cup and the Premiership and with a more realistic chance of winning the FA Cup. 

Elsewhere Barcelona beat Manchester City by two goals to one on the night but by four goals to one overall. 

Manchester City where a little bit unlucky to go out of the competition but it means they can focus all their energies on trying to win the Premiership.

Champions League review

In Tuesday's Champions League games Barcelona beat ten man, Man City by two goals to nil. 

This was a bad result for Man City and if they have any hope of going through they need to be able to beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp and this is something few teams have been able to do. 

In yesterday's champions leagues games Bayern Munich beat ten men, Arsenal by two goals to nil. 

It was a rough night for Arsenal who missed penalty, then Kieran Gibbs got injured and that was shortly followed by the dismissal of the goalkeeper. 

Arsenal tried to hold on but it was no use and Bayern Munich played like the home team. 

If Arsenal are to go through they need to win by two clear goals in Germany and it does sound impossible but anything can happen in football. 

Champions League Round Up 03/10/13

Champion league games took place this week. Arsenal beat Napoli two goals to nil. 

It was very good win for Arsenal and Mesut Ozil scored his first goal. The Arsenal defence played well and it has brought us that step closer to qualifying the second round. 

Chelsea had good night and as they beat Steaua Bucharest four goals to nil. This was much a needed result for Chelsea as  they lost there first game and if they had lost this game it would have made qualification for second round difficult. 

Both Manchester City and Manchester United did not have good nights. Manchester City lost lost three goals to one to Bayern Munich. 

But it is not that bad for them they still have every opportunity to qualify for the second round. 

I have to say I was shocked that Manchester United drew one all to Shakhtar  Donetsk. 

It's kind of result that heaps even more pressure on David Moyes's shoulders. It is still early in the group stages but fans can be inpatient. 

So I think a couple more poor results for Man United and Moyes will be fighting to hold on to his job.