Liverpool has nothing to lose at Chelsea on Tuesday and a few reasons to believe it can score at least three goals to overturn a 3-1 deficit.
The exit of SuperSport United and Ajax Cape Town from the Champions League has reinforced the concern that SA soccer is lagging behind the continent.
English football hopes that the four Premier League clubs who have made it to the quarterfinal draw will avoid each other on Friday.
Real Madrid sports chief Pedja Mijatovic is close to being fired following the Spanish giants’ humiliating 4-0 Champions League defeat in Liverpool.
Goals from African pair Didier Drogba and Michael Essien earned Chelsea a 2-2 draw over Juventus in the Champions League on Tuesday.
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/ 26 February 2009
Bayern Munich meted out record punishment to Sporting Lisbon, while Liverpool beat Real Madrid 1-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday.
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/ 25 February 2009
Robin van Persie gave Arsenal a 1-0 win over Roma in the Champions League on Tuesday but the Gunners may live to regret missing a golden chance.
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/ 24 February 2009
Liverpool’s reputation for turning on the style in Europe will face the acid test on Wednesday when they face in-form Real Madrid.
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/ 24 February 2009
Holders Manchester United face a difficult game at Inter Milan later on Tuesday when the Champions League bursts back on the scene.
The global economic turmoil may be forcing shops to slash prices, but European football clubs won’t expect be expecting similar winter bargains.
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/ 11 December 2008
A double from Raul helped Juande Ramos secure his first win as Real Madrid coach in the Champions League on Wednesday.
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/ 10 December 2008
Didier Drogba became Chelsea’s top scorer in the Champions League with his 19th goal that sealed a 2-1 win over CFR Cluj.
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/ 8 December 2008
The final three spots in the second round of the Champions League will be filled after this week, with Chelsea among those still trying to qualify.
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/ 1 December 2008
Veteran striker Alessandro Del Piero and Argentine international Lionel Messi sprinkled a little stardust over European football at the weekend.
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/ 27 November 2008
Former European champions Liverpool and Inter Milan sealed their berths in the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday.
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/ 26 November 2008
England and Spain had a good night in the Champions League on Tuesday as each country saw two sides progress to the knockout stages.
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/ 25 November 2008
The carrot of qualifying for the last 16 of Europe’s premier club competition is dangling in front of some of the big teams in the Champions League.
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/ 6 November 2008
Juventus chalked up their first win at Real Madrid since 1962 by winning 2-0 on Wednesday to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League.
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/ 5 November 2008
Barcelona and Sporting advanced to the Champions League knockout stage while Inter Milan and Chelsea missed the chance to guarantee their places.
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/ 23 October 2008
Barcelona put one foot in the Champions League last 16 with a 5-0 away drubbing of Basel on Wednesday, while Chelsea beat Roma 1-0.
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/ 22 October 2008
The Champions League burst into life on Tuesday with 36 goals in eight matches, including 24 in just three games.
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/ 21 October 2008
Attacking players Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov, Luca Toni and Robin van Persie are the talking points ahead of Champions League action on Tuesday.
Lionel Messi scored two late goals to lead 2006 winners Barcelona to a 2-1 victory at Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Dimitar Berbatov’s first two goals for Manchester United helped secure a 3-0 win over AaB Aalborg in Champions League Group E on Tuesday.
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/ 30 September 2008
Both Chelsea and Liverpool will be looking to notch up their second successive Champions League victory on Wednesday.
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/ 29 September 2008
Sir Alex Ferguson has warned Manchester United not to underestimate Aalborg as the Champions League holders bid to kick-start their campaign.
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/ 18 September 2008
Goal-shy Manchester United kicked off their Champions League title defence with a tepid 0-0 home draw against Villarreal on Wednesday.
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/ 17 September 2008
English clubs ran over their French counterparts on Tuesday as Liverpool and Chelsea beat Marseille and Bordeaux in the Champions League.
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/ 16 September 2008
No club has retained the Champions League since the format was introduced in 1992 — but Manchester United will look to break that mould.
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/ 15 September 2008
Seeking to follow in the footsteps of titleholders Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool set out on Tuesday on their Champions League adventures.
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/ 15 September 2008
Liverpool ended a seven-year wait for a home league win over Manchester United as they prepared for the opening round of Champions League action.
Liverpool, who were staring at Champions League elimination, scored a late goal to oust Standard Liege and qualify for the group stages on Wednesday.