Excitement was growing across Europe ahead of one of the most eagerly anticipated days on the footballing calendar : The draw for the first knock-out round of this season UEFA Champions League. 9 past European Champion Clubs’ Cup winners featured in the draw for the round of 16.
Continue reading “2012/13 Champions League – round of 16 draw”Month: December 2012
Video of Messi’s 88 goals in 2012 (so far)
Leo Messi has beaten the 40-year-old record of 85 goals in a calendar year held by Gerd Müller since 1972 by scoring twice against Betis Seville. La Pulga scored another brace days later against Cordoba CF and now has 88 goals in the 2012 calendar year, with two matches still to be played.
Continue reading “Video of Messi’s 88 goals in 2012 (so far)”Pep Guardiola biography – the legendary coach
There’s a ghost hovering over the football world and he’s putting the frighteners on any manager currently in charge of one of the world’s mega clubs. During his year off living in Manhattan, Pep Guardiola was spotted relaxing at the Ryder Cup in Chicago… but start to type his name into Google news and it’s soon apparent that this man’s next move is the hot football topic.
Continue reading “Pep Guardiola biography – the legendary coach”La Liga early January fixtures confirmed
The dates and times for the 18th and 19th match days of La Liga have been confirmed.
FC Barcelona will host Barcelona neighbours of RCD Espanyol on Sunday 6th of January and will then travel to Malaga a week later, on Sunday the 13th of January
Day 18:
Friday 4th January
21:30. Real Zaragoza-Betis Seville
Saturday 5th January
16:00. Levante-Athletic Bilbao
18:00. Granada-Valencia CF
20:00. Deportivo la Coruña-Málaga
22:00. Sevilla FC-Osasuna
Sunday 6th January
12:00. Celta Vigo-Valladolid
17:00. Real Madrid-Real Sociedad
19:00. FC Barcelona-RCD Espanyol Barcelona (buy tickets)
21:00. Mallorca-Atlético de Madrid
Monday 7th January
20:00. Rayo Vallecano-Getafe
Day 19:
Friday 11th January
21:30. Athletic Bilbao-Rayo
Saturday 12th January
16:00. Valladolid-Mallorca
18:00. RCD Espanyol Barcelona-Celta Vigo
20:00. Osasuna-Real Madrid
22:00. Valencia CF-Sevilla FC
Sunday 13th January
12:00. Betis Seville-Levante
17:00. Real Sociedad-Deportivo la Coruña
19:00. Atlético de Madrid-Real Zaragoza
21:00. Málaga-FC Barcelona
Monday 14th January
20:00. Getafe-Granada