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The Champions Blog #2.2

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 THE CHAMPIONS BLOG Like the last matchday, the Champions League has delivered another master class of a matchday. In the 18 matches we witnessed, we were treated to some big wins, late drama, some one-sided affairs, and some exciting encounters all over Europe. This is the Champions Blog Tuesday 1st:  RB Salzburg vs Brest (Red Bull Arena, Salzburg, Austria) VfB Stuttgart vs Sparta Praha (MHPArena, Stuttgart, Germany) Borussia Dortmund vs Celtic (Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany) PSV Eindhoven vs Sporting CP (Phillips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands) Slovan Bratislava vs Manchester City (Tehelne Pole, Bratislava, Slovakia) Barcelona vs Young Boys (Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, Barcelona, Spain) Bayer Leverkusen vs AC Milan (Bayarena, Leverkusen, Germany) Inter Milan vs Crvena Zvezda (San Siro, Milan, Italy) Arsenal vs PSG (Emirates Stadium, London, England) In Catalonia, Barcelona took on Young Boys in the Olimpic Lluis Companys. Barca made a rather forgettable start to their Cham
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The Champions Blog #2.1

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 THE CHAMPIONS BLOG The Champions League is back, and what a phenomenal amount of drama, excitement, and hype that has been delivered all across Europe over the last three days. From the return of many favorites and the debuts of three teams to the nail-biting drama that the Champions League has delivered on many occasions in the past. Welcome back, everyone. This is the Champions Blog. Tuesday 17th:  Juventus vs PSV Eindhoven (Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy) Young Boys vs Aston Villa (Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland) Real Madrid vs Vfb Stuttgart (Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain) Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb (Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany) Sporting CP vs LOSC Lille (Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal) AC Milan vs Liverpool (San Siro, Milan, Italy) The football week started with separate games in Turin and Bern, with Juventus and PSV taking to the stage in the Allianz Stadium and Young Boys and Aston Villa taking each other on at the Wankdorf Stadium. Villa is appearing in t
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The Champions Blog: League Phase Draw Special

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 THE CHAMPIONS BLOG: LEAGUE PHASE DRAW SPECIAL The Champions League is back after a long and restful summer, which kicked off with a month of international football in Germany. All the players have been well rested and are ready to take on this historic new season of the Champions League. As the new season begins, the first-ever draw of the brand-new League Phase has been drawn, and the games UEFA has in store for us are certainly breathtaking.  This is the Champions Blog.  Pot 1: Who Each Team Got: Real Madrid:  Borussia Dortmund (h) Liverpool (a)  AC Milan (h) Atalanta (a) RB Salzburg (h) Lille (a) VfB Stuttgart (h) Brest (a) Real Madrid's quest to retain their European title requires them to face off against the last two teams they met in the final of the Champions League. As most fans of both teams would've known, Liverpool and Real Madrid have had some quite exciting encounters in recent times, most notably in the 2018 and 2022 Champions League finals, with Real Madrid pre
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Champions League Where Are They Now?: Barcelona 2008-09

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BARCELONA'S 2008-09 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNING SQUAD: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? 27th May 2009: Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United Barcelona were a phenomenal team in the 2008-09 season and completed something no Spanish team has done before, as they defeated the reigning European champions in Rome, to complete a historic treble and their third Champions League title in their history. They would then go on to win 6 trophies in a single calendar year, achieving something that no other club had done before. So where is this squad that guided Barcelona to European Cup number 3? 1) Victor Valdes (#1) Valdes is arguably one of Spain and Barcelona's greatest-ever goalkeepers. He was the man between the sticks for Barcelona in the Rome showdown and managed to keep a clean sheet. After the final in Rome, Valdes spent another five years with Barcelona, winning the Champions League once again, and domestic trophies in Spain such as La Liga, the Copa del Ray, and the Supe
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