The Champions Blog

   THE CHAMPIONS BLOG  Some of Europe's best teams are back in action in the Champions League as we saw teams win big and have already put themselves one foot into the quarter finals. Over Tuesday and Wednesday night, we were treated to wins by massive amounts, lots of drama and some great goals. This is the Champions Blog.  Tuesday 4th:  Club Brugge vs Aston Villa (Jan Breydal Stadium, Brugge, Belgium) Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid (Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain) PSV vs Arsenal (Phillips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands) Borussia Dortmund vs Lille (Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany) The week started off with four matches, but arguably the most eye catching one was PSV's encounter with Arsenal. The Gunners haven't really been at their best domestically, but in Europe, they've been proven to be a formidable force. With big names like Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, and Gabriel Jesus on the sidelines due to injury, Arsenal have had to rely on their young st...

The Champions Blog: ROUND OF 16 DRAW SPECIAL Once again, the Round of 16 is set to provide us with some mouthwatering games, with every game set to captivate the audience. Some of the matches we have in store will be absolute blockbusters for the final 16 teams that we have left in the Champions League. Former Bayern Munich striker, Giovane Élber, helped out with the draw in Nyon, as the 16 teams have learnt their fate, and the route to Munich is set into motion. This is the Champions Blog: Round of 16 Special.  Game 1: Aston Villa vs Club Brugge  In the first confirmed game of the last 16, we have Aston Villa of England, against the only Belgian team left in the competition, Club Brugge. Villa qualified for their first Champions League campaign since the 1982-83 season, and have done pretty well, repeating their 1982 final win, defeating Bayern Munich on match day 2, 1-0. Going into match day 8, Villa were sitting just outside of the top 8 places, but hat-trick hero, Morgan R...

The Champions Blog The Champions League returned earlier this week and we were already treated to some of the games of the season. Two teams have already sealed direct qualification to the last 16, while others are just points away from qualifying with them. A sea of red cards were given out, costing teams valuable point, indicating things are starting to get heated in the Champions League. With one match day left, every kick of a ball, goal, save and etc, counts. This is the Champions Blog.  Tuesday 21st:  Monaco vs Aston Villa (Stade Louis II, Monaco, France) Atalanta vs Sturm Graz (Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo, Italy) Atletico Madrid vs Bayer Leverkusen (Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain) Benfica vs Barcelona (Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal) Crvena Zvezda vs PSV  (Rajko Mitic Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia) Liverpool vs Lille (Anfield, Liverpool, England) Club Brugge vs Juventus (Jan Breydal Stadium, Brugge, Belgium) Slovan Bratislava vs VfB Stuttgart (Tehelné Pole, Bratislav...