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Group Stage Recap
The group stage is over and after all was said and done there were very few surprises. Of course Liverpool’s failure to qualify is the biggest shock but other then the Reds, Juventus were the only other giant to fail to qualify. During a round where the likes of Barcelona, Internazionale, Real Madrid, AC... »
Group A Preview (Dec. 7-8)
Juventus vs Bayern Munich It is probably the most anticipated match of this final round of group-stage matches. Two titans of Europe and only one of them will be in the next round. Bayern Munich have strung two wins together to give coach, Louis van Gaal a boost. Robben has said he is ready to start... »
Group A Preview (Nov. 24-25)
Bayern Munich vs Maccabi Haifa Liverpool may not be the only European giant to be knocked out of the Champions League in the group stage. Bayern Munich may join them. Munich need to beat the Israeli Champions in order to have any chance to qualify, and even that may not be enough. If Juventus beat Bordeaux... »
Champions League Recap (Nov. 3-4)
The fourth round of group stage matches took place this week and a number of teams booked their places in the knockout stages. Although after this round of games there are no perfect sides left in the competition. Bordeaux dominated Bayern Munich for a second time in a fortnight. They beat the Germans 2-0... »
Group A Preview (Nov. 3)
Bordeaux vs. Bayern Munich Group A leaders, Bordeaux will look to edge even closer to a place in the next round. To do so they will have to beat Munich at their home ground. Bordeaux were clearly the better side a fortnight ago as they frustrated Munich players into getting two red cards. Thomas Muller... »
Group A Preview (Oct. 21)
Bordeaux vs Bayern Munich: This match features the two leaders of Group A. Both sides have 4 points from two games and will be looking to take a strangle hold on the group in their next two fixtures. Bordeaux hope to take full advantage of their home turf and upset the German giants before they meet... »
Match Previews: Group A
Bayern Munich vs Juventus: Definitely the most anticipated match of this week’s Champions League play, this is a meeting that we have seen many times over the years. They do not usually live up to expectations as you can see from their previous score lines: 19.10.04 Juventus 1 Bayern 0 3.11.04 Bayern 0 Juventus 1 18.10.05 Bayern 2... »
Ligue 1 Round-Up
It was a weekend of big matches with champions Bordeaux taking on runners-up Marseille and fallen giants Lyon against a team who have put together some impressive results so far - Nancy. A few changes were made overall to the Ligue 1 table, with newly promoted Montpellier rocketing into 4th place and Lille... »
Is Chamakh Premier League Standard?
Bordeaux's Moroccan striker Marouane Chamakh has made a good start to the Ligue 1 campaign, scoring 3 goals in 3 games for the club. This form has seen him linked with a host of Premier League clubs, but is he really good enough to be considered by Premier League teams as a solid... »
Ligue 1 Round-Up
Bordeaux find themselves as the only side in Ligue 1 remaining with a 100% victory after their 4-0 win over Nice on Sunday. This weekend in Ligue 1 was filled with some big victories, some expected results and a surprise showing by one of the newly promoted sides! »
