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Lyon Sign Dejan Lovren
So far the January transfer window has been relatively quiet. Don’t be alarmed nothing significant has changed, but another side has bolstered their squad in preparing for February’s matches. Claude Puel has signed Croatian centre-back Dejan Lovren on a four-and-a-half-year contract from NK Dinamo Zagreb. This is a much needed signing as Lyon have one... »
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 E Preview (Dec. 8-9)
Liverpool vs Fiorentina There is bound to be some bad blood in this game. After all, it was Fiorentina who officially eliminated Liverpool from the competition in the last round of matches. The Reds will have to live with the embarrassment in playing a meaningless match at Anfield as they prepare for the Europa Cup and... »
Group E Preview (Nov. 24-25)
Debrecen vs Liverpool The day of reckoning is nigh for Liverpool and manger Rafa Benitez. With their draw in the last matchday against Lyon qualification for the Round of 16 is now out of their hands. Benitez remains bullish though, looking yet again to the club’s recent history in the competition. The Anfield chief explained: “We have... »
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 E Preview (Nov. 4)
Debreceni vs Fiorentina A win against Debreceni would bring the Viola to the brink of the knockout stages of the Champions League. Fiorentina are hoping to have Mutu and Jovetic for the match. Mutu is trying to recover from a knee injury while Jovetic is suffering from a problematic toe. If they cannot recover than Gilardino... »
Gerrard Boost for Liverpool
Liverpool go into tomorrow’s match with Lyon having just received some good and bad news. The Red’s talismanic skipper, Steven Gerrard has been cleared to play after he had sat out the game against Sunderland with a groin injury. Unfortunately Fernando Torres misses his second consecutive game although there is hope that he could feature against... »
Group E Preview (Oct. 20)
Debrecen vs. Fiorentina The Viola has to like their chances as Tuesday’s game approaches. They have taken points from Liverpool and Juventus in recent matches and they face a team who haven’t scored in their own two games in the Champions League this year. Fiorentina receive star striker Gilardino back from suspension after his ban was... »
Match Previews: Group E
Liverpool vs Fiorentina This should be an interesting match. You have to think, given Liverpool’s Champions League pedigree, that they should not have much of a problem with Italian side Fiorentina. I wouldn’t be so sure. Fiorentina are an impressive fourth place in the Serie A at this point in the season and have been playing some... »
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... »
