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By Geoff Reid Finally, the best club tournament in the world is back for us all to enjoy. While the World Cup is the most popular sporting event on the planet, and the four year buildup is wonderful anticipation, right behind that comes the UEFA Champions League. Watching the draw in full from Monaco, it…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid Today we start the semi finals second legs with Bayern Munich traveling to France to take on Lyon. Lyon vs Bayern Munich From The Stade de Gerland, Lyon (Bayern lead 1-0 on agg.) After losing the first leg 1-0 in Bavaria, Lyon realize that they were on the fortunate side it was…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid Bayern Munich vs Lyon From The Allianz Arena, Munich This semifinal won’t get as much headlines as the other one that just took place yesterday, but it sure is just as intriguing. Bayern Munich looked dead in the water just before half time at Old Trafford against Manchester United until Ivica Olic…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid Today we finish off the remaining quarter final ties with the all French affair in Bordeaux and a rematch of the 1999 final in Manchester. Bordeaux vs Lyon From The Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux (Lyon leads 3-1 on agg.) The all French tie took an interesting twist in the first leg with Lyon…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid Lyon vs Bordeaux From The Stade de Gerland, Lyon This tie is fascinating for a lot of reasons. All the credit must go to Lyon for coming through their last 16 tie against Real Madrid and getting a result in the Bernebeau. Bordeaux had a difficult task against Olympiakos and came through…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid Real Madrid vs Lyon From The Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid (Lyon lead 1-0 on agg.) This tie is set up perfectly in what should be an entertaining second leg in the Spanish capital. It’s fair to say that the Spanish giants were not at their best in the first leg in France, and…[continue reading]

By Geoff Reid It’s that time of year again for Europe’s top clubs as the Champions League comes round again after a winter break. This year’s last 16 match-ups has some intriguing story lines with some players and managers going against their former clubs, and some real david vs goliath clashes ahead. This has the…[continue reading]