VIDEO: FAN MASH-UP ARSENAL FC BARCELONA UPCOMING CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CLASH

The drawn ARSENAL – FC BARCELONA Champions League Quarter Final game for the 31st of March has already excited, & even inspired the creative side of many Football followers. Take this well worked video by “Crissier08” who has it on his “YouTube” channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/CRISSIER80A "mashed-up" cinematic trailer of what is to come. Thought I use it (with Crissier08 permission) to give

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2009 - 2010 Q/FINAL & S/FINAL DRAW - FC BARCELONA WILL MEET ARSENAL

The last 8 European Football - Soccer - Teams left in this years CHAMPIONS LEAGUE were thrown into a bowl this mid-day at UEFA Headquarters & drawn out to establish the match ups for the upcoming Quarter-Finals & Semi-Finals. At this stage of the competition all teams are dangerous & full of mutual respect with some fascinating & wonderful games coming up for the Football fans.Here ( see below)

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LAST 16 RESULT: FC BARCELONA 4 - STUTTGART 0 (WATCH VIDEO OF MESSI GOALS)

Source: Spanish Football Sports Blog /Spanish Football - Soccer - secured a representative for the Quarter Finales of the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE after the current European Champions FC BARCELONA defeated in a very comfortable fashion 4-0 the German side STUTTGART ( 5-1 agg) in the return leg at the "Camp Nou" . The star of the game was LIONEL MESSI, who along with his partner "in crime" Dani Alves,

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2009-2010: SEVILLA FC 1 CSKA MOSCOW 2 - SPANIARDS ELIMINATED

Source: Spanish Football Sports Blog /Spanish Football - Soccer - experienced another hard knock in CHAMPIONS LEAGUE tonight with the elimination of SEVILLA FC after losing 1-2 ( 2-3 agg) to CSKA MOSCOW. The Spaniards hosted the Russians in the return leg with a 1-1 aggregate that included the valuable away goal, but it was not enough as the Russians managed to do their job with "some luck" that

REAL MADRID: A POSSIBLE MOTIVATIONAL VIDEO AGAINST LYON YESTERDAY?

Could this UEFA promotional video have served Real Madrid Coach Manuel Pellegrini to have motivated his team yesterday against Olympique de Lyon?Hope you see the irony.

THE DAY AFTER: LYON ELIMINATE REAL MADRID FROM CHAMPIONS LEAGUE & COLDPLAY

Spanish Sports media reactions (especially Madrid based) along with International sources are having a meal day with yesterdays elimination of REAL MADRID from CHAMPIONS LEAGUE after the 1-1 draw ( 1-2 loss on aggregate) with Olympique de Lyon.However, lets have a different look at things. Football imitates life itself with important lessons that are learnt & need to be put in practice: the fall

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2009 - 2010: REAL MADRID 1 - OLYMPIQUE DE LYON 1 : REAL MADRID ELIMINATED ( WATCH VIDEO OF GOALS)

REAL MADRID drew 1-1 against OLYMPIQUE DE LYON but was elimated from CHAMPIONS LEAGUE for the 6th time in a row from the final 16 stage. A grand deception for everyone at the Spanish Club who play host to the Champions League Final this season. However, lets be objective, Lyon deserved to go through to the Quarter Finals because in the two games played of this tie the French were far better &

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2010: ROBBEN & NASRI GOAL VIDEO

Watch the VIDEO of these two amazing goals which occurred last night in their respective CHAMPIONS LEAGUE games. The first by ex Real Madrid player ARJEN ROBBEN who help give the qualifying ticket to his team Bayern Munich for the Quarter Finals. Fiorentina won 3-2 but lost on away goals...fantastic crack shot:RobbenThis other gem is NASRI who did this work of art. It was part of yesterdays

REAL MADRID CF - THE SPIRIT OF 1960

Real Madrid 1960 Team: Standing left - right: Domínguez, Marquitos, Santamaría, Pachín, Vidal y Zárraga; Below left - right: Canario, Del Sol, Di Stéfano, Puskas y Gento with the 5th straight European CupTomorrow REAL MADRID CF will attempt to turn around a very difficult CHAMPIONS LEAGUE return tie against French team OLYMPIQUE LYON. The French won the home leg 1-0 & Madrid has to make sure that

SFS FLASHBACKS: ZINEDINE ZIDANE 2002 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL GOAL

One of the great goals of Football - Soccer - & European Cup History.ZINEDINE ZIDANE scores REAL MADRID´s 2º goal & winner in the45th min against Bayern Leverkusen in the 2002 Champions LeagueFinalPoetry in motion, not to be missed:

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2009 - 2010 QUARTER FINAL 1º LEG: CSKA MOSCOW 1 - SEVILLA FC 1. WATCH THE MARK GONZALEZ GOAL (VIDEO)

SEVILLA FC managed a valuable away goal in their 1-1 draw intonights 1º leg CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Quarter Final match against CSKA MOSCOW. It was ALVARO NEGREDO that put theball into the back of the net in the 25th min from a great JesusNavas pass, just when Sevilla were demonstrating their bestFootball.(photo: Alvaro Negredo)However, the Russian team was to equalize in a spectacular fashionwith a "

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2009-2010 QUARTER FINAL: STUTTGART 1 - FC BARCELONA 1

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Quarter Finals & STUTTGART managed a 1-1draw against reigning Champions FC BARCELONA that would havetasted sour for them. A controversial game with "unseen" possiblepenalties committed to the German taht were not called & a possiblefoul in the Barça goal.(photo: Cacau scores_elmundo.es)The first half was all Stuttgart who exploited the poor Barça ball game& their defensive

REAL MADRID: PLAYING LIKE THIS WILL NOT WIN THEM THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

"Nos llevamos un mal resultado y una mala impresión delequipo"“We take back a bad result & a very poor impressionof the team”(Jorge Valdano Real Madrid Director General)If yesterday was an indicator, REAL MADRID WILL NOT win this yearsCHAMPIONS LEAGUE, the prime objective seeing that the Final willbe played on their home ground; the mythical “Santiago BernabeuStadium". The European Cup (now

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1º LEG QUARTER FINAL 2010: OLYMPIQUE LYON 1 - REAL MADRID 0 (VIDEO)

The "curse" of the Lyon "Stade Gerland" continues to haunt REALMADRID who were defeated 1-0 by OLYMPIQUE LYON. In fact,the French win is well deserved as the local team put in a veryserious, disciplined & well organized game that "chocked" RealMadrid with intense pressure with every Spanish move. The Frenchdid not show any shyness & planted a well studied strategic plan thatpayed off for them

SFS FLASHBACKS: LYON 3 - REAL MADRID 0 (SEASON 2005/2006)

Before the Real Madrid readers of SFS throw their arms in theair & unjustly claim that this blog is anti- Real (something that isrejected categorically), the fact of the matter is that OLYMPIQUEDE LYON & its home ground, Stade Gerland, has not been historicallygood news at all for REAL MADRID. The truth is that the lastencounters between these two Clubs in France has ended with theFrench Club

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2009-2010: SPANISH TEAMS RELATIVELY LUCKY

The CHAMPIONS LEAGUE draw held today for the last 16 teams gave the following match ups with games scheduled to begin againthe 16th of Feb 2010.(courtesy from Sport.es)As you can see, out of the three Spanish Clubs in the draw REAL MADRIDwas matched with the "more difficult" team being Olympiquede Lyon. This is relative as every team in todays draw has had to eliminate other Clubs to get here

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2009 - GROUP G & F RESULTS: SEVILLA FC 1 - RANGERS 0 & KIEV 1 - FC BARCELONA 2 (VIDEO)

SEVILLA FC culminated its great Champions League Group trayectorywith a 1-0 victory over GLASGOW RANGERS in their Group G match.The 7th min goal by KANOUTE via a penalty was enough to give the home team the victory & the Top spot of their group.In the other match with Spanish representation, FC BARCELONA had a more difficult time to achieve their 1-2 victory over DYNAMOOF KIEV. FC Barcelona

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2009 GROUP C & D: OLYMPIQUE 1 - REAL MADRID 3 & ATLETICO DE MADRID 0 - OPORTO 3

REAL MADRID defeated OLYMPIQUE OF MARSEILLE 1-3 to secure top spot of Group C & avoid the stronger teams in the nextstage. Apart from an excellent Spanish defence ( Pepe, Ramos, Albiol& company), backed by a disciplined midfield (Xavi & Lass), it wasCristiano Ronaldo that unbalanced, surprised, gave spark & scoredtwo goals.The French team went out aggresively but were surprised whenCRISTIANO

REAL MADRID 2009: VIDEO OF CRISTIANO RONALDO FREE - KICK GOAL AGAINST OLYMPIQUE

Great free-kick by CRISTIANO RONALDO to score the first goalfor REAL MADRID tonight against OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE intheir Champions League group clash:

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2009 - 2010 GROUP C &D: REAL MADRID 1 - ZURICH 0 & APOEL 1 - ATLETICO DE MADRID 1

The only real good news from the 1-0 REAL MADRID victory overZURICH in Group C was the return in the 2ºhalf of CRISTIANO RONALDO after 56 days out with injury & the fact that AC Milan drewat Olympique 1-1 to give Madrid the top spot in the Group. The rest, even with victory was very, very disappointing.(photo:Ronaldo_elmundo.es_ afpphotos_javier.soriano)There are still serious questions about