The toughest top 16 set! Group A Club Brugge 1 vs. 3 Real Madrid No real stakes for Real but Brugge were looking to remain in the Europa League and they managed that with the loss. A cagey 1st half saw all the goals come in the 2nd as Rodrygo scored for Real in the 53rd minute. Vanaken equalised for Brugge in the 55th minute but Vincius … Continue reading Champions League Group Stage MD 6 Review
On to the next round! Another game which Chelsea should have won comfortably but just about managed to get the job done. Chelsea beat Lille thanks to goals from Tammy, and Azpi in the first half and while a late goal by Remy created a bit of panic the players were able to see out the game. Lampard made some changes to the lineup with … Continue reading Chelsea 2 vs. 1 Lille Champions League Group Stage MD 6 Review
A must win game! Chelsea take on Lille at home for what is a must win game for the London club if we want to keep qualification in our own hands. Chelsea go into this game 3rd in the table level on points with Valencia who are 2nd and 2 points behind Ajax who are 1st. If Chelsea win then whatever happens in the other … Continue reading Chelsea vs. Lille Champions League Group Stage MD 6 Preview
The final matchday! Group A Club Brugge vs. Real Madrid Real Madrid go into this game already having made the round of 16 and a win wont take them up to 1st. Brugge are 3rd at the moment a point ahead of Galatasaray and need to win to keep the Europa League spot in their own hands. Anything less than a win for Brugge would mean Galatasaray … Continue reading Champions League Group Stage MD 6 Preview
2 points dropped or a point gained? Chelsea managed to get a point in Valencia as the game ended 2-2 after some crazy 90 minutes. Lampard made some changes from the lineup against City as Kepa started in goal, while Azpilicueta, Christensen, Zouma, and James started in defence. The midfield was made up of Jorginho, Kovacic, and Kante while the front three were Pulisic, Willian, … Continue reading Valencia 2 vs. 2 Chelsea Champions League Group Stage MD 5 Review
Down to the wire! Group A Galatasaray 1 vs. 1 Club Brugge Buyuk scored an early goal for Galatasaray to give the home team a lead and it looked like they would be heading for three vital points but Diatta scored an equaliser in the 92nd minute for Club Brugge. It was a must win game for either team and a draw means that these two will be … Continue reading Champions League Group Stage MD 5 Review
The penultimate matchday! Group A Galatasaray vs. Club Brugge Galatasaray enter this game knowing that the best they can do is reach the Europa League and a win against Brugge would be a big step in that direction. Brugge can still mathematically reach the next phase but would need Real Madrid to lose their remaining two games and Brugge would need to win both the remaining games. Galatasaray … Continue reading Champions League Group Stage MD 5 Preview
