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Chelsea dumped out of Champions League
Mar 17th
Inter Milan beat Chelsea 1-0 last night to dump the English side out of the Champions League.
Milan were already 2-1 up from the first leg but a goal from Samuel Eto’o in the 78th minute put the tie beyond any doubt. To rub salt into Chelsea wounds, Didier Drogba managed to get himself sent off for violent conduct in the closing stages of the game.
The 1-0 victory means Jose Mourinho can still boast an unbeaten record at Stamford Bridge. ‘The Special One’ never lost a game at The Bridge whilst in charge of The Blues and this was extended even as an opposition manager last night.
The draw for the quarter finals will be made on Friday. In past years all 4 English clubs have made it through to this stage but this year it is just Arsenal and Manchester United representing the Premier League.
The news every man has been waiting for …
Feb 23rd
… Cheryl Cole has finally ditched Ashley.
Cheryl and Ashley: No more
It had been on the cards for some time but today it is official. Cheryl Cole is now a single lady according to her official spokesperson.
Rumours were flying last week when Cheryl performed at the Brit awards minus her wedding ring and there were stories in the press this morning claiming that Cheryl had spent the evening with one of her dancers.
Cheryl has asked for the press to respect her privacy during this ‘difficult’ time.
It is hard to say that Ashley Cole didn’t have this coming. What man would really be stupid enough to cheat on Cheryl 5 times? Oh wait … the Chelsea left back. It seems the Chelsea defence are having problems keeping their trousers on of late.
Champions League round-up
Nov 4th
It’s been an eventful two nights for English clubs in the UEFA Champions League.
Source: bbc.co.uk/sport
Yesterday evening saw evening saw Chelsea qualify for the last 16 despite being held by a 2-2 draw by Athletico Madrid in Spain. Chelsea thought they had the match won when Didier Drogba scored two goals in the final eight minutes, canceling out Sergia Aguero’s earlier volley. You would have thought a team of Chelsea’s stature would be able to see out the final few minutes but they needlessly gave away a free kick which Aguero came back to the haunt them and converted the free kick.
Despite the disappointment, Chelsea are still safely through to the next stage and can turn their attention to the weekend showdown with title rivals Manchester United.
Manchester United were also involved in a thrilling 3-3 at Old Trafford with CSKA Moscow, however this time an English team
Source: telegraph.co.uk
were on the right end of an injury time equaliser. CSKA were moments away from earning three points at the fortress that is Old Trafford but Valencia’s deflected shot in injury time earned United a point which, like Chelsea, was enough to see them through to the final 16.
Michael Owen had put United ahead on the half hour before three consecutive goals from the Russians. A shock result looked on the cards until the 84th minute when Champions League veteran Paul Scholes got a goal back and then heart breakingly for CSKA an own goal from Shchennikov (try saying that after a few bevvies down the SU!) in the 93rd minute.
Today saw Liverpool and Arsenal in action hoping to emulate the success of Chelsea and Manchester United.
Source: bbc.co.uk/sport
Liverpool travelled to Lyon in what was a must win game for the Merseysiders … so the 1-1 draw they got wasn’t an ideal result. Ryan Babel scored what he thought was a vital winner in the 83rd minute but Liverpool suffered the same fate as Chelsea and conceded an injury time equaliser to Lisandro Lopez which will pile on even more pressure to Rafa Benitez.
Liverpool need Lyon to beat Fiorentina in the next game to stand any hope of qualifying. Liverpool’s last match is at home to the Italian team in what could be a crunch match.
Arsenal were the only one of four English clubs to get all three points and they did it in some style beating Dutch champions AZ
Alkmaar 4-1. Goals from Samir Nasri, Abou Diaby and a brace from Cesc Fabregas saw off Alkmaar and their consolation goal did nothing to dampen spirits in North London. This result surely makes up for the disappointing 1-1 draw in Holland.
As Standard Liege beat Olympiacos, Arsenal have not yet officially qualified for the next stage. However, they need just a point from their next match when Liege visit the Emirates Stadium.
