Since there are no games today, lets take a look back to the Champions League Final 2008, where Chelsea took on Manchester United in the Luzhniki Stadium, Russia, on 21st May 2008.
Opening Ceremony:
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring in the 26th minute, heading Browns cross past Petr Cech. Lampard had a simple task for the equaliser just before half time, with Essiens shot being deflected twice and falling into his path.
In the 2nd half Chelsea game close to scoring several times, including a 77th minute shot by Didier Drogba which crashed off the post, as well as a Lampard strike hitting the cross bar. Didier Drogba became the 2nd player to be sent off in a Champions League final after raising his hands to Vidic.
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Aston Villa managed a great start to the UEFA Cup group stage with an important home win against Ajax Amsterdam. The Villans won with 2-1. Laursen headed the ball into the net after an 8th minute corner kick and opened the score. Vermaelen equalized with a similar procedure for Ajax. Gareth Barry scored the winning goal just before the halftime. Watch the highlights! [click to continue…]
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AC Milan obtained a walkover score in the 69th minute of their away match against Heerenveen. This match counted for the first match-day of the UEFA Cup. The consolation goal scored by Pranjic after a superb penalty kick chip, pushed Milan on the second spot in the group because of a lower goal-difference. [click to continue…]
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Portsmouth where humiliated in Portugal by Sporting Braga. Pompey registered a harsh 0-3 defeat that sends them at the bottom of the Group E table. The night started poorly for the English squad as Aguiar opened the score in the 8th minute.
Cuesta and Alan completed the disaster for Portsmouth in the second half and obtained a superb win for Braga. Check goals! [click to continue…]
Hertha BSC 1 - 1 Benfica Highlights 0-1 Angel Fabian Di Maria
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Hertha and Benfica have to be satisfied with a tied 2nd spot in the UEFA Cup Group B, after tonight’s first match-day. The two teams have played for a 1-1 draw. Maria opened the score for Benfica at the start of the second half, while Pantelic equalized for Hertha. Check the goals! [click to continue…]
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Galatasary registered a very important home win against Olympiakos in the UEFA Cup group stage. The only goal of the game was scored by Harry Kewell in the 25th minute. Teams that win in the first match-day are almost sure to manage the qualification in the upcoming 3 rounds, so the Turkish fans should be happy. [click to continue…]
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Schalke obtain a fortunate debut to the UEFA Cup group stage with a 3-1 home win against PSG. Mabiala’s own goal broke the deadlock. Kuranyi set the halftime score at 2-0 for Schalke. Altintop added one more goal to the German squad, while Chantome scored the consolation goal for PSG. [click to continue…]
Udinese 2 - 0 Tottenham Highlights 1-0 Antonio Di Natale
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Tottenham’s disastrous performance in the Premier League is not accidental and this was proved once again tonight as the Spurs lost 0-2 in Italy against Udinese in the first match-day of the UEFA Cup group stage. Di Natale and Pepe scored the winning goals for the home team. Watch them in the embedded videos. [click to continue…]
Herenveen - AC Milan AC Milan continue their unusual European performance this season, with a debut in the UEFA Cup group stage. At least now they should find at least something familiar, with the Champions League, although group configurations and fixtures are quite different in this competition. Milan are in a good shape at the moment and everyone expects magic from Ronaldinho.
Herenveen host the Rossoneri tonight in Netherlands. The Dutch side is in the good shape. They managed a moral boosting domestic win against Ajax 3 weeks ago. That match ended 5-2 for Herenveen.
Watch Herenveen - AC Milan online starting with 20.45 GMT+1. The live broadcast will be available here at the FCFB as soon as the match starts. The live streams will be updated close to the kick-off. We will also update the blog with various highlights from the most important matches of the night as soon as they finish. Stay in touch! [click to continue…]
Aston Villa - Ajax
The UEFA Cup group stage departs tonight, with the first match-day. Aston Villa and Ajax meet in the derby of the Group F. Both squads aim for one of the first qualification spots in this group. Villa come after a goalless draw in the weekend against Pompey while Ajax have only managed to defeat Gronigen with 1-0.
Aston Villa - Ajax online will be available tonight starting with 8.15pm GMT time. The encounter will be refereed by Thomas Einwaller. Tune in with the FC Football Blog for the live coverage from the Villa Park. We will provide you the free live streams available for this UEFA Cup encounter. See you soon! [click to continue…]
