MAN UNITED 3, OLYMPIACOS 0 (United won 3-2 on aggregate) Robin van Persie’s brilliant hat trick helped Manchester United stage a great recovery and claim a place in the quarter finals of the Champions League. The Dutchman almost single handedly destroyed Olympiacos on a night when they overturned a two-goal deficit from the first leg in […]
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City young guns shot down by Benfica
MAN CITY 1, BENFICA 2 Manchester City under-19’s were the architects of their own downfall as they lost to Benfica in the quarter finals of the UEFA Youth League. City took an early lead at Hyde in front of a 4,014 crowd and looked on course for a semi-final showdown against Real Madrid until the […]
Barcelona end 10-man City’s European dream
Manchester City’s European adventure is over for another season after a 2-1 defeat against Barcelona tonight (Barcelona win 4-1 aggregate)
Manuel Pellegrini handed two match touchline ban by UEFA for Barcelona referee comments
Manuel Pellegrini has been handed a two match ban by UEFA for remarks Manchester City’s 2-0 defeat to Barcelona at the Etihad Stadium earlier this month. In an uncharacteristic outburst, Pellegrini claimed that match referee Jonas Eriksson was not “impartial” to both sides. The Chilean will now be banned from the touchline for City’s return leg […]
Greek tragedy for Manchester United
OLYMPIACOS 2, MAN UNITED 0. Manchester United’s miserable season continued as it became a Greek tragedy following their latest calamity in this season to forget. The Reds were mistaken if they believed they would breeze past Olympiacos to claim a quarter-final place in the Champions League in what was perceived as the easiest of […]