Manchester City’s European adventure is over for another season after a 2-1 defeat against Barcelona tonight (Barcelona win 4-1 aggregate)
Europe
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 […]
Manchester City’s Euro dreams lie shattered
MAN CITY 0, BARCELONA 2 Lionel Messi and Daniel Alves have left Manchester City confronted by a mountainous task if they are to win through to the quarter finals of the Champions League. The South American pair scored at the Etihad Stadium to give Barcelona a massive advantage after the opening leg of their last-16 […]
Gerardo Martino – “Manchester City v Barcelona is the tightest tie of them all”
Barcelona manager Gerardo Martino is aware of the pressure that his team is under to succeed in the Champions League but also declared that tomorrow’s tie was a mouthwatering prospect for fans and offered his thoughts on tactics for the forthcoming game. “For the last six seasons Barca has played in the Semi Finals of […]