Manchester United is desperate for a returns to the Champions League following their £150million spending spree and has budgeted for a third-place finish this season, according to executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward. In a conference call to investors after revealing the club’s full-year results on Wednesday, Mr Woodward was bullish on prospects having appointed Louis van Gaal and sanctioning […]
UEFA Champions League
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 […]
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 […]