[SPAIN] Facing its biggest week of the season, Barcelona lost forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a calf injury suffered inwarmups before Saturday’s 4-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao. Ibra, who scored both Barca goals in its 2-2 tie with Arsenal on Wednesday, will miss Tuesday’s second leg of theirChampions League quarterfinal series and is uncertain for next […]
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Injuries mar exciting Champions League
By Paul Gardner Delicately poised — there’s a nice soccer cliche for you, but one that certainly applies to the four Champions League quarterfinals. The return gamesnext week are intriguing for a variety of reasons. Will Inter’s thin 1-0 lead stand up on the plastic field in wintry Moscow? Can Manchester United, without the injured […]
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Akinfeev stymies Inter Milan
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Russian Igor Akinfeev added to his reputation as the hottest goalkeeping prospect in Europe withan outstanding performance for CSKA Moscow in its 1-0 loss at Inter Milan in the first leg of its UEFA Champions League quarterfinal series. Argentine Diego Milito‘s goal in the 65th minute was all Inter could muster in […]
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And now Fabregas is injured …
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] First, Wayne Rooney and now Cesc Fabregas. Manchesterand Arsenal both have had their stars hurt on the deciding plays of their UEFA Champions League games. Spanish star broke his fibula late in the Gunners’ 2-2 draw with Barcelona. UPDATE: Fabregas will be out six weeks. Fabregas wasn’t sure if he hurt injury […]
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Lyon cruises in all-French clash
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Lyon beat Bordeaux, 3-1, in the first leg of the first all-French quarterfinal series in the UEFA Champions League. Argentine Lisandro Lopez scored two goals, the second on a controversial penalty, and Brazilian Michel Bastos added thethird. Moroccan Marouane Chamakh scored for Bordeaux, which suffered its first loss in nine Champions League […]
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An anxious nation awaits the results of Rooney ankle scan …
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] To his detriment, Wayne Rooney was everywhere at Allianz Arena Tuesday night. He scoredthe first goal for Manchester United — his 34th of the season — after only two minutes, had Franck Ribery‘s free kick deflect off him for the Bayern Munichequalizer an hour and a quarter later and was desperately trying […]
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UEFA Champions League Preview
[TV GUIDE] The road to Madrid continues with the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League this week and next. For a look at all the matchups and ourpredictions … TUESDAY … Bayern Munich-Man. United TELEVISION: Fox Sports Net, Fox Sports enEspanol, live, 2:30 pm ET; Fox Soccer Channel, delay, 5 pm ET FORM: After going […]
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Bayern woes ahead of Man U clash
Bayern Munich not only lost its Bundesliga lead with a 2-1 loss to VfB Stuttgart, its Dutch attacker Arjen Robben suffered a calf injury that could keep him out of Tuesday’sChampions League quarterfinal clash with Manchester United. “It is too early to say whether Robben will make it,” said Bayern coach Louis van Gaal after […]
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Barcelona-Arsenal spectacle highlights draw
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Defending champion Barcelona will face English club Arsenal in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League. The marquee matchup willfeature two of Europe’s most entertaining teams, who both crushed their opponents to advance to the final eight. The second leg will also feature the return of Barca youth star Cesc Fabregas with […]
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Bordeaux caps French renaissance
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] For only the second time since the launch of the Champions League in 1992, France’s Ligue 1 has two teams in the quarterfinals. AfterLyon, which knocked off Real Madrid last week, Bordeaux moved into the final eight with a 2-1 win over Olympiakos Wednesday to complete a series sweep. The only other […]