Big night for the Bhoys


The last time Celtic too a trip to Barcelona, they fielded such stars as Nakamura, Boruc and Vennegoor of Hesselink.... that day they walked away with their heads held high after a 1-0 defeat.
The last time Celtic too a trip to Barcelona, they fielded such stars as Nakamura, Boruc and Vennegoor of Hesselink.... that day they walked away with their heads held high after a 1-0 defeat.
They have been and are still regarded as a European supreme in club football. Bayern Munich year in year out are seen as one of the best teams in Europe. In my eyes in the Champions League Bayern Munich are as much of a threat to English teams as Barcelona and Real Madrid are.
Whichever club you support, there is always one fan that is persistent on starting the singing, however it is not every day you see a young child at the centre of it.
If there is one thing that REALLY winds me up in football it's those plastic fans who come out of the woodwork when their team starts winning.
Has a side ever come to the City of Manchester Stadium and out played the hosts as much as that under Roberto Mancini's tenure?
There is something magical about the Champions League. When the two sides line up and the famous song rings around the stadium, the hair on thousands of necks stand and salute instantly.
Christian Eriksen is undoubtedly a fantastic talent. You would not be scoring eight goals and producing 21 assists in a title-winning side, even in the Dutch league, without being a superb technician. Indeed, his form, which is shown in the video below, has rightly captured the attention of Europe’s biggest clubs, most notably it seems Manchester United in their search for a creative midfield spark that isn’t Paul Scholes.
How stupid must everyone who doubted Robin Van Persie’s ability to make his move to Manchester United a success must look now. Yes, the Dutchman may be 29, yes he may have only truly delivered for one full season for Arsenal and yes he may have had his injury problems in the past, but seven goals in his first eight appearances for the Red Devils tells its own story.
Aiden McGeady remains one of the enigmas of British football. Lauded in his days at Celtic for his twinkling, twirling, effervescent and goal-laden wing play in the Scottish Premier League, McGeady was judged to be one of the best prospects to have come out of the Celtic academy in years.
Everton continued their superb start to the Premier League season by dissecting a far too open Southampton side at Goodison Park to move above Manchester United into second place in the table, just three points off league leaders Chelsea. Indeed, if the Blues had fallen to defeat at Arsenal earlier in the day, then the Toffees remarkably could have been sitting pretty at the summit of the Premier League after six games.
AC Milan, Inter Milan, Roma, Juventus and Lazio were season after season Champions League regulars who were always capable of winning the competition each year. The club sides from Italy were regarded as some of the strongest in Europe, but are the sides from Serie A getting weaker and less feared?
Following Galatasaray's impressive display during their Champions League match with Manchester United at Old Trafford this week, this article will put the manager of the Turkish giants under the spotlight.
Football needs a good kick up the backside.
We've heard the disturbing reports of Tottenham players Defoe, Townsend and Lennon being racially abused last night in Lazio, which we hope UEFA will act upon swiftly. This is terrible, despicable and it should be stamped out of the game quickly, however the attack on this player takes things to a whole new level!
A Champions League debut double from Oscar was only enough for a share of the spoils, as a late Fabio Quagliarella goal rescued a point for Juventus.
Money-bags Paris Saint Germain got off to the perfect start to their Champions League campaign last night as they dismantled Dynamo Kiev. The manner of the victory, 3-0 up before half time with goals from heavyweights Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva and Alex before young hot-shot Javier Pastore completed the scoring in stoppage time, sent out a statement of intent from Carlo Ancelotti’s men to the rest of Europe