UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUPS 2014 - 2015

The UEFA Champions League Groups for season 2014 - 2015 have been drawn & decided this afternoon with the 4 Spanish Football Clubs relatively pleased with the outcomes. There are no easy Clubs at this level of Football but as with other seasons & previous draws there are no real "Death Groups". Said this, surprises will be assured as with every season. 

Below are the Groups & the Clubs:

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ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO 3 - NAPOLI 1 (4-1 AGG) | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFIER FINAL RESULT

Spanish Football Club Athletic Club Bilbao will join Atletico de Madrid, Real Madrid & FC Barcelona in tomorrow UEFA Champions League Groups draw after defeating 3 - 1 Italian Club Napoli in the 2 leg Champions League Qualifier. At Bilbao wins on a 4 - 1 aggregate that was also the perfect way to celebrate the Clubs fabulous new & modern "San Mames Stadium".




The first half already gave us

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ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO 1 - NAPOLI 1 | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1º ST LEG PRELIMINARY

Spanish
Football Club Athletic Club Bilbao managed a suffered 1 -1 draw against Napoli in the 1ºst leg of the Champions League
preliminary. Spanish & Bilbao midfielder Muniain put his team ahead first
in the 41st min, while Napoli forward Gonzalo
Higuain equalized in the 69th min. From this moment until the end of the match
Napoli took control & could have increased their advantage, especially

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SPANISH FOOTBALL PLAYERS DOMINANTE UEFA IDEAL CHAMPIONS SQUAD

UEFA experts & Football technical team got together after the UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid & Atletico de Madrid to put forward their "IDEAL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SQUAD" for season 2013-2014.

This years UEFA Champions League Winners, Real Madrid has 7 players on the list, while sub-Champions, Atletico de Madrid has 4 players. The other Spanish Football Club with a representative is

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REAL MADRID | TIME TO PAYBACK SERGIO RAMOS

Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos sits at the top of the Real Madrid CF mountain & the Football World. His last minute equalizing goal against Atletico de Madrid in last Saturday s UEFA Champions League Final not only took away the Trophy from the rivals hands but set up his team to later score 3 more goals in the extra-time to win.Ramos goes down in the Clubs History as the player (the "messiah"

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CRISTIANO RONALDO FAR FROM A TRUE CHAMPION

Firstly, congratulations to Real Madrid CF for winning their 10th UEFA Champions League (European Cup) after defeating Atletico de Madrid 4 - 1 in extra time yesterday in the Final at the "Estadio da Luz Stadium" in Lisbon Portugal.Epic goal from Sergio Ramos in the last moments to take the match into extra-time after Atletico de Madrid was leading 0 - 1 which virtually had the title in their

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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2014 PREVIEW | REAL MADRID-ATLETICO DE MADRID

Tomorrow Saturday 24th of May at around 21.50 (Lisbon, Portugal) time, either Real Madrid CF or Atletico de Madrid will be proclaimed UEFA Champions League season 2013-2014 winners. This naturally will be the case if the Final between these two Spanish Football Clubs does not go into extra-time or later into a penalty shoot-out.



Real Madrid CF Team photo season 2013-2014

Both teams have

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REAL MADRID - ATLETICO DE MADRID CHAMPIONS FINAL | POSSIBLE STARTING TEAM LINE-UPS

Everything is in place for tomorrows UEFA Champions League Cup Final that hails the end of the European Football season. Two Spanish Football Clubs, Real Madrid CF & Atletico de Madrid, will meet 19.45 (Lisbon, Portugal time) to fight it out between themselves to claim the maximum European Football title. Atletico de Madrid goes in on a roll after claiming last weekend the Spanish Liga Title &

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INJURY WORRIES ATLETICO - REAL MADRID FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL

Things are really beginning to heat up in the city of Madrid as both big Spanish Football Clubs Atletico de Madrid & Real Madrid will meet this Saturday in the Final of the UEFA Champions League in Lisbon (Portugal).However, the news has is focused on the injuries of players in both teams, players which are & have been very important all season for both Clubs. The long Spanish Football & European

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REAL MADRID | THE ILLARRAMENDI DILEMMA

Real Madrid has a tactical & personal (human) "problem" coming into the Final of the UEFA Champions League that hasn't an easy solution. Spanish International midfielder & regular Xabi Alonso will not be able to partake with his team against Atletico de Madrid in the Lisbon Final on the 24th of May because of yellow card accumulation. His absence has left a worrying "hole" strategically in the

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ATLETICO DE MADRID TEAM PHOTO 2014 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

A post for all the Atletico de Madrid fans around the global with a TEAM PHOTO of the historic starting XI line-up against Chelsea FC which won 1 - 3 in the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League. Great photo that you may wish to have & share or place somewhere in your favourites sites.



Atletico de Madrid Starting XI Team Photo UEFA Champions League semi-final vs Chelsea FC

Team line-up UEFA

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CHELSEA FC 1 ATLETICO DE MADRID 3 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI RESULT

The UEFA Champions League Final season 2013-2014 will be an all Spanish Football affair after Atletico de Madrid defeated Chelsea FC 1 - 3 in the 2º leg return semi-final match. Atletico de Madrid will face local City rival Real Madrid in Lisbon on the 24th of May, a true "clasico" multiplied by 10.

The match was very even the first half with Chelsea FC putting in a more "offensive" starting 11

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CHELSEA FC - ATLETICO DE MADRID | PREVIEW | POSSIBLE STARTING TEAM LINE-UPS

Chelsea FC hosts Spanish Football Club Atletico de Madrid tonight in the 2ºleg semi-final match of the UEFA Champions League with the tie wide open & even (0-0 aggregate). The winner tonight will meet Real Madrid in the Final on the 24th of May in Lisbon (Portugal).Already the "conspiracy theory" enthusiasts have alerted that UEFA does not desire a Final to be between two Clubs of the same

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BAYERN MUNICH 0 REAL MADRID 4 ( 0-5 AGG) | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI RESULT

If anyone would have predicated beforehand the final result most would have called him/her crazy. Bayern Munich hosted Real Madrid in the 2º leg return match of the UEFA Champions League semi-final & was "bulldozed" losing 0 - 4, that is 0 - 5 on total aggregate.There was some doubt pre-match with Gareth Bale starting ahead of Isco but the Welshman put in a solid performance defending & even

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PRE-MATCH | BAYERN MUNICH - REAL MADRID POSSIBLE STARTING TEAM LINE-UPS

Huge Football match tonight between two World & European Soccer giants. Bayern Munich hosts Real Madrid in the 2º leg semi-final of the UEFA Champions League with a 0-1 disadvantage. Maximum tension, plenty of nerves & Football pride intertwined in an atmosphere that will be heated up by 70.000 screaming fans. 



courtesy of "Sport"

Plenty has been said since the last time both teams met in

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REAL MADRID 1 BAYERN MUNICH 0 | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI FINAL RESULT

The final result of the UEFA Champions League 1ºst leg away semi-final between Real Madrid & Bayern Munich finished in a 1 - 0 victory to the Spaniards. Intense game between two giants of European Football with differing styles, at least shown tonight. 




After days of debate Cristiano Ronaldo started while Bale was left on the bench. This allowed Isco to start which seem to indicate that Real

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REAL MADRID - BAYERN MUNICH POSSIBLE STARTING TEAM LINE-UPS

More European Football today with the huge UEFA Champions League 1º leg semi-final between Real Madrid & Bayern Munich. Unfortunate that both had to meet at this stage as perhaps a Final would have been more appropriate.The Germans are clear favourites although they transmit that they are the "underdogs", good tactic as Real Madrid are quietly optimistic & historically that has not helped them in

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ATLETICO DE MADRID 0 CHELSEA FC 0 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1º LEG SEMI FINAL RESULT

The first semi-final of the 1º leg away match in the UEFA Champions League between Spanish Football Club Atletico de Madrid & English Premier League Club Chelsea FC finished with a final 0-0 draw result. The match also had some "collateral damage" for Chelsea FC losing their habitual goalie Peter Cech with a dislocated shoulder & their Captain John Terry, plus Frank Lampard received a yellow card

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ATLETICO DE MADRID-CHELSEA FC | POSSIBLE TEAM LINE-UPS

The City of Madrid becomes the centre of European Football these days as the two local big Spanish Football Clubs not only participate in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals but respectively act as hosts for the 1º leg away games. Atletico de Madrid plays English Premier League Club Chelsea FC tonight, while Real Madrid CF plays German Club Bayern Munich tomorrow. 

Huge games for both, & for

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REAL MADRID-BAYERN MUNICH | AT MADRID - CHELSEA SEMI FINAL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

The semi-final match-ups for both Champions League & Europa League were held this midday in Nyon, HQ of UEFA which the following ties. 




The Champions League draw matched up Real Madrid - Bayern Munich 22/04 & Atletico de Madrid - Chelsea FC 23/04. The return leg games will be held 29th / 30th of April respectively.Real Madrid once again has to get through a German Team in their 4th straight

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