All posts tagged "Champions League"
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3.1KTimelessPints in Spain: When Leeds went toe to toe with the big guys of Europe
It is said that Leeds United legend Don Revie adopted the fully white kit as an homage to Europe’s most successful club,...
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3.1KPOVThe best Champions League second leg comebacks of the last decade
With the four remaining round of 16 ties completed last week, the final stages of this unique Champions League campaign is underway...
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3.7KPOVFederico Bernardeschi: Juventus’ Man of Substance
The spotlight was focused more than ever on Cristiano Ronaldo. He had just scored a hat-trick that knocked out Atletico Madrid despite...
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9.3KTimelessThe Underdogs from Porto: A tale of 2004 Champions League success
As Danish referee Kim Milton Nielsen blew the final whistle at the Arena AufSchalke, Germany and Jose Mourinho casually strolled onto the...
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2.4KTimelessAll thud and blunder in 2009’s very British Champions League encounter
Although hardly a formality, it seemed that the home team held all of the trump cards. Chelsea had travelled to Anfield two...
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6.4KTimelessHow hard-work, teamwork and talent helped in Ajax’s 1995 Champions League triumph
Nostalgia is a term that could be defining, especially in football. Despite having the pleasure of experiencing and witness football’s greatest in...
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4.1KPOVLong Term Vision the blueprint for AS Roma’s success
When the American billionaire of Italian origin, James Pallotta, purchased AS Roma in 2014, he tried to say the right thing: how...
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3.2KPOVThe Curious Case of Zinedine Zidane
With the win against Liverpool at Kiev in the Champions League 2017/18 finals, Real Madrid now have a hat-trick of Champions League...
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2.1KPOVHow the Legacy of a Strike Partnership made a comeback in the Champions League
An exception partnership goes a long way in not just building a team but to add steel to the squad. Clubs spend...
