Champions League Quarter Finals
Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid played host to Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham Hotspur in a fascinating duel between two teams who had not played each other at this level before.
Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid played host to Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham Hotspur in a fascinating duel between two teams who had not played each other at this level before.
Tottenham pulled off one of their most famous victories by beating AC Milan at the San Siro in the opening match of the Champions League’s last 16 round.
It was quite an astonishing sight to watch Barcelona make the Premier League’s best passers of the ball look like a school side.
On September 14, the Champions League kicked off in interesting fashion with England's top players in action, many of whom got their first chance to prove on a world stage once again that they are indeed top players.
Week two of the Champions League commenced with the three main English teams playing sides who, on paper at least, were considerably weaker in comparison to their opponents.
Week 3 of the Champions League saw Chelsea return to the stadium where they lost to Manchester United in an eventful final 3 seasons ago.
Arsenal were away to Shakhtar Donetsk in what was perceived as an almost inevitable victory for the Gunners seeing as they easily demolished the Ukrainians in the reverse fixture.
The penultimate week of the Champions League group stage saw Rangers face Manchester United in what was described as, “The battle of Britain” The Red Devils came into the game knowing a point would be enough to secure a place in the last 16 while the Gers knew that anything less than a win would see them drop into the Europa League.
The final week of the Champions League saw Manchester United play Valencia at Old Trafford with both teams having already qualified.