UEFA CL 2006-07 (Fifa 07) - QF Draw

[m_vaughan]

great pres mate, keep it up.

who is higuan??

Higuain is Real's new signing (during the Jan transfer window) from River Plate. He is a striker and has already played 3 games for Real.

Also thanks everyone for the overwhelming response. I was not giving as much in this story as in the cricket one mainly it is only a one-off thing, but I will try to give my best now.

 

[m_vaughan]

Other Results (20-02-07)

Celtic 1-0 AC Milan
The Scottish champions scored a surprise 1-0 victory over 2003 UEFA Champions League winners AC Milan at Celtic Park in the first leg match. The goal was scored in the 73rd minute by substitute Jiri Jarosik.

Jarosik celebrates the only goal of the game

PSV Eindhoven 0-0 Arsenal
The Philips stadium in Eindhoven hosted this dull 0-0 tie between the home side PSV and England's Arsenal FC.

Arsenal FC manager Arsene Wenger looks on during his team's match against PSV

Lille 0-2 Manchester United
The Red Devils picked up a crucial away win against French side Lille thanks to a Wayne Rooney brace.

Rooney and Ferdinand celebrate Man Utd's second goal

 

[plympilgrim]

wow nice presentation keep it going

 

[Jaztheman]

nice neat presentation Vaughan, loving it

 

[Vikram_Sajid]

yeah good pres i didnt know we could do footy stories

 

[m_vaughan]

UEFA Champions League 2006-07
FC Porto vs Chelsea FC
Round of 16
1st Leg
Estadio de Dragao

Porto host Chelsea in this first leg of the UEFA Champions league Round of 16 tie. Porto won the competition in 2004 under Chelsea's current manager Jose Mourinho. Ricardo Carvalho and Paulo Ferreira were also part of that winning Porto side and are now playing for Chelsea.

Lineups:

The home side have gone with a 3-4-3 formation with Adriano, Postiga and Quaresma staring upfront. Gonzalez, Assuncao, Ibson and Anderson forming the midfield while in defence its Marek, Pepe and Pedro Emanuel. Helton is in goal.

Chelsea are playing 4-5-1 with Drogba as the lone striker ahead of Joe Cole and Arjen Robben. Ballack, Essien and Lampard operate in the center of midfield and the defence comprises of captain Terry, Ferreira, Ricardo Carvalho and Ashley Cole. Petr Cech is the goalkeeper.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MATCH

6th Minute:
Ricardo Quaresma with a shot early on from a narrow angle but hits the side netting.

11th Minute:
Drogba is fouled just outside the box and Chelsea win a freekick. But Lampard's shot is high and wide.

15th Minute:
Ashley Cole then has a good sight at goal after receiving a pass from Michael Ballack but his shot is also wide. Chelsea lacking the finishing touch at the moment.

20th Minute: GOAL - Didier Drogba (Porto 0-1 Chelsea)
Chelsea take the lead through the in-form Didier Drogba. The Ivory Coast international beats Pepe and Pedro Emanuel to the ball from Lampard's cross and heads it into the Porto goal. One nil Chelsea.

32nd Minute:
Pepe fouls Drogba again and this time is shown the yellow card. Lampard's free kick is much better this time but hits the crossbar and goes out.

42nd Minute:
Lampard does well to go Pepe but his shot doesnt trouble Helton.

Half Time: Drogba's goal is the difference between the two sides at half time.

62nd Minute:
Postiga has a very good attempt at goal but fails to get the curl he was looking for. Cech should have been able to block the shot anyways.

70th Minute: GOAL - Joe Cole (Porto 0-2 Chelsea)
Drogba and Cole combine well for Chelsea's second goal. Drogba finds Cole with a nice pass, who for his part does brilliantly to get past Pedro Emanuel before shooting the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal. The two (Drogba and Cole) then celebrate ahead of the travelling Chelsea fans.

79th Minute:
Luis Gonzalez tries to pull one back from just outside the box but only manages to hit the side netting.

90th Minute+Injury Time: GOAL - Andriy Shevchenko (Porto 0-3 Chelsea)
Shevchenko comes off the bench to score Chelsea's third and wrap up an impressive victory. It was a powerful strike from the former AC Milan striker but Helton should have been able to stop it.

Full Time: The referee ends the game as Chelsea register a famous win here at the Est?dio do Drag?o that pretty much seals their passage to the quarterfinals. But strange things happen in Football in Jose Mourinho must not take the return leg lightly.

I feel sad for Porto because they are a good team but we are just too great.

Drogba header

Joe Cole's goal

Shevchenko's goal

 

[m_vaughan]

Other Results (21-02-07)

Roma 2-0 Lyon
The Italians were superb in their 2-0 win over Gerard Houllier's Lyon side with goals from Virga and Perrotta in either half.

Roma's 20 year old striker Valerio Virga

Barcelona 1-1 Liverpool
A late equaliser from Brazilian Ronaldinho denied Liverpool what would have been a crucial victory in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg tie at the Nou Camp. Earlier (in the first half) Luis Garcia had given the visitors the lead.

Ronaldinho scored in the 89th minute to level the score

Inter Milan 0-0 Valencia
The two powerhouses played out a goalless draw at the San Siro. Both teams had a lot of oppurtunities to score though.

Morientes shows his disappointment after shooting just inches wide of goal

 

[Jaztheman]

nice presentatoin m_vaughan and i know your loyalties are with chelsea

 

[plympilgrim]

great pres vaughany keep it up

 

[Left_Hander]

Very nice story Vaughan. Looking foward to the next match. I like the Jose Mourhino quote, very true and arrogant.

 

[Bilal91]

very very nice presentation mate...COME ON YOU GUNNERS!!!...lol...

 

[H0wZ4T!]

Is it me, or is now a LOT of football stories, Pak cricketer, JazTheMan, Treva, Culli and this one. Wow.

 

[Deleted member 13648]

Nice one M_Vaughan, you've hit the nail on the head in terms of presentation here!

 

[m_vaughan]

UEFA Champions League 2006-07
Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid
Round of 16
2nd Leg
Allianz Arena, Munich
Aggregate Score: 0-1

Robinho's goal is what seperates the two sides ahead of this crucial second leg tie. Fabio Capello's side will be looking to score an away goal which would then require Bayern to score three to qualify.

Lineups:

The home side are playing the same eleven that started at the Bernabeu. Willy Sagnol picked a yellow card in that game and now has four to his name and one away from an automatic one match suspension.

Real Madrid are playing two defensive midfielders in Guti and Gago, two wingers in Reyes and Robinho behind the the striker pairing of Higuain and Van Nistelrooy. The back four and goalkeeper remain the same as in the first leg.

MATCH EVENTS

9th minute:
Ruud Van Nistelrooy manages to shoot despite being crowded by the Bayern defence but is blocked by Oliver Kahn.

35th minute:
A poor header from Lukas Podolski is directed straight at Iker Casillas. Good oppurtunity wasted by Bayern.

HALF-TIME: Goalless at half time with Madrid leading 1-0 on aggregate

50th minute:
Robinho tries to find Van Nistelrooy but Kahn grabs the ball before the Dutchman could get to it.

59th minute:
Best chance of the game so far comes to Bayern Munich. Roy Makaay strike is brilliantly saved by Casillas and Roberto Carlos clears from the rebound.

70th minute:
Roberto Carlos makes a fine run on the left and tries to put a low cross in for Raul but Lucio is able to clear the ball.

FULL TIME: A rather dull match with no goals in it. Real Madrid wont mind though as their 1-0 first leg win takes through to the quarterfinals.

It was a tough game but we came through in the end. They had a few chances to score but I thought we defended well. Really looking forward to the quarterfinals now having beaten one of the contenders.

 

[plympilgrim]

nice to see one of your teams through chelsea should follow suit