Liverpool 4-2 Arsenal

By admin | Apr 9, 2008

Liverpool set up another Champions League semi-final with Chelsea after a stunning late win over Arsenal. Abou Diaby put Arsenal into an early lead but Sami Hyypia lost Phillipe Senderos to head an equaliser. Fernando Torres looked to have settled it when he scored in the top corner, until a superb Theo Walcott run allowed [...]

Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool

By admin | Apr 3, 2008

Liverpool have the advantage after holding Arsenal to a draw in the Champions League quarter-final, first leg at The Emirates. Emmanuel Adebayor headed Arsenal in front in powerful fashion from Robin van Persie’s cross after 23 minutes. Arsenal’s lead lasted only three minutes before Steven Gerrard set up Dirk Kuyt to score from close range. [...]

Fenerbahce 2-1 Chelsea

By admin | Apr 3, 2008

Fenerbahce mounted a stunning comeback to shock Chelsea in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. Chelsea took the lead when Deivid diverted Florent Malouda’s cross into his own net and Michael Essien also hit the bar in a one-sided first half. But the Turkish side levelled when London-born Colin Kazim-Richards smashed home Mehmet [...]

Roma 0-2 Man Utd

By admin | Apr 2, 2008

Manchester United took a giant stride towards the Champions League semi-finals with a clinical victory against AS Roma at the Stadio Olimpico. Cristiano Ronaldo headed home his 36th goal of the season from Paul Scholes’ cross six minutes before half-time. Roma rallied, with Christian Panucci missing from close range and Edwin van der Sar saving [...]

Inter Milan 0-1 Liverpool

By admin | Mar 12, 2008

Liverpool became the fourth English side to reach the Champions League quarter-finals with victory against Inter Milan at the San Siro. Fernando Torres scored brilliantly on the turn after 64 minutes to give Liverpool a comfortable aggregate win. Inter, who had Nicolas Burdisso sent off for a foul on Lucas Leiva after 50 minutes, wasted [...]

Man Utd 1-0 Lyon

By admin | Mar 5, 2008

Cristiano Ronaldo’s 30th goal of the season gave Manchester United a 2-1 aggregate win over Lyon and a place in the Champions League quarter-finals. Lyon’s tactic of defending in numbers frustrated the home side early on. But Ronaldo broke the deadlock when he pounced on a loose ball in the box and squeezed the ball [...]

AC Milan 0-2 Arsenal

By admin | Mar 5, 2008

Arsenal struck twice late on to become the first English team to beat AC Milan in the San Siro and deservedly reach the last eight of the Champions League. Arsene Wenger’s side produced a virtuoso display but had to wait until the 84th minute before Cesc Fabregas fired in a low 30-yard finish. Emmanuel Adebayor [...]

Arsenal 0-0 AC Milan

By admin | Feb 21, 2008

Arsenal’s Emmanuel Adebayor missed a glorious late chance to win his side’s goalless Champions League last-16 first-leg tie against AC Milan. Adebayor’s point-blank header struck the crossbar in injury-time after the Gunners had dominated the second half. Emmanuel Eboue dragged a shot wide and Nicklas Bendtner fired high from eight yards in earlier chances for [...]