Missed opportunities make the Rossoneri pay against Red Devils in the Champions League

Ronney's magic helped Manchester United to take three away goal advantage-

In the first leg of the Champions League knockout round AC milan lost 3-2 to Manchester United
due to the chances they had missed in this match.This will be almost impossible for Milan to go
through to the next round as they had conceded three away goals.
In this high profile match Milan started well as they scored their with in three minutes.In the third minute Beckham's free kick was cleared by Evra which had gone to Ronaldinho who striked the ball with fantastic power.The ball took a little deflection from Evans and straightly gone pass Edwin Van der Sar.After this till the 36th minute Milan dominated the match as the Brazilian midfielder Ronaldinho was almost back to his best form.At 28th minute he had shown some great piece of skills and gone past every one except Evans and at last he fouled him to get the ball near the box which was not given by the referee.Till the 36th minutes Milan had missed 3to4 easy opportunities of scoring,by taking advantage of which Manchester united scored their equalizer by Scholes.Going in to the first half both the teams were equal at 1-1.
From the beginning of the second half Manchester United took control of the match as Milan players were looking energy less.Evra did a fantastic work of stopping the young Brazilian striker Pato from getting the ball.The Rossoneri captain Massimo Ambrosini missed two easy opportunities of scoring with in the box as well Thiago Silva.Manchester,s substitution came to work as Valencia's cross was converted to goal on the 66th minute with a blistering header from Wayen Rooney which left the Milan keeper Dida only watching the goal.On the 74th minute manu strikes again as their scoring machine Rooney strikes again with a fantastic header.This time the Rossoneri defenders remain unmoved.
At the last 10 minutes Milan started dominating again as at the 85th minute Ronaldinhio shown some great skill to pass the ball in between two defenders which ended with a skillful finish from the substitution Seedrof for a goal.Milan tried hard for an equalizer but it was all ready too late.At the last minute another Milan substitute Inzaghi missed a very chief opportunity of scoring.
Going in to the second leg at the Oldtraffod,Manchester Milan will be under tremendous pressure as Manchester united will have the advantage of three away goals.

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Bayern Munich back with full force before Champions league clash.

Bayern eqal in points with group leaders Bayer Leverkusen-
Bayern Munich secured a flow less victory over Borussia Dortmund to set the fire for Champions
League clash with Fiorentina as they win 3-1.After a poor start of the season now Munich looking to take the top spot.At this home game they started very slow as B.Dortmund took advantage of and scored their first goal after two early missed chances.After the twentieth minute Bayern took control on the midfield as their ace players Frank Ribery and Arjen Robben started troubling the defenders.
At the 21st minute Bayern came over the goal scored by Mohamed Zidan as the star of the game
Van Bommel scored with the help of deflection from Lucas Barrios from a corner.After the equalizer
the game remained deadlock till the end of the first half as both teams created couple of chances but
unable to put into the back of the net.
After the second half started Ribery created a goal with a cross from which the Dutch man Arjen Robben scored the second for Munich at the 50th minute.Now Dortmund being behind they tried
to attack on the home side to equalize the game.But this resulted another goal against them as Bayern took advantage of the gap created at the defence.Mario Gomez was able to score a third
one at the 65th minute to finish the hopes for Dortmund.
Now Bayern are back to the second spot having 48 points out of 22 matches same as that of Bayer Leverkusen.This win gives Bayern Munich the fire to play a fantastic game
against Fiorentina their Champions League opponent.Bayern is now in their best form of the season as their best players like-Ribery,Robben,Olic,Gomez are in scoring form and they have a good winnig streake behind them.Specially Frank Ribery and Arjen Robben will may come out as a big threat for the Italian side.

UEFA champs lost their undefeated streake to far below team Atletico Madrid

Barcelona's lead over Real Madrid decreases to 2 points as they lost 2-1-

The group leaders Barcelona managed by Pep Guardiola lose their undefeated streak as they lose 2-1 to 11th place Atletico Madrid.After a very brilliant 2008-2009 season Atletico Madrid started this year with a disaster,so they are in a road of recovery.They are able to beat the Barcelona side which no one was able to do till now.Barcelona was playing this match away from home on 14-02-2010.
From the beginning of the game Atletico Madrid took advantage of very sloppy defending of the Catalans as they score their both goals with in 25 minutes.Diego Forlan scored the first
socker at the 7th minute assisted with a cross from Joe Reyes who completed his fantastic run from the left by beating tow Barca men.After Madrid took the lead Barca tried hard came up with a fantastic chance for Ibrahimovich who was not able to capitalise on it.Till 20th minutes Sergio Aguero came up with a good chance which was cleared by Barca defenders.At the 22nd minute Simao scored from a fantastic free kick which left Victor Valdes unmoved.The UEFA champions pulled one back to return to the game as Zlatan Ibrahimovich headed a curling corner from Puyol. From beginning to end of the second half Barcelona tried to equalise but unable to
break the strong defence of Atletico Madrid.
In this match Barca's attacking midfielder Kieta got injured and they suffered a lot as they coincided 4 yellow cards.As the result of a loss Real Madrid now just two points behind group
leaders as they thrash their opponent Xerez 3-0.In this match Lio Messi was found to be the flop of the match where as Joe Reyes of
Atletico Madrid was the player of the match.

Schedule for 2010 worldcup

Groups of 2010 world cup-

Group A :South Africa,France,Mexico,Uruguay.
Group B :Argentina,Nigeria,Korea Republic,Greece.
Group C :England,United States,Algeria,Slovenia.
Group D :Germany,Australia,Serbia,Ghana.
Group E :Netherlands,Denmark,Japan,Cameroon.
Group F :Italy,Paraguay,New Zealand,Slovakia.
Group G :Brazil,Korea DPR,Portugal,Ivory Costa.
Group H :Spain,Switzerland,Honduras,Chile.

Match Day 1(11 June 2010)--
South Africa Vs Mexico(Soccer city,Johannesburg).
Uruguay Vs France(Cape Town stadium,Cape Town).

Match Day 2(12 June 2010)--

Korea Republic Vs Greece(Nelson Mandela Bay stadium,Port Elizabeth).

Argentina Vs Nigeria(Ellis Park stadium,Johannesburg).

England Vs United States(Royal Bafokeng Stadium,Rustenburg).

Match Day 3(13 June 2010)--
Algeria Vs Slovenia(Peter Mokaba Stadium,Polokwane).
Serbia Vs Ghana(Loftus Versfield Stadium,Pretoria).
Germany Vs Australia(Moses Mabhida Stadium,Durban).


Match Day 4(14 June 2010)--
Netherlands Vs Denmark(Soccer City,Johannesburg).
Japan Vs Cameroon(Free State Stadium,Bloemfontein).
Italy Vs Paraguay(Cape Town stadium,Cape Town).

Match Day 5(15 June 2010)--
New Zealand Vs Slovakia(Royal Bafokeng Stadium,Rustenburg).
Ivory Costa Vs Portugal(Nelson Mandela Bay stadium,Port Elizabeth).
Brazil Vs Korea DPR(Ellis Park Stadium,Johannesburg).

Match Day 6(16 June 2010)--
Honduras Vs Chile(Mbombela Stadium,Nelspruit).
Spain Vs Switzerland(Moses Mabhida Stadium,Durban).
South Africa Vs Uruguay(Loftus Versfield Stadium,Pretoria).

Match Day 7(17 June 2010)--
Argentina Vs Korea Republic(Soccer City,Johannesburg).
Greece Vs Nigeria(Free State Stadium,Bloemfontein).
France Vs Mexico (Peter Mokaba Stadium,Polokwane).

Match Day 8(18 June 2010)--
Germany Vs Serbia(Nelson Mandela Bay stadium,Port Elizabeth).
Slovenia Vs United States(Ellis Park Stadium,Johannesburg).
England Vs Algeria(Cape Town stadium,Cape Town).

Match Day 9(19 June 2010)--
Netherlands Vs Japan(Moses Mabhida Stadium,Durban).
Cameroon Vs Denmark(Loftus Versfield Stadium,Pretoria).
Ghana Vs Australia(Royal Bafokeng Stadium,Rustenburg).

Match Day 9(20 June 2010)--
Slovakia Vs Paraguay(Free State Stadium,Bloemfontein).
Italy Vs New Zealand(Mbombela Stadium,Nelspruit).
Brazil Vs Ivory Costa(Soccer City,Johannesburg).

Match Day 10(21 June 2010)--
Portugal Vs Korea DPR(Cape Town stadium,Cape Town).
Chile Vs Switzerland(Nelson Mandela Bay stadium,Port Elizabeth).
Spain Vs Honduras(Ellis Park Stadium,Johannesburg).

Match Day 11(22 June 2010)--
Mexico Vs Uruguay(Royal Bafokeng Stadium,Rustenburg).
France Vs South Africa(Free State Stadium,Bloemfontein).
Nigeria Vs Korea Republic(Moses Mabhida Stadium,Durban).
Greece Vs Argentina(Peter Mokaba Stadium,Polokwane).

Match Day 12(23 June 2010)--
Slovenia Vs England(Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium,Port Elizabeth).
United States Vs Algeria(Loftus Versfield Stadium,Pretoria).
Ghana Vs Germany(Soccer City,Johannesburg).
Australia Vs Serbia(Mbombela Stadium,Nelspruit).

Match Day 13(24 June 2010)--
Slovakia Vs Italy(Ellis Park Stadium,Johannesburg).
Paraguay Vs New Zealand(Peter Mokaba Stadium,Polokwane).
Denmark Vs Japan(Royal Bafokeng Stadium,Rostenburg).
Cameroon Vs Netherlands(Cape Town Stadium,Cape Town).

Match Day 14(25 June 2010)--
Korea Dpr Vs Ivory Costa(Mbombela Stadium,Nelspruit).
Brazil Vs Portugal(Moses Mabhida Stadium,Durban).
Chile Vs Spain(Loftus Versfield Stadium,Pretoeia).
Switzerland Vs Honduras(Free State Stadium,Bloemfontein).


After the group stage is over only the winners and runners-up of the group will be able to qualify
for 2010 world cup knockout stage.

Knockout Stage(Round 16)--

Match Day 15(26 June 2010)--
Match-1-Winners of Gr-A Vs Runners up of Gr-B(Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium,Port Elizabeth,16:00).
Match-2-Winners of Gr-C Vs Runners up of Gr-D(Royal Bafokeng Stadium,Rostenburg,20:30).

Match Day 16(27 June 2010)--
Match-3-Winners of Gr-D Vs Runners up of Gr-C(Free State Stadium,Bloemfontein,16:00).
Match-4-Winners of Gr-B Vs Runners up of Gr-A(Soccer City,Johannesburg,20:30).

Match Day 17(28 June 2010)--
Match-5-Winners of Gr-E Vs Runners up of Gr-F(Moses Mabhida Stadium,Durban,16:00).
Match-6-Winners of Gr-G Vs Runners up of Gr-H(Ellis Park Stadium,Johannesburg,20:30).

Match Day 18(29 June 2010)--
Match-7-Winners of Gr-F Vs Runners up of Gr-E(Loftus Versfield Stadium,Pretoria,16:00).
Match-8-Winners of Gr-H Vs Runners up of Gr-G(Cape Town Stadium,Cape Town,20:30).

After Round 16 is over now there will be only 8 teams left for Quarter final round.

Quarter Finals--

Match Day 19(02 July 2010)--
Match-9- Winners of Match-5 Vs Winners of Match-6(Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium,Port Elizabeth,16:00).
Match-10-Winners of Match-1 Vs Winners of Match-2(Soccer City,Johannesburg,20:30).

Match Day 20(03 July 2010)--
Match-11-Winners of Match-4 Vs Winners of Match-3(Cape Town Stadium,Cape Town,16:00).
Match-12-Winners of Match-7 Vs Winners of Match-8(Ellis Park Stadium,Johannesburg,20:30).

After Quarter finals only four winners will advances to the Semi-finals.

Semi-Finals--

Match Day 21(06 July 2010)--
SEMI-1-Winners of Match-09 Vs Winners of Match-10(Cape Town Stadium,Cape Town,20:30).

Match Day 22(07 July 2010)--
SEMI-2-Winners of Match-11 Va Winners of Match-12(Moses Mabhida Stadium,Durban,20:30).

Third Place Play-off-

Match Day 23(10 July 2010)--
Losers of SEMI-1 Vs Losers of SEMI-2(Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium,Port Elizabeth,20:30).

FINAL--

Match Day 24(11 July 2010)--
WINNERS OF SEMI-1 VS WINNERS OF SEMI-2(SOCCER CITY JOHANNESBURG,20:30).

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Will Beckham be able to fire against the former English club in Champions League

David Beckham the highest paid player of the year 2004 will may play against his former English
club Manchester united in the Champions League.Beckham was one time the best player in English football but now he is struggling to get a spot on the world cup squad.He is now playing in
the midfield for Italian club AC Milan.So in the meeting of Milan and Manu on champions league
Beckham will try to give a high impact so that he will find a place in English squad for the world cup.In the previous four meetings Milan lead the winning score 3-1 by knocking out
Manchester United from Champions League in the year 2006 and 2007.The English fans also
will be very thrusty to see there star playing against them.So this match can be called as one
of the most important fixture of the year.

David Beckham's career statistics
Club ...............................Appearence......................Goals
Manchester Untd.........265....................................62
Preston North end.......5.........................................2(loan)
Real Madrid..................116.....................................13
LA Galaxy.....................41.......................................7
AC Milan.......................23.......................................2(loan)

Premier League Chelsea back to spot light after two screamers from Drogba

There was no effect of sadness for Jhon Terry against Arsenal after being shacked from captaincy of England national team as the Blues celebrates a victory of 2-0.Drogba assists the Blues captain Jhon Terry
to recover from the shacking as he scores two fantastic goals.
Coming into this match Chelsea have more moral advantage then Arsenal as the Arsen Wanger's
side won only twice in there last 14 meetings.Chelsea also found themselves in pressure as they were 1 point down the Red devils Manchester United with 1 match less played.
Coming into this match after 48 hours of being shacked from captaincy Jhon Terry was welcome
by the fans with standing obsession.In this whole match Didier Drogba was the key for Carlo Ancelotti's sight.
After winning this thriller now Chelsea is placed at the top of the points table 2 points clear of Manchester United and 9 points clear then the Gunners.


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Priview of Manchester Uinited Vs AC Milan on 16/02/2010 Champions League

This is going to be thrill to watch AC Milan lead by Leonardo versus Manchester United lead by
Sir Alex Ferguson at Milan.
Man at the back -
AC Milan- For Milan the back pr defence will be controlled by skipper Alesandro Nesta,Thiag da Silva and Zambrota.There will be four men at the back for Milan to handel the attack of ManU.
Dida will be defending the goal for Milan.Nesta and Silva will play the role of the wall for Milan being at the middle of the defence.Kaladze and Bonera will be avialable for substitution.

Manchester United- Manchester United will defend their goal by a four man defence and with
keeper Edwin Vander Sar.Vidich and Rio Ferdinand will play a vital role to keep the Milan attack
away from their goal.Patrice Evra will be seen in a dual role both a defender and winger where as Brown will be considered as the supporting defender.Neivil,Fabio and Rafael will may be available for substitution.

Possession hold at Midfield -

AC Milan-Milan will play four players at the midfield which will play the 50-50 role of defending
and attacking .Coach Leonardo has so many option at the midfield it will be very difficult to say who will play and who will not.The midfield will may be in the formation of 3-1 where Ronaldihno will pull the attack from the behind and Beckham,Seedrof will play the role of wingers
and Pirlo will hold the central defending midfield.

Manchester United- ManU will also play with four man at the midfield but in a different formation then Milan.They will have Darren Fletcher,Micheal Carrick at the Central midfield playing the play maker role and Nani and Valencia at the winger attack putting the pressure on the defence of Milan.Giggs,Scholes and JS Park will be avialable for substitution.

Striking power at Forward -
AC Milan-The attack will contain two men for Milan having young Alxandre Pato and Marco Borriello supported by Ronaldinhio.Inzaghi will be available for Milan as substitution.

Manchester United- Dimitar Barbatov and Wayen Rooney will hold the attack of Manchester United having Micheal Owen at the bench.

Recent Results -
AC Milan -
Serie A: Milan 1 -1 Liv0rno.
Coppa Italia: Milan 0 - 1 Udinese.
Serie A: Milan 0 -2 Inter.
Serie A : Milan 3-0 Juventus.

Manchester United -
Premier League: Manu 5-0 Portsmouth.
Premier League: Manu 3-1 Arsenal.
Carling cup: Manu 3-1 Manchester city.
Premier league:Manu 4-0 Hull.
Technicality -
AC Milan -The Italian team will attack in a formation of 4-3-1-2 or 4-4-1-1.In both form of attack the success will depend on the possession at the midfield and on the supporting striker.
Manchester United - The Manu will play on their usual formation 4-4-2.The attack will depend
on the midfield and they will relay on their defenders more looking at Milan attack.
Head to head on Champions League-
AC Milan 3-0 Manu(2007)
Manu 3-1 AC Milan(2007)
AC Milan 1-0 Manu(2006)
Manu 0-1 AC Milan(2006).

Players to sign -:
Alexandre Pato(AC Milan)- This Milan striker will play a vital role in the game because he will may play the supporting or the winger role for the formation.He is only of 20years and started signing as he scored twice against the high spending Real Madrid.

Andrea Pirlo(AC Milan)-Andrea Pirlo is a central midfield player who can play both the role of
attacking and defending at the center.He will may play the role of the play maker.As well he can
score from long range shots or from free kicks.

Alessandro Nesta(AC Milan)-This Italian defender will be seen in the heart of the defence of
the Milan team against high scoring Manchester United.All the responsibility will lie on his solders as the most seiner player at the defence.

Wayen Rooney(Manchester United)-The attack of the Manu team will all depend on Rooney as
this time there is no Ronaldo at the back.Looking at his recent form it is sure that he is going to fire against Milan.

Micheal Owen(Manchester United)-After a long time Owen is being on the right club and on the
Champions League.Till now Owen had scored 4 goals in the Champions League which includes
a fantastic hattrick.So he will also play a vital role in forward.

Nemanja Vidich(Manchester United)-Along with Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidich is going to control the defence against Milan.Vidich will may use his height as an advantage as he can headed swinging corners in to the net.

Looking at the above statistics and technicality it is sure that Milan is going to have their home fans behind their back but it will be very difficult to stop Manchester United from scoring.So
Expected score is
AC Milan 2-1 Manchester United.

Can magical MESSI assist Diego Maradona to the GOALD

Messi is now the best player of the world who won the Balon'de award for his 2009-2010 season.
The Magical Lio Messi had helped his team to win the goald in the Benjing Olompyics, can he repeat his magical performace to win his first worldcup and third for the legend Diego Armando Maradona.The 21 year Argentinian is the highest paid player in the Barcelona F.C squad and scored highest number of goals in the La Liga -16 goals.In the 2010 world cup all the pressure will lie on Diego Maradona and Messi's back.In 2010 worldcup they are placed in Group B which is not
an easy group.The teams placed along with them are Nigeria ,2004 shocker semi finalist Korea Republic,and former UEFA champions Greece.So can The Legend and The Best combine together
to make the North American giants to win the goald.

Will any African nations be able to take advantage of hosting 2010 worldcup

The 2010 worldcup will be hosted by South Africa from June11 to July 11.This year there are six
African nations who have qalified for the 2010 worldcup.The teams are South Africa,Algeria,Ivory
Costa,Cameroon,Ghana,Nigeria.Among these teams Ghana,Cameroon and Nigeria can be conisdered as underdogs who can upset any of the big teams.These teams have very famous players like Drogba,Kalou,Eto'o.

Can Cristiano Ronaldo make the dream come true

One of the Galacticus and the highest selling plyer Cristano Ronaldo will may be able to turn the dream of the portugiese soccer side into true. Cristiano Ronaldo has the skills,speed and pricision
which makes him one of the best in the FIFA.At first Portugal was strugling for the place in 2010 wprldcup play offs but thanks to ronaldo captain of the team they have qualified for the cup.
The next hurdel for them is group of DEATH as they are placed along with Brazil,Ivory Costa and
Korea DPR.As all the responsibilities will be on the back of Cristiano Ronaldo he be able to do the undone before.

The possible Portugese squad will may be::Henrique Hilario(GK),Edwardo(GK),Rolando(DF),
Bruno Alves(DF),Ricardo Costa(DF),Pepe(DF),Paulo Ferreira(DF),Ricardo Carvaiho(DF),Deco(MF),Cristiano Ronaldo(MF),Tiago(MF),Duda(MF),Raul Meirelese(MF),Pedero Mendes(MF),Miguel Veloso(),Joao Muthinio(MF),Nani(FW),
Nuno Gomes(FW),Liedson(FW),Hugo Almeida(FW),Edinho(FW),Danny(FW).

Will Dunga (Brasil national team coach) keep his words

The former Brazilian striker Dunga who is now the coach of the nationl soccer team of Brazil had said that
the doors are open for Ronaldo in 2010 worldcup if he plays well after come back.But in case of Ronaldo he was the best finisher ever the world has witnessed.After 2006 worldcup Ronald had come back in 2009 and now playing for home club Corinthians.He had already scored 12 goals in 20
matches which is a very impressive tally.But in presense of strikers like Robinho,Adriano,Hulk,Luis
Fabiano will R9 be able to find his way to the 2010 worldcup squad.For Ronald Dunga should keep his words if he plays like this.It can be said for R9 that "The GOALDEN boy is back but the touch of GOALD is not there"

Who will survive the group of DEATH in 2010 Worldcup

The Group G will may be appear as one if the biggest nightmare for the biggest teams in the 2010
worldcup.In the 2010 FIFA world cup the group of death or group G contains the ultimate winners
Brazil,the generation of signing footballers in Portugal,and the two dark horses Ivory Costa &
Korea DPR.The Brazil team have so much big names in there team it will be difficult for the coach
Dunga to decide who will be in the playing 11.Where as Portugal have the biggest names like
CR9(Cristiano Ronaldo),Nani,Burno Alves,Deco,so all the game will relay on these players.As these
two are the biggest teams in the group these teams will be under tremendos pressure to qualify.
But this 2010 worldcup will see the golden generation of the Ivory Costa team as it contains players like Drogba and Kalou.At last Korea DPR can be considered as the underdogs.So it will be very difficult to say who will survive the group of DEATH.

Will it be like 2006;no North American giants in semis

The 2006 world cup was held at Germany which was one of the biggest suckers of the year as there was no Brazil or Argentina in the semis.Will this year proved to be another sucker or we will see any one of the North Americans lifting the biggest prize.Brazil is always the biggest threat for
other teams absolutley but in 2006 worldcup they were beaten by the best team of that year France lead by midfield legend Zinedine Zidane.Will brasil be able to gain revenge of there defeat by leaftig the cup.In othere hand will we see another Maradona in this worldcup 2010.In 2006 world cup Argentina was beaten by there luck as they lost to the host in penalties 4-2.

The world waits for one of the biggest event-2010 worldcup

In the year 2010 one of the most awaited turnament is going to take place that is nothing but 2010
football worldcup.This will take place after the thrilling worldcup final in Germany in 2006 at South Africa.The 2010 worldcup will be held from 11 june to 11 july in the presence of one of the most maddest crowd.The final of this worl cup will be held on the soccer city stadium of Johannesburg having a capacity of 95000 crowd.There are 32 sccoer teams who have qualified for the 2010 FIFA worldcup.

The teams which will participate are listed below
Group A :Southafrica,France,Uruguay,Mexico.
Group B :Argentina,Greece,Nigeria,Korea Republic.
Group C :England,Slovenia,Algeria,United States.
Group D :Germany,Ghana,Serbia ,Australia.
Group E :Netherland,Cameroon,Denmark,Japan.
Group F :Italy,Paraguay,New Zeland,Slovakia.
Group G :Brazil,Portugal,Cote d'Ivoire,Korea DPR
Group H :Spain,Chile,Honduras,Switzerland.