Archive for category: Champions League

Preview: Women’s Champions League Final – Lionesses v She-Wolves

Preview: Women’s Champions League Final – Lionesses v She-Wolves

The 2013 Women’s Champions League Final will take place this Thursday at Stamford Bridge, at 19.30 BST, 20.30 CEST. The match will be carried live by Direct 8 in France.  Tickets are on sale for a bargain price of £10, with concessions (under 18, over 65) at £5. Go go [...]

Barcelona v PSG: A Tale of Two Goals

Barcelona v PSG: A Tale of Two Goals

Harvey Kelly takes a look at the key moments in the Champions League semi-final second leg in Barcelona. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. A wonderful game, which probably would have been the pick of the quarter-finals if Dortmund hadn’t beaten Malaga with two [...]

PSG v Barca / Barca v PSG – How to Beat the Best Team in the World?

PSG v Barca / Barca v PSG – How to Beat the Best Team in the World?

Harvey Kelly turns his eye to the Champions League Quarter Final first leg clash between PSG and Barcelona, and what we can expect from the game at the Camp Nou. Barcelona threw a slight surprise with David Villa on the right of the attacking trident, and with Pedro struggling with [...]

PSG v Valencia: Pedestrian at the Parc des Princes

PSG v Valencia: Pedestrian at the Parc des Princes

PSG are top of Ligue 1, in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France, and now in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, 18 years after their last appearance in the knock-out stage of this competition. On the face of it, everything looks very positive, but in each competition there [...]

Paris Saint-Germain v Valencia: Champions League Preview

Paris Saint-Germain v Valencia: Champions League Preview

Paris Saint-Germain are on the cusp of their first Champions League quarter-final in 18 years as they host Spanish stalwarts Valencia at the Parc des Princes this evening. Leading 2-1 on aggregate, Carlo Ancelotti will be fully aware that the emphasis will be on Los Che to attack, needing at [...]

Valencia v Paris Saint-Germain: Champions League Preview

Valencia v Paris Saint-Germain: Champions League Preview

Tonight’s match marks Leonardo’s 20th anniversary since he left Valencia. With PSG’s +11 goal difference in the group stage, Leonardo returns with the Champions League’s most dominant team. Both sides come into this match in encouraging form. Valencia have found a way to nick victories on the road and PSG are finally [...]

A Guide to Valencia: Los Che welcome Les Parisiens

A Guide to Valencia: Los Che welcome Les Parisiens

Spanish expert David Cartlidge very kindly donated his time and gave FFW the low-down on PSG’s opponents. So what can Carlo Ancelotti expect from tonight’s Spanish opponents? The story: Valencia comes into the game against Paris Saint-Germain in the best position they’ve been in all season. A change of coach [...]

FOR SALE: Younes Belhanda of Montpellier – Only One Owner

FOR SALE: Younes Belhanda of Montpellier – Only One Owner

So, Louis Nicollin has pulled the 2CV up at the car-boot sale and has started arranging his trestle table; Tinhan has been put on the train to Arles-Avignon on loan, Utaka is rumoured to be off to Qatar for a million or so, and then there’s Belhanda.  Montpellier’s number 10 [...]