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Barcelona 7-1 Bayer: 5-goal hero Messi creates new Champions League record
In 2010, Messi joined legends Puskas, Di Stefano, Van Basten and Simone Inzaghi in the list of players to net 4 goals in a single European encounter. However, no player had ever scored as many as 5 goals in a Champions League match until Lionel Messi set the record on Wednesday, March 7.La Pulga took the stage by storm in a game which Barcelona could have afforded to lose 2-0 thanks to their 3-1 first-leg advantage. The illustrious player put the Catalans 2-0 up at the break thanks to a couple of unstoppable shots. He completed his hat-trick in the 49th minute and matched his four-goal record against Arsenal with another strike in the 58th minute.
UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid out to tame the demons of Olympique Lyon
Iker Casillas, who has participated in 8 previous UEFA Champions League encounters against Les Gones, is hoping to build on Real Madrid’s strength to cast the Lyon demons for good.“They are uncomfortable rivals for us and they know they have our respect,” the Madrid captain told during the pre-match press conference.
“In the 2009/10 campaign they took an important step into the last eight at our expense but last year we ended our nightmare of not having advanced past the last 16 [in the six previous campaigns] and we did so against Lyon.”
Casillas continued:
UEFA Champions League playoffs: Setanta to broadcast 3 matches live
A day later, Setanta Sports will broadcast Olympique Lyonnais’ game away to Rubin Kazan and Arsenal’s encounter away to Udinese as they happen. Kick-off time for Rubin Kazan vs Olympique Lyonnais is at 11:55am EST and 8:55am PST. Meanwhile, the Gunners’ match is set to start at 2:40pm EST and at 11:40am PST.
Champions League – Real Madrid vs Olympique Lyon: 5 Things You Must Know
Although each game in football is a new 90 minutes sequence, history often seems to have a big impact on a team’s fate in cup football, and so do recent runs or various statistics. Tonight, Real Madrid will affront Olympique Lyon; and that French side is certainly not the best team in the world. But the importance of this Champions League encounter has transformed the Spanish giants’ task into an enormous one.
An unconcerned person may ask, ‘Isn’t it just a Last 16 match that Madrid wil be playing?’ Certainly, but there is more to Wednesday night’s Real Madrid vs Olympique Lyon match than “just” a quarter-final spot at stake. Yes, and this is the case because of what history confines. Los Blancos have a big curse to destroy.
Real Madrid vs Lyon: Sergio Ramos Puts Faith In Away Goal Ahead Of Second Leg
“We are obliged to win the Lyon tie. It was a shame [not to do so in France] since we played a good match,” Real Madrid’s official website quoted Sergio Ramos as saying.The defender then looked back at the outcome of the meeting in which Karim Benzema got the opening goal before Bafetimbi Gomis levelled the result at 1-1. He continued:
“We had a great result with ten minutes to go in the match, but it ended up with a draw. However, we can't be negative.
“We know that an away goal is very important,” Ramos concluded.
Lyon 1-1 Real Madrid: Blancos With One Foot In Or Out From Next Round?
Olympique Lyon 1-1 Real Madrid: Lucky French Survive
On Tuesday night, Olympique Lyon showed again that their luck at the Stade de Gerland against 9-time UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid was no fluke. In a scrappy game as it was, Bafetimbi Gomis had the final word after former Lyon play maker Karim Benzema broke Real Madrid’s barren record in terms of goals away to Les Gones.
In fact, Olympique Lyon had to thank the wood-work for saving them a couple of times in the early stages of the second period. Firstly, Cristiano Ronaldo – who has quite a good record against French teams – smashed a free-kick off the top of the post in the 49th minute. A few seconds later, defender Sergio Ramos also had his header from a corner hit the wood-work.
Real Madrid Must “Pour Out Their Guts” To Beat Lyon, Says Adebayor
The task is huge, but with Jose Mourinho at the head of a team consisting of top players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, the majority of the public has tipped Madrid to triumph on Tuesday. However, loan signing Emmanuel Adebayor prefers to take things very seriously. The ex-Monaco striker is very familiar with Olympique Lyon and he has asked his Real Madrid team mates to offer a big sacrifice if they want to break their Champions League Last 16 curse.
“Lyon has quality players in their team, and we will have to suffer [to beat them],” Adebayor told AS.
Olympique Lyon vs Real Madrid – Video Highlights Of The Match’s History
Real Madrid have never beaten Olympique Lyon despite meeting the French side six times in total. Los Blancos’ miserable head-to-head history against “the Kids” has been emphasized by poor defensive statistics. Lyon have actually scored 10 goals against Madrid to clinch an overall 10-4 record.
This has been possible for the French team because of their robust achievements against the Spanish giants at the Stade de Gerland in the UEFA Champions League. They’ve hosted Real Madrid 3 times and they’ve defeated them 3 times as well. The irony, however, is that the gap between Olympique Lyon and Los Blancos decreases little by little.
The Kids triumphed 3-0 over Real Madrid in 2005 before winning 2-0 in 2006 and only 1-0 most recently. Live Soccer TV takes you back to what happened in the past Olympique Lyon vs Real Madrid UEFA Champions League matches through video highlights.
Real Madrid Vs Olympique Lyonnais: We Are Confident Of A Victory - Carvalho
Real Madrid have not progressed beyond the second round in the UEFA Champions League for the last six years. However, hopes are high among the Madrid fans that they would be able to progress further this season and they need to do that by beating Lyon first.Ricardo Carvalho, who won the Champions League with Porto in 2004, believes that they have the squad to beat Lyon on Tuesday night.
"We know the importance of this event for the club and the players," the 32-year-old told UEFA.com. "We will try to score a goal and get a good result before the return game.
Cristiano Ronaldo Confident Of Breaking Champions League Curse “Once And For All”
Last season, Real Madrid came so close to putting an end to it. Like it is the case this year, they were paired with Olympique Lyon in the Round of 16. After losing the first leg 1-0 in France, Real Madrid were left with the task of winning at the Santiago Bernabeu at all cost. In the return leg, an early goal by Cristiano Ronaldo put the home crowd on their feet. But a late equalizer from Olympique Lyon’s youngster Pjanic shattered Real Madrid’s ambitions.
Los Blancos had to find 2 more goals during the last 15 minutes of the match – something which they failed to achieve. Eventually, they crashed out from the UEFA Champions League at the Last 16 stage for the sixth year in a row.
Gourcuff Will Always Be Gourcuff, says Wendel
Yoaan Gourcuff has been the target of the French press on numerous occasions this season but former teammate and Bordeaux believes that writing off Gourcuff is a mistake.“Gourcuff is Gourcuff,” Wendel explained to RMC. “He was especially confident at that time; everything went well. He was comfortable on the field; he had a lot of confidence. The coach and the players were behind him.
“Everyone goes through difficult times. He'll become the player who finished the best Ligue 1 player in 2009. He has not lost his technique, finesse and vision. He must continue to work.”
Cristiano Ronaldo: Chelsea Not Among Champions League Favourites
There is more than 3 weeks to go before matches of the UEFA Champions League’s Last 16 stage take place. However, Cristiano Ronaldo has already analysed the competition in general in terms of the favourites. In an interview with reporters, the Real Madrid star explained that the Blues cannot rank themselves alongside Barcelona or Manchester United in Europe. Cristiano Ronaldo declared:
“Manchester United, Barcelona and us (Real Madrid) are favourites. Then, I’d say that there is a small group which includes Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Internazionale.
“Chelsea? I don’t consider them as favourites because they’ve changed a lot.”
Champions League: Oh! No, Not Real Madrid – Olympique Lyon’s Jean-Michel Aulas
Olympique Lyon owner Jean-Michel Aulas has witnessed his team’s excellent record against Real Madrid over the past years in the Champions League. However, he has revealed that he didn’t to face Los Blancos for yet another time although last season’s Olympique Lyon-Real Madrid tie ended in favor of the French.After the Champions League draw on Friday, Jean-Michel Aulas talked to the club’s official website about being paired against Florentino Perez’s revolutionized team. He revealed:
“That’s the draw I was fearing the most because revenge should have given us the opportunity to face Bayern Munich [against which Lyon lost in last season’s semis].
Arsenal vs Barcelona, Lyon vs Real Madrid and Inter Milan vs Bayern Munich Repeats
Last season, Inter Milan, Barcelona and Olympique Lyon were on the winning side of these fixtures. Internazionale defeated Bayern Munich in the final of the tournament to lift the UEFA Champions League trophy at the Bernabeu, Arsenal suffered a “Messi-lona” attack at the Camp Nou in the quarter-finals and Real Madrid suffered their 6th Round of 16 exit in a row as Olympique Lyon spoiled their party in the Spanish capital. This season, these 3 fixtures will take place at the same stage. The most interesting side of these draws is that 3 of these 6 big teams will have to endure the agonizing fate of crashing out from the UEFA Champions League that early.
Champions League Draw Live Coverage - Round Of 16 Fixtures Updates
Please remember to manually refresh the page as it goes on. The UEFA Champions League draw has been scheduled to start at 6:00am EST, 11:00am GMT and 12:00pm CET and Live Soccer TV brings you TV Schedule info: check out the Live UEFA Champions League Knockout Round Draw page for that.
You might be crossing your fingers in anxiety as the 8 Last 16 fixtures are about to be revealed. The Champions League's top teams (Internazionale, Manchester United, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Arsenal) all want to avoid facing a tough draw. However, there's a big chance that football fans will be offered at least a couple of titanic matches which will rock the Champions League stage come February and March.
Champions League – Benfica vs Olympique Lyon: Are Benfica Ready For A Revival?
Two consecutive losses to Schalke 04 and Olympique Lyon respectively have put Benfica’s chances of reaching the Round of 16 in a delicate situation. As Schalke are expected to complete their double over Hapoel Tel-Aviv in Israel tonight, defeat for Benfica in Portugal will seem to reveal a few important things: that they are distracted by this weekend’s derby against Porto in the league, that they have to improve in the Champions League, and that qualification for the Europa League might be what they should rather be thinking about instead of reaching the Last 16 stage in the Champions League.
Champions League: Jesus Seeks Redemption Of Benfica Against Olympique Lyon
The Portuguese side can’t take anything for granted in France tonight and their coach, Jorge Jesus, is fully aware of that. After slipping onto the third place in Group B, the manager wants Benfica to bounce back against Lyon.“We are here to win, just as we did against Marseille last season,” Jorge Jesus declared during the press conference ahead of the match.
“We will play our own game, but at the same time, we will keep an eye on their creative players such Yoann Gourcuff, Michel Bastos, Lisandro, and Jimmy Briand. I have watched them a lot.
UEFA Champions League: The Top Scorers – From Samuel Eto’o To Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Arsenal’s Carlos Vela as well as Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and David Villa are three among 13 players in total to have scored 2 goals after match-day 2. Above these players in the top scorers chart, Inter Milan’s Samuel Eto’o, Olympique Lyonnais’ Michel Bastos, Chelsea’s Nicolas Anelka, and AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic have all netted more than 2 goals. We take a look back at their goals through video highlights.
1) Samuel Eto’o – Inter Milan: 4 Goals
The Cameroonian looks to have found back his goal scoring touch. Years ago during his spell at Barcelona, bagging goals seemed to be an easy task for Samuel Eto’o whose partnership with Ronaldinho was delightful for lovers of the beautiful game.
Hapoel Tel Aviv’s Guttman Thinks It Will Be Hard To Beat Olympique Lyon
Hapoel lost 2-0 away to Benfica two weeks ago as they failed to accomplish the first step of their European mission. Now, they face the task of bouncing back with a tough match against Olympique Lyon after surprisingly losing to Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the domestic league last Saturday.
Things aren’t going smoothly for Hapoel Tel Aviv, but Coach Eli Guttman wants the situation to change on Wednesday night. During a press conference ahead of the match, the manager stated:
“We are coming into the match against Lyon at a time where our level of play isn’t as good as it once was. But, I prefer to look at the glass half full.
“A packed house at Bloomfield will offer us some energy which we haven’t had recently. In order to get a good result against Lyon, we will need to be at our best – both in terms of individual ability and in terms of play.”
UEFA Champions League Match-day One Review – From Group A to Group D
Group A: FC Twente 2-2 Inter Milan; Werder Bremen 2-2 Tottenham HotspurIt finished as it started. All four teams are leveled with a point each, having all played out a 2-2 draw in their respective fixture on Tuesday night. FC Twente and Werder Bremen would be the happiest, though.
In the Netherlands, Dutch international Wesley Sneijder opened the score sheet for the visitors inside the 13th minute of the game before Theo Janssen cancelled out the Nerazzurri’s lead seven minutes later. Diego Milito unluckily damaged Inter Milan’s chances to win the match as he scored an own goal on the half hour mark.