Manchester City’s squad depth hampered by financial constraints
Manchester City may be the Premier League’s biggest spenders in recent years but they’re still not through with building the ultimate football team. Problem is, the owners now want to practice financial prudence, something that does not sit well with a manager used to spending big.
Manchester City have been surprisingly quiet in this summer’s transfer window, with Jack Rodwell the only notable addition to the Premier League-winning squad. Roberto Mancini has vocalised his desire to ... Continue Reading →
UEFA Champions League Final: 5 Things In The Stands Learnt
Chelsea overcame Bayern Munich on penalties to be crowned champions of Europe in a match which left In The Stands’ Rolly Pelovangu all the more wiser.
So that is that then. Those were the champions and in Chelsea these are the champions.
After months of shocks, great goals, surprises, superb performances, red card shames and goalkeeping heroics, a competition which began in July 2011 has finally come to a dramatic close with Roberto Di Matteo’s men being crowned the kings of Europe after ... Continue Reading →
VIDEO: Chelsea Champions League Victory Parade
Chelsea fans came out in force to celebrate the club’s UEFA Champions League triumph over Bayern Munich with an open top bus parade through South West London
Roberto Di Matteo’s men lifted their first ever European Cup after a 4-3 penalty shootout victory over Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena to banish memories of 2008 as they became the first London club to lift the Champions League.
As you may have noticed from the video, the Chelsea fans on show were quite delirious!
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Didier Drogba: Champions League Win Was ‘Our Destiny’
Champions League final hero Didier Drogba has labelled Chelsea’s Champions League triumph as “our destiny,” but remains coy on his future at Stamford Bridge.
Drogba headed home a precious equaliser two minutes from time before tucking in the decisive penalty during a tense shootout as the Clues became the first London club to lift the UEFA Champions League.
Speaking after the match the big Ivorian striker hailed his sides’ victory as “destiny” but refused to comment on his ... Continue Reading →
Pictures: Bayern Munich 1-1 Chelsea (3-4 on Pens) Champions League
Chelsea beat Bayern Munich 4-3 on penalties to lift their first ever Champions League crown in a dramatic night at the Allianz Arena.
Didier Drogba was the hero as he headed home an equaliser two minutes from time before sweeping home the deciding penalty during a tense shootout.
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UEFA Ultimate Champions Match: World All-Star XI 3-2 Bayern Munich
A host of World Cup winners and footballing legends competed in a friendly match between a World All-Star XI and a Bayern Munich All-Star Team in Munich.
The match ended in a 3-2 win for the World All-Star XI and provided plenty in terms of thrills, entertainment and skill – most notably when Edwin Van der Sar saved Paul Breitner’s first half penalty.
All the greatest names in football featured for the World All-Star including: Patrick Vieira, Cafu, Fabio Cannavaro, Giovanni Van Bronckhurst, ... Continue Reading →
Bayern Munich vs Chelsea Champions League Final Predictions
With the suspension almost at bursting point, the Crystal balls are out as the In The Stands team try to accurately predict who will win the Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Chelsea
The Allianz Arena will the scene of European football’s showpiece event come 19 May as the two clubs clash for the right to be called kings of Europe.
Bookies have Bayern Munich as favourites ahead of the match although the pervading feeling going into Munich’s final is that Chelsea have ... Continue Reading →
Bayern Munich vs Chelsea: Champions League Final Preview
In The Stands’ Rolly Pelovangu grabs a pint of beer and some German salami before previewing Saturday’s Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Chelsea.
The Allianz Arena will be scene for the biggest match this season for both clubs as the UEFA Champions League reaches its apogee.
To call the 2012 final the losers last stand would be a tad harsh, but given that Saturday’s contestants have both recently suffered painful defeats in European football’s showpiece event, there is a ... Continue Reading →
Pictures: Real Madrid 2-1 Bayern Munich (3-3 Agg 1-3 on pens)
Bayern Munich will face Chelsea in the Champions League final after beating Real Madrid 3-1 on penalties after the match had ended 2-1 to Madrid (3-3 on aggregate).
In a sensational night in the Spanish capital it was Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer who was the hero as he saved twice from Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka in a thrillingly tense penalty shootout.
It all left Bayern midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger the honor and planting home the decisive spotkick to send Los Blancos crashing out ... Continue Reading →
They Played for Penalties, and Penalties Were What We Got
As soon as Bayern Munich had scored the penalty which got them back into the game at 2-1, the air flew right out the tires. Both teams became ultra conservative and played in fear of losing the match.
There was no determination, no moment of sheer brilliance that couldn’t be denied. No, we were treated to over an hour of dull monotonous play with sideways passes around half line and not much creativity.
One moment summed up the whole evening for me.
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Di Matteo’s Magic Wand Points The Way to Munich
As the dust settles today on Chelsea’s monumental, against-all-odds achievement at the Nou Camp last night, the clamour for Roberto Di Matteo to be given the opportunity to build on his achievements next season gathers apace – and rightly so.
This was a season that, following a 1-0 reverse at West Bromwich Albion less than two months ago, lay in tatters: “we weren’t good enough”, former manager Andre Villas Boas surmised. Fast forward two months and Chelsea are good enough to stand ... Continue Reading →
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