Champions League News

Barcelona won the Supercopa 2011

2011-08-18T05:52:00.000-07:00

Champions League – Lionel Messi helps Barcelona beat brilliant as his eternal rival Real Madrid in the Spanish Supercopa second leg on Thursday (18/8/2011) early morning hrs. After carrying Barca winning 2-1 in the first half, Messiah back into a decisive 3-2 victory at Barca end of the game.
As usual, the battle between two best clubs in Spain are directly held tight and hot from the start. Nan hard game quickly became a major treat both El Clasico match between two teams this season.
After a tight fight in the first ten minutes, Barca managed to open the faucet through Andres Iniesta’s goal in minute 15. Utilizing breakthrough bait Messi, who previously writhed in midfield, Iniesta is off the offside trap scored a beautiful goal by picking through the guard Iker Casillas advanced to close the firing chamber of the Spanish national team midfielder.

But Barca’s advantage did not last long, Madrid immediately responded with a goal five minutes later Cristiano Ronaldo. Exploiting cross Karim Benzema, CR7 had the ball with a touch that could not dammed Victor Valdes. There is little controversy behind Ronaldo scored his 100th, as the Barca players to claim the world’s most expensive player in an offside position. However, referee David Fernandez Borbalan still endorse these goals.
A minute ahead of the first round was over, Messi makes the whole Camp Nou Barca roared after successfully bringing back ahead. Utilizing feedback backheel Gerard Pique who rose to help the attack, Messi managed to outwit Casillas with a kick lever, to close the first half of Barca combines with the score 2-1.
Sign the second half, game increasingly heated. Both players started leaving the values of fair play, and often show strong game characterized by physical contact. Lionel Messi and Marcelo was involved in verbal confrontations, following offenses committed Marcelo.
Entering the 63rd minute, Mourinho pulled out and put Angel Di Maria Gonzalo Higuain smashed his forces in order to add power. However, it was Barca who have a chance of first-kick Messi, who can still be pushed Casillas and Sergio Busquets header that still soar over the bar.
Real replied through Benzema volley kick that unfortunately still sideways. Shortly later turn Sergio Ramos, who must bite the fingers after a header from close range, after welcoming cross still sideways.
Twenty minutes remaining, Guardiola began to tighten the focus of the defense area. David Villa is pulled out and put the wing defender Adriano Correira. While Mourinho was still eager to enter Ozil replace Kaka in the 78th minute.
Mou’s decision to play Kaka shown telling, after winning prizes corner kick, the Brazilian playmaker to send feedback that makes the occurrence of chaos in the Barca penalty box. Benzema also managed to exploit the situation, after sepekannya for the second time failed secured Valdes.
Score 2-2 to make the game more tense in the remaining eight minutes. Because both sides are now in a position as strong (aggregate 4-4). Guardiola scored Real Madrid responded by entering anyarnya players, Cesc Fabregas to replace Pedro.
In the middle of the confidence of the players are emerging Madrid, Messi again became an actor protagonist for Barca. Argentine boy wonder is back with his team ahead in the remaining three minutes. Fabregas took part in the creation of Messi’s goals. Former Arsenal pillar to send feedback to Messi, who forwarded a breakthrough bait to Adriano who then sent a cross to return without being able to disambat Messi in response Casillas.
Not long ago, Messi scored a hat trick chance after receiving a breakthrough bait. Unfortunately, the execution time is still able to be secured Casillas. Meanwhile, Madrid is getting frustrated catch up, just to play with 10 players, following a red card received by Marcelo as hard tackle on Fabregas.
This incident triggered tension was torn between the two camps involving all players, whether on field or bench. In fact, Jose Mourinho was once caught on camera involved in the incident. Terlepasa of the incident, Barca finally successfully maintain a 3-2 advantage at once won three in a row Supercopa (Real Madrid match score) or is the 10th in history.
Teams:
Barcelona: Victor Valdes, Javier Mascherano, Gerard Pique, Eric Abidal, Dani Alves, Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Pedro, David Villa / Adriano (73 ‘), Lionel Messi
Real Madrid: Iker Casillas, Ricardo Carvalho, Pepe, Fabio Coentrao, Sergio Ramos, Sami Khedira / Marcelo (46 ‘), Xabi Alonso, Mesut Ozil / Kaka (75′), Angel Di Maria / Higuain (62 ‘), Cristiano Ronaldo Karim Benzema

FC BATE Borisov 1-1 SK Sturm Graz

2011-08-16T14:15:00.000-07:00

Champions League - BATE were the resource persons Unable to find a winner after a center-back Marko Simic canceled out Manuel Weber’s early opener for the visitors in Minsk.
FC BATE Borisov and SK Sturm Graz Their resumes will of the UEFA Champions League play-off tie on level terms following a draw in Belarus.
Bidding to reach the group stage for the first time since 2000, Sturm silenced the home crowd inside 12 minutes through Manuel Weber’s confident finish. Marko Simic powered in a header just before the hour but Viktor Goncharenko’s men must score in Austria in eight days’ time to retain any hope of gracing the group stage for the second time.

If BATE were the resource persons seeking a positive start to erase the disappointment of Their shock loss to FC Minsk weekend, then the visitors served up more trouble with Weber’s opener. Slipped in by Imre Szabics’s defense-splitting pass, the captain Sturm advanced into the penalty area and beat Aleksandr Gutor with ease.
A goal down, BATE received another setback two minutes later Pls Vitali Rodionov received a booking the which rules him out of the return. Undeterred, the Belarusian champions, WHO enjoyed 62% possession in the first half, with Their Continued Measured approach play and would have leveled Yegor Filipenko Had not missed the target after Dmitri Baga’s free-kick dropped kindly.
That was the cue for Szabics to head wide following a swift counterattack Sturm. Followed was his chance three minutes before the break by Milan Dudić, all of four meters out, somehow failing to connect with Andreas Hölzl’s deep delivery.
Perhaps mindful of That Reprieve, BATE began the second half confidently and equalised with Their first effort on target, Simic Unmarked rising to head in Baga’s accurate set piece. Buoyant again, BATE received a reminder of Sturm’s threat Pls Roman Kienast flashed a header across goal. Despite forcing the issue thereafter, the home side were the resource persons Unable to force Goalkeeper Christian Sturm Gratzei into his first

SL Benfica 2-2 FC Twente

2011-08-16T14:13:00.000-07:00

Champions League - Bryan Ruiz scored a late equalizer for the hosts as a pulsating first leg WHO the between two sides played in last season’s group stage finished all square.
Bryan Ruiz scored a late goal to earn Valuable FC Twente a draw against SL Benfica in a pulsating UEFA Champions League play-off first leg.
The hosts made the perfect start as Luuk de Jong gave Them an early lead with a fine strike, but by the 35th minute Óscar Cardozo and Nolito Had turned the match in the Eagles’ favour. Twente stepped up the pressure in the second period, however, and got Their reward with ten minutes remaining Pls Ruiz headed in to set up an intriguing second leg in Lisbon next Wednesday.

Both sides participated in the 2010/11 group stage and the visitors were the resource persons first to threaten, Nicolas Gaitan bursting through three challenges and only the legs of Nikolay Mihaylov sparing Twente. The home side’s Gratitude deepened in the sixth minute Pls They took the lead, De Jong controlling a long pass on his chest and holding off Maxi Pereira to drill a lot shot into the corner of Artur’s net from the edge of the penalty area.
Twente were the resource persons given a Rude Awakening 15 minutes later Pls Suddenly Benfica drew level. Axel Witsel won possession on the Halfway line to set Cardozo away and the Paraguayan was allowed to advance to within 25 meters of the Twente goal before curling a precise shot beyond Mihaylov.
Although Artur Had to block a Denny Landzaat effort within 60 seconds, the tide turned and Benfica Had struck again on 35 minutes. Gaitan and Cardozo worked for Witsel space inside the area and he unselfishly squared for Nolito to tap in to.
Before the break Artur Had to Make dive stops from Ruiz and Landzaat and the hosts Continued to press after the break. They found Artur a formidable barrier, the Goalkeeper bravely blocking Willem Janssen’s thunderous close-range effort, but the Benfica’s No1 was beaten again in the 80th minute. Substitute Ola John raced down the left and checked back to deliver a cross headed in the which Ruiz.