Champions League Poll

Today, I would like to take a poll on the Champions League.  The tournament has narrowed down to 8 teams. I think every 8 teams in the tournament have a chance to become the champion of the european soccer clubs. The question is, who do you think will win the Champions League? Comment your answer in the comment box.

Here is the list of the 8 teams.

1. Dortmund (Germany)

Dortmund celebrating for the goal against Donetsk in the 16th round.

2. Malaga CF(Spain)

Players of Malaga after the first round of quarter final.

3. Galatasaray AS (Turkey)

Galatasaray playing Real Madrid in group stage.

4. Real Madrid CF(Spain)

The best player on Real Madrid, Christiano Ronaldo

5. FC Barcelona (Spain)

Their best striker, Lionel Messi, scoring in group stage.

6. Paris Saint-Germain FC (France)

PSG's new players David Beckham and Zlatan Ibrahimovich.

7. Juventus (Italy)

One of the best goalie in the world, Gianluigi Buffon.

8. FC Bayern Munchen (Germany)

Bayern scoring against Juventus in the quarter final round.

Ok, these are the choices. Please comment your opinion!!

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AC Milan defeats Barcelona

          AC Milan upset Barcelona in the round 16 of the Champions League at San Siro. Although, through out the game, Barcelona kept the possession way more than AC Milan did, AC Milan pulled  2-0 win over them. AC Milan defenders did goo job marking Messi really tight, letting him do nothing. Offensively, Boateng and Muntari scored magnificent goals which led the team to the upset.  They are going to play the second leg of the round at Camp Nou. You better not miss this great game on March 12. 

                                           Sulley Muntari scoring in the 80th minuets

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Japan vs. Latvia

Japan played Latvia on February 6 in Kobe, Japan.  Shinji Okazaki struck twice as Japan made a winning start to 2013 with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Latvia. They will have world qualifying match against Jordan next month.  With win over Jordan, Japan will clinch a fifth straight World Cup appearance. Let's go Japan.

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Champions League 2013 First knockout stage

One of the biggest events in soccer, the Champions League knockout stages is about to start. The draw to determine the tournament tree was held on Dec. 19. The round of 16 has been set, and there are more than a few interesting match-ups there. The undoubted interested game is Real Madrid vs. Manchester United, which Shinji Kagawa, a Japanese player, will play for Manchester. Atsuto Uchida will be playing for FC Schalke 04. These are the match-ups of the round 16:


Galatasaray vs. FC Schalke 04
Celtic vs. Juventus
Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Borussia Dortmund
AC Milan vs. Barcelona
Real Madrid vs. Manchester United
Valencia vs. Paris Saint-Germain
Malaga vs. FC Port

Pretty interesting match-ups. We can't take our eyes off from these games especially the games that the Japanese players are going to play.



Here are the dates of the games
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