Champions League Archives: 08/2013

It still seems to be so fresh, those memories! Muller’s header which bounced past Cech into the goal, Drogba’s equalizer which made London dance with…

During Real Sociedad‘s second consecutive 2-0 victory over a decent Olympique Lyonnais side, two things occured to me. One, as previously blogged about, was that Sociedad are a genuinely likeable team that it’s hard to wish anything but success on. Second, the notion that in an age of football dictated by record transfer fees and unbelievably high wages, that maybe the small Basque club from San Sebastián club are proof that money is still not the be all and end all of the beautiful game.

Vincent del Bosque must be a very happy man. Now, that may sound surprising given that they were utterly outplayed by Brazil in the Confederations…

Every season, the UEFA Champions League takes place and brings fans across the world some of the best soccer action as top clubs with their world-class players clash for European glory. Beginning this past Wednesday, the CONCACAF Champions League began in our region.

Whilst a Champions League triumph is probably still beyond Shakar Donetsk, if the Miner’s young, new additions continue to develop and gel as a unit, don’t be surprised to see Shaktar to go beyond their usual last 16 finish.

This Wednesday the CONCACAF’s version of the Champions League gets underway. Four of the teams represent the USA and they are allocated spots in the following way. Winners of the MLS Cup 2012: LA Galaxy, Runners-up in MLS Cup 2012: Houston Dynamo, MLS Supporters Shield Winner 2012, (most points in the regular season games): San Jose Earthquakes and the US Open Cup Winners 2012: Sporting Kansas City.