Tag Archives: Champions League

30 teams took part in midweek action over the past couple of nights as the quest to reach the Champions League proper picks up a pace. This phase of the lengthy competition takes two routes as we see both the Champions Route and the League Route. 20 teams take place …

17 Champions League Second Qualifying Round 1st Leg ties are scheduled for this week and 16 are now a mere footnote in history after the action that took place on Tuesday and Wednesday. Four of those ties took place on Tuesday night and The New Saints have it all to …

The Champions League Second Qualifying Round got under way last night with four fixtures taking place and of the eight teams in action across Europe there was Welsh representation in the form of last season’s WPL winners The New Saints. They travelled to Croatia to face Rijeka and have come …

The five ties that comprised the First Qualifying Round of the Champions League were concluded on Tuesday and we now know which quintet of teams have moved onto next week’s second phase of the competition where they will join the other 29 teams already placed in the draw. One of …

The First Round of Champions League Qualifers were completed last night and five clubs have booked their place in the next phase of the competition. There is no rest for the wicked though as the fixtures come around as early as next week. Northern Irish champions Linfield have got their …

Last night saw the 5th and final first leg tie of the 2017/18 Champions League 1st Qualifying Round. Linfield who have got the very obvious carrot of facing Celtic in the next round made particularly hard work of San Marinese opposition last night. The Linfield players may well have been …

I know what you are thinking “hang on, didn’t the Champions League Final only take place at the beginning of June?” Yes that’s right Real Madrid beat Juventus in Cardiff on the 3rd of June, just 24 days later the 2017/18 edition begins in earnest with the First Qualifying Round. …

In a week where Juventus will be wanting to forget their Champions League Final performance after suffering a thrashing at the hands of Real Madrid they at least can end that handful of days with some good news, news that sees their current manger committing his future to the Old …

Real Madrid continue to make history They become the first team to retain the trophy since the competition moved into the Champions League era While also becoming the first team since A.C. Milan back in 1989 to 1990 to win successive editions of the competition It is victory number 12 …

It’s time for another guest article now as Reading fan Oliver Walsh – who you can follow on Twitter here  returns. This week Oliver gives us a review of the Champions League Final in 100 words. As always Oliver it’s over to you Efficient and Brilliant, two words perfectly surmising …