Titanium Messi

 

Messi is unstoppable!   *** image courtesy of zimbio ***

Sometimes, greatness is thrust upon human shoulders allowing superhuman feats to be achieved.

Lionel Messi is titanium. Hamstrung and clearly unfit, he ensured Barcelona would not fall. Starting from the bench, it was his introduction that allowed Barcelona to rise above the solid resistance that

Who will win the Champions League?

[ This is continuation of the article – No Surprises in the Champions League ]

The Road to Wembley is nearing its end

With the second legs of the quarter finals to come, here is a look at how each of the eight teams’ prospects of winning the Champions League fair. Plus an analysis of what to expect from each club in the years to come.

With the team most likely to win the Champions League first,

1.    FC BARCELONA

Despite everything, they remain the class act. That they did not manage to lose a game in which they were significantly outplayed is testament to that. In the end, it felt as if PSG had snatched victory from their jaws.

As the second leg returns to the Camp Nou, there is no doubt that this is

No surprises in the Champions League

[ In relation to this article also, check out the follow up article –  Who will Win the Champions League? ]

Nobody in their wildest dreams would have imagined that it would be Chelsea, not Bayern Munich that would be climbing the steps of the Allianz Arena to accept the Champions League trophy from Michel Platini. The events that had just been witnessed signalled the culmination of a dream run by the London club. As such, it was a surprise.

That surprise however will not be

Twilight in Paris

 

This time, it was neither the Eiffel Tower nor the Arc de Triomphe. The discussion was not about famous paintings at La Louvre or of how a city invoked romance. Paris, was the venue, but the main attraction was the football over at the Parc de Princes.

This is what the Qatari aristocrats dreamed of when they