The Iberian football has dominate The Old Continent since 2000. As a testimony in this regard are the trophies won by Real Madrid in 1999 and 2001, and hegemony installed by FC Barcelona from 2006 until now. Sevilla and Atletico Madrid have completed the picture of Spanish successes in the second competition in Europe, Europa League.
This season is no exception and Spain attacked two trophies with a total of five teams. Barcelona and Real Madrid are heading for a dream final of the Champions League, and in Eura League at least one of the finalists in Bucharest will be Cervantes’ country.
Valencia and Atletico Madrid will meet in a direct clash for a “ticket” on National Arena, while the second finalist will be decided between Athletic Bilbao and Sporting Lisbon.
The present situation is not unique in European football landscape. There is a precedent, when a nation was represented by five teams in European Cup semifinals.
It happens in 1979/1980 season when West Germany monopolized the UEFA Cup semifinals with Bayern Munich, Eintracht Frankfurt, VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Monchengladbach.
The trophy was won by Eintracht Frankfurt thanks to goals scored away to Borussia Monchengladbach. It was 1-0 for Entracht at home and 2-3 away.
The fifth German team, Hamburg, played the European Cup final with Nottingham Forest, and lost the final, score 0-1 on Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.

A similar situation occurred in 2002-2003, when AC Milan, Juventus and Inter Milan reached to Champions League semifinals while Lazio playing for UEFA Cup.

From the starting of the season, Juventus will giving up the working with major present sponsors, BetClic and Balocco, searching for a new partnership.
Goodbye BetClic and Balocco. At the end of the season Juventus will probably decide to not renew the contracts with the two sponsors from the last two seasons witch were on bianconero’s playing shirts, the model chosen by former president and managing director of Juventus Jean Claude Blanc. From season 2012/2013 they will return to the traditional formula, one sponsor on all play equipment, although they not known yet the new company’s name.
Unofficial rumors claim it could be Goodyear, leader and principal provider of tires for cars, trucks, SUVs, race cars and aircraft, that since November has already signed a partnership with Juventus, available in this season too. The alternative, perhaps more profitable financially for the Turin club, could be the association with the UAE. Sheikh Saud Bin Mohammed A. Al-Thani will organize the World Cup in 2022 and he would like an association with an international brand as Juventus is, to promote his image: recently named best airline in the Middle East and Africa, Qatar Airways could become one of the potential sponsors of Juventus, a situation that gives rise to “air duel” with AC Milan, the team sponsored by Fly Emirates.
Whatever the news represented by the sponsor for next season, Juventus officials’ hope is mainly to get a superior amount than post seasons (11 million per season from New Holland in 2007-2010, 8 million from Betclic and 3 million from Balocco, during 2010-12). The 24 million that Juventus received every year from Tamoil, company owned by the Libyan government, remain impossible to equal, but club management is based on income at least 16-18 million.

Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich and Chelsea vs. FC Barcelona are the semifinals in the Champions League 2011-2012 season. After the Germans and Spaniards had obtained “tickets” for the the semifinals the night before, Los Blancos were qualified 8-2 on aggregate in front of APOEL Nicosia, and Londoners have lived dangerously with Benfica, 3-1 to on aggregate.
After 3-0 in the first leg, Real had to fulfill a mere formality in front of their supporters. “Whites” have opened the score in the 26th minute by Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka set halftime score: 2-0 (’37), who took advantage of a mistake of Urko Pardo, founded in a day without inspiration. Manduca reduced the difference in the 67th minute, but after only nine minutes “CR7″ scored the first free kick of the season. Callejón – came along the way – did 4-1, after an offside unmarked. At two minutes, guests were given a penalty, turned by Esteban Solari, and Angel Di Maria closed the table with a sensational lob over a dreamer Pardo (’84).
In the second match of the evening, Chelsea started well and opened the score after only 22 minutes of play, with a penalty certainly executed by veteran Frank Lampard. Remaining in 10 people, after the elimination of Maxi Perreira, Jorge Jesus hoped his players not to take too many goals, Artur doing wonders in “vultures” goal. Benfica has created few occasions, but Chelsea led all hostilities, and in the second half missed a lot of occasions. In the 86th minute, Lusitania restored parity by Javi Garcia and hoped to a miraculous qualification. There was a huge opportunity in overtime, but Raul Meireles scored for 2-1 after a flash counterattack, at the end of a race of 80 meters.

After a 0-0 draw in first leg, Barcelona managed to qualify in the Champions League semifinals following a 3-1 win in the return with AC Milan. Two penalties scored by Messi secured the fifth consecutive qualification of the Catalans in the semifinals. The Argentine equaled last night the goals record scored by a player in the Champions League in one season, 14.

Although the Italians have landed in Spain with an eye to the Champions League final from 1994, when Milan blew Barcelona with 4-0, “the devils” did not played very detached in front of Catalan pass machine. AC Milan tried on “Camp Nou” the same tactic from the first leg: two defensive-line and a explosive offensive trident, formed by Boateng, Ibrahimovic and Robinho, sent on the pitch to harass Barcelona’s box on each occasion arose. Allegri’s approach proved to be failing. After only 11 minutes, Antonini’s imprudence was penalized by the referee Kuipers, who gave a penalty to a bad intervention! Messi turned elegant, and he managed his second goal against teams from Italy. Under the sterile domination of Barcelona, rossoneri were quickly reorganized and Nocerino scored on a counter-attack, after an excellent pass provided by Ibrahimovic in the 32nd minute.

Messi, the match and the record!

When both teams were preparing for the Half Time, Nesta has committed an inexcusable error to a corner and his holding by shirt produced the second penalty of the match. It scored the same Messi, who fooled Abbiati by changing the corner and brought the hosts back in advantage. The Argentinian equaled the record of only players who managed to score 14 goals in one season of Champions League: Jose Altafini (in 1962/1963) and Ruud Van Nistelrooy (in 2002/2003).

The second half did not bring any change of hostilities, and a lucky rebound left Iniesta alone with Abbiati, and he scored for 3-1 in the 53rd minute. “Tiki-Taka” helped the Catalans to keep ball possession and rossoneri have never managed to threaten Valdes’ goal until the final. It finished 3-1, and Guardiola’s team waiting for their opponent in the semifinals, which will be choosed between Chelsea and Benfica in this evening.

This evening it will play the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, and the most tight duel will be between Barcelona and AC Milan.
It is a clash between two great clubs that dominated European football in the last 10 years. Both AC Milan and Barcelona have won the Champions League trophy, and not only once. The presence of both teams in the latter stages of this competition is common, and the failure of either would bring much suffering among supporters.
Barcelona and AC Milan met in this edition of the Champions League in the group stage. They scored then not less than 9 goals in both matches. Despite this, the first match of the quarterfinals on the San Siro ended 0-0, neither team was unable to impose. There were occasions on both sides, but Guardiola’s players were more chances to score. The Catalans had superior possession, as usual, but this has not helped at all to go home with the three points.
Guardiola is aware that this evening they had to score to qualify for the next stage, and to attack decisive the goal defended by Abbiati. Puyol said the same thing: “This is a final, there is no margin for error. It is always important not to concede any goals. We will have to move the ball quickly, keep a high pace and score as soon as possible.”
It is possible that Pato return to the pitch, and surely he wants to repeat the performance from the group stage, when he scored a goal at Camp Nou in the first minute of play.
Allegri had many players injured lately, but nevertheless managed to maintain a straight line and fight both the championship and Champions League. The player who draws the most attention for the Catalans is Ibrahimovic, who returns to Camp Nou for the first time since he left Barcelona.
We hope to be a spectacular match with many goals.

Tie with a big pressure, for Berlin any point meaning the near or far away from the Bundesliga and for Wolfsburg the near or far away from Europe. After the yesterday and the day before matches, on the 5-8 places are four teams with the same number of points 40, separated only by the goal difference.
From the start of the match, the hosts have jumped on Benaglio’s goal and after about five minutes they missing a great opportunity by Rafael who has shot a little beside the goal. But guests were not hidden, and had also a big chance to score by Dejagah. And soon Hertha scred the firt goal. Rukavytsya, seted up by Ben-Hatira, has sprung from the offside limit, kicks the goalkeeper and the ball denied being resumed by Kobiasvili, 1-0. Wolfsburg restored parity in five minutes, undeserved and with a big lucky. Dejagah has deliver in the smaller box and the ball hit Janker’s leg and ricocheted into the net, 1-1. Later, Helmes resumed the ball near the goal afther Dejagah’s delivery and the score was 1-2.
After the break, Hertha gave up to a defender bringing on the pitch another striker, which increased its offensive power, but a long time the opportunities missed, Wolfsburg being even closer to a new goal. Then the goal situations arose more often, but Lasogga and Rafael Ramos missed everything with an ease hard to understand. In minute 77, Mandzukic scored in one of the few occasions of his team in this half, 1-3, and the game was played. Helmes’s goal was just resulted as a supplement cunning of the winning team. Hertha remain in an extremely difficult situation, its saving being more difficult due to the program games that left, many against teams from the first half of the table.

BENFICA vs. CHELSEA. A first clash is between Benfica and Chelsea, two teams with a nice football teams, two teams accustomed with this competition. The Portuguese team ranks 3rd in the national championship, and has a pretty good go lately. On the other side, billionaire Abramovich’s players are in return , from the installation on the bench of Di Matteo. The Portuguese have not reached the semifinals since 1990 and they hope this year to be one with good luck. Instead the Londoners want bring home finally the title much desired by their boss, UEFA Champions League trophy. Although Chelsea failed to win any away game in this edition, they hope that this match would bring them the first win away and prepare them for a more peaceful second leg.
APOEL NICOSIA vs. REAL MADRID. In another tie of this step are meeting APOEL Nicosia and Real Madrid. Madrid were lucky and this time and they face a rather modest opponent. In previous confrontation they eliminated the Russians from CSKA, as now to meet another team whose presence in the elimination phase is a premiere. Mourinho’s players are motivated by an exciting victory in the last round of La Liga, 5-1 against Societad, and certainly their offensive appetite still has effect. Aware that he starts with the first chance in this duel, the Portuguese coach has warned his team and asked him to play concentrated from the first minute, a qualification from the first game providing them a lighter way in the championship.
OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE – BAYERN MUNICH. The French from Marseille are not in a very good form, their last victory being against Inter in the previous round of the Champions League. They are at the 8th match without victory, theur last result being a 1-1 draw, one point away to Nice. The fans of the southern France team are eager, and definitely they want a success of the team coached by Deschamps. On the other side Bayern Munich going through a great period. They scored plenty of goals in recent matches, and in the championship they are at the 2nd place, 5 points behind Dortmund. The Bavarian team start as favorites in this clash, but the charm of this competition can give us any surprise.
AC MILAN vs. FC BARCELONA. And now the most expected clash: AC MILAN vs. FC BARCELONA. A battle of giants, a duel of millions of fans. Many trophies, many class players, a lot of pressure! We are expecting a big show! The two teams have met in group stage. Were two spectacular games, especially on San Siro. First leg Catalans managed a home draw, 2-2, considering this result a failure. In Italy, rossonerii lost at their own field, 3-2, but definitely Ibrahimovic and company want a revenge in face of Guardiola, Messi, Xavi and company. AC Milan leads Serie A and come after a victory against AS Roma, in which the Swedish striker turned the table, scoring twice and bringing the victory for his side. Barcelona comes after an away win, on the field of those from Mallorca, 2-0 for the Catalans.
It will be one of the finals of this season.

Juventus defeat Inter for the second time in this championship, thanks to goals scored by Alessandro Del Piero and Martin Caceres.
A new victory against Inter and a goal scored by Alessandro Del Piero: are the main elements of a perfect evening for Juventus, which answer as best possible way to Milan who managed to defeat AS Roma the day before. A victory at only four days after the game with overtime in Coppa Italia. After his goal against Milan, juventin captain left his mark decisive in the victory against Inter, what likely was his last Derby d’Italia. No less important were his numerous seizures of Arturo Vidal and good interventions from G. Buffon.
Antonio Conte finally decided to tenured Alessandro Matri in the center of the attack, with Mirko Vucinic and Simone Pepe. Uruguayan Martin Caceres replaced this time Stephan Lichtsteiner, suspended in the aftermath of the fourth yellow card of the season, received in the previous round. On the other side Ranieri was based initially to Forlan and Milito, with Police and Obi in midfield.
Carried by the elan of an enthusiastic public, bianconeri started in attack and had a first good scoring chance early in the 3rd minute, at the end of a speed insight of Vidal, continued with a pass to Pepe and a centering in the box, where Julio Cesar initially, then Inter’s defense was able to reject. Guests response came at the end of the first quarter of an hour, when Milito made space in the Juventus penalty area, but his shot was excellent defended by Buffon, the first in a series of four time outstanding.
A second half apparent started in a small difficulty, was changed due to two Juventus inspired changes made by juventin coach: Bonucci and Del Piero entered the field in place of Pepe and Matri, and Turin team returned to a 3-5-2 system, which this time proved decisive: Pirlo’s centered and the simple replay of Caceres, left completely alone in penalty area. 1-0.
Offensive changes also came from the guests, who have introduced on the field Pazzini, but this time more experienced coach of Inter was seen exceeded by his counterpart from Juventus. Juventus closed for the fate of the three points thanks to a goal scored by captain Alex Del Piero. It may be a definite victory for Antonio Conte’s team, if his men would be benefited by the mistakes of the match’s opponents defense.
It ended with a new victory for Juventus, another Derby d’Italia from this season, so, regardless of the final position of the top, bianconeri remain with the great satisfaction of the two direct successful games against Inter, and a win and a draw in clashes with Milan. Results that reward good game practiced by Antonio Conte’s squad, waiting for another important match: over seven days Juventus Stadium prepares to receive Napoli.

Arrived at six points behind Real Madrid, Barcelona has made travel to Mallorca, where won 8 of last 9 games until yesterday.
Two Madrid’s missteps have opened the title race in La Liga. After two consecutive draws of Madrid, within one week, Barcelona is in a good form, just six points behind the top position, with six consecutive wins in the championship plus two in the Champions League.
Barcelona won the away game with Mallorca, score 2-0. Guardiola’s men had led 1-0 at half time, after a goal scored by Alexis Sanchez. He scored in the 25th minute, following a free kick executed by Messi. The same Alexis Sanchez took on target the bar in the 35th minute, and score remained unchanged until the Half Time.
The start of the second half brought an elimination for Barcelona, Thiago received a red card after he hit the ball with his hand in 55th minute. Catalans were spared a fragile result, and could not afford to lose any points, to stay in race for the title.
Outnumbered, Barcelona defended very well the result, and even if he not scored, Messi helped Barcelona to a new victory. The ball sent by Messi in the bar, in 79th minute, returned to Pique, who served a mere formality, setting the final score, 2-0 for the Catalans.
Barcelona gained 69 points. Real Madrid also defeated Real Sociedad and it reached 75 points.
Catalans will host Athletic Bilbao the next leg, team that pulls at the moment for a European Cup place. But until then, Barcelona will have to make a visit to Milan, where they will play on Wednesday on San Siro, against Italian champions AC Milan.

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