The Champions League is a prestigious competition organised annually for by
the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). A we all already know, only top-division European clubs do participate in the tournament and its final game is the most
watched annual sporting event worldwide.
The 2017/2018 competition has been characterized by
suprised eliminations with the likes of Lazio, Athletico Madrid, RB Leipzig and
Borussia Dortmund not making past the group stages.
English football has been heavily represented by Liverpool, Manchester
City, Manchester United and Chelsea, all qualifying for the second round of the
competition. The joy of seeing these clubs perform at the top and final stages
of the competition, has however been short-lived with the surprised elimination of
Tottenham FC at home on the 7th of March 2018 by Juventus FC of Turin with a
score of 1 goal to 2 and 3-4 (On aggregate). Manchester City suffered defeat
but went through to the quarter finals on aggregate 5-2 against the Swiss club
of FC Basel. Liverpool FC (In Anfield) played a goalless tie with FC Porto but
went through on aggregate after a huge thumping of FC Porto 5-0.
Yesterday
the 13th of March 2018 saw the surprised elimination of Manchester United at
Home in Old Trafford against FC Sevilla by a score of 1-2 for the visitors.
This Man U match was characterised by missed
chances and woeful performance by the Manchester Boys who failed severally to
convert all their goal scoring opportunities. Needless to argue that we all
failed to see the determination to win from the home front.
It will appear
the magic boy Jose Morinho has been dwindling in his ablility to provided the
much awaited brilliant results that the fans of Manchester United both desire.
Of course their English and international fans are more thane ver before most
disatisfied with the team’s performance. As a result, it is not uncommon to hear
supporters argue on the need for the Portuguese magic trainer to be replaced-by
who, no one can tell for now. As already intimated, Man U has not been at its best performance of late
and yesterday’s match tells a lot of hot stories about the management bench of
the club. We have seen that "THE SPECIAL ONE" or the « Magic Boy »
Jose Mourinho has fallen below standards for the team. All we can hope is that
he and the club can bounce back, not at the Champions League though, but at
local competitions and challenges.
Yesterday’s match was a goalless tie in the first half but a technical
change from FC Sevilla's Head Coach Vincenzo Montella, saw the introduction of
Frenchman Wissam Ben Yedder at the 72nd minute in place of Luis Muriel. Consequently
as a result from this change, two beautiful goals came in from the Frenchman at
the 74th and 78th minutes. United's Romelu Lukaku had a quick reaction to reduce the tally at the 84th
minute but it wasn't enough to see Mourinho's boys through to the quarter finals
of the competiton.
The last games for the 16th Round will conclude today with F.C Barcelona
welcoming CHELSEA FC after a one-all draw in Stamford Bridge in London.
Besiktas receives Bayern Munich after receiving a 5-0 thumping in Germany. All
our eyes will be in Barcelona, Spain tonight at 08:45 PM for another historic
encounter. What will be the
outcome? Will the curse of English football continue to see Chelsea off? Will
Chelsea surprisingly snatch an away win against all odds?
Your guess is as good as mine. All we can do is to wait,
hope, and watch if the last Premier League side will make their fans proud
tonight.
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