Although Alex Ferguson last week said that Nani would not be leaving Manchester United that hasn’t stopped the gossip columns from speculating that the Portuguese might be involved in a swap deal for Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio. Click here for this and the latest on the future of United States goalkeeper Brad Guzan - plus much more.
Congrats Juventus!
Swansea have had another great season, winning the League Cup and qualifying for Europe next season. It looks like the squad has been taking HUGE tips from their manager Michael Laudrup, who includes Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus on his impressive playing CV. Laudrup played with the rest of his staff in an end of season kick about, showing his skills and dancing past oncoming defenders. Check it out…
Is that a yellow card?
Bayern Munich cruised to a 2-0 win over Juventus in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, and the opening goal was historic.
David Alaba needed just 25 seconds to put one past Gigi Buffon, who until that moment had gone 490 minutes without conceding a goal in the Champions League. It was the second-fastest goal in the knockout stages ever!
The fastest goal? Roy Makaay, also for Bayern, who scored in just 10 seconds against Real Madrid in 2007.
The UEFA Champions League quarterfinal stage begins on Tuesday with two amazing matchups for your viewing pleasure. Here are some interesting points to keep an eye on:
Paris Saint-Germain v Barcelona
The world’s newest “superteam” is set to take on Spanish giants Barcelona. Former Barca striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who recently had his suspension reduced by UEFA, will lead the PSG attack against Lionel Messi and company.
Leading Champions League scorers:
PSG – Ezequiel Lavezzi (5)
Barcelona – Lionel Messi (7)
Players to watch:
PSG – David Beckham; making his first Champions League appearance this season, starting in place of Marco Verratti.
Barcelona – Andres Iniesta; his form and passing ability will dictate Barcelona’s ability to break the PSG defense.
Juventus makes Manchester United’s Javier Hernandez its back-up plan if Luis Suarez cannot be tempted away from Liverpool. All of today’s transfer rumors can be found in Paper Chase.
Lukas Podolski isn’t getting the amount of game time he would have expected when he joined Arsenal and isn’t playing in his favorite position either which has prompted a couple of European clubs to express an interest in the Germany international. Check out which clubs are sniffing around and read the rest of the gossip by visiting Paper Chase at FOX Soccer.
The trend that keeps on giving: The Harlem Shake.
This time, Champions League contenders Juventus went to extreme lengths with Arturo Vidal doing his best to imitate King Arthur’s dance moves, while ex-United player Paul Pogba flashed his Zorro skills for the entire world to see. As for Alessandro Matri, well, we’ll let you judge his Dragon Ball Z act.
Sadly, we don’t expect this internet meme to stop anytime soon.
