At long last, the biggest football game in the world is a mere hours away, when Barcelona and Manchester United will fight for the UEFA Champions League title in Rome.
The storylines at play tonight are mouth watering: Messi vs Ronaldo. Premier League vs La Liga. The experience of Ferguson against the youth of Guardiola. The [...]

After a long delay, the Champions League is finally set to resume, as the much anticipated Round of 16 gets underway this evening.
After a poor group stage, football fans were rewarded a proper cup draw, with some exciting matchups between Europe’s top clubs being played out today and Wednesday, and as always, Argentina will be [...]

Please use this thread to discuss all the great fixtures in this week’s run of Champions League games.
Today, most eyes will be on the Roma – Chelsea and Liverpool – Atlético. For more on all the week’s game, please visit the Champions League Offside page.
I’ll be off for most of the day, but I’ll be [...]

Leave your comments below for the second round of group fixtures for the 2008 Uefa Champions League.
Some great potential matchups, with FC Porto visiting Arsenal and Bayern Munich hosting Lyon today, while on Wednesday, Inter hosts Werder Bremen and Atlético Madrid host Marseille.
As usual, leave your thoughts below, as well as any streaming links you [...]

With a fantastic start to the 2008 Champions League yesterday, let’s hope today’s fixtures prove to be just as compelling.
With Chelsea, Inter Milan, Barcelona, and Liverpool all rolling to wins to start off their campaigns, it was Atlético Madrid who in my opinion shined brightest, with an on-fire Sergio Aguero leading the team with [...]

The group stages of the UEFA Champions League kicks off this evening, with several fine matchups to keep an eye on. Most intriguing is Group D with Atlético Madrid facing PSV, and Liverpool traveling to France to face Marseille.
In a previous post, regular visitor Debasish listed each team’s players from Argentina. For a complete [...]

A special thanks goes out to regular Argentina WCB poster Debasish for breaking down the Group stages of the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League, just announced today, and including the names of Argy players on each squad. As expected, Argentina players are represented across all 8 groups.
GROUP A
Chelsea – (1)
FW Franco DI Santo
AS Roma – [...]

With the seasons in Europe over, the Champions League final this Wednesday, and the Copa Libertadores and Primera coming to a close, we can at last look ahead to the national team over the summer. With international friendles, World Cup Qualifiers, and the China Olympics, it’ll be a busy summer for the albiceleste.
So with [...]

We’re down to the final 16 in Europe as the Champions League resumes today after a long winter break, and as always, Argentina will be well represented, with names like Messi, Heinze, Higuaín, Gago, Tevez, and Belluschi just to name a few.
What match-up are you most looking forward to? While everyone seems to be calling [...]