Lyon secures Champions League spot – Seven-time French champion Lyon booked a place in Champions League qualifying Sunday by beating Monaco 2-0 on the last day of the French league season with goals from Pape Diakhate and Lisandro Lopez. Lyon’s win also sent 18th-place Monaco into the second division for the first time since 1976. Lens and last-place Arles were already demoted. (This story continues here)
UEFA Champions League Final: Barcelona Show For The Ages – The 2011 Champions League Final, watched by the world’s eyes, did not disappoint on Saturday as Barcelona completed the 90 minutes with a 3-1 win over Manchester United. The first half began and for the opening fifteen minutes it looked as though Manchester United’s home advantage (English team playing on the English turf of Wembley) was going to pay dividends as they poured on the pressure and … (This story continues here)
Champions League final: Five things to watch – It’s here: the biggest game of the year in world club soccer. Five things to watch for in Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester United (2 p.m. ET, Fox): (This story continues here)
FOX’s Champions League Final Coverage Nothing Short Of A Howler – With the UEFA Champions League final on network television and millions of Americans watching, FOX managed to put forth an abysmal production. Soccer fans in the United States have long had to deal with networks covering matches as if every viewer has no idea how the sport works. That had been changing recently though. As more and more Americans became fans of the sport and followed it regularly … (This story continues here)
UEFA Champions League Final 2011: Game Underway At Wembley Stadium – The 2011 UEFA Champions League final has kicked off at Wembley Stadium, with Barcelona in their traditional red and blue stripes while Manchester United wear a rather boring-looking white jersey. The jerseys aren’t really what we came to watch, though – we’re going to be getting an absolute show today from some of the best players in the world.The stadium is absolutely packed as well, and we’ve … (This story continues here)
UEFA Champions League Final 2011: FC Barcelona Lineup – Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona team for the 2011 UEFA Champions League final has been announced, and there are a couple of interesting things going on here. The big story is club captain Carles Puyol not making the starting eleven (assumedly due to injury, although he is on the bench), replaced at centre half by midfielder Javier Mascherano, something that Javier Hernandez will probably be quite … (This story continues here)
UEFA Champions League Final 2011: Video, Pedro Scores To Put Barcelona Ahead – Pedro Rodriguez had a glorious chance in the early going of the UEFA Champions League final that he wasted, but he didn’t waste his second chance. Lionel Messi ’s run to the center took Patrice Evra with him and opened up acres of space on the right for Pedro to run into. Of course, in acres of space and with Xavi Hernandez on the ball, Pedro was going to get his chance and he did. Xavi put the … (This story continues here)
UEFA Champions League Final 2011: Pedro Gives Barcelona 1-0 Lead – It’s 1-0 Barcelona at Wembley in the 2011 UEFA Champions League final and you can’t say that wasn’t coming. just like in Rome two years ago, Manchester United were excellent for the first ten minutes before letting Barcelona come onto them, and just like two years ago, they’ve been punished. Andres Iniesta had the ball deep in the midfield, finding the forward run of a curiously unmarked Xavi … (This story continues here)
UEFA Champions League Final TV Schedule – Want to watch the 2011 UEFA Champions League final? You’re not alone. Manchester United square off against FC Barcelona at Wembley, both gunning for the most prestigious trophy in club football. The match begins at 7:45 PM GMT, which is 2:45 PM on the east coast and 11:45 AM on the west, and there are a number of ways to watch. If you’re in the States, the easy option is going to be Fox (in … (This story continues here)
Champions League championship brings out a different type of L.A. sports fan – The game offers a rare glimpse into a group of fans that is as large and passionate as it is hidden. It is noon on a bright Southern California spring afternoon, I am sitting in a Pasadena sports bar with a wide door and large picture windows, yet it is as dark as night. (This story continues here)
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