Published
3/9/2011 10:52:04 PM
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William Montero
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Tottenham advanced to the quarterfinals in its first season in the Champions League, holding seven-time champion AC Milan to a 0-0 tie Wednesday night. Following a victory in Italy in the first leg three weeks ago, Spurs won 1-0 aggregate. AC Milan has failed to reach the quarterfinals for four straight seasons.
Tottenham is in Europe's top competition for the first time since the 1961-62 Champions Clubs' Cup. At White Hart Lane, AC Milan outshot the hosts 16-7 but couldn't score. The Italians bossed the game for long stretches, but were rarel able to generate any clear cut chances. On the end a team not known for their defense ended up shutting out the likes of Robinho, Pato and Seedorf for two straight matches.
"It's a huge night for us," said Tottenham forward Peter Crouch, who scored in the first leg. "We defended magnificently. We had to dig in and defend from the front, and I think we deserved it over the two legs."
Milan's best chance was in the 25th minute, when Alexandre Pato rounded goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes and crossed to Robinho, whose shot glanced off Benoit Assou-Ekotto and was cleared off the goal line by William Gallas. Since winning the trophy in 2007, AC Milan has been eliminated in the second round by Premier League teams in three of four seasons. Inter Milan is Italy's last remaining team in the competition.
Published
5/19/2012
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Shane Barrow
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Despite being outplayed all evening Chelsea rallied to win the Champions League title in penalty kicks over a stunned Bayern Munich.
Published
4/27/2012
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Roberto Garcia
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A terrible end to a terrible run for Barcelona as their coach Pep Guardiola is stepping down citing a need to rest.
Published
4/25/2012
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Shane Barrow
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Bayern Munich became the first team to advance to a Champions League final it is hosting, beating Real Madrid 3-1 on penalty kicks Wednesday night.
Published
4/24/2012
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William Montero
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A stunning rally and a stunning result on Tuesday as Chelsea went to Spain lost John Terry to a red card and rallied to eliminate Barcelona.
Published
4/21/2012
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William Montero
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Cristiano Ronaldo finally got a word in his rivalry with Lionel Messi as he scored the winner in Real Madrid's 2-1 win over Barcelona.