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New stars, upsets & the fate of the competition – Five things to expect from the Champions League last 16

December 17th, 2011 No comments
Edison Cavani Vs Mario Gomez
The 'league v league' war will recommence, the top scorer award is up for grabs, while the ECA hold the keys to the future of the Champions League

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Seven English wins in nine last-16 ties against Italian clubs – the stats that show why history favours Chelsea and Arsenal over Napoli & AC Milan in the Champions League

December 17th, 2011 No comments
Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Milan (Getty Images)
Arsenal face AC Milan and Chelsea will take on Napoli when Europe's elite competition resumes in February, and they will be hoping to continue a trend of Premier League dominance

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The Italian Job – Why AC Milan must beat Arsenal and avoid a fourth straight Champions League exit to an English club

December 17th, 2011 No comments
Kakà & Fabregas - Milan-Arsenal (Grazia Neri)
The Rossoneri have gone down to Premier League opposition every time they’ve attempted to win an eighth European Cup, and now is the time to buck the trend

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‘Napoli have every chance of beating Chelsea’ – Goal.com experts give their verdict after Champions League last 16 draw

December 16th, 2011 No comments
Champions League Cup
Goal.com's UK & International experts combine to discuss their opinions on Friday's draw, Arsenal & Chelsea’s European fate, and who they think will succeed come May

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‘It is a difficult draw but an exciting one’ – Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger anticipating tough Champions League clash with AC Milan

December 16th, 2011 No comments
Wenger
The Gunners face a difficult task against the Serie A champions, but the Frenchman is confident of his side's chances having tasted victory twice at the San Siro before

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Manchester City slam AC Milan’s conduct over Carlos Tevez pursuit

December 16th, 2011 No comments
Carlos Tevez - Manchester City (Getty Images)
Brian Marwood has revealed that the striker may end up moving elsewhere in the January window, and has criticised the Serie A side's use of the media in the transfer saga

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Champions League draw: Bayern Munich the big winners while Napoli drift to 40/1

December 16th, 2011 No comments
The Bavarians enjoyed the best fortune as they were handed a draw against Basel while the San Paolo outfit have been handed long odds after being drawn against Chelsea

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Arsenal would have preferred to have avoided AC Milan in Champions League last 16, club secretary admits

December 16th, 2011 No comments
EPL - Arsenal v Everton, Arsene Wenger and Robin van Persie
Marquee tie in the Champions League draw sees resurgent Gunners head to San Siro to take on the Serie A title-holders but David Miles believes they stand every chance of winning

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AC Milan’s Massimiliano Allegri warns that his side must be braced for tough Champions League tie with Arsenal

December 16th, 2011 No comments
Massimiliano Allegri - Milan (Getty Images)
The Italian champions are in good domestic form but their coach feels that they will have their work cut out in trying to eliminate the Gunners when the two clubs clash

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Barcelona’s Alexis Sanchez could miss Club World Cup final against Santos – report

December 16th, 2011 No comments
Alexis Sanchez - Barcelona
The Chilean winger suffered an abductor muscle problem in the semi-final success over Al Sadd and is considered a major doubt for the tournament decider on Sunday

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English duo Chelsea and Arsenal to face Napoli and AC Milan in Champions League last 16

December 16th, 2011 No comments
Champions League draw (Getty Images)
The Blues will be very wary of the Partenopei, who progressed at the expense of Manchester City, while the Gunners will not be looking forward to their trip to San Siro

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Barcelona a cut above all of their Champions League rivals, says 1982 World Cup-winning Italy legend Fulvio Collovati

December 16th, 2011 No comments
Fulvio Collovati - World Cup 1982 (courtesy Kurono-Kei)
The former Italian international thinks that the Catalans are close to unstoppable but he does believe that Serie A's finest can do some damage in the knockout stages

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Serie A Round 16 Preview: Udinese travel to Lazio in battle of high-flyers, Palermo and Catania feature in Sicilian derby

December 16th, 2011 No comments
Antonio Di Natale - Udinese-Lazio - Serie A (Getty Images)
In this penultimate fixtures of 2011, Genoa also look to bounce back from their midweek defeat with victory over Bologna, while Fiorentina aim to extend their unbeaten home run

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Paolo Maldini: Tottenham’s Gareth Bale only knows how to attack

December 16th, 2011 No comments
Paolo Maldini - Milan (Getty Images)
The former AC Milan defender believes that the Welshman is suspect defensively and feels that Real Madrid's Marcelo is a more rounded player at left-back

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Fiorentina co-owner Diego Della Valle orders Guido Rossi to disclose every detail of the investigation into Calciopoli

December 16th, 2011 No comments
Diego Della Valle - Fiorentina (Getty Images)
The Viola supremo wants the former FIGC commissioner to outline exactly what happened during his enquiry into the fixing scandal which rocked Italian football

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Chelsea’s Andre Villas-Boas keen to avoid AC Milan and other ‘top teams’ in Champions League draw

December 15th, 2011 No comments
Andre Villas-Boas
The 33-year-old is hoping to avoid the seven-time European winners in the next round while both Manchester clubs await their fate in the Europa League draw

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Maxi Lopez’s new agent Andrea D’Amico tight-lipped on Catania striker’s proposed switch to AC Milan

December 15th, 2011 No comments
    Maxi Lopez - Catania (Getty Images)
An agreement has been reached for the Argentine forward to move to San Siro but his representative has declined the opportunity to confirm whether the deal will actually be done

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Werder Bremen tracking Genoa’s Alexander Merkel – report

December 15th, 2011 No comments
Alexander Merkel - Genoa (Getty Images)
The Bundesliga outfit reportedly sent scouts to watch the teenager in action against Inter earlier this week and are said to be readying a summer bid

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AC Milan’s on-loan forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang desperate to stay at Saint-Etienne beyond this season

December 15th, 2011 No comments
Ligue 1 : Pierre Emerick Aubameyang (AS Saint-Etienne)
The Rossoneri striker is scheduled to return to San Siro next summer but he is hoping that a transfer can be thrashed out between the two sides

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Carlos Tevez’s representative plays down Boca Juniors remarks

December 15th, 2011 No comments
Carlos Tevez - Manchester City (Getty Images)
The Argentine striker's statements, expressing his desire to return to La Bombonera, are allegedly old and no longer represent the player's wishes

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Thiago Silva: I want to stay with AC Milan until 2020

December 15th, 2011 No comments
Thiago Silva - Milan (Getty Images)
The Brazilian defender is very pleased with life at the Rossoneri and admitted that he wants to pen another long-term contract once his current deal expires in 2016

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Real Madrid vs AC Milan, Arsenal vs Basel, Barcelona vs Napoli – the seeded & unseeded clubs for the Champions League last-16 draw and who the teams can face

December 15th, 2011 No comments
Champions League Cup
As we prepare for the anticipation of the round of 16 draw, Goal.com lays out the seedings and outlines the potential opponents each team can be pitted against

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Leonardo: Paris Saint-Germain have not made an official offer for Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez

December 15th, 2011 No comments
Carlos Tevez - Manchester City (Getty Images)
The Paris giants' sporting director insisted that they have not tabled a bid for the Argentine and even divulged that none of the player's potential suitors have either

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Arsenal, AC Milan & Juventus favourites, Lazio & Roma have no chance, but Koln stay still possible – Lukas Podolski’s transfer options explained

December 15th, 2011 No comments
Germany, Bundesliga, 1. FC Cologne v SC Freiburg, Lukas Podolski
Goal.com assesses the future of the in-form attacker, whose prolific scoring has attracted attention from clubs across Europe

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AC Milan’s Mario Yepes set to be sidelined for 10 weeks due to ankle surgery

December 15th, 2011 No comments
Mario Yepes - Ac Milan (Getty Images)
The Colombian defender has sustained an ankle injury and faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines as he is expected to go under the knife

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AC Milan & PSG target Carlos Tevez: I only want to join Boca Juniors

December 15th, 2011 No comments
Carlos Tevez - Manchester City (Getty Images)
The Argentine international has revealed he has no intention of going back to the Citizens and is looking to sign for his first professional club back in Argentina

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Silvio Berlusconi: Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez has a choice between money at Paris Saint-Germain or prestige at AC Milan

December 14th, 2011 No comments
Silvio Berlusconi - Milan (Getty Images)
The former Italian prime minister has directed a slight dig at the club's rivals for the Argentine's signature, while confirming coach Allegri will be offered a new contract

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Calciopoli peace meeting ends with no resolution agreed

December 14th, 2011 No comments
Gianni Petrucci (Getty Images)
Figures present at the four-hour summit all admitted that none of the problems discussed at the get-together have been ironed out with further meetings required

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Catania reveal that AC Milan are not the only club interested in signing Maxi Lopez

December 14th, 2011 No comments
    Maxi Lopez - Catania (Getty Images)
The 27-year-old is being courted by other potential suitors and the San Siro outfit may miss out on the striker if they wait too long, according to Pietro Lo Monaco

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AC Milan would be Bayern Munich’s toughest draw in the Champions League, says Philipp Lahm

December 14th, 2011 No comments
FC Bayern Munich, Manuel Neuer & Philipp Lahm
The defender feels the Serie A giants are potentially 'difficult opponents', while he and Manuel Neuer have also underlined the threat Koln will pose in Friday's Bundesliga match

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