After the quarterfinals played out the second leg of their draws over the past two days, we now know which four clubs remain in the hunt to claim the crown as champion of Europe in 2016. Three of the four are among the usual suspects, while the fourth is a nouveau riche upstart finally looking to realize its potential and emerge from...
We evaluated the first four UEFA Champions League quarterfinalists after they went through, but now that we know all eight of the teams left in the tournament and know the four pairings it makes sense to revisit the matter of previewing the matchups and predicting who is likeliest to advance to the semifinals. A lot of the usual suspects...
The first four clubs to reach the quarterfinals of this year's UEFA Champions League have been decided over the past two days as second-leg Round of 16 matches took place around Europe. While we do not yet know who each team will face, given that there are still four more quarterfinalists to determine next week, it is still worth our...
Two months ago we were taking a look at the UEFA Champions League knockout draw, and now that the first set of Round of 16 fixtures have played out over the past nine days it is time to look at how those predictions fared. Today the goal is twofold -- to evaluate how the first legs unfolded, and how they set up the combatants for the...
UEFA might make us wait until February to actually see the first set of knockout matches play out, but at least they provide us an opportunity to evaluate the Champions League Round of 16 matchups so quickly after the end of the group stage. We have already been able to assess the biggest winners and losers of the previous round, but now...
With only one matchday left before the UEFA Champions League enters the knockout stage, only one team has won all of its matches to date after Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund both lost. Defending champions Real Madrid knocked off FC Basel thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo's lone goal of the match to stay a perfect five for five in...
The fourth series of fixtures in the 2014-2015 UEFA Champions League revealed the first six teams to qualify for the knockout stage, and it also revealed the first three teams eliminated from the race. Some results played out just as anticipated; other matches stunned as teams fell short of qualification and others kept themselves...
Halfway through the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, only three of the 32 teams left in this year's competition have won all three of their matches to this point. Those three -- Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Borussia Dortmund -- represent three of the past four finalists, including the past two champions of the tournament....
Some things are more clear after the UEFA Champions League played its next round of matches on Tuesday and Thursday. Some things are more muddled than ever. There are still four matches left to play before the knockout bracket is completely filled out, but contenders and pretenders are starting to emerge. Let's take a look at the...
The wait is over... UEFA Champions League has finally commenced, ending the long drought in the UEFA calendar since last May's final in Lisbon between crosstown rivals Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid. With every one of the 32 teams left in the competition having played their first matches, some clear story lines emerged in each group...
