Only two matchdays are now left in the group stage of the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League, and things are really starting to draw closer to a decisive conclusion. Three of the 16 teams spots in the knockout draw have already been claimed with victories this week, and two of the 32 teams are now mathematically eliminated from reaching...
We are now halfway through the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League group stage, and the tables in most cases are starting to clarify. Five of the six teams that still had perfect records entering the matchday were held to draws, with only Zenit St. Petersburg emerging with a third straight victory to solidify its spot atop Group H....
Matchday two in the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League group stage yielded as many questions as answers for the 32 teams in the competition. Six teams still have perfect records, one group is perfectly level, and surprises abounded throughout the Tuesday and Wednesday fixtures. Four matches still remain to right the ship or to hold on to...
The first matches of the UEFA Champions League group stage concluded yesterday across Europe, and we can now begin to assess where each team stands in the pecking order of their respective groups. There are still five matchdays to play out, but a good first impression (and three points) always goes a long way toward securing...
UEFA conducted the draw for the group stage of the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League on Thursday, and we can now begin to assess which teams are most likely to still be alive for the title of Europe's best once the tables are completed and the knockout stage is settled. Here are my quick takes on each group and which teams have the best...
At once it was much closer and yet much wider than the final score would indicate, but in the end the final score looked pretty much as everyone expected. Despite a Herculean effort by Gianluigi Buffon in goal for Juventus, the Italian champions were finally overwhelmed by the most fearsome multifaceted attack in the world as...
Last week's return matches brought closure to the penultimate stage of the 2014-2015 UEFA Champions League, and we now know which two teams will square off against one another in the winner-take-all final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on June 6. The streak without a successful title defense has now extended to 25 years with the...
UEFA released the draw for the Champions League semifinals today, and now we can assess who has the most favorable position into the finals. A wild second leg of the quarterfinals saw Bayern Munich emphatically reverse its deficit against Porto, Real Madrid finally break through for its first win in eight matches this season against...
Before the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, we took a look at the matchups and predicted which teams were the favorites to move on. Nobody is completely eliminated from contention yet, but some teams are sitting in far better position than others. Four matches are in the books, and four more next Tuesday and...
Welcome to Pitch Predictions, our new column here at Sports Unbiased, where I'll be offering breakdowns and picks for the hottest matches of the upcoming week. Normally we'll be coming out with this column every Friday in advance of the weekend action around the globe, and that will begin this Friday. But, thanks to intercontinental...
