Champions League group

2018 - 2019 UEFA champions league group stage

The match days are September 18-19, October 2-3, October 23-24, November 6-7, November 27-28, and December 11-12, 2018.

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 will be held on December 17, 2018. The first legs will be played on February 12, 13, 19 and 20, and the second legs will be played on March 5, 6, 12 and 13, 2019.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals will be held on 

March 15, 2019. The first legs will be played on 

April 9 and10, and the second legs will be played on April 16 and 17 2019.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals will be held on April 19,  2019. The first legs will be played on April 30 and May 1, and the second legs will be played on May 7 and 8 2019.

Final

The final will be played on June 1, 2019 at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) will be determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw

Cristiano Ronaldo sore loser

For not winning UEFA Player of the year award. Cristiano Ronaldo is 33 years old - he is past his prime, he has been. Now he plays in the pasta league.

Cristiano Ronaldo agent claims it was ‘ridiculous and shameful’ that 60 coaches and 55 journalists chose someone else than Cristiano Ronaldo. That same argument can be made by many other players - in example, Mohamed Salah, Harry Kane or Paul Pogba.

Chelsea

It is for the good of Chelsea Football Club to be sold - it is not clear why the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich can’t fund the club to the heights once it held - with the erratic management style - talent bolting away from the sinking ship.

For the good of Chelsea Football Club to be sold to an owner who is not susceptible of financial downturn, losing interest, unable to acquire talent, who does not have visa problems thus taking it out on the club fans to suffer.

Sheikh Khaled Bin Zayed Al Nehayan, had an interest to purchase Liverpool (since the current owners are not interested in selling the club), this is a great chance to purchase a better club return it to former glory, beat Liverpool.

Secondly, his cousin is the owner of Manchester City, has taken the club to the top of world soccer. 

Thirdly cousin rivalry would be great for Premier League, if the Sheikh buys Chelsea Football Club - there will be financial stability, superb talent will be acquired, the Sheikh will not have visa problems, definitely the fans will appreciate that, love the prospective silverware to be acquired, talk trash to the fans of other clubs.

Quarter Billion Euro man

No one can overlook that huge sum. Unless there is another football club able to increase the amount, beat that quarter billion Euros - Barcelona views Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah.

Mohamed Salah Liverpool forward has proven, established himself as one of the most devastating attacker in the world soccer. 

Barcelona if it desires to be relevant in the world soccer, they have to consummate the deal, get Mohamed Salah otherwise they would be relegated to a third or fourth tier soccer club.

The other side of the coin is whether Liverpool can match that amount to keep Mohamed Salah, clearly he is their golden goose who keeps laying golden eggs that fatten the owner’s purse.

Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar, Bayern Munich, Barcelona

It is strange the media keeps harping the same old tune. Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar, Bayern Munich, Barcelona - all of the above are losers. They could not win in the World Cup 2016 or UEFA champions league.

If you try to analyze - why the stars of premier league are neglected or thrown under the rug - you realize the European Sports media is intentionally promoting those above losers who are without merit.

Paul Merson is a dunce II

He said: ‘I don't consider it a re-build, the new manager has taken over a club in almost a perfect environment’

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan arrived last January and they both earn around the £200,000-a-week mark and that is another strain on the wage bill.

The new coach Unai Emery is told to cut Arsenals’ wage bill - well that is the first casualty from the new American owner - now the question to Paul Merson does he still think Arsenal can make top four?

Paul Merson is a dunce

Paul Merson is a dunce. His criticism of Mesut Ozil and Arsenal clearly demonstrated he has lost his mind. According to the odds maker there is no team that can challenge Manchester City - based on that alone Paul Merson criticism is null and void.

The expectations that Arsenal can finish top four is unrealistic. The new coach Unai Emery - if he finishes fifth or sixth would have done a Herculean job to be on par with the previous regime.

If Harry Kane and Tottenham Hotspur lost to Manchester City - will Paul Merson claim that Harry Kane and Tottenham Hotspur ‘they not mentally strong enough’?

If Jordan Pickford and Everton lost to Manchester City - will Paul Merson call out Jordan Pickford and Everton ‘they not mentally strong enough’?

If Harry Maguire and Leicester City lost to Manchester City - will Paul Merson criticize Harry Maguire and Leicester City ‘they not mentally strong enough’?

Secondly, Paul Merson overlooks the elephant in the room, owners backstabbing one another to gain the upper hand, no talent was acquired as a result, now it is the American who has become the owner - it is a fact the American owners they only care about the bottom line - making money - they would care less about fans’ desires - obviously there are two different objectives between the owner and fans (Arsenal would have fared better if they were bought by a sheikh - due to the reason the sheikh objectives are in tandem with the fans) that alone makes Paul Merson delusional.

Thirdly, Paul Merson should explain who acquire a 34 years old defender Lichtsteiner? Or a 30 years old defender Papastathopoulos? He said: ‘I don't consider it a re-build, the new manager has taken over a club in almost a perfect environment’. Paul Merson must explain why the defenders are old and are over 30 years old - why the defense was not revamped - do those over 30 years old defenders instill confidence that they can handle or stop the avalanche of attack from a superb opponent forwards such as Mohamed Salah, Raheem Sterling or Paul Pogba in his assessment that Arsenal should be top four - clearly Paul Merson is delusional.

Paul Merson should have inquired why Arsenal did not acquire Martial to enhance forward no one is losing their sleep or are worried about Aubameyang or Lacazette. Shaqiri would have strengthened the midfield considerably.

It is clear Why Paul Merson could not criticize: a) the owner, b) front office, and c) no talent acquired - thus we conclude Paul Merson is a dunce.

Ian Wright

We second Ian Wright opinion that Raheem Sterling is judged for reasons other than his footballing ability on many occasions.

Sterling is Premier League’s top talents however the media singles him out for criticism - we agree with Ian Wright opinion ‘How many people do you see get the criticism Sterling gets?’ Wright asked.

Sterling march to his own beat of the drum that irks many.

The envy from other leagues against Premier League is very clear.

Bundesliga (German League) team Bayer Leverkusen criticized (now - here, there are many backscratchers, who will claim Bayer Leverkusen was ‘joking’ - it is not known of a German soccer team to use it twitter account in the past to send a joke or to poke fun at any player in the Premier League - there are infinite bootlicker who will try to minimize the German offensive criticism and interfering or encroaching in the best league in the world). Arsenal goalie Petr Cech for Sunday’s Premier League opener against Manchester City.

The Bundesliga is a sore loser, they never made it far in the UEFA Champions League, nor their national German national team lost to South Korea 2-0 on 06/27/2018 in World Cup 2018 in Russia- no one is interested in the Bundesliga.

Primera Division (Spanish League) Lionel Messi, a loser - Barcelona never made it far in the UEFA Champions League, his Argentina national team was losers, however now brownnose are coming out of the woodwork lavishing praise on the loser Messi - you wonder why. In simplistic, it is a pretext - media blitz - so as he can get the Ballon d’Or award - Lionel Messi, could not advance his national team.

Barcelona is a loser, so was the Spanish national team, Spain lost to Russia 

1(3) - 1(4) on 07/01/2018 so was the Argentina losing to France 4-3 on 06/30/2018 in World Cup 2018 in Russia - no one is interested in either.

Serie A (Italian League) the apple-polisher are at it, praising Cristiano Ronaldo, for scoring a goal - just guess how many stars in the Premier League have scored goals however they do not get praise - you wonder why.

Cristiano Ronaldo could not advance his Portugal national team in the World Cup 2018 in Russia - Portugal lost to Uruguay 2-1 on 06/30/2018

Italian teams never made it far in the UEFA Champions League, the Italian national team never qualified for the World Cup 2018 nor the Portugal national team fared better in the World Cup 2018 in Russia - you realize it is the jealous, envy of all against Premier League.

Matches Premier League 08/12/2018

The matches 3 provided entertainment.

Liverpool 4 West Ham United 0

Liverpool came out of the gate, pressing, pressing, pressing, there is no question Liverpool has the ability to make the other team look bad. Liverpool strategy, technique and formation were first class, even with the new faces, they fit it in well, assimilated to the objective of the team - on the other hand West Ham United with new coaching staff, strategy, technique and formation were a work in progress - in addition they were hampered by the new faces inability to fit in or their learning curve will take time.

Southhampton 0 Burnley 0

Exciting game, especially since the odds maker write off Southhampton of surviving or correctly that they belong in the Premier League. Coming out with a draw thus gaining a point, maybe perceived by the fans as a step in the right direction, especially Burnley was favored to win by the oddsmakers 

Arsenal 0 Manchester City 2

Arsenal with the new coaching staff, strategy, technique and formation will take time for the players to get acclimated to, however Arsenal came out of the gate furiously with the fans support, however as time went by Manchester City took control of the game. Arsenal fans thought that the new coaching staff was panacea than the previous regime, they found out - old problems are not cured.

Matches Premier League 08/11/2018

The matches 6 provided infinite excitement - it is true, there is no comparison to Premier League.

New Castle United 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2

From the start the game was fantastic. It showed there is no guarantees in the Premier League, it is a merit based league, any team can defeat any team. Spurs scored initially at 8^th minute. New Castle United responded by scoring at 11^th minute. Then Spurs scored at the 18^th minute however New Castle United coaching strategy was better, however they lacked talent, not the heart - the valley of emotion was great. Spurs have the players.

Bournemouth 2 Cardiff City 0

Being promoted is something, it proves that you are able, Cardiff City has to prove that they belong in the premier league. Bournemouth had their way with Cardiff City. Now it is up to Cardiff City to play. To prove the odds makers wrong. It was a roller coaster of emotions, especially for the underdogs Cardiff City.

Fulham 0 Crystal Palace 2

Being promoted is something, it proves that you are able, Fulham has to prove that they belong in the premier league. Fulham showed the heart, supporters were great, however Crystal Palace had the technique to prevail. Fulham started the game impressively and they showed they belonged to the Premier League. 

Huddersfield Town 0 Chelsea 3

Chelsea with a new coach, the team is adapting to new strategies, tactics and formations of the new coach, since Chelsea lost to Manchester City in the Community Shield last weekend. N’Golo Kante and Willian proved they can play.

Watford 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 0

Odds makers pegged Watford in their predictions for 2018-2019 season to exit the Premier League, however Watford did not agree with that odds makers write off - maybe that was the motivating factor. While Brighton blow hot or cold, the coach has to get his ship in order.

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Everton 2

Wolves proved that they came to play in the Premier League, they belong. Wolves are ambitious. Wolves are excited that they earned a point in entertaining draw. Everton goalie Jordan Pickford stopped the Wolves. Everton were in charge of the game, as usual playing with a man down due to a red card that was disappointing for everyone.

All in all Premier League delivered their product is priceless.

Manchester United

Finally the first day of premier league was a showcase that we were waiting for, Manchester United provided the drama, it was exciting, it was great. The Premier league is the best league ever, there is no comparison.

English soccer is great, we need more of it. Maybe soon we may see, the English League Championship, the English League One and the English League Two.

Paul Pogba, showed why he is the best in the world, as we know cream rises to the top, just 26 days after lifting the World Cup in Moscow, Paul Pogba was pressed back into action, Pogba delivered.

Manchester United got their opener against Leicester at Old Trafford. Three points from Old Trafford in Manchester United's 2-1 win over Leicester City to open up the 2018-19 Premier League season.

Thomas Muller

Thomas Muller is adamant racism has never been a problem in Germany’s national team despite Mesut Ozil’s was widely jeered in pre-World Cup friendlies by Germany fans, while DFB officials publicly criticized him for the meeting, and taking a picture with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Some criticism after the meeting, however, turned into racial abuse - Thomas Muller he should explain that.

The reason for the row was that the pair each presented Erdoğan with signed shirts from their English football clubs—Arsenal and Manchester City. However, they were criticized by both German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the German Football Federation (DFB) for this move.

Leaving Mesut Ozil, feeling as though he had not been protected by his own country’s federation. DFB and its president, Reinhard Grindel.

Imagine African American NFL players meeting and taking pictures with Jesse Jackson then those players are blamed for the team losses. No one else is blamed - you wonder why. 

There is no question in Germany - when everyone is looking for someone to blame for Germany's premature exit from the World Cup, they found an easy target Mesut Ozil, who is of Turkish origin. No one else is blamed - you wonder why.

Bayern President Uli Hoeness’ comments on Özil, which were the most outrageous ones among all those criticizing the player. Thomas Muller should explain those. No one else is blamed - you wonder why.

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

‘Bayern Munich cannot hope to copy the spending power of Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, admits Karl-Heinz Rummenigge’

Bayern Munich, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, he is a dunce he should know that his product is trash, the Bundesliga is garbage.

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, is jealous of other products is better than Bayern Munich - such as those two teams he criticized. No one is losing asleep. Soccer fans prefer premier league, English Football League Championship, English Football League One, English Football League Two and English National League.

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, is just repeating Barcelona’s under-fire president Josep Maria Bartomeu has launched a scathing attack against the two most prominent clubs, City and PSG.That was quickly dismissed by UEFA.

It is strange these two dunces forgot (no mention of Milan’s free-spending under the Chinese?) - you wonder why. No one cares about Bundesliga (German soccer league), Primera  Division (Spain Soccer League) or Serie A (Italy Soccer League).