The Champions League quarter-final draw has been revealed. Manchester City will take on PSG for the first time while La Liga giants, Barcelona will face their spanish counterparts Atletico Madrid. The rest of the clashes is between Bayern Munich and Benfica , Wolfsburg vesus Real Madrid. Ties will be played on 5th and 6th April as well as 12th and 13th April
Barcelona goalkeeper, Marc-Andre ter Stegen has asked his teammates to be wary of his countryman, Mesut Ozil as the assist king is capable of doing the unthinkable.
Speaking to the press ahead of Arsenal’s clash with the Catalans at the Camp Nou tonight, the skipper who played alongside Ozil said ‘As a footballer, Ozil is a player who can do unthinkable things, just like Messi,’ ‘He is impressive, and we will have to be alert that he does not harm us. I have played with him two or three times and he is a very significant player for the German national team and can do incredible things.’
Lionel Messi scored his first ever goal against Petr Cech and sent Twitter into a meltdown. He ended a run of 10 hours and 11 mins without scoring against him.
Just about two months ago, the former Chelsea skipper had bragged about being able to deny Messi the chances of scoring against him during his spell at Chelsea. Well, the Argentine smashed that record tonight.
The Gunners contained the visitors at the first half of the game but ran out of steam at the 71st minute, when Messi brilliantly chipped in a pass from Neymar. Messi ruined their night further and netted the second goal at the 84th minute via a penalty, no thanks to a slide at the area by Flamini who replaced Francis Coquelin at the 82nd minute.
Barcelona are now 33 games UNBEATEN in all competitions since a 2-1 loss to Sevilla on 3 October. The Catalans will host the Gunners in the second leg of the game in Camp Nou in the coming weeks.
Arsenal, Chelsea, Barcelona and Bayern Munich had impressive outings last night snatching wins in their respective games. Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez helped Arsenal keep their Cl hopes alive with an impressive 3-0 victory against Dinamo Zagreb at home. thanks to goals from Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez (brace). They in the words of their manager, Arsene Wenger will need to fight back against Olympiakos in December, to qualify for the round of 16.
Barcelona ran riot at the Camp Nou with a 6-1 win over Roma. The likes of Messi, Suarez and Pique registered their names in the scoresheet. Chelsea had a wonderful trip to Isreal as they thrashed 10-man Maccabi Tel Aviv squad 4-0. Dynamo Kyiv also snatched a 2-0 away victory at FC Porto.
Premier League club, Arsenal will net a £3m windfall from Thomas Vermaelen’s transfer package if Barcelona win the 2015 Champions League next month
Oh my! Here’s a player who hasn’t played for the Catalans because of his injury. Recall that the Belgian defender left the Emirates for Spain on August 9, 2014 for a fee around £15 million and part of the agreement was that the Gunners will be £3 million richer if Barcelona win the Champions League.
