Hey football fans,
Sorry I haven’t posted in awhile, I’ve been busy working and finishing my winter quarter at college. But there’s been a lot of exciting soccer action since I’ve last posted that I have to talk about.
For those who don’t know, the Champions League draw for the round of eight was on Friday. There are some mouth watering match ups: Barcelona will take on league rivals Atletico Madrid, Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint Germain take on Premier League leaders Chelsea. Real Madrid will look for revenge against Borussia Dortmund in a rematch of last years semi final match in which Dortmund won 4-3 on aggregate en route to the final. And finally perhaps the most anticipated match World Champions Bayern Munich take on Manchester United. I hate both Bayern and Man U, so I am excited for this match up because it means one of the teams will have lose. It should be a bunch of close games, and a good watch for soccer fans. The first legs take place on April 1st and 2nd.
The sounders got their second victory of the season in a 2-0 win at Montreal. The Sounders and Impact played on Sunday and the sounders dominated most of the match. Clint Dempsey was ineligible due to a two game suspension he picked up in last weeks loss to Toronto. Brad Evans was also missing due to injury. Nevertheless Sounders were able to get a convincing win. Lamar Neagle and Obafemi Martins were constantly penetrating the back line. Neagle was fortunate to get a goal after a good header. The ball came off the post and bounced off Impact keeper Troy Perkins for an own goal. Obafemi Martins nearly found the back on the net soon after with a clinical header, but a good save from Perkins kept the score at 1-0. After the break, the sounders doubled their lead, when a pinpoint cross found Kenny Cooper found Obafemi’s head, and the Nigerian striker was able to get his coveted first goal of the season. The Sounders are now 2-0-1, and take on the Columbus Crew this Saturday.
Finally, the Premier League title race is starting to heat up Chelsea are currently four points ahead of second place Liverpool, and six points clear of third place Man City. Man City, however, are two games behind Chelsea and could still make up those points. Arsenal has slipped to fourth place, and still have a chance at the title but my money is on Chelsea or Liverpool. Both teams have been in good form, but I think Liverpool could edge out Chelsea in the end. Between Suarez and Sturridge, Liverpool have been a goal scoring machine. They recently beat lack luster Manchester United 3-0. Chelsea have put in convincing performances as well: 4-0 against Tottenham, and 6-0 against Arsenal. But they lost to Aston Villa 1-0. If you’re gonna win the title you have to be able to beat teams like Aston Villa. So if I had to pick a winner, I would pick Liverpool. But it should prove to be an exciting end to the Premier League campaign.
Thanks for reading football fans, and stay tuned for more posts!
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