Thursday, March 8, 2012

Off The Post

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• Juan Mata grasses up Chelsea team-mate Fernando Torres over penalty refusal
• Pep Guardiola loves Barcelona football (even when it’s being played by the opposition)
• APOEL Nicosia qualify for the Champions League Quarter-Finals
• Did Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini spur on Lionel Messi’s five-goal haul?
• Five-goal Lionel Messi breaks a Champions League record (Barcelona 7-1 Bayer Leverkusen)

Juan Mata grasses up Chelsea team-mate Fernando Torres over penalty refusal Posted: 08 Mar 2012 01:36 AM PST Chelsea star Juan Mata has revealed he put the chance for Fernando Torres to end his goal drought on a plate this week – and his fellow Spaniard turned it down. Mata claims he gave Torres first dibs on a penalty against Birmingham on Tuesday evening, but the goal-shy striker refused to take it. He [...]

Pep Guardiola loves Barcelona football (even when it’s being played by the opposition) Posted: 08 Mar 2012 01:18 AM PST Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola lives for beautiful goals. So much so that he can appreciate a great goal being scored against his team. Granted, humility comes a lot more easily when you’re 10-1 up on aggregate. Nonetheless, Guardiola was visibly impressed by Karim Bellarabi’s late consolation for Bayer Leverkusen. He stuck out his bottom lip [...]

APOEL Nicosia qualify for the Champions League Quarter-Finals Posted: 08 Mar 2012 12:52 AM PST Whilst there was the assumption last night that Lionel Messi's five goals against Bayer Leverkusen was the greatest performance in Champions League history, it could be argued that it wasn't even the most impressive display of the night. Step forward APOEL Nicosia, who beat French giants Lyon on penalties to qualify for the quarter-finals of [...]

Did Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini spur on Lionel Messi’s five-goal haul? Posted: 08 Mar 2012 12:29 AM PST Bayer Leverkusen might just have to blame Roberto Mancini for their thrashing by Barcelona last night. It’s possible that Lionel Messi’s five-star performance was inspired by the Manchester City manager. Mancini says: “I think Van Persie at this moment is one of the best strikers in Europe with [Lionel] Messi, [Cristiano] Ronaldo, Sergio [Aguero] and [...]

Five-goal Lionel Messi breaks a Champions League record (Barcelona 7-1 Bayer Leverkusen) Posted: 08 Mar 2012 12:18 AM PST Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi made Champions League history last night by becoming the first player to score five goals in a match. The Argentine led the attack as Barca thumped German side Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 on the night. Messi bagged five of the goals for himself as Bayer struggled to cope with the little magician. [...]

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