Beckham dan LA Galaxy Latihan Di GBK

Jelang laga persahabatan melawan Timnas Selection Indonesia, para pemain LA Galaxy melakukan latihan di Stadion Gelora Bung Karno, Senayan, Jakarta, Selasa (29/11) sore. Sebelumnya, David Beckham dan timnya itu menggelar Soccer Coach kepada 250 anak yang dibagi menjadi 4 tim.

David Beckam menyita perhatian para penggemarnya yang secara khusus datang ke GBK untuk melihat latihan David dan tim LA Galaxy. Mereka berlatih sebagai persiapan menghadapi Timnas Selection Indonesia di GBK pada Rabu malam esok.

LA Galaxy tahun ini meraih gelar ketiga juara Major League Soccer atau Liga Amerika Serikat. Selain Beckham, klub ini pun memiliki Landon Donovan, bintang Timnas AS saat Piala Dunia 2010 lalu dan pemain berbakat Robbie Keane.

Rabu malam besok merupakan pertandingan spesial bagi David Beckham di LA Galaxy karena masa kontraknya akan segera habis. Di bagian lain, pertandingan besok akan menjadi ajang uji mental dan kemampuan Timnas Garuda melawan pemain-pemain kelas dunia.

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FT Swansea 0 - 1 Manchester United

Penyerang Javier Hernandez mencetak gol penentu kemenangan Manchester United (MU) 1-0 atas Swansea City, pada lanjutan Premier League, di Liberty Stadium, Sabtu (19/11/2011). Dengan hasil tersebut, MU duduk di tempat kedua dengan 29 poin, atau kalah lima angka dari penguasa sementara, Manchester City.

Gol Javier Hernandez tercipta pada menit ke-11. Dari jarak dekat, Chicharito meloloskan bola kiriman Ryan Giggs masuk gawang Michael Vorm.

Gol itu merupakan antiklimaks bagi tuan rumah, mengingat sebelumnya mereka cukup rajin menekan lawan dan disiplin ketika bertahan. Setelahnya, Swansea kesulitan menjaga keseimbangan permainan, sehingga meski terus berusaha mencari celah menyerang, usaha mereka mudah patah.

MU sendiri tampak bermain semakin baik, terutama dalam hal kualitas penyerangan. Namun, usaha mereka tak dibarengi akurasi tembakan, sehingga gagal menambah gol sampai peluit turun minum berbunyi.

Swansea menunjukkan permainan lebih ofensif pada babak kedua. Sejumlah peluang pun tercipta dari Scott Sinclair pada menit ke-49 dan Ashley Williams pada menit ke-56. Sementara tembakan Sinclair bisa dimentahkan De Gea, eksekusi Williams meleset dari sasaran.

MU kemudian berhasil keluar dari tekanan lawan. Sejumlah peluang bagus tercipta dari Nani, Wayne Rooney, tetapi semuanya mentah di tangan Michael Vorm.

Sepanjang pertandingan, MU menguasai bola sebanyak 50 persen dan menciptakan lima peluang emas dari 13 usaha. Adapun Swansea melepaskan satu tembakan akurat dari sepuluh percobaan.

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Refusing to Admit Defeat Brazil coach his team

Copa America this year, certainly devoid of the competition of Argentina and Brazil.Both countries are major flagship ran aground in the quarterfinals by each opponent.Eliminated Argentina Paraguay Uruguay and Brazil struck down. Interestingly, bothArgentina and Brazil defeated by a shootout.

Brazil fared the most concern because none of the players could be struck goal in theshootout. As a result, the Samba team must recognize the benefits of Paraguay 0-2after a 0-0 draw over 120 minutes.

"You need more than a desire to win the game. You need a goal and less than Brazil'sonly goal," said coach Mano Menezes who refuses to admit defeat.

"Our opponents have not won even once in this tournament (Copa America 2011)," he added, as quoted from yahoo sports, Sunday, July 17, 2011 (Monday morning GMT).

Menezes foster children are mastering the game. Starting from the first round up to an additional round, kept pounding the defense Paraguay cs Robinho at the StadiumCiudad de La Plata, Argentina.

This failure is also not free from the imperfect appearance Paraguay goalkeeper, JustoVillar. Real Valladolid goalkeeper a few times to confront these attacks, including the Samba team Lucio flick kick in the first half and Alexandre Pato in the second half.


Paraguay defeats Brazil take to qualify for the semifinals. Paraguay in the round that willfight the winner of the match between Chile against Venezuela.

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Rio Ferdinand Tiba DI Jakarta

Sesaat setelah menginjakkan kakinya di Jakarta Rio Ferdinand langsung mencicipi salah satu masakan paling populer di Indonesia, nasi goreng.

Rio tiba di Bandara Internasional Soekarno-Hatta sekitar pukul 22.30 WIB dan disambut ratusan pendukung Setan Merah di Indonesia. Bek kebanggaan Manchester United itu kemudian meninggalkan bandara sekitar pukul 22.50 WIB dengan mobil Toyota Alphard berwarna hitam.
Kedatangan Rio disambut para penggemar Red Devil di Indonesia yang sudah tampak berada di Terminal 2D Bandara Soekarno Hatta sejak pukul 20.00 WIB. Para suporter United itu rela menunggu hingga sang idola keluar dari Bandara sekitar pukul 23.45 WIB.

Setelah muncul, Rio Ferdinand tak bisa terlalu lama berbagi kebersamaan dengan pada penggemar karena pengamanan yang cukup ketat. Begitu masuk dalam mobil yang akan mengantarnya ke penginapan, Rio hanya sempat mengeluarkan kepalanya dan menyapa para penggemarnya dengan mengatakan, “see you tomorrow.”

Rio juga memperlihatkan kerendahan hatinya pada para penggemar dengan membuka jendela mobilnya sebelum meninggalkan Bandara. Hanya saja momen tersebut tak bisa terlalu lama dinikmati karena petugas pengamanan segera menghalangi para penggemar dan wartawan yang datang mendekati jendela mobilnya.

Setelah sempat menyaksikan antusiasme yang diperlihatkan para penggemarnya di pintu keluar Terminal 2D Bandara Soekarno-Hatta, Rio kemudian mencicipi salah satu masakan terpopuler di Indonesia, nasi goreng, dan mengungkapkannya dalam akun Twitter resminya.

“Apa kabar Indonesia, baru sampai di Jakarta. Now i am trying nasi goreng (the most popular indonesian food)! Lovely people out here!” tulis Rio di akun Twitter-nya, @rioferdy5.

Rio berkunjung ke Indonesia dalam rangkaian acara untuk bertemu dengan para penggemarnya di Indonesia dan juga berbagi dengan anak-anak di Indonesia. Rencananya, hari ini, Rabu (29/6), Rio akan melakukanmeet and greet, mengikuti acara Football for Hope, dan lelang memorabilia, yaitu kaus, sepatu, dan tulisan Rio sendiri.

sumber:bolanews.com

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Paul Scholes Pensiun

Melalui situs resmi Manchester United (MU), Paul Scholes (36) menyatakan berhenti bermain dari panggung sepak bola profesional dan itu berlaku segera setelah pengumuman dibuat. Mulai musim depan, Scholes akan memainkan peran sebagai pelatih bagi MU.

"Say bukan orang yang suka bicara banyak, tetapi saya dengan jujur mengatakan bahwa bermain sepak bola adalah sesuatu yang ingin saya lakukan dan memiliki karier panjang dan sukses di Manchester United merupakan kehormatan besar," ujar Scholes.

"Ini bukan keputusan yang saya ambil dengan mudah, tetapi saya merasa sekarang adalah waktu yang tepat bagi saya berhenti bermain. Menjadi bagian dari tim yang membantu klub meraih gelar (Premier League) ke-19 adalah kebanggaan tersendiri."

"Saya ingin berterima kasih kepada suporter atas dukungan mereka yang luar biasa sepanjang karier saya. Saya juga ingin berterima kasih kepada semua pelatih dan pemain yang pernah bekerja sama dengan saya selama bertahun-tahun."

"Terutama, saya ingin berterima kasih kepada Sir Alex (Ferguson) karena telah menjadi manajer yang luar biasa. Sejak hari pertama aku bergabung dengan klub ini, pintunya selalu terbuka dan saya tahu tim ini akan terus memenangi trofi di bawah kepemimpinannya," tutur Scholes.

Menanggapi keputusan Scholes, manajer Alex Ferguson mengatakan, "Apa lagi yang bisa saya katakan mengenai Scholes yang belum pernah saya katakan. Kami akan kehilangan pemain yang luar biasa. Paul selalu berkomitmen penuh kepada klub ini dan saya senang ia akan menjadi staf pelatih mulai musim depan.

"Paul telah menjadi pemain yang inspirasional bagi pemain dari semua generasi dan kami semua tahu itu akan berlanjut dalam peran barunya," tambah Ferguson.

Scholes telah membela tim utama MU sejak 1994. Ia telah bermain sebanyak 676 kali dan mencetak 150 gol. Ia ikut membantu MU meraih sepuluh gelar Premier League, dua trofi Liga Champions, satu trofi Piala Dunia Antarklub, tiga Piala FA, dan sejumlah trofi lain

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Eto'o Menjadi Pahlawan Inter

Inter Milan sukses mempertahankan Coppa Italia setelah membekuk Palermo di final. Samuel Eto’o menjadi bintang di Olimpico Roma.

I Nerazzurri menyabet gelar tunggal musim ini berkat kemenangan 3-1 atas Palermo, sekaligus membawa gelar copa ketujuh sepanjang sejarah tim. Eto’o kembali membuktikan kelasnya dengan membukukan dua gol (26’ & 77’) yang kemudian disempurnakan Diego Milito saat injury time. Palermo hanya mampu memperkecil keunggulan di menit 88 berkat gol Ezequiel Munoz.

Leonardo Araujo membuat kejutan saat mengumumkan starting XI pemain beberapa saat sebelum kick off. Wesley Sneijder dan bek muda Andrea Ranocchia masuk dalam pemain starter.

Padahal sebelumnya kondisi keduanya diragukan tampil akibat cedera. Inter memang sempat mengonfirmasi akan memainkan Sneijder dan Ranocchia, namun hanya sebagai pemain pengganti.

Palermo sebenernya tampil mendominasi jalannya pertandingan. Javier Pastore dkk sudah menyerang sejak peluit kick off dibunyikan. Sejumlah peluang diciptakan Palermo, sayang buruknya penyelesaian akhir membuat gawang Julio Cesar tetap aman.

Inter justru unggul lebih dulu melalui serangan balik cepat. Sneijder yang menjadi motor serangan Inter sukses menusuk lini belakang Palermo untuk memberikan passing kepada Eto’o. Tanpa menemui banyak kesulitan striker Kamerun melepaskan tembakan ge gawang Salvatore Sirigu.

Inter dipaksa bermain bertahan menyusul agresifnya serangan Palermo. Cesar harus jatuh bangun demi menyelamatkan gawang dari gempuran Pastore dkk. Namun, hingga turun minum skor 1-0 tak berubah.

Tak banyak perubahan di babak kedua. Palermo tetap tampil menekan demi mengejar defisit gol. Berbekal pengalaman, La Beneamata mampu menjaga konsentrasi di lini belakang.

Asyik menyerang lagi-lagi harus dibayar mahal tim besutan Delio Rossi. Aksi Sneijder – Eto’o kembali membuat barisan belakang Rosanero tak berdaya di 13 menit sisa pertandingan.

Munoz sempat membuka harapan ketika sundulannya yang memanfaatkan tendangan sudut bersarang di jala Cesar. Ironisnya Munoz langsung diusir wasit menyusul kartu kuning kedua yang diterimanya pasca mencetak gol. Milito akhirnya menyempurnakan kemenangan Inter di masa injury time.

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Barcelona 3 United 1

Sometimes you just have to hold your hands up and admit defeat.

The Reds could hardly have prepared better, and even dominated the game's early stages, but at Wembley on Saturday night Barcelona proved why so many regard them as the best footballing team on the planet.

They're certainly champions of Europe. That much is certain now. Not even Wayne Rooney's first-half equaliser, after Pedro had put the Spanish side ahead, blunted their relentless passing game for long.

And yet there can be no shame in defeat. Not to this Barcelona side, a group of players that will surely go down as one of the most talented sides ever assembled.

This is a team that boasts, arguably, three of the best five players in the world, a side that battered Real Madrid 5-0 earlier this season in a performance that prompted Rooney to stand and applaud in his own living room.

Perhaps in years to come Rooney will admire Barcelona's performance in this match, too. At Wembley on Saturday there was only disappointment, punctuated briefly when he curled home from 15 yards to ignite hope. After that, though, Rooney, like most of his team-mates, struggled to make an impact.

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Stoke city 3 - Arsenal 1, Report

Arsène Wenger’s side were not completely out of the running when they arrived at the Britannia Stadium on Sunday but Stoke inflicted their seventh defeat of the season - and there’s no way back from that.

Kenwyne Jones got the first – although he knew little about it – after poor defending from a free kick and former Gunner Jermaine Pennant delivered the killer blow with a deflected shot over Wojciech Szczesny.

Robin van Persie spurned two good chances before giving the visitors a glimmer of hope with a fine strike 10 minutes from time. But Jon Walters responded within seconds to snuff out any chance of a comeback. 

Arsenal could have few complaints. They were off-colour for most of this contest and once again made life tough for themselves with a handful of basic errors. 

The target now is to secure third place and the automatic Champions League spot it brings. Manchester City are five points adrift with a game in hand, so Arsène Wenger’s side still have work to do before their summer holidays.

The Frenchman waited on the outcome of two late fitness tests before finalising his line-up for this trip to Staffordshire. Johan Djourou passed his but Gael Clichy failed his so Kieran Gibbsstepped in at left back. Thomas Vermaelen, the likely replacement for Djourou, had to settle for a place on the bench as he returned to the squad for the first time since August. 

With Cesc Fabregas (thigh), Samir Nasri(hamstring) and Abou Diaby (calf) all sidelined,Andrey Arshavin came into the starting XI whileAaron Ramsey continued in midfield after his match-winning contribution against Manchester United last weekend. 

Predictably, much of the pre-match hype centred around the Welshman’s reunion with Ryan Shawcross 15 months after the Stoke captain broke his leg. Disappointingly, but perhaps not surprisingly, Ramsey was jeered by the home fans. Wenger had predicted before the match that a return to the scene of his “car accident” would aid Ramsey’s mental rehabilitation. He certainly played as if his mind had been cleansed.

It was Ramsey’s fellow midfielder, Jack Wilshere, who took the fight to Stoke in the opening stages. His persistence set up a half-chance for Arshavin inside 90 seconds but the Russian skewed his shot wide of the near post. After six minutes Ramsey prodded the ball through to Van Persie but the Dutchman took time to adjust his feet and could only stab wastefully over the bar.

Arsenal’s brisk, breezy start augured well but it soon petered out in even breezier conditions that made life difficult for both sides. Frustratingly, the visitors regularly found themselves on the edge of the Stoke box but lacked the invention and sharpness to create chances.

You could have forgiven Stoke for having one eye on next Saturday’s FA Cup Final - they have already lost Matthew Etherington to injury – but the hosts soon awoke from their slumber. 

Pennant was the catalyst. The former Arsenal winger hooked one effort wide while Szczesny was caught out of position and then delivered the free kick from which Jones gave Stoke the lead in the 27th minute. 

It was a poor goal from Arsenal’s perspective. Arshavin conceded a soft free kick for a push, the cross was not cleared at the near post and Jones, whose run had not been tracked, saw the ball bounce off his chest and into the net. Before this game 56 per cent of the goals conceded by Arsenal this season had come from set-pieces – that statistic has crept up again.

Six minutes before the break it got worse. This time Pennant got away from Bacary Sagna and advanced as Arsenal’s centre backs backed off. Eventually Djourou came out to challenge but he only succeeded in deflecting Pennant’s fierce shot over Szczesny. 

Walters hit the crossbar from an acute angle moments later after a slip from Song and half-time probably came at a good time for the visitors. When they emerged from the interval they had two new strikers on the pitch – Nicklas Bendtner andMarouane Chamakh. 

Both had a sight of goal early in the second half, Chamakh scuffing wide from a decent position and Bendtner curling an effort just off target. Nonetheless, Arsenal looked far more lively.

But Stoke weren’t done. It needed a great block from Sagna to deny Rory Delap while Szczesny saved brilliantly from Glenn Whelan after he burst through on goal.

When Van Persie stepped on the ball and fell over it seemed to sum up Arsenal’s day and the Dutchman’s woes continued when he was denied by Asmir Begovic’s point-blank save after Bendtner had played him through.

Van Persie did get the goal he deserved with 10 minutes left – taking him to 20 for the season – with a vicious right-foot shot from the edge of the box. But that glimmer of hope faded within 60 seconds after a poor clearance from Djourou was collected by Walters and smashed past Szczesny.

It was the final word on a forgettable day for Arsenal.

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Ramos Jatuhkan Trofi Copa Del Rey

Kejadian nahas menimpa Sergio Ramos saat tengah merayakan keberhasilan Real Madrid menjuarai Copa Del Rey. Bek andalan El Real dikabarkan menjatuhkan trofi yang telah 17 tahun tidak didapat El Real.
Setelah sukses menjuarai Copa Del Rey dengan mengalahkan rival abadi Barcelona 1-0 di Mestalla, Rabu (20/4/2011) waktu setempat, para pemain Madrid langsung kembali ke Madrid dan melanjutkan pesta perayaan di pusat kota atau tepatnya di Plaza Cibeles. Dengan menggunakan bus tingkat, para punggawa Los Blancos memamerkan trofi juara ke hadapan sekira 150 ribu lebih Madridista yang memadati jalan-jalan ibukota.
Namun, kejadian miris menimpa Ramos di tengah parade. Saat mencoba menurunkan trofi yang sebelumnya ditaruh di atas kepalanya, Ramos tidak sengaja menjatuhkan trofi tersebut, karena tanganya tersenggol Marcelo yang juga tengah larut dalam euforia. Singkat kata, trofi tersebut pun sempat jatuh ke jalan.
Terlepas dari insiden jatuhnya trofi, pesta Madrid di Cibeles berlangsung meriah. Beragam kembang api yang mengiringi gelak tawa dan nyanyian fans serta pemain, mewarnai larut malam di ibukota Spanyol. 

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MACAN KEMAYORAN SANDWICHED

Persija Jakarta critical status in the top standings Djarum Indonesia Super League (DISL). Macan Kemayoranhanya share of the points after a 0-0 draw when entertaining Persiwa Wamena at Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), yesterday.
Liverpool did come back show unstable performance in the second round Kemayoranterlambat ini.Macan heat and failed to take advantage of several opportunities emas.Bambang "Bepe" Pamungks et Persiwa trouble penetrating the defense early in the game.
They've found a nice game in the 20th minute. However, Greg Nwokolo's header hit the crossbar just three minutes later. Persija coach Rahmat 'RD' Darmawan said his players too terburuburu in implementing the tactics and strategies in lapangan.Efeknya, groove ball from midfield choked up. "Our performance did not maksimal.Laju not run the ball from the middle of baik.Kami also playing too slow, even rush-releasing impressed buru.Mereka crossingsebelum get moments, "he said yesterday.
In fact, the additional three digits when entertaining Persiwa can actually be used to overcome the crisis identitas.Persija Persija was sluggish when performing experiments on the action sebelumnya.Persija defeated 1-4 by the host Persijap Jepara.Hasil series 1-1 was also obtained when entertaining Persipura Jayapura. Tiger Kemayoransaat it claimed to have been looking for an ideal composition to reduce the rate of Boaz Solossa et al. RD explained, the additional one point after facing increasingly burdensome load Persiwa tim.Sebab, Liverpool are struggling to open opportunities DISL champions this season. "The results we achieved was not optimal in two hometerakhir. These conditions make us increasingly difficult step to depan.Kami must work harder if you want to win the championship, "he said.
Additional one point was making positions Bepe et al remain rooted to the rank 3.Mereka only collect the value 34 of 19 games or one point adrift of runner-upSemen sama.Jurang Padang with the number of games created with a constant number Persipura Jayapura standings leader who has collected 41 points from 19 laga.Padahal, Kemayoranseharusnya Tigers on fire after freed from the problems of the financial crisis. Persija get shot worth 10 billion budget and the burden of salary arrears for four months the players have settled, including the lack of down payment (DP) 15%. "Our champion Opportunities become smaller when the team still scored gol.Masalah difficulty is very complex, not only front-line responsibility," said Liverpool striker Bepe.
Meanwhile, an additional one point also has no significant effect on Persiwa. The team was nicknamed Hurricane Tengahsaat Mountains remained locked in the rank 7 with the value 28 of the 19 laga.Mereka only lost productivity goals from Sriwijaya FC. "Motivation is outside biasa.Mereka players can take advantage of crisis situations Persija. The player managed to keep the game when your opponent frustrated, "said Suharno.

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Barcelona vs Shakhtar Donetsk

Shakhtar Donetsk drew the shortest straw when they got Barcelona in the Champions’ League Quarter Finals; no-one really expects them to beat them, but… actually there is no “but”. Shakhtar face a huge challenge away to the tournament favourites in Spain.

It’s the top dogs versus the underdogs when Barcelona entertain Shakhtar Donetsk, and while the Ukrainians will provide an enthusiastic test to the 2009 champions, there really should be only one winner. Barcelona are Evens to win this competition and Shakhtar are the real outside bets at 40/1 (odds with Bodog). Bet365 have Shakhtar at +1400 to win the match if you feel like getting rich and Barcelona at -500 if you already ARE rich and can afford to invest heavily on the short odds.

Barcelona are favourites for a reason, actually several reasons

Barcelona’s form this season will be recalled as the stuff of boyhood dreams and has seen records shattered. If the team as a whole doesn’t frighten you, Lionel Messi should. The Argentine has scored 45 goals in all competitions, including eight in this tournament, and seems to excel when he plays in the Champions League.

The soccer odds on a Barcelona win and Messi scoring offer no thrill to any serious gambler. Don’t forget Lionel Messi has scored 25 goals in his last 30 Champions League games and has fired in 20 shots on target, more than any other player in the Champions League this season. Messi is also odds on favourite to be the tournament’s top scorer; he’s at 4/5 with bet365 while the best Shakhtar can muster is Eduardo at 66/1.

What might provide a bit of fun is a bet on Shakhtar getting an early shock goal and cause short lived rumours of an upset. But normal service is likely to be re-established before any real harm can be done. For this match check out the soccer odds on a big score as with the difference in talent and experience so apparent between these two sides a goal-fest might just be on the cards. Besides it’s not just Messi; Barcelona have Andres Iniesta, Xavi and Sergio Busquets to cause teams problems and the Spaniards don’t like to let their keeper have to work too hard, Barcelona have permitted their opponents the least number of shots on target in the Champions League. There’s a glimmer of hope at the back for Shakhtar as Barcelona are set to be missing two key defensive stars; Eric Abidal and club captain Carles Puyol.

Barcelona themselves maybe the only people in the world who haven’t chalked this up as a foregone conclusion as they might be a little wary of the second leg against Shakhtar on their home soil as the trip to the Donbass Arena in the second leg presents a tougher test. The Ukrainians are defending an unbeaten home record nearly two years long (in this competition). Still over the two legs Barcelona are -800 to progress and Shakhtar are +500 (with bet365). The Catalans will be hoping to have got the job done at Camp Nou so expect a “gnats chuff” defence holding Shakhtar at bay and a shooting gallery attack up the front.

Reading runes, tea leaves and old bones

Despite all the talk about Barcelona, Shakhtar are a decent side, they topped Group H with 15 points ahead of Braga and Arsenal. The side has only lost two domestic matches all season and are an imposing 12 points ahead of their nearest competition in the Ukrainian Premier League, if that’s enough to tempt you to back a long shot. For those of you out there who believe in omens and magical pixies, as opposed to cold hard football logic, a wild fact is that for the last seven seasons, whoever knocked Arsenal out of the Champions League, lost their next knockout match. There’s more straws to clutch at as the Ukrainians have won nine of their last 10 Champions league matches and scored 26 goals along the way and Shakhtar have scored the most goals from outside the box in this season's Champions League. The record books paint an interesting picture as Shakhtar have won two and lost three of their six European meetings against Barcelona, but most recently they won 3-2 on their last trip to the Nou Camp. Try as I might I can’t find enough evidence to back the underdogs on this one, it’s going to be Barcelona’s night.

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