Real Madrid trio to miss Tottenham match

It was announced today that Real Madrid trio; Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Marcelo will miss next weeks Champions League Quarter-Final first leg tie against Tottenham. Ronaldo has a hamstring injury, Benzema with a thigh problem and Marcelo with a sore rib. They should, however, return for the second leg, and they won't be available for Real Madrid's match on April 9th against Athletic Bilbao.

Champions League Semi-Final Draw

Below is the draw for the UEFA Champions League Semi-Final. Again, the team on the left will be playing the first leg at home. Ties will be played on 26/27 April and 3/4 May 2011.

Semi-Final 1:
Inter Milan or Schalke04 vs Chelsea or Manchester United

Semi-Final 2:
Real Madrid or Tottenham vs Barcelona or Shakhtar Donetsk

Champions League Quarter-Final Draw

Below is the official draw for the UEFA Champions League Quarter-Final. The team on the left will have the first leg at home. The ties will be played on the 5/6 and the 12/13 of April 2011. Check out the next post for the Semi-Final draw.

Real Madrid vs Tottenham Hotspur

Chelsea vs Manchester United

Barcelona vs Shakhtar Donetsk

Inter Milan vs Schalke 04

Champions League Round of 16 Results



Below are the final results from the UEFA Champions League Last-16 Round. Check back tomorrow for the full list of the Quarter-Final draw.

Chelsea 0 - 0 FC Copenhagen (agg 2-0) Chelsea Win

Manchester United 2 - 1 Marseille (agg 2-1) Manchester United Win

Shakhtar Donetsk 3 - 0 Roma (agg 6-2) Shakhtar Donetsk Win

Barcelona 3 - 1 Arsenal (agg 4-3) Barcelona Win

Tottenham 0 - 0 AC Milan (agg 1-0) Tottenham Win

Schalke 04 3 - 1 Valencia (agg 4-2) Schalke 04 Win

Bayern Munich 2 - 3 Inter Milan (agg 3-3) Inter Milan Win (on away goals)

Real Madrid 3 - 0 Lyon (agg 4-1) Real Madrid Win

Injured: Walcott, Van Persie & Fabregas

Hello readers,

As I live in the UK, today the news was released here that Arsenal's 3 top players; Robin Van Persie, Theo Walcott and captain Cesc Fabregas could all miss their 2nd Leg Champions League match against Barcelona at the Nou Camp.



Van Persie injured knee after scoring his goal against Birmingham on Sunday

 Theo Walcott is suffering a strained ankle ligament, as am I, and is expected to be out for 3 weeks; missing the match against Barcelona, and a key match against Leyton Orient tomorrow night in the FA Cup.
Robin Van Persie has injured his knee, even though it was expected to be a pulled hamstring. RVP injured himself in the League Cup defeat to Birmingham City on Sunday. He is out for 3 weeks and is definately out of Barcelona, unless a miracle happens.
Cesc Fabregas, the captain and possibly the biggest loss, is out for atleast a week - meaning he will miss the FA Cup replay against Leyton Orient and "possibly" the match against his home club, Barcelona.

If we hear any more information on these 3 big injury blows, I will report it as soon as possible. How do you think this will affect the team? Leave a comment.