Champions League 2nd Semi Final (First Leg)

Manchester United 1-0 Arsenal
Wed 29, 2009

Manchester united played their 11th semi final in champions league and the first one against Arsenal. Wenger is seeking to guide Arsenal to a second final in four seasons, Sir Alex's aim is to retain the trophy United won by defeating another Premier League adversary, Chelsea FC, in last season's final. The only side yet to lose a game in this season's UEFA Champions League, United enter the semi-finals unbeaten in 23 games in the competition dating back to their May 2007 semi-final loss at AC Milan. They are also protecting a 20-match unbeaten run at Old Trafford in the UEFA Champions League.

First Half

As the match was start Manchester united put the pressure on Arsenal. In 2nd minute of the match Man U, was closer to score opening goal on Rooney (Manchester United) effort but Almunia (Arsenal) makes a good save. Ten minutes gone and United have held the upper hand in the possession and territorial stakes while Wayne Rooney has already come close to opening the scoring. In 17th minute Manchester united score their first goal with the help of their defender O'Shea. After Man U, goal Arsenal try to come back and level the score Nasri, Adebayor have the good shoots which was on target but Van der Sar makes the good save. Manchester united lead the match with one goal advantage after the end of the first half.

Second half

In second half Manchester united play their natural game with small passes and try to get the maximum ball possession. On the other hand Arsenal tries to level the score but Manchester united defender produce the outstanding performance. In 69th minute Cristiano Ronaldo is afforded space to run at the heart of the Arsenal defence and unleashes a dipping drive that crashes off the Arsenal bar from 25 meters. In 86th minute Arsenal nearly find a route back into the match as Edwin van der Sar comes for a cross and does not claim it, Nicklas Bendtner getting his head in first but the Dane can only nod it high and wide. Manchester united win’s the match with one goal margin.

Second league match is played on Tuesday 5, 2009.

Champions League 1st Semi Final

Barcelona 0-0 Chelsea
Tuesday 28, 2009 (20:45)

Chelsea perform well against the Barcelona under the joze barenioo coaching. But this time Chelsea played under the coaching of the Guus Hiddink. Who is temporary coach for this season but he is doing good job. Guus Hiddink is very confident for the Chelsea win over the Barcelona.

First half

Chelsea starts the first half. Barcelona show their attacking game in the start of the first half. Barca have very good opportunity to score on corner but the Eto'o missed that. Barcelona dominate the first half completely but peter cech do not allow the Bacea strikers to get their first goal. Chelsea striker have good opportunity to score away goal when the Barcelona defender Rafael Márquez makes a real mess of a backpass and Didier Drogba is clean through on goal only for Víctor Valdés to make a fine double save. Alex and ballack was booked due to commit serious foul on Barcelona strikers. Both teams was not able to score a single goal in fist half.

Second half

In 48th minute ballack have the good free header but he was not on target. Barcelona played with the similar fashion as they played in first half. After the start of the second half Barcelona main striker Marquez was injured and replaced with puyol. Barcelona have the ten shouts on the Chelsea goal and they also earning 66 per cent possession which is very impressive but the goalless draw is costly for the both teams. second leg of the semi final is played at Stamford Bridge next Wednesday.

Results of the EPL Matches

BARCLAS PREMIER LEAGUE
Sat 25th Aprial 2009 Matches Time(UK)
Botton 1-1 Aston Villa 15:00
Everton 1-2 Manchester City 15:00
Fulham 1-0 Stocke city 15:00
WBA 3-0 Sunderland 15:00
Sun 26th Aprial 2009
Blacburn Rovers 2-0 Wigan Athletic 16:00
Tues 27st April 2009
Newcastlel United 0-0 Portsmouth 20:00

Ashley Young scored his first goal in 18 matches but Aston Villa have still forgotten how it feels to enjoy that winning feeling. Yet they had the perfect incentive after 11 matches without a victory in all competitions when the England prospect made the breakthrough in the 43rd minute. However they let Bolton Wanderers back into it and Israel midfielder Tamir Cohen marked his first start of the season with the equalizer 16 minutes later.

British transfer record signing Robinho inspired Manchester City to a 2-1 win at Everton for their first Barclays Premier League away victory since August. The £32.5m Brazilian scored a 35th-minute opener after racing on to Elano's through ball and then turned provider for Stephen Ireland nine minutes after half-time.

Newcastle United’s Premier League future is hanging by a thread after Portsmouth earned a 0-0 draw in a tension-filled encounter at St James' Park. Alan Shearer is now without a win in four matches as manager, but he will know this is one that got away after his nervy side spurned at least two good openings to claim all three points.

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EPL Fixtures

BARCLAS PREMIER LEAGUE
Sat 25th April 2009 Matches Time(UK)
Botton vs Aston Villa 15:00
Everton vs Manchester City 15:00
Fulham vs Stocke city 15:00
Hull City vs Liverpool 15:00
WBA vs Sunderland 15:00
WHU VS Chelsea 15:00
Manchester United vs tottenham Hotspur 17:30
Sun 26th April 2009
Arsenal vs middlesbrough 13:30
Blacburn Rovers vs Wigan Athletic 16:00
Tues 27th April 2009
Newcastlel United vs Portsmouth 20:00

Only four matches are remaining in EPL. Manchester united have the lead of six points at that time they are heart favorite in EPL. Second position holder Liverpool loss two points against Arsenal which are very critical in their title race. Liverpool also out in the champions league competition. They start very well in EPL but they did not continue their good form. Liverpool have seven draw at home. These points are very costly for Liverpool in title race. On the other hand Manchester united only played one draw at home. That is the key difference between the leader and their competitor. Chelsea who have the many star player in their team but they did not able to close the points gape with Manchester united and Liverpool. In mid on the EPL they loss their important against Liverpool, Manchester united, Arsenal, and Tottenham. These points are very important for Chelsea if they win but dod not perform well and now they are out of the EPL title race.

History of the Manchester united football club.

Manchester United is the most successful Premier League club having won the title 10 times. It all began in 1993 when manager Sir Alex Ferguson ended a 26-year wait to lift the Premier League crown.
The signing of Eric Cantona for £1.2million from Leeds United proved a masterstroke as the Frenchman was instrumental in the title victory, along with the likes of Gary Pallister, Denis Irwin, Ryan Giggs and Paul Ince.
United retained the trophy in the following campaign and romped to further titles in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2003. More silverware was added to the Red Devils' burgeoning trophy cabinet with FA Cup success in 1994, 1996, 1999 and 2004, plus League Cup victories in 1992 and 2006.
Perhaps the most memorable time in the club's history was the treble-winning season of 1999 when they added the European Champions League trophy to the league title and FA Cup.
Chelsea briefly broke their league dominance with title wins in 2005 and 2006. But in the 2006/07 season, the Red Devils roared back to regain the Barclays Premiership.
They went one better last season, enjoying their most successful campaign since winning the treble. They saw off the challenge of Chelsea and Arsenal to win an exciting Barclays Premier League title race and defeated the Blues on penalties in the Champions League final after a 1-1 draw between the two sides in Moscow.

Premier League History
1992/93 - Inaugural members of the Premier League
1992/93 - Eric Cantona signs from Leeds United for £1.2million
1992/93 - Win FA Carling Premiership
1993/94 - Win FA Carling Premiership and FA Cup
1995/96 - Win FA Carling Premiership and FA Cup
1996/97 - Win FA Carling Premiership
1998/99 - Win FA Carling Premiership, European Cup, and FA Cup
1999/00 - Win FA Carling Premiership
2000/01 - Win FA Carling Premiership
2001/02 - Juan Sebastian Veron breaks the British transfer record with a £28million move from Lazio
2002/03 - Win Barclaycard Premiership
2003/04 - Win FA Cup
2005/06 - American Malcolm Glazer takes control of club
2005/06 - Win League Cup
2006/07 - Win Barclays Premiership
2007/08 - Win Barclays Premier League, win European Cup

Preview of Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur match Saturday 25th April 2009

Manchester United has added the first trophy to their collection this season, lifting the Carling Cup after a dramatic final with Tottenham at Welmbley Stadium, which went all the way to penalties. Both teams played beautiful football. Fans were happy to see astonishing football from their teams. This week once again both teams have match in English premier league. Manchester United have 1st position on EPL table. Manchester united was favorite in this match.

First Half

In first half both team try to get the early goal. Manchester United put the pressure on the Tottenham defense but they cannot produce a goal. In 28th minute Tottenham score their 1st goal with the help of Bent. After the one goal lead Tottenham have the good control on the match and they also have their 2nd goal in 32nd minute with the help of Modric. In first half Tottenham have the two goals lead over the Manchester United. MANU try hard to get their first before the first half but there were no goal for the Manchester united in first half.

Second Half.

Manchester United totally dominate in the second half. They respond in 57th minute when Ronaldo score goal on penalty. After that goal Manchester United try hard to get their second. They have their second goal in 66th minute with the help of Rooney. Now the score was level and Manchester United try hard to get their 3rd. In 68th minute Ronaldo score his second goal of the match and third for the Manchester United. In 71st minute Rooney score the forth goal for the Manchester United and provide the two goal lead in this match. In 78th minute Berbatov score the fifth gola for the Manchester united. Manchester United win’s that match with three goal margin.

Manchester United produced an astonishing five-goal second-half show to overhaul Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford and move three points clear of title rivals Liverpool once more.

EPL Fixtures results Saturday 25th April 2009

Results of EPL Matches on Saturday 25th April, 2009

Hull City 1-3 Liverpool

Hull city who starts well in English premier league and play outstanding football. But now they are in 17th position on EPL points table. They loss another game against Liverpool. In this match Dirk Kuyt struck twice as title-chasing Liverpool ground out a crucial Barclays Premier League victory at Hull City. The Reds were given a rigorous test by the relegation-threatened Tigers, who were reduced to 10 men, but held on to keep the pressure on Manchester United at the top of the table.Kuyt put Liverpool 2-0 up after a Xabi Alonso strike in the first half but Hull battled hard and pulled one back through Geovanni after Caleb Folan was sent off. However, Kuyt sealed the win in the closing minutes from close range. Liverpool, perhaps feeling the pace after Tuesday's pulsating 4-4 draw with Arsenal, were second best for large periods. Liverpool won that match comfortably.


Chelsea 1-0 West Ham United

Chelsea played their 35th match against WHU. Fans expect easy win for the Chelsea but WHU played beautifully and produce outstanding performance. Drogba, Michael Essian, Michael Ballack not perform in that match. In first half Chelsea have good opportunities to score but they did not convert them into the goal. In first half Chelsea put good pressure on WHU defense but they cannot produce a goal in first half. On the end of the first half no team able to open their account. In second half Chelsea score in 54th minute with he help of Kalo who score their ninth goal in this season. In second half WHU have good opportunity to level the score on penalty but Chelsea keeper superbly saved that penalty. Chelsea won that match with one goal margin.

Fa cup 2nd semi final

Manchester United 0-0 Everton
Everton won 4-2 on penalties

Everton had the blessing of a one-track mind as they persevered all the way through two hours of goalless football and a shoot-out to reach an FA cup final against Chelsea.

Tim Cahill sent the first kick high, but Phil Jagielka ended the contest by converting his team's fifth. In between, the substitute Dimitar Berbatov and the captain, Rio Ferdinand, failed for Sir Alex Ferguson's team as Tim Howard, the former United goalkeeper, saved.

The first half was so dreary that the gripping moments were those in which something interesting did not quite happen. The United goalkeeper, Ben Foster, for instance, dithered over clearing, but when he brushed the ball against Louis Saha it rolled back into his grasp. By the same token, Everton's centre-back Joleon Lescott put a cross uneasily close to his near post while conceding a corner.

Wembley was a place of listlessness then and perhaps, where Moyes's side were concerned, inhibitions. Before the interval they looked unsettled by the fact that their prospects were, in principle, better than United's. After all, they were much closer to a full-strength selection. There was little sign of conviction before Cahill called for a good save from Foster in the 54th minute and even then the attempt had been struck from distance.

United, all the same, did develop determination. With seven minutes to go, Welbeck again came in off the left to get himself inside the full-back Tony Hibbert before coming close with a bending drive that went slightly high.
Extra-time was inescapable. ¬Ferguson did at least try to force the issue. The 17-year-old striker Federico Macheda, having discovered in his third appearance what it is like not to hit the winner for the club, gave way to Dimitar Berbatov.
United loss that match on penalties.

Everton have final against Chelsea on May 30th.

Result of Chelsea and Everton Match

Chelsea 0-0 Everton

Battling Everton ended Chelsea's lingering Barclays Premier League title ambitions with a hard-fought goalless draw at Stamford Bridge.

The result leaves Guus Hiddink's side three points behind second-placed Liverpool and six adrift of leaders Manchester United, who beat Portsmouth at Old Trafford and also have a game in hand.

The match, a dress rehearsal for May's FA Cup final, was dominated by both goalkeepers.

First half

Chelsea's Petr Cech and Everton's Tim Howard took the plaudits on a night when both sides failed to make the most of their chances.Cech was the first goalkeeper forced into action when a left-wing cross from Joleon Lescott was glanced into the arms of the Czech Republic international by Jo in the second minute.Cech came to Chelsea's rescue in the sixth minute when Tim Cahill put Jo through with a neat pass but the Everton striker was unable to beat the home goalkeeper who kept out his shot at point-blank range.

Moments later Chelsea responded with a long-range effort from Michael Ballack smothered by Howard who dived low to his left to ensure the ball did not creep inside the post.Minutes later Lampard, playing his 50th game of the season, sent a 25-yard shot just over Howard's crossbar.Michael Essien tried to go one better than Lampard in the 19th minute but his effort was well off target.Chelsea were now dominating the match but Everton still had their moments. A lightning counter-attack from Chelsea in the 42nd minute almost brought reward for the home side.

Second half

Jo wasted a chance to pinch the points for Everton when he fired high and wide from 18-yards in the 73rd minute.Chelsea's Kalou did likewise at the opposite end when he headed a cross from Malouda over the bar from six yards.Everton goalkeeper Howard then saved superbly to deny Kalou in the 79th minute after Lampard's corner found him unmarked. In Drogba had good chance in the last minutes of the match but he did not convert that into the winning goal for the Chelsea.

Result of Arsenal and Liverpool match

Liverpool 4-4 Arsenal

First half

Four goal of Andre arshavin put a huge dent on Liverpool Barclays premier league title hopes as arsenal draw 4-4 at Anfield. That match was very important for Liverpool if they want to won the EPL this season but after Arsenal match Manchester united is very confident for their third EPL title win from last three years. Right now Liverpool having the 1st position because of batter goal difference. Manchester united and Liverpool have the same points but Manchester played the less matches as compare to the Liverpool. In arsenal and Liverpool match Liverpool need a must win but arsenal not allow them to getting the desirable results. Liverpool put the good pressure on arsenal defense but they are not bale to score opening goal.Arsenal score first in that match with the help of Arshavin 35th minute goal. Before the first half arsenal lead the match 1-0.

Second half

Liverpool have the good first fifteen minutes of the second half and score the two goals first goal score by torres in 49th minute and second goal score by benayoun in 55th minute. After that Arsenal have the great come back and score two goal in 66th & 69th minute both goal scored by arshavin. Torres have the good form in that match and score the 3rd goal for the Liverpool in 72nd minute. When the score was 3-3 both teams have the good opportunities to score. In 90th minute once again Arshavin score their 4th goal and provide the good chance for Arsenal to won that match but Liverpool level the score in 91st minute and share the points with Arsenal. Eight goals was scored in that match. Both teams playing outstanding match football. Match attendance was 44424 and audience was delightful to see that match.

Results of 18th &19th April matches in EPL

BARCLAS PREMIER LEAGUE
Sat 18th Aprial 2009 Matches Time(UK)
Aston Villa 1-1 WHU 15:00
Middlesbrough 0-0 fulham 15:00
Portsmouth 1-0 Botton 15:00
Stock city 1-0 Blackburn Rovers 15:00
Sunderland 1-0 Hull City 15:00
Sun 19th Aprial 2009
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Newcastle United 13:30
Manchester City 4-2 WBA 15:00


Seven matches are played on 18th &19th April in EPL. Aston villa have very interesting game against West ham united. Aston Villa's faint hopes of securing Champions League football were dealt another blow as Diego Tristan grabbed a late equalizer for Gianfranco Zola's side. Emile Heskey broke the deadlock and score the goal foe the villa. In this match villa share the points with WHU. Hull city who performed very well in the starting matches of the EPL. Hull city have match against the Sunderland. Sunderland win that match with the help of cisse 45th minute goal. Match attendance was 42855 and the both teams have very good support in the match. Newcastle United and Alan Shearer were plunged closer to relegation after Darren Bent fired Tottenham Hotspur to victory at White Hart Lane. Bent struck after 24 minutes to leave Shearer without a win in his first three matches as temporary manager, and he now has five fixtures to keep his club in the Barclays Premier League. Tottenham have their first goal in 23rd minute with the help of Bent. Tottenham won that match with the one goal margin. A double dose of Brazilian magic pushed West Bromwich Albion closer to the Championship at Eastland’s. Robinho went close in the seventh minute before making the breakthrough a minute later with his first goal of the year. Manchester city won that match.

EPL fixtures for the next two weeks

BARCLAS PREMIER LEAGUE
Sat 18th April 2009 Matches Time(UK)
Aston Villa vs WHU 15:00
Middlesbrough vs fulham 15:00
Portsmouth vs Botton 15:00
Stock city vs Blackburn Rovers 15:00
Sunderland vs Hull City 15:00
Sun 19th April 2009
Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United 13:30
Manchester City vs WBA 15:00
Tues 21st April 2009
Arsenal vs Liverpool 20:00
Weds 22nd April 2009
Chelsea vs Everton 20:00
Manchester United vs Portsmouth 20:00

Five matches are played on 18th April and two matches are played on 19th April. Top four teams are not participate on this week because of their Champions league quarter finals. They have their matches on 21st and 22nd. Newcastle and WBA have very important matches because they are on the last two positions right now. That’s the time to perform good if they want to participate in next season because only six matches are left behind in EPL. If we check the position of Aston Villa who is on 5th position right now. They have seven points gap with the 4th position holder arsenal. If Aston villa want to participate in champions league next season then they should be perform well. Hull city who starts the EPL season very good have the 15th position right now which not satisfactory for their management after performing very well. In the start of the season they have win against the arsenal and get the 4th position after playing ten matches. But after their performance graph is going down. Arsenal have the match against Liverpool that match is very important for the Liverpool if they want to win EPL this season. On the other side Manchester united have match against Portsmouth and Chelsea played against Everton.

Champions league quarter finals

Porto 0-1 Man. United

Aggregate 2-3

First leg quarter final between Manchester united and Porto was end up with draw. But the Porto have the two away goals advantage. Before the match discussions was against the Manchester united and the people think the champions was out after the second league quarter final against the Porto.

First half

Porto have the good start and having a good opportunities when hulk( Porto striker) has an effort on goal in 4th minute but ven der sar (Manchester united goal keeper) makes a good save. After two minute Manchester united striker Cristiano Ronaldo scores in 6th minute and provide the lead to Manchester united. After that man. United have the good opportunities to score their second gola but thay are not able convert them into the goal. After man. United goal Porto try hard to level the score but they were not able to broke the Manchester united defense. Manchester united make the change in their defence after conceding the two goals in previous match. Ferdinand take place in the first eleven. He is play an important role in Manchester united defense and not provide the open space for the Porto strikers. Man. United lead the first half with one goal.

Second half

In second half both teams playing outstanding football and have the good opportunities to score goal but in second half no team able to score a single goal and Manchester united won that match by 3-2 on aggregate. Manchester united qualify for the semi finals of the champions league.

Bayern 1-1 Barcelona

Aggregate 1-5

Barcelona won the first leg quarter final and score the four goals and on the other side Bayern was not able to score a single goal.
In second leg quarter final Bayern score first in second half with the help on Ribery strike. After that goal Barcelona put the pressure on Bayern defense and they were able to level the score in 73rd minute. That match was draw with 1-1 and Barcelona qualify for the semi finals with the aggregate of 5-1.

Fa cup first semi final

Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal

First half

Chelsea and Arsenal played plenty of matches in English premier league and both club have a large number of fan in England and as well as over the world. Both teams are famous for their aggressive style. In FA cup first semi final fans have opportunity to see these teams in action. In the start of the first half both teams try to got the early break through and Arsenal score first in 18mins. Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea Adebayor finds Gibbs down the left and his pass to the back post is hit first time by Walcott at the far post. The ball brushes Cole's hand which helps it past Cech into the far corner. After that Arsenal goal Chelsea put the pressure on Arsenal defense and levels the score in 33rd minute Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea Lampard sends a long ball to the left, where Malouda, unmarked by a sleeping Eboue, is possibly just offside but gets the benefit of the doubt. He cuts inside the struggling Eboue and his right-foot shot beats Fabianski at his inside post. Poor defending all-round. In the end of the first half score was level.

Second half

Chelsea kicks off the second half with confidence that they can break through Arsenal again. They looked the side more likely to in the first period. In second half Arsenal create plenty of opportunity for get the lead once again but they was not able to convert them in the goal. The game was getting a little tetchy now as Terry goes down under Fabregas's challenge and the Arsenal captain cannot believe the decision. Chelsea have good opening in 84th minute and score their second goal with the help of Drogba. Drogba score their 8th goal in last nine appearance. Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea FT The full-time whistle goes and the Chelsea players celebrate as if they have won the cup. They just about deserved it but did not dominate in the second half as much as in the first. But it was once more an error from Arsenal's makeshift defence that gifted the goal.

Second leg quarter final

Chelsea 4-4 Liverpool
aggregate Chelsea 7-5 Liverpool

First half

Another enthralling encounter between these teams left Chelsea FC celebrating a fifth UEFA Champions League semi-final appearance in the last six seasons. In fist league match Chelsea won and final score was 3-1 Chelsea. now Liverpool need three away goals to qualify the semi final. In the start of the match Liverpool put pressure on Chelsea and try to doing some damage. Liverpool score their first goal in 19th minute with the help of Fábio Aurélio. After that goal the whole team of the Chelsea going for defensive football. And Liverpool took the advantage from this strategy of their opponent. In 28th minute due to the Ivanović foul inside the plenty area Liverpool have opportunity to score their second goal on plenty. Spanish midfielder sends Petr Čech the wrong way and now the tie is all square at 3-3. Chelsea's advantage has been reduced to away goals only. Liverpool have good first half and they were able to recover the previous Chelsea damage approximately which they did in Liverpool home game. After first half score was Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea.

Second half

Chelsea have great come back in second half. They were try hard to put pressure back on Liverpool side. In 51st minute Chelsea restore their aggregate lead as Didier Drogba's slight touch at the near post is enough to divert Nicolas Anelka's cross in off the hands of Pepe Reina. After that goal Chelsea players show some confidence and play with batter understanding with each other. In 57th minute another sensational set-piece but this time it is the home side that provide it from 30 metres. Alex takes a long run up before drilling his free-kick round the wall and Pepe Reina is unable to keep it out. 5-3 on aggregate now and Liverpool have to find two goals to progess. In 76th minute lampare score and now Chelsea have lead 6-3 on aggregate. Now Liverpool put pressure on Chelsea and they were able to score two goals in 81st & 83rd minute. They reduce the Chelsea lead now the score was 6-5 on aggregate. If Liverpool score again then they are through the semi final but they were not able to score again but Chelsea score in 89th minute and confirm their semi final position. Both teams play a beautiful football game and provide the 90 minutes entertainment to their fans.

Results of Barclays Premier League matches

Eight matches are played on 11/04/2009 in English premier league.

Blackburn Rovers 0-4 Liverpool
Chelsea 4-3 Botton
Middlesbrough 3-1 H ull city
Portsmouth 2-2 WBA
sunderland 1-2 Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 West Ham United
wigan athletic 1-4 Arsenal
Stock city 1-1 Newcastle United

Performances of the top two teams in EPL.

Sunderland 1-2 Manchester United

Manchester united face Sunderland. Sunderland not a popular team in EPL that’s why the people think easy win for the Manchester united. As the expatiator thought united score first in that match with the help of paul schools. But after few minutes Sunderland level the score. Now the Manchester united need a goal to stay top of the EPL points table. Ronaldo who was not in starting eleven is substitute for doing some magic. After their substitution united score their second goal and also won that match.

Blackburn Rovers 0-4 Liverpool

Liverpool played against the Blackburn Rovers in which they are comfortably win. Liverpool loss their champions league match against to Chelsea. They show their aggressiveness & anger in EPL match, they score 4 goals in that match and get the first position in on EPL points table but after their match Manchester united also won and hold the first position again.

Results of World cup qualifying matches

Hungary beats Albania 1-0 in WCup qualifying
TIRANA, Albania: A blunder by Albania defender Armend Dallku helped Hungary beat Albania 1-0 Saturday in a World Cup qualifying match.Sandor Torghelle scored the lone goal in the 38th minute after Dallku gave away a loose ball in the area following a cross from midfielder Szabolcs Huszti.Hamdi Salihi and Besart Berisha missed chances for Albania, which has six points from six games and next plays at Denmark on Wednesday. Hungary preserved its second place in the group with 10 points from five games.
Spain beats Turkey 1-0 in Group 5
MADRID: Gerard Pique scored a second-half goal Saturday to lead Spain over Turkey 1-0 and give the European champions a six-point lead at the top of their World Cup qualifying group. Pique, a Barcelona defender who was making only his second international appearance was perfectly placed in the 61st minute to score from Sergio Ramos' mishit as Spain, which stretched its unbeaten run to 30 games, stayed perfect in Group 5 with 15 points. Bosnia-Herzegovina beat Belgium 4-2 earlier to move into second place with nine points, while Turkey is third with eight following its first loss in five qualifying games. The two teams meet again Wednesday in Istanbul.
Serbia beats Romania 3-2 in WCup qualifier
CONSTANTA, Romania: Milan Jovanovic and Branislav Ivanovic added to an own-goal Saturday in Serbia's 3-2 win over Romania in a World Cup qualifying match.Jovanovic gave the visiting team the lead in the 18th minute, shooting past Romania goalkeeper Bogdan Lobont from six meters (yards) after a shot from Milos Krasic hit the post. Dorel Stoica then made it 2-0 by heading in an own-goal from a corner in the 44th.Romania got back into the match in the 51st when striker Adrian Mutu passed to Ciprian Marica, who lobbed the ball over the head of Serbia goalkeeper Vladimir Stokavic.Ivanovic put in a corner in the 60th to make it 3-1, and Stoica headed in a free kick from Mutu in the 74th.Romania was playing without captain Cristi Chivu.The match was watched by Romanian President Traian Basescu and Serbian President Boris Tadic.

Performances of Chelsea and Arsenal in EPL

Chelsea 4-3 Botton Wanderers

Chelsea won their first league quarterfinal against Liverpool. And they are very confidant about their English premier match against Botton Wanderers. In start of the match Chelsea have good opportunities to score early goal but they can’t. Chelsea score their first goal after 30th minute with the help of Michael Ballack. Kalloo provide the pass from the right corner and Ballack score their first goal in this season. After that score Drogba score twice in that match. Chelsea score four goals in that match. But when the manager made the substitutions of Drogba and Lampard Chelsea feel uncomfortable and Botton score three goals in nine minutes and they have great come back in that match. In last five minute they have good opportunities to level the score but they did not convert them into the goal. Chelsea won that match final score is Chelsea 4- 3 Boton.

Wigan athletic 1-4 Arsenal

Arsenal have match against the Wigan Athletic. Wigan is not able to win a single match against arsenal in the history of the premier league. But this time they want to achieve this goal. Wigan athletic was score first. After that arsenal try hard to level the score before the first half but they were not able to broke the wigan defense line. After the first half score is 1-0 in the favor of the wigan athletic. In the start of the second half push the pressure on wigan and they were also level the score. After that equalizer arsenal was unstoppable and they score three more goals. They won that match to three goals margin. Arsene wenger is happy about their team performance and now he was passionate about the second league quarter final against the villareal at home.

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BARCLAS PREMIER LEAGUE
Sat 11th April 2009 Matches Time(UK)
Blackburn Rovers vs Liverpool 12:45
Chelsea vs Botton 15:00
Middlesbrough vs H ull city 15:00
Portsmouth vs WBA 15:00
Sunderland vs Manchester United 15:00
Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United 15:00
wigan athletic vs Arsenal 15:00
Stock city vs Newcastle United 17:30
Sun 12th April 2009
Aston Villa vs Everton 14:00
Manchester City vs Fulham 16:10

Manchester United played his 31st match and all other teams have their 32nd match in English premier league on this week. Manchester United is still on the top the EPL table. Liverpool is on 2nd position with just one point margin. On 12th April match between Aston Villa and Everton is very important for both teams. If Everton win that match then they got the 5th position on the table and Aston Villa loss the 5th position which they are holding right now. Second match on the same day between Manchester City and Fulham have also same situation. Fulham show very impressive game from last two week. They win against the Manchester United and have very tight game with Liverpool but they are loss that match at very last minute of the match.

Champions league quarter finals

Chelsea 3-1 Liverpool
8th April 2009

Liverpool was favorite in this quarter final match because they win there both EPL games against the Chelsea. They show there same sprit in quarter final when Fernando torres score a goal in 9th minute for the Liverpool. But after that goal Chelsea responded well and had Liverpool under pressure after earning two free-kicks in promising positions, both blocked by the wall. Florent Malouda then threatened Reina's goal after being found by Drogba, but the Frenchman dragged his left-foot shot wide. Before ending the first half Chelsea level the score with the help of the Ivanović. Chelsea put the pressure on Liverpool in the start of the 2nd half. They have two, three good opportunities to score but they are not able to convert them in goal. in the mid of the second half Chelsea is able to score the 2nd goal with the help of the Ivanović(which is the 2nd goal of the Chelsea defender in this match). After few minute Chelsea score there 3rd goal and had the two away goal lead in that quarter final match. Liverpool have good opportunities in the end of the match but they are not convert them into the goals. Terry was then booked for a dangerous challenge on Reina, a caution which means the Chelsea captain will miss the second leg.

Barcelona 4 - 0 Bayern
8th April 2009

in the start of the match Barcelona show very impressive football. Player of Bayern is not feel comfort in field. Barcelona score there goal in 9th minute with there main striker messi. Barca score four goals in first half with the help of (Messi, Samuel Eto'o and Thierry Henry). Samuel score two gals in 1st half. In second half no team able to score a goal. barca have good opportunities but they sis not score goal on it. Bayerm loss that match with 0-4.


Quarter finals Second league
Villarreal vs Arsenal 15-Apr
Man. United vs Porto 15-Apr
Liverpool vs Chelsea 14-Apr
Barcelona vs Bayem 14-Apr

Champions league Quarter finals

Arsenal 1-1 Villarreal
7th April 2009

In the start of the first half Villarreal look very aggressive and they took lead ten minutes in, Senna unleashing an unstoppable drive from 25 metres. Arsenal lost goalkeeper Manuel Almunia and William Gallas to injury before the first half was over. On the other hand Villarreal play very attacking game. They have three more good strikes on the arsenal goal but they are not able to convert them into the goals. Arsenal not feel comfortable in first half. But arsenal starts the second half very confidently and they have good two, three strikes on Villarreal goal poss. Then arsenal is able to level the score in 66th minute with the help of Adebayor's instinctive effort midway through the second period giving the visitors a priceless away goal to take into next week's return in north London. Arsenal totally dominate the second half.

Man. United 2 - 2 Porto
7th April 2009

On a night of high drama at Old Trafford, FC Porto fought back to earn a 2-2 at Manchester United FC thanks to an 89th-minute equalizer from substitute Mariano.
Manchester united play a very lazy football in starting minutes if the match. Porto also score there first goal in the 4th minute of the match (man united concede the first goal after last season final match. LAMPARD was player who scores the last goal against them) but Manchester united striker van Roney convert the wrong pass on the Porto defender Bround Alves into the goal and level the score. After that man united played very well. On the first half score was 1-1.
In second half man united dominating and have very good strikes on Porto’s pool .in 85th minute substitute player TEVEZ score for the man united. But in 89th minute Porto level the score and they also have the two away goal adventage.

English premier league fixture and results

BARCLAS PREMIER LEAGUE
Blackburn Rovers2-1Tottenham Hotspur
Arsenal 2-0 Manchester City
Botton4-0 Middlesbrough
Hull city 0-0 Portsmouth
Newcastle 0-2 Chelsea
WBA 0-2 Stock city
West ham united 2-0 sunder land
fulham 0-1 Liverpool
Everton 4-0 wigan athletic
Manchester United 3-2 Aston Villa

Performance of the top four teams of EPL.

In English premier league Arsenal wins against the Manchester City(2-0). In this season Manchester city also have win against the Arsenal(3-0) but this time arsenal is played very beautifully and wins the second league match confidently. Chelsea is also have win against the Newcastle (2-0). In first half both team show defensive game and no team is able to score in first half. But in second half England striker LAMPARD score a goal for the Chelsea. Second goal was score by Maluda. Liverpool have very pressure game against the Fulham and have last minute win. Manchester united played very tight game against the Aston villa. United score early in the match with the help of there main striker RONALDO but after few minute Aston villa also score and level the match. In second half Aston villa score there 2nd goal after that goal they play defensively but once again RONALDO is able to level the score for the Manchester united. Then comes the key moment of the match when united score there 3rd goal and win very important match.

Quarter finals of FA cup.

1ST QUARTER FINAL

In the first quarter final Chelsea win against the Coventry city and qualify for the semi final. Chelsea score 2 goal in that match and there opponents are not able to score a single goal.

2ND QUARTER FINAL

Second quarter final played between the fulham and Manchester united in which man united comfortably win. Manchester united score four goals and there opponent are not able to score a single goal.

3RD QUARTER FINAL

3RD quarter final played between the Everton and middlesbrough. In which Everton win two goals to one. And qualify for the semi final.

4TH QUARTER FINAL

Fourth quarter final in played between the arsenal and Hull city. In which arsenal win two goals to one. Hull city is very confident to win this match because they win premier league match against arsenal.

DRAWS FOR THE SEMI FINALS

18/4/2009 Arsenal vs Chelsea 18:15PM
19/4/2009 Manchester united vs Everton 17:00PM

Introduction about the FA cup

The competition is a knockout tournament with pairings for each round drawn at random - there are no seeds, and the draw for each round is not made until after the scheduled dates for the previous round. The draw also determines which teams will play at home.
Each tie is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn, there is a replay, usually at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. Drawn replays are now settled with extra time and penalty shootouts, though until the 1990s further replays would be played until one team was victorious. Some ties took as many as six matches to settle; in their 1975 campaign, Fulham played a total of 12 games over six rounds, which remains the most games played by a team to reach a final. Replays were traditionally played three or four days after the original game, but from 1991–92 they were staged at least 10 days later on police advice. This led to penalty shoot-outs being introduced. Replays are no longer held for the semi-finals or final.
There are a total of 14 rounds in the competition—six qualifying rounds, followed by six further rounds, semi-finals, and the final. The competition begins in August with the Extra Preliminary Round, followed by the Preliminary Round and First Qualifying Round, which are contested by the lowest-ranked clubs. Clubs playing in the Conference North and Conference South are given exemption to the Second Qualifying Round, and Conference National teams are given exemption to the Fourth Qualifying Round. The 32 winners from that round join the 48 clubs from League One and League Two in the First Round (often called the First Round Proper). Finally, teams from the Premier League and Football League Championship enter at the Third Round Proper, at which point there are 64 teams remaining in the competition.

History of Football world cup.

The world's first international football match was a challenge match played in Glascow in 1872 between Scotland and England, with the first international tournament, the inaugural edition of the British home championship, taking place in 1884.At this stage the sport was rarely played outside the United kingdom. As football began to increase in popularity in other parts of the world at the turn of the century, it was held as a demonstration sport with no medals awarded at the 1900 and 1904 Summer Olympics (however, the IOC has retrospectively upgraded their status to official events), and at the 1906 Intercalated Games.
After FIFA was founded in 1904, there was an attempt made by FIFA to arrange an international football tournament between nations outside of the Olympic framework in Switzerland in 1906. These were very early days for international football, and the official history of FIFA describes the competition as having been a failure.
At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, football became an official competition. Planned by The Football Association (FA), England's football governing body, the event was for amateur players only and was regarded suspiciously as a show rather than a competition. Great Britain (represented by the England national amateur football team) won the gold medals. They repeated the feat in 1912 in Stockholm, where the tournament was organized by the Swedish Football Association.
With the Olympic event continuing to be contested only between amateur teams, Sir Thomas Lipton organized the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy tournament in Turin in 1909. The Lipton tournament was a championship between individual clubs (not national teams) from different nations, each one of which represented an entire nation. The competition is sometimes described as The First World Cup, and featured the most prestigious professional club sides from Italy, Germany and Switzerland, but the FA of England refused to be associated with the competition and declined the offer to send a professional team. Lipton invited West Auckland, an amateur side from County Durham, to represent England instead. West Auckland won the tournament and returned in 1911 to successfully defend their title, and were given the trophy to keep forever, as per the rules of the competition.

Current position of the UEFA champions league

Quarter finals of the UEFA champions league are played On first weak of the April. In which 8 teams are play with each other. Out of the 8 teams four (Man. United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea) are represent the EPL. And two teams (Barcelona, Villarreal) are represent the Spanish league. The draws of the quarter finals are
Quarter finals First league Second league
Villarreal vs Arsenal 7-Apr 15-Apr
Man. United vs Porto 7-Apr 15-Apr
Liverpool vs Chelsea 8-Apr 14-Apr
Barcelona vs Bayem 8-Apr 14-Apr
First-leg home team shown first.
First-leg home team score shown first for both legs
In first match Arsenal play away from the home against villarreal which is very strong team in Spanish league.
The match against the liverpool and chelsea is the most important match in UEFA champions league because these teams are know each other very well. Plenty of time they play with each other in EPL. The last match which they played against each other liverpool beat the chelsea 2-0.

The History of Champions league

Tournament was inaugurated in 1955, at the suggestion of the French sports journalist and editor of Gabriel Hanot, as a continental competition for winners of the European national football leagues, as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, abbreviated to European Cup.
The competition began as the 1955–56 using a two-leg knockout format where the teams would play two matches, one at home and one away, and the team with the highest overall score qualifying for the next round of the competition. Until 1992, entry was restricted to the teams that won their national league championships, plus the current European Cup holder. In the 1992–93 season, the format was changed to include a group stage and the tournament was renamed the UEFA Champions League. There have since been numerous changes to eligibility for the competition, the number of qualifying rounds and the group structure. In 1997–98, eligibility was expanded to include the runners-up from some countries according to UEFA’S coefficient ranking list. The qualification system has been restructured so that national champions from lower ranked countries have to take part in one or more qualifying rounds before the group stages, while runners-up from higher ranked countries enter in later rounds. Up to four clubs from the top-ranked countries are currently given entry to the competition.
Between 1960 and 2004, the winner of the tournament qualified for the now defunct Intercontinental Cup against the winner of the Copa libertadores of South America. Since then, the winner automatically qualifies for the FIFA organized Club World Cup with other winners of continental club championships.
Stages
The tournament consists of several stages and begins with three preliminary knockout qualifying rounds. Different teams start in different rounds, according to their position in domestic league and the UEFA coefficients of their league, while the sixteen top ranked teams spread across the biggest domestic leagues qualify directly. The current system was adopted in 2003.
A change of the format will be carried out from session 2009-10 onwards. The main focus of the changes was to enable champions coming from associations ranked 13 to 53 access to the main tournament more easily through a separate qualifying route, rather than going head-to-head with non-champions from associations ranked 1 to 12. Five teams will enter into the group stage from each new route.
22 teams will then directly qualify for the group stage, compared to only 16 teams in the old system. The additional 6 directly qualified teams are the champions of associations ranked 10 to 12, and the 3rd placed teams in associations ranked 1 to 3.

Next episode of the EPL.

As you all now the Manchester united has the 1st position in EPL table with 65 points and the play 29 matches. But still there is no team have the clear position to win the EPL. Because Liverpool beat the Manchester united in the last matches and show there sprit and send the message to all there fans “they are still in”.
Chelsea also try hard to come back with there new coach Guus Hiddink. But they loss there last match against the Tottenham Hotspur. These points are very valuable for the Chelsea if they win against the Tottenham Hotspur. Arsenal is still in 4th position.
This week matches are

BARCLAS PREMIER LEAGUE
Sat 4th aprial 2009 Matches Time(UK)
Blackburn Rovers vs Tottenham Hotspur
12:45
Arsenal vs Manchester City 15:00
Botton vs Middlesbrough 15:00
Hull city vs Portsmouth 15:00
Newcastle vs Chelsea 15:00
WBA vs Stock city 15:00
West ham united vs Sunder land 15:00
fulham vs Liverpool 17:30
Sun 5th aprial 2009
Everton vs wigan athletic 15:00
Manchester United vs Aston Villa
16:00

This week matches are very interesting because last 10 matches are remaining and every team try to play some extra ordinary football. Top four try for Sucre the champion’s league positions. And last four wish to stay in the EPL for the next season. If Blackburn Rovers,Newcastle, Middlesbrough,WBA, want to play for the next year then they must win there matches.

history of English Premier League

Origins
Despite significant European success during the 1970s, the 1980s had marked a low point for English football. Stadium were crumbling, supporters endured poor facilities, hooliganism was rife, and English clubs were banned from European competition following the events at Heysel in 1985. The Football League First Division, which had been the top level of English football since 1888, was well behind leagues such as Italy's serie Aand Spain's liga in attendances and revenues, and several top English players had moved abroad. However, by the turn of the 1990s the downward trend was starting to reverse; England had been successful in the1990 FIFA WORLD CUP, reaching the semi-finals.UEFA, European football's governing body, lifted the five-year ban on English clubs playing in European competitions in 1990 and the Taylor Report on stadium safety standards, which proposed expensive upgrades to create all-seater stadiums in the aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster, was published in January of that year.
Television money had also become much more important; the Football League received £6.3million for a two-year agreement in 1986, but when that deal was renewed in 1988, the price rose to £44m over four years. The 1988 negotiations were the first signs of a breakaway league; ten clubs threatened to leave and form a "super league", but were eventually persuaded to stay. As stadiums improved and match attendance and revenues rose, the country's top teams again considered leaving the Football League in order to capitalize on the growing influx of money being pumped into the sport.
Foundation
At the close of the 1991 season, a proposal for the establishment of a new league was tabled that would bring more money into the game overall. The Founder Members Agreement, signed on 17 July 1991 by the game's top-flight clubs, established the basic principles for setting up the FA Premier League. The newly formed top division would have commercial independence from the Football Association and the Football League, giving the FA Premier League license to negotiate its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements. The argument given at the time was that the extra income would allow English clubs to compete with teams across Europe.