Celtic 1 - 1 Manchester United
November 5, 2008


| Celtic 1 | - | 1 Manchester United |
|
Scott McDonald (13) |
Ryan Giggs (84) |
| Celtic | Team Statistics | Manchester United |
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Shots On Target | 7 |
| 2 | Shots Off Target | 9 |
| 1 | Shots Blocked | 14 |
| 4 | Corners | 13 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 14 | Fouls | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 26.4 | Possession | 73.6 |
| 67.1 | Passing | 84.3 |
| 26 | Tackles | 13 |
| 61.5 | Tackling | 100 |
Team Sheets
Celtic
Artur Boruc
Mark Wilson
Gary Caldwell
Andreas Hinkel
Stephen McManus
Paul Hartley
Barry Robson
Scott Brown
Shaun Maloney
Scott McDonald
Cillian Sheridan
—————-
Mark Brown
Lee Naylor
Paul Caddis
Darren O’Dea
Shunsuke Nakamura
Massimo Donati
Ben Hutchinson
Manchester United
Ben Foster
John O’Shea
Nemanja Vidic
Rafael da Silva
Rio Ferdinand
Cristiano Ronaldo
Darren Fletcher
Luis Nani
Michael Carrick
Ryan Giggs
Carlos Tevez
—————-
Dimitar Berbatov*
Ji-sung Park
Jonny Evans
Oliveira Anderson
Patrice Evra*
Tomasz Kuszczak
Wayne Rooney*
Events
Scott McDonald (13)
Luis Nani (32)
Dimitar Berbatov (46)
Luis Nani (46)
Cillian Sheridan (63)
Massimo Donati (63)
Patrice Evra (66)
Rafael da Silva (66)
Carlos Tevez (71)
Wayne Rooney (71)
Shaun Maloney (75)
Darren O’Dea (75)
Scott McDonald (81)
Ben Hutchinson (81)
Ryan Giggs (84)Manchester United 3 - 0 Celtic
October 21, 2008


| Manchester United 3 | - | 0 Celtic |
|
Dimitar Berbatov (30) |
| Manchester United | Team Statistics | Celtic |
| 3 | Goals | 0 |
| 6 | Shots On Target | 2 |
| 8 | Shots Off Target | 2 |
| 9 | Shots Blocked | 2 |
| 12 | Corners | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 14 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 59 | Possession | 41 |
| 1 | Passing | 1 |
| 1 | Tackles | 1 |
| 100 | Tackling | 100 |
Team Sheets
Manchester United
Edwin van der Sar
Gary Neville
John O’Shea
Jonny Evans
Nemanja Vidic
Cristiano Ronaldo
Darren Fletcher
Luis Nani
Oliveira Anderson
Dimitar Berbatov
Wayne Rooney
—————-
Carlos Tevez*
Darron Gibson
Ji-sung Park*
Rafael da Silva
Ryan Giggs
Tomasz Kuszczak
Wes Brown*
Celtic
Artur Boruc
Mark Wilson
Lee Naylor
Gary Caldwell
Stephen McManus
Glenn Loovens
Barry Robson
Shunsuke Nakamura
Scott Brown
Scott McDonald
Aiden McGeady
—————-
Mark Brown
Andreas Hinkel
Darren O’Dea
Paul Hartley
Massimo Donati
Shaun Maloney
Cillian Sheridan
Events
Dimitar Berbatov (30)
Dimitar Berbatov (51)
Gary Neville (59)
Wes Brown (59)
Carlos Tevez (60)
Dimitar Berbatov (60)
Barry Robson (61)
Shunsuke Nakamura (61)
Paul Hartley (61)
Shaun Maloney (61)
Paul Hartley (74)
Wayne Rooney (76)
Scott McDonald (77)
Cillian Sheridan (77)
Cristiano Ronaldo (82)
Ji-sung Park (82)
Glenn Loovens (83)Aalborg BK 0 - 3 Manchester United
September 30, 2008


| Aalborg BK 0 | - | 3 Manchester United |
|
Wayne Rooney (22) |
| Aalborg BK | Team Statistics | Manchester United |
| 0 | Goals | 3 |
| 1 | Shots On Target | 10 |
| 6 | Shots Off Target | 9 |
| 5 | Shots Blocked | 8 |
| 4 | Corners | 10 |
| 1 | Offsides | 6 |
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 40.3 | Possession | 59.7 |
| 77.4 | Passing | 84 |
| 12 | Tackles | 14 |
| 75 | Tackling | 85.7 |
Team Sheets
Aalborg BK
Karim Zaza
Martin Pedersen
Michael Beauchamp
Steve Offers
Andreas Johansson
Thomas Augustinussen
Marek Saganowski
Jeppe Curth
Kasper Bøgelund
Kasper Risgaard
Thomas Enevoldsen
—————-
Kenneth Stenild
Anders Due
Caca
Simon Bræmer
Jens-Kristian Sorensen
Patrick Kristensen
Ronnie Schwartz
Manchester United
Edwin van der Sar
John O’Shea
Nemanja Vidic
Patrice Evra
Rafael da Silva
Rio Ferdinand
Cristiano Ronaldo
Luis Nani
Paul Scholes
Dimitar Berbatov
Wayne Rooney
—————-
Ben Amos
Carlos Tevez*
Ji-sung Park
Jonny Evans
Oliveira Anderson
Ryan Giggs*
Wes Brown*
Events
Paul Scholes (16)
Ryan Giggs (16)
Wayne Rooney (22)
Rafael da Silva (38)
Andreas Johansson (52)
Karim Zaza (54)
Dimitar Berbatov (55)
Carlos Tevez (59)
Wayne Rooney (59)
Rafael da Silva (66)
Wes Brown (66)
Dimitar Berbatov (79)Manchester United 0 - 0 Villarreal
September 17, 2008


| Manchester United 0 | - | 0 Villarreal |
| Manchester United | Team Statistics | Villarreal |
| 0 | Goals | 0 |
| 4 | Shots On Target | 1 |
| 12 | Shots Off Target | 3 |
| 4 | Shots Blocked | 1 |
| 5 | Corners | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 56.7 | Possession | 43.3 |
| 79.5 | Passing | 76.2 |
| 23 | Tackles | 19 |
| 65.2 | Tackling | 57.9 |
Team Sheets
Manchester United
Edwin van der Sar
Gary Neville
Jonny Evans
Patrice Evra
Rio Ferdinand
Darren Fletcher
Ji-sung Park
Luis Nani
Owen Hargreaves
Carlos Tevez
Wayne Rooney
—————-
Ben Foster
Cristiano Ronaldo*
John O’Shea
Nemanja Vidic
Oliveira Anderson*
Ryan Giggs*
Wes Brown
Villarreal
Diego Lopez
Angel Lopez
Javier Gonzalo Rodriguez
Diego Godin
Joan Capdevila
Cani
Sebastian Eguren
Edmilson
Robert Pires
Matias Ariel Fernandez
Luis Farcuason Franco
—————-
Sebastian Viera
Santi Cazorla
Ariel Ibagaza
Joseba Llorente
Javi Venta
Marcos Senna
Fabricio Fuentes
Events
Luis Farcuason Franco (35)
Cani (46)
Santi Cazorla (46)
Cristiano Ronaldo (62)
Ji-sung Park (62)
Oliveira Anderson (62)
Owen Hargreaves (62)
Robert Pires (67)
Ariel Ibagaza (67)
Carlos Tevez (72)
Luis Farcuason Franco (77)
Joseba Llorente (77)
Carlos Tevez (81)
Ryan Giggs (81)
Ariel Ibagaza (88)
Diego Lopez (90)Champions League Draw 2008/09
August 28, 2008
This year’s Champions League draw took place today and for once, we are not drawn in a group with Roma but as usual, could prove tricky. United have been drawn in Group E alongside La Liga runners up Villarreal, Scottish champions Celtic and Danish outfit, Aalborg BK.
Arsenal were drawn in Group G with Porto, Fenerbahce and Dynamo Kyiv. Liverpool were drawn in Group D alongside PSV, Marseille and Athletico Madrid whilst Chelsea will meet Roma, Bordeaux and CFR in Group A.
The full Champions League draw
Group A
Chelsea
Roma
Bordeaux
CFR
Group B
Internazionale
Werder Bremen
Panathinaikos
Anorthosis
Group C
Barcelona
Sporting Lisbon
Basel
Shakhtar
Group D
Liverpool
PSV
Marseille
Athletico
Group E
Manchester United
Villarreal
Celtic
Aalborg BK
Group F
Lyon
Bayern
Steaua
Fiorentina
Group G
Arsenal
Porto
Fenerbahce
Dynamo Kyiv
Group H
Real Madrid
Juventus
Zenit
BATE
Champions League top performers
May 22, 2008
With the Champions League wrapped up for another year and the trophy on its way back to Old Trafford, lets dissect the tornament and see which players made it to the top perfomers lists. We have broken it down into goals scored, assists, most fouls, most yellow cards and most red cards. We may add more top lists as and when we think of them. If we are missing some vital stats you would like to see listed, please leave a comment and we will do our best to update this page.
So without further ado, lets dive into the top goalscorers of the tornament. Congratulations Cristiano Ronaldo.
Champions League top Goalscorers 2007/08 (Top)
| Player | Team | Goals | Minutes/Goal |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Man Utd | 8 | 127.1 |
| Didier Drogba | Chelsea | 6 | 171.3 |
| Steven Gerrard | Liverpool | 6 | 182.2 |
| Fernando Torres | Liverpool | 6 | 152.7 |
| Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 6 | 134.7 |
| Raul Gonzalez | Real Madrid | 5 | 142.8 |
| Ryan Babel | Liverpool | 5 | 157.8 |
| Dirk Kuyt | Liverpool | 5 | 171.2 |
| Deivid | Fenerbache | 5 | 162.8 |
| Frederic Kanoute | Sevilla | 5 | 146.2 |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Internazionale | 5 | 124.8 |
Champions League Assists 2007/08 (Top)
| Player | Team | Assists | Minutes/Assist |
| Alex | Fenerbache | 6 | 145.8 |
| Aleksandr Hleb | Arsenal | 4 | 150.8 |
| Predrag Djordjevic | Olympiacos | 4 | 157.3 |
| Steven Gerrard | Liverpool | 4 | 273.3 |
| Robinho | Real Madrid | 4 | 115.8 |
| Andrea Pirlo | AC Milan | 4 | 176 |
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | Real Madrid | 3 | 204.3 |
| Max Tonetto | Roma | 3 | 191.3 |
| Harry Kewell | Liverpool | 3 | 37.3 |
| Yossi Benayoun | Liverpool | 3 | 189 |
| Sidney Govou | Lyon | 3 | 238.3 |
| Daniel Alves | Sevilla | 3 | 250 |
| Frederic Kanoute | Sevilla | 3 | 243.7 |
| Wes Brown | Man Utd | 3 | 263.7 |
| Luis Nani | Man Utd | 3 | 261.7 |
| Julio Cruz | Internazionale | 3 | 133.3 |
| Mehmet Aurelio | Fenerbache | 3 | 300.7 |
| Theo Walcott | Arsenal | 3 | 121.3 |
| Frank Lampard | Chesea | 3 | 316.7 |
Number of Fouls Committed (Top)
| Player | Team | Fouls | Minutes/Foul |
| Didier Drogba | Chelsea | 37 | 27.8 |
| Javier Mascherano | Liverpool | 32 | 31.4 |
| Claude Makelele | Chelsea | 29 | 37.7 |
| Mehmet Aurelio | Fenerbace | 29 | 31.1 |
| Jermaine Jones | Schalke | 28 | 26.6 |
| Semih Senturk | Fenerbace | 26 | 20.6 |
| Fernando Torres | Liverpool | 26 | 35.2 |
| Massimo Ambrosini | AC Milan | 26 | 24 |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Internazionale | 25 | 25 |
| Patrice Evra | Man Utd | 24 | 38.7 |
Number of Yellow Cards (Top)
| Player | Team | Yellows | Minutes/Yellow |
| Jermaine Jones | Schalke | 5 | 148.8 |
| Cristian Chivu | Internazionale | 4 | 128.8 |
| Marco Cassetti | Roma | 4 | 149.3 |
| Simone Perrotta | Roma | 4 | 132.5 |
| Kevin Thomson | Rangers | 4 | 112.5 |
| Scott Brown | Celtic | 4 | 157.3 |
| Seydou Keita | Sevilla | 4 | 148.5 |
| Lugano | Fenebache | 4 | 206.8 |
| Michael Essien | Chelsea | 4 | 264.5 |
Number of Red Cards (Top)
| Player | Team | Red | Minutes/Red |
| Vassilis Torosidis | Olympiacos | 1 | 626 |
| Jermaine Pennant | Liverpool | 1 | 211 |
| Diego | Werder Bremen | 1 | 449 |
| Pepe | Real Madrid | 1 | 251 |
| Edison Mendez | PSV | 1 | 521 |
| Fucile | Porto | 1 | 645 |
| Jean-Claude Darcheville | Rangers | 1 | 220 |
| Cristian Chivu | Internazionale | 1 | 515 |
| Marco Materazzi | Internazionale | 1 | 121 |
| Nicolas Burdisso | Internazionale | 1 | 64 |
| David Suazo | Internazionale | 1 | 219 |
| Augustin Binya | Benfica | 1 | 221 |
| David Albelda | Valencia | 1 | 435 |
| Deivid | Fenerbache | 1 | 814 |
| Didier Drogba | Chelsea | 1 | 1028 |
| Emilson Sanchez Cribari | Lazio | 1 | 356 |
Did John Terry spit at Carlos Tevez?
May 22, 2008
I would like to think John Terry, former England captain, had the decency to not spit at a fellow player but if you look at the footage, it certainly looks like he might have done. Now, you cannot see the “spit” as such, but you can clearly see Terry motion towards Tevez followed by Tevez rubbing his neck as if he had been spat at.
Terry firmly denies spitting but does admit to getting involved in the handbags that surrounded Didier Drogba’s red card. Terry said of the incident, “There was some pushing and shoving, I admit that, but no spitting, that is not my style. No way would I spit at another player.”
The video is far from conclusive, but have a look and make up your own mind. It’s probably best you watch this with your speakers turned off!
Manchester United 1 - 1 Chelsea
May 21, 2008


| Manchester United 1 | - | 1 Chelsea |
|
Cristiano Ronaldo (26) |
Frank Lampard (45) |
| Manchester United | Team Statistics | Chelsea |
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 5 | Shots On Target | 1 |
| 5 | Shots Off Target | 18 |
| 3 | Shots Blocked | 6 |
| 5 | Corners | 8 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 22 | Fouls | 25 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 55.9 | Possession | 44.1 |
| 80.4 | Passing | 71.1 |
| 27 | Tackles | 28 |
| 66.7 | Tackling | 60.7 |
Team Sheets
Manchester United
Edwin van der Sar
Nemanja Vidic
Patrice Evra
Rio Ferdinand
Wes Brown
Cristiano Ronaldo
Michael Carrick
Owen Hargreaves
Paul Scholes
Carlos Tevez
Wayne Rooney
—————-
Darren Fletcher
John O’Shea
Luis Nani*
Mikael Silvestre
Oliveira Anderson*
Ryan Giggs*
Tomasz Kuszczak
Chelsea
Petr Cech
John Terry
Ricardo Carvalho
Ashley Cole
Frank Lampard
Florent Malouda
Claude Makelele
Michael Ballack
Michael Essien
Didier Drogba
Joe Cole
—————-
Carlo Cudicini
Juliano Belletti
Alex
John Obi Mikel
Nicolas Anelka
Salomon Kalou
Andriy Shevchenko
Events
Paul Scholes (22)
Claude Makelele (22)
Cristiano Ronaldo (26)
Rio Ferdinand (43)
Frank Lampard (45)
Ricardo Carvalho (47)
Paul Scholes (87)
Ryan Giggs (87)
Florent Malouda (92)
Salomon Kalou (92)
Joe Cole (99)
Nicolas Anelka (99)
Luis Nani (101)
Wayne Rooney (101)
Nemanja Vidic (111)
Carlos Tevez (116)
Michael Ballack (116)
Didier Drogba (116)
Michael Essien (118)
Oliveira Anderson (120)
Wes Brown (120)
Claude Makelele (120)
Juliano Belletti (120)Manchester United, Kings of Europe
May 21, 2008
Manchester United are the kings of europe after a thrilling penalty shootout which saw Terry and Anelka miss from the spot to give the title to United.
Manchester United started the match very strong and dominated everything for the first half an hour or so. Ronaldo put the ball past Cech to put United in the driving before a lucky break away gave Chelsea a way back into the game. The goal sparked something in the Chelsea camp and they came back strong. United were on the back foot for much of the game after that but still managed to hang on and fully deserved to be crown Champions of Europe.
Scholes sinks Barcelona, Moscow here we come!
April 30, 2008
For the second time in his career Scholes scores the goal that puts United through to the Champions League final. A quallity strike!









