2011-2012 UEFA Champions League interesting facts Domestic champions: This season’s competition features 17 domestic league winners from last season, with Groups G (FC Porto, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Zenit St Petersburg, APOEL FC) and H (FC Barcelona, AC Milan, FC BATE Borisov, FC Viktoria Plzeň) both featuring four title holders and Group C three (Manchester [ Read More ]
UEFA Champions League articles
AC Milan will look to bring an end to the impressive away run that Viktoria Plzeň have produced so far in this season’s UEFA Champions League when they welcome the tournament newcomers to San Siro on matchday two. Viktoria Plzeň won three successive away games en route to the group stage but face their biggest [ Read More ]
BATE Borisov will hope for a case of third time lucky when they welcome reigning champions FC Barcelona to Minsk on matchday two. Viktor Goncharenko’s side have lost both their previous home meetings with Spanish opposition and, on paper at least, are unlikely to have it any easier against the four-time European champions. The teams [ Read More ]
Having opened their UEFA Champions League campaign with a fine away win, Bayern München host Manchester City on matchday two hoping to maintain their impressive home record against English opposition. This is the first meeting between the Group A rivals with Bayern holding the early advantage in the section thanks to a 2-0 win at [ Read More ]
Real Madrid scored six goals without reply when they faced Ajax Amsterdam in last season’s UEFA Champions League group stage and will be looking for a similar show of strength when the teams reunite at Santiago Bernabéu. The Spanish side opened Group D with a 1-0 win at GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Ángel Di María scoring [ Read More ]
Manchester United begin their 16th consecutive UEFA Champions League group stage campaign away to familiar rivals in SL Benfica. Last season’s runners-up beat Benfica to lift the first of their three European Cups in 1968 and will travel to Lisbon aiming to extend their 18-month unbeaten away record in the competition. Benfica will have other [ Read More ]
European champions FC Barcelona will need to hit the ground running after being paired with AC Milan in their opening UEFA Champions League Group H fixture of the new season. The sides have met 11 times in UEFA competition, recording four wins each and three draws. Barcelona’s record in five home games against Milan reads [ Read More ]
Michael Ballack makes a sentimental return to London with Bayer 04 Leverkusen to face Chelsea FC knowing his former club have an auspicious record in the UEFA Champions League group stage. Chelsea, who are making their tenth attempt to lift the trophy and are under new management again with the arrival of André Villas-Boas after [ Read More ]
FC BATE Borisov, FC Barcelona, AC Milan and FC Viktoria Plzeň will play in Group H of 2011-2012 UEFA Champions League season. 2011-2012 UEFA Champions League Group games will be played on 13/14 September, 27/28 September, 18/19 October, 1/2 November, 22/23 November and 6/7 December. The group winners and runners-up will progress to the round of [ Read More ]
FC Zenit St. Petersburg, FC Porto, FC Shakhtar Donetsk and APOEL FC will play in Group G of 2011-2012 UEFA Champions League season. 2011-2012 UEFA Champions League Group games will be played on 13/14 September, 27/28 September, 18/19 October, 1/2 November, 22/23 November and 6/7 December. The group winners and runners-up will progress to the round [ Read More ]