Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Arsenal and Manchester enters the knock out stage

Arsenal and Manchester United enters the knockout phase of the champions league. Arsenal got a point away to Slavia Prague in a dull match. Arsenal fielded a second string team and got lucky to get a point but it was enough for them to qualify to next round. Manchester United edged out Dynamo Kiev 4-0 to enter to the next round of Champions League. It looks like the Red devils are in rich vein of form. The goal scorers were Pique, Tevez, Rooney and Ronaldo.

Liverpool on the verge of elimination from the first round of the champions league showed the world that they are also capable of winning the trophey by scoring a record breaking victory. They won the match against Besiktas 8-0 with the hattrick from their unsung hero Benayoun. Peter Crouch and Babel also grabbed two while the influential captain Gerrard grabbed a single goal. It was one of the highest scorline achieved in a champions league match.

Meanwhile Chelsea also grabbed a single point at Schalke by earning a hard fought draw. A win in the next two match will be enough for them to past throught to the next round.

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