Champions of Euro Leagues

Most league champions of Europe have been crowned after gathering the highest number of points in their respective leagues.

Manchester United are the new English champions after Man City lost some key matches about two months ago.

In Netherlands, Ajax have won the Dutch Eredivisie. The four times European champions beat PSV to the second place.

Juventus won their 29th 'scudetto' title over the weekend. The 'Old ladies' also won the Serie A last season.

Bayern Munich have won the German Bundesliga.The Champions League finalists became the first team to win that Bundesliga with 6 games to go after opening a 20 point gap over Borussia Dortmund.

In Spain, Barcelona are 99% sure of winning the Primera Liga. The 'Catalans' are currently 11 points ahead of Real Madrid with four games left.

Celtic will return to the UEFA Champions League next sseason as Scottish league winners. The Glasgow club won the Scottish Premier League in the absence of relegated Rangers.

Rangers demoted to Confederations Cup

Enugu Rangers of Nigeria were beaten 3-1 by Recreativo Libolo of Angola. The CAF Champions League match was the second leg of the third round stage.

The Nigerians played a goalless draw in the first leg that took place at the Nnamdi Azikwe stadium in Enugu.

The Nigerians needed a score draw or an outright win to go through, but the presence of Sunday Mba couldn't save the Nigerians.

Henry Camara scored the first goal for the Angolans in the 17th minute before his team mate made it 2-0 at half time.

After the restart, Sunday Mba scored the only goal for the visitors, but a late penalty ensured that the Nigerians will have to settle for a place in the last 16 of the CAF Confederations Cup.

Will Rangers fly in the Champions League?

Enugu Rangers of Nigeria will face Recreativo Libolo of Angola in a third round CAF Champions League fixture this weekend.

The Nigerians were forced to a goalless draw in the first leg of the tie last week.

Rangers must avoid defeat before they can proceed to the group phase of the CAF Champions League. A score draw will be enough for Okey Emordi's men to qualify for the last eight of the competition.

If the Nigerians fail to go beyond this stage, they'll have the opportunity to play the last 16 of the CAF Confederations cup.

Sunday Mba wouldn't be part of the game. The South Africa 2013 hero was given a provisional clearance by Warri Wolves to play for Rangers.

Unfortunately, his international passport is with the Nigerian Football Federation. This is to facilitate the process of obtaining visas to Kenya,USA and Namibia.

Liverpool vs Everton Preview

These two teams are known for making the news headlines anytime they meet. The first leg of this tie ended in a pulsating 2-2 draw at the Goodison Park.

Luis Suarez was the centre of attraction on that day. The Uruguayan and former Ajax forward scored what should have been the winning goal of the day,but the centre referee wrongly disallowed the goal.

The Reds are currently a spot behind their city rivals on the log standings and both of them are bound to miss out on an Europa League spot.

Everton had an excellent start to the season, but Brendan Rodgers men struggled to win their games. The team failed to get a replacement for Andy Carroll who was on loan at West Ham.

The signing of Phillipe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge gave Liverpool a lot of hope in the second half of the season.

The Reds lost some key games against Stoke City,Aston Villa and Southampton.

The team also surrendered a 2-0 lead against Arsenal at the Emirates stadium.

The disappointing draws against Reading and West Ham United ruled Liverpool out of European spot for next season.

David Moyes will be glad to finish above the Anfield club at the end of the season.

The form of Coutinho and Sturridge have improved in the past few games. Fellaini,Anichebe and Baines are the key players to watch for the 'Toffees'.

A Liverpool side without Luis Suarez shouldn't have a problem against Everton if the 6-0 win over Newcastle is anything to go by.

Our prediction: Liverpool4-2Everton

The demolition at the Nou Camp

FC Barcelona suffered their heaviest defeat in the history of the UEFA Champions League when they lost 7-0 to Bayern Munich over two legs.
The Spanish giants were the top favourite to win this year's competitionn,but they fell like a pack of cards.

Bayern Munich crushed them 4-0 at the Allianz Arena in the first leg semi final.
Thomas Muller and Mario Gomez were among the goal scorers of the day.

Many soccer pundits didn't believe it was over despite the convincing win that was orchestrated by a classic German side.

The Bavarians completed the rout when they massacred Barcelona at the Camp Nou on May 1st,2013.

After a goalless first half, Arjen Robben scored a fantastic goal to put his side ahead by 5-0 on aggregate.

Gerard Pique turned Phillip Lahm's cross into his own net just before Thomas Muller equalled Lionel Messi's Champions League tally for the season.

Alex Song,Xavi and Fabregas couldn't match the sleek looking Bayern midfield that included Frank Ribery,Thomas Muller and Arjen Robben.

Team captain,Philip Lahm had a wonderful night as the Germans strolled into their 10th Champions League final that will be played on May 25th,2013.

The venue of the match is the new Wembley stadium in London.

Munich will face Dortmund in the first ever all-German final.

Battle of Bernebeu

The UEFA Champions League semi final matches for this season will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The first match is between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund. The Spanish giants were seriously humiliated by a Lewandowski-inspired Dortmund side. The match ended by 4-1 in favour of the Bavarians.

Cristiano Ronaldo passed a fitness test and Sunday night and he has resumed training with his team mates on Monday. The Portuguese star missed the Madrid derby win over Atletico Madrid due to injury.

Ronaldo scored his side's only goal in Germany. The German side will go through if they don't lose by more than a three goal margin. A 4-1 defeat will take the match to extra time while a 3-1 loss won't deny them a final ticket.

Jose Mourinho has stated that he should be blamed if his side fail to qualify for the final. The Portuguese tactician is in his sixth semi final in the history of the competition.

Our prediction for the night:
Madrid 3-2 Dortmund

The tale of an over-hyped team

When the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria won all their qualifiers for the 2013 under 17 African Youth Championship, the entire football media in Nigeria started touting the squad as the best team the World's most populous black nation have ever had.
The team defeated several other clubs and countries during friendlies. Morocco 2013 started on April 13th with the host nation crushing Gabon 4-1 while Nigeria humiliated Ghana by 6-1 a day later.
The Eaglets amazingly lost to Cote d' Ivoire by 1-0 in their second group match.
The team defeated Congo 7-0 to finish as group winners.

The junior Eagles of Tunisia were beaten 4-2 in the semi final. The Ivorians overcame Morocco by 2-1 in the other semi final.
The two finalists had lost three players each before the commencement of the tournament.
All the players were declared as over-aged players.
Cote d'Ivoire came from a goal down to play a draw in the final before winning the title 5-4 on penalties.
The quality of the Nigerian side was silenced by the under-rated Francophone nation.
Nigeria will compete at the UAE FIFA under 17 world cup later in the year.