Chelsea got spanked in the Stadio San Paolo in their last-16 first-leg tie against Napoli last
night, losing 3-1, which is, in all actuality, not quite as bad-a-result as it first seems. It's
easier said than done, but a 2-0 win at the Bridge will draw them level which isn't exactly beyond
the realms of possibility.
Napoli, un lunedì da leoni: Inler, Santana, Britos e... Lucarelli! Di Paolo Esposito "Ciao amici!
La mia nuova vita comincia così. Con l'urlo della gente, con l'urlo di un popolo meraviglioso:
forza Napoli! Ora è anche il mio. Ora lo posso dire, finalmente: forza Napoli! Sempre! Sono un
giocatore azzurro, amici: che gioia!
Who knew there's a full slate of games in the Premier League, Serie A, Ligue 1, Spain (Copa del
Rey)? Though to tell the truth, not a whole lot of must-see TV today. Actually the one match today
that we will try to watch just kicked off, so this will have to be a very quick post:
Udinese-Juventus at Stadio Communale Friuli (12pmET, Fox Soccer Channel, RAI
Internazionale, ESPN3 USA, FOX Deportes): 3rd vs 2nd Udinese with 31 points, two behind
Juve, who are in turn a point behind table-toppers Milan.
Antonio 'Toto' Di Natale Arsenal Killer? is a post from: Just Football
Adored in Udine and a talisman for the Zebrette or 'little zebras', Antonio Di
Natale is the man more than any other on whose shoulders rest Udinese
hopes of stunning Arsenal and securing a place in the Champions League proper.
Arsenal starts their Champions League journey in a winning way albeit it wasn't at all a
convincing yet comfortable match for Arsene Wenger side as the Gunners can be considered pretty
fortunate to come away with a victory against Udinese.
Theo Walcott's early striker was the difference at Emirates, as the Italian side simply
surprised many people on the game by simply equaling Arsenal's attacking play and created more goal
scoring chances in the match.
Team news, facts and figures ahead of the Champions League play-off first leg between ArsenalÂ
and Udinese at Emirates Stadium.
TEAM NEWS
Arsenal will be without suspended duo Samir Nasri and Robin van Persie. Nasri would not have
been expected to play as he moves closer to a move away from the Emirates, whileCesc Fabregas has
finally completed his protracted transfer to Barcelona.
Last week, Arsenal were drawn with Italian side Udinese in the final qualifying match to
determine if they'll reach the Group stages of the Champions League. Udinese have lost some of
their top players, including Colombian international defender Cristian Zapata who left for Spain's
Villareal.
Still hanging with the uncertainties regarding the future of their two important players, Cesc
Fabregas and Samir Nasri, a pretty tricky tie awaits Arsenal on their bid to enter the Champions
League group stage as according to the latest drawing, the Gunners are being matched up against
Udinese.
Arsenal will go up against Antonio Di Natale and Udinese
The playoff draw has been announced and for Arsenal it is not an easy one. They get Udinese who
came fourth in the Serie and recently in the news for their sale of Alexis Sanchez to Barca. In
fact, that transfer has a direct bearing to the Cesc Fabregas saga being played out between both
clubs.
After a goalless draw with Serie A Champions AC Milan on the last day of the 2010/11 season,
Udinese qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in five years.
An extremely unpredictable result considering they were in the midst of a relegation battle the
season before, eventually finishing fifteenth.
Number 88 (Gokhan Inler) scored a spectacular goal but
did not celebrate... Why?
Udinese has had a truly fantastic season in the Serie A. While their start was terrible, losing
their first four games in the league, they eventually figured out how to play a wonderful and
winning way. While there are players which make the team shine, their success must be attributed to
their coach Francesco Guidolin.
Number 88 (Gokhan Inler) scored a spectacular goal but
did not celebrate... Why?
Udinese has had a truly fantastic season in the Serie A. While their start was terrible, losing
their first four games in the league, they eventually figured out how to play a wonderful and
winning way. While there are players which make the team shine, their success must be attributed to
their coach Francesco Guidolin.
ROME, Italy — AC Milan grabbed an injury-time leveller to share a 4-4 draw with Udinese at the
San Siro on Sunday in a thrilling game that gave them a six-point lead at the top of Serie A.
Udinese had led 3-1 at one stage and also moved into stoppage time with a 4-3 lead [...]
Many thought that one Manchester side would see its Champions League dream come to an end
tonight but in the end, it ended up being the fate of both.
City and United, the two Mancunian giants battling at the Premier League summit, will now battle
together in the Europa League after failing to get the desired results tonight.
Claudio Marchisio The Juventus midfielder has been in great form this season; including netting a
brace in their 2-0 win over AC Milan last weekend. He was often forced out onto the left-side of
midfield in previous years and not deemed capable of orchestrating a midfield. He's proved his
doubters wrong this season and also forced his way into the Italian National Team's midfield.
Manchester City is one of the best club in the World. In the last years they have bought amazing
players, such as David Silva, Sergio Aguero, Samir Nasri, Yaya Toure and Edin Dzeko, plus they have
a great manager like Roberto Mancini. However the winning in the match of tomorrow agaist Naples is
not to be taken for granted.
Gokhan Inler Napoli Lion Mask Video- Official Presentation 2011 is a post from Soccer Blogger.
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Gokhan Inler Napoli Lion Mask Video- Official Presentation 2011 is a post from Soccer Blogger.
Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Serie A club Napoli did a kind of weird presentation while
unveiling Swiss midfielder Gokhan Inler, their latest signing.
Aurelio de Laurentiis, owner of Napoli, would certainly know how to put on a show, being a
Hollywood producer and all.
So when announcing his major new signing, he did just that, putting on a show by having the
"mystery man" don a lion's mask before the jig was up upon revealing the number.
On-loan Chelsea defender Jeffrey Bruma got a start for Hamburger SV today. The young Dutchman
took advantage of the opportunity by going out and burying a diving header early in the second
half. That's three goals in his last six league appearances.
