Galatasaray hope to erase a three-goal deficit when they welcome Real Madrid (2:45pm, Fox Soccer Channel) to the cauldron that is the Ali Sami Yen Arena in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday night.
The Turkish side will be without their leading Champions League scorer, Burak Yilmaz, but with Wesley Sneijder and Didier Drogba on the pitch, anything is possible.
Lucho Gonzalez of Porto -Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images
With the anticipation of the Barcelona/AC Milan and Bayern Munich/Arsenal fixtures, it seems as if the weeks other two Champions League round of 16 ties are being overlooked.
Big mistake.
FC Porto will host Malaga on Tuesday at Estadio do Dragao in what could prove to be the most competitive match of the week.
While REal Madrid enjoyed a comfortable route into the last 16 of the Copa del Rey, Málaga were made to sweat against third-tier Cacereño.
José Mourinho's side, already 4-1 to the good from their opening leg against Alcoyano, won 3-0 in the Bernabeu thanks to a goal from Ángel Di María and two from José Callejón.
Football Match just over at Estadio La Rosaleda La Liga Home Team Malaga Goals & Scorers 90′: Francisco Portillo Soler;59′: Joaquin;28′: Javier Saviola; Keeper Wilfredo Caballero Midfield Francisco Portillo Soler; Ignacio Camacho; Eliseu; Joaquin; Isco; Forwards Javier Saviola; Defense Nacho Monreal; Sergio Sanchez; Martin Demichelis; Robson Weligton; [.
Playing at Estadio La Rosaleda La Liga Home Team Malaga Keeper Wilfredo Caballero Midfield Joaquin; Isco; Francisco Portillo Soler; Manuel Iturra; Ignacio Camacho; Forwards Javier Saviola; Defense Martin Demichelis; Oguchi Onyewu; Nacho Monreal; Jesus Gamez; Subs Away Team Levante Keeper Gustavo Adolfo Munua [.
An emotional Joaquín has said farewell to Valencia after agreeing to join Liga rivals Málaga
for a fee of around 5 million euros.
"The two entities have closed an agreement so that the player from Puerto de Santa Maria can
become the seventh incorporation for next season," Malaga said on their website.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Abdullah Al Ahmed Al Thani could have done anything with his
time, and with all of his responsibilities on his docket, president of a football club would seem
to be near the bottom of his list. Born from Qatari royalty, the Sheikh billionaire currently
sits on the Board of Directors of Doha Bank and the Qatar Equestrian Federation as well as running
a business empire including but not exclusive to hotel chains, shopping malls, and cellular phone
companies.
Valencia vs Malaga Estadio Mestalla, Valencia Final score:- Valencia 4-3 Malaga ( Juan Mata pen,
Ever Banega, Roberto Soldado, Aritz Aduriz/ Salomon Rondon*2, J.Baptista) Aritz Aduriz's late
winner hands Valencia a thrilling 4-3 win over Andalusian outfit Malaga in La Liga. Malaga ended
the game with nine men following red cards to Martin Demichelis ( [.
Match just over at La Rosaleda Champions League Home Team Malaga Goals & Scorers 34′:
Eliseu;17′: Martin Demichelis; Keeper Midfield Forwards Defense Subs Away Team Panathinaikos
Goals & Scorers Keeper Midfield Forwards [...]
Teams are returning to preseason training around Europe and there are ton of story lines. But here
are five clubs that I will be keeping on a close eye during this upcoming season.
PSG: I have highlighted them in the past, but they are the team to watch in France this year. They
are closing in on QPR's Adel Taarabt, that should be the first of many big money signings at the
capital city club.
The Chelsea Daily Drivel is a daily update of all the stories concerning our club, the rumours, the
opinions and more....
So here are the Chelsea news updates on Friday 27th August 2010 including: Chelsea deny move
for Sergio Ramos, Reported target Martin Demichelis left out of Bayern squad for
their game this evening!
Ich will mich nur bedanken. Ich grüße die Fans und will ihnen sagen, dass ich nun einer von
ihnen bin. Ab sofort bin ich Bayern-Fan Nr.1.
Martin Demichelis, ehemaliger Spieler des FC Bayern München und seit kurzem beim FC Malaga
unter Vertrag, ist trotz seiner Abservierung nicht sauer auf den FC Bayern München.
Ich habe die Entscheidungen des Trainers, mich nicht mehr aufzustellen, akzeptiert und habe nie
ein Wort dagegen gesagt, obwohl ich viel Schlechtes über mich gelesen habe. Gott sei Dank konnte
ich heute 90 Minuten spielen und auch ein Tor schießen. Ich liebe den FC Bayern. Es war mein
erstes Spiel von Anfang an beim FC Bayern in diesem Jahr, aber vielleicht auch das letzte.
Timoschtschuk ist kein Innenverteidiger – er macht das, weil ich keine andere Lösung habe im
Moment. Demichelis ist ein Innenverteidiger, aber er macht es gerade nicht so gut.
Louis van Gaal, Trainer des FC Bayern München, begründet die Aufstellung von Mittelfeldspieler
Timoschtschuk in der Innenverteidigung, obwohl er mit Martin Demichelis noch einen etatmäßigen
Verteidiger auf der Bank sitzen hat.
Der Mann ist Nationalspieler. Aber solche Fehler darfst du in der Schülerelf nicht machen.
Franz Beckenbauer, Ehrenpräsidente des FC Bayern München und TV-Experte, kritisiert bei der
0:2-Niederlage der Bayern gegen Dortmund ganz besonders Abwehrspieler Martin Demichelis.
Er erträgt wohl keine Spieler, die nicht Ja und Amen sagen.
Luca Toni, ehemaliger Stürmer des FC Bayern München, kritisiert Trainer Louis van Gaal im
Bezug auf die Ausmusterung des argentinischen Nationalspielers Martin Demichelis. (Quelle: Bild am
Sonntag)
Ich hielt es auch nicht für richtig, bei der Mannschaft zu bleiben, wenn die Zeichen auf
Trennung stehen.
Martin Demichelis, Abwehrspieler des FC Bayern München, erklärt wieso er sich am 1. Spieltag
geweigert hat, auf die Ersatzbank zu setzen. (Quelle: Bild)
Er hat sehr viel dazu beigetragen, dass es manchmal nicht so gut gelaufen ist. Er ist ein
ausgezeichneter Spieler, aber er will nicht laufen.
Franz Beckenbauer, TV-Experte und Ehrenpräsident des FC Bayern München, verspottet bei einer
TV-Analyse für den TV-Sender Sky den wechselwilligen Abwehrspieler der Bayern, Martin
Demichelis.
Malaga have signed Argentine defender Martin Demichelis on a 6 month loan from Germany's Bayern
Munich fwith an option to extend, he told Bild newspaper on Friday.
Bild reported that Malaga would take over Demichelis' salary and pay a 3 million euros transfer
fee at the end of the season if the club stays in Spain's top division.
Martin Demichelis enjoyed 174 matches for Budesliga club, Bayern Munich, but will now be making
the switch to Primera Division club Malaga which he hails as the "Perfect" move.
Speaking to reporters Bild in an interview, the Argentinian defender went on to say the
following:
Having a look today through Spanish Sports daily "AS" I was taken back to see that BAYERN MUNICH &
Argentine International defender MARTIN DEMICHELIS will be a MALAGA player after Christmas. The 30
year old come as a LOAN until the end of June 2011 & then Malaga has a 3M€ option to keep the
defender with a buy if they choose to exercise the option.
Daniel van Buyten and Martin Demichelis were never the most sturdy center-half pairing in the
Bundesliga. More of than not, there have comical mix-ups that lead to a goals for the opposition,
and things have only gotten worse with age. This weekend, van Buyten allowed Frankfurt's Theofanis
Gekas — who is at least four inches shorter than the Belgian — to not only beat him in the air
and force a header goalwards, but to then beat him to the rebound and score the goal.
Bayern Munich travel to Romania to take on CFR Cluj, in the reverse fixture of a match they were
lucky to escape with three points from back in Bavaria. Own-goals were key back in Germany, but
Bayern Munich will not want to count on lightning to strike twice for them tomorrow night.
Chelsea and Manchester City are trying to persuade 15-year-old Portuguese winger Bruma to join
them from Sporting Lisbon. The teenager has been tipped to be the next Cristiano Ronaldo.
Full story: Daily Mail
The Blues and Liverpool have been linked with a January move for Bayern Munich centre-back
Martin Demichelis, whose agent has spoken of his player's poor relationship with Bayern boss Louis
van Gaal.
A Man On Form: Mario Gomez Hits The Winner Against Cluj.
Bayern Munich have all but secured their passage into the round of sixteen last night with a
rather fortunate 3–2 win over Romanian side CFR Cluj. Two own goals and a Mario Gomez strike were
just enough for Bayern Munich to pick up another three points, and the win, although slightly
nervy, was more important than the performance.
Bastian Schweinsteiger Set To Return To First-Team Action.
Louis van Gaal will be looking to build off of a great 3–0 win over Hannover on the weekend
tonight against Cluj. Three points most certainly means a place in the round of sixteen, so a win
is definitely the priority here for the Bavarian side.
Three games played in the Bundesliga and the unfashionable duo of Hoffenheim
and Mainz 05are the only teams with perfect records – and of the clubs who have
won the Bundesliga in the last decade, only Borussia Dortmund are in the top half
of the table.
Bundesliga 2010/11 Can Anyone Challenge Bayern Munich? is a post from: Just Football
If you like a flutter but prefer to keep it safe and relatively risk-free, placing some of your
hard-earned cash on Bayern Munich to win the Bundesliga would be
right down your ‘strasse'.
Argentina spoiled the party as international football returned to Lansdowne Road, with a
controversial goal from Angel Di Maria giving the visitors a 1-0 win.
The winger lobbed Shay Given after 20 minutes at the new Aviva Stadium, but was he offside when
Gonzalo Higuain flicked on Sergio Romero's goal-kick.
