Champions League Finals: Half Boring, Half Liverpool – The Soccer Column #17

European club soccer season is officially over. Champions League Final in Madrid was the last game in this season. And frankly, we expected a bit more from it. Semifinals and Quarterfinals set the bar too high for two English teams meeting yesterday at Wanda Metropolitano. Liverpool and Tottenham did not reach even the Premier League … Read more

UEFA Champions League 2018/2019 Finals Predictions – The Soccer Column #16

The last day of European club soccer is here. Stadium Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid will host Champions League Season 2018/2019 Finals on Saturday. The game will start at 20.00 local time (3 p.m. ET, 1 p.m. PT) and we will see two clubs from the English Premier League. Both clubs are already qualified for next … Read more

UEFA Champions League 2018/2019 Semifinals Predictions – The Soccer Column #15

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Last April day and first eight days of May will be decisive for Champions League 2018/2019 edition. There are just four teams left. Two of them are rather surprising and two of them were always favorites. We will see the combination of favorite and outsider in the final. Here is our prediction of semifinals series … Read more

UEFA Champions League 2018/2019 Quarterfinals Predictions – The Soccer Column #14

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Last eight teams remaining in UEFA Champions League 2018/2019 are known. There are 4 English teams, 1 Spanish team, 1 Italian team, 1 Portugal team, 1 Dutch team left. We also know the draws for quarterfinals and also possible semifinals match ups [for calendar and possible semifinal match-ups scroll down to the end of the … Read more

UEFA Champions League 2018/2019 Round of 16 predictions – The Soccer Column #10

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We were really successful in predicting the teams qualified for the 2018/2019 UEFA Champions League Play-off. 87.5% success rate is something we can be proud of. And, of course, we would like to prove, that group stage success was not pure luck, but we really know soccer. Round of 16 gives us another opportunity to … Read more

How good were my UEFA Champions League 2018/2019 Group Stage Predictions – The Soccer Column #9

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Last matches of Champions League group stage were played yesterday. We know 16 teams which will go on to play-off phase and still have a chance to win Champions League 2018/2019. We also know the names of 8 teams continuing in European League. Now it is the right time to go back in a time. … Read more

Crisis at the Nou Camp? – The Soccer Column #4

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What started as a dream season changed to the nightmare last week. You can call it a premature statement, but Barcelona is facing the biggest results slump in the last two years. Barcelona has just two points out of its last three La Liga matches. Sunday, 09/23/2018, Barcelona – Girona 0:0 Wednesday, 09/26/2018, Leganes – … Read more

Who will win UEFA Champions League 2018/2019?

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UEFA Champions League season 2018/2019 starts today. And we would like to know your opinion. Who will win Champions League 2018/2019 We see Manchester City as the overall winner (read our preseason predictions and reasoning here) and we also put on the table our group stage predictions here. What do you think? Details about the … Read more

UEFA Champions League 2018/2019 Group Stage Predictions – The Soccer Column #3

UEFA Champions League Group Stage draw was made last Thursday in Monaco. I can now plan which matches are worth to watch personally and till the first match starts I can play my favorite predicting game. I will look at every group and try to pick two teams who will qualify to spring playoffs. Before … Read more