Like a tornado of bitterness and resentment trying to disguise itself as a friendly typhoon, Zlatan Ibrahimovic returned to Barcelona on Wednesday with PSG for the Champions League match that would decide the winner of Group F. Though he only spent one season with Barca, the events of that period were the basis for the most vitriolic passages of his autobiography and wounds that seem to still haven’t totally healed four years later. And so, all eyes were on Zlatan during the match. Just as he likes it.
Category: Europe
Gerard Pique arrives at Camp Nou dressed as a woolen medieval knight
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique arrived at the Camp Nou for his side’s Champions League match against PSG dressed in a monochromatic wool sweater/headpiece combination that looked ridiculous.
Basel eliminate Liverpool from Champions League, console/mock them with cartoon
FC Basel posted this cartoon on Instagram last night, celebrating beating #CFC, #THFC and #LFC in Europe recently. pic.twitter.com/SZhaNEYNzG
— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) December 10, 2014
Swiss champions Basel held on for a 1-1 draw with 10-man Liverpool on Tuesday, eliminating the Reds from the Champions League after beating them earlier in the group stage. Following the match, a cartoon was posted to the club’s official Instagram account depicting a battered Liverpool player being carried away by a Chelsea player (whom Basel beat twice in last season’s Champions League group stage) and a Spurs player (whom Basel eliminated from the Europa League quarterfinals on penalties in 2012/13…before losing to eventual champions Chelsea in the semifinals). Read more
Aaron Ramsey scores missile-like half-volley against Galatasaray
After losing to Stoke and getting berated by their own fans at the weekend, Arsenal demonstrated a fierce determination right from the start of their Champions League match against Galatasaray. They scored three goals in the first half hour of play, with the second two coming from Aaron Ramsey.