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Futebol is winding down for the season in Europe. In South America the real season begins. Let’s remember South America is the opposite of Europe and the good old USA. It’s wintertime in Brasil. The Serie A will kick off May 20^th. The Copa Libertadores is now in the knockout stage. A champion will be crowned and then they’ll join either Chelsea or Bayern Munich in he FIFA World Club title hunt that will happen in December.

Boca Juniors defeated Union Espanola 3-2 to advance on aggregate 5-3. Juan Riquelme led Los Xeneizes attack by scoring a goal and setting up two more. Corinthians shut out Emelec 3-0 to advance on aggregate 3-0. Lanus edged Vasco 2-1 to force a PK shootout. Both Gigante de Colina and Lanus were tied three all on aggregate. Vasco won in a PK shootout 5-4. Oh what a thrill it is.

The round of sixteen will commence on May 10^th.

My guys from Mengao stunk the joint out against Emelec in the Group stage and were thus sitting home in Rio weeping their eyes out. Flamenguista nation is pissed big time. We are not happy campers.

South America futebol doesn’t get much attention from the rest of the futebol world but many of the world’s top players come from Brasil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile just to name a few. The greatest player of all time is Pele. He’s a Brasileiro. He played most of his career with Santos. Pele ended his career with the New York Cosmos. Santos is a city in the State of Sao Paulo.

Sure everyone knows of Man City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and the rest but let’s look at their collective rosters and one will find their best players are from South America.

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“The hangovers hurt move than they used to,” Hank Junior sung many moons ago. This is probably how Barca and Real Madrid feel after their crash and burn out in the Champions League semifinals.

The idiotic pundits proclaimed these two futebol giants as the best ever. However Chelsea and Bayern Munich upset the whole apple cart. I love this stuff.  I like rooting for the dogs except when it’s my teams Arsenal and the Philadelphia Eagles. Did ya notice my two clubs always break your heart. This is the life of an Eagles and Gunners fan.

This coolest thing would be if Man City runs the table to win the EPL. The Citizens haven’t won a first division title since 1967-68. Are Man City due? We will find out this coming Monday when Sir Alex and the Boys hook up with Man City at the Citizens house.

Let the fun and games begin.

River Plate got the win they needed over Instituto de Cordoba last Saturday. Los Millionaires defeated La Gloria 1-0. This win over the top dog in Nacional B kept River Plate in second place and still one point behind Instituto de Cordoba.

Rosario Central defeated Deportivo Merio 1-0 to keep the pressure on Los Millionaires to keep on winning.

La Gloria sits atop the leader board with 59 points. River Plate is second with 58 and Los Canallas is third with 56. The top two clubs are headed to the big leagues.

Boca Juniors is the main man in the Clausura with 21 points. Newell’s Old Boys are second with 21 points também but Los Xeneizes is plus nine while La Lepra is a plus seven. Tigre is third with 20, Arsenal de Sarandi is fourth with 19, and All Boys are fifth with 19

Three points separate the top five spots in the Clausura.

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Real Madrid all but had their flight booked for the Champions League final. Jose Mourinho had the cards stacked in his favor. This puppy was played at Real’s house. Los Blancos had the all-important away goal yet the German side gave the Spanish guys all they could handle and then some. Cristian Ronaldo two goals gave Los Blancos the early 2-0 lead but Bayern Munich struck back and scored in the 27^th minute. Arjen Robben nailed the PK to cut the gap to 2-1.

This is how it stayed until the PK shootout. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich were leveled at three all on aggregate. Then all hell broke loose in the PK shootout.

The fake Ronaldo showed his real colours once again when he missed the PK. Choke City.

His mate Kaka missed one as well too.

The Germany side nailed their first two shots. Bayern missed their next two to keep Los Blancos in it. Up stepped Ramos for Real Madrid to level this sucker at two all. Ramos wore the choke collar. He spilt the uprights. In football the shot would have been good but not in futebol.

Munich’s Bastian Schwaeinsteiger nailed this puppy and that was all she wrote. Bayern Munich won 3-1 in the PK shootout and now they are on to the Champions League finals to face Chelsea

Two of the most unlikely sides to battle it out in finals are the Blues and Der FC. The idiot pundits told us it would be Real and Barca in the finals. Dogs rule the roost.

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The Blues pulled a rabbit out of their hat. Chelsea took a 1-0 win over Barcelona in the first leg of their semifinal match up at Stamford Bridge. The Blues didn’t give up that all-important away goal to Barca.

Didier Drogba scored the only goal of the match in the 45^th minute. Drogba fired home the point blank shot. Super Messi screwed up big time.  His turnover allowed Frank Lampard to find Ramirez. Ramirez took it to the tin. Ramirez faked the shot and hit Drogba with a perfect pass. Into the back of the net for the score.

Game, set, and match for Chelsea.

Chelsea allowed Barcelona to have most of the possessions. But when Barca was within striking distance the Blues shut em down.

Pedro almost found the equalizer in the 93^rd minute but his shot went clank off the post.

The moronic pundits told us that this would be a walk in the park for the mighty Barcelona. Not on this day.

On Wednesday Real Madrid lost to Bayern Munich 2-1 at the German’s house.

The mighty boys from Spain are behind the eight ball.

Los Blancos have the all-important away goal when they head back to Madrid for the second leg.

I think it would be great if Bayern Munich and Chelsea made it to the finals. These guys would stick it big time to the two Spanish clubs.

Will this actually happen?

Probably not. Both Real and Barca should win at their collective houses in the second leg of the semifinals next week.

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A PK in the first minute and a red card given to Benfica has propelled Chelsea to the semifinals of the Champions League. Ashley Cole took it to the rack. Javi Garcia fouled him. Frank Lampard nailed the PK in the 21^st minute.

Then the shear idiocy of Maxi Pereira in the 40^th minute killed the Portuguese side of any chance to beat the Blues at their house Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea has not looked good. The Blues were up a man for more than half of the match yet Benfica has taken it to em big time.

Benfiquistas has scored in the 85^th minute to cut the gap to 2-1. Javi Garcia out leaped the Blues “D” to nail the header into the back of the net. This puppy was set up by a great corner kick.

The Portuguese side has applied the pressure on Chelsea. For most of the second half it hasn’t looked like Benfica was short a man.

Chelsea saved their Champions League hopes with a late goal by Raul Meireles in the 92^nd minute.

The Blues will take on defending Champion Barcelona.

Chelsea wins 2-1 and 3-1 on aggregate. 

If the Blues are going to have a chance against Barca Chelsea will have to improve their game by 100%.

For most of the match the Blues looked like they were sleep walking.

Real Madrid destroyed Apeol 5-2.

Cristiano Ronaldo hit the daily lotto. Kaka is regaining his form. The Brasileiro dialed up a long-range bomb in the 36^th minute.

Real and Bayern Munich will tangle in the other semifinal.

Barcelona defeated AC Milan 3-1.

Lionel Messi hit the daily lotto twice to lead Blaugrana to the win.

Bayern Munich shut out Marseille 2-0.

Ivica Olic nailed the daily double.

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Chelsea is the last hope of the EPL in Champions League play.  Man U, Man City, and my Gunners have bombed out. The Blues have scored that all elusive away goal in the 75^th minute. Fernando Torres raced down the right touchline. He drove into the right side of the box. Torres fired a great ball to mate Salomon Kalou who rammed home the point blank shot into the back of the net for the match winner.

Chelsea beat the Aguias 1-0.

This is the first time Benfica was shut out at home.

This was the Blues first road win in the Champions League.

Chelsea has a 1-0 lead as they head home for the second leg.

Benfica had most of the possessions but the Blues did not let them poke the rock past the goal line. The Aguias had numerous chances but Petr Cech has come up big. Cech stone cold stopped em.

Real Madrid shut out Apoel Nicosia 3-0.  The Greek side packed the box to stop the dreaded Los Blancos attack. This worked for the first 74 minutes. Los Blancos scored three goals in the last sixteen minutes. 

Karim Benzema hit the daily double. Mate Kaka added a goal as well. The Brasileiro star had a goal and an assist.

Real Madrid heads back to Spain with a 3-0 lead.

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River Plate was send down to the Nacional B de Argentina. Los Millionaires strung together three bad seasons and thus one of the most successful clubs in Argentina futebol history.

River Plate has 33 Primera Division Titles, two Copa Libertadores, and one Intercontinental Cup (known as the FIFA World Club Cup).

The sting of being sent packing has forced River Plate to reorganize and focus on being a better futebol club. Los Millionaires is currently in second place with 45 points. Top dog is Instituto de Cordoba with 46 points. Nipping at River Plate’s heels in third place Quilmes. El Cervecero has 44 points. You gotta love what some of these nicknames mean. El Cervecero means “The Brewers”.

During the last eight years Quilmes has been sent down twice since 2003.

El Cervecero is looking to return to the big boys.

River Plate has a hot date with Deportivo Merlo on Saturday.

Los Charros is in 14^th place with 29 points.

Chelsea has ratcheted it up a notch since Boas was given the heave-hoe. Yes, Lampard, Drogba, Terry, and the rest of the older players do make a difference. But for how long. Drogba and company is just about over the hill.

This is what the idiot pundits have been expounding on FOX and ESPN.

With that said the Blues were down 3-1 on aggregate but Chelsea came back to score four goals at Stamford bridge while holding Napoli to one away goal. The Blues win on aggregate 5-4 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions league.

Goals by Didier Drogba, John Terry, Frank Lampard, and Branislav Ivanovic gave the Blues the big “W”.

Real Madrid destroyed CSK Moscow 4-1.

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Sir Alex and the boys stunk the joint out big time. Man U crashed and burned against an inferior Swiss side Basel.

Basel won 2-1.

The Red Devils gave up two really stupid goals to Marco Streller in the 9^th minute and Alexander Frei in the 84^th minute.

The mighty boys from Old Trafford were not ready to play.

Man U made way too mistakes in the back line.

When the Red Devils had a chance to score or create scoring chances they turned the ball over or made really stupid passes.

This serves them right.

Man U has been playing on fumes all year.

The blow out at home against Man City exposed the Red Devils as pretenders.

This was Basel’s first trip to the Champions League knockout stage.

The Swiss side kicked Man U’s ass big time.

Congrates to Basel for their huge win.

Man U has won a title and been to the Champions League finals three out of the last four years.

Man City scored two goals to beat Bayern Munich 2-0.

The Citizens needed Villarreal to beat Napoli.

Not on this day.

Napoli defeated the Spanish side 2-0.

Bayern and Napoli advance out of Group A.

Real Madrid moved on as well as Inter Milan, Benfica, and Lyon.

The big question remains is this is Man U really that a bad?

Man U has scored only one goal in a  match since City clobbered them.

The Red Devils have heap big problems.

Yes, the guys lost a great keeper and their defense is very suspect.

So now Sir Alex and the boys need to step it up big time if they want to catch City in the EPL title chase.

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Man U is finding new ways to stink the joint out at home in the Champions League Group. The mighty boys from Old Trafford are in danger of not making it out of the Group stage for the first time since the Civil War.

Just kidding folks.

Actually Man U has made to the last three out of four Champions League finals.

Two bone headed plays cost Sir Alex and the boy’s big time.

Benfica and Man U tied two all.

Both sides sit atop Group C with nine points.

An own goal by Phil Jones 3^rd minute and  really stupid defending by the entire Man U back line gave Benfica’s Pablo Aimar an easy point blank chip shot into the back of the net to level this sucker two all.

This brain fart by the Red Devils call me stupid back line came eight minutes after Darren Fletcher tap in rebound goal gave the guys a 2-1 lead.

FC Basil defeated Otelul Galati 3-2.

Basil now has eight points.

The two sides that will make to the knockout stage will come down to the final matches of Group C

Man U has to win against FC Basil on the road.

Benfica takes on bottom feeder Otelul Galati.

These matches will take place on December 7^th.

Napoli defeated Man City 2-1.

Edinson Cavani hit the daily double for the Italian side.

Mario Balotelli scored for the Citizens.

City is in third place in Group A with seven points.

Bayern Munchen is top dog with 13 points.

Second place belongs to Napoli with eight points.

The Citizens need to beat Bayern Munchen to advance to the knockout stage on December 7^th também. 

Real Madrid destroyed Dinamo 6-2.

This puppy was over at the twenty-minute mark of the first half.

Los Blancos scored four goals before anyone could catch their collective breaths.

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The mighty boys from Old Trafford put a ton of pressure on Otelul Galati but it took a while before the Red Devils could put this sucker out of reach.

Valencia ripped the twines in the 8^th minute.

This puppy was set up by a great dribble drive to right byline by Phil Jones.

Jones fired a pass across the crease.

Valencia was camped near the left post.

He deposited this puppy into the open net.

Man U was up 1-0.  

Sir Alex and the boys couldn’t get the clincher until Wayne Rooney fired a hope and prayer shot from thirty yards out. The ball was redirected by the Galati defender into the back of the net.

The Rooney man was credited with the goal in the 87^th minute.

Game, set, and match to Man U.

Otelul Galati had their chances but they couldn’t find the back of the net.

Man U is the pole sitter in Group C with eight points.

Benfica is second with eight points também but Man U is a plus four compared with Benfica’s plus 3.

Benfica and FC Basil tied one all.

FC Basil is third with five and Otelul Galati is a zero.

Man City shut out Villarreal 3-0.

Yaya Toure led the Citizens with the daily double.

Mario Balotelli added a goal vai PK in the third minute of injury –first half.

Bayern Munich edged Napoli 3-2.

Group A shakes down this way.

Bayern Munich is the top dog with ten points.

City is in second place with seven points.

Napoli is third with five and Villarreal brings up the rear with a big fat bagel.

Real Madrid shut out Lyon 2-0.

The fake Ronaldo ripped the twines for Los Blancos.

Ajax destroyed Dinamo Zagreb 4-0.

Real Madrid is riding high in Group D with 12 points.

Ajax is second with seven points.

Lyon is third with four points

Dinamo Zagreb is whale crap with nada or bupkis.

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