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UEFA Champions League: Your Running Commentary

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You can call the second day of UEFA Champions League Round of 16 action the day of reunions.

In one corner of Europe you have Claudio Ranieri leading his Juventus side against his former club, Chelsea. In another corner you have Liverpool manager and Madrid native Rafa Benitez returning to his hometown to face the club he once worked for as a reserve team coach, Real Madrid.

Even the Panathanaikos-Villarreal match-up today offers a reunion, with former Arsenal standouts Robert Pires (Villarreal) and Gilberto Silva (Panathanaikos) potentially doing battle.

Here is today's schedule of Champions League matches:

  • Juventus at Chelsea (2:30pm, ESPN2)

  • Liverpool at Real Madrid (2:30pm, Setanta USA and ESPN Deportes, 5pm, ESPN Classic)

  • Bayern Munich at Sporting Lisbon (9pm, ESPN Deportes, 11pm, Setanta USA)

  • Panathinaikos at Villarreal (5:45pm, Setanta USA)

If you will be watching today's matches, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below. I will be watching the action, and posting some observations in the comments section so keep an eye out for those.

Enjoy the action.

Comments

  1. Let me start by admitting I’m no fan of english football. That said, what a disappointing performance by Madrid. Benitez definitely had their number – a crowded defence that snuffed out any attempt by Real. They really did not get a sniff of goal.

    Btw, what’s up with Juande sitting out Schneider, Huntelaar and Van der vaart. Guti for Mercelo was an awful sub. Ramos had such a poor game.

    I need a beer!

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  2. Heinze pulls down someone for no apparent reason with the ball in the air, it results in a free kick, which results in a Benayoun goal.

    1-0 in the 82nd

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