Neymar's Double Lifts Barcelona To 8th Champions League Finals.

It was indeed an incredible night for Barcelona and a miserable one for Bayern Munich  as Neymar's classical double ensured that Pep Guardiola's men are erased from Champions league semi finals. Barcelona landed in Munich holding a first leg comfortable three nil win in Nou Camp , but many had hoped to see a more formidable Bayern Munich come back in the return leg. In a game with doubts and  high hopes , Thomas Muller collected the ball just outside the area, sized up the angle and curled a quite beautiful shot into the bottom corner. The Allianz Arena roared its approval. And then they remembered: just another three needed, that is an uphill task when you play a compact team like Barcelona, though i for one had built my confidence on the possibilities of a renowned Coach as Pep believing that no matter how daunting this task seems;with him anything is possible . When Barcelona cancelled that goal and took the lead going into first half , I almost stopped watching , The game came as boring to me, the aura in the suspense was murdered and all my hope was cancelled. The problem is, Barcelona are simply better at the football Munich wish to play. Barcelona's sense of urgency was superb , they were fast and their breaks for set-piece was intact. They knew they won the game at home and brought an attitude that speaks right for purposeful football. I am sure they were also aware of Bayern Munich's poor defence.

In all , Barcelona were just better.

Brazilian Wonder Kid Nathan Confirms Chelsea Signing.

Brazilian wonder kid Nathan may have signed a contract with Chelsea. If reports from his Instagram page was anything to go by then Nathan will join the already strong Brazilian contingent at Chelsea, moving alongside Willian, Ramires, Filipe Luis and Oscar.

Nathan has already broken into the Atletico Paranaense team but a serious contract dispute with the Brazilian side meant Chelsea were able to swoop.

In his Instagram page , Nathan had confirmed his arrival at Premier League champions Chelsea, and will join in a £4.5million deal.

The dazzling attacking midfielder, who turned 19 in March, had been in London for talks in April and also passed a medical at Chelsea's Cobham training ground.

 

There has been no official word from the club, but Nathan posted a picture to his Instagram on Monday night, seemingly confirming the move.

FC Bayern Munchen Hits Barcelona For CL Semi-Final Clash..

Hello Barcelona!
FC Bayern München have landed in Barcelona for Champions League semi final ticket first leg.The tie between Barcelona and Bayern Munich is a special one for Guardiola. It is special because he is going back to the club where he grew as a player, where he coached and where he wrote so many special stories. This is Guardiola first time of returning to Nou Camp since 2012.. Who will take the day ? A lot has really changed  and I know Guadiola for one thing , he always makes a mark. Has a lot really changed from the Barcelona he coached ? We will all see about that tomorrow 7.45pm Nigerian time. That match is a must see !!!

Every Club Has It's Up's and Low Moments , Liverpool Fans Should Deal with it and Leave Mario Balotelli Alone !

Football is a very interesting sport. It is interesting because we must understand its high and low's. As a player when you are doing well , the fans will sing your praise and even Journalists will write some nice things about you. But the moment you slip,same people who used to sing and write nice things about you will turn and demand for your head,It is natural in life and very reoccurring in football. Same is what Mario Balotelli is facing now from some section of the media and Liverpool fans.Some have said that Mario Balotelli is the biggest flop of all times and i think they are not saying the truth.

I saw today on DM that Mario Balotelli has cost Liverpool £19.24m per league goal, £962,000 per shot and £80,000 per pass since arriving at Anfield, they went further to state that Balotelli has scored just one Premier League goal
and ''has created just 10 chances and had 20 shots on target in 16 games''.
Please permit me to say that i am astonished with some of the data remarks i see on the news concerning this great player. Some of the fans have gone out of their way to send hate and racists messages on his social media twitter handle. How has that helped Liverpool ? As it stands now , Balo is working so hard to prove one point. That he is worth 16 million pounds spent on bring him and no matter how he struggles ,the only thing that seems meaningful  to these people is that his best is not just good enough, Many of whom never supported Brendan Rogers idea of bring him to Anfield now
see this as a yardstick to attack Balotelli and say all manner of things against his approach to football at Liverpool.

My worry is that this man has been driven into perpetual pressure.Balo has been singled out for not delivering goals in exchange for all the pounds spent on him.Football should be more about team work and less about an individual. Balotelli hasn't lit up the league this season,That's unarguably correct but  please Liverpool fans should quit blame games and support Balotteli and don't blame him. Liverpool should accept that it didn't just work for Balotelli at Anfield and move on .

Now they call Balotelli names and even accuse their coach for wrong signings. Same coach you guys called Super.  If i dont say thank you to all the Liverpool fans who have one way or the other criticized Balotelli for poor performance then i will thank them for selling Fernando Torres to Chelsea for a record fee of 50million pounds. That was a deal that broke British transfer window record. Torres in 2007 had scored a total of 91 goals in 244 appearances. In three years of Fernando's stay at Chelsea he scored only 20 goals . Now how many years has Balotelli spent at Liverpool ?

When Andriy Shevchenko came to Chelsea in 2006 for a record fee of £30.8million pounds he had already scored 127 goals from 227 appearances in Milan. He was one of the best strikers in the world. Chelsea had bought him believing he would bring all his goals to Stamford Bridge but low and behold his goals never followed him. Shevchenko scored just 9 goals from 48 top-flight matches. He spent three years at Chelsea. How many years has Balotelli spent at Liverpool ?

Manchester United's Radamel Falcao permanent deal 'talk' begins.

                                                         
 Radamel Falcao's hope of getting a permanent deal with Manchester United came alive when United's chief executive Ed Woodward held talks with Monaco on sunday over the strikers future.

Falcao has only score four times since his arrival at Old Trafford in a deal that will take £43.5m off United's purse. After what can only be described as a disappointing buy Monaco seems willing to accept a review in negotiating the transfer fees. Monaco has revealed that they are not in talks with any other team concerning the striker's and would only wait to hear United's decision and wait for the player's decision.

If falcao gets a permanent contract , United forward would be Rooney (30 years old) 300.000 / week ,Van Persie (32 yrs old) 280.000 /week. Falcao (31 yrs old) 280.000 /week and the average age is 31 yrs old total of wage between them of 860.000/ week = 3.440.000 /month = 41.280.000 / year.

And again , I think it depends on Van gaal's plan, would he be willing to give Falcao another try ?

Chris Smalling grabs long-term deal with Manchester United worth in the region of £80,000 a week keeping the England defender at Old Trafford until 2019

Manchester United has extended Chris Smallings contract until 2019 and it is believed the England defender will receive £80,000 a week.

The 25-year-old England centre-back had been linked with a move to Arsenal after struggling to hold down a first-team place at United and being branded ‘stupid’ by manager Louis van Gaal for his sending-off in the Manchester derby at the Etihad earlier this season.

Bayern Munich ejects Fc Porto Books UCL Semi Final Ticket .

Bayern Munich have kept their hopes of reaching the final in Berlin alive by overturning a first-leg defeatIing Fc Porto(agg 6-3).Goals from Thiago, Boateng, Lewandowski x2, Muller and Alonso ensured Guardiola's side progressed to the next round while Martinez grabbed a consolation goal.