Monday, March 5, 2012

Overview Of The First Round Pt. 2


CSKA Moskva Vs. Real Madrid
1-1



Forward Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal for Real Madrid in the 28' min.
Midfielder Pontus Wernbloom scored for Moskva in extra time.
Seven shots were taken by Moskva with only three off target.
Real Madrid had taken 12 shots with five off target.
15 fouls were committed by Moskva with Midfielder Pontus Wernbloom being shown a yellow card in the 67' min.
Ten fouls were committed on the Real Madrid side with three Yellow cards presented yo Midfielder Xabi Alonso and defensive players Sergio Ramos and Fabio Coentrao.
Real Madrid showed they controlled the match with possession being in there favor with 52% to Moskva 48%. Real Madrid missed too many opportunities in this match to score and also with Forward Karim Benzema having suffered an injury, the attacking form from Real Madrid seemed to be missing.







Napoli Vs. Chelsea
3-1



Forward Ezequiel Lavezzi Scored Two Fantastic Goals For Napoli In The 39' And 65' Min.
Forward Edinson Cavani Scored Off A Volley In The 45'+2 Min.
Forward Juan Mata Scored The Only Goal For Chelsea In The 27' Min.
Both Teams Take 15 Shots With Napoli Missing Seven Of The 15 And Chelsea Having Missed Nine Chances.
Napoli Only Committing Seven Fouls As Where Chelsea Committed 19 Fouls Though Out The Game.
Forward Edinson Cavani Was Shown A Yellow Card For Over Celebrating Lavezzi's Goal In The 39' Min.
Chelsea Midfielder Raul Meireles And Defender Grey Cahill Were Given Yellow Cards For Aggressive Tackles And Meireles Will Miss The Second Leg Due To The Card.
This Match Was An Amazing Contest With Napoli Able To Pull Away With Three Home Goals Due To Mistakes Made In Chelsea's Backfield. Chelsea Still May Be Able To Secure Themselves A Spot In The Quarter-Finals If They Prepare To Play Til The Final Whistle Next Time These Two Teams Meet And Letting The Appropriate Players On The Field Will Greatly Increase Their Chances Of Staying In The Competition.



Marsielle Vs Inter Milan
1-0










Marsielle Forward Andre Awye Scored A Late Goal In Extra Time To Set Them On The Right Path To Advance To The Next Stage.
Marsielle Took 14 Shots With Nine Being On Target.
Inter Only Taking Five Shots With Them Being All On Target.
18 Fouls Were Committed By Marsielle And Inter Committed 21 Fouls Though Out The Game.
Defender Souleymane Diawara Received The Only Yellow On The Marsielle Side.
Inter's Defensive Players Dejan Stankovic And Cristian Chivu Were Shown Yellow Cards Along With Forward Mauro Zarate.
Possession Being In Favor Of Marsielle At 54% To Inter 46%.
This Match Nearly Ended 0-0 But With The Brilliant Connection With The Ball From The Corner Awye Was Able To Head The Ball To The Back Of The Net And Place Marsielle In Front For The Next Leg.









Basel Vs Bayern
1-0






Midfielder Valentin Stocker Scored The Only Goal For Basel In The 86' Min.
Basel Took Seven Shots During The Game With Only One Being Off Target.
Bayern Had Taken 13 Shots With Five Being Off Target.
Basel Only Committed Six Fouls This Match.
Bayern Committed 12 Fouls Though The Course Of This Match.
Basel's Defender David Abraham Was Shown A Yellow Card.
Bayern's Defensive Player Rafinha And Forward Thomas Muller Were Shown Yellow Cards.
The Vistors Bayern Controlled Most Of This Game With Possession Showing 57% To 43% Basel. Basel Goalkeeper Yann Sommer Proved To Be More Of A Challenge Then The Bayern Forwards Had Expected With Sommer Blocking Eight Shots On Goal.




This Post Wraps Up All The First Eight Matches Of The First Round. This Week Will Bring New Matches, New Stats And New Stars. I Will Bring You All The Updates And Highlights As The Second Leg Completes Its First Four Matches.

2 comments:

  1. Cool, I like the way you set up all the teams' scores.

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  2. You can tell you put a lot of time and effort on this post. I found it very knowledgable and like the use of pictures. For someone like me who doesnt know much about soccer, it helped a lot. keep up the good work :)

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