Contestants Champions League 2011-2012 season has pursed into eight teams. Since 12 years ago, this was the first quarter-eight contestants from seven countries. Another unique fact, the last eight participants completed the six former champions who qualified in style. They proved a winning mentality is needed in competition terelit blue continent. Two other teams, it escapes in an extraordinary way. Left behind in the first leg, APOEL Nicosia and Chelsea impresses with turning things around in the second leg.
Chelsea became the savior face England after narrow escape. Losing 1-3 in the first leg, they managed to beat Napoli 4-1 in the second leg at home last night at Stamford Bridge. As a result the Blues became the only British representatives who remain in the competition after Arsenal eliminated AC Milan in the round of 16, while Manchester United and Manchester City did not even qualify for the group stage. In the last few issues, the UK teams that dominate the Champions League knockout phase. They may even be subscribed in the quarterfinal round. Even in the 2007-2008 season occurs All English Finals between Manchester United against Chelsea.
Spain is the only country that puts two representatives in the quarterfinals, defending champion Real Madrid and Barcelona. Five other countries are represented Bayern Munich Germany, Italy represented AC Milan, Benfica and Portugal diwakil diwakil French Marseille. One other state representatives passed a very extraordinary is passed APOEL Nicosia of Cyprus.
Another unique fact is the distribution of the highest in the knockout phase of the championship teams often bear surprises. 1996-1997 season, there were eight clubs from eight countries in the quarterfinals. Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Auxerre (France), Ajax (Netherlands), Atletico Madrid (Spain), Rosenborg (Norway), Juventus (Italy), Manchester United (England), and Porto (Portugal). A series of surprises happen, even to the top of the party. Final game that brings Dortmund Dortmund and Juventus eventually won 3-1. It was his debut for Dortmund and did not happen until now.
Could a new champion will be born from a series of surprises this season? As expressions of the ball is round, that prediction might-just might. Chelsea and APOEL Nicosia have proven they should be taken into account. Both lost in the first leg and reverse the situation in the second leg. The experience certainly makes mental and confidence honed.
Predicted winner this year of course, placing two teams from Spain, Barcelona and Real Madrid at the top. Of the six other competitors, AC Milan and Bayern Munich are probably going to be a stumbling block. Marseille and Benfica? That they may only be aware of the surprise factor, as is the case in the final round and the group stage before. Escape of Barcelona to the semifinals as well worth the wait. That's because since AC Milan champion in 1988-1989 and 1989-1990, history never again in favor of the defending champions. In a sense, in the last 21 years, every year there is always a new champion. Could it be that history will repeat itself, or Barcelona became graver history this year?
Real Madrid and AC Milan are the team most widely carried off the championship trophy. El Real still holds the record with nine trophies. Five in the early edition of the Champions League (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960) plus in 1966. Three other trophy enfolded in the modern era of Los Galacticos volumes, namely 1998, 2000 and 2002. While AC Milan more champions in the modern editions in 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003 and 2007. Two trophies in ancient editions, they won in 1963 and 1969. This year, AC Milan faced with the "curse" history Ibrahimovic. The Swede is always won in the local competition (Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona and AC Milan) and did not even reach the Champions League trophy, although the clubs have defended the strong tradition in the Champions League. Will this history can be broken off or ongoing?
Behind the history and unique facts, perdelapanfinal phase also presents a spectacle of goals and the most classy in the knockout phase. A total of 56 goals from eight games, an average of 3.5 goals per game. Total number of goals that beat the 2004-2005 and 2009-2010 seasons were 'only' 47 goals. The number of goals this year proves that there is no mercy for a team that was not ready.
Bayer Leverkusen Barcelona counter-party that ended with a 10-2 aggregate contributed the greatest goal, the Barca star Lionel Messi scored six goals. In the 2004/05 season 10-2 ago aggregates are also present in the match Lyon versus Werder Bremen. While the match APOEL Nicosia a duel contra Lyon in the round of 16 of the most minimal goals, because it produced only two goals through 1-1 on aggregate-APOEL qualify penalties.
Is classy presentation and a series of historical curse be broken? It is difficult to predict because in the quarterfinals later, no team can be underestimated.
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