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International Football reaches excitement only when it is The World Cup or Euro Cup or the qualifiers for these tournaments. Apart from that its value is nothing in people's mind. The international break for friendly on the other hand is hated by clubs,players, and most importantly fans. So the question arises is Why football the most popular game in the world is hated for its international breaks? Below are the reasons why international break is hate by soo many people. Reasons why International Break is Hated 5) Players getting injured This is a key reason why fans and clubs hate International Football and International Break in general. The chances of players getting injured because they participate in friendly is immense. This hampers the chances of clubs in domestic competitions. Whenever an international break is at the horizon the managers are afraid as they might lose their key players due to injury. Just imagine Champions League Quarter Finals are around th...

After an exciting Round of 16,all eyes were on the Champions League Quarter Final draw. Everyone was predicting the quarter finals  draw and all the possibilities. After the draw got over we found out, it will be Real Madrid vs Juventus , Manchester City vs Liverpool , Bayern Munich vs Sevilla and Barcelona vs AS Roma. These tie in general looks to be high scoring encounters. With the Premier League teams Manchester City and Liverpool battle being the most exciting one. The replay of last years Champions League final between Real Madrid and Juventus. A relatively easy draw for two of the favorites Barcelona and Bayern. The first leg of matches will take place on the 3rd and 4th of April, while the second legs are set to take place on the 10th and 11th of April Here analyzing Champions League Quarter Finals teams  4) Barcelona vs AS Roma Barcelona and AS Roma have met each other 4 times, with 1 win for both and 2 draws between them. The last time they met was in...

Finally Champions League Round of 16 has ended, and we are now left with just 8 teams. Barcelona, Bayern, Roma and surprisingly but deservingly Sevilla have progressed to the quarterfinals. This week of Champions League saw a fighting Roma progress, a ruthless Bayern progress, a clinical Barcelona progress and a passionate Sevilla progress to the quarter finals. This weeks Champions League match were a bit more tensed as out of the 4 games only Bayern's match was a formality. It was an eventful week and now no one can wait any longer for the quarter finals draw. Here are the talking points and review from this weeks Champions League Round of 16  5) Roma grind out the result to progress Roma went into this game with an away goal, having lost to Shakhtar 2-1. They just needed a goal to progress to the quarterfinals, and the did that exactly. Roma broke the deadlock at the 52nd minute thanks to Edin Dzeko and that was it. Ivan Ordets got a red card in the 79th minute an...

Barcelona vs Chelsea is the match of this week. Chelsea plays Barcelona at Camp Nou in the champions league 2nd leg. After a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea are clearly under pressure as Barcelona has an away goal advantage. The fact that Chelsea needs to attack at Camp Nou is a daunting task , but history might repeat itself and Chelsea might end up going through. A highly entertaining encounter is on our hands. With this in mind here are key talking points for Barcelona vs Chelsea 5) Iniesta's fitness will be a question Andres Iniesta limped off during the Atlético Madrid  encounter. He has been seen training ahead of the Barcelona vs Chelsea game. The fact that he has just come out of injury, might determine how plays against Chelsea. Against a quality team like Chelsea in such a crucial match, Barcelona fans will hope he plays full 90 minutes without re-injuring himself. Chelsea players might capitalize on his injury and be hard against him to get him substitu...

The biggest Derby in England i.e  Manchester United vs Liverpool happened and finally Mourinho was able to defeat Klopp in England. The North-West Derby has finally found a winner. After previous 4 matches ending in a draw finally someone won the match. Manchester United defeated Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford. It was the first match between the two where a team won in 2 years. Last time it was Liverpool who defeated Manchester United in the Europa League match on 10th march 2016 and this time it was Manchester United who defeated them on 10th march 2018. The match was not a boring match as the previous encounter this season. United and Mourinho now sit 4 points ahead for liverpool in the 2nd position of the Premier League with 8 matches to go. Talking points Manchester United vs Liverpool(2-1) 5) Referring decision spolied the match Any match is hard done by referee decisions, but when it is a match of the magnitude of Manchester United vs Liverpool everyone loses t...

Champions League Round of 16's part 1 is over. After the 2nd leg Real Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester City and Juventus have qualified for the quarterfinals. While Basel, Porto, Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain are knocked out and must dream for next year's Champions League . Liverpool and Manchester City looked set for the quarterfinals after their 1st legs 5-0 and 4-0 victories away from home. While Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Tottenham and Juventus had all to play for in the second leg. Rather than discussing each of the four matches separately, it is better to do them in one go. Talking points Champions League Round of 16 | Part 1  5) Porto and Basel escape embarrassment After a 5-0 and 4-0 loss at home Porto and Basel escaped embarrassment in the 2nd leg. Liverpool and Manchester City. While City started with a weak attack , Liverpool played nearly with full strength. Porto was able to hold Liverpool for a 0-0 draw and Basel somehow defeated a weekend Man...

Barcelona hosted Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou on 4-3-2018. Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid was never thought to be a decisive encounter in the title race at the beginning of the season. The wildest anyone would have thought was this match will help Real Madrid. To the contrary Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid was decisive for title race but only for Barca and Atletico as Real Madrid is nowhere near the title picture. The match ended with a 1-0 victory for Barcelona with a magical free kick from no other than Lionel Messi. Now Barcelona can concentrate on the Champions League and work hard to progress to the next round. While Atletico will still think they can do good this season. With that in mind here are few talking points of Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid. Talking points Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid (1-0) 5) Andres Iniesta limping off In the 36th minute Andres Iniesta was subbed off. This happened due some sort of harmstering problem. It is a big worry for any Barca faithful, as t...

Champions League final in itself is a spectacle. Sometime this match can be boring and not live up to the expectation. While sometime it is purely beauty of football. The five instances when these match lived up to the expectation of not only the critics but also the fans. Some might not have been excellent football match, but had something special to be remembered about. Top 5 Champions League Finals are really hard to nail down but this is what i feel. Top 5 Champions League Finals 5) Bayern Munich vs Chelsea 2012-2013 Champions league final   It was expected to the year in which Bayern finally wins the cup. They were hosting Chelsea at the Allianz Arena in the final. Chelsea went in the match as the clear underdogs. The way the league campaign went for Chelsea, it was a shock that they reached the finals of the champions league let alone win the cup itself . The match was completely dominated by Bayern but still at the end the winner of the famous old trophy wa...