Quick Champions League Update

Lille 0, Manchester United 1
Henrik Larsson's last goal for Man U was his most important as the Swedish 35 year old powered home the winner in the 72nd minute. Lille played hard and defiantly. The one who changed it all, however, was Cristiano Ronaldo and his seemingly effortless run down the wing. Expecting a cut-back, Ronaldo instead accelerated forward bending a perfect ball right on to Larsson's head. Flat-footed Tony Sylva couldn't stop the well-placed header. Man U through and no one assumed much differently.

LIL: NONE
MAN: Larsson (72)

Bayern Munich 2, Real Madrid 1

And the last Spanish team standing is Valencia. Would Beckham have made a difference?
Probably not. This game was action-acked however with two people being sent off (Van Bommel and Mamadou Diarra) and the fastest goal in Champions League history being scored. Dutchman Roy Makaay scored 10 seconds into the match at Allianz Arena sparking a massive uproar, one that almost maxed out my TV speakers. All in all, pretty sweet game. Neither team has been consistent so you could pretty much tell it was gonna be a crapshoot from the beginning.

BAY: Makaay (1), Lucio (66)
MAD: Van Nistlerooy (83)

AC Milan 1, Celtic 0

KAH-KAH. I'm against Italian teams pretty much all the time and not to mention, teams that threaten the morality of the game. When you have a player on the team like Kaka though, you're gonna win games. Celtic fought but to no avail.


ACM: Kaka (93)
CEL: NONE

Arsenal 1, PSV Eindhoven 1

PSV seems to get through to the quarters every year. These guys are giant-killers. Alex's own-goal put Arsenal in the front and signs certainly pointed to a Gunners win. Alex, however, wanted redemption. He got it in the 83rd minute, putting PSV's only shot on goal of the game in the back of the net. Poor Arsenal. Not much is going their way this year. Oh yea and Thierry Henry will now be out for the next 2 weeks or so.


ARS: Alex o.g. (58)
PSV: Alex (83)

Other quick news:

* D.C. United is chasing a Melbourne Victory's Brazilian Fred.

* Chicago Fire is chasing hated Mexican international Cauhetomac Blanco

* Real Salt Lake's Dave Checketts is chasing the world. He is part of a group looking to take-over Coventry City in England and is also buying GolTV in a deal worth $200 million. Fox Sports Channel said hello to Checketts and GolTV by purchasing the rights to Serie A games formerly owned by GolTV. That's a rough introduction.