Football Diaries
The EPL Season is over and the final day had a really tough relegation battle between Norwich, West Brom, Southampton and Crystal Palace. In the end it was Bryan Robson's West Brom which will play next season in the EPL.
Newly promoted Crystal Palace and Norwich will have to fight it out again in the Championship, along with the Saints, who have been relegated for the first time since 1978. Incidentally this is the first time a club had escaped relegation having propped up the table at Christmas! - West Brom were there for a long time!
At the other end of the table, Chelsea completed the formalities to lift their Premiership title - after 50 years, and I must say, they did it quite in style losing only Man City. Mourinho has done a great job with Roman's millions and were kicked out (literally!) of the Champions league by a Luis Garcia goal in the semis(supposed to be a controversial goal). Arsenal secured the last automatic entry for the Champions League leaving ManU - who finished third - to battle it out in the play-offs.
AC Milan are very much in the frame for the Champions League this year and all eyes would be at the Ataturk stadium at Istanbul when they face Liverpool. But on the Serie A front, Milan seem to have lost the race as they crashed to a defeat , thanks to a Trezeguet goal, at the San Siro. Juve and Milan were neck and neck but now the ball is at the Stadio Delle Alpi in Turin. With a vital 3 point lead, Juve are in Pole Position.
A rejuvenated Barcelona won the La Liga this season adding to their tally of 16 titles. Rijkaard seems to have brought the Glory days back to the Catalan Club. Real, after a slump in form mid season, had to be content with second spot.
Elsewhere, in Germany, Bayern Munich clinched the Bundesliga title for the 19th time in it's history.
PSV, topped the table in the Eredivisie with Ajax finishing in second behind them.
Lyon showed they were too hot to handle as they wrapped up the French League by a margin of 11 points from Lille.
A few more very intersting fixtures: the FA Cup final between ManU and Arsenal, the Serie A finale coupled with the Champions League showdown between AC Milan and Liverpool complete an outstanding footballing calender!
Newly promoted Crystal Palace and Norwich will have to fight it out again in the Championship, along with the Saints, who have been relegated for the first time since 1978. Incidentally this is the first time a club had escaped relegation having propped up the table at Christmas! - West Brom were there for a long time!
At the other end of the table, Chelsea completed the formalities to lift their Premiership title - after 50 years, and I must say, they did it quite in style losing only Man City. Mourinho has done a great job with Roman's millions and were kicked out (literally!) of the Champions league by a Luis Garcia goal in the semis(supposed to be a controversial goal). Arsenal secured the last automatic entry for the Champions League leaving ManU - who finished third - to battle it out in the play-offs.
AC Milan are very much in the frame for the Champions League this year and all eyes would be at the Ataturk stadium at Istanbul when they face Liverpool. But on the Serie A front, Milan seem to have lost the race as they crashed to a defeat , thanks to a Trezeguet goal, at the San Siro. Juve and Milan were neck and neck but now the ball is at the Stadio Delle Alpi in Turin. With a vital 3 point lead, Juve are in Pole Position.
A rejuvenated Barcelona won the La Liga this season adding to their tally of 16 titles. Rijkaard seems to have brought the Glory days back to the Catalan Club. Real, after a slump in form mid season, had to be content with second spot.
Elsewhere, in Germany, Bayern Munich clinched the Bundesliga title for the 19th time in it's history.
PSV, topped the table in the Eredivisie with Ajax finishing in second behind them.
Lyon showed they were too hot to handle as they wrapped up the French League by a margin of 11 points from Lille.
A few more very intersting fixtures: the FA Cup final between ManU and Arsenal, the Serie A finale coupled with the Champions League showdown between AC Milan and Liverpool complete an outstanding footballing calender!
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