UEFA Champions League – one yellow card away from suspension
UEFA Champions League, arguably the most esteemed football competition – even better than the FIFA World Cup for some – is drawing towards the conclusion. The quarter-finals stage for some teams will conclude on Tuesday and Thursday. Ahead of the decisive games, there are numerous players who are walking a disciplinary tightrope. Another booking (yellow card) will see them missing out on the first legs of the semi-finals – if their respective teams manage to go through that is!
Bettor.com takes a club-by-club look at the players who should think twice before they do something foolish. Whether it’s a lunging reckless challenge, a stray elbow, ‘words of wisdom’ to the match officials or in case of Mr. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736, saying the forbidden ‘F’ word to the cameras, a suspension will ensure.
Manchester United Vs http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786
Venue: Old Trafford
1st leg result: Chelsea 0-1 Manchester United
Manchester United are in a great position heading into this particular fixture. They lead the tie 1-0, have an away goal and are playing at home. Moreover, Sir Alex Ferguson won’t have to worry much about suspensions as no players for the Red Devils are running the risk of getting suspended through accumulated yellow cards.
On the other hand, Chelsea players will have to look before they tackle. Brazilian international http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Yuri-Zhirkov-c37683 are all one booking away from missing the next game; the aforementioned players will have to be very careful tonight.
Shakhtar Donetsk Vs Barcelona
Venue: Donbass Arena
1st leg result: Barcelona 5-1 Shakhtar
The Ukrainian champions are already facing an uphill task of making it to the semi-final of the Champions League for the first time. Last week, Barcelona demolished the dark horses of the competition by a 5-1 score line. The Donetsk outfit need to score at least 4 times, and not concede a single goal to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darijo-Srna-c10266, will miss the home leg due to injuries.
Meanwhile, Henrik Mkhitaryan, Adriano, Olexiy Gai and Yaroslav are all one booking away from missing the semi-final – provided if they do manage to turn around the mammoth deficit.
Meanwhile, Andreas Iniesta is the only player running the risk of suspension. Pep Guardiola has no worries ahead of a potential clash with Real Madrid in the semi-final.
Tottenham Vs Real Madrid
Venue: White Hart Lane
1st leg result: Real Madrid 4-0 Tottenham
The London based club would need a turnaround of historic proportions to book their place in the semi-finals of the European event. Apart from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Peter-Crouch-c29741, Harry Redknapp has no worries about suspended players as all players, who were hammered by Real Madrid last week, came clean.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, have no less than five players a booking away from missing out on an imminent El Clasico semi-final first leg. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricardo-Carvalho-c30973 are all on yellow cards so they need to be extra careful tomorrow.
Schalke 04 Vs Inter Milan
Venue: Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
1st leg result: Inter Milan 2-5 Schalke 04
Schalke already made history last week when they beat Inter Milan 5-2 at the San Siro. Heading into the second leg at home, only http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-c23383 Jurado are a booking away from suspensions. While Huntelaar is likely to miss the game due to an injury, Jurado needs to be careful with his tackles tomorrow.
For http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-Motta-c34897 is the only player with the suspension worry.
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