Chelsea’s shock home defeat to Basel was the only real surprise of a first Champions’ League round in which the gap between the established elites of Europe and the rest of the contenders was apparent. Real Madrid’d rout of Galatasaray,…
Day: September 18, 2013
Guardiola’s Mission in Munich Almost Impossible
Pep Guardiola won everything in play with Barcelona. Barca won 14 titles between 2009 and 2011, a stunning achievement in this day and age. But for a team of special players in their prime nothing less than perfection was acceptable.…