THE TULA E HULLABALOO SPORTS MARCH 6, 2009 • 13 Intramural Bo:xScores of the Week From Across the Po d f soons Euro Soccer results of the week
Tyler Wohlwend alive in the Champions League, Wednesday kicked off with staffwriter its lack of domestic success may Chelsea taking on Juventus at cause a shakeup in power before Stamford Bridge. Chelsea loolLiverpool. Last week, the much-antic- The final 10 minutes nearly While the north London ele- ipated Champions League re- turned on Chelsea, however, as ment of the "Big Four· (Chelsea sumed play with some high pro- Juventus finally found its rhythm and Arsenal) has had its strug- file matches. On Tuesday, Pre- and pegged the Blues back. Chel- gles this season, Liverpool's dra- sea hung onto its slim 1-0 advan- Winning Team Opponent Score mier League leader Manchester matic story rivals soap operas. United took Serie A leader Intcr- tage, but will have to be cautious Ball Busters T1s W-DF Widely tipped to make a move nazionale at the San Siro. Early going back to Italy to play Juve in Jurisprudes Wall Bricks 1-1 for the top of the league this sea- in the match, Man U came out the second leg. AASU Warriors UnderHanded 14·2 son, the Reds have largely disap- firing. forcing multiple saves out In a shocker, Liverpool, with- Prestige WorldWide Mo·RAs W-F pointed with the turmoil that has of Inter keeper Julio Cesar. out captain Steven Gerrard, reg- Huge Manatees Tropical Gangsters 14-7 occurred since the beginning of Man U could not get one past istered a victory in Spain against Bad News Bears No More Options 13·0 the season. Inter during the first half and set the streaking Real Madrid. Real God Squad HGH W·F Despite adding a strong piece out to defend in the second half, had looked to contmue its dom- to its striking options in Robbie while Inter struggled to mount inance after looking so sharp in Keane, Liverpool still struggled any sort of challenge for the domestic competition. but Liver- to score goals and put even the Champions League holder. The pool's defense gave the Reds its セ ッ ウ エ w ゥ ョ ョ ゥ Q Q Y j G B B B セ ・ ] M ] 。 ] ュ L ⦅ L ⦅ ⦅ ⦅ ___ OJ>_pone..,_n=t _____ -"'S=co=r=e mediocre opponents away. game ended in a 0-0 stalemate. only positive result in months af- Keane, by the way, was sold back Arsenal continued its domes- ter Yossi Benayoun headed in a Fa Team Day Man 15-5 to Tottenham Hotspur during the tic form and struggled might- goal late in the second half. Plltitive Day Man 10-2 January transfer window after ily to score a goal from the run In the most lopsided match Punitive Old, Fat. Ufh 12-6 playing with Liverpool for only of play, but was fortunate when since Man U's defeat of Roma Hairy American Krusty's Ame Park W-F six months with little success. Roma defender Phillipe セ ャ ・ ク ・ ウ 7 -1 two years ago, Bayern Mu- Roddord Peach Fuzz Busters 7-4 Liverpool's manager, Rafa brought down Robin Van Persie nich slaughtered Sporting Lis- Nocturnal Emission Mashin BallzAssoc. W-F Benitez, has also managed to in the penalty box. Van Persie bon in front of a horrified Sport- Pl1!stige Wor1de T1s W-DF unhinge his team for a major- converted the penalty, and Arse- ing crowd 5-0 last Wednesday. Dirty Dogs Dutch Masters W-F ity of the season. Between his nal will head to Rome with a ten- Franck Ribery and Luca Toni flirtations with Real Madrid, his uous 1-0 lead in the tie. scored hvo goals a piece, deflat- strange tirades against other Pre- Surprisingly, Ligue I leader ing the Portuguese side and es- mier League managers and his Lyon took a quick lead against sentially ending the tie before Winning Team M M セ o セ p セ p セ ッ ョ ・ ョ エ N N ⦅ ____ セ s ] 」 ] ッ ] イ ] ・ open quarrels with management, Barcelona after Brazilian play even playing at home. Benitez has taken the focus off maker Juninho bent in a fantas- In the final game, Greek side PhiSigma Pi Lennonites 4-3 his team and placed the spot- tic free kick. Barcelona respond- Panathanikos surprised Villar- Aggr. Assa. T1 Tramps W-DF light firmly on himself, a danger- ed, however, getting a coveted real by dray.ring the Yellow Sub- Cholera Bas. Phi Sigma Pi 4-2 ous idea for a manager who has away goal on a rare headed goal marines 1-1 in the Estadio El never led his Liverpool team to a by Thierry Henry in the second Madigral, proving that winning Premier League title. One has to half to tie. its group was not a fluke for the wonder if all his posturing will In the most entertaining Greek team. eventually get him thrown out 41 The second leg of this game Winning Team Opponent Score match on Tuesday, Atletico Ma- at Liverpool, particularly after a drid tied FC Porto 2-2, giving Por- could be one of the most inter- SigEp Tyler's Mom W-DF dry spell in Premier League re- to the advantage on the way back esting to watch as Villarreal is AJPABlasts Mo6 セ R sults that included a 2-0 loss to to Portugal for the second leg of forced to chase the game away Phi Kap BAUS=FACE W-DF Middlesborough, who had failed the season. Lisandra Lopez kept from home against a strong wall Brides KappaSig 4-1 to score in its last five matches. Porto in the match, picking up but skillfully-inferior side in While Liverpool is very much both goals for his side. Panathanikos.