Real Madrid Stuns Barcelona

     Real Madrid comes from behind to defeat Barcelona, 2-1. Barca took the lead in the second half from a header from Pique. But it wouldn't last for long as a Toni Kroos cross took a deflection and landed near Benzema who buried it in the back of the net. Then in the 79th minute Bale scored a goal from a cross from Ronaldo, but the goal was disallowed as the sideline ref said that Bale pushed Jordi  Alba. Then Ramos got his second yellow card and was sent off. But Real still fought and Bale crossed in a ball to Ronaldo who chested it and shot it through the legs of Claudio Bravo.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/04/02/barcelona-vs-real-madrid-what-time-does-el-clasico-start-today-w/

England Stuns Germany

     England came back from being down 2-0 to Germany to winning the match 3-2. With stunning goals from Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy, England tied it up. Then Eric Dier headed in the winner in stoppage time. This was Jamie Vardy's first international goal and he finished it in style. Kroos struck the first goal for Germany just before halftime and Maria Gomes headed in the second goal from a lofted ball from Khedira.

Rumors about Bale

     Despite the transfer window being closed for now, the rumors surrounding Gareth Bale haven't left. There are still rumors linking the Welsh winger to Manchester United but Real insist that they won't give up the player that they spent record-setting amount on. We will see how long these rumors continue.

Results of the First Legs of the Semi-Finals

     Juventus beat Real Madrid 2-1 with goals from Morata and Tevez. Ronaldo had the lone goal for Real. Despite the great victory for Juventus, Soccer Power Index has a 65% chance for Real Madrid to make it to the finals.
     Barcelona beat Bayern Munich 3-0, with two goals from Messi and a goal from Neymar. Looked like Neuer was going to be the man of the match with all his saves but things turned out differently with goals from Messi and Neymar.

     The second legs will continue next week with Bayern Munich and Barcelona playing on Tuesday, May 12 at 1:45 and Real Madrid and Juventus playing on Wednesday, May 13 at 1:45.

Real Madrid vs Juventus highlights

Barcelona vs Bayern Munich highlights

Champions League-Final Four

Well the Champions League Semi-finals are here and here is the four teams:

Real Madrid vs Juventus on Tuesday May 5 at 1:45 pm CT

FC Barcelona vs Bayern Munich on Wednesday May 6 at 1:45 pm CT

These are the first legs.

Champions League Final Eight Teams

     So here is what it looks like for the last eight teams remaining in the Champions League:

Juventus vs AS Monaco
Tuesday, April 14 at 1:45 pm

Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid
Tuesday, April 14 at 1:45 pm

FC Porto vs Bayern Munich
Wednesday, April 15 at 1:45 pm

Paris Saint-Germain vs FC Barcelona
Wednesday, April 15 at 1:45 pm

Good luck to all teams!

Richest Soccer Teams

     Currently Real Madrid and Manchester United are both the richest soccer clubs in the world. Real has 459.5 million pounds, United has 433.2 million, Bayern has 407.7 million and Barcelona has 405.2 million. Both Man U and Real Madrid both are the only teams who could financially afford Messi or Ronaldo.

 

Daley Blind and Radamel Falcao were two of United's signings as part of their 153 million-pound summer spend.

Seahawks and Patriots

     The Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots will be playing the Super Bowl on February 1st. Both won their previous games to make it to the Super Bowl. It will be a tough match.

https://wallwidehd.com/new-england-patriots-vs-seattle-seahawks-xlix-super-bowl-championships-wallpaper/

Ohio State Wins

     Ohio State beat Oregon 42-20. Oregon would score on their first drive. But Ohio State would score 21 straight points before Oregon would answer with a field goal. In the second half Oregon brought the score to 21-20. But, the Buckeyes would score another 21 straight points, putting away any chance of Oregon coming back.

http://dailyemerald.com/2015/01/12/photos-ohio-state-buckeyes-stampede-oregon-ducks-42-20-at-college-football-playoff-championship/

Mariota wins the Heisman Trophy

     Marcus Mariota won the Heisman trophy. He became the first player from Oregon to win it. Melvin Gordon finished in second and Amari Cooper finished in third.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/dennis-dodd/24885136/oregon-qb-marcus-mariota-wins-heisman-trophy

The All-American Team

The 2014 All-American Team

http://espn.go.com/ncf/feature/video/_/page/PreseasonAllAmericans141212/2014-all-america-team


Offense
QB: Marcus Mariota
RB: Melvin Gordon
RB: Tevin Coleman
WR: Amari Cooper
WR: Rashard Higgins
WR: Jaelen Strong
OT: Andrus Peat
OG: A.J. Cann
C: Reese Dismukes
OG: Kyle Costigan
OT: Spence Drango

Defense

DE: Leonard Williams

DE: Nate Orchard

DT: Malcom Brown

DL/LB: Hau'oli Kikaha

LB: Benardrick McKinney

LB: Shaq Thompson

LB: Scooby Wright

CB: Senquez Golson

CB: Vernon Hardgreaves

SS: Landon Collins

FS: Gerod Holliman

Special Teams

PK: Roberto Aguayo

P: JK Scott

AP: Tyler Lockett

Head Coach

Gary Patterson

Barca Gets Revenge

      Barcelona beat Paris St. Germain 3-1 yesterday in the Champions League. The two teams played previously before in which PSG won 3-2. When Zlatan Ibrahimovic stepped out onto the field there were many boos, but Zlatan silenced them with a goal to put PSG up 1-0, but it wasn't enough as Messi, Neymar, and Luis Suarez all found the back of the net.

Final Rankings

     The final playoff rankings came out today. Alabama will be playing Ohio State and Oregon will be playing Florida State. Here is what the rankings look like:

1 Alabama 12-1

2 Oregon 12-1

3 Florida State 13-0

4 Ohio State 12-1

5 Baylor 11-1

6 TCU 11-1

7 Mississippi State10-2

8 Michigan State 10-2

9 Mississippi 9-3

10 Arizona 10-3

11 Kansas State 9-3

12 Georgia Tech 10-3

13 Georgia 9-3

14 UCLA 9-3

15 Arizona State 9-3

16 Missouri 10-3

17 Clemson 9-3

18 Wisconsin 10-3

19 Auburn 8-4

20 Boise State 11-2

21 Louisville 9-3

22 Utah 8-4

23 LSU 8-4

24 Southern California 8-4

25 Minnesota 8-4

FSU beats Georgia Tech

     For one of the very first times this season FSU played properly and won properly. FSU won 37-35. Jameis Winston threw 3 touchdowns and no picks, while Dalvin Cook rushed 30 times for 171 yards and 1 TD. It looked at times that both offenses were unstoppable but both defenses made key stops but the Yellow Jackets offense couldn't get it going when they really needed it too. Tech's quarterback Justin Thomas was 8/14 for 134 yards with a TD and a pick, he also rushed 11 times for 104 yards. I don't know if anyone has watched Thomas play but he has a killer accuracy and I think has potential to be a starting quarterback in the NFL.


http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2291424-acc-championship-game-2014-fsu-vs-georgia-tech-live-score-and-highlights

The Tide Roll!

     Alabama and Blake Sims roll to a 42-13 win over Mizzouri in the SEC Championship. Blake was perfect this game as he was 23 out  of 27 for 262 yards and 2 touchdowns. Amari Cooper had a SEC Championship record 12 receptions for 82 yards, while DeAndrew White had 4 receptions for 101 yards including a 53-yard touchdown pass. The closest Mizzou came to making the game close was when it was 21-13 but then Bama would put up 21 straight points in the fourth. Blake Sims was the MVP of the game.


http://fansided.com/2014/12/06/alabama-vs-missouri-final-score-crimson-tide-rout-tigers-sec-championship-game-42-13/

Johnny Manziel to Start

     Johnny Manziel came early in the fourth quarter to take over the struggling Brian Hoyer who had thrown 2 interceptions. Manziel led the Browns on a 80 yard drive that ended with a 10-yard touchdown run by Manziel. His second drive didn't go so well, but the players are confident that things will go uphill for Manziel from here. The Browns head coach Mike Pettine said the team will make an official decision on whether to start Manziel or Hoyer by Wednesday.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11959693/johnny-manziel-cleveland-browns-replaces-brian-hoyer-qb-vs-buffalo-bills

Alabama Makes the Comeback

     Alabama gets revenge after last years upset loss. Alabama was up 14-9, but Nick Marshall made it 16-14 with a pass to Sammie Coates. Then Alabama would score from a run from T.J. Yeldon to make the score 21-16. Auburn would take the lead at halftime 26-21. But soon in the third quarter it was 36-27. Alabama's offense and defense were struggling. Then came the 39-yard touchdown pass to Amari Cooper that sparked the Bama's offense and defense. Blake Sims then would connect again with Cooper on a 75-yard touchdown pass. Blake Sims would also throw to DeAndrew White for a touchdown and run for an 11-yard TD himself. Then Derrick Henry ran 25 yards for another score to make the score 55-36.  Auburn would answer back with a touchdown run from Corey Grant and the two-point conversion from Marshall but it was over by then. Amari Cooper had 224 receiving yards on 13 catches and 3 touchdowns. Nick Marshall threw for 456 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception. This was a career-high for him and a school-record. Sammie Coates had 5 catches for 206 yards and 2 touchdowns. D'haquille Williams for Auburn had also had 7 catches for 121 yards. Blake Sims threw 1 touchdown before he would throw 3 interceptions but accounted then accounted for 4 straight touchdowns afterwards, 3 through the air and 1 on the ground. Auburn outgained Alabama 628 yards to 539 yards. But Alabama hung on to win 55-44.


http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2283792-auburn-vs-alabama-live-score-and-highlights

Perfect Mariota

     Marcus Mariota was perfect as he threw for 367 yards and 4 touchdowns and also rushed for two touchdowns as he led the Oregon Ducks to a 47-19 win over Oregon State. Mariota is definitely making his case for the Heisman Trophy.


http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/civilwar/index.ssf/2014/11/oregon_ducks_vs_oregon_state_b_7.html

FSU Hangs On...Again

     Florida State hang on to win over Florida. FSU's defense played outstanding this game. Jameis Winston played awful. He threw four interceptions and two touchdowns. Three of those four interceptions came in the first half. Also if it wasn't for Dalvin Cook, FSU's running back, FSU might have lost. He ran for over 140 yards. UF's kicker missed two field goals that could've helped them win the game and Florida was never able to convert on FSU's miscues.

New Rankings

     Well the new rankings came out yesterday night and honestly I'm not surprised about them. I was not surprised to see Ole Miss drop from 8 to 19 after the 30-0 loss to Arkansas last Saturday. The top 4 remained the same. 5-7 remained the same too. Marshall finally got ranked after their 23-17 victory over UAB.

1 Alabama 10-1
2 Oregon 10-1
3 Florida State 11-0
4 Mississippi State 10-1
5 TCU 9-1
6 Ohio State 10-1
7 Baylor 9-1
8 UCLA 9-2
9 Georgia 9-2
10 Michigan State 9-2
11 Arizona 9-2
12 Kansas State 8-2
13 Arizona State 9-2
14 Wisconsin 9-2
15 Auburn 8-3
16 Georgia Tech 9-2
17 Missouri 9-2
18 Minnesota 8-3
19 Mississippi 8-3
20 Oklahoma 8-3
21 Clemson 8-3
22 Louisville 8-3
23 Boise State 9-2
24 Marshall 11-0
25 Utah 7-4