Mega issue 27-31/3/10

Across the 5 days that I was in Lombok there were 5 days of action, in two competitions. Here comes the MEGA ISSUE.

On day 1
Birmingham 1-1 Arsenal
Let's start our second mega issue ever in Birmingham. Birmingham did very well to get the point and hold Arsenal. I think that the cause of the draw was that either Arsenal were focusing on their upcoming Champions League match against Barcelona (coming up) and/or that Birmingham have gotten better. Either way, well done Birmingham

Bolton 0-4 Man. United
I saw a result like this coming. Man. United are on very impressive form at the moment and it's very easy for them to beat teams like Bolton by four goals. Bolton will need more points to stay in the premier league. This match was not the one that I was most shocked about, the one that shocked me the most was...

Chelsea 7-1 Aston Villa
I'm going to say this in words in case you're a bit confused. Chelsea seven, Aston Villa one. Aston Villa are all but out of the race for fourth place after an appalling result like that. Aston Villa now join Sunderland in the group of teams that conceded seven goals at Chelsea. Come on Aston Villa. This is great for Chelsea, who now have a bigger goal difference than Man. United.

Hull 2-0 Fulham
For quite a while now, Hull have been very powerful at home. If you can remember they overpowered Man. City at home. So, a team like Fulham is going to have to work really hard to take three points away from the KC stadium (Hull's stadium). Great news for Hull who are trying hard to avoid relegation.

Tottenham 2-0 Portsmouth
Of course Tottenham were going to beat Portsmouth. The only question was by how much. Very soon these two will face off again at Wembley Stadium for the FA cup semi-final, Portsmouth have got to work had to assure that the scoreline isn't the same at Wembley. Tottenham are one step closer to Champions League football thanks to this result.

West Ham 0-1 Stoke
I want West Ham to suceed. But, they are failing miserably. Stoke have their heads nicely above water after a result like that. I think that if West Ham don't get more points, they're going to be relegated with Portsmouth this season.

Wolves 0-0 Everton
Wolves are playing very well at the moment, they are becoming very powerful. When you are very powerful you can beat teams like Everton. A great example of this was when Birmingham went on that great streak at the beginning of 2010. Go Wolves, well done.

On day 2
Burnley 0-1 Blackburn
Blackburn have put together a nice string of results. A draw at home against Chelsea, a win at home against Birmingham and a win away against Burnley. These guys will probabaly not qualify for the Europa League this season, but they deserve to. Burnley need to keep fighting to stay alive, they need points and they need them soon.

Liverpool 3-0 Sunderland
Of course Liverpool were going to beat Sundrland at home. Sunderland have a very bad away record (which included being thrashed 7-2 by Chelsea). Liverpool are on the mend and are making up for bad results before. Liverpool, Tottenham, Aston Villa and Man. City will fight out a big battle for that last Champions League spot.

On day 3
Man. City 3-0 Wigan
Wigan are not good enough to beat a team like Man. City. Very few teams have suceeded at beating Man. City at home. Wigan are not good enough to join that group of teams. Man. City are making sure that the race for fourth place stays super intense.

On day 4
Bayern Munich 2-1 Man. United
Very few teams have accomplished the feat of beating Bayern Munich in Munich. Man. United tried and they are still on decently good form, but it was not to be. The good news is that if the score is 1-0 to Man. United in Manchester, Man. United head through to the next round. Come on Man. United.

On day 5
Arsenal 2-2 Barcelona
Our first and last match of the maga issue includes Arsenal. A win against Barcelona home or away is not an easy thing to do. Arsenal are a very good side. I think that they can be satisfied by the draw. Arsenal do however have a bit of an upward battle in Barcelona, fortunately, English clubs have a decent record at the Nou Camp (Barcelona's stadium).

Now, there are Europa League matches tomorrow that include...

Benfica 1-1Liverpool
Fulham 2-1 Wolfsburg

There are also big matches on saturday including the top of the table clash between Chelsea and Man. United at Old Trafford. Bye 'till then.