Tag Archives: Copa Libertadores

In the 23rd episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam, Dan, Seba and Dan return to guide our listeners into the closing rounds of the Torneo Clausura. We cover the Nigeria v Argentina match last week which is being investigated by … Continue reading →

Posted on Wednesday, 8 June 2011 by

Libertadores: Vélez out on away goals in semi-final thriller (video)

Posted on Friday, 3 June 2011 by

Vélez Sarsfield exited the Copa Libertadores on Thursday night in a thrilling match against Uruguayan giants Peñarol, in which the visitors took the lead on the night to go ahead 2-0 on aggregate, and eventually went through on away goals … Continue reading →

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Libertadores: Vélez lose semi first leg in Uruguay

Posted on Friday, 27 May 2011 by

Vélez Sarsfield suffered their first defeat of their Copa Libertadores knockout stages on Thursday night, losing 1-0 to Uruguayan giants Peñarol in Montevideo’s Estadio Centenario. Darío Rodríguez scored the game’s only goal on the stroke of half time to complicate … Continue reading →

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We had difficulty shutting up this week. A full 45 minutes of actually quite good stuff (if we say so ourselves) was cut, and the podcast still comes in at over an hour. Diego Maradona is the focus of much … Continue reading →

Posted on Thursday, 26 May 2011 by

Libertadores: Vélez storm into the semis (video)

Posted on Thursday, 19 May 2011 by

Vélez Sarsfield returned to the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores seventeen years after they last reached that stage on Wednesday night, with a 4-2 away win over Libertad in Asunción, Paraguay. The scoreline meant a 7-2 aggregate victory for Vélez, … Continue reading →

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Copa Libertadores: Vélez take a step towards the semis (video)

Posted on Friday, 13 May 2011 by

Vélez Sarsfield weren’t allowed to play the home leg of their Copa Libertadores quarter-final in the Estadio José Amalfitani on Thursday, owing to incidents involving pyrotechnics during Monday’s Primera División match against Banfield, and as a result they played in … Continue reading →

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Libertadores: Vélez through, Estudiantes out (video)

Posted on Friday, 6 May 2011 by

Thursday night saw Vélez Sarsfield as the last Argentine club standing in the 2011 Copa Libertadores. The Liniers side got a highly impressive 2-0 win away to Liga de Quito to complete a 5-0 aggregate win over the 2008 champions, … Continue reading →

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Those who are already avid readers of world football website In Bed With Maradona will probably have noticed that it’s relaunched this week, and I’m pleased to say that relaunch has prompted to contribute something for them again. It’s an article … Continue reading →

Posted on Tuesday, 3 May 2011 by

Hand Of Pod Episode 17: Díaz quits San Lorenzo; the new old Messi, and the old old Torres

Posted on Thursday, 28 April 2011 by

In the seventeenth episode of Hand Of Pod, Seba rejoins Sam, Dan and Dan. He’s not happy with the way referees have been treating his club, and he’s not afraid to make his anger heard, but a little surprisingly it’s … Continue reading →

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Libertadores: Vélez put one foot in the quarters (video)

Posted on Wednesday, 27 April 2011 by

Vélez Sarsfield put one foot in the quarter-finals of the 2011 Copa Libertadores on Tuesday night with a comfortable 3-0 win over 2008 winners Liga de Quito of Ecuador. Augusto Fernández got Vélez’s first two goals in the opening minutes, … Continue reading →

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