It's do-or-die time in the UEFA Champions League. Matchday 6 starts Tuesday with eight matches and concludes with eight more on Wednesday.

GROUP A

El Clasico, (English: The Classic) also known as El Derby Espanol is the name given to the football match between Barcelona and Real Madrid, the two of the biggest teams in Spanish Football. As per the normal schedule it comes twice in a year when the two teams face each other in the Spanish La Liga, while the number of matches may increase in a year if the two teams face each other in other competitions other than the European Champions League Final. It is the most followed football match along with the Milan Derby.

The rivalry begins with Barcelona and Madrid being the two biggest cities in Spain also having the richest, most successful and influential clubs in the world. Combining, they have won 146 trophies with Real Madrid having won 74 and Barcelona having 72 in their trophy Cabinet.

HISTORY BEHIND THE RIVALRY:

Both clubs have been politically charged and the Barcelona Presidency is one of the strongest political elections. Also in 1930’s Barcelona was described as “The symbol of Catalan pride and identity” which opposed the centralized tendencies of Madrid.

1.Nicolas Anelka:

Nicolas Sebastien Anelka (Abdul Salam Bilal), French national who plays for english Premier League team Chelsea. His pictures of visiting a Mosque in Manchester are available on internet and can be seen easily.

Anelka's words about the effect of Islam in his Life "Being a Muslim makes me have a calmer and philosophical outlook to life. I think carefully about everything i do, and daily prayers keep me focused."

2. Zinedine Yazid Zidane:

Former French and Real Madrid great is widely know as Zezu and famous for his headers which gave the Frenchmen the only worldcup star on their shirts.

Three time FIFA World Player of the Year is also famous for his headbut on Italy Mid-fielder "Matrazi" in the 2006 FIFA world cup final which caused Zezu a Red card and caused Fracne their second World title.

Here is a quick run through all the matches that took place on the day 5 of the Champions League.

Manchester United 2-2 Benfica

The Champions League matchup between Manchester United and Benfica started with a surprise as just after Ashley Young wasted a free kick by over hitting it beyond an alert Jones on the far post a Benfica attack resulted in goal as Jones unwittingly directed a shot towards his own net.  

This gave the visitors a renewed confidence and they continued to attack United with guile and defence turned more resolute than ever to keep United at bay.

An impressive night of Football as Messi steals show with his 200th Goal for Barcelona in all competitions. Read Full article to watch the complete results of all the matches played in UEFA Champions League on 1st of November 2011.

An impressive total of seven Spaniards are in contention to win the prestigious individual trophy, while Pep Guardiola is among the candidates for the Coach of the Year award.

Also Eight FCB players aspire to Balon d’Or 2011 and may be this is why they are called the best Line up in the Footballing world.

Messi seems to be favourite for retaining the title this year as well but critics say it would be a tough competition amongst the listed players.

Read Full article for the complete list and the list of Coaches listed for  Fifa World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football 2011.

The new campaign of UEFA Champions League kicked off on 13-14 September with the holders Barcelona still favorite to retain their prized asset. The standout fixtures in the opening match day were FC Barcelona kicking off their European season with a home game against AC Milan, Europa League winners FC Porto hosting last year' surprise quarter-finalists Shakhtar Donetsk, Manchester City making & Napoli making their Champions League debuts, Villarreal hosting Bayern Munich and last term's Europa League finalists Benfica hosting Champions League finalists Manchester United.

Read the full article for group-wise analysis of teams.