4/1/2008 UEFA Champions League - Schalke 04 vs Barcelona

Can Frank Rijkaard pull his team back from the brink of disaster to success in this live online broadcast commentary UEFA Champions League match between Schalke 04 and Barcelona, or will he suffer another humiliation at the German team's stadium known as the Arena AufSchalke? With his team experiencing one setback after another this season despite showing signs of recovery earlier in the year, this season looks like another washout for the Spanish team after another dreadful showing on Sunday when they lost inexplicably to Real Betis after having secured a comfortable lead at half time. Rijkaard spoke of his shame and humiliation over his team's shocking collapse in that game, and had difficulty finding words to explain what had happened and how they happened. He would be praying that his star players do not let him down again in this crucial first leg against a Schalke side that would be chomping at the bits to go at Barcelona.

Mirko Slomka, manager of Schalke 04, on the other hand, cannot wait to start this live online broadcast commentary and live online TV UEFA Champions League quarterfinal between Schalke 04 and Barcelona with his belief that it is now the perfect time to launch an attack on their Spanish opponents with the crisis they seem to be buried under. There cannot be a greater contrast between two teams than these two, as Schalke are enjoying a purple patch themselves with four wins out of their last five in the league which has seen them shoot up the table and getting back into the title race and breathing down the necks of leaders Bayern Munich who are stuttering themselves. With a improving domestic campaign, Slomka's team will be looking ahead with confidence and joy for this live online broadcast commentary and live online TV UEFA Champions League quarterfinal between Schalke 04 and Barcelona and hoping to not only score many goals to peg the Spanish team back, but also to achieve one of the greatest results they have ever gotten in this premier European competition.