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Champions League Matchday 4 — Tuesday Preview

November 4th, 2008 · Comments · Anorthosis Famagusta FC, PSV, Roma, atletico madrid, barcelona, bordeaux, cfr 1907 cluj, champions league, champions league group stage, chelsea, fc basel, fc basel 1893, internazionale, liverpool, marseille, psv eindhoven, shakhtar donetsk, sporting club de portugal, sporting lisbon, werder bremen

Matchday 4 should be a pivotal one as many groups may well be decided once the games are completed. Who needs a win and who can afford to slip? Let’s take a look at Tuesday’s games.
Group A
Roma need to win at home against Chelsea but that is looking to be a tall order considering the […]

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At The Turn: Who Needs to Win

October 21st, 2008 · Comments · Anorthosis Famagusta FC, Roma, as roma, barcelona, bayern munich, celtic fc, champions league group stage, chelsea, dynamo kyiv, espn, fc porto, juventus, liverpool, lyon, manchester united, real madrid, shakhtar donetsk, sporting lisbon, uefa cup

To use a golf analogy, the teams in the group stage of the Champions League make the turn today and tomorrow with the completion of the first three games of the group stage. And while it’s early, for some teams, it’s make-or-break time.
Group by group, here’s an analysis of who needs to win:
Group A:
ROMA Needs […]

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Chelsea and Atletico Impress; Roma Get Shocked

September 17th, 2008 · Comments · Anorthosis Famagusta FC, Roma, as roma, atletico madrid, bordeaux, cfr 1907 cluj, champions league, champions league group stage, chelsea, fc basel, fc basel 1893, fc girondins de bordeaux, inter milan, internazionale, jose mourinho, shakhtar donetsk, sporting club de portugal, sporting lisbon, werder bremen

Champions League debutants CFR 1907 Cluj came from behind to beat Roma and record a stunning 2-1 victory at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Beyond the absence of Totti, Roma had a strong squad out on the field and will be disappointed with their performance. There has been a bit of turmoil off the field […]

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Champions League Group B Preview

September 8th, 2008 · Comments · Anorthosis Famagusta FC, Panathinaikos FC, Uncategorized, champions league, champions league group stage, inter milan, internazionale, werder bremen

Group B is home to a surprising Cypriot side, a Greek side in transition, a German side sometimes called ‘everyone’s second team’, and an Italian club with a little something special. Confused? Let me explain!
Anorthosis Famagusta FC
How They Got Here: Became the first and only Cypriot football club to reach the group stages of the […]

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