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Liverpool light it up

November 7th, 2007 · Comments · besiktas, liverpool, ryan babel, yossi benayoun

I don’t want to turn this into an all-Liverpool blog but the red-half of Merseyside was the story of last night’s action. The Reds romped to a record 8-0 win over Besiktas and did so with considerable style. Yossi Benayoun was clearly the man of the match and had a career game with a hat […]

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Goodbye to Liverpool?

November 6th, 2007 · Comments · besiktas, liverpool

The pressure is on today for Liverpool as they currently sit bottom of Group A and face a tough fixture against Besiktas, who beat them on Matchday 3. Today’s match is at Anfield which should give the the Reds an edge. If they were to lose at home or even draw, the 2005 European champions […]

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Matchday 3: Wednesday Predictions and Players to Watch

October 24th, 2007 · Comments · Valencia, ac milan, benfica, besiktas, celtic, champions league group stage, chelsea, fc porto, liverpool, marseille, schalke

I had a pretty decent day with the predictions yesterday, so let’s see if I can keep it going. Today’s matches feature some teams that desperately need to put points on the board, including Liverpool and Werder Bremen. Let’s take a quick look at the matchups.
Besiktas - LiverpoolOn the back of their derby win over […]

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Are Besiktas Fans The Best in the World?

October 24th, 2007 · Comments · besiktas, liverpool

After following the game of soccer for more than 30 years, it’s rare that I get ultra excited about a team that I don’t support. However, there is one exception and that’s watching a Besiktas home match on television especially one that’s so important as today’s match against Liverpool in the Champions League.
I “fell in […]

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More results from Round 2 of Qualifying

August 7th, 2007 · Comments · FC BATE Borisov, FC Sheriff, FH Hafnarfjördur, Levadia Tallinn, MSK Zilina, NK Domzale, Red Star Belgrade, Rosenborg, Slavia Praha, Steffan Iversen, besiktas, dinamo zagreb

My summer vacation cut into the time I had to discuss results from last week’s opening legs. We reviewed the first day of matches but not the second. So here’s a quick recap of what happened. One of the ties that I was most interested in saw a meeting of the 2006/07 Slovakian champions MSK […]

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