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UEFA Cup Group Draw

October 7th, 2008 · Comments · Rosenborg, Stuttgart, Valencia, ac milan, ajax, as nancy, aston villa, benfica, braga, cska moscow, dinamo zagreb, fc copenhagen, fc twente, feyenoord, hertha berlin, milan baros, olympiacos, portsmouth, sampdoria, schalke, sevilla, slavia prague, spartak moscow, tottenham, tottenham hotspur, udinese, uefa cup, uefa cup group stage, wolfsburg

UEFA held the draw for the UEFA Cup group stage today and some fascinating pairings emerged. Both Martin Jol and Steve McClaren will take their new clubs back to England as FC Twente will face Manchester City and Jol’s Hamburg will take on Aston Villa.
This year’s groups are looking really tough and the field contains […]

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Bayern, Real, Lyon closing in on domestic glory

April 21st, 2008 · Comments · PSV, ajax, bayern munich, benfica, de graafschap, fc porto, olympiacos, olympique lyonnais, real madrid, vvv venlo

With so much focus on the English Premier League and its dominance of the Champions League, I wanted to switch gears and take a look at some of the other leagues in Europe.
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Sensational Shootouts and Surprise Scorelines

March 7th, 2008 · Comments · barcelona, celtic, chelsea, fc porto, fenerbache, internazionale, liverpool, lyon, manchester united, olympiacos, schalke

In many ways it was a wild finish to the Round of 16 and it’s not done yet! We still have the second leg of the Liverpool - Internazionale tie on Tuesday, March 11th.
FC Schalke 04 overcame some poor form of recent days to pull off a thrilling shootout win over 2004 winners FC Porto. […]

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Round of 16 Predictions

February 19th, 2008 · Comments · arsenal, as roma, barcelona, celtic, champions league, chelsea, fc porto, fenerbache, internazionale, liverpool, manchester united, olympiacos, olympique lyonnais, real madrid, schalke, sevilla

Here are my picks to go through to the quarter-finals.
Liverpool v InternazionaleOlmypiacos v ChelseaRoma v Real MadridSchalke v PortoArsenal v MilanLyon v Manchester UnitedFenerbahce v SevillaCeltic v Barcelona
I could see Roma or Fenerbache advancing from their matches, those two ties were the hardest for me to pick a winner.
Enjoy the matches!
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The smoke clears

December 13th, 2007 · Comments · ac milan, arsenal, as roma, barcelona, celtic, champions league, chelsea, fenerbache, internazionale, liverpool, lyon, manchester united, olympiacos, real madrid, schalke, sevilla

…and we are left with 16 teams. The knockout phase pairings will be drawn on December 21 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The complete list of teams heading into the draw is posted below:
2007/08 UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16 – to be played 19/20 February and 4/5 March
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