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Champions League Matchday 5 Preview

November 25th, 2008 · Comments · arsenal, as roma, atletico madrid, barcelona, bayern munich, bordeaux, celtic, cfr 1907 cluj, champions league group stage, chelsea, dynamo kyiv, fc basel, fc porto, fc zenit st petersburg, fenerbahce, fiorentina, internazionale, liverpool, manchester united, psv eindhoven, shakhtar donetsk, sporting club de portugal, steven gerrard, villarreal

There are some pivotal battles to be fought in the upcoming Matchday and while some groups look to have clear patterns emerging, others could go down to the wire. Let’s take a whirlwind tour of the current state of the groups along with my speculations on the ties on Matchday 5.
Group A
A win for Chelsea […]

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Prospects and Parity Ahead for 2010 Champions League

November 10th, 2008 · Comments · ac milan, ajax, bayer leverkusen, benfica, bundesliga, champions league group stage, champions league qualifying, chelsea, fc porto, inter milan, liverpool, manchester united, sporting club de portugal, udinese

As intriguing as the current edition of the Champions League may be, there’s a chance the 2009-2010 tournament could be one of the strangest, parity-rich events in football history. Seems someone has taken the snow globe that is European football, given it a good shake and the flakes aren’t landing where people expect.
The tables in […]

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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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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 C Preview

September 15th, 2008 · Comments · UEFA, Uncategorized, barcelona, champions league, champions league group stage, fc basel, fc basel 1893, shakhtar donetsk, shaktar donetsk, sporting club de portugal, sporting lisbon

FC Basel 1893
How They Got Here:Basel beat Vitoria de Guimaraes (also known as Vitoria SC) 2-1 on aggregate in the third round of qualifying. Basel won the Swiss League last season.
Star Performer: MF Benjamin Huggel. An experienced member of the Swiss national squad, Huggel is a strong presence in central midfield. In his first […]

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