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UEFA Cup Final - Reflections

May 15th, 2008 · Comments · andrei arshavin, dick advocaat, fc zenit st petersburg, rangers fc, uefa cup, uefa cup final

I’ve had some time now to reflect on yesterday’s final and despite my initial displeasure with it, I have to credit Walter Smith for not tinkering with had been a winning formula. He stuck to his tried and tested 4-1-4-1 formation and had his team play a conservative first half, soaking up the pressure Zenit […]

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FC Zenit win the UEFA Cup

May 14th, 2008 · Comments · fc zenit st petersburg, rangers fc, uefa cup, uefa cup final

Just a quick post to congratulate FC Zenit St. Petersburg on their first ever European title. Second-half strikes from Igor Denisov and Konstantin Zyrianov gave FC Zenit a 2-0 win over Rangers FC in the 2007/08 UEFA Cup final, Russia’s second triumph in four years.
A more detailed recap of the game will be posted later.
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UEFA Cup All-Star XI

May 14th, 2008 · Comments · bayer leverkusen, bayern munich, fc zenit st petersburg, fiorentina, getafe, psv eindhoven, rangers fc, sporting lisbon, uefa cup, uefa cup final

With the final upon us, I decided to name an all-star XI from this season’s UEFA Cup competition. I will name a Champions League all-star XI on the eve of that final. So, here are my picks:
GK - Sébastien Frey (Fiorentina)
D - Leandro Grimi (Sporting Lisbon)
D - Manuel Friedrich (Bayer Leverkusen)
D - Carlos Cuéllar (Rangers)
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UEFA Cup Final Guide from the Times

May 14th, 2008 · Comments · fc zenit st petersburg, rangers fc, uefa cup final

The Times of London has published a PDF version of a special supplement (It’s a 27 MB download so be warned if you’re on a slow connection!) they had included in today’s print version of their newspaper. Enjoy !
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UEFA Cup Final: Zenit v Rangers Preview

May 14th, 2008 · Comments · celtic, fc zenit st petersburg, rangers fc, sporting lisbon, uefa cup, uefa cup final

Today’s the big day out for FC Zenit St Petersburg and Rangers FC as they will contest the UEFA Cup final in the City of Manchester Stadium. Rangers, whose European campaign began back on 31 July in the Champions League second qualifying round, can expect noisy backing in the City of Manchester Stadium given their […]

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UEFA Cup: Bayern bombed out

May 2nd, 2008 · Comments · UEFA, ajax, bayern munich, fc copenhagen, fc zenit st petersburg, fiorentina, rangers fc, spartak moscow, uefa cup, uefa cup final

Let me start this by saying that I expected Bayern to progress but not without a fight. My reasoning was that Zenit St Petersburg would be missing a number of key personnel including the suspended Andrei Arshavin, Radek Šírl and Fernando Ricksen, as well as Nicolas Lombaerts and Kim Dong Jin through injury. This left […]

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2010 CL and UEFA Cup Final Locations Announced

March 29th, 2008 · Comments · champions league, champions league final, hamburger sv, real madrid, uefa cup, uefa cup final

The historic Santiago Bernabéu, home stadium of Real Madrid CF, in Madrid will host the 2010 UEFA Champions League final, with UEFA awarding the same season’s UEFA Cup final to the Arena Hamburg. Now boasting a capacity of over 71,000, the Bernabéu has staged three previous European Champion Clubs’ Cup finals. Real Madrid won the […]

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