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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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Champions League News Roundup

November 12th, 2008 · Comments · barcelona, bayern munich, bundesliga, manchester united, owen hargreaves, real madrid, villarreal

I thought I would share with you some of the articles that have caught my eye over the past couple of days:

Kartik of Major League Soccer Talk argues that Landon Donovan’s trial with Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich is a good move for the player.
Kudos to Werder Bremen for taking a tough stance on extremist fans
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Draws galore but Bayern Munich and Juventus return with wins

September 18th, 2008 · Comments · arsenal, bayern munich, champions league, champions league group stage, dynamo kiev, dynamo kyiv, fc porto, fc zenit st petersburg, fenerbahce, fiorentina, lyon, manchester united, olympique lyonnais, villarreal

Just a quick editorial note to start, I had hoped to complete my Group Previews before Matchday 1 but that was not the case. I will still be pushing those out, hopefully finish before Matchday 2 hits. Now, on to last night’s action.
After absences last season for perennial Champions League participants Bayern Munich (pictured at […]

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