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Analysis of the Champions League

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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Strachan right to back United

October 23rd, 2008 · Comments · SPL, arsenal, barcelona, celtic fc, champions league group stage, champions league talk, chelsea, english premier league, inter milan, liverpool, real madrid, scottish premier league

After seeing his team well and truly played off the park Celtic manager Gordon Strachan honoured United as being the best side his Scottish champions had ever faced in Europe. That is some accolade when you consider that the Bhoys have played AC Milan and Barcelona in recent years. However are United still […]

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At The Turn: Who Needs to Win

October 21st, 2008 · Comments · Anorthosis Famagusta FC, Roma, as roma, barcelona, bayern munich, celtic fc, champions league group stage, chelsea, dynamo kyiv, espn, fc porto, juventus, liverpool, lyon, manchester united, real madrid, shakhtar donetsk, sporting lisbon, uefa cup

To use a golf analogy, the teams in the group stage of the Champions League make the turn today and tomorrow with the completion of the first three games of the group stage. And while it’s early, for some teams, it’s make-or-break time.
Group by group, here’s an analysis of who needs to win:
Group A:
ROMA Needs […]

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Champions League News Roundup

October 16th, 2008 · Comments · arsenal, bundesliga, champions league, champions league group stage, fenerbahce, liverpool, manchester united, real madrid, shakhtar donetsk

With World Cup qualifying on, its been a little slow for UEFA club competition news but here are some stories around the web that I thought you’d find interesting.

ESPN Soccernet details the problems at Fenerbahce
Bundesliga Talk has posted a quick update on every club in the league
Owen Slot, Chief Sports Reporter for the Times, offers […]

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Book Review: Jinky

July 28th, 2008 · Comments · celtic, celtic fc, football books

Champions League Talk was recently sent a copy of “Jinky: The Jimmy Johnstone Story” written by Jim Black and I was given the honour of reviewing it.
Jinky, born James Connolly Johnstone, was a dynamic winger that played for the Celtic side that won nine Scottish championships in a row between 1966 and 1974. He was […]

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