Champions League Talk

Analysis of the Champions League

Schalke Shocked In Third Qualifying Round

August 28th, 2008 · Comments · arsenal, atletico madrid, champions league qualifying, liverpool, schalke

After leading 1-0 from the first leg, Schalke had to have had some confidence going into Madrid for the second leg. A strong performance from Atletico saw them thump the German team 4-0 to advance to the group stage for the first time since 1996-97. I had picked Atletico as my ‘dark-horse’ team in the […]

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Exciting Matchups In CL Third Qualifying Round

August 1st, 2008 · Comments · champions league, champions league qualifying

Although the Champions League Second Qualifying Round is still underway, the draw for the Third Round took place today and it has presented us with some very interesting matchups. The marquee matchup has to be FC Schalke 04 against Club Atletico de Madrid but the Arsenal - FC Twente fixture will garner much attention from […]

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McClaren Named FC Twente Manager

June 22nd, 2008 · Comments · champions league qualifying, fc twente

As was discussed here earlier, former England manager Steve McClaren was announced as the new manager of Dutch side FC Twente on Friday. McClaren, who had been out of work since November when he was sacked after England failed to qualify for Euro 2008, has agreed a two-year deal at the Eredivisie club.
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