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Analysis of the Champions League

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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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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