Who is through and who is in Trouble
Week 4 provided celebrations for some and left some others looking over their shoulders, seriously staring the UEFA Cup in the face. So who is happy and in the the knockout round, and who has alot of work to do?
Here is your group by group guide.
Group A
Bordeaux, who many people thought would be third best in this group, have waltzed away into the distance, and have qualified for the knockout stage in the New Year. Which means one of the giants, Bayern or Juventus will be in the UEFA Cup at best. At the moment, it seriously looks like its Bayern. The German side have 4 points, to Juve’s 8. The two still have to play, but if Juve beat an already through Bordeaux its all over and The Old Lady are through. If not, it could well come down to that one game. Which would be awesome.
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What to Watch as the Champions League gets Interesting
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Matchday 4 then, and it’s going to be an interesting one. At the half way stage of the Champions League groups, and alot of the big teams are not in the comfortable positions we might have expected.
So which are the picks of the next two days? [...]
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Tuesdays Clips or And You Thought The Group Stage was dull?
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And there you were, just going around in your daily life, thinking that the Champions League group stage was basically meaningless, pointless, and entirely predictable. Well, last night showed you, didn’t it? What an incredible set of results. Liverpool falling into further turmoil. The European Champions beaten by Rubin Kazan. 7 Goals between Fiorentina and Debrecen. [...]
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What To Watch on Matchday 3
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So here we are again, on another Champions League Tuesday. And here are my pick of the games that are worth watching this evening, and as a fun bonus, tomorrow night as well. The groups are beginning to take shape now, and some of the bigger teams [...]
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Highlights from Week 2 in the CL
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So a big week of Champions League has been and gone, and it threw up a few surprises. And a few games went as expected. So here are the most interesting highlights, that I could find. The two biggest upsets came from Italy. Above, misfiring Milan suffered a shock defeat [...]
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What To Watch In This Weeks Champions League
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So, its another round of Champions League group games, and again you’ll be feeling that one day is a touch better than the other, I think. Still both days give you more than enough to watch, and here is a rough guide [...]
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The Highlights From This Weeks Champions League Action
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God bless Footytube. Honestly, its up there with the wheel in terms of Brilliant Human Inventions. Thanks to that website, I can bring you all the best bits from this weeks Champions League, cunningly divided into to Tuesday and Wednesday, and with my reaction to each underneath. So you can see Gila’s elbow against Lyon, [...]
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Champions League Wednesday Liveblog
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Come back here – or head to the main page – to follow all the action, including that Inter/Barca match here with me, as all the goals go in. Champions League Week One Part 2 Liveblog
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Champions League Wednesday Preview
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So after yesterday’s excitements, we move onwards and one game dominates the landscape today – La Liga Champions taking on Serie A Champions, in what could be an absolute classic. There is plenty to watch elsewhere though if that doesn’t tickle your fancy and here [...]
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Tuesday’s Champions League Preview
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Finally the Champions League returns to our screens tomorrow, and there are some brilliant games to kick us off in the first week. And while we have to wait till Wednesday for the really big one this week, Tuesday is still crammed with more quality matches than you can shake a stick at. So here [...]
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Team News
International Breaks Need Alarm Clocks (Totti/Party, Etc.)
Roma v Bari
There's a game in less than 12 hours. Pass the word.
Squad
Andreolli
Baptista
Bertagnoli
Brighi
Burdisso
Cassetti
Cerci
Cicinho
Doni
Faty
Guberti
Menez
Mexes
Motta
Okaka
Perrotta
Pizarro
Riise
Taddei
Totti
Vucinic
Assenti: Juan, De Rossi
XI
Julio Sergio
Motta, Mexes, Burdisso, Riise
Taddei, Brighi, Pizarro, Perrotta
Vucinic, Totti.
Roma News says it's so.
I recommend night-long candle light vigils and as many rosaries as possible between now and game time. This is not a ...
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Preview: Juventus v. Udinese
Sunday sees Udine's depleted squad come to town for what Juventus fans can only hope will be an epic display of ruthlessness and unreserved determination against them. Truth be told, I can't remember the last time any team was this absent of their attacking threats. So although I look forward to a beat down this weekend, I doubt I'll be bragging about the three points here. If anything, there will be hell to pay if Juventus doesn't come away with a convincing victory at home in this one.
Nov 21, 2009 | Read this article...
Sunderland 1-Arsenal 0
Sunderland v Arsenalby prajiicman
I opened up my preview for this match with the following paragraph:
Back in action at the Stadium of Light tomorrow, for what I expect to be a very tricky match. Seriously–this match scares the hell out of me. For one thing, it’s a road match against a top half side with a very good home record–those matches are always tough, no matter what. But throw in the fact that nearly half our first team is injured, and that everyone is already talking about next weekend’s matchup with Chelsea, and this has all the makings of an Arsenal stumble. I dearly hope I’m wrong.
I don't know if I've ever been so disgusted to be right.
Liveblog: FC Barcelona @ Athletic Bilbao
Come join us as we take on Athletic Bilbao! The stream will start up approx 20 min before the match, so come on in and enjoy this time with us!
FC Barcelona @ Athletic Bilbao
Nov 21, 2009 | Read this article...
LE PETIT DERBY: GRENOBLE FOOT 38 vs. LYON
Saturday, November 21
Le Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
1PM ET (19:00 CET, 18:00 GMT)
Sunderland-Arsenal Thread
Lineups are in:
Sunderland: Starters: Fulop, Bardsley, Mensah, da Silva, McCartney, Henderson, Reid, Cana, Richardson, Henderson, Bent. Subs: Nosworthy, Healy, Zenden, Murphy, Ferdinand, Campbell, Carson.
Arsenal: Starters: Almunia, Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Traore, Fabregas, Song, Ramsey, Rosicky, Eduardo, Nasri. Subs: Mannone, Silvestre, Arshavin, Eboue, Walcott, Denilson, Vela.
Traore starts at left-back. It'll be interesting ...
Nov 21, 2009 | Read this article...
Bologna v Inter: Mortadella Speedbump on the Road to Catalonia
Those two weeks were long. So long, in fact, that I have completely forgot what we were doing before it started. Something about points and kicking ass (or not, as the case may be)... It will come back to me, I'm sure. Anyway, here we are back to the championship, off to Bologna in an attempt to retain our meager lead while simultaneously avoiding the trap a lower half team before a big game poses. So far, all the press this week has been about the Champions League game next week and poor Bologna has sort of gotten lost in the shuffle. I only hope the boys aren't similarly distracted. Bologna certainly wont be.
Nov 20, 2009 | Read this article...
Quick and Dirty Preview: Chelsea v Wolves
Taken by me at M&T Bank Stadium. Jealous?
Alright people. Back from what felt like the longest international break in....well, ...
Nov 20, 2009 | Read this article...
Gallery: Cheryl Cole 2010 Calendar
Here are a few selected shots from Mrs. Cashley's 2010 calendar. Scalding. Check out Popoholic for more photos.
Nov 20, 2009 | Read this article...
Video: Cesc is a lovable pony
Non Chelsea-related post: Well, not really. We play Voyeur's men in a little more than a week.
Quite hilarious advert from the Arsenal in support of their fundraising campaign this term. Cesc as a cute and cuddly pony is spot on; Theo as a lion, not so much. Never thought I'd ...
Nov 20, 2009 | Read this article...
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