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Going to be the best one in years.
The most important sports tournament in the world begins tomorrow (group stage).
Tuesday's games:
FC Porto v Liverpool
Marseille v Besiktas
Chelsea v Ronsenburg
Schalke 04 v Valencia
Olympiakos v Lazio
Real Madrid v Werder Bremen
AC Milan v Benfica
Shakhtar Donetsk v Celtic
Wednesday's games:
FC Barcelona v Lyon
Rangers v VfB Stuttgart
Roma v Dynamo Kiev
Sporting Lisbon v Manchester Utd
Fenerbahce v Internazionale Milan
PSV Eindhoven v CSKA Moscow
Arsenal v Sevilla
Slavia Prague v Steaua Bucuresti
Last edited by SAtown; 10-25-2007 at 04:24 PM.
Going to be the best one in years.
Predictions:
FC Porto v Liverpool
Marseille v Besiktas
Chelsea v Ronsenburg
Schalke 04 v Valencia
Olympiakos v Lazio
Real Madrid v Werder Bremen
AC Milan v Benfica
Shakhtar Donetsk v Celtic
Winners in bold, tie games w/o bold.
Mourinho fired.
Hope Roma beats Manchester Utd... get some revenge for the 7-1 last season.
Best sports tournament my ass. Nothing beats March Madness!
March Madness?
What are you laughing at? March Madness is EASILY the best sports tournament in the world. It's not even close.March Madness?
Anyway....
Manchester! wOOt!
March Madness is EASILY the best sports tournament in the USA. It's not even close.
I agree this way
Arsenal still going strong!
Liverpool on ESPN2 right now. GO MERSEY!!
Lol @dida - now THAT is flopping!
Liverpool is ed.
Chelsea will finally take it this year.
Matchday 4 - Tuesday 6 November
Liverpool v. Beşiktaş
Porto v. Marseille
Valencia v. Rosenborg
Schalke v. Chelsea
Lazio v. Bremen
Olympiacos v. Real Madrid
Celtic v. Benfica
Shakhtar v. Milan
Matchday 4 - Wednesday 7 November
Lyon v. Stuttgart
Barcelona v. Rangers
Man. United v. Dynamo Kyiv
Sporting v. Roma
Internazionale v. CSKA Moskva
Fenerbahçe v. PSV
Steaua v. Sevilla
Slavia v. Arsenal
Must WINS:
Liverpool over Besiktas
Shalke over Chelsea
Lazio over Bremen
Stuttgart over Lyon (they're all but out)
Dynamo Kyiv over Manchester United (impossible)
CSKA Moskva over Inter Milan (just as impossible as above)
Steaua over Sevilla
It's almost certain Liverpool can beat Besiktas at Anfield, Shalke could beat Chelsea, and Lazio could beat Bremen in Rome. Stuttgart lost at home to Lyon last matchday (0-2 IIRC), and I think it will be the same in Lyon. No way Dynamo Kyiv beats ManU, and no way CSKA Moskva beats Inter in Milan.
Shalke is good. They have a chance if Kevin Kuranyi plays. I don't know if he's still hurt or not. He's a damn good striker and his absence last time killed any chance they had of beating Chelsea. If he plays they have a chance, but I don't see that happening. Chelsea have been playing great as of late. They seem to finally be getting Grant's style.
And what happened to Stuttgart. They have been playing horrible all year with basically the same team that won the Bundesliga last year and a healthy Mario Gomez. I know they played above themselves last year, but still.
Stuttgart aren't doing well in the Bundesliga either (11th with 16 points, Bayern Munich 1st with 28 points). I was very excited for them last season and the start of this Champions League because of Pardo and Osorio. They also have a tough group with Lyon, Barca, and Rangers.
A couple of weekends ago I saw a Bundesliga matchup between Shalke and Werder Bremen, and even though they ended up 1-1, it was on of the most entertaining games I've ever seen. They'll come out swinging vs Chelsea, but like you, I think Chelsea will take it (maybe 2-1).
The enigma that is VFB Stuttgart. I have no idea what's up with them. They let Juninho do whatever he wants against them one game and then they come up huge against Bayern. Their midfield isn't the same. Pardo is still very good (proud of him as an Americanista), but he is getting up there in age. I'm not a huge fan of Osorio, but he does do some nice things. His defense is lacking sometimes though. Magnin is the one I really like (him, Mario, and Hitzlsperger), I think this guy is really underrated. Even though he got schooled against Lyon, he's one of the best attacking defenders out there. He can take it all the way down the field with ease. Hilbert and Khedira were great last year, but they aren't playing like they were then and it's really hurt them. I know they had injuries early (didn't really watch early this season though) so they should be getting better as they get healthier. Maybe this Bayern win will really help them out. Last season they did make that great run to finish the season so who knows.
But in the Bundesliga I'm an 1860 München fan so it'sdays for me.
But on a happier note even though Chelsea tied, they look like a shoe in to the next round. Valencia really laid an egg on that one.
Last edited by Purple & Gold; 11-16-2007 at 01:21 AM.
Chelsea with the big win.
And Pardo has been playing great as of late.
Very nice setup by Wright-Phillips on Chelsea's 2nd goal. It should have been Essien's goal, but of course stingy Drogba wants it all. I did like his "freezing" celebration after his 1st goal though.
Inzaghi just broke Gerd Müller's all-time goal scoring record in European compe ion.
That was a great play by SWP. His skill is very impressive. How he took that ball from the defender was a thing of beauty. He should get more playing time.
As for why you don't like Drogba, I don't understand. He's a GREAT player. One of the best in world. He does everything and is a beast out there. Definitely the most complete forward in the World. And you want your forwards to be ball hogs when it comes to shots, as long as he can make them. And Drogba can finish.
Very impressive.Inzaghi just broke Gerd Müller's all-time goal scoring record in European compe ion.
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