Champions League

[perthstormer]

I was watching flicking through the channels today in between the cricket and when i got to SBS saw a great football match.  It was celtic V United  celtic 1-0 to the scum was so glad i didnt miss out on it. 

Have noticed that we have not had many updates on champions leauge for a while.


carn the gooners

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I've missed the last two rounds of the Champions League, so sorry about that, missed the games totally.

With games to be played in groups E, F, G and H tonight our time here are those in groups A, B, C and D that have made the final 16.

Group A
Chelsea and Barcelona

Group B
Bayern Munich and Inter Milan

Group C
Liverpool and PSV Eindhoven

Group D
Valencia and AS Roma

Group E
Lyon and Real Madrid (although group still has a game to play both teams through)

Group F
Celtic or Manchester United or Benfica (two of the three to go through)

Group G
Arsenal or FC Porto or CSKA Moscow (two of the three to go though)

Group H
AC Milan (go through) final spot up for grabs between AEK Athens and Lille

[perthstormer]

ohhh can we see united drop off

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No

At this stage Celtic and United are on 9 points and Benifca on 7.
United play Benifca at home and Celtic play FC Copenhagen play away.

A loss by United and Celtic (score dependent) should see United and Benifca go though with United having a better goal difference than Celtic.

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Well it's all over for the group stage and some very interesting results over night (ok, this morning).

So the teams through to the final 16 knockout stage are;

Chelsea, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven, Valencia, AS Roma, Lyon, Real Madrid, Manchester United  , Celtic, Arsenal, FC Porto, AC Milan and Lille.

The Knockout stage starts Feb 20 through to March 7 and works like this.

From the last 16 until the semi-finals, clubs play two matches against each other on a home and away basis with the same rules as the qualifying rounds applied. In the last 16, group winners play runners-up other than teams from their own pool or nation, while from the quarter-finals on the draw is free.

For the supporters of those teams that finished 3rd in each pool at the end of the group stage your team now enters the UEFA Cup Round of 32.

These teams are;
Bremen, Spartak Moskva, Bordeaux, Shakhtar, Steaua, Benfica, CSKA Moskva and AEK

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Knockout Stage draw has been announced, The first named team has the home game in the first leg.


PSV - Arsenal  game dates 20/02 and 07/03
Real Madrid - Bayern       20/02 07/03
Lille - Man. United          20/02      07/03
Celtic - Milan                   20/02     07/03


Internazionale - Valencia 21/02 06/03
Porto - Chelsea                   21/02  06/03
Roma - Lyon                   21/02   06/03
Barcelona - Liverpool         21/02 06/03

I'll use this post to update aggregate scores during the games.

And here are the top scorers:

5 Didier Drogba - Chelsea
5 Kaká - Milan
5 Fernando Morientes - Valencia
4 Peter Crouch - Liverpool
4 Nicolae Dica - Steaua
4 Claudio Pizarro - Bayern
4 Louis Saha - Man. United
4 Ruud van Nistelrooy - Real Madrid

[perthstormer]

Knockout Stage draw has been announced, The first named team has the home game in the first leg.


PSV - Arsenal  game dates 20/02 and 07/03
Real Madrid - Bayern       20/02 07/03
Lille - Man. United          20/02      07/03
Celtic - Milan                   20/02      07/03


Internazionale - Valencia 21/02 06/03
Porto - Chelsea                   21/02   06/03
Roma - Lyon                   21/02   06/03
Barcelona - Liverpool          21/02 06/03

I'll use this post to update aggregate scores during the games.

And here are the top scorers:

5 Didier Drogba - Chelsea
5 Kaká - Milan
5 Fernando Morientes - Valencia
4 Peter Crouch - Liverpool
4 Nicolae Dica - Steaua
4 Claudio Pizarro - Bayern
4 Louis Saha - Man. United
4 Ruud van Nistelrooy - Real Madrid

the real V bayern will be a good contest,  Liverpool and barcelona wont be a bad scuffle either.

I normaly hate the french but come on Lille

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Oh, Perth...supporting the French  man your hatred for us does run deep 

You'll see the light sooner or later 

[perthstormer]

Mate I have always hated man U,  I will suport the frog over you hell ill even back krouts over you.  There is only one team that I may suport you over and that is the Yides.

[Cartman_86]

Mate I have always hated man U,  I will suport the frog over you hell ill even back krouts over you.  There is only one team that I may suport you over and that is the Yides.

Ah, my dear friend. My heart goes out to you, to support a team like Arse is punishment enough. You are a ONE MAN side, when Henry goes, you are up shit creek without a paddle. United will go through to the second round, if they dont, Ferguson should get the sack!! Then we can go and sign Hargreaves and (fingers crossed) Fernando Torres.

[perthstormer]

what hapened to untied glory days when fergie developed players like giggs, scholes, beckham ect.  these days it straight to the check book let the other clubs do the ground work.  and before everyone fires back I know Arsenal are just the same its sad really.

I just hope Aussie sport keep there salry cap and diffrent systems how boring would it become if the NRL was left with three top teams with money. 

[Cartman_86]

what hapened to untied glory days when fergie developed players like giggs, scholes, beckham ect.  these days it straight to the check book let the other clubs do the ground work.  and before everyone fires back I know Arsenal are just the same its sad really.

I just hope Aussie sport keep there salry cap and diffrent systems how boring would it become if the NRL was left with three top teams with money. 

We do have some very talented young kids coming through the ranks. Kids like Rossi, Richardson, Bardsley, Jones, Eagles. There are some very talented kids coming through our ranks, they have all been loaned out to lower division clubs to get some match practice.

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It amazes me how many people NEVER look at our reserve and Jr teams are achieving.

The talent and class within those two teams are what people forget, and lets not forget that trying to get any Jr into the United Academy is near impossible at due to the amount of talent we have qued up to play for us.

[perthstormer]

It amazes me how many people NEVER look at our reserve and Jr teams are achieving.

The talent and class within those two teams are what people forget, and lets not forget that trying to get any Jr into the United Academy is near impossible at due to the amount of talent we have qued up to play for us.

But does it ever make you think why people dont look at your jr's cause all we see is fergie with his cheque book out singning another star paying the big transfer dollars how many of your curnet team have come uop through the ranks. in the last five years

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The first four games of the first knockout round took place over night and a few interesting results.

Man United through Giggs got an away goal which could come in handy in the second leg while Arsenal have put more pressure on themselves with allowing PSV to score and not putting away a couple of chances.

After being told through the media that he would NEVER play for Real Madrid again, David Beckham is showing his manager that he needs to eat his words with assisting in 2 of the 3 goals that Real Madrid scored. One from his trademark corner kicks and the next teaming up with Old United team mate Rudd who flicked the ball in from a Beckham free kick.

Bayern scored a late 2nd goal which puts them ahead on the away goal rule at the moment.

Results from over night

Celtic 0-0 Milan
PSV 1-0 Arsenal
Lille 0-1 Man. United
Real Madrid 3-2 Bayern