Match Thread : Champions League - Week 1 - Sept 16/17th [All Pre/During/Post Match]

Chong

Well here we are , another great European football tournament on the horizon.

Here are the games :

Matchday 1 - 16 September 2008

Group Home Away
A Chelsea 20:45 Bordeaux
A Roma 20:45 CFR
B Panathinaikos 20:45 Internazionale
B Bremen 20:45 Anorthosis
C Basel 20:45 Shakhtar
C Barcelona 20:45 Sporting
D PSV 20:45 Atlético
D Marseille 20:45 Liverpool


Matchday 1 - 17 September 2008

Group Home Away
E Man. United 20:45 Villarreal
E Celtic 20:45 AaB
F FC Steaua Bucureşti 20:45 Bayern
F Lyon 20:45 Fiorentina
G Porto 20:45 Fenerbahçe
G Dynamo Kyiv 20:45 Arsenal
H Juventus 20:45 Zenit
H Real Madrid 20:45 BATE

Sky Sports showing most of the games both nights.

RTE 2 : Marseille Vs Pool - Tuesday 16th - Man Utd Vs Villareal - Wednesday 17th

ITV 1: Marseille Vs Pool - Tuesday 16th

ITV 4 : Chelsea Vs Bordeaux - Tuesday 16th

Setanta Ireland : Chelsea v Bordeaux - Tuesday 16th - Celtic vs Aalborg - Wednesday 17th

Setanta Sports 1: Dynamo Kiev vs - Arsenal - Wednesday 17th.

Theres the fixtures, now let the discussion begin

Chong

I may aswell get the ball rolling a bit. Looking forward to seeing Barca play tomorrow, hoping they put a bit of better performance on tomorrow, gain some confidence, looking dire at the moment in La Liga.

Also hoping Laurent Blanc does a job on Chelsea

mike65

Rafa sends out team for 0-0/0-1/1-1 result.

Match squad

Reina, Dossena, Arbeloa, Agger, Skrtel, Carragher, Gerrard, Alonso, Mascherano, Lucas, Benayoun, Babel, Kuyt, Torres, Riera, Keane, Cavalieri, Degen.

Mike.

Chong

Anyone watching Sky, I bleeding hate Redknapp.

Chong

Andy Gray tipping Barca, obviously hasnt watched any La Liga.

Redknapp saying Pep Guardiola has made a big impact.

CHD

lol. Time for Sky to leave Andy Gray in the commentary box and tell Redknapp to do one.

Chong

Hear Hear CHD, they havent a clue whatsoever.

Side note Pique playing tonight in the CL for Barca, for all you Man United fans.

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Mr. X wrote: »

Anyone watching Sky, I bleeding hate Redknapp.

Agreed.

Dying for the CL this season.

Love it.

No Sky here, so it's a toss up between Liverpool and Chelsea.

Think I'll watch the Boardeaux Chelsea match, see how our namesakes get on :P

Chong

Yup I am considering sticking on Chelsea.

The commentator in the barca game just said Pep Guardiola wore a jumper and jeans the weekend, tonight he is wearing a suit , hopefully that will bring him some luck. I mean WTF like.

Sherifu

Watching the pool. Marseille look quick.

CHD

PSV 0-1 Atletico

eddiehead

1-0 Chelsea , Lampard 14 mins , nice one:D

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Lamps scores for Chelsea

CHD

Chelsea 1-0 Bordeaux

Lampard the Machine

Chong

Good goal lads?

CHD

Back post tap in header type.Lampard rushing in to meet the cross. Usual stuff

eddiehead

Mr. X wrote: »

Good goal lads?

Decent build up,straight forward header, but Bordeaux have been allowing them acres of space up to now

CHD

Liverpool 1 down.

titan18

Roma I up now,Panucci with the header and Aguero for Athletico it was.

Marquez scores for Barcelona

CHD

CHD wrote: »

Liverpool 1 down.

Lpool 1-1 Marseille now

eddiehead

2-0 , Joe Cole , Bordeaux have been shocking

CHD

woop!

titan18

Mancini scores for Inter.

Brilliant play by Ibrahimovic for it.

Cluj score against Roma!Class.Jaun Culio with a good individual goal

Shaktar 1-o against Basle.Fernandiho with the free kick

Sherifu

CHD wrote: »

Lpool 1-1 Marseille now

2-1

titan18

Aguero scores again for Athletico

eZe^

Aguero is going to be the best forward in the world either this season or next season. He is so good, and he can carry Atletico with Forlan... What a player, If Barca wasn't full of small players already, I'd be forking 50 million on him no bothers.

titan18

Jadson scores another free kick for Shaktar

titan18

eZe^ wrote: »

Aguero is going to be the best forward in the world either this season or next season. He is so good, and he can carry Atletico with Forlan... What a player, If Barca wasn't full of small players already, I'd be forking 50 million on him no bothers.

Hes going to be brilliant alright but I still think that there are a few forwards better than him.

Any idea why Abidal isnt playing for Barcelona

Guy:Incognito

titan18 wrote: »

Any idea why Abidal isnt playing for Barcelona

Cos hes ****e.



He really is.

titan18

Stekelly wrote: »

Cos hes ****e.



He really is.

I know he is but he played the La Liga matches

Unearthly

Roma 1-2 CFR Cluj-Napoca

now that's a shocker and a half

Sherifu

Unearthly wrote: »

Roma 1-2 CFR Cluj-Napoca

now that's a shocker and a half

Gwan the Cluj!

CHD

There a Cypriot team?

Guy:Incognito

CHD wrote: »

There a Cypriot team?

No, anorthosis are

titan18

CHD wrote: »

There a Cypriot team?

No,there Romanian.There's a very interesting history to them.

Anorthosis are the Cypriot team and they are drawing with Bremen

Eto'o scores and so does MAniche for Athletico

Sherifu

CHD wrote: »

There a Cypriot team?

Romanian. Won the Romanian league last year.

CHD

Yeah just realised after there in our group and Romanian.Gotta wake up

Thanks anyway.

CHD

titan18 wrote: »

No,there Romanian.There's a very interesting history to them.

Anorthosis are the Cypriot team and they are drawing with Bremen

Eto'o scores and so does MAniche for Athletico

Whats the interesting bit?

Sherifu

Cluj just hit the bar. Hope they overturn Roma.

Guy:Incognito

CHD wrote: »

Whats the interesting bit?

They are a team made up exclusivly of gay black dwarves.

CHD

lol

CHD

Chelsea 3-0 now.Malouda, good football.

eddiehead

3-0 , Malouda 81 mins

titan18

Stekelly wrote: »

They are a team made up exclusivly of gay black dwarves.

Lol,but no.Its taht they have spent most of their time in the 3rd division of the Romanian league and have only recently been promoted.Theres a lot of other crap too that you'll have to read Wikipedia for cos I couldnt be bothered explaining it

CHD

Chelsea win 4-0

LuckyLloyd

The Cypriot team got a draw away in Bremen. Interesting result. Don't count your chickens before they are due to hatch in Croke park next month lads.

eZe^

Atletico looking excellent, 3-0 away to PSV, very very good result.... They may even give Liverpool a shock at Anfield, especially if Aguero is playing. I really think he might be the best player in the world this year...

titan18

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

The Cypriot team got a draw away in Bremen. Interesting result. Don't count your chickens before they are due to hatch in Croke park next month lads.

Dont see why we'd do that after the last fiasco with them

CHD

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

The Cypriot team got a draw away in Bremen. Interesting result. Don't count your chickens before they are due to hatch in Croke park next month lads.

Was expecting it tbh

mike65

Roma have started this season in appalling fashion.

Mike

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Who's the girl hosting the highlights on RTE?