Champion League : Group stages
By akuler
@akuler (3531)
Malaysia
August 27, 2009 12:24pm CST
As we all know that the draw for the Champion League groups just concluded. It is very interesting draw actually for me. The teams is arranged fairly. There is no complete "group of death" this time around. Every group have at least 3 strong contender to top the group.
This is the complete draw for this group stage.
Group A
Bayern, Juventus, Bordeaux and Maccabi Haifa
Group B
Man United, Besiktas, CSKA and Wolfsburg
Group C
AC Milan, Real Madrid, Marseille and FC Zurich
Group D
Chelsea, Porto, Atletico Madrid and APOEL
Group E
Liverpool, Lyon,Fiorentina and Debreceni
Group F
Barca, Dynamo Kiev, Inter and Rubin Kazan
Group G
Rangers, Sevilla, Stuttgart and Unirea Urziceni
Group H
Arsenal, AZ Alkmaar, Olympiacos and Standard Liege
What do you think about this draw? Isn't it fair for you? What is your favorite team and what is the change for them to go through this their group?
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5 responses
@chinlynn (21)
• China
2 Sep 09
maybe Bayern and Juven will scrub sparkle, i hope to see diego versus riberry and robben
man united will be the 1st of group B with no question,while if AC milan can take the 2nd place of the group will be a big interrogation mark
i think inter will defeat barca in the first round of champion league
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@akuler (3531)
• Malaysia
2 Sep 09
Hi chinlynn,
There are a few interesting match at every group. Since there are at least 3 potential team that can top the group, it is very interesting to see who gonna top every group.
Every team want to go top of the team to avoid a stronger team on the knockout stage. It is hard to avoid that from happen especially all the team that through to the knockout stage will be the strong team.
@sutent (1060)
• China
29 Aug 09
Hi akuler,
Yes, you are right. It is arranged more fairly than last year. Do you remember the situation of last year. The four strong clubs from Premier league were intercept continuously by the clubs from Italy Series A and La Liga.
Additionally, from complete group stage, you may found that some unfamous clubs have more chance to break line. some teams such as Rangers, Sevilla, Stuttgart, i never hear them.
My favorite team? Chelsea. I was deeply attractive by her strengthen and perseverance. And now, Ancelotti had lead Chelsea win the four matchs and add some skills into the team. Hope he can bring Chelsea the first Champion of Champion League.
By the way, i also look forward to the match Barcelona fc VS Inter Milan, as their main forwards Eto and Ibrahimovic will fight against their former team. It would be very intersting and exciting. I have got that you had respond the discussion from me one day ago.
In the past two hours, i had watched the match Chelsea:Burnley (3:0). Now, i am watching the match Liverpool:Botton (Now 1:2). After the match, i will watch the match Man United:Arsenal. And after the match, there will anther big match, Milan Derby. But i think i have no engery to watch Milan Derby. How luck today!
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@akuler (3531)
• Malaysia
29 Aug 09
Hi sutent,
You don't know them??? Rangers is the champion of Scotland. Sevilla is very strong team in La Liga especially for the last 3 or 4 years. Stuttgard is well known team from Germany. But their group can be consider the easiest group this year.
Chelsea have a very promising start this season. They still unbeaten in Premier League after 4 games. They play very effective now. But nothing impossible in football match. Who dare to bet that Burnley will beat Man United? This could be happen in Champion League too. No team can be consider out until the last whistle.
@sidharth29 (32)
• India
28 Aug 09
The groups are somewhat evenly distributed, but it'll get very interesting when the knockout stages start.
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@akuler (3531)
• Malaysia
28 Aug 09
Hi sdiharth,
That's true. Most of the groups didn't have a clear contender to pass to knockout stage. Most of it have 3 team that can go top of the group. But we can underestimate the underdogs team. There are a few of these team that we never heard before and we didn't know there strength. Just hope the best team move to the knockout stage. Good luck to every team.
??? @chinlynn (21)
• China
2 Sep 09
now inter is playing more effectively and pretty, but they remain have the muscle and power, they lost I8, but they harvest E9, M22 and S10, now its a integrated team. while for barca, ibra is not the traditional FW, he can not melt into any kind of team, we have to admit that ibra is a good or excellent player but not and wiil not a great player. so maybe barca can win the tital of the spanish league but they can not will champion league this year
