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Del Piero puts in a screamer from 35 yards out. Juve defeat Zenit 1-0.

Fiorentina blow a 2-goal halftime lead and draw 2-2.

Holders Manchester United held to a scoreless tie at home with Villareal. Same scoreline between Celtic and Aalborg.

Porto 3-1 over Fernabache. Real Madrid shutout out Bate 2-0. Dyanamo Kiev and Arsenal 1-1 while Bayern Munich defeats Steaua Bucharest 1-0.

Manchester United will get better. Who's this Johnny Evans from Belfast? Cool kid.

What I like about Manchester United are Berbatov's half-volleys.

What I dislike about Manchester United is that for the ESPN dimwits football begins with it and ends with Liverpool. No other club exists in Europe. Here is for you, Tommy Smyth:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJb6HhtBwuE

Oh yeah Champions League.

DUH 2 bineaz

Intersting result in London. Arsenal crash Porto 4-0. It must have been a far different Arsenal than the one that came to Kyiv two weeks ago...

L'pool is up 2-0 over PSV

make that 3-0

Did Masa play?

nah...

My God ! How pathetic was Barca yesterday. No ideas, no spirit team, no nothing. Saved by the bell though. First they scored after Shaktar kicked out the ball out of the field after injury of one of their players (and total blunder from Ukrainian goalkeeper). And Barca just continued playing - very unfair. And second goal after Srna forgot that Messi is just beside him. I'm afraid that Pepe doesn't know a shit about how to lead the match. I predict he's history after January 1st...

and can we all agree that Messi's face looks like a 9th generation outfielder's mitt that was buried in a field half a century ago, dug up by a black lab, and half chewed to pieces until the dog finally lost interest?

...or something like that

Vote for your stars of 2008

uefa.com users' Team of 2007:
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid CF), Daniel Alves (Sevilla FC), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), John Terry (Chelsea FC), Eric Abidal (FC Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United FC), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool FC), Kaká (AC Milan), Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan), Zlatan Ibrahimović (FC Internazionale Milano), Didier Drogba (Chelsea FC).
Coach: Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United FC).

uefa.com users' Team of 2006:
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Gianluca Zambrotta (FC Barcelona), Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid CF), Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona), Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool FC), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal FC), Kaká (AC Milan), Ronaldinho (FC Barcelona), Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC), Samuel Eto'o (FC Barcelona).
Coach: Frank Rijkaard (FC Barcelona).

uefa.com users' Team of 2005:
Petr Čech (Chelsea FC), Cafu (AC Milan), John Terry (Chelsea FC), Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona), Paolo Maldini (AC Milan), Luis García (Liverpool FC), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool FC), Ronaldinho (FC Barcelona), Pavel Nedvěd (Juventus), Samuel Eto'o (FC Barcelona), Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan).
Coach: José Mourinho (Chelsea FC).

uefa.com users' Team of 2004:
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Cafu (AC Milan), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea FC), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Ashley Cole (Arsenal FC), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United FC), Maniche (FC Porto), Ronaldinho (FC Barcelona), Pavel Nedvěd (Juventus), Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC), Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan).
Coach: José Mourinho (Chelsea FC).

uefa.com users' Team of 2003:
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Paulo Ferreira (FC Porto) Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Paolo Maldini (AC Milan), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF), Luís Figo (Real Madrid CF), David Beckham (Real Madrid CF), Zinédine Zidane (Real Madrid CF), Pavel Nedvěd (Juventus), Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC).
Coach: José Mourinho (FC Porto).

uefa.com users' Team of 2002:
Rüstu Reçber (Fenerbahçe SK), Carles Puyol (FC Barcelona), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Cristian Chivu (AFC Ajax), Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid CF), Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan), Michael Ballack (FC Bayern München), Zinédine Zidane (Real Madrid CF), Damien Duff (Blackburn Rovers FC), Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC), Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF).
Coach: Senol Günes (Turkey).

uefa.com users' Team of 2001:
Santiago Cañizares (Valencia CF), Cosmin Contra (Deportivo Alavés), Sami Hyypiä (Liverpool FC), Patrik Andersson (FC Barcelona), Bixente Lizarazu (FC Bayern München), David Beckham (Manchester United FC), Patrick Vieira (Arsenal FC), Zinédine Zidane (Real Madrid CF), Kily González (Valencia CF), Thierry Henry (Arsenal FC), David Trezeguet (Juventus).
Coach: Gérard Houllier (Liverpool FC).

CL Final Group Standings

Group A
Roma 12
Chelsea 11
Bordeaux 7
CFR Cluj 4

Group B
Panathinaikos 10
Internazionale 8
Bremen 7
Anorthosis 6

Group C
Barcelona 13
Sporting 12
Shakhtar 9
Basel 1

Group D
Liverpool 14
Atlético 12
Marseille 4
PSV 3

Group E
Man. United 10
Villarreal 9
AaB 6
Celtic 5

Group F
Bayern 14
Lyon 11
Fiorentina 6
Steaua 1

Group G
Porto 12
Arsenal 11
Dynamo Kyiv 8
Fenerbahçe 2

Group H
Juventus 12
Real Madrid 12
Zenit 5
BATE 3

So for the final 16 draw, these teams will be in the first pot:

Roma (ITA)
Panathinaikos (GRE)
Barcelona (ESP)
Liverpool (ENG)
Manchester United (ENG)
Bayern (GER)
Porto (POR)
Juventus (ITA)

And the following in the second pot:

Chelsea (ENG)
Internazionale (ITA)
Sporting (POR)
Atlético (ESP)
Villarreal (ESP)
Lyon (FRA)
Arsenal (ENG)
Real Madrid (ESP)

I believe two clubs from the same country will not be drawn against each other and teams from the same group play as well.

Are they seeded?

If they are, I see barcelona drawing a minnow like Real Fake Madrid.

Barcelona will meet one of these four:

Chelsea (ENG)
Internazionale (ITA)
Lyon (FRA)
Arsenal (ENG)

I hope we get Sporting Lisbon.

Then again, a bigger name will raise our game too. Witness our games vs Bate Borisov and then compare that to our games versus RM.

Last 16 draw:

Chelsea v Juventus
Villarreal v Panathinaikos
Sporting v Bayern Munich
Atletico Madrid v Porto
Lyon v Barcelona
Real Madrid v Liverpool
Arsenal v Roma
Inter v Manchester United

The first legs will be played on February 24 and 25 with return matches on March 10 and 11.

Italy 2 England 1

Nice. I think Juve has what it takes to get by Chelsea. Ranieri has the extra motivation, which won't hurt. It looks like Giuseppe Rossi will continue to acquire CL expereince; good for him and Villareal but really for the Azzurri.

The Iberian Derby presents a flavorful matchup. Lyon/Barcelona is one of the two toughest draws. Great for a neutral.

A glamour match but it should be easy going for Liverpool (lots could happen 'til February, of course). Can Roma get it back together? I still see Arsenal.

Inter has to get through the defending champs; still the team to beat. For the sake of the Serie A race, I hope they do. The two coaches know each other well, which makes this the toughest matchup.

Lyon's dead