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I was gonna ask what on earth you had been smoking... Legolas Send a noteboard - 15/09/2009 07:07:52 PM
Tonight the UEFA Champions League starts up again and all the signs are there for Chelsea to walk away with it this year.

and then I read the next paragraph and remembered your unfortunate choice of team to support. :P
Sure, Barcelona are current favourites. Real Madrid may have signed two of the best players in the world over the summer and Chelsea are without one of (if not the) most influential player in the side in Didier Drgoba for the opening matches. But I'm a Chelsea fan and a realist. :thumbsup:

Ah yes, that suspension... how about the African championship, will that hurt them in the CL as much as in the Premier League? Still, they should get into the next round and well beyond easily enough, I don't expect them to have too much trouble until the quarterfinals or so.
But yes, I'm going with Barcelona as favourite to win it all.
So, this week. Do you expect there to be any major upsets? Will Eto'o and Ibrahimovic return to haunt Barcelona / Inter tomorrow night? After a positive start to the season, can anyone see anything other than Kaká and Ronaldo doing the business in Zurich? Will all English teams start with a win?

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for at least a draw for Standard Liege against Arsenal tomorrow. United may want to watch out as well, Turkish teams in Turkey can be quite tricky. And United had some serious trouble getting past Porto last year, so Chelsea shouldn't underestimate them either... of course Porto did lose Lisandro Lopez to Lyon.
For the Spanish teams, I'm going with an easy Real win and a somewhat less easy Barça one.
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Champions League Dodge - 15/09/2009 06:57:13 PM 1371 Views
I was gonna ask what on earth you had been smoking... Legolas - 15/09/2009 07:07:52 PM 931 Views
Re: I was gonna ask what on earth you had been smoking... Dodge - 15/09/2009 11:10:09 PM 889 Views
Oh wow. I knew about Almunia and van Persie, but not Arshavin and the rest... Legolas - 15/09/2009 11:25:55 PM 880 Views
Re: Oh wow. I knew about Almunia and van Persie, but not Arshavin and the rest... Cal Trask - 15/09/2009 11:32:31 PM 868 Views
This start is fairly promising... and slightly hilarious as well. *NM* Legolas - 16/09/2009 07:52:47 PM 339 Views
Aw, that was lame. They should've gotten a draw at least. *NM* Legolas - 16/09/2009 09:36:22 PM 345 Views
Re: Champions League Cal Trask - 15/09/2009 07:10:33 PM 763 Views
Re: Champions League Dodge - 15/09/2009 10:42:09 PM 1136 Views
Re: Champions League Cal Trask - 15/09/2009 11:01:59 PM 1026 Views
Finally my team is playing tonight AgentOrange - 15/09/2009 07:16:17 PM 850 Views
You never know with Bayern. Legolas - 15/09/2009 07:19:56 PM 862 Views
Nah. We're horrible. AgentOrange - 16/09/2009 08:12:43 AM 753 Views
Chelsea have a great shot this year Monkey - 15/09/2009 07:55:19 PM 801 Views
Let's hope we kick some Israeli ass *NM* ironclad - 15/09/2009 08:04:08 PM 386 Views
AgentOrange - 16/09/2009 01:00:27 PM 755 Views
No,. it is not. jh - 16/09/2009 01:45:05 PM 844 Views
I'm starting to think the big bucks just show what an amtuerish sport football really is AgentOrange - 16/09/2009 03:11:07 PM 813 Views
Such draft systems would only work in closed leagues. jh - 16/09/2009 04:53:04 PM 767 Views
Well, I think the main obstacle is the EU and Bosman rules. AgentOrange - 16/09/2009 06:04:58 PM 839 Views
Re: Well, I think the main obstacle is the EU and Bosman rules. jh - 16/09/2009 06:36:22 PM 908 Views
What do you make of the UEFA's decision this week about "financial fair play"? *NM* Legolas - 16/09/2009 05:04:26 PM 419 Views
Meh. I don't know exactly how it'll be implemented... jh - 16/09/2009 05:19:18 PM 775 Views
Does anyone know... whoohtown - 15/09/2009 09:29:12 PM 839 Views
According to Wikipedia, Fox has some channels that broadcast CL football. Legolas - 15/09/2009 09:40:42 PM 833 Views
There are four networks in my area we watch Taardad Maiden - 18/09/2009 05:00:28 AM 819 Views
Job done *NM* Monkey - 15/09/2009 09:55:41 PM 394 Views
ah, too late to sign up. jh - 16/09/2009 12:15:13 AM 1071 Views
You are a Chelsea fan? Druid - 16/09/2009 01:58:45 PM 857 Views
No worries, I've set the scoring to start from gameweek 2 (29th Sep) *NM* Dodge - 16/09/2009 02:24:47 PM 445 Views
I have registered. Druid - 17/09/2009 04:06:15 AM 822 Views
Chelsea chief Kenyon leaves role Dodge - 16/09/2009 02:30:45 PM 1062 Views
OK. All those strange teams. All those strange players! Druid - 28/09/2009 01:07:22 PM 1137 Views
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