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Chelsea have a great shot this year Monkey Send a noteboard - 15/09/2009 07:55:19 PM
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:


Real will be hard to beat this year, and Barca are always strong, but I think Chelsea have the one of strongest CL squads out there. You've got experience all through the pitch, a team that's established playing together, a manager with great pedigree and more desire than anyone else in the competition. I don't see Drogba's absence making a huge difference as most of those early games are against weak opposition. Porto is the only one potential tough spot and they could still be easily overcome.

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?


If all English sides don't start with a win it will be horribly embarrassing considering the level of opposition.
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Champions League Dodge - 15/09/2009 06:57:13 PM 1324 Views
I was gonna ask what on earth you had been smoking... Legolas - 15/09/2009 07:07:52 PM 878 Views
Re: I was gonna ask what on earth you had been smoking... Dodge - 15/09/2009 11:10:09 PM 846 Views
Oh wow. I knew about Almunia and van Persie, but not Arshavin and the rest... Legolas - 15/09/2009 11:25:55 PM 844 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 818 Views
This start is fairly promising... and slightly hilarious as well. *NM* Legolas - 16/09/2009 07:52:47 PM 317 Views
Aw, that was lame. They should've gotten a draw at least. *NM* Legolas - 16/09/2009 09:36:22 PM 327 Views
Re: Champions League Cal Trask - 15/09/2009 07:10:33 PM 715 Views
Re: Champions League Dodge - 15/09/2009 10:42:09 PM 1093 Views
Re: Champions League Cal Trask - 15/09/2009 11:01:59 PM 984 Views
Finally my team is playing tonight AgentOrange - 15/09/2009 07:16:17 PM 799 Views
You never know with Bayern. Legolas - 15/09/2009 07:19:56 PM 818 Views
Nah. We're horrible. AgentOrange - 16/09/2009 08:12:43 AM 708 Views
Chelsea have a great shot this year Monkey - 15/09/2009 07:55:19 PM 757 Views
Let's hope we kick some Israeli ass *NM* ironclad - 15/09/2009 08:04:08 PM 368 Views
AgentOrange - 16/09/2009 01:00:27 PM 710 Views
No,. it is not. jh - 16/09/2009 01:45:05 PM 799 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 772 Views
Such draft systems would only work in closed leagues. jh - 16/09/2009 04:53:04 PM 727 Views
Well, I think the main obstacle is the EU and Bosman rules. AgentOrange - 16/09/2009 06:04:58 PM 797 Views
Re: Well, I think the main obstacle is the EU and Bosman rules. jh - 16/09/2009 06:36:22 PM 855 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 398 Views
Meh. I don't know exactly how it'll be implemented... jh - 16/09/2009 05:19:18 PM 732 Views
Does anyone know... whoohtown - 15/09/2009 09:29:12 PM 789 Views
According to Wikipedia, Fox has some channels that broadcast CL football. Legolas - 15/09/2009 09:40:42 PM 798 Views
There are four networks in my area we watch Taardad Maiden - 18/09/2009 05:00:28 AM 776 Views
Job done *NM* Monkey - 15/09/2009 09:55:41 PM 372 Views
ah, too late to sign up. jh - 16/09/2009 12:15:13 AM 931 Views
You are a Chelsea fan? Druid - 16/09/2009 01:58:45 PM 811 Views
No worries, I've set the scoring to start from gameweek 2 (29th Sep) *NM* Dodge - 16/09/2009 02:24:47 PM 427 Views
I have registered. Druid - 17/09/2009 04:06:15 AM 776 Views
Chelsea chief Kenyon leaves role Dodge - 16/09/2009 02:30:45 PM 1017 Views
OK. All those strange teams. All those strange players! Druid - 28/09/2009 01:07:22 PM 1091 Views
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