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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 1102 Views
I was gonna ask what on earth you had been smoking... Legolas - 15/09/2009 07:07:52 PM 687 Views
Re: I was gonna ask what on earth you had been smoking... Dodge - 15/09/2009 11:10:09 PM 641 Views
Oh wow. I knew about Almunia and van Persie, but not Arshavin and the rest... Legolas - 15/09/2009 11:25:55 PM 588 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 621 Views
This start is fairly promising... and slightly hilarious as well. *NM* Legolas - 16/09/2009 07:52:47 PM 240 Views
Aw, that was lame. They should've gotten a draw at least. *NM* Legolas - 16/09/2009 09:36:22 PM 248 Views
Re: Champions League Cal Trask - 15/09/2009 07:10:33 PM 523 Views
Re: Champions League Dodge - 15/09/2009 10:42:09 PM 877 Views
Re: Champions League Cal Trask - 15/09/2009 11:01:59 PM 773 Views
Finally my team is playing tonight AgentOrange - 15/09/2009 07:16:17 PM 602 Views
You never know with Bayern. Legolas - 15/09/2009 07:19:56 PM 658 Views
Nah. We're horrible. AgentOrange - 16/09/2009 08:12:43 AM 513 Views
Chelsea have a great shot this year Monkey - 15/09/2009 07:55:19 PM 574 Views
Let's hope we kick some Israeli ass *NM* ironclad - 15/09/2009 08:04:08 PM 289 Views
AgentOrange - 16/09/2009 01:00:27 PM 521 Views
No,. it is not. jh - 16/09/2009 01:45:05 PM 604 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 578 Views
Such draft systems would only work in closed leagues. jh - 16/09/2009 04:53:04 PM 531 Views
Well, I think the main obstacle is the EU and Bosman rules. AgentOrange - 16/09/2009 06:04:58 PM 595 Views
Re: Well, I think the main obstacle is the EU and Bosman rules. jh - 16/09/2009 06:36:22 PM 659 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 317 Views
Meh. I don't know exactly how it'll be implemented... jh - 16/09/2009 05:19:18 PM 543 Views
Does anyone know... whoohtown - 15/09/2009 09:29:12 PM 588 Views
According to Wikipedia, Fox has some channels that broadcast CL football. Legolas - 15/09/2009 09:40:42 PM 641 Views
There are four networks in my area we watch Taardad Maiden - 18/09/2009 05:00:28 AM 581 Views
Job done *NM* Monkey - 15/09/2009 09:55:41 PM 299 Views
ah, too late to sign up. jh - 16/09/2009 12:15:13 AM 657 Views
You are a Chelsea fan? Druid - 16/09/2009 01:58:45 PM 619 Views
No worries, I've set the scoring to start from gameweek 2 (29th Sep) *NM* Dodge - 16/09/2009 02:24:47 PM 326 Views
I have registered. Druid - 17/09/2009 04:06:15 AM 651 Views
Chelsea chief Kenyon leaves role Dodge - 16/09/2009 02:30:45 PM 773 Views
OK. All those strange teams. All those strange players! Druid - 28/09/2009 01:07:22 PM 894 Views
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