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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 1289 Views
I was gonna ask what on earth you had been smoking... Legolas - 15/09/2009 07:07:52 PM 842 Views
Re: I was gonna ask what on earth you had been smoking... Dodge - 15/09/2009 11:10:09 PM 812 Views
Oh wow. I knew about Almunia and van Persie, but not Arshavin and the rest... Legolas - 15/09/2009 11:25:55 PM 804 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 771 Views
This start is fairly promising... and slightly hilarious as well. *NM* Legolas - 16/09/2009 07:52:47 PM 299 Views
Aw, that was lame. They should've gotten a draw at least. *NM* Legolas - 16/09/2009 09:36:22 PM 311 Views
Re: Champions League Cal Trask - 15/09/2009 07:10:33 PM 676 Views
Re: Champions League Dodge - 15/09/2009 10:42:09 PM 1065 Views
Re: Champions League Cal Trask - 15/09/2009 11:01:59 PM 943 Views
Finally my team is playing tonight AgentOrange - 15/09/2009 07:16:17 PM 755 Views
You never know with Bayern. Legolas - 15/09/2009 07:19:56 PM 788 Views
Nah. We're horrible. AgentOrange - 16/09/2009 08:12:43 AM 675 Views
Chelsea have a great shot this year Monkey - 15/09/2009 07:55:19 PM 725 Views
Let's hope we kick some Israeli ass *NM* ironclad - 15/09/2009 08:04:08 PM 354 Views
AgentOrange - 16/09/2009 01:00:27 PM 672 Views
No,. it is not. jh - 16/09/2009 01:45:05 PM 766 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 740 Views
Such draft systems would only work in closed leagues. jh - 16/09/2009 04:53:04 PM 699 Views
Well, I think the main obstacle is the EU and Bosman rules. AgentOrange - 16/09/2009 06:04:58 PM 752 Views
Re: Well, I think the main obstacle is the EU and Bosman rules. jh - 16/09/2009 06:36:22 PM 816 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 383 Views
Meh. I don't know exactly how it'll be implemented... jh - 16/09/2009 05:19:18 PM 695 Views
Does anyone know... whoohtown - 15/09/2009 09:29:12 PM 753 Views
According to Wikipedia, Fox has some channels that broadcast CL football. Legolas - 15/09/2009 09:40:42 PM 765 Views
There are four networks in my area we watch Taardad Maiden - 18/09/2009 05:00:28 AM 740 Views
Job done *NM* Monkey - 15/09/2009 09:55:41 PM 361 Views
ah, too late to sign up. jh - 16/09/2009 12:15:13 AM 844 Views
You are a Chelsea fan? Druid - 16/09/2009 01:58:45 PM 778 Views
No worries, I've set the scoring to start from gameweek 2 (29th Sep) *NM* Dodge - 16/09/2009 02:24:47 PM 410 Views
I have registered. Druid - 17/09/2009 04:06:15 AM 757 Views
Chelsea chief Kenyon leaves role Dodge - 16/09/2009 02:30:45 PM 980 Views
OK. All those strange teams. All those strange players! Druid - 28/09/2009 01:07:22 PM 1059 Views
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