Champions League 2007/08

Originally posted by King Kang of Mu Originally posted by Majkes Originally posted by King Kang of Mu Come on, if I can make fun of Scottish teams what other teams I can make fun of?  Just kidding.  I do have hard time giving Celtic much credit because of my Korean heritage and their best player Nakamura(I would rather think he's doing well in a bad league) but Rangers looks legit this year.  Just for pure speed, Beasley's gotta be one of the most fast player in the world.  You just kick it out in to left corner and he will go out and get that for you more times than not.   Nakamura is Japanese though. Mon the Hoops. Precisely.  That is why I have hard time giving him or his team any credit.

It's great to see Eto'o again indeed.  I always thought they didn't even need Henry if Eto'o can stay healthy.  But hey, Henry for 16 million ain't a bad investment.  Hey, Kaysaar, any inside info on when Deco's coming back?

Biggest surprise of the last matches of the group stage is Bremen losing to Olympiakos.  I guess you can't really call it a surprise since Olympikos beat them convincingly in both games home and away against Bremen.  I never thought that Schalke would be the only German team made into the next round.

I'm so happy that Fenerbahce made into next round too.   But it's not  a big surprise for me and Hidden Face.  Alex played like a monster.  I hope Dunga gives him another look at the Brazilian national team.  I would love to see Robinho and Alex together.

Speaking of Brazilian national team, how about that Luis Fabiano.  He's leading the Champs League with 7 goals so far.   If Dunga's willing to give Alfonso a chance for leading the Dutch league last season, he should give Fabiano a serious look at that #9 spot.   Actually, coming out of Sao Paulo, Fabiano was more touted than Robinho, Diego, Elano, Renato or Oliveira.
Sevilla fell out of La Liga contention already but that means they can focus on the Champs League more.  And boy, they know how to win a tournament.   I'm not saying they are gonna win the Champs League but I wouldn't be surprised if they made into the semi final.

Arsenal is little banged up aren't they.  Still they are one of the best teams so far along with Barca, Real Madrid and Man Utd.  They've already had  an undefeated season in EPL and made to the Champs League final in recent years.  Only thing Wenger has left to do is to lift that Champs League trophy.

Out of Italy I still like Roma better than either Inter or AC Milan.  David Suazo impresses me though and Ibrahimovic is a monster.  But Inter always looks like a mercenary team that locks that grit of typical Italian team. 

Liverpool and Chelsea are little too inconsistent at this point but both can turn it around, more so for Liverpool.

Originally posted by King Kang of Mu It's great to see Eto'o again indeed.  I always thought they didn't even need Henry if Eto'o can stay healthy.  But hey, Henry for 16 million ain't a bad investment.  Hey, Kaysaar, any inside info on when Deco's coming back? Arsenal is little banged up aren't they.  Still they are one of the best teams so far along with Barca, Real Madrid and Man Utd.  They've already had  an undefeated season in EPL and made to the Champs League final in recent years.  Only thing Wenger has left to do is to lift that Champs League trophy.

Rikjaard listed Deco as a sub for the last two games, and he played 45 minutes against Deportivo La Coru�a last weekend. He picked up where he left off with a yellow card

Arsenal lost this past weekend to Middlesborough in the EPL.

Hi to everyone. I'm new at this forum so I don't know what exactly goes on here. Can anyone (maybe a moderator) post all the 16 teams who continue to 2nd round. Simply to know what's going on now on Champions League ???

Originally posted by Kaysaar Originally posted by King Kang of Mu It's great to see Eto'o again indeed.  I always thought they didn't even need Henry if Eto'o can stay healthy.  But hey, Henry for 16 million ain't a bad investment.  Hey, Kaysaar, any inside info on when Deco's coming back? Arsenal is little banged up aren't they.  Still they are one of the best teams so far along with Barca, Real Madrid and Man Utd.  They've already had  an undefeated season in EPL and made to the Champs League final in recent years.  Only thing Wenger has left to do is to lift that Champs League trophy. Rikjaard listed Deco as a sub for the last two games, and he played 45 minutes against Deportivo La Coru�a last weekend. He picked up where he left off with a yellow card Arsenal lost this past weekend to Middlesborough in the EPL.

Good, Deco's back.  I missed La Liga last two weeks.  I think Barca will be fine without Messi if Eto'o and Deco's healthy.   Barca was the best team in the world  with Eto'o, Ronaldinho and Deco being their best players.  Since then Messi seems to be their best and most beloved player now but they can score with any 3 of 4 combination of Eto'o, Henry, Messi and Ronaldinho.  You can even throw in Giovanni and Bojan into that mix but no matter who the front threes are the fourth man playing behind all of them has to be Deco.  Iniesta and Xavi tried to fill his shoes while he was out and they performed respectably but not at the level Deco can. 

Yes Arsenal lost but I meant their undefeated season EPL 4 years ago.  That's why losing a game don't bother Wenger as much this season.  He doesn't need another undefeated season in EPL(though it would've been nice thing to achieve again), this year's team is going for both EPL and Champs League trophy. 

Thanks, dear "axeman", for posting the 16 teams.

Ok, hope Porto will do a good job!

Boo to Celtic! Vamos Bar�a!

Originally posted by Majkes Originally posted by Kaysaar Boo to Celtic! Vamos Bar�a!   Both teams are my favourite. Let the better win.

Originally posted by ulrich von hutten   no, let Celtic win

My Bar�a beat Celtic in Scotland! Messi had two goals, including a nice chip shot over the Celtic goalie and Henry curled a gorgeous shot into the goal. Bar�a finally showed the scoring touches and brilliance that they should have been showing all season.