Uefa Champions League 2008-2009

**Luky** · Subject: Uefa Champions League 2008-2009 Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:20 pm

Uefa Champions League season 2008-2009

Who do you think will win the Uefa Champions league this year? Any ideas? Any thoughts about some of the games that were already played or for some of that games that will follow? Post them in this topic.

Just a quick tutorial for those of you who don't know what the Uefa Champions League is.This is the biggest competition for soccer in Europe. Only the top teams manage to qualify in this competition.

There are 32 teams each divided into 8 groups. Each group has 4 teams. Each team will play against the other teams in there group two games: One home and one away game. For every match that they win, a team receives 3 points.
If they draw in a match both teams receive 1 point and if they lose they receive no points.

The first two teams who finish on top of each group will go through to the Knockout stages.The teams that comes on 3rd in each group goes to play in the Knockout stages of the Uefa cup (which is a cup similar to the Champions league but not as big as this one)
The team that comes 4th in every group will be eliminated from the competition.

The other 16 teams are drawn to play each other in the Knockout round. Each team will play against another team two matches(one home and one away game). At the end of the two games that team with the best overall score wins. If teams end in a draw the away goal rule(the team that scored the most goals in the away game wins) is used. If they are still tied after this they play two short half's of 15 minutes each., if they are still equal they go to a penalty shootout where one team will be the winner.

The winner of the matches go to the next Knockout round(the Quarterfinals) where they use the same rules as the previous knockout round.
The winner of the Quarterfinals go into the Semifinals where again they use the same rules as in the Quarterfinals.
Then only two teams will remain which will play the Final.The final only has one match and if they draw they play two short half's of 15 minutes each. If they are still equal they go into the penalty shootout which will decide the winner of the Uefa Champions League trophy.

So that was a brief introduction now let's get to this year's Champions league teams. The teams are divided in the following groups:

Group A

Current standings:

1.Roma	12 points
2.Chelsea	11 points
3.Bordeaux	7 points
4.CFR	4 points

Matches:

16/09/2008

Chelsea	4 - 0	Bordeaux
Roma	1 - 2	CFR

1/10/2008

CFR	0 - 0	Chelsea
Bordeaux	1 - 3	Roma

22/10/2008

Bordeaux	1 -0	CFR Cluj
Chelsea	1 -0	Roma

04/11/2008

CFR Cluj	1-2	Bordeaux
Roma	3-1	Chelsea

26/11/2008

Bordeaux	1-1	Chelsea
CFR Cluj	1-3	Roma

9/12/2008

Chelsea	2-1	CFR Cluj
Roma	2-0	Bordeaux

Group B

Current standings:

1.Panathinaikos	10 points
2.Internazionale	8 points
3.Bremen	7 points
4.Anorthosis	6 points

Matches:

16/09/2008

Panathinaikos	0 - 2	Internazionale
Bremen	0 - 0	Anorthosis

1/10/2008

Anorthosis	3 - 1	Panathinaikos
Internazionale	1 - 1	Bremen

22/10/2008

Internazionale	1 - 0	Anorthosis
Panathinaikos	2-2	Bremen

4/11/2008

Anorthosis	3-3	Internazionale
Bremen	0-3	Panathinaikos

26/11/2008

Internazionale	0-1	Panathinaikos
Anorthosis	2-2	Bremen

9/12/2008

Panathinaikos	1-0	Anorthosis
Bremen	2-1	Internazionale

Group C

Current Standings:

1.Barcelona	13 points
2.Sporting	12 points
3.Shakhtar	9 points
4.Basel	1 point

Matches:

16/09/2008

Basel	1 - 2	Shakhtar
Barcelona	3 - 1	Sporting

1/10/2008

Sporting	2 - 0	Basel
Shakhtar	1 - 2	Barcelona

22/10/2008

Shakhtar	0 -1	Sporting
Basel	0 - 5	Barcelona

04/11/2008

Sporting	1-0	Shakhtar
Barcelona	1-1	Basel

26/11/2008

Shakhtar	5-0	Basel
Sporting	2-5	Barcelona

9/12/2008

Basel	0-1	Sporting
Barcelona	2-3	FC Shakhtar Donetsk

Group D

Current standings:

1.Liverpool	14 points
2.Atlético	12 points
3.Marseille	4 points
4.PSV	3 points

Matches:

16/09/2008

PSV	0 - 3	Atlético
Marseille	1 - 2	Liverpool

1/10/2008

Liverpool	3 -1	PSV
Atlético	2 -1	Marseille

22/10/2008

Atlético	1 -1	Liverpool
PSV	2 -0	Marseille

04/11/2008

Liverpool	1-1	Atlético
Marseille	3-0	PSV

26/11/2008

Atlético	2-1	PSV
Liverpool	1-0	Marseille

9/12/2008

PSV	1-3	Liverpool
Marseille	0-0	Atlético

Group E

Current standings:

1.Manchester United	10 points
2.Villarreal	9 points
3.AaB	6 points
4.Celtic	5 points

Matches:

17/09/2008

Man. United	0 - 0	Villarreal
Celtic	0 - 0	AaB

30/09/2008

AaB	0 -3	Man. United
Villarreal	1 -0	Celtic

21/10/2008

Villarreal	6 -3	AaB
Man. United	3-0	Celtic

05/11/2008

AaB	2-2	Villarreal
Celtic	1- 1	Man. United

25/11/2008

Villarreal	0 -0	Man. United
AaB	2 -1	Celtic

10/12/2008

Man. United	2-2	AaB
Celtic	2-0	Villarreal

Group F

Current standings:

1.Bayern	14 points
2.Lyon	11 points
3.Fiorentina	6 points
4.Steaua Bucuresti	1 point

Matches:

17/09/2008

Steaua Bucuresti	0 - 1	Bayern
Lyon	2 - 2	Fiorentina

30/09/2008

Fiorentina	0 - 0	Steaua Bucuresti
Bayern	1 - 1	Lyon

21/10/2008

Bayern	-	Fiorentina
Steaua Bucuresti	-	Lyon

05/11/2008

Fiorentina	1-1	Bayern
Lyon	2-0	Steaua

25/11/2008

Bayern	3-0	Steaua
Fiorentina	1-2	Lyon

10/12/2008

Steaua	0-1	Fiorentina
Lyon	2-3	Bayern

Group G

Current stadings:

1.Porto	12 points
2.Arsenal	11 points
3.Dynamo Kyiv	8 points
4.Fenerbahçe	2 points

Matches:

17/09/2008

Porto	3 - 1	Fenerbahçe
Dynamo Kyiv	1 - 1	Arsenal

30/09/2008

Arsenal	4 - 0	Porto
Fenerbahçe	0 - 0	Dynamo Kyiv

21/10/2008

Fenerbahçe	2-5	Arsenal
Porto	0-1	Dynamo Kyiv

05/11/2008

Arsenal	0-0	Fenerbahçe
Dynamo Kyiv	1-2	Porto

25/11/2008

Fenerbahçe	1-2	Porto
Arsenal	1-0	Dynamo Kyiv

12/10/2008

Porto	2-0	Arsenal
FC Dynamo Kyiv	1-0	Fenerbahçe

Group H

Current stadings:

1.Juventus	12 points
2.Real Madrid	12 points
3.Zenit	5 points
4.Bate	3 points

Matches:

17/09/2008

Juventus	1 - 0	Zenit
Real Madrid	2 - 0	Bate

30/09/2008

Zenit	1 - 2	Real Madrid
Bate	2 -2	Juventus

21/10/2008

Zenit	1-1	Bate
Juventus	2-1	Real Madrid

05/11/2008

BATE	0-2	Zenit
Real Madrid	0-2	Juventus

25/11/2008

Zenit	0-0	Juventus
BATE	0-1	Real Madrid

12/10/2008

Juventus	0-0	BATE
Real Madrid	3-0	Zenit

For more questions please ask here or visit the official Uefa Champions League site

I will update this post when new games will be played.

Last update on 12/12/2008

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M.D · Subject: Re: Uefa Champions League 2008-2009 Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:18 am

Hala Madrid Smile

**129joe** · Subject: Re: Uefa Champions League 2008-2009 Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:27 am

Where's my post disappeared to?

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**Nessa** · Subject: Re: Uefa Champions League 2008-2009 Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:19 pm

Oooh Joe , There was a server issue with Forumotion and all posts from Sunday have disappeared never to be seen again.. True Story. There was chaos all up and down the support forum. Still is actually, everyone scrambling to get their forums fixed and these glitches gone. Wham

Thank god nothing drastic ever really happens to The Realm though, I'm lucky I guess. Wink

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**129joe** · Subject: Re: Uefa Champions League 2008-2009 Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:34 am

Has I said earlier - I think the English clubs still look the safest bet for the Champions League this year & any of the Big 4 are capable of beating anyone else in europe.

I'd love to see Arsenals attacking style of football show everyone how "The Beautiful Game" should really be played !
They were awesome against Porto on Tuesday.

But Man Utd, Chelsea & Liverpool are all more likely to win than the Spanish duo or the Italian mafioso.

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**Luky** · Subject: Re: Uefa Champions League 2008-2009 Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:22 pm

I agree with you Joe. I also think one of the big 4 England teams will win the Champions League this season. I personally would love to see Arsenal winning it since they have very good players and considering the average age of the team players they are amazing.
And in my opinion Arsène Wenger is one of the best managers in the world if not the best because of the amazing way he finds young and amazingly talented players.i really think he deserves to win at least one time the Uefa Champions League.

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**129joe** · Subject: Re: Uefa Champions League 2008-2009 Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:39 pm

Arsenal thrash Porto, but then they lose to Hull & only scrape a draw with Sunderland.
How can they be potential Champions League winners?

That just shows the bizarre nature of football results!

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**Luky** · Subject: Re: Uefa Champions League 2008-2009 Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:36 pm

I agree with you. I couldn't believe when they lost to Hull but like Wenger said "If we play 100 games against Hull we win 99 of them". To bad it was that one game that got the better of them.
Well I think they have the potential to win Champions league they just need to focus on there game.

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A man who fears ridicule will never go far, for good or ill: he remains on this side of this talents, and even if he has genius, he is doomed to mediocrity.