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 ACurrent 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 BCurrent 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 CCurrent 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 DCurrent 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 ECurrent 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 FCurrent 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 GCurrent 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 HCurrent 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 siteI will update this post when new games will be played.
Last update on 12/12/2008
Subject: Uefa Champions League 2008-2009 
