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The UEFA Champions League Thread
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Chacarita Juniors
The artist formerly known as ronnifan9
anybody know who Madrid plays in 2nd round?
Chacarita Juniors
The artist formerly known as ronnifan9
thax punkt
Chacarita Juniors
The artist formerly known as ronnifan9
how about arsenal vs. madrid....
The top five Champions League cock-ups of all time
http://football.guardian.co.uk/championsleague200405/story/0,15008,1369114,00.html
1992/3: Barcelona 3-4 CSKA Moscow (agg.)
Fresh from a Ronald Koeman-inspired victory at Wembley just months earlier, Johan Cruyff's FC Barcelona side looked the team to beat in the inaugural Champions League.
A second-round tie at Russian champions CSKA blocked their passage to the lucrative and controversial group stage, but the tricky away leg was tackled well by Barca's star-studded line-up, and they returned to the Nou Camp with a creditable 1-1 draw.
And the second leg appeared to be going to plan, as two early goals put Barcelona 3-1 up on aggregate after just half an hour.
But a crucial goal on the stroke of half-time gave CSKA hope, and they went on to a famous 3-2 win - which was greeted by a prolonged chorus of whistles from the 52,000-strong crowd.
1993/4: Galatasaray 3-3 Manchester United (agg: Galatasaray win on away goals)
Manchester United's first Premiership title had, of course, been 26 years in the making. Any hopes Brian Kidd may have had of repeating his leap on to the Old Trafford pitch in celebration of European glory, however, were soon dashed as United crashed out in the qualifying rounds.
Humble opponents Galatasaray bumbled, awestruck, around the Theatre of Dreams as United cruised into a two-goal lead.
But a screamer from nowhere (other than the swinging boot of Arif) ignited the Turks, and with 10 minutes to play Manchester United were 3-2 down and looking at losing their unbeaten home European record.
Eric Cantona's late equaliser salvaged some pride, but when the away leg in the 'hell' of Ali Sami Yen proved fruitless, United were dumped out on away goals. It was another five years, and several quarter-final appearances, before Fergie's team finally stamped their name on Europe's most prestigious prize.
1995/6: Blackburn Rovers finish bottom of Group B
Those were the days: a side other than United or Arsenal winning the Premiership title.
But though Blackburn's SAS (Shearer and Sutton) strikeforce had fired them to league glory, the Lancashire side's foray into Europe was to prove an unmitigated disaster. Rovers performed in truly hapless style by finishing rock bottom of a group topped by the, erm, 'mighty' Spartak Moscow, Legia Warsaw and Rosenborg.
Mike Newell may have bagged the fastest hat-trick in Champions League history in their only victory - at home to Rosenborg - but an embarrassing return of four points from six games saw them dumped out of the competition. Alan Shearer subsequently moved to Newcastle to 'win trophies'.
1996/7: AC Milan 1-2 Rosenborg
A stuttering performance throughout the group stage, including a disastrous 3-1 defeat in Gothenburg, left Milan needing a point in their final game at home to Rosenborg in order to progress to a momentous quarter-final with Juventus.
In the 12 months since Mike Newell had blasted three past their paper-thin defence (see above), Rosenborg had undergone something of a renaissance, and the 550 fans who travelled to the San Siro knew that a win, however unlikely, would see the Norwegians through in second place, behind Porto.
Rosenborg were inspired by a Spurs-bound Steffan Iversen (yes, that one), while a Liverpool-bound full-back, Vegard Heggem, headed the crucial goal as the Scandinavians completed a famous victory; Milan were out.
1999/2000: AC Milan finish bottom of Group H
As the millennium approached, the Italian dominance of the 1990s was on the wane. But AC Milan would have hoped to see off a group including Chelsea, then in their first season in the Champions League, Galatasaray and Hertha Berlin.
But the big guns failed to fire. A humiliating 3-2 reverse away to those pesky Turks, as well as the equally humiliating fact that Dennis Wise scored an equaliser at the San Siro, saw the Rossineri finish bottom of the group, winning just one game.
2000/1: Juventus finish bottom of Group E
The Italian slump continued, as this time Juventus suffered the ignominy of finishing adrift of a European group.
An unbelievable 4-4 draw in Hamburg, in which Filippo Inzaghi's last-minute penalty salvaged a point, may have signalled the start of a bad campaign for Juve, but the 3-1 reverse at the Delle Alpi, courtesy of the same opposition, definitely ended it.
Good old days.
Lets see which underdogs overcome the odds in the last 16.
http://football.guardian.co.uk/championsleague200405/story/0,15008,1369114,00.html
1992/3: Barcelona 3-4 CSKA Moscow (agg.)
Fresh from a Ronald Koeman-inspired victory at Wembley just months earlier, Johan Cruyff's FC Barcelona side looked the team to beat in the inaugural Champions League.
A second-round tie at Russian champions CSKA blocked their passage to the lucrative and controversial group stage, but the tricky away leg was tackled well by Barca's star-studded line-up, and they returned to the Nou Camp with a creditable 1-1 draw.
And the second leg appeared to be going to plan, as two early goals put Barcelona 3-1 up on aggregate after just half an hour.
But a crucial goal on the stroke of half-time gave CSKA hope, and they went on to a famous 3-2 win - which was greeted by a prolonged chorus of whistles from the 52,000-strong crowd.
1993/4: Galatasaray 3-3 Manchester United (agg: Galatasaray win on away goals)
Manchester United's first Premiership title had, of course, been 26 years in the making. Any hopes Brian Kidd may have had of repeating his leap on to the Old Trafford pitch in celebration of European glory, however, were soon dashed as United crashed out in the qualifying rounds.
Humble opponents Galatasaray bumbled, awestruck, around the Theatre of Dreams as United cruised into a two-goal lead.
But a screamer from nowhere (other than the swinging boot of Arif) ignited the Turks, and with 10 minutes to play Manchester United were 3-2 down and looking at losing their unbeaten home European record.
Eric Cantona's late equaliser salvaged some pride, but when the away leg in the 'hell' of Ali Sami Yen proved fruitless, United were dumped out on away goals. It was another five years, and several quarter-final appearances, before Fergie's team finally stamped their name on Europe's most prestigious prize.
1995/6: Blackburn Rovers finish bottom of Group B
Those were the days: a side other than United or Arsenal winning the Premiership title.
But though Blackburn's SAS (Shearer and Sutton) strikeforce had fired them to league glory, the Lancashire side's foray into Europe was to prove an unmitigated disaster. Rovers performed in truly hapless style by finishing rock bottom of a group topped by the, erm, 'mighty' Spartak Moscow, Legia Warsaw and Rosenborg.
Mike Newell may have bagged the fastest hat-trick in Champions League history in their only victory - at home to Rosenborg - but an embarrassing return of four points from six games saw them dumped out of the competition. Alan Shearer subsequently moved to Newcastle to 'win trophies'.
1996/7: AC Milan 1-2 Rosenborg
A stuttering performance throughout the group stage, including a disastrous 3-1 defeat in Gothenburg, left Milan needing a point in their final game at home to Rosenborg in order to progress to a momentous quarter-final with Juventus.
In the 12 months since Mike Newell had blasted three past their paper-thin defence (see above), Rosenborg had undergone something of a renaissance, and the 550 fans who travelled to the San Siro knew that a win, however unlikely, would see the Norwegians through in second place, behind Porto.
Rosenborg were inspired by a Spurs-bound Steffan Iversen (yes, that one), while a Liverpool-bound full-back, Vegard Heggem, headed the crucial goal as the Scandinavians completed a famous victory; Milan were out.
1999/2000: AC Milan finish bottom of Group H
As the millennium approached, the Italian dominance of the 1990s was on the wane. But AC Milan would have hoped to see off a group including Chelsea, then in their first season in the Champions League, Galatasaray and Hertha Berlin.
But the big guns failed to fire. A humiliating 3-2 reverse away to those pesky Turks, as well as the equally humiliating fact that Dennis Wise scored an equaliser at the San Siro, saw the Rossineri finish bottom of the group, winning just one game.
2000/1: Juventus finish bottom of Group E
The Italian slump continued, as this time Juventus suffered the ignominy of finishing adrift of a European group.
An unbelievable 4-4 draw in Hamburg, in which Filippo Inzaghi's last-minute penalty salvaged a point, may have signalled the start of a bad campaign for Juve, but the 3-1 reverse at the Delle Alpi, courtesy of the same opposition, definitely ended it.
Good old days.
Lets see which underdogs overcome the odds in the last 16.
the drawing is rigged to !Draw tomorrow:
Group Winners:
Monaco (France)
Leverkusen (Germany)
Juventus (Italy)
Lyon (France)
Arsenal (England)
Milan (Italy)
Inter (Italy)
Chelsea (England)
Runners-up:
Liverpool (England)
Real Madrid (Spain)
Bayern (Germany)
Man Utd (England)
PSV (Holland)
Barcelona (Spain)
Bremen (Germany)
Porto (Portugal)
==
Runners-up vs Group Winners
Group Winners:
Monaco (France)
Leverkusen (Germany)
Juventus (Italy)
Lyon (France)
Arsenal (England)
Milan (Italy)
Inter (Italy)
Chelsea (England)
Runners-up:
Liverpool (England)
Real Madrid (Spain)
Bayern (Germany)
Man Utd (England)
PSV (Holland)
Barcelona (Spain)
Bremen (Germany)
Porto (Portugal)
==
Runners-up vs Group Winners
Chacarita Juniors
The artist formerly known as ronnifan9
well, RUSI lets just hope those words dont become rality.....
....Milan & Chelsea are playing top form especially Chelsea...
on the other hand i DO want Monaco
....Milan & Chelsea are playing top form especially Chelsea...on the other hand i DO want Monaco
we don't have luck 
4 of the main candidates, IMO, to win the CL, facing each other. Anybody that loves football can't miss these games!