As many of you know, the Uefa Champions League has started up once again and it is time this group active again. Behind J. Hova, Goldenthread, Bigalke, and myself, this group will be revived. We've missed about a month of action, so I will bring everyone up to date.
The 1st Qualifying Round:
How did Swedish Champions IFK Goteborg fare?
Inter Baku (Azerbaijan) vs Rabotnicki Kometal (Macedonia)- Inter advance on away goals, 1-1 aggregate
Though I've never been particularly... envious... of the Russians, I had to make an exception for this.
This is probably the first time I've ever been completely and utterly absorbed in the Champions League action, and I yearned to get a piece of it firsthand.
However, with some experts expecting the pricetag on the trip to Moscow adding up to $3,000 and change (and that's with the flight departing from England), seeing the Champions League final with my own two eyes seemed more of a daydream than a possibility.
The First Leg Matchups of the Champions League have proved exciting and very close, and thruthfully, in effect they have gotten us nowhere. Both semifinals are level (Barca - Man U 0-0 and Liverpool - Chelsea 1-1) with the only club having an aggregate advantage being Chelsea, who scored an away goal in their meeting with Liverpool at Anfield. Let's review...
Manchester United 0 - 0 Barcelona
Christiano Ronaldo reacts after narrowly missing putting the Red Devils ahead in the 3rd minute.
UEFA Champions League Semi-final: Chelsea v Liverpool
When: Tuesday, April 22nd at 2:30 ET and Wednesday, April 30th at 2:30 ET on ESPN 2
Pride and Glory is on the line for two English rivals as they fight for a spot in the Final of the most prestigious tournament in Europe.
The following is from bbc.co.uk
Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has been passed fit after sitting out Saturday's 2-0 Premier League win over Fulham with a neck injury.
A little while ago I started a little competition where group members filled out a bracket, so to speak, for the UEFA Champions League and Cup.
Sadly we only got 5 entrees excluding myself, which was a bit disapointing, but no big deal I guess. Here's the leaderboard for the Competition:
The Correct Order as of now is:
Man U over Roma, Chelsea over Fenerbahce, Liverpool over Arsenal, Barcelona over Schalke
Bayern Munich over Getafe, Rangers over Sporting, Fiorentina over PSV, Zenit over Leverkussen
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Consecutive Playoff Streaks
