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Uefa Champions League update (group revival)

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

From Russia With Love

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.

CL Semifinals Reaction

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.