UEFA Champions League 2009-10

[bertlb2]

Yep, I bet so. Can we please get the Belgians please? The Romanian side is an unknown quantity to me, but they bumped a dangerous Shakhtar team, so I prefer getting something I know to be rather poor. Plus the trip is much shorter. The one I really don't want is Fiorentina, but I reckon if I were a Lyon fan, I wouldn't want to go to Scotland.

 

[OohtobeaGoonerGal]

It's.... Arsenal vs Celtic,guys. Just announced.

 

[DREVAK]

These are the fixtures for the fourth qualifying round. The five non-champions matches are listed first.

Lyon – Anderlecht
Celtic – Arsenal
Timisoara – Stuttgart
Sporting – Fiorentina
Panathinaikos – Atletico Madrid
Sheriff Tiraspol – Olympiacos
Salzburg – Maccabi Haifa
Ventspils – Zurich
Copenhagen – APOEL
Levski Sofia – Debrecen

I expect Lyon, Arsenal, Stuttgart, Sporting and Atletico to go through to the group stage from the non-champions path. It's a bit more tricky with the champions but I'd go for Olympiacos, Salzburg, Zurich, Copenhagen and Levski though on the level of these teams I suppose anything can happen, I don't think there are that many huge favourites in those five ties.

 

[bertlb2]

I don't exactly see it this way. I would take Lyon, Arsenal, Stuttgart, Fiorentina, Pana, Olympiacos, Mac Haifa, Zurich, Copenhagen and Levski Sofia.

 

[Clrnc]

I agree with Drevak for all except Sporting. I'd fancy Fiorentina

 

[DREVAK]

Sporting – Fiorentina was the only one where I wasn't really sure, I hear the Portuguese haven't been playing well but then again I believe they will have a competitive game or two under their belts before the first leg, whereas Fiorentina won't. Panathinaikos might pose a threat to Atletico attacking wise but I have seen them play against Sparta Prague and they were awfully exposed at the back numerous times and Atletico will exploit that.

 

[Clrnc]

I watched Sporting vs Twente and they were utterly incredible to go through.

 

[clockwork orange]

HLEB BEAUTY

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct-HTS794L8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct-HTS794L8</a>

sorry if this isn't allowed, but it's too beautiful.

 

[nazo]

He's excellent when he takes on players. Too bad he rarely did it with us.

 

[Kain]

Just seen the Hleb goal on sky, great run.

 

[Clrnc]

Amazing goal.

Wait Nazo, did you just said he rarely took on players with us? :shock:

 

[nazo]

Amazing goal.

Wait Nazo, did you just said he rarely took on players with us? :shock:

He didn't take them on as much as you'd hope or do anything like he did in that video. He always chose to pass first.

 

[Clrnc]

Actually he did, many many times.

Just have to remember how he dribbled past the entire liverpool midfield and defence and the ref failed to give a penalty in the first leg UCL quarters

 

[nazo]

One of the rare times he did so. I remember him doing it against Portsmouth and Blackburn but other than that, all his dribbling was on the outside before he passed to someone (or noone). I guess he was playing AMC for Stuttgart tho.

 

[Clrnc]

He played left side of Stuttgart's midfield.

Anway, Lyon is leading 4-0 at HT against Anderlecht, totally running riot.

In other scores, Debrecen upsetting Levski with a 1-0 away goal
Pana and A.Madrd drawing 1-1, Maccabi leading at Austrian Champions Salzburg and finally last match sees Zurich leading Ventspils as expected

 

[Clrnc]

Amazing game at Greece, Panathinaikos conceded 2 goals in the 2nd half against AtMadrid, first a good shot by Forlan then a wonderful solo goal by Aguero.

And then they proceeded to get a wonderful goal by Leto. 2-3 currently and its all end to end stuff.

Meanwhile, Lyon added another goal 5-1 now

 

[Clrnc]

Finished the same scores above for all the other matches except.

Levski lost 1-2 at home to Debrecen
Maccabi won 2-1 at Salzburg.

Lyon should have won it by double digit, birthday boy Delgado came on for the last 15th mins and missed at least 4 sitters. You won't see a more one sided match this season in UCL.

Bastos, Toulalan, Cissokho, Lisandro, Ederson was fantastic. The new side is working very well

 

[USArsenal]

to be fair Clrnc, Anderlecht were pathetic..

 

[progman07]

Wow, Debrecen is close to going through after winning 2-1 away from home. Hungary haven't had a team in the CL for 15 years.

 

[otfgoon]

Just seen Hlebs goal, amazing.