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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 07/08 - FINAL: setan lwn tenuk
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English giants hog CL seedings
Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United have been named among the eight top seeds in Thursday's Champions League group stages draw.
The other top seeds are two from Spain - Barcelona and Real Madrid - plus title holders AC Milan and their city rivals Inter.
Before the names are drawn out of the hat UEFA are due to announce sweeping changes to the format of the competition.
UEFA president Michel Platini is expected to confirm the details of his plans to open up the Champions League to wider competition, specifically by giving domestic cup winners an opportunity to make it into the 32-team group phase.
It is understood that his plans would have 16 cup winners from Europe's leading countries in a qualifying competition for four places in the group stage of the Champions League. This qualifying event would be run in parallel to a qualifying competition based on domestic league positions for 12 other places, to join the 16 teams who qualify automatically.
UEFA general secretary David Taylor said: "The competition is the ultimate stage for European club football and we are looking at the access list arrangements to see if we can improve the qualifying routes which might allow the opportunity to broaden the geographic spread of this competition.
"We are having a big discussion about this at the Professional Football strategy board tomorrow. The idea is that winners qualify for competitions and that's a good principle."
Taylor also made it clear that only cup winners would be allowed to enter the Champions League qualifying process - currently runners-up can go into the UEFA Cup if the winners have already qualified through their league.
Under the proposals, if as happened in England last season Chelsea were FA Cup winners and had already qualified automatically then the fourth-placed side - in this case Arsenal - would have to try to qualify through the 'cup' route.
Platini is aware that there is going to be substantial opposition to change but believes his plans are a compromise - the big countries of England, Spain and Italy would keep four qualifying spots but there would be a broader spectrum of clubs both from inside those countries and in the smaller countries of Europe represented in the competition.
Celtic are among the third seeds in the draw with Rangers among the fourth seeds.
Platini's proposals would also see changes in Scotland with the champions and cup winners given qualifying places rather than the top two in the league. |
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bebola rambut bile ar ..
mlm ni ke draw ..?
The group stage games will be played on 18/19 September, 2/3 October,23/24 October, 6/7 November, 27/28 November and 11/12 December ..
bleh lyn sambil tunggu sahur .. |
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Reply #84 Ax's post
pot tu mengingatkan aku kpd ABC je....nyum nyum.... |
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| 2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage | | Group A | Group B | | Liverpool FC (ENG) | Chelsea FC (ENG) | | FC Porto (POR) | Valencia CF (ESP) | | Olympique de Marseille (FRA) | FC Schalke 04 (GER) | | Beşiktaş JK (TUR) | Rosenborg BK (NOR) | | Group C | Group D | | Real Madrid CF (ESP) | AC Milan (ITA, holders) | | Werder Bremen (GER) | SL Benfica (POR) | | S.S. Lazio (ITA) | Celtic FC (SCO) | | Olympiacos CFP (GRE) | FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) | | Group E | Group F | | FC Barcelona (ESP) | Manchester United FC (ENG) | | Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) | AS Roma (ITA) | | VfB Stuttgart (GER) | Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) | | Rangers FC (SCO) | FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) | | Group G | Group H | | FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) | Arsenal FC (ENG) | | PSV Eindhoven (NED) | Sevilla FC (ESP) / AEK Athens FC (GRE) | | PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS) | FC Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) | | Fenerbah鏴 SK (TUR) | SK Slavia Praha (CZE) |
[ Last edited by conan at 31-8-2007 01:25 AM ] |
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grup h - cam senang je tuk arsenal...
grup b - best..best..ada chance tuk valencia balas dendam.. |
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Group E & D 
Group A- |
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pergh.. naseb baek tak de team spain dalam group A..  |
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nsb baek cengko x msk kiev, mau lwn manyur katenye
hahahahah |
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Left to right AC Milan's forward soccer Ricardo Kaka of Brazil, Italiansoccer defender Paolo Maldini, German midfielder Clarence Seedorf andChelsea's goalkeeper Petr Cech of Czech Republic pose after beingrespectively awarded 2007 best forward, defender midfielder andgoalkeeper during the ceremony of the UEFA European Club Footballawards 2007, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, in Monaco ..
3 ac milan 1 chelsea .. :eek: |
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sekali ngan bulu roma
satu soalan poyo dari member aku yg x ketahuan:
"mana bayern munich??" |
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Group A: Liverpool, Porto, Marseille and Besiktas
Dufficulty rating: 6
Liverpool have been handed one of the easier groups on paper, like last year when they found themselves against the likes of Bordeaux and PSV. They should qualify with at least a game to spare, but rafa will be wary of resting too many players. A shock reverse in Porto or Marseille, and they be in tricky territory.
Simply put, they will not want to finish second at any cost. The battle for second place will be very very tight. Porto and Marseille will start slight favourites, but if Besiktas can get some consistency going and win their home games, it will be very even tighter.
Could Have Been Easier - Benitez
Group B: Chelsea, Valencia, Schalke and Rosenborg
Difficulty rating: 8.5
This is undoubtedly one of the biggest groups. Valencia were the toughest of the groups not among the top eight seeds, and will meet Chelsea in a repeat of last season's tight Champions League quarter-final.
Schalke only just lost out on the Bundesliga last year, and will be no pushovers. They will be ready to pick up the pieces from the top two, and a couple of good home wins could see them become a big factor. Rosenborg, with all due respect, will bring up the rear, hoping to cause an upset or two along the way.
It will be very interesting to see who wins the group. There was almost nothing to separate Chelsea and Valencia last season, and both play similar football too. Interestingly, the Blues have never quite had it easy. They faced Liverpool in the group stage two years ago, and Barcelona last year.
Quique Can't Wait To Meet Chelsea
Slomka Hails Top Quality Group
Group C: Real Madrid, Werder Bremen, Lazio and Olympiakos
Difficulty rating: 7
A rather exciting group that contains some quality teams from across Europe! Real Madrid will be the favourites on paper, but as Werder showed last season by beating Chelsea and nearly beating Barcelona, they will be no easy pickings.
If Lazio do not pick up injuries given their limited squad, they can be expected to put up quite a resistance. Olympiakos are always dangerous, and will sniff an outside chance of making it through, though a very outside one.
Real Madrid should win this barring disaster. Lazio and Werder will have to fight hard to beat each other, particularly with Oly. lurking in the background.
Mijatovic Tags Madrid As Favourites
Werder Happy With Madrid Pairing
Group D: AC Milan, Benfica, Celtic and Shakhtar Donetsk
Difficulty rating: 7.5
Milan, like Chelsea, get one of their knock-out stage opponents in Celtic. The defending champions have an easy group on paper, and should cruise through if they bring anything close to their A game into the tournament.
That said, trips away to Celtic and Shakhtar will be very tricky, given the massive weather change. It could be cold and wet, or worse, frozen.
Benfica and Celtic found themselves in the same group last season, and with Shakhtar unlikely to drop too many points at home, it will be a very close battle for second place.
The presence of Lucarelli and Nery Castillo in Shakhtar's ranks suggests the Ukrainians could be the dark horses for second place. If you get good odds, take it!
Strachan On Milan-Led Group
Group E: Barcelona, Lyon, Stuttgart, Rangers
Difficulty rating: 8
On the face of it, this one looks like a positive group for Barcelona. However, with French and German champions to contend with, and a triky trip to Glasgow also in store, there is absolutely no room for error. They qualified on the final day last season after some early reverses, and will be wary of just that.
Stuttgart and Lyon will, on paper, compete for second place, but a home win over Barcelona, and you never know. They can be very tricky, particularly if the Catalans continue to struggle. It will be a pity to see one of the two go into the Uefa Cup.
Rangers, meanwhile, will be left ruing their luck. They will be ready for the battle, make no mistake, and they can compete with Lyon and Stuttgart on their day, but they will surely wonder what they did to deserve such a tricky group.
Barcelona and Lyon are early favourites, but with Alain Perrin's team without quite a few of their stars at the moment, some through injury, a bet on Stuttgart could be a wise one.
Txiki - Barca In Group Of Death
Stuttgart Ready For Lyon And Barca
Group F: Manchester United, Roma, Sporting Lisbon and Dynamo Kiev.
Difficulty rating: 8.5
This group is undoubtedly the most exciting one. With Roma and Manchester United expected to provide us with nothing but more fireworks (hopefully only on the pitch this time around), one cannot wait for the action to begin.
Nani and Ronaldo will be re-united with their old clubs when the Red Devils face Sporting, but the twist in the take could come thanks to Dynamo Kiev.
While they remain outsiders to qualify, their sensational form in the always intimidating and chilly Kiev means that plenty of teams will drop points, points which could ultimately decide who qualifies and who does not.
On paper, Manchester United remain favourites ahead of Roma, but do not expect the remaining two to give way. It is unlikely to be decided before the final day. If Roma and United play out a couple of fiesty draws, get a couple suspended, and then one of them drops points in Kiev, there could well be a shock.
We're Determined Against Manchester United - Spalletti
Ferguson Relishes Roma Re-Match
Group G: Inter Milan, PSV, CSKA Moscow and Fenerbahce
Difficulty rating: 6.5
The Italian champions actually have one of the easier groups, like Liverpool. After being grouped with Bayern last time around, they will relish an easy passage.
That is exactly what lies in store unless we see more of what we saw against Udinese on Sunday. PSV are favourites for second place, but with tricky trips to Russia and Turkey, there are simply no guarantees.
CSKA showed against, Arsenal, Porto and Hamburg last year that they mean business, and they will do just that again. As for Fenerbahce, you never quite know what to expect.
Mixed Response From Inter
Group H: Arsenal, Sevilla/AEK, Steaua Bucharest, Slavia Prague
Difficulty rating: 7
Arsenal seem to have been handed a reasonable draw, but so was the case last year when they found Porto, Hamburg and CSKA. The Gunners are more mature, but then they have a trickier opponent in the marauding Sevilla, who have been in sensational form.
The death of Antonio Puerta could upset them, but the chances are that it will only fire them up further, such is their mentality. Steaua and Slavia will have to come up with something really special to factor into the scheme of things.
Three rounds of action should be enough to pretty confirm the two teams that go will through, but the battle for first place in the group will be trickier than most believe.
Arsenal Reflect On 'Tough' Group |
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Reply #95 jpl_fan's post
Group F: Manchester United, Roma, Sporting Lisbon and Dynamo Kiev.
Difficulty rating: 8.5
This group is undoubtedly the most exciting one. With Roma and Manchester United expected to provide us with nothing but more fireworks (hopefully only on the pitch this time around), one cannot wait for the action to begin.
Nani and Ronaldo will be re-united with their old clubs when the Red Devils face Sporting, but the twist in the take could come thanks to Dynamo Kiev.
While they remain outsiders to qualify, their sensational form in the always intimidating and chilly Kiev means that plenty of teams will drop points, points which could ultimately decide who qualifies and who does not.
On paper, Manchester United remain favourites ahead of Roma, but do not expect the remaining two to give way. It is unlikely to be decided before the final day. If Roma and United play out a couple of fiesty draws, get a couple suspended, and then one of them drops points in Kiev, there could well be a shock.
manyak susah neh.... bongkos awal la manchester united mcm neh
[ Last edited by epitome at 31-8-2007 07:45 AM ] |
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Reply #97 Nara_Gaara's post
dpt 10pts dah layak ke next round..
so semua home match nak kena menang..
amik satu point kat kiev or sporting |
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Reply #98 epitome's post
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Fokus..fokus..-----------> Carling Cup |
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Reply #99 Nara_Gaara's post
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haku raser elok fokus carling cup lah... |
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Post time 30-8-2007 01:29 PM
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