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Chelsea Set For Win Against Leverkusen As Michael Ballack Returns To Stamford Bridge
Published on 13/09/2011 11:01
Chelsea start their Champions League campaign this season with yet another new manager and Roman Abramovich will be hoping Andre Villas-Boas is the man to finally deliver Champions League glory to Stamford Bridge. Both teams have made solid, if unspectacular, starts to the season, Chelsea sit in third place in the Premiership and have dropped just two points so far but have struggled in several of their games whilst Leverkusen are fourth in the Bundesliga with three wins and a…
Arsenal And Dortmund Expected To Struggle For Goals In Champions League Opener
Published on 13/09/2011 10:31
Arsenal gained their first league win of the season at the weekend which will give them a bit of a boost going into this game but they still struggled to kill off Swansea and still look well below their best. Borussia Dortmund have also made a disappointing start to their league campaign, they have already lost twice in the Bundesliga, they were beaten at the weekend at home against Hertha Berlin.
Aaron Ramsey has been an ever present in Arsenal's starting line up so far…
Barcelona begin their Champions League defence against AC Milan at the Camp Nou on Tuesday
Published on 12/09/2011 19:36
Undoubtedly the blockbuster match of the first round of group fixtures in the Champions League is the one between Barcelona and AC Milan at the Camp Nou on Tuesday evening.
Predictably, given home advantage, the Catalan outfit are red-hot favourites, though I am slightly surprised that the Rossoneri can be backed at 12-1 in places in the match result market. Don’t get me wrong, Barca are a superior side, certainly in an offensive context, but at around the 2-7 mark…
UEFA Super Cup betting preview: Porto likely to be port in a storm against Barcelona in Monaco
Published on 26/08/2011 11:37
Last season’s La Liga and Champions Legaue winners Barcelona will be contesting their eighth UEFA Super Cup this evening, more than any other club in history. Should the Catalans outpoint the 2010/11 Europa League heroes Porto in Monaco – and they’re expected to, with 1.40 the best price currently on offer about La Blaugrana in the full time result market – it will be their fifth Super Cup victory.
Porto are no mugs. Indeed, they were unbeaten in the…
Tottenham v Hearts - Both Teams Set To Experiment After First Leg Drubbing
Published on 25/08/2011 12:01
The gulf between next best teams in the Premiership and the next best teams in the SPL was exposed last week when Spurs were good value for their 5-0 first leg win and the second leg could be a bit of an anti climax with both managers likely to rest key players for the game with Spurs all but through to the next round.
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has always said that he would use this competition to blood the youngsters so it may have surprised many when he fielded a…
Arsenal On The Verge Of Champions League Elimination Against Udinese
Published on 24/08/2011 11:17
Arsenal's season could be as good as ever before it really gets underway unless they get the right result tonight against Udinese, failure to qualify for the Champions League group stage would end up costing the club what they got for either Cesc Fabregas or Samir Nasri and would also hinder their chances of bringing in top quality players before the transfer window closes. Judging by the first leg it could be a very close encounter and Arsenal will be very pleased that they …
Bayern Munich to secure place in Champions League proper against Zurich this evening
Published on 23/08/2011 18:40
With a 2-0 cushion following the first-leg of their Champions League qualifier against Zurich, Bayern Munich are poised to progress to the group stages of Europe’s premier tournament, needing nothing more than a scoreless draw in the away leg in Switzerland this evening.
Zurich coach Urs Fischer has spoken in optimistic terms regarding this match, but they will need something akin to a minor miracle if they’re to overturn the lead established by Jupp…
Martin Jol Can Gain Revenge Over Juande Ramos As Fulham Face Dnipro
Published on 18/08/2011 14:45
A potential grudge match takes place on Thursday night at Craven Cottage, there is no bad blood between Fulham and their opponents Dnipro but the managers might not be keen on each other, Juande Ramos controversially replaced Martin Jol as manager at Spurs and even though Ramos won a Carling Cup with Spurs it is difficult to argue he did a better job than Martin Jol.
Simon Davies will miss this match with a knee injury whilst Bjorn Helge Riise is also out due to a hamstring…
Birmingham Will Be Lucky To Avoid Defeat In Portugal
Published on 18/08/2011 13:55
Birmingham travel to Portugal on Thursday night to take on Nacional in the qualifying round of the Europa League, the group stage awaits them if they are successful over two legs but this looks one of the tougher ties, especially with Birmingham now plying their trade in the Championship. Chris Hughton is keen to avoid defeat here and wants to return to St Andrews very much still in the tie.
Youngster Jordan Mutch won't take any part in the two legs of this tie, the…
Stoke Set To Struggle On Thun's Plastic Pitch
Published on 18/08/2011 13:36
The Europa League takes centre stage on Thursday night and FA Cup runners up Stoke are in action against Swiss club FC Thun. Tony Pulis has already voiced concerns about the pitch they will be playing on, Thun have a good record at home and we saw Spurs struggle on an astro turf pitch against Young Boys and Spurs are usually better travellers than Stoke so it could be a tough night for the Potters.
Stoke could hand a debut to defender Matthew Upson, the recently signed free…
Tottenham Set To Field Mix Of Quality And Promise Against Hearts
Published on 17/08/2011 16:36
Just a year ago Spurs were losing their Champions League qualifier at Young Boys 3-0 and it looked as though their Champions League campaign would end in embarrassment. No one would have predicted at that stage that it would be Real Madrid knocking them out in the Quarter Finals but it was almost inevitable that they'd be backed in the Europa League this season after that adventure and despite Harry Redknapp often saying he will play the kids in this competition there are…
Arsenal Missing Stars For Crucial Udinese Visit
Published on 15/08/2011 16:10
Twelve months ago Arsenal will have enjoyed the sight of their rivals Tottenham being three goals down against Young Boys in this stage of the Champions League but the pressure this time is on Arsene Wenger, Arsenal have played in every Champions League Group Stage since 1999 but the loss of Arsenal's captain Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona has been a huge blow and this is the first game of the post Fabregas era. Udinese are one of the toughest opponents that Arsenal could have…
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