Real Madrid have suffered another major injury blow as striker Ruud van Nistelrooy's season looks to be over after it was announced that he will undergo an operation to correct a problem with his right knee. The reigning Spanish champions already have Arjen Robben and Mahamadou Diarra out of action due to calf and thigh [. Click to continue reading...

Note: When we do our searches for the ever-elusive game highlights, we have to take what we can get. (And we do it with much gratitude to the people who manage to evade the Video Police and host them.) But the ones we find are not always perfect. There's a good chance that [...] Click to continue reading...

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To use a golf analogy, the teams in the group stage of the Champions League make the turn today and tomorrow with the completion of the first three games of the group stage. And while it's early, for some teams, it's make-or-break time. Group by group, here's an analysis of who needs to win: Group A: ROMA Needs [. Click to continue reading...

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4 seeds are the new 3 seeds; or, Transylvanians, Cypriots & Belarusians are legit. BATE were very fortunate to be eying a blonde Austrian rather than a turban-sporting Italian in net, but they were never predicted to sneak a deserved point. Cluj proved their Roma win was no fluke, even if they used a vastly different [. Click to continue reading...

Week 2: Group G: Uefa Champions League Fenerbahce are meeting Dynamo Kyiv in the second round of the Champions League, tuesday 30th. Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site   Watch the match LIVE here! Click to continue reading...

Just a quick editorial note to start, I had hoped to complete my Group Previews before Matchday 1 but that was not the case. I will still be pushing those out, hopefully finish before Matchday 2 hits. Now, on to last night's action. After absences last season for perennial Champions League participants Bayern Munich (pictured at [. Click to continue reading...

Well, too chicken to play fucking football. Cheating pricks. The Arsenal have walked away from the Lobanovsky Stadium this evening with one solitary point after a 1-1 draw with Dynamo Kyiv. The draw means that Arsene Wenger's poor record in Eastern Europe continues, although Le Boss is not responsible for the underwhelming result. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal midfielder Alexander Song has been drafted into the starting line-up ahead of tonights Champions League group stage tie against Dynamo Kyiv. The versatile Cameroonian replaces Emmanuel Eboue - who sustained a knock in the 4-0 triumph over Blackburn on Saturday - and should 'bulk' up what looks like a physically weak midfield. Click to continue reading...

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Another weekend saw another good result. Hard to find a lot of things to complain about after taking down Blackburn, thanks to Theo, Adebayor, and RvP - among others. Nice to see Walcott remain fairly grounded after his hat trick against Croatia. His mazy run set up van Persie's goal, while Adebayor netted a treble.

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Week 1: Group G: Uefa Champions League: Dynamo Kyiv are meeting Arsenal in their first match in the Champions League this year, wednesday 17th. Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site WATCH THE MATCH LIVE HERE! Click to continue reading...

What do Werder Bremen, Villareal, Atletico Madrid, Panathinaikos, PSV Eindhoven, Marseille, Dynamo Kyiv, Celtic and Fenerbahce have in common (hint: the answer is not "They're all in the Champions League group stage which starts today")? Give up? Well, all of these clubs are in fact in the group stage of the Champions League, but the answer [. Click to continue reading...

Dynamo Kyiv boss Yuri Semin already has a fair knowledge of his Champions League opponents, Arsenal, but it has most likely broadended after the experienced coach travelled 1340 miles to watch Arsene Wenger's side thrash Blackburn 4-0 on Saturday. The 40-year-old former Highbury defender earned over 70 caps whilst at the club and will be looking [. Click to continue reading...

Dynamo Kyiv boss Yuri Semin already has a fair knowledge of his Champions League opponents, Arsenal, but it has most likely broadended after the experienced coach travelled 1340 miles to watch Arsene Wenger's side thrash Blackburn 4-0 on Saturday. Semin was accompanied by head coach Yuri Semin and assistant manager Valeri Zuyev while the Gunners triumphed [. Click to continue reading...

Spartak Moscow has ended it's search and about to announce Michael Laudrup, formerly of Getafe and Brøndby, as new manager with the signing of a eighteen month contract. Following Spartak Moscow's dismant at the hands of long-time rivals Dynamo Kyiv in Champions League qualifiers, they let go of Stanislav Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Champions League draw was rolled out Thursday, and Uncle Phil should be fairly pleased with the outcome. Chelsea, the No. 1 overall seed in this year's draw (that's right, bitch), was drawn into Group A along with Serie A runner-up AS Roma, Frenchies Bordeaux and CL debutants CFR Cluj (Romania).

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"Who put the ball in Arsenal's net? All of fucking Europe," used to be the chant sung, following Arsenal's poor record in Europe. When United won it 1999, Wenger's team couldn't get out of the group stages, with Lens and Dynamo Kyiv finishing above them. It was the same story the following season, with Barcelona [. Click to continue reading...

Four clubs surprised the pundits by pulling off impressive victories against higher ranked outfits. Based on current rankings:

• Anorthosis Famagusta (ranked 193) defeated Olympiacos (ranked 44)
• FC BATE Borisov (unranked) defeated Levski Sofia (ranked 80)
• Atlético Madrid (ranked 67) defeated Schalke 04 (ranked 22)
• Dynamo Kyiv (ranked 74) defeated Spartak Moscow (ranked 61)

FC BATE from Belarus and Anorthosis from Cyprus are the first clubs from their perspective countries to ever qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

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Kuralar bu sefer Cuma 13:00'de değil, bu akşam (Perşembe) 19:00'da çekiliyor.
Fenerbahçe üçüncü torbadan dahil olacak. İşin rengini 4. torbadan gelecek takım belirler. Torbalar şu şekilde: 1. Torba Manchester United FC (İNG), Chelsea FC (İNG), Liverpool FC (İNG), FC Barcelona (İSP), Arsenal FC (İNG), Olympique Lyonnais (FRA), FC Internazionale Milano (İTA), Real Madrid CF (İSP) 2. Click to continue reading...

The final 32 clubs who will partake in this year's Champions League campaign have qualified and are all set for tomorrow's draw - set somewhere in Europe which is easy for Michele Platini to travel to (oh it's in Monaco, how nice). And though the qualifying stages are a bit Champions League Lite, they still [. Click to continue reading...

No wonder why Fenerbahce did not look good in the Super League opening match!..

They had the CL in their minds!..

While Galatasaray lost out on the Europe's biggest tournamnet Fenerbahce surpases Last season Turkcell super league Champions to reach the CL.

That is bad news for Galatasaray fans but,it is good news for Fenerbahce fans, becasue, their team will be in the Champions League This season again. Click to continue reading...

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Chelsea's Under-16 showcase, The Cobham Cup, kicked off today. And Marko Mitrovic stole the show.

In his Chelsea debut, the highly-touted Swede signed by Chelsea last December found himself on the scoresheet less than a minute into the Blues' tournament opener with River Plate. Mitrovic drove home a penalty, which he had won by latching onto an errant loose ball just 10 seconds into the game.

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With Euro 2008 qualifying put to rest and a round of domestic games under their belts, Europe's top clubs return their focus to the Champions League for Matchday 5. This round of games should clarify which teams will progress though who will finish first or second will come down to the last Matchday for most groups. Click to continue reading...

Today we look at Group F which features defending English Premier League champs Manchester United, Roma, Sporting Lisbon and Dynamo Kiev. The group looks like ti should belong to the favourites and it will be a battle between Sporting Lison and Dynamo Kyiv for the UEFA Cup berth.

Manchester United
How they got here: Finished first in English Premier League, automatic berth into group stage of CL

Previous Best Showing: Won the competition in 1998-99, have struggled to get past the semi-final stage since then. Click to continue reading...