At the end of the 6th Giornata we still saw surprises. Inter is top of the table, but they share a place with Lazio and Udinese, two squads who have been impressing in this start of the season. Both clubs are putting in good performances and don't look like calming down any time soon. Inter beat Bologna (with a splendid goal from Ibrahimovic), while Lazio needed a late equalizer from Simone Inzaghi (his first goal in Serie A in 4 years) to draw with Lecce.

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First results from match day two left both Italian clubs drawing even against opponents BATE Borisov and FC Steaua Bucuresti. Yesterday's Match Summary BATE Borisov 2 - 2 Juventus After falling behind two goals to nil in the early going, Juventus needed two Vincenzo Iaqunita goals to salvage a point away to newcomers Borisov. Click to continue reading...

30/09/2008

Gruppo E:

Aalborg - Manchester United 0 - 3
Villarreal - Celtic 1 - 0

Gruppo F:

Fiorentina - Steaua Bucarest 0 - 0
Bayern Monaco - Lione 1 - 1

Gruppo G:

Arsenal - Porto 4 - 0
Fenerbahçe - Dinamo Kiev 0 - 0

Gruppo H:

Zenit San Pietroburgo - Real Madrid 1 - 2
BATE Borisov - Juventus 2 - 2

01/10/2008

Gruppo A:

CFR Cluj - Chelsea ore 20. Click to continue reading...

Second consecutive draw for Fiorentina in the UEFA Champions League. The Viola could not do better than a 0-0 result on Tuesday, blocked by a tough & well-organized Steaua Bucharest side, surprising not only in their disciplined defensive organization but also with their fair share of technical players (above all, António Semedo, Banel Nicolita, and [. Click to continue reading...

For Champions League Matchday 2 we're going to try something a little different. Rather than LiveBlogging just the one game here on the front page, we're going to do an all inclusive LiveBlogaganza to try and follow all eight games simultaneously. Foolish? Probably. But the plan is to have a place where we can discuss [. Click to continue reading...

30/09/2008

Gruppo E:

Aalborg - Manchester United ore 20.45
Villarreal - Celtic ore 20.45

Gruppo F:

Fiorentina - Steaua Bucarest ore 20.45
Bayern Monaco - Lione ore 20.45

Gruppo G:

Arsenal - Porto ore 20.45
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Match Schedule Tuesday 30 Sept. 2008   20:45 Fiorentina vs FC Steaua Bucuresti 20:45 FC BATE Borisov vs Juventus Wednesday 01 Oct. 2008 20:45 Bordeaux vs AS Roma 20:45 Internazionale vs Werder Bremen all times (CET) UEFA.com Magazine Interviews UEFA.com magazine interviews Juventus legend, UEFA president Michel Platini UEFA. Click to continue reading...

Since Lyon have only one point so far - from a home game at that - it's crucial that they walk away with at least a point tomorrow evening in Munich. With Fiorentina taking on Steaua in Italy, it's likely the Italians will get three points, so unless Lyon want to hang out in the bottom of the group, a good performance tomorrow is a must.

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When looking at the schedule of the 5th Giornata, all eyes had to be on Milan-Inter. The Derby was important not only for fans of those teams but for fans of other teams, as everyone had to hope Inter were stopped. And they were stopped, as the Rossoneri prevailed with a thunderous header from Ronaldinho, who scored his first goal in a Milan jersey.

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Matchday 2 of the 08/09 UEFA Champions League will be played out on 30 Sep / 1 Oct - we have the head-to-head records for the clubs involved, a look at the predictions for each group and the highlights going into this round of the Champions League group stages. Did you know? Celtic have failed to win [. Click to continue reading...

Ronaldinho shines as AC Milan take the Milan Derby 1 - 0. Match Highlights Match Day Five Results Saturday Sept. 27 Sampdoria 0 - 0 Juventus Fiorentina 1 - 0 Genoa   Sunday Sept. 28  AS Roma 2 - 0 Atalanta Bologna 0 - 1 Napoli Catania 1 - 0 Chievo Lecce 2 - 0 Cagliari Palermo 1 - 0 Reggina Torino 1 - 3 Lazio Udinese 2 - [. Click to continue reading...

Reverse engines, full 180º, nitro boost. After his team's brutal mid-week loss to Lazio, Cesare Prandelli must have found the right words to remotivate his men Saturday. A battling and determined Fiorentina side, led by the continued moment of form of a reborn Alberto Gilardino, brushed their Genoa visitors aside and went on to take [. Click to continue reading...

Sokratis Papastathopoulos, former AEK centre back, has made his Serie A debut with Genoa today. Genoa are playing Fiorentina and are currently tied 0-0 early in the second half. Papastathopoulos has apparently been playing a great game and has been marking and closing down dangerous Fiorentina striker Mutu. Click to continue reading...

One of my least favorite subjects- aside from ethnic cleansing, and life threatning diseases- is Lyon's resident brat, Frederico Chaves Guedes Fred. Fred recently gave an interview in French on OL's website. Since they didn't offer an English translation- and annoyingly, OL doesn't offers translations for alot of their articles- I thought I'd share a verbatim of the interview.

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 Here are the scores for last night's Serie A matches: Sampdoria vs. 0 Final Siena 0 AC Milan vs, 2 Final Reggina 1 Palermo vs. 1 Final Napoli 2 Fiorentina vs. 1 Final Lazio 1 Share This Click to continue reading...

For some reason whenever Serie A plays during the week I always feel like it isn't the same. I love the tradition of Serie A Sundays and Serie A on Wednesday just feels strange. But it's still Serie A, so I could care less because I love calcio. Giornata 4 was another great round of calcio: Inter took sole lead of the Serie A table after getting a result vs a tough Lecce side thanks to Julio Cruz, Juventus drew Catania at home and wasted many chances to get all 3 points, Milan keeps bouncing back after a win in Reggio Calabria, Roma continues to struggle after losing away to Genoa, and Fiorentina were outclassed by Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico.

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Inter squeeze out a win, Juventus can't hold off Catania, Milan win, Roma shot down by Genoa and Lazio roll over Fiorentina...

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Serie A Table
CLUB GP W L D PTS GD Inter Milan4301104 Lazio431095 Atalanta431092 Napoli420282 Juventus420282 Udinese421174 Catania Calcio421171 Genoa422062 AC Milan422061 Palermo422060 Torino411251 Siena411251 Chievo Verona41125-1 Roma41214-1 Lecce41214-2 Fiorentina41214-3 Sampdoria40133-2 Bologna41303-4 Reggina40311-5 Cagliari40400-7 Click to continue reading...

24/09/2009

Atalanta - Cagliari 1 - 0
Bologna - Udinese 0 - 3
Chievo - Torino 1 - 1
Genoa - Roma 3 - 1
Inter - Lecce 1 - 0
Juventus - Catania 1 - 1
Lazio - Fiorentina 3 - 0
Napoli - Palermo 2 - 1
Reggina - Milan 1 - 2
Siena - Sampdoria 0 - 0

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According to L'Equipe, this is Lyon's best league start to a season since 2001/2002. Unbeaten in all their games, with five wins and a draw, they are already four points ahead of second placed Marseille. And despite having a defense that would make even the bravest of people whimper with fear, Lyon conceded only two goals so far, giving them the best defense in the league.

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24/09/2009

Atalanta - Cagliari ore 20.30
Bologna - Udinese ore 20.30
Chievo - Torino ore 20.30
Genoa - Roma ore 20.30
Inter - Lecce ore 20.30
Juventus - Catania ore 20.30
Lazio - Fiorentina ore 20.30
Napoli - Palermo ore ore 20.30
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The third giornata of Serie A had less drama and surprises then the last two weeks, but it was interesting and exciting nonetheless. All the big teams won (including Milan for the first time): Inter swept aside Torino, Juventus won a tricky away game vs. Cagliari, Roma ended their "crisis" by soundly defeating Reggina 3-0, Milan finally won with a 4-1 victory over Lazio, and Fiorentina keep chugging along (with Gila scoring goals) with a win vs.

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Remember Serie A tifosi this is a short week in Italy, Match Day 4 games are being played on Wednesday, September 24th.   Tricky match for Roma away to Genoa this match day and although they've found their footing and confidence after beating Reggina 3 - 0 match day three I think this one is going to be [. Click to continue reading...

West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola could face a struggle to land target Riccardo Montolivo after Fiorentina insisted the playmaker is not for sale. The 23-year-old has reportedly captured Zola's attention after a number of eye-catching displays for the Serie A club, while he was also a member of the Italian Olympic squad. Click to continue reading...

Roma and AC Milan get back on track with big wins  Saturday Sept 20th Catania 1 - 0 Atalanta Roma 3 - 0 Reggina Sunday Sept 21th  Cagliari 0 - 1 Juventus Fiorentina 1 - 0 Bologna Lecce 1 - 1 Siena Palermo 2 - 1 Genoa Sampdoria 1 - 1 Chievo Torino 1 - 3 Inter Milan Udinese 0 - 0 Napoli AC Milan 4 - 1 Lazio Bookmark [. Click to continue reading...

Avrupa'daki büyükler kazanmaları gereken maçları azıcık sektirerek kazandı. Süper Lig'de Trabzon, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray ve Beşiktaş galip. İtalya'da Milan evinde Lazio'yu 4'leyerek havasını söndürdü. Roma ve Fiorentina da kazandı. Liverpool evinde Stoke ile beraber kalmasına rağmen şaşırtmadı. Click to continue reading...

After coming back from a two goal deficit to draw with Fiorentina in the Champions League, French giants Olympique Lyon won their weekend domestic fixture by beating Le Havre AC 1-0 at the Stade Jules Deschaseux. Lyon, who had Sidney Govou sent off in the second half, held on to their one goal lead, given [. Click to continue reading...

Ahhh, hopefully we can have a slight respite from the recent Franco-Italian war that has errupted in our comments section of the post-Lyon-Fiorentina CL match, and during the lull in hostilities, get back to enjoying some L1 action!

Saturday, Lyon travel to Le Stade Jules Deschaseaux in the the northwestern region of Haute-Normandie to take on one of this year's promoted clubs, Le Havre AC.

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Italian teams made 4 out of 4 in the UEFA Cup Thursday night. Indeed, in the round just before the Group Stage all four Serie A sides in action recorded first-leg victories, some welcome news after the difficulties Roma and Fiorentina encountered in the Champions League. Uefa.com reports. Partial video highlights here. Click to continue reading...

Terribly sorry that I didn't post yesterday, but I've been uber busy. Anyway, since there's no national news, let's turn our attention to club news.
Champions League
Fiorentina tied 2-2 in their CL Group Stage opener with Lyonnais. The game was full of controversy, and you can debate until you're bluer than Tobias Funke over whether Lyonnais' first goal was valid or not.

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Former FC Dallas midfielder Juan Toja started and played 77 minutes of UEFA Champions League action for Steaua Bucuresti in the Romanian club's 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich in their opening match of group stage play on Wednesday. Toja had a relatively quiet game, only showing up on the stat sheet with one foul suffered and one foul committed. 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...

Fiorentina had the French "Lion" almost tamed. In their nth rendez-vous with top European football (since the 2001-02 season, OL have won 7 consecutive Ligue 1 championships), Lyon started the match at ferocious pace, but after a couple whip-cracks by Alberto Gilardino (coupled with an almost flawless Viola defence) the beast had stopped roaring. Click to continue reading...

In lieu of a proper match review, I present you with this. Match highlights and photos at the end of the post.

1. When picking Brazilians, it's Ederson you want. Leave Fred behind with the rest of the garbage.

I don't mean to come off as a Fred hater, but did he accomplish ANYTHING in today's match - besides the countless times he squandered easy shots on goal?

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I suppose if winning is everything, there's nothing wrong with that. However, there's an unwritten code in football that if an injured player is down on the pitch, you put the ball out of play for him to receive treatment and be escorted off. No can do for Lyon, who not only played around him, [...] Click to continue reading...

Wednesday Sept 17th Lyon v Fiorentina, Group F Juventus v Zenit St Petersburg, Group H Yesterday's Results for Italian Clubs Roma 1 - 2 CFR Cluj, Group A Panathinaikos 0 -2 Inter, Group B goalscorers for Inter - Mancini (27′), Adriano (85′)   Bookmark to: Click to continue reading...