Champions League Predictions ..
Not one of the strongest collections of top clubs the ECC has seen play, but with 16 countries represented, it should be interesting nonetheless. Here are my predictions for top 2 seeds advancing (in order), followed by a UEFA Cup runner up.
Group A: Chelsea, Barca .. Bremen (top 2 obviosuly a toss up, however lonely Sofia to hand out points left and right is obvious)
Group B: Bayern, Inter .. Spartak (look for Bayern to top group with Spartak and Inter fighting for 2nd, Sporting will need to play extraordinary to become a part of UEFA Cup, let alone a finalist again)
Group C: Liverpool, PSV .. Galatasaray (straight forward, however, if this was the year PSV do not progress, I wouldn't be surprised)
Group D: Valencia, Shakhtar .. AC Roma (having seen Shakhtar play half a dozen games this summer, I know they are capable of going into Rome and Pireaus and taking points, Roma being inconsistent doesn't bode well for anyone in the group)
Group E: Real Madrid, Lyon .. Dynamo Kyiv (unless the 2 faves both pick up 2 points from each other, neither Dynamo nor Bucharest have a shot of claiming 2nd, I will have my fingers crossed for DK nonetheless)
Group F: Man Utd, Benfica .. Celtic (Kobenhavn's dream qualifier stops here, unfortunately)
Group G: CSKA, Arsenal .. Porto (CSKA top form in Russian premier league will do them favours in Group Stage, I expect Arsenal to lose points out East as usual, Porto and Hamburg will fight for 3rd)
Group H: Milan, Lille .. AEK (Anderlecht are one of the worst CL clubs, yet make it to group stage annually, so much for AC's punishment of being in the easiest group, with it, I expect them to be in mid table in Serie A by November, pushing for UEFA Cup by the end of 1st half)
Everything following that is a draw. I highly doubt my predictions will be anything less than 80%, but futbol is futbol.
Will be interesting to see Mourinho go for the treble while competing in that group.
What are your thoughts?
posted by taras @ 3:31 PM
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My predictions are much the same as yours:
A: Barca, Chelski - Bremen
B: Inter, Bayern - Spartak
C: Liverpool, PSV - Galatasaray
D: Valencia, Roma - Shakhtar
E: Lyon, Real - Dynamo
F: Man U, Benfica - Celtic
G: Arsenal, Hamburg - CSKA
H: Milan, Lille - Anderlecht
I really haven't followed any leagues outside of the largest (England, Spain, Italy, Germany), so much of this is just based on reputation and Football Manager 2006 :)
Milan does seem to have gotten off easy. Group A looks the toughest with Bremen being a pretty good side that is almost certain to get bumped in the group stage.
A: Chelsea - Barcelona - Bremen
B: Inter - Spartak - Bayern
C: Liverpool - Galetesary - Bordeaux
D: Roma - Valencia - Shaktar
E: Lyon - Real Madrid - Dynamo Kiev
F: Manchest United - Benfica - Celtic
G: Arsenal - HSV - Porto
H: Milan - Anderlecht - Lille
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Day after day, i have been calling the Ajax bigshots trying to convince them they should get Freddy Guarin and make him the defensive midfielder instead of Maduro. But do they listen?
Cruijff does not see anything in him, they say. Who the hell is Cruijff?
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