2005/2006 UEFA Champions League - Group Stage

[O.D.S]

The Champions League Group Stage:

GROUP A
Bayern Munchen
Juventus
Bruges
Rapid Vienna

GROUP B
Arsenal
Ajax
Sparta Praga
Thun

GROUP C
Barcellona
Panatinaikos
Werder Brema
Udinese

GROUP D
Manchester United
Villareal
Lille
Benfica

GROUP E
Milan
PSV Eindhoven
Schalke 04
Fenerbahce

GROUP F
Real Madrid
Lione
Olympiakos
Rosenborg

GROUP G
Liverpool
Chelsea
Anderlecht
Betis

GROUP H
Inter
Porto
Rangers
Bratislava

[Shadow Voa]

*claps his hands proudly* WHOOO GO PORTO!!!!
Im a major soccer fan, and a big fan of Porto.

[O.D.S]

Good to see other footbal fans around here *claps*

im a serious Juventus fan! Go JUVE!

BTW Porto have a relativly easy group on paper. ;-)

[Shadow Voa]

Haha you noticed that aswell, most people who know Porto and those other groups would realize this. Juventus and Benfica would be my second and third choices. Used to like Real Madrid but they are over-rated and stuffed with too many stars.

[O.D.S]

Used to like Real Madrid but they are over-rated and stuffed with too many stars.
Too many stars and not enough trophys. Although the departure of Figo i approve but not to Inter Milan. Oh well...

Also since Porto won the CL many of their players left, so now its more of a rebuild. You reckon they will do well?

[Shadow Voa]

Haha Luis Figo my favourite soccer player, I have his Portugal soccer jersey and his number (7 of course). Im also a big fan of Zinedine Zidane who has returned for another shot at France winning the WC.

I think they will do well, they always make me proud when they play lol. I was at a real game with Porto vs Liverpool and those guys amaze me its nice to see them work so well... considering they play together every four years (WC,EC) on the Portugal soccer club as a country.

But your right with players such as (wont name them all) Costinha, Maniche, Nuno Gomes (favourite player on Porto) and Deco gone there is an impact on how the team will play. But they will hopefully retain the skill and some new freshness to the team.

Got any predictions for WC and UC?
I'll say Porto for UC and Portugal for WC.

[O.D.S]

WC predictions is a difficult one. But ill probably make up my mind in a few days when the next round of qualifications are complete. :-)

As for the CL mmmm. I cant leave out AC Milan or Real Madrid (they always seem to do quite well) Although i want Juventus to win im predicting Barcelona to maybe take it. Lets just wait and see how the teams play on Matchday 1 (ill most likely change my mind again)

[O.D.S]

Results:

Matchday 1 - 13 September 2005
Group Home Away
E: PSV 1-0 Schalke

E: AC Milan 3-1 Fenerbahçe

F: Olympiacos 1-3 Rosenborg

F: Lyon 3-0 Real Madrid

G: Betis 1-2 Liverpool

G: Chelsea 1-0 Anderlecht

H: Artmedia 0-1 Internazionale

H: Rangers 3-2 Porto

[Crow]

Lampard got lucky, commentator said his technique was amazing....pfft he's playin shit this season too

[Ravster]

Rooney shouldnt have got sent off. The ref was bloody crap and should be fired. That is all.

[Tommy]

I'm a huge Liverpool FC fan. You'll see more of me around these parts.

[Rather]

Makes me wish we were Champions...

[Tommy]

Well Palace are in the Championship.

[O.D.S]

LATE UPDATE:

Yeah i know you all know the results but im still going to update this thread to keep it upto date with the current standings.

Results:

Matchday 1 - 14 September 2005
Group Home Away
A: Club Brugge 1-2 Juventus

A: Rapid 0-1 Bayern

B: Sparta 1-1 Ajax

B: Arsenal 2-1 Thun

C: Udinese 3-0 Panathinaikos

C: Bremen 0-2 Barcelona

D: Benfica 1-0 Lille

D: Villarreal 0-0 Man. United



Goal Vids:
Club Brugge vs Juventus:
0-1 Nedved: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=28RJ9JXG
0-2 Trezeguet: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=25HSJWVM
1-2 Matonodo: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=28A9ZSJW

Weder Bremen vs Barcelona:
0-1 Deco: http://www.latestgoals.net/upload/gwwldbm3ipkw.zip
0-2 Ronadinho: http://www.latestgoals.net/upload/fc8r87f0qrk0.zip

- enjoy ;-]

[Tommy]

Post this weeks fixtures.

[O.D.S]

This weeks fixtures as requested

Matchday 2 - 27 September 2005

Group Home Away
A Juventus - Rapid
A Bayern - Club Brugge
B Ajax - Arsenal
B Thun - Sparta
C Panathinaikos - Bremen
C Barcelona - Udinese
D Man. United - Benfica
D Lille - Villarreal

Matchday 2 - 28 September 2005

Group Home Away
E Fenerbahçe - PSV
E Schalke - Milan
F Real Madrid - Olympiacos
F Rosenborg - Lyon
G Anderlecht - Betis
G Liverpool - Chelsea
H Porto - Artmedia
H Internazionale - Rangers

[O.D.S]

Results:

Matchday 2 - 27 September 2005
Group Home Away
A: Bayern 1-0 Club Brugge

A: Juventus 3-0 Rapid

B: Ajax 1-2 Arsenal

B: Thun 1-0 Sparta

C: Panathinaikos 2-1 Bremen

C: Barcelona 4-1 Udinese

D: Man. United 2-1 Benfica

D: Lille 0-0 Villarreal

[O.D.S]

Goal Vids:

Juventus vs Rapid:
Trezeguet 1-0: http://www.slipknotcpd.com/martin/juventus_vs_rapid-trezeguet_1_0.mpg
Mutu 2-0: http://www.slipknotcpd.com/martin/juventus_vs_rapid-mutu_2_0.mpg
Ibrahimovic 3-0: http://www.slipknotcpd.com/martin/juventus_vs_rapid-ibrahimovic_3_0.mpg
Del Piero Volley - miss: http://rapidshare.de/files/5615940/DP.wmv.html

Barcelona vs Udinese:
1-0 Ronaldinho: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QEQMNR10
1-1 Felipe: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8MFOD20J
2-1 Ronaldinho: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1S8HA3UH
3-1 Deco: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZDWMELEJ

Ajax vs Arsenal:
0-1 Ljungberg: http://rapidshare.de/files/5606957/F_Ljung.zip.html

[Tommy]

Cool posts. I'm going to Anfield in just over an hour. :)

[O.D.S]

Results:

Matchday 2 - 28 September 2005
Group Home Away
E: Schalke 2-2 Milan

E: Fenerbahçe 3-0 PSV

F: Rosenborg 0-1 Lyon

F: Real Madrid 2-1 Olympiacos

G: Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea

G: Anderlecht 0-1 Betis

H: Internazionale 1-0 Rangers

H: Porto 2-3 Artmedia

[Tommy]

Great result for Liverpool.

[O.D.S]

yeah not to shabby. But im a Juventus fan.

[Tommy]

*Politely reminds you of last year's Quarter Final*

[O.D.S]

lol, yeah i knew you were going to bring that up. Good memory on your part.

Luis Garcia's goal alone deserved the win by itself.

[Tommy]

Nah, the performance in Turin alone deserved the win. :)

[O.D.S]

Goal Vids

Fenerbache vs Psv
1-0 alex: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UMD2YVS1
2-0 alex: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YL7MHP5U
3-0 apphiah: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=41JL0J85

Real Madrid vs Olympiakos
1-0 Raul: http://d.turboupload.com/d/79767/RealMadrid_1-0_Olympiakos.wmv.html

Rosenborg vs Lyon
1st half highlights: http://rapidshare.de/files/5644148/_canal__20050928_213446-4-2.mpg.html

[Ravster]

^woot, Man Utd once again saved by Nistelrooy. Oh, btw, you don't by any chance have a clip of the goals scored in the '99 champions league final when my favourite player - ole gunnar solskjaer - scored the winning goal ?

[O.D.S]

Yeah ive got it...gimme some time to upload and post it

[Ravster]

^ok cheers

[O.D.S]

Here ya go:
LINK: http://mehulr.8m.com/ole.mpeg

http://mehulr.8m.com/manutdeuro.jpg

Teddy Sheringham’s equaliser
LINK: http://mehulr.8m.com/teddy.mpeg - Enjoy :smoke:

(man it was a hassle finding it again...since i couldnt find my copy on my comp.)

[Tommy]

That was a horrible night.

[O.D.S]

That was a horrible night.
Why?, you go for the other team

[Tommy]

No, I despise Man Ure.

[Ravster]

w00t, thanks duga, brings back memories........

[O.D.S]

No, I despise Man Ure.
Thats cool and all, im not an advint fan of theirs either.
w00t, thanks duga, brings back memories........
Yeah no probs. man

[O.D.S]

Matchday 3 - 18 October 2005
Group Home Away
A: Bayern 2-1 Juventus

A: Rapid 0-1 Club Brugge

B: Ajax 2-0 Thun

B: Sparta 0-2 Arsenal

C: Udinese 1-1 Bremen

C: Panathinaikos 0-0 Barcelona

D: Villarreal 1-1 Benfica

D: Man. United 0-0 Lille

[Tommy]

Liverpool should have no problems against Anderlecht tonight.

[O.D.S]

Results:

Matchday 3 - 19 October 2005
Group Home Away
E: Fenerbahçe 3-3 Schalke

E: Milan 0-0 PSV

F: Lyon 2-1 Olympiacos

F: Real Madrid 4-1 Rosenborg

G: Chelsea 4-0 Betis

G: Anderlecht 0-1 Liverpool

H: Rangers 0-0 Artmedia

H: Porto 2-0 Internazionale

[Ravster]

I watched the Man Utd game. Annoying indeed. What should have been an easy 3 points turned out into a very frustrating game and even boring at times.



*Not happy*

[Tommy]

Liverpool owned Anderlecht, the Belgium team were very poor last night.

[O.D.S]

E: Milan 0-0 PSV
Im more surprised at this result more than any other (from todays matches)

[Ravster]

Have to admit, Cisse's goal was very good.

[Tommy]

Milan struggled against PSV in the Semi Final last season.

[Ravster]

Henry's goal was superb. Great way to signal the comeback out of his injury

[O.D.S]

Have to admit, Cisse's goal was very good
yep it was, and so was raul's....Heres the vid:

Raul 2-1
http://www.gameroom.com/ramsi/real-ros-2-1.avi

[O.D.S]

Matchday 4 - 01 November 2005
Group Home Away
E: PSV 1-0 Milan

E: Schalke 2-0 Fenerbahçe

F: Olympiacos 1-4 Lyon

F: Rosenborg 0-2 Real Madrid

G: Betis 1-0 Chelsea

G: Liverpool 3-0 Anderlecht

H: Artmedia 2-2 Rangers

H: Internazionale 2-1 Porto

[O.D.S]

Matchday 4 - 02 November 2005
Group Home Away
A: Club Brugge 3-2 Rapid

A: Juventus 2-1 Bayern

B: Arsenal 3-0 Sparta

B: Thun 2-4 Ajax

C: Bremen 4-3 Udinese

C: Barcelona 5-0 Panathinaikos

D: Benfica 0-1 Villarreal

D: Lille 1-0 Man. United

[Ravster]

ffs!


Man Utd should just writher and die somewhere......in a corner.


They need to get their act together before their big game with Chelsea at the weekend!


Heres hoping they win!

[Crow]

meh, they've gone really downhill, they need a good midfield captain to keep them in order...Keane is gettin on abit now, and someone needs to tell Ronaldo to pass the ball from time to time

[Ravster]

^I hope it gets better before Solskjaer comes back in and Saha too.

[Daggy Bilbon]

Well hopefully Saha will help it to get better. Big game against Chelsea, here's to hoping the Red Devil's can step it up and whoop some ass!

[Ravster]

They should start with Park more often. Hes a great player, and his passing is awesome. In my opinion, they shouldnt start with Ronaldo at the weekend and bring Scholes back in, and leave Fletcher in there too.


I just hope Ferguson and Keane uplift their team, and I can see Man Utd winning on the weekend. Maybe start a run after that game. Maybe.

[Tommy]

Liverpool own once again. :)

[O.D.S]

E: PSV 1-0 Milan
The most surprising result IMO

but then again i dislike Chelsea so heres once more to their "great" result
Betis 1-0 Chelsea

[O.D.S]

Matchday 5 - 22 November 2005
Group Home AwayA: Bayern 4-0 Rapid

A: Juventus 1-0 Club Brugge

B: Ajax 2-1 Sparta

B: Thun 0-1 Arsenal

C: Panathinaikos 1-2 Udinese

C: Barcelona 3-1 Bremen

D: Man. United 0-0 Villarreal

D: Lille 0-0 Benfica

[Ravster]

ANYHOW Man Utd get knocked out! I shall release my rath of fury upon your pen0s!

Anyway, Man Utd are idiots, they should have won, and now because they didnt, they could well be knocked out of the competition! n00bs!

[Tommy]

Hopefully Man Ure go out. Liverpool need a point tonight to qualify. I'll be at Anfield tonight for what's sure to be another special Anfield European night.

[O.D.S]

Matchday 5 - 23 November 2005
Group Home Away
E: Fenerbahçe 0-4 Milan

E: Schalke 3-0 PSV

F: Rosenborg 1-1 Olympiacos

F: Real Madrid 1-1 Lyon

G: Liverpool 0-0 Betis

G: Anderlecht 0-2 Chelsea

H: Internazionale 4-0 Artmedia

H: Porto 1-1 Rangers



http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/UCL/370749_MEDIUMLANDSCAPE.jpg

Shevchenko floors Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe SK 0-4 AC Milan
Andriy Shevchenko scored all four as the visitors closed in on the knockout stages from Group E.

[Ravster]

Yea, too bad he couldnt score his penalty against Liverpool. N00BBBBB!

[O.D.S]

Matchday 6 - 06 December 2005
Group Home Away
E: PSV 2-0 Fenerbahçe

E: Milan 3-2 Schalke

F: Olympiacos 2-1 Real Madrid

F: Lyon 2-1 Rosenborg

G: Betis 0-1 Anderlecht

G: Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool

H: Artmedia 0-0 Porto

H: Rangers 1-1 Internazionale

[O.D.S]

Matchday 6 - 07 December 2005
Group Home Away
A: Club Brugge 1-1 Bayern

A: Rapid 1-3 Juventus

B: Arsenal 0-0 Ajax

B: Sparta 0-0 Thun

C: Bremen 5-1 Panathinaikos

C: Udinese 0-2 Barcelona

D: Benfica 2-1 Man. United

D: Villarreal 1-0 Lille

[Ravster]

Stupid Man Utd. How the fuck did they get knocked out!!!1 Bitches!!!!!!!

Fergusons got some thinking to do

[O.D.S]

Yeah i saw that...but Ferguson should still be very safe with his coaching job

on a nother note, my team, Juventus made it through at the top of the group.
I cant wait to see next matchdays matchups.

[Crow]

Fergie pretty much has job security for the rest of his life unless things go horribly wrong...i think he'll end his career by retiring, probabily in the next few years

Utd's problem is they have good players but they dont work well together, they need more experience in the squad but it seems they are going the opposite way and bringing in young players (Rossi, Fletcher etc...)

hopefully Fergie's signing he has lined up for the end of the season will be an experienced midfielder

[O.D.S]

Utd's problem is they have good players but they dont work well together
Thats also Real Madrid's major problem. All the stars ego's seem to get in the way of team work, although they can play great football in some games others are just shocking

[Tommy]

Man Ure are out. Oh happy days. Not even in UEFA Cup. Even FC Thun got into UEFA Cup.

[Ravster]

^ fu fu fu fu fu fu fu fu fu fu FUCK J00!



*sighs* Im never gonna hear the end of it from my liverpool supporting friends n00bs

[O.D.S]

The group stage of this years UCL has concluded.

here are the remaining teams in the competition:


Chelsea
Juventus
Milan
Barcelona
Real Madrid
Arsenal
Psv Eindhoven
Glasgow Rangers
Villareal
Olympic Lyon
Werder Bremen
Bayern Munich
Benfica
Liverpool
Ajax
Inter


A new thread for the Knockout stage and the match ups will be created. Looking forward to more great games and more great discussions. http://forums.e-mpire.com/images/icons/icon14.gif