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Ok here it is, the UEFA Champions League 2010/2011 Thread ! Let's discuss all the Champions League action in this thread separated from the other football thread, which is filled with prem. league stuffs that I'm fed up with  .
Since i don't have the time to introduce all the teams and won't have the time to update all the results in-time I have to ask you to give some input (such as a small introduction for your favorite CL team including current situation, predictions for this season and etc.) and post the results in an appropriate format in the thread, since I won't be able to update all the results all the time.
Now, let's get started for the interesting parts the introduction of the teams and the matches.
The Teams
Defending champion and national champions
FC Internazionale Milano - The defending Champion, Italian Champion & Italian Cup Winner
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1.FC Bayern München - The Runner-up, German Champion & German Cup winner
+ Show Spoiler +![[image loading]](http://img.uefa.com/imgml/TP/teams/logos/70x70/50037.png) ![[image loading]](http://en.uefa.com/imgml/comp/honours/1.png) Last season's runner-up started it's domestic season rather poor, with a win, loss and recently a draw against fellow champions league participant Werder Bremen. However it is to expected that Bayern will gear-up and reach top-form by October-November. In the last season, Bayern could rely on the "Flying Dutchman" Arjen Robben, who came from spanish rival Real Madrid and proved his former club wrong by taking Bayern all the way to their first CL final since 2001. Can Arjen Robben repeat his run and bring Bayern back to glory and triumphs of former days ? At the moment however one must fear that he can't, as "The Flying Dutchman" has turned himself to "The Man of Glass" and is still denied by an injury taken during his World Cup campaign. While is unable to play until November-December, the focus is set back on Franck Ribery. The other ingenius winger Bayern has. After a year of injuries and scandals, in which Ribery never found his form, he has promised fans and club officials that, this season, he will deliver what everyone is expecting of him and will carry Bayern far in the UEFA Champions League. But still Bayern would not be Bayern, if they would not have other exceptional players that can carry the whole team to success, such as Bastian Schweinsteiger, Philipp Lahm or youngster Thomas Müller, who has just won the "Best Young Player" award and the "Golden Boot" award of the FIFA World Cup 2010. Therefore Bayern has a squad that has the potential to go far (at least semi-final) in this years Champions League, and this is the least what fans and officials expect of them. As for the domestic league, Bayern fans are expecting the repeat of the "Double", winning the Bundesliga and the German Cup, everything less is considered a failure.
FC Barcelona - Spanish Champion
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Chelsea FC - English Champion & English Cup winner
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Olympique Marseille - French Champion
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The other big names
Real Madrid - Spanish runner-up
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Manchester United - English runner-up
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AC Milan - Italian league's 3rd
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FC Arsenal - English league's 3rd
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Olympique Lyonnais - French runner-up
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Werder Bremen - German runner-up
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AS Roma - Italian runner-up
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UEFA Champions League 2010/2011
Group Stage
Group A
+ Show Spoiler +Team/Games/Goals/Points Tottenham / 1 / +0 / 1 Twente / 1 / +0 / 1 Inter / 1 / +0 / 1 Werder Bremen / 1 / +0 / 1
Group B
+ Show Spoiler +Team/Games/Goals/Points Benfica / 1 / +2 / 3 Lyon / 1 / +1 / 3 Schalke / 1 / -1 / 0 Tel-Aviv / 1 / -1 / 0
Group C
+ Show Spoiler +Team/Games/Goals/Points Valencia / 1 / +4 / 3 Man. United / 1 / +0 / 1 Rangers / 1 / +0 / 1 Bursaspor / 1 / -4 / 0
Group D
+ Show Spoiler +Team/Games/Goals/Points Barcelona / 1 / +4 / 3 Copenhagen / 1 / +1 / 3 Rubin Kazan / 1 / -1 / 0 Panathinaikos / 1 / -4 / 0
Group E
+ Show Spoiler +Team/Games/Goals/Points Basel / 0 / 0 / 0 Bayern / 0 / 0 / 0 AS Roma / 0 / 0 / 0 Cluj / 0 / 0 / 0
Group F
+ Show Spoiler +Team/Games/Goals/Points Chelsea / 0 / 0 / 0 Marseille / 0 / 0 / 0 Spartak Moscow / 0 / 0 / 0 Zilina / 0 / 0 / 0
Group G
+ Show Spoiler +Team/Games/Goals/Points Auxerre / 0 / 0 / 0 Real Madrid / 0 / 0 / 0 AC Milan / 0 / 0 / 0 Ajax Amsterdam / 0 / 0 / 0
Group H
+ Show Spoiler +Team/Games/Goals/Points Partizan Belgrad / 0 / 0 / 0 Arsenal / 0 / 0 / 0 Braga / 0 / 0 / 0 Donetsk / 0 / 0 / 0
The polls
Poll: Who will win the UEFA Champions League 2010/2011?Barcelona (27) 20% Real Madrid (23) 17% Chelsea (18) 14% Bayern München (14) 11% Manchester United (14) 11% Arsenal (10) 8% AC Milan (7) 5% other (7) 5% Inter (6) 5% AS Roma (3) 2% Werder Bremen (3) 2% Olympique Lyon (1) 1% 133 total votes Your vote: Who will win the UEFA Champions League 2010/2011? (Vote): Inter
(Vote): Bayern München
(Vote): Barcelona
(Vote): Chelsea
(Vote): Real Madrid
(Vote): Manchester United
(Vote): AC Milan
(Vote): Arsenal
(Vote): Olympique Lyon
(Vote): AS Roma
(Vote): Werder Bremen
(Vote): other
Who will survive the group stage ?
+ Show Spoiler +Poll: Group AInter (12) 36% Tottenham (11) 33% Werder Bremen (9) 27% Twente (1) 3% 33 total votes Your vote: Group A (Vote): Werder Bremen
(Vote): Inter
(Vote): Twente
(Vote): Tottenham
Poll: Group BLyon (13) 50% Schalke (7) 27% Benfica (6) 23% Tel Aviv (0) 0% 26 total votes Your vote: Group B (Vote): Tel Aviv
(Vote): Lyon
(Vote): Schalke
(Vote): Benfica
Poll: Group CManchester United (17) 65% Valencia (7) 27% Rangers (2) 8% Bursaspor (0) 0% 26 total votes Your vote: Group C (Vote): Valencia
(Vote): Manchester United
(Vote): Rangers
(Vote): Bursaspor
Poll: Group DBarcelona (19) 63% Rubin Kazan (4) 13% Copenhagen (4) 13% Panathinaikos (3) 10% 30 total votes Your vote: Group D (Vote): Rubin Kazan
(Vote): Barcelona
(Vote): Panathinaikos
(Vote): Copenhagen
Poll: Group EBayern (16) 70% Roma (6) 26% Cluj (1) 4% Basel (0) 0% 23 total votes Your vote: Group E (Vote): Basel
(Vote): Bayern
(Vote): Roma
(Vote): Cluj
Poll: Group FChelsea (17) 74% Marseille (4) 17% Spartak Moscow (2) 9% Zilina (0) 0% 23 total votes Your vote: Group F (Vote): Chelsea
(Vote): Marseille
(Vote): Spartak Moscow
(Vote): Zilina
Poll: Group GReal Madrid (13) 52% Ajax Amsterdam (8) 32% AC Milan (3) 12% Auxerre (1) 4% 25 total votes Your vote: Group G (Vote): Auxerre
(Vote): Real Madrid
(Vote): AC Milan
(Vote): Ajax Amsterdam
Poll: Group HArsenal (16) 73% Donetsk (3) 14% Partizan (2) 9% Braga (1) 5% 22 total votes Your vote: Group H (Vote): Partizan
(Vote): Arsenal
(Vote): Braga
(Vote): Donetsk
PLEASE GIVE ME SOME INPUT FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE TEAMS, AND PROVE YOURSELF THAT YOU ARE A REAL SUPPORTER OF YOUR TEAM ! 
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group E small mistake. its BASEL, has nothing to do with "base"... ^^
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On September 14 2010 00:58 -DaJ- wrote:
group E small mistake. its BASEL, has nothing to do with "base"... ^^
fixed :D , however for our american friends that's not important since Basel will drop out of the group stage soon enough . Hehe
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Since I never watch Seria A Im looking forward to seeing what Holgerius Bonwja totti can do vs Munich
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United States2848 Posts
Go Man U! Real's group seems like the most difficult one.
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On September 14 2010 01:12 MaGic~PhiL wrote:
Since I never watch Seria A Im looking forward to seeing what Holgerius Bonwja totti can do vs Munich
Considering the current form of Bayern and our semi-professional wrestler, Daniel van Buyten, I expect that AS Roma will give us much trouble...  . But I think we will win 2:1 though 
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On September 14 2010 01:12 MaGic~PhiL wrote:
Since I never watch Seria A Im looking forward to seeing what Holgerius Bonwja totti can do vs Munich
Well, right now things don't look too good to be honest. I was brimming with confidence for the team (and Totti) before the season began, because they kicked some serious ass during the latter part of the last season (getting more points than Inter after Ranieri took over), Totti looked fucking magical and now the squad is even stronger (signing Adriano, Boriello and Simplicio while losing only Motta). But getting only a 0-0 vs Cesena and then losing to Cagliari 1-5 (!!!)... man, that crushed my expectations for this season. I desperately want Totti and Roma to finally win a CL, but right now that doesn't look very realistic. Hopefully the bonjwa will start to deliver again vs Bayern so they can turn this nasty trend around and make me believe again. ^__^ I'm prepared for disappointment though.
Forza Roma!
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SOM LA GENT BLAU GRANAAAAAAA
BARÇAAA
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BAAAAAAAAAAARÇA!!!
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On September 14 2010 02:05 Holgerius wrote:Show nested quote +On September 14 2010 01:12 MaGic~PhiL wrote:
Since I never watch Seria A Im looking forward to seeing what Holgerius Bonwja totti can do vs Munich
Well, right now things don't look too good to be honest. I was brimming with confidence for the team (and Totti) before the season began, because they kicked some serious ass during the latter part of the last season (getting more points than Inter after Ranieri took over), Totti looked fucking magical and now the squad is even stronger (signing Adriano, Boriello and Simplicio while losing only Motta). But getting only a 0-0 vs Cesena and then losing to Cagliari 1-5 (!!!)... man, that crushed my expectations for this season. I desperately want Totti and Roma to finally win a CL, but right now that doesn't look very realistic. Hopefully the bonjwa will start to deliver again vs Bayern so they can turn this nasty trend around and make me believe again. ^__^ I'm prepared for disappointment though. Forza Roma!
Hahaha so basically both sides have failed to live up expectations, i just hope we can see some good football . Tell your boys not to turtle ... :D
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On September 14 2010 02:17 eaT_Mi_Lquid wrote:Show nested quote +On September 14 2010 02:05 Holgerius wrote:On September 14 2010 01:12 MaGic~PhiL wrote:
Since I never watch Seria A Im looking forward to seeing what Holgerius Bonwja totti can do vs Munich
Well, right now things don't look too good to be honest. I was brimming with confidence for the team (and Totti) before the season began, because they kicked some serious ass during the latter part of the last season (getting more points than Inter after Ranieri took over), Totti looked fucking magical and now the squad is even stronger (signing Adriano, Boriello and Simplicio while losing only Motta). But getting only a 0-0 vs Cesena and then losing to Cagliari 1-5 (!!!)... man, that crushed my expectations for this season. I desperately want Totti and Roma to finally win a CL, but right now that doesn't look very realistic. Hopefully the bonjwa will start to deliver again vs Bayern so they can turn this nasty trend around and make me believe again. ^__^ I'm prepared for disappointment though. Forza Roma! Hahaha so basically both sides have failed to live up expectations, i just hope we can see some good football . Tell your boys not to turtle ... :D
So Bayern are failing as well, huh? XD That made me a little bit more optimistic. And I don't think we have to worry about any turtling, the system Roma has been using in general is pretty fun to watch (when it works as it should). I think the game has a lot of potential. ^__^
Feels great to have Roma back on the biggest stage again!
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On September 14 2010 02:54 Holgerius wrote:Show nested quote +On September 14 2010 02:17 eaT_Mi_Lquid wrote:On September 14 2010 02:05 Holgerius wrote:On September 14 2010 01:12 MaGic~PhiL wrote:
Since I never watch Seria A Im looking forward to seeing what Holgerius Bonwja totti can do vs Munich
Well, right now things don't look too good to be honest. I was brimming with confidence for the team (and Totti) before the season began, because they kicked some serious ass during the latter part of the last season (getting more points than Inter after Ranieri took over), Totti looked fucking magical and now the squad is even stronger (signing Adriano, Boriello and Simplicio while losing only Motta). But getting only a 0-0 vs Cesena and then losing to Cagliari 1-5 (!!!)... man, that crushed my expectations for this season. I desperately want Totti and Roma to finally win a CL, but right now that doesn't look very realistic. Hopefully the bonjwa will start to deliver again vs Bayern so they can turn this nasty trend around and make me believe again. ^__^ I'm prepared for disappointment though. Forza Roma! Hahaha so basically both sides have failed to live up expectations, i just hope we can see some good football . Tell your boys not to turtle ... :D So Bayern are failing as well, huh? XD That made me a little bit more optimistic. And I don't think we have to worry about any turtling, the system Roma has been using in general is pretty fun to watch (when it works as it should). I think the game has a lot of potential. ^__^ Feels great to have Roma back on the biggest stage again!
Yeah definitely. As for the group, I think both Bayern and Roma will do it. Basel and Cluj are just too weak to compete with Bayern/Roma.
Goal.com has funny odds for CL
http://www.goal.com/en/news/2994/betting/2010/09/13/2090534/champions-league-special-who-are-the-favourites
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Norway28875 Posts
the four biggest contenders are : real madrid, barcelona, manunited and chelsea
behind those we have, in this order, inter, milan, arsenal and bayern munchen
that is my opinion!
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On September 14 2010 03:08 eaT_Mi_Lquid wrote:Show nested quote +On September 14 2010 02:54 Holgerius wrote:On September 14 2010 02:17 eaT_Mi_Lquid wrote:On September 14 2010 02:05 Holgerius wrote:On September 14 2010 01:12 MaGic~PhiL wrote:
Since I never watch Seria A Im looking forward to seeing what Holgerius Bonwja totti can do vs Munich
Well, right now things don't look too good to be honest. I was brimming with confidence for the team (and Totti) before the season began, because they kicked some serious ass during the latter part of the last season (getting more points than Inter after Ranieri took over), Totti looked fucking magical and now the squad is even stronger (signing Adriano, Boriello and Simplicio while losing only Motta). But getting only a 0-0 vs Cesena and then losing to Cagliari 1-5 (!!!)... man, that crushed my expectations for this season. I desperately want Totti and Roma to finally win a CL, but right now that doesn't look very realistic. Hopefully the bonjwa will start to deliver again vs Bayern so they can turn this nasty trend around and make me believe again. ^__^ I'm prepared for disappointment though. Forza Roma! Hahaha so basically both sides have failed to live up expectations, i just hope we can see some good football . Tell your boys not to turtle ... :D So Bayern are failing as well, huh? XD That made me a little bit more optimistic. And I don't think we have to worry about any turtling, the system Roma has been using in general is pretty fun to watch (when it works as it should). I think the game has a lot of potential. ^__^ Feels great to have Roma back on the biggest stage again! Yeah definitely. As for the group, I think both Bayern and Roma will do it. Basel and Cluj are just too weak to compete with Bayern/Roma. Goal.com has funny odds for CL http://www.goal.com/en/news/2994/betting/2010/09/13/2090534/champions-league-special-who-are-the-favourites
What's wrong with those odds? Seems pretty normal.
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Chelsea looks to be my favourite this season.
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On September 14 2010 03:25 MooCow wrote:Show nested quote +On September 14 2010 03:08 eaT_Mi_Lquid wrote:On September 14 2010 02:54 Holgerius wrote:On September 14 2010 02:17 eaT_Mi_Lquid wrote:On September 14 2010 02:05 Holgerius wrote:On September 14 2010 01:12 MaGic~PhiL wrote:
Since I never watch Seria A Im looking forward to seeing what Holgerius Bonwja totti can do vs Munich
Well, right now things don't look too good to be honest. I was brimming with confidence for the team (and Totti) before the season began, because they kicked some serious ass during the latter part of the last season (getting more points than Inter after Ranieri took over), Totti looked fucking magical and now the squad is even stronger (signing Adriano, Boriello and Simplicio while losing only Motta). But getting only a 0-0 vs Cesena and then losing to Cagliari 1-5 (!!!)... man, that crushed my expectations for this season. I desperately want Totti and Roma to finally win a CL, but right now that doesn't look very realistic. Hopefully the bonjwa will start to deliver again vs Bayern so they can turn this nasty trend around and make me believe again. ^__^ I'm prepared for disappointment though. Forza Roma! Hahaha so basically both sides have failed to live up expectations, i just hope we can see some good football . Tell your boys not to turtle ... :D So Bayern are failing as well, huh? XD That made me a little bit more optimistic. And I don't think we have to worry about any turtling, the system Roma has been using in general is pretty fun to watch (when it works as it should). I think the game has a lot of potential. ^__^ Feels great to have Roma back on the biggest stage again! Yeah definitely. As for the group, I think both Bayern and Roma will do it. Basel and Cluj are just too weak to compete with Bayern/Roma. Goal.com has funny odds for CL http://www.goal.com/en/news/2994/betting/2010/09/13/2090534/champions-league-special-who-are-the-favourites What's wrong with those odds? Seems pretty normal.
Some odds are ... odd ... like Real 5.5 , that's more than Chelsea. Remember that Real haven't been in Semi-Finals for years. Arsenal 15.0 tied with Inter 15.0 is also weird, although i know that defending the title is more difficult than to win it. But with all the other odds it's fine. Just funny to think about betting on Cluj or Zilinia to get 500.0 thats hilarious,
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On September 14 2010 04:06 eaT_Mi_Lquid wrote:Show nested quote +On September 14 2010 03:25 MooCow wrote:On September 14 2010 03:08 eaT_Mi_Lquid wrote:On September 14 2010 02:54 Holgerius wrote:On September 14 2010 02:17 eaT_Mi_Lquid wrote:On September 14 2010 02:05 Holgerius wrote:On September 14 2010 01:12 MaGic~PhiL wrote:
Since I never watch Seria A Im looking forward to seeing what Holgerius Bonwja totti can do vs Munich
Well, right now things don't look too good to be honest. I was brimming with confidence for the team (and Totti) before the season began, because they kicked some serious ass during the latter part of the last season (getting more points than Inter after Ranieri took over), Totti looked fucking magical and now the squad is even stronger (signing Adriano, Boriello and Simplicio while losing only Motta). But getting only a 0-0 vs Cesena and then losing to Cagliari 1-5 (!!!)... man, that crushed my expectations for this season. I desperately want Totti and Roma to finally win a CL, but right now that doesn't look very realistic. Hopefully the bonjwa will start to deliver again vs Bayern so they can turn this nasty trend around and make me believe again. ^__^ I'm prepared for disappointment though. Forza Roma! Hahaha so basically both sides have failed to live up expectations, i just hope we can see some good football . Tell your boys not to turtle ... :D So Bayern are failing as well, huh? XD That made me a little bit more optimistic. And I don't think we have to worry about any turtling, the system Roma has been using in general is pretty fun to watch (when it works as it should). I think the game has a lot of potential. ^__^ Feels great to have Roma back on the biggest stage again! Yeah definitely. As for the group, I think both Bayern and Roma will do it. Basel and Cluj are just too weak to compete with Bayern/Roma. Goal.com has funny odds for CL http://www.goal.com/en/news/2994/betting/2010/09/13/2090534/champions-league-special-who-are-the-favourites What's wrong with those odds? Seems pretty normal. Some odds are ... odd ... like Real 5.5 , that's more than Chelsea. Remember that Real haven't been in Semi-Finals for years. Arsenal 15.0 tied with Inter 15.0 is also weird, although i know that defending the title is more difficult than to win it. But with all the other odds it's fine. Just funny to think about betting on Cluj or Zilinia to get 500.0 thats hilarious,
Yea you're right I guess everyone is afraid of the X-factor that Mourinho brings.
On the Hercules vs Barca match, Hercules was 100/1 ! haha imagine if someone put some money on them.
Does anyone realistically see Inter retaining the title?
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Inter have pretty much the same squad, and the new coach might not be Mourinho-class but I heard he's pretty good. They can definitely win again.
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Yeah, all of the top 8 teams can win it, as shown last year. However in the short history of Champions League noone ever has been able to retain the title. Obviously this won't hold for long but i wish it isn't Inter to retain this as first. xD hehe.
On a more serious note, i have doubts that Sneijer can get his form of last season. This goes aswell for Robben. Therefore we'll have to see what happens. Barca are still the favourites though.
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Barca, Real and Chelsea are the strongest favourites in my eyes.
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