Friday, August 29, 2003

FOOTBALL: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FIRST STAGE DRAW

so e draw is finally out! how will each club perform tis year n will there b alot of surprises like last season when bayern munich exited early 2gether with liverpool?

bayern munich is drawn into group a with olympic lyon n celtic 2 b clubs dat can prevent them 2 go into e next stage. but with e signing of makaay, things should look brighter now 4 e generally old munich side.

arsenal is in group b with inter. dynamo kiev n lokomotiv moscow r both in e same group which is quite a coincidence 2 me, but these 2 r capable of providing some upsets in e champions league.

group c will c psv eindhoven, monaco n deportivo coruna 2 b e contenders dat r capable 2 reach e next stage. group d will b galatasaray, e former europe giant beaters, reak sociedad n last year's runner-up juventus. tis could b an exciting group as well.

rangers n man utd grace group e n perhaps stuttgart will b capable of providing some upsets here with panathinaikos but i think quite unlikely.

real madrid has porto, olympic marseille n partisan belgrade in their group f. e 2 countries of zidane n figo, they will have e chance 2 go home 2 pay a visit. partisan belgrade, e club dat upset newcastle will perform 4 e 1st time in e champions league.

lazio n chelsea take group g with ac milan, e champions having ajax n celta vigo in e last group. milan have 2 watch out on celta n ajax, these clubs r capable of beating any giants on their day.

so wat r ur opinions? who will go thru e 1st stage? which club will b e team 2 watch tis season? i alwiz give my opinions after e 1st stage becoz sometimes teams like ac milan n real madrid will suffer 2 even get thru e 1st stage. so i have no opinions 4 now.

as of writing tis, e uefa european football awards was oredi over. buffon is named e mvp n of coz e best goalie. roberto carlos 4 best defender, ruud van nistelrooy 4 best forward n nedved 4 best midfielder. u all should remember e incident where nedved tackled mcmanamann despite oredi almost qualifying e final last season. guess he is over-enthusiastic with e clash with real madrid. he could have played in e final if he was more careful n could b e big influence in changing e winners. juventus could have won if he was playing. buffon must have earned his mvp becoz of his penalty shootout display dat is spectacular. nistelrooy of coz 4 his quantity of goals scored.

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