FOOTBALL: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PREVIEW II

dear blog,

am i going 2 talk about football most of e time n bore all e readers? well, i guess currently it is among e most easiest stuff 2 write on 4 me who is without any digicam. 2 write a preview/review will take onli 30 mins max so it wun matter if i am too busy. 2nite s'pore tv is gonna show REAL MADRID VS. PORTO n it will b nice 2 wake up early around 3:30am in pyjamas 2 watch. i remember last time when Campus NetTV is not yet available, i wore pyjamas 2 go down 2 watch e football match in e tv room n everybody opened their eyes really big, looking kinda shocked. i guess i am too lazy 2 change. since will go up 2 continue my sleep again after e match. :)

attended a guest lecture 2day by Mr. Jeff Willis from Ove Arup & Partners (Arup), an international consulting engineering practice, of which, he became a Director in 1992. The Development and Measurement of Sustainable in the Construction Industry was his lecture topic. it was quite a solid lecture on environmental issues we face in designing buildings n it is all about how 2 achieve sustainable design. e attendance was veli bad probably becoz we r sick of dat term oredi. it is like e 'IN' thing in architecture now 2 discuss about it.

btw, here is yesterday's CL results:

l.moscosw 0-0 arsenal
anderlecht 1-1 b.munich
galatasaray 1-2 r.sociedad
inter 2-1 d.kiev
monaco 4-0 aek athens
depor 2-0 eindhoven
celtic 2-0 lyon

not bad, all my wins r predicted correctly except draws. but i have 2 admit it is easier 2 predict becoz all those predictions r done with teams with relative difference in quality BUT dat doesn't mean there wun b any upsets. ok, as 4 2molo morning's matches.

AJAX AMSTERDAM VS. CLUB BRUGGE
e team dat almost kicked ac milan out of last year's semi is not lousy. they may have lost 2 milan in e opening match, but they should b good enuf 4 club brugge. AJAX WIN

CELTA VIGO VS. AC MILAN
last season's champ milan should win tis tie against another new rookie in champ league tis season. they r quite impressive on away matches last season, weird but true. celta had been veli impressive last season, veli determined n hard 2 beat. nvr met b4 i guess so tis is quite new. it can go either way. MILAN WIN

CHELSEA VS. BESIKTAS
e most expensive assembled club now could not afford 2 lose becoz will lose face. haha! they r still settling down as a team. so dat may b e onli problem. 1 is interested how long will tis take 4 them 2 really c e financial expenses b paid back. last match saw dat chelsea are not invincible, just like wat everybody thought of real madrid. if they dun gel, they r as bad as any team in e world. CHELSEA WIN

FC PORTO VS. REAL MADRID
real just lost their domestic match 2 valencia. beckham will not feature BUT raul is back! if he is in good form, wun b surprised real should grab another win. but it wun b easy in portugal. figo alwiz shines in his hometown. 1 more time figo! REAL WIN

LAZIO VS. SPARTA PRAGUE
although lazio started e season with a bang in serie a, their performance of late r quite bad. thus, they need tis win badly 2 bring e confidence back. sparta r on song in their own league but against weaker sides. in terms of quality of players n experience on e field, lazio should win tis. they just need 2 turn their luck around. LAZIO WIN

MARSAILLE VS. PARTIZAN BELGRADE
partizan belgrade r in e champs league 4 e 1st time so marsaille should win by experience alone. MARSAILLE WIN

PANATHINAIKOS VS. RANGERS
dun have much knowledge but rangers good enuf 4 win. RANGERS WIN

VFB STUTTGART VS. MAN. UTD.
man utd like it or not, r more experienced in europe than stuttgart. but life wun b easy in germany either. never never easy 2 get free points in germany, u need 2 earn it. they r tough nuts 2 crack. yet, man utd will still b able 2 win tis 1. MAN UTD WIN

yours sincerely,
diehardx