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losing to Benfica 1-0 is still a good result away..... with the way liverpool won last year, anything can happen.... i believe in the Rafalution of Liverpool.... getting back the hometown hero in the team (Robbie Fowler) will be a boost for the return match at Anfield.... i still believe that they will go to the next round (cross fingers).... go liverpool YNWA (You'll Never Walk Alone)!!!

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o sige, eto na rin predictions ko:

(First team mentioned = first leg home pitch)

 

Chelsea vs. Barcelona = 1st leg Draw, Barca wins 2ns leg

Barcelona wins 2-1 :evil:

Read Madrid vs. Arsenal = Real Madrid wins 1st leg, Arsenal wins 2nd leg, Arsenal advances

Arsenal wins 1-0

Werder Bremen vs. Juventus = Juventus both legs

Bremen wins 3-2 :blink:

Bayern Munich vs. AC Milan = 1st leg draw, AC Milan wins 2nd leg

Drawn match 1-1

PSV vs. Lyon = PSV wins 1st leg, 2nd leg draw

Lyon wins 1-0

Ajax vs. Inter = Inter wins both legs

Drawn match 2-2

Benfica vs. Liverpool = Benfica wins 1st leg, Pool wins 2nd leg, Pool advances via penalties

Benfica wins 1-0

Rangers vs. Villarreal = 1st leg draw, Villarreal wins 2nd leg

Drawn match 2-2

 

Elite 8:

Barca, Arsenal, Juventus, AC Nilan, PSV, Inter, Liverpool, Villarreal

 

Naku, kung nanalo sana Chelsea sa group nila, hindi Barcelona ang kalaban na tsktsktsk

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'di daw s'ya ina-appreciate at ni la-love ng fans k'ya ayun... nagmumukmok... baka umalis na ng real madrid after this season...

 

 

here is clip from the web:

 

Has Ronaldo played his last European game for Real?

 

 

By Phil Minshull

 

MADRID (AFP) - Ronaldo could have played his last Champions League game in the Santiago Bernabeu, and perhaps even for Real Madrid, if the stories in the Spanish newspapers on Wednesday prove to be true.

 

The three-time World Player of the Year opened his heart to the media on Monday, ahead of Real's Champions League game against visitors Arsenal, saying how unhappy he was at his treatment by the Spanish giants' fans.

 

The Brazilian added to the illusion when the two sides met on Tuesday by looking disinterested as the Premiership side became the first English team to win in the Bernabeu, their 1-0 victory coming thanks to a Thierry Henry goal.

 

"The board of directors has initiated the transfer of Ronaldo," ran the headline in Spanish sports daily As on Wednesday.

 

"They had a meeting yesterday before the game and talked about opening his way (to move) to Inter," revealed As, although the club refuted this claim.

 

"Ronaldo hasn't found any support in the dressing room for his outburst," added the newspaper, reinforcing the theme of its story.

 

"We want to make it clear ... that the board of directors did not discuss the future of Ronaldo or any other player at their meeting yesterday," the club said in a statement on their website on Wednesday.

 

However, the club's denial that they have started to discuss Ronaldo's departure, and coach Juan Ramon Lopez Caro's continued backing for the player, are unlikely to stem the stream of speculation about a possible transfer.

 

Rival Spanish newspaper Marca on Wednesday also had Ronaldo going to Italy's second city in the summer but instead of him returning to his former club, Spain's best selling paper had him set to sign for local rivals AC Milan.

 

"The outburst of Ronaldo has been a bombshell in Italy," commented Marca.

 

Marca quoted AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani as saying, "He's a great champion, and a player who is held in high esteem in Italy. At the end of the season, if he wants to change his jersey, I am sure many clubs around the world will be interested, including Milan."

 

Real's defeat by Arsenal leaves the nine-time champions of Europe with a mountain to climb in their second leg at Highbury in two weeks time if they are to qualify for the quarter-finals.

 

Ronaldo's comments before the game, and sorry display during it - which garnered zero points by both Marca and As in their player-by-player assessments - has also led to serious doubts about whether he will start the second leg.

 

Club captain Raul Gonalez's return to fitness and the availability of January-window signing Antonio Cassano means that Real coach Juan Ramon Lopez Caro now has alternatives as the main target man to the sullen superstar.

 

The only Real player to come out of Tuesday's match with any credit was the Spanish international goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who by common consent kept the hosts from further embarrassment.

 

"Casillas saved Madrid from disaster," ran the headline on the front page of Marca. "The truth is, the scoreline could have been much worse," admitted Casillas.

 

Perhaps the last words should go to England captain David Beckham, who should have known what Arsenal were capable of having spent 11 years at their Premiership rivals Manchester United before his move to the Spanish capital.

 

"Arsenal surprised us and we could have conceded more goals. We were thinking they were going to defend more and they caught us out by going on the attack. They had a great game.

 

"It's a shame we didn't play well, and I don't why we didn't when we had so much confidence," reflected Beckham.

 

Beckham will also be aware that Tuesday's defeat by Arsenal means that his chances of finally lifting a major trophy with Real this season have receded dramatically.

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:( talo ang liverpool.. badtrip..

 

 

:D pero talo din ang chelsea.. kaya okey lang.. hehe..

Ang galing ni terry mag defend.. mistake nya lang yung own goal.. pero super sa defend.. SUPER.. i woke up around 5 in the morning just to watch the game live.. pag bukas ko.. after two min. own goal ni motta.. tapos own goal naman si terry..

 

sige gudlak sa mga teams ko.. liverpool.. and barca.. sana talo ang chelsea.. haha.. plug ko narin team ng football buddy ko.. Go Arsenal.. hehe..

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'di daw s'ya ina-appreciate at ni la-love ng fans k'ya ayun... nagmumukmok... baka umalis na ng real madrid after this season...

 

sana bumalik si ronaldo sa inter...left and right fire power....lakas....sana nga umalis na si ronaldo tapos kumuha ng defender ang real!...

 

AHAHAAHAH!! talo na nman ang chelsea!!! proof that money doesn't always win games..go Barsa!!

 

isa pang example yang real na yan....kaya naman natalo ang chelsea kasi down to ten men sila...

 

chelsea-barca 2nd leg will be very interesting.pukpukan yun sigurado.

 

very interesting tlga...first game pa lang...ang ganda na sobra...eventhough chelsea fan ako, maganda sobra ung game...astig tlga si terry...sya lang bumuhay sa chelsea..if not for him, siguro 4-1 ang score...nice defending not only terry pati sila ferriera at carvalho...

 

ano nga pala nationality ni messi?...

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basta sa rangers na ako lol

 

UAAP Football News: Ateneo def. La Salle in the UAAP Final, 1-nil to win their 3rd straight Men's Football crown. Not to be outdone, La Salle def. UST in the Women's Final to win their UAAP Grandslam of four titles.

 

Ateneo has been in the Men's Final since 1994-95

La Salle has been in the Women's Final since 1995-96

Edited by howard_the_duck
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i still believe na mababawian ng real ang arsenal..both sides have fragile defenses..thierry henry could be the difference, we will see..

 

i think chelsea will attack in the 2nd leg..all out yan malamang..pero i think barsa can hold on..

 

i think liverpool can't defend the trophy..either out sila this round or the next..

 

lyon, barsa, bayern..who will win the champions league? daming magaling na teams..dark horses ang werder bremen&benfica..

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underachieving ang defense ng arsenal... inconsistent... ang upside naman talaga nila ay 'yung free-flowing offense nila...

 

wika nga... the a strong offense can be your best defense... kung i-pressure mo kaagad 'yung kalaban sa depensa... mawawala 'yung timetable nila na makagawa sa opensa...

 

i would like to see the gunners or lyon lift the trophy this year... mahigit isang dekada na ang nakaraan when marseilles won the trophy for france...

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bwiset na real!...talo sa mallorca! they lead first half 1-0...pero sa second half...2 goals ang mallorca...talo!...

 

valencia draw lng with getafe, 1-1

 

barcelona won nmn against zaragoza 2-0...mukhang la liga champion ulit ang catalans...tsk tsk...

 

congrats to manu winning 4-0 against wigan. 2 goals from rooney, a goal from saha and ronaldo...mukhang nagaayos ng laro si ronaldo a...thats nice...all they have to do is stay second sa table...para back CL sila next season...

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