UEFA Champions Lge - Wednesday Matchday #1:
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2007/08 UEFA Champions League: Matchday #1:
Wednesday, 19 September 2007
Arsenal v Sevilla
Barcelona v Lyon
Fenerbahce v Inter Milan
PSV v CSKA Moscow
Rangers v VfB Stuttgart
Roma v Dynamo Kiev
Slavia Prague v Steaua Bucuresti
Sporting v Man Utd
Match on Tv:
19 Sep 2007 - (Thur Morning)
CH. 23 & 24
Barcelona Vs Olympique Lyonnais - Ch 23 - 2:45am (Live)
Arsenal Vs Sevilla - Ch 23 - 5:00am (Delayed)
Sporting Vs Man Utd - Ch 24 - 2:45am (Live) -
We'll show how to beat Arsenal
SEVILLE coach Juande Ramos will waltz into the Emirates tomorrow night — and show Spurs how you beat Arsenal. That is the view of Seville’s Brazil right-back Daniel Alves who reckons frustrated Tottenham fans will be cursing their luck at missing out on Ramos.
Spurs botched an attempt to replace under-fire Martin Jol with the Spanish coach three weeks ago. Ramos met with White Hart Lane officials but the deal fell apart after the meeting was made public. Seville arrive in London today for their Champions League match at Arsenal having started their season undefeated.
Arsene Wenger’s side may be flying high at the top of the Premier League after their 3-1 derby win on Saturday but Alves rates Ramos alongside the Gunners’ boss. Alves said: “Seville play in a very similar style to Arsenal. We are fast, attacking and play the game in a beautiful way and that is because of Jaunde Ramos.
“It is his football philosophy and it is very close to Arsene Wenger’s. I think that will make this match a great occasion. The players are all very happy that our coach decided not to go to Tottenham. “He is loved and respected at Seville. I think he stayed out of loyalty because we were already preparing for the new season and the time to leave was wrong. “If Spurs had made their move at the end of last season maybe they would have a new manager now.”
Having become the first team — and coach — to successfully defend the UEFA Cup, Seville are keen to make the most of their first appearance in the Champions League. Alves added: “This is a very big moment for us. We are very confident and we are already playing the kind of football that made us the team we were last season.
“Arsenal are a strong side with great young players. They are one of the favourites to win the Premier League and the Champions League — but we have no fear. I saw their match with Spurs last weekend and the way they play is no surprise to us. We play the same style and this has the possibility to be a beautiful contest. “But we know if we can win at the Emirates then we will have gone a long way to qualifying for the next phase.”
Alves admits he is still getting over the heartbreak of seeing his move to Chelsea wrecked. The Brazilian was poised to join the Blues for £21million in the summer before Seville upped the asking price. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich refused to pay £24m and Jose Mourinho bought fellow Brazilian Julio Belletti for £2.1m instead.
Alves said: “The opportunity came up and I wanted to join but it didn’t happen. I am still coming to terms with the situation and trying to move on and look to the future. “I was angry and confused by the way things happened but I have to concentrate on Seville now and start to turn the pages.” -
walau, no live telecast for arsenal match???
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http://livefooty.doctor-serv.com/Originally posted by dragg:walau, no live telecast for arsenal match??? 
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wdF?!
i got home early cos i tot manu game starting at 1!!!
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i thought so too.Originally posted by used:wdF?!
i got home early cos i tot manu game starting at 1!!! 
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compared to yesterday, today like ghost-town.
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i guess many fell asleep watching both matches -
Group E
Barcelona 3-0 Lyon
Rangers 2-1 VfB Stuttgart
Group F
Roma 2-0 Dynamo Kiev
Sporting 0-1 Manchester United
Group G
Fenerbahce 1-0 Inter Milan
PSV Eindhoven 2-1 CSKA Moscow
Group H
Arsenal 3-0 Sevilla
Slavia Prague 2-1 Steaua Bucuresti -
Inter Milan off to a bad start..Barca off to a flyer,3-0 against Lyon
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Henry Opens Account As Barça Cruise
FC Barcelona 3 - 0 Olympique Lyonnais
Thierry Henry scored his first official goal for FC Barcelona as a defensive Olympique Lyonnais side were eased aside in Camp Nou on Wednesday evening.
The Frenchman netted the final effort of the night in second half injury time after François Clerc had put through his own net in the opening half and Lionel Messi had added a second after the break.
It was a convincing start from the Blaugrana, who had to contend with a visiting side that appeared intent on defending in numbers even after going behind. -
Prodigal Son Ronaldo Returns To Net Winner
Sporting Lisbon 0-1 Manchester United
With the stage-lights fully trained on Cristiano Ronaldo as he played against the club he was nurtured at for the first time, the expectations were high for him to deliver. Thankfully the wing-wizard didnÂ’t disappoint as he scored the only goal of the game to secure three points for Manchester United. -
Rangers Fight Back To Secure Stuttgart Win
Rangers 2 Stuttgart 1
Rangers fought back from a goal down at Ibrox to open their Champions League campaign with a win. Despite a spirited display from the German side, the Scots held out to secure the all important win. -
Slavia Stun Steaua In Prague
Slavia Prague 2 - 1 Steaua Bucharest
Slavia Prague picked up a close-fought victory over Romanian visitors Steaua Bucharest in a match where clinical finishing counted for a lot...
The closing periods of the game saw some end-to-end stuff, but that was that as far as goalscoring went. Thus Slavia picked up a win in their first ever match in the CL proper, Steaua returning home to rue missed chances. -
CSKA Can't Recover From PSV Onslaught
PSV Eindhoven 2 - 1 CSKA Moscow
Two second half goals gave PSV Eindhoven a deserved victory over a CSKA Moscow side that couldn't get going until it was too late...
PSV picked up a deserved win over a CSKA Moscow side that, while second best, gave the hosts a run for their money late on. -
Arsenal Sweep To Victory Over Sevilla
Arsenal 3-0 Sevilla
Arsenal's excellent start to the season continued with a valuable and ultimately comprehensive victory to open their Champions League campaign. A deflected first-half shot from Cesc Fabregas, a close-range tap-in by Robin van Persie from a Fabregas free-kick and a late third by substitute Eduardo that crowned another slick passing move saw Sevilla comprehensively beaten.
The Spanish side looked a little wanting at this level, at least against a side who, for all their youth, have considerable Champions League experience.
The games against Sevilla were always going to be the toughest for Arsenal in Group H, and their confidence will be boosted by this result, and performance. -
Perrotta leads Roma cruise
Roma 2 - 0 Dynamo Kiev
Roma maintained their flying start to the season with a comprehensive 2-0 victory over Dynamo Kiev to open their Uefa Champions League campaign.
Goals from Simone Perrotta and Francesco Totti were sufficient to give the Italians the three points, although they could easily have scored more such was their superiority. -
Fener shock sorry Inter
Fenerbahce 1 - 0 Inter Milan
Fenerbahce shocked Internazionale with a deserved 1-0 win over the Italian champions in their Group G opener.
Deivid's spectacular first half goal proved enough to give Zico's men a morale-boosting win over a sluggish Inter. -
Ronaldo ate Lisboa for breakfast.
Barcelona performed well.
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must be eating his own words nowOriginally posted by zocoss:[b]We'll show how to beat Arsenal
SEVILLE coach Juande Ramos will waltz into the Emirates tomorrow night — and show Spurs how you beat Arsenal. That is the view of Seville’s Brazil right-back Daniel Alves who reckons frustrated Tottenham fans will be cursing their luck at missing out on Ramos. -
rangers has another one over stuttgart again....arsenal also flying while the rest of the british sides were disappointing...