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FBS:
Let's see what RM (with a full strength team ) can do to DC United.

Madrid 3 - 0 DC United.
BTW it wasn't a full strength squad (missing Benzema and Lass away to france, with Ramos, Gago, Marcelo, RVN and Diarra left in spain)

Nobody is buying Ribery for 80m. He will be bought for less than 20m next summer.

The ref got it wrong, as he did not recognize the foul on evra.
You can only bring back play, if you had played the advantage. The ref did not not play the advantage, cos he did not recognize the foul (hence no booking for ballack)

I dont know about him being fake, but there are definitely too many medals available for sports like swimming and gymnastics.

What is there to justify when madness comes out of the Allianz Asylum.
Baba 70 don talk am finish ' Na craze man be dat'

chic2pimp:
don't worry , they are still experimenting . Come that start of the season dey go whoop una behind both home and away.

lai lai! whoop wetin?
A team coached by a mad man, and led by an area boy/bar tout, can never whoop simple eggs

and did you see me defend the decision?
The officiating favored bayern, simple!
nobody said they were the only team to have ever been favored by a ref
BTW its a condemnation of the ref and not bayern, yet you are quick to defend your team. Guilty conscience eh?

dayokanu:
You think everyone is Real madrid General Francos club?

This is the Bundesliga where football is played as a contact game If you dont want contact play ping pong or billiards

That authorizes you should tackle from behind on a goal bound striker?
Van Bommel should have been carded on several occasions, instead the ref ignored them and just wanted to minimize the chances of having to send him off.

honeric01:
so whats the scoreline now?

Finished 1-1

Biased officiating. Bayern, particularly Van Bommel, has been getting away with some bad tackles

Baumjohann is an idiot
Obasi has skills but a low footballing IQ.

Obasi scores, Hoffenheim equalizes 1-1

Add Josue who was a starter on the 2007 copa America wining team, and Ricardo Costa who was on Mourinho's porto team, winning everything including the UCL and UEFA Cup.

[flash=480,385]http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/0v_dmMir2sc[/flash]

You liverpool fans are so funny. You make it sound like if it is common for managers to see players winning man of the match in games they didn't play in.
I have never heard of such nonsense before, and unless you can come up with other managers that made such mistakes, I maintain that Rafa has gone mad!

tocdee:
Had surgery in May and is recuperating very well. Hardly news or even bad luck.

so you want us to believe that simple mistakes like the one above mean he's mad? We live in a world of mad people then.

simple mistakes? nothing he said was true
He said the scores was 3-0 when it was 3-3
said aquilani won man of the match, when he did not even play in the game
What do you call someone that sees a person that other people cant see?
In my village that is a mad man!
Rafa has lost his mind. simple

The schedule favors Celtics as they have already played two competitive games in the previous round.

Krayola2:
We go fling Keita

na so una dey take fail exam
I asked who you would bench? abi you think say essien go agree to become super sub?

and who u go bench for am?

How can you win a title when the coach suffers from schizophrenia?

From Rafa Benitez:
“Alberto is a player with the quality we are looking for," said the Liverpool manager.
“He can play a little bit higher than Javier Mascherano – maybe between him and Steven Gerrard. He has good passing – the final ball is good – and he works.
“If he can settle down properly in England he can be a very good addition. Alberto has a winning mentality and great experience in both Serie A and the Champions League. He has long been recognised as a top class talent.
"The signing should excite the fans. He won the Under-19 European Championship with his country, and Under-21 too. He has some trophies – including the Italian Cup.
"I always remember one game – England versus Italy Under-21s at Wembley, and he was man of the match in a 3-0 win."

It is only Rafa that saw that match, 'cos when England and Italy's U21 played at Wembley, the result was 3-3 and Aquilani did not play

Benitez has finally gone mad

Milan Slam Chelsea’s Persistence Following Addition Of Essien To Pirlo Offer
Chelsea have been strongly linked with Andrea Pirlo, the Milan playmaker, over the past few weeks; however, the Rossoneri recently confirmed that their World Cup-winning midfielder was off the market.
Despite this, there have been some rumours floating around speculating that the Blues have added a further enticement to their bid for the ex-Inter player.
Michael Essien is the man that could go the other way if the Italian giants were to agree to this deal, but according to the latest words of Adriano Galliani, this will not be taking place.
“Chelsea have raised their offer by adding Essien? Pirlo has been removed from the market, so not even this would be considered,” the vice-president of the Rossoneri stressed to Corriere dello Sport.
“The matter is now closed.”
The London-based outfit are among the early favourites to take home this season’s English Premier League title; however, they are still keen to bolster their squad in the lead-up to the new campaign starting next weekend.
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Milan Sign Klaas Jan Huntelaar From Real Madrid
Milan have announced the signing of Real Madrid striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar.
Earlier this morning Rossoneri general manager Adriano Galliani confirmed that an agreement had been reached with Real Madrid for the frontman, and the official confirmation has now arrived.
A statement on Milan's official website reads:
"A.C. Milan communicate they have reached an agreement with Real Madrid for the purchase of striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
"The Dutch footballer will be subjected to the medical checks tomorrow, after which he will sign a contract which will keep him at the Rossoneri club until 30 June 2013."
Goal.com understands that Huntelaar has signed a four-year contract with the San Siro club. The transfer fee Milan have paid Real Madrid is believed to be €15 million.
This represents Milan's first significant signing of the summer. The Italian giants had made no secret of their intention to buy a top-class striker, and they will now be hoping that Huntelaar proves to be that man.
The 25-year-old, who only joined Real Madrid from Ajax in January for €20m, scored eight goals in 20 games for the Blancos before being deemed surplus to requirements following the return as president of Florentino Perez this summer.
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http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2009/08/06/1425237/official-milan-sign-klaas-jan-huntelaar-from-real-madrid

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe,
Catch a tiger by the toe.
If he hollers let him go,
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe

Which one would the ijebus get tomorrow
Fiorentina, Atlético Madrid, Celtic, Anderlecht, and Timişoara?
Well it really does not matter,
Ijebus will play only two CL games this year

Non-champions path
Seeded: Arsenal, Olympique Lyonnais, Sporting Clube de Portugal, Panathinaikos, and VfB Stuttgart.
Unseeded: Fiorentina, Atlético Madrid, Celtic, Anderlecht, and Timişoara

Champions path
Seeded: Olympiacos, København, Levski Sofia, Maccabi Haifa, and FC Zürich
Unseeded: Sheriff, Salzburg, APOEL, Ventspils, and Debreceni

MrCrackles:
Will you shut up before i stuff it with dirty socks!

u no dey fear?
Instead make u go dey pray make dem no relegate una

typical of Arsenal fans; dem never shoot, una don die.
So Atletico is not stronger than Twente abi?
no worry, draws is on friday, we go soon see who you go get.

sirwebs:
No problems for Arsenal. If you want to win it, you have to beat everybody anyway.

Its a problem cos the non-champions pool has stronger teams when compared to the champions pool.
Last year Arsenal played twente, but this year could get drawn against clubs like Atletico, Fiorentina, Stuttgart or Lyon

So for the play off round we have two pools

Non-Champions Path
Arsenal FC (ENG), Olympique Lyonnais (FRA), VfB Stuttgart (GER), ACF Fiorentina (ITA), Club Atlético de Madrid (SPA), RSC Anderlecht (BEL), Panathinaikos FC (GRE), Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR), Celtic FC (SCO), FC Timişoara (ROU)

Champions Path
FC Salzburg (AUT), Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR), FC BATE Borisov (BLR), FC Sheriff (MDA), Debreceni VSC (HUN), PFC Levski Sofia (BUL), FC Zürich (SUI), Olympiacos CFP (GRE), APOEL FC (CYP), FC København (DEN)

Its going to be much harder for Arsenal and co to get into the group stages this year.

Celtic pulled off the away win while Shaktar were sent packing

Third qualifying round (First leg on 28/29 July; Second leg on 4/5 August)

[table]
[tr][td][/td][td][/td][td]Path [/td][td] for Non-Champions [/td][td]1st leg[/td][td]2nd leg[/td][td]Agg[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1[/td][td]AC Sparta Praha (CZE)[/td][td]v[/td][td]Panathinaikos FC (GRE)[/td][td]3-1[/td][td]0-3[/td][td]3-4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]2[/td][td]FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)[/td][td]v[/td][td]FC Timişoara (ROU)[/td][td]2-2[/td][td]0-0[/td][td]2-2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]3[/td][td]Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)[/td][td]v[/td][td]FC Twente (NED)[/td][td]0-0[/td][td]1-1[/td][td]1-1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]4[/td][td]Celtic FC (SCO)[/td][td]v[/td] [td]FC Dinamo Moskva (RUS)[/td][td]0-1[/td][td]2-0[/td][td]2-1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]5[/td][td]RSC Anderlecht (BEL)[/td][td]v[/td][td]Sivasspor (TUR)[/td][td]5-0[/td][td]1-3[/td][td]6-3[/td][/tr]
[/table]

[table]
[tr][td][/td][td][/td][td]Path [/td][td] for Champions [/td][td]1st leg[/td][td]2nd leg[/td][td]Agg[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]1[/td] [td]FC Salzburg (AUT)[/td] [td]v[/td] [td]NK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)[/td][td]1-1 [/td][td]2-1[/td][td]3-2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]2[/td] [td]ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)[/td] [td]v[/td] [td]Olympiacos CFP (GRE)[/td][td]0-2[/td][td]0-2[/td][td]0-4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]3[/td] [td]FC Zürich (SUI)[/td] [td]v[/td] [td]NK Maribor (SVN)[/td][td]2-3[/td][td]3-0[/td][td]5-3[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]4[/td] [td]APOEL FC (CYP)[/td] [td]v[/td] [td]FK Partizan (SRB)[/td][td]2-0[/td][td]0-1[/td][td]2-1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]5[/td] [td]FC Sheriff (MDA)[/td] [td]v[/td] [td]SK Slavia Praha (CZE)[/td][td]0-0[/td][td]1-1[/td][td]1-1[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]6[/td] [td]FK Aktobe (KAZ)[/td] [td]v[/td] [td]Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR)[/td][td]0-0[/td][td]3-4[/td][td]3-4[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]7[/td] [td]FK Bakı (AZE)[/td] [td]v[/td] [td]PFC Levski Sofia (BUL)[/td][td]0-0[/td][td]0-2[/td][td]0-2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]8[/td] [td]FK Ventspils (LVA)[/td] [td]v[/td] [td]FC BATE Borisov (BLR)[/td][td]1-0[/td][td]1-2[/td][td]2-2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]9[/td] [td]FC Levadia Tallinn (EST)[/td] [td]v[/td] [td]Debreceni VSC (HUN)[/td][td]0-1[/td][td]0-1[/td][td]0-2[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]10[/td] [td]FC København (DEN)[/td] [td]v[/td] [td]Stabæk IF (NOR)[/td][td]3-1[/td][td]0-0[/td][td]3-1[/td][/tr]
[/table]

segunpc:
you no even mention drenthe.

nobody wan carry am even newscastle no want am.

The coach said he is staying

chic2pimp:
[b]No Let barca fans catch u oooo. Dey go chop u alive

Anybdy with common sense knows it was a bad deal, and they only did it to get rid of eto and compete with Madrid.
They have had to increase Messi's salary just to keep things balanced and (according to pep) can't afford to sign preferred targets.