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eyonigger:
Thanking FUTURE TV in advance.

Yeah man, We D best!
Tell Inter to Pack a Bus like chelsea
or come out to play and we will disgrace them like Real Madrid
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eyonigger:
I am impressed by Chelskis play yesterday, Ancelotti is building a more attacking Chelsea, lets see if they can do the same with Barca if we meet again this season.

LoL, the same what? they will never try such a thing
Chelsea will NEVER win the UCL with that kind of display

Krayola2:
@ Khanye. Excellent preview. nice Job.

Na goal.com get em
Let's talk on YIM!

i hope S.L no go do another Man citey

George!
Let our football do the talking
They all know We d best!

mukina2:
Patrick Vieira dear

lol. . . . ok

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Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
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Renewed Optimism

The Champions League has been Inter’s bête noire in recent times. Although Roberto Mancini found the right formula in the league, he was unable to progress past the quarter-finals in Europe’s elite club competition. Jose Mourinho, who won the competition in 2004 with Porto, was appointed by Massimo Moratti in an attempt to remedy the situation.

One year on from arriving at San Siro, ‘the Special One’ has made his mark on the Nerazzurri. The likes of Samuel Eto’o, Diego Milito, Wesley Sneijder and Lucio were all brought in this summer and, despite the loss of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, many believe that the current Inter side are ready to go the distance in both Serie A and the Champions League.

Group F is far from straightforward, however, as the Beneamata must negotiate ties with Andriy Shevchenko’s Dynamo Kiev and Russian champions Rubin Kazan, as well as European champions Barcelona.

Nevertheless, Inter have already shown their ruthlessness and quality this season, demolishing Milan 4-0 a fortnight ago. Ibrahimovic’s departure has allowed Mourinho to create a new and more fluid style of play, and the Blaugrana must limit the creativity within the hosts’ midfield.

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Smiling Samuel | Looking to haunt his old side

Difficult Start For The Champions

Pep Guardiola’s debut season as Barcelona coach brought three trophies, and he has already added the Supercopa de Espana and the UEFA Super Cup to the Blaugrana trophy room this season.

No team has successfully defended Europe’s premier club competition since it was revamped in 1992-93. If Barcelona really needed any further motivation to win the title for a fourth time, this season’s final takes place in the Santiago Bernabeu – home of Real Madrid.

Dmytro Chygrynskiy and Maxwell have been added to the Spanish side’s squad list this summer to provide some defensive cover, while Ibrahimovic will provide a new dimension to their attack.

It will require a great effort from the Barcelona players and staff to repeat last year’s treble and keep Guardiola’s side at the very pinnacle of the modern game. Their task is not an easy one, as they must become only the second Spanish side to beat Inter on their home turf - their previous meeting at San Siro ended in a 0-0 draw in 2002.


FORM GUIDE

Inter

September 13 v Parma (H) – WON 2-0 (Serie A)

September 5 v Lugano (A) – DREW 3-3 (Friendly)

August 29 v AC Milan (A) – WON 4-0 (Serie A)

August 23 v Bari (H) – DREW 1-1 (Serie A)

August 16 v Bahrain (A) – WON 1-0 (Friendly)

Barcelona

September 12 v Getafe (A) – WON 2-0 (La Liga)

August 31 v Sporting Gijon (H) – WON 3-0 (La Liga)

August 28 v Shakhtar Donetsk (A) – WON 1-0 (UEFA Super Cup)

August 23 v Athletic Bilbao (H) – WON 3-0 (Super Copa)

August 19 v Manchester City (H) – LOST 1-0 (Friendly)


TEAM NEWS

Inter

Dejan Stankovic has overcome the flu that struck him in recent days, while Cristian Chivu should return to left-back in place of Davide Santon. Esteban Cambiasso trained on Tuesday but is unlikely to start.

Probable Starting XI (4-3-1-2): Julio Cesar; Maicon, Lucio, Samuel, Chivu; Zanetti, Motta, Stankovic; Sneijder; Milito, Eto’o

Barcelona

Rafael Marquez is included in Guardiola’s squad, but Chygrynskiy is ineligible after playing in the third qualifying round of the competition for Shakhtar Donetsk. Andres Iniesta still lacks fitness, while Carles Puyol is a doubt and could be replaced by Marquez.

Probable Starting XI (4-3-3): Valdes; Alves, Puyol, Pique, Abidal; Xavi, Toure, Keita; Messi, Ibrahimovic, Henry


PLAYERS TO WATCH

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Samuel Eto’o (Inter)

The former Barcelona hitman has slotted perfectly into Inter’s system, hitting the back of the net twice in three games in Serie A after scoring 30 goals in the Primera Division last season. His goal against Parma was of the highest quality, and Guardiola must instruct his defence not to allow Eto’o to have even the smallest chance of firing away a shot, as the 28-year-old is desperate to show Barcelona that they were wrong to let him go.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Barcelona)

The Swede will also feel that he has something to prove when he returns to the San Siro. He is clearly desperate to win the Champions League and decided a change of clubs was necessary after a number of failed attempts to do so with the Beneamata. The fans may treat him with respect, indifference or derision, but the certainty is that ‘Ibra’ will give everything to get on the scoresheet for the Blaugrana.


PREDICTION

While Eto’o and Ibrahimovic both have the capacity to turn a game on its head single-handedly, the key area in the match will be in midfield and the extent to which they can supply their star-studded front lines with chances. With the season still in its early stages, they could cancel each other out.

Inter 1-1 Barcelona

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Blame it on da Alcohol

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Free Me, Rite Now!!!!!

How ya like me now
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Toure: Ade e don do let's go, this people fit stone you oooo
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Gallas: This guy no go kill me today
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manmustwac:
He had committed 3 fouls and got a yellow card in the first half. He would've got himself sent off.

Yeah i know but in the second half,
there was nobody to do the physical job in the midfield
Tom was not in the game at all

In some terrible news for Real Zaragoza and their fans, reports in the Spanish media suggest that their Nigerian striker Ikechukwu Uche will struggle to play again this season.

According to Marca, the 25-year-old underwent a MRI scan this morning, which revealed that he had ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during los Blanquillos' 4-1 defeat to Sevilla this weekend.

Uche will have surgery on the injury in the coming days but is expected to be sidelined for eight months.

This means that he will certainly not be included in the African Cup of Nations for Nigeria in January and is effectively ruled out of the rest of the domestic season.

The 25-year-old has only just arrived at Zaragoza, signing a four-year deal this summer, but coach Marcelino will have to utilise his other options while Uche recovers from this serious setback.

http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2009/09/14/1500725/real-zaragoza-striker-ikechukwu-uche-ruled-out-for-the

It's Sad

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ogazi007:
Too bad for gunners.i think fabregas should be thinking of how to come back home.
Barca need him most.

Na so Ogazi
make hin dey come for Jan come win trophies

FBS:
YOu meant this? Good boy. !

Meanhile Inter 4- Barca 1
Expect Eto'o to do a Parma double.

lol, haba bros you dey vex?
u no say We d best now!

scantee:
hi my man.

abeg can you give a youtube link of this last barca match, i was unable to watch the game.

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FBS:
RVP went in with a malicious tackle. . .he got paid back! End of . . .

Discussion

FBS:
These matches come thick and fast.
It's Chelsea vs FC Porto next.

Your Predo guys?

Chelsea 1 - Porto 3

U1:
That Ibra of a guy has yet to convince me, so much in love with my brother Eto'o.

Segunpc, why you like trouble like this na? Why not wait for you own spanking?

Me too man, but i hope he keeps scoring

@ manmustwac

Why did Harry Sub Palacios at half time?

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Alexpissu:
Where is Kaydee and Javalove ? See how this people want to nail Mode 9

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult. - Proverbs 12:16

ok oga kray

chic2pimp:
Yes ooo Ibra don score  

No vex
IBRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

omo ibra dey Bleep up jor,
e suppose score that goal