Wednesday, 4 November 2009 Fixtures (All times GMT) Group E: Fiorentina v Debrecen - 19:45 Lyon v Liverpool - 19:45 Group F: Dynamo Kiev v Inter Milan - 19:45 Rubin Kazan v Barcelona - 17:30 Group G: Sevilla v VfB Stuttgart - 19:45 Unirea Urziceni v Rangers - 19:45 Group H: Arsenal v AZ Alkmaar - 19:45 Standard Liege v Olympiakos - 19:45 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The games aren't as thrilling as yesterday, in my opinion. Still look out for the Liverpool-Lyon, Rubin-Barcelona, Sevilla-Stuttgard and Inter-Dynamo games. My Predictions: Fiorentina 3-2 Debrecen Lyon 2-1 Liverpool Dynamo Kiev 1-2 Inter Milan Rubin Kazan 2-1 Barcelona Sevilla 2-2 VfB Stuttgart Unirea Urziceni 1-1 Rangers Arsenal 4-2 AZ Alkmaar Standard Liege 1-1 Olympiakos
My Predictions: Fiorentina 2-1 Debrecen Lyon 2-2 Liverpool Dynamo Kiev 1-1 Inter Milan Rubin Kazan 1-2 Barcelona Sevilla 2-1 VfB Stuttgart Unirea Urziceni 1-2 Rangers Arsenal 3-0 AZ Alkmaar Standard Liege 0-0 Olympiakos
Nice, hopefully we get some nice games. We should start a prediction thing for the Champions League...
The Rubin-Barca game has been going on for a bit, but it's still goalless. Group F: Rubin Kazan 0-0 Barcelona (70')
Hai Unirea!!! This would be the first time in a long time a eastern euro team makes it out of the group stage, and how nice would it be if its a Romanian team
Fiorentina 2-0 Debrecen Lyon 1-1 Liverpool Dynamo Kiev 0-2 Inter Milan Rubin Kazan 1-1 Barcelona Sevilla 2-1 VfB Stuttgart Unirea Urziceni 1-0 Rangers Arsenal 2-1 AZ Alkmaar Standard Liege 0-1 Olympiakos
- Liverpool must win their game against Stade Gerland or they will have to win their final two games assuming Fiorentina beat Debrecen. They would also need Fiorentina to lose to Lyon and beat the Italians by more than two goals. - If Arsenal win tonight and Standard do not beat Olympiakos, they will be through to the last 16. - Voronin partners up with Torres in the Liverpool squad tonight -- Did I hear a grown from Liverpool? - Samir Nasri starts for Arsenal after being out with a broken leg. 1851: LIVERPOOL TEAM NEWS Liverpool striker Fernando Torres may not be fully fit but he starts along with Andriy Voronin in attack. Daniel Agger returns after a back injury and will be partnered by Sotirios Kyrgiakos in central defence as Jamie Carragher moves over to right-back to replace Glen Johnson. The Reds' £20m summer signing Alberto Aquilani is on a very youthful looking bench. 1905 LYON TEAM NEWS Lyon forward Bafetimbi Gomis scored as a substitute in last Saturday's win against Saint-Etienne and he starts, with Sidney Govou relegated to the bench. Midfielder Jeremy Toulalan will again play in central defence with Jean Alain Boumsong out injured. Possible Liverpool Squad: Reina, Carragher, Agger, Kyrgiakos, Insua, Kuyt, Lucas, Mascherano, Benayoun, Voronin, Torres. Subs: Cavalieri, Aquilani, Babel, Ngog, Spearing, Darby, Ayala.
I think the coach has a lot to do with it, and the mentality he enstils in his players. Usually teams from romania are scared of the moment and they play anti-soccer.... He actually attacks and is not scared, something to praise
- Pretty uneventful game in Russia, the referee blows the whistle on a goalless game. Group F: FT Rubin Kazan 0-0 Barcelona 1913: TEAMS Arsenal v Az Arsenal: Almunia, Eboue, Gallas, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Song Billong, Diaby, Fabregas, Nasri, van Persie, Arshavin. Subs: Mannone, Sagna, Senderos, Rosicky, Eduardo, Ramsey, Silvestre. AZ: Romero, Jaliens, Moisander, Moreno, Poulsen, Dembele, Mendes Da Silva, Schaars, Martens, Holman, Pelle. Subs: Didulica, Pocognoli, Lens, Ari, Wernbloom, Van der Velden, Swerts. 1924: TEAM NEWS Arsenal v AZ Arsene Wenger makes three changes from the Arsenal side that beat rivals Tottenham at the weekend for the visit of AZ Alkmaar, with Samir Nasri making just his second start since breaking a leg in July and full-backs Kieron Gibbs and Emmanuel Eboue also coming in, the injured Gael Clichy and Nicklas Bendtner and Bacary Sagna making way. Tomas Rosicky, meanwhile, starts on the bench following a knee problem. AZ Alkmaar are without former Spurs striker Mounir El Hamdaoui due to a muscle injury, meaning Graziano Pelle and Moussa Dembele start in attack. Quite a strong squad for us, lets get the quick goal. Welcome back Rosicky and Nasri! 1915: TEAMS Unirea Urziceni v Rangers Unirea Urziceni: Arlauskis, Brandan, Maftei, Galamaz, Bordeanu, Apostol, Gomes, Balan, Varga, Bilasco, Frunza. Subs: Tudor, Mehmedovic, Paraschiv, Paduretu, Onofras, Nicu, Semedo. Rangers: McGregor, Whittaker, Wilson, Weir, Papac, Naismith, Davis, McCulloch, Thomson, Lafferty, Miller. Subs: Alexander, Boyd, Novo, Rothen, Beasley, Smith, Fleck. 1915: TEAMS Lyon v Liverpool Lyon: Lloris, Reveillere, Cris, Toulalan, Cissokho, Pjanic, Makoun, Kallstrom, Gomis, Lopez, Michel Bastos. Subs: Vercoutre, Ederson, Govou, Delgado, Tafer, Gassama, Gonalons. Liverpool: Reina, Carragher, Agger, Kyrgiakos, Insua, Lucas, Mascherano, Kuyt, Voronin, Benayoun, Torres. Subs: Cavalieri, Aquilani, Babel, Ngog, Spearing, Darby, Ayala. Premier League Update 1914: TEAMS West Ham v Aston Villa West Ham: Green, Behrami, Upson, Faubert, Ilunga, Da Costa, Parker, Noble, Collison, Franco, Cole. Subs: Kurucz, Jimenez, Spector, Tomkins, Diamanti, Hines, Stanislas. Aston Villa: Friedel, Beye, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Agbonlahor, Petrov, Sidwell, Ashley Young, Heskey, Carew. Subs: Guzan, Luke Young, Albrighton, Delfouneso, Delph, Reo-Coker, Shorey. 1917: TEAM NEWS West Ham v Aston Villa West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola makes three changes to the team that frittered away a two-goal lead against Sunderland at the weekend. A defensive reshuffle sees Julien Faubert and Manuel Da Costa come in for Jonathan Spector and James Tomkins, both of whom drop to the bench, while Scott Parker returns from a one-game ban to replace the suspended Radoslav Kovac. Villa make two changes to the side that drew at Everton on Saturday. Habib Beye deputises for the suspended Carlos Cuellar at right-back, while James Milner's failure to recover from a calf injury sees John Carew return to partner Emile Heskey up front. That means Gabriel Agbonlahor will probably drop back into midfield as Villa go in search of a win that would move them into four.
All games are underway. UEFA Champions League Group E: Fiorentina 0-0 Debrecen Lyon 0-0 Liverpool Group F: Dynamo Kiev 0-0 Inter Milan FT Rubin Kazan 0-0 Barcelona Group G: Sevilla 0-0 VfB Stuttgart Unirea Urziceni 0-0 Rangers Group H: Arsenal 0-0 AZ Alkmaar Standard Liege 0-0 Olympiakos Premier League West Ham 0-0 Aston Villa
- AZ Alkmaar 'keeper picks up a backpass and Arsenal have a freekick from 6-yards out. Gunners definitely on-top in the opening minutes. - van Persie wastefully smacks the penalty in to the ten-man wall.
UEFA Champions League Group E: Fiorentina 1-0 Debrecen (14' Mutu) Lyon 0-0 Liverpool Group F: Dynamo Kiev 0-0 Inter Milan FT Rubin Kazan 0-0 Barcelona Group G: Sevilla 1-0 VfB Stuttgart (14' Navas) Unirea Urziceni 0-0 Rangers Group H: Arsenal 0-0 AZ Alkmaar Standard Liege 0-0 Olympiakos Premier League West Ham 0-0 Aston Villa
- Halftime all across Europe. UEFA Champions League Group E: Fiorentina 1-1 Debrecen (38' Rudolf) Lyon 0-0 Liverpool Group F: Dynamo Kiev 1-0 Inter Milan (21' Shevchenko) FT Rubin Kazan 0-0 Barcelona Group G: Sevilla 1-0 VfB Stuttgart Unirea Urziceni 0-0 Rangers Group H: Arsenal 2-0 AZ Alkmaar (25' Fabregas, 43' Nasri) Standard Liege 1-0 Olympiakos (31' Mbokani) Premier League West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa (45' Noble pen.)
Watch Shevchenko's goal for Dynamo. [video=youtube;hI5M97hamR8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI5M97hamR8[/video]
