Neowin's Official UEFA Champions League 2005/06

[Martyn]

Liverpool play Chelsea tonight! Lets hammer them :D!

[geek_rohit]

Important matches for Manchester United, AC Milan and FC Porto. They have to win to get to the next round.

[bigbluepride35]

Whew. Milan survived to advance to the knockout stage. Not the most declarative statement but they did what needed to be done. :)

[scofo76]

Results for Tuesday 6th December

E PSV Eindhoven 2 - 0 Fenerbahce

E Milan AC 3 - 2 Schalke 04

F Olympiakos 2 - 1 Real Madrid

F Lyon 2 - 1 Rosenborg

G Real Betis 0 - 1 Anderlecht

G Chelsea 0 - 0 Liverpool

H Artmedia Bratislava 0 - 0 FC Porto

H Rangers 1 - 1 Internazionale

In Group E tonight PSV Eindhoven qualified for the knockout stages with a 2-0 victory over turkish side Fenerbahce, Philipe Cocu and Jefferson Farfan with the two goals, and Milan AC join the dutch side in the next round with a 3-2 victory over german side Schalke 04, Andrea Pirlo and a double from Kaka sending last seasons losing finalists through as group winners.

In Group F managerless Real Madrid went down 2-1 to greek side Olympiakos, Sergio Ramos put the spanish side in fron early on in the game, but goals from Bulut and Rivaldo gave the greeks victory. But Real Madrid still go through in second place, as first place goes to Lyon who defeated Rosenborg by 2-1, Benzema's first half goal for the french champions was cancelled out midway through the second half by Braaten for Rosenborg, but an injury time winner by Brazilian youngster Fred seals a great group stage for Lyon.

To Group G now and Anderlecht got their first victory and first points of the group stages with a 1-0 victory in Seville against Real Betis, Vincent Kompany scoring the only goal of the game. And in the other match Chelsea and Liverpool fought out a goalless draw, this result is enough for Liverpool to win the group outright, with Chelsea joining them in the next round as group runners up.

Finally in Group H Artmedia Bratislava and FC Porto fought out a goalless draw on a horrendous pitch. This result means that Rangers go through to the next round as group runners up after their 1-1 draw against group winners Internazionale, Adriano put the visitors ahead but Peter Lovenkrands got a quick equaliser for the home side. Rangers are the first Scottish side to make it through to the Round Of 16 stage.

Final Standings:

Group E

1. Milan AC 11

2. PSV Eindhoven 10

3. Schalke 04 8

4. Fenerbahce 4

Group F

1. Lyon 16

2. Real Madrid 10

3. Rosenborg 4

4. Olympiakos 4

Group G

1. Liverpool 12

2. Chelsea 11

3. Real Betis 7

4. Anderlecht 3

Group H

1. Internazionale 13

2. Rangers 7

3. Artmedia Bratislava 6

4. FC Porto 5

Edited December 6, 2005 by scofo76

[bigbluepride35]

Saw highlights of the game and what a goal by Pirlo. He's a wizard with free kicks. I'd take him over anyone else to take my free kicks any day. Of course, I'm a bit biased :shiftyninja:

[deuz]

ohhh dam i had to leave home...b4 acmilan and sckalke scored......oh well liveropool drawed wif chealsea good enough ...they comin first

[Martyn]

Did anyone see Essien's tackle on Hamann? That was a shocker it could of ended his career! Essien is a very lucky person fornot seeing a straight red. He is already building upa bad reputation because he has done a few horror tackles since arriving at Chelsea.

Fair play to Hamann for not making a big thing of it as he could of done, especially as it nearly broke his leg. I just hope UEFA look into this.

:o

On a brighter note, it was yet another good performance for Liverpool. We finish top of the group and have not conceded a goal in nine games, which is some record.

[mikebiacsi]

That was a shocking tackle, has anyone got a video clip of it that i can show to my friend who is a chelsea supporter? Apart from that the game was a bit quiet imo, lets see how far the english teams can go now.

[scofo76]

Results for Wednesday 7th December

A Club Brugge 1 - 1 Bayern Munich

A Rapid Vienna 1 - 3 Juventus

B Arsenal 0 - 0 Ajax

B Sparta Prague 0 - 0 FC Thun

C Werder Bremen 5 - 1 Panathinaikos

C Udinese 0 - 2 Barcelona

D Benfica 2 - 1 Manchester United

D Villarreal 1 - 0 Lille

In Group A Club Brugge and Bayern Munich fought out a 1-1 draw, Claudio Pizarro putting the visitors ahead before an equaliser from Portillo in the first half. This result means that Juventus win the group after they defeated Rapid Vienna in Austria. First half goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and a Del Piero double enough to see the visitors win the group. Kincl scoring a second half consolation for the Austrians.

To Group B now and two goalless draw involving Arsenal v Ajax, and Sparta Prague v FC Thun mean no change from a fortnight ago, Arsenal and Ajax progress while FC Thun will be happy with a UEFA Cup spot.

In Group C Werder Bremen hammered Greek side Panathinaikos 5-1 at the Weserstadion. Micoud, Valdez (2), Klose and Frings with the goals which send the Germans through at the expense of Udinese, who lost 2-0 at home to group winners Barcelona. Two late goals from Ezquerro and Iniesta keeping Barca's unbeaten run intact in this competition.

Finally in Group D Manchester United crashed out of Europe altogether after losing 2-1 away to Benfica. Paul Scholes put the away side in front after 5 minutes, but goals from Geovanni and Beto send The Portuguese side through to the next round in second place. In the other match Villarreal win the group after a 1-0 victory over Lille. The only goal of the game coming in the second half from Guayre. Lille take the UEFA cup spot in this group.

Final Standings

Group A

1. Juventus 15

2. Bayern Munich 13

3. Club Brugge 7

4. Rapid Vienna

Group B

1. Arsenal 16

2. Ajax 11

3. FC Thun 4

4. Sparta Prague 2

Group C

1. Barcelona 16

2. Werder Bremen 7

3. Udinese 7

4. Panathinaikos 4

Group D

1. Villarreal 10

2. Benfica 8

3. Lille 8

4. Manchester United 6

[scofo76]

And here are the teams who have made it through to the Round Of 16:

Group A Juventus and Bayern Munich

Group B Arsenal and Ajax

Group C Barcelona and Werder Bremen

Group D Villarreal and Benfica

Group E Milan AC and PSV Eindhoven

Group F Lyon and Real Madrid

Group G Liverpool and Chelsea

Group H Internazionale and Rangers

Congratulations to all!

And the following 8 teams who finished third in the groups have the consolation of the next round of the UEFA Cup:

Club Brugge

FC Thun

Udinese

Lille

Schalke 04

Rosenborg

Real Betis

Artmedia Bratislava

The draw for the UEFA Champions League Round Of 16, and the next round of the UEFA Cup will take place next Friday 16th December.

[tiagosilva29]

:bounce: BENFICAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! :bounce:

The poll needs an update! :jump:

[deuz]

liverpool + psv r through and man u r out how goooood is that !!!!

[Martyn]

Man U didnt even get in the UEFA cup :rofl:, thats the first time in 10 years apparently!

Hilarious! :laugh:

[PaulCabby]

Can I say....

BLAHHH

[Martyn]

The draw for the knockouts is one week today. Cant wait!

:)

[golazo]

Man U didnt even get in the UEFA cup , thats the first time in 10 years apparently!

Hilarious!

yup, first time in 10 years we didnt get past the group stage :( i'd rather be out of europe than be in the uefa cup, because now we can just concentrate on the domestic scene.

anyway! stuff the champs league draw. THE WORLD CUP DRAW IS ONLY 6 HOURS AWAY BABY!!!

[Martyn]

Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has apologised to Dietmar Hamann for his horror tackle in midweek.

Liverpool's German midfielder Hamann was left with bruising on his knee after being caught by Essien during Tuesday's UEFA Champions League clash.

Essien was hit with a Uefa charge after the challenge was not spotted by match official Herbert Fandel and he has moved to apologise to his Liverpool counterpart.

A Chelsea spokesman said: "Michael has spoken to Dietmar by telephone this evening.

"He apologised to Dietmar, assured him the tackle was accidental and that there was no malicious intent."

Essien has been hit with a gross unsporting conduct rap and Chelsea have until December 14 to respond to the charge.

It was a terrible tackle, could of ended Didi's career :(

[deuz]

hmm does any1 have a video on the tackle i heard on news but havent seen it im sure it was bad

[Martyn]

That's an idea. It's being held in Japan i see, will any of the games be televised over here?

The World Club Championship games will be televised on BBC2 :D

[deuz]

sydney fc in tht aswell me thinks they will show on sbs..^^

[Martyn]

sydney fc in tht aswell me thinks they will show on sbs..^^

They got knocked out by Deportivo Saprissa.

Its the draw for the knockout stages of the Champions League tomorrow :)

[Noveed]

Liverpool ,,, Na na na .... na na na NA na NA, NA NA!!!

lol

and Boro For the UEFA cup ;)

[geek_rohit]

2005/06 UEFA Champions League

First knockout round

Team named first at home in first leg

Chelsea FC v FC Barcelona

Real Madrid CF v Arsenal FC

Werder Bremen v Juventus

FC Bayern M?nchen v AC Milan

PSV Eindhoven v Olympique Lyonnais

AFC Ajax v FC Internazionale Milano

SL Benfica v Liverpool FC

Rangers FC v Villarreal CF

Edited December 16, 2005 by geek_rohit

[tiagosilva29]

SL Benfica v Liverpool FC

Sweet! All great games!

[acedriver]

Werder Bremen v Juventus

woohoo!! forza Juve!!