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UEFA CL 2008/2009  

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  1. 1. Who will win UEFA CL 2008/2009?

    • Arsenal
      12
    • Liverpool
      10
    • Barcelona
      31
    • Inter
      2
    • Manchester United
      30
    • Chelsea
      6
    • Real Madrid
      4
    • Other
      10

  2. 2. Top Scorer?

    • Kaka
      1
    • Henry
      5
    • Eto'o
      13
    • Ronaldinho
      2
    • Fernando Torres
      16
    • Ronaldo
      21
    • Other
      47

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Weld_El_7aj

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Get the ball when it's handed to them ? They were poor in 1st half..

Sure Bar?a has been better in the first half but Chelsea had the best opportunity to score, this is the danger.

best thing they are doing is stopping Xavi and Iniesta, without'em Bar?a is lost. and Bosingwa is killing Messi

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Beastage

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Clever game... pffft, no need to show sympathy because they are another "English" team.

What if it was Chelsea against an Italian team and the roles reversed? Chelsea playing and the Italians playing their old game? the english media and english footy fans would go crazy.

plz to fix IPS.

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Weld_El_7aj

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I agree with Martyn, Chelsea played a great game against the team that, IMO, makes the best football actually. the could stop Bar?a without fouls or hard play, what I haven't seen any team do this year. and seeing Essien and Mikel running after Xavi/Iniesta at the 90th min was just WOW.

now next week they'll have to play a bit of football if they want to get to the final, and there Bar?a will have its chance, i just hope the take it and get to the final

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Martyn

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Clever game... pffft, no need to show sympathy because they are another "English" team.

What if it was Chelsea against an Italian team and the roles reversed? Chelsea playing and the Italians playing their old game? the english media and english footy fans would go crazy.

plz to fix IPS.

I have no affection for any other English team other than Liverpool Football Club. I want Barca to process to the final, and I want Chelsea to crash and burn, but the indeniable fact is that Chelsea got the job done tonight at the Nou Camp.

Chelsea went to the Nou Camp with the sole aim of still being in the tie after the first leg, you could tell that by the way they set up. They played 4 central midfielders and focused on stopping Barca playing more than on their own game.

Barca enjoyed large periods of possesion in their own half and in the second third of the pitch, but Chelsea did a sterling defensive job in the final third of the pitch, where it matters most.

To be honest, I still think Barca will progress, as Chelsea cannot afford to play the same way at Stamford Bridge as they did tonight at the Nou Camp, and an away goal will be vital for Barca.

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Subject Delta

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To be honest, I still think Barca will progress, as Chelsea cannot afford to play the same way at Stamford Bridge as they did tonight at the Nou Camp, and an away goal will be vital for Barca.

Agreed. Chelsea have actually theoretically left themselves in a vulnerable position. For me setting out to not win the game was a bad tactic. Chelsea will have to go on the attack at the bridge, and that will stretch them a bit, and Barca have the ability to rip any team that is stretched to shreds. That coupled with the defensive vulnerability that they have shown of late when going on the attack will leave them with a lot of work to do.

I don't like the tactic of playing for draws in European away games, teams in Europe possess so much quality that it is a very dangerous tactic. Amusing that a lot of rumbling came out of Chelsea fans earlier in the season that Liverpool where a defensive team.

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Weld_El_7aj

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I am hoping for another draw at Stamford Bridge. Then we can go into extra time and penalties. They will both be playing defensively again!

Bar?a can't play defensively, the don't have players to do that, specially with Marquez and Puyol out. I guess and hope they will play like they always do, the only change i guess Guardiola will introduce will be Keita for Henry, to put Iniesta in the wing and have mor contention in the midle, and of course a new middle defender, eider Caceres in his normal position or Abidal in the middle and Silvinho in the wing.

anyway, if Chelsea plays a little and don't do what they did yesterday, Bar?a will have its chance, I just hope they take it

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