posted Aug 14, 2007

i think it will be Barcelona vs AC Milan

score will be 3-0 to Barca

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posted Aug 14, 2007

manchester united will NOT win it

unless they slow their style down and know how to break open very defensive teams then no, united will not win the champions league.

last season they made the semis but had a very easy ride. fc copenhagen, celtic, benfica, lille, roma, milan. they struggled in all but 1 match in the whole tournament, 7-1 against roma.

against milan they were outsmarted in both legs. don't get me wrong but milan were happy with 2 away goals & took off all their strikers. yes united won 3-2 but only due to milan playing with 0 strikers. they were absolutely embarrassed at the san siro


FourLegByes - what an embarrassing thing to say. you have 0 knowledge about european football judging by chelsea has every chance and liverpool has 0 chance. you are basing your knowledge on your obvious bias rather than football common sense


liverpool are the best equipped to take on the continent as they know how to dominate matches and not let teams play football. they control the tempo and know how to hit teams when they are vulnerable. they play the continental style of football


arsenal have the style to win the champions league but the lack of many experienced players will count against the bigger names like milan and barcelona



manchester united and chelsea are less a chance in european football but not going to write them off incase some whingers tell me off

their style of play suits the EPL but european football style is a less direct and less attacking affair especially when it comes down to the last 16.

look at reading. if you have trouble breaking down reading who didn't attack how are you going to win the champions league against teams who control the tempo, keep very solid defences and attack on the counter?


Barcelona, Internazionale, Liverpool, AC Milan are serious contenders due to their STYLE OF PLAY

sevilla will do well under ramos with or without dani alves

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posted Aug 14, 2007

Barcelona 3 Valencia 1

Losing Semi Finalists Milan & Chelsea

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posted Aug 14, 2007

Can people stop putting Liverpool?? 2 finals, and nothing else, in 20 years, does not make them favourites. They will probably go out in the 2nd round.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/F7995804?thread=4475418

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posted Aug 14, 2007

yeah right fourlegbyes.........we won it 5 TIMES! HOW MANY TIMES HAVE CHELSEA WON IT......?i rest my case

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posted Aug 14, 2007

wot im hoping for is to prove to all the other countrys tht the premiereship is the best league in the world im hoping for an all english semi finals we almost done it last year wif a full english semis it will show all the other leagues tht the prems the strongest league in the world but then i hope liverpool win it lol

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posted Aug 15, 2007

I think that it is very reasonable to say that Benitez and Liverpool will be in the final.
They've been there twice in the last three seasons. So the odds are with them to do it again. Liverpool are starting to remind me of when they use to book their place in the final in the 70s and 80s and they used to take it for granted. Benitez is spot on in Europe with his tactics and negotiating the hurdles to get to the final. Rock on Tommy!

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posted Aug 15, 2007

Liverpool wil be there again but unless Torres starts scoring the goals we need we wont win it. The only difference betwen Liverpool and Ac last year was the finishing. And as for Ac milan man U final i dont fancy man U's chances but Ac will be there.

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posted Aug 15, 2007

Manchester United have every chance of winning it this year, Alex Ferguson has realised the problem from last year and has bought in the players to give United that little bit extra.

Owen Hargreaves will be a key player for United this season in Europe, Manchester United will use him like Ac Millan used Gattuso. Hargreaves will be a bulldog in the midfield and protect United from any danger eg Kaka.

And with the Additions of Carlos Tevez, Anderson and Nani, United have a lot of attacking options and can change things if they are not working.

Barca vs Man utd would be my dream final, none of this boring defensive tactics we saw in the final last year, it be a real champions league final. Thinking about it gives me the shivers.

Liverpool have also a fantastic chance, but this all depends on other cups and where they lie in the premiership.

Chelsea look strong in all cups, so it would take a great team to knock them out of the cup or some very good luck.

Arsenal have got the ability, but i feel they may have to change thier style of play from time to time depending on the game, the team may be lacking experience.

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posted Aug 15, 2007

thats just an ignorant comment that last seasons final was boring

# 1 - european competition has always been tactical and at a slower tempo rather than the EPL style which is physical and fast paced

unless manchester united slow the pace down they will not be able to conquer the teams like milan and barcelona

barcelona in europe play a different style to that in la liga. sure they have abundance of attacking players but they do not go all out attack in european competition, they do play with less caution in la liga.

just because they have ronaldinho, messi and eto'o does not mean you they win the champions league. where the battle is won is the midfield. who dominates the midfield goes further than most

same goes with the england national team. you may think the EPL is the best because of its fast and physical pace but the team needs to know how to play at a slower tempo to beat the more technical teams like argentina and italy

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