2013-2014 UEFA Champions League

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Originally Posted by zudomiriku

Kirain undiannya hari ini, biasa kan Jumat, ternyata dah kelar. United berada di grup yg gak terlalu berat, pesaing utama yah Leverkusen. Grup F ama H neh yg 'neraka, IMO

semalam ketiduran ya bang ampe ga tau klu undiannya semalam

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MANCHESTER UNITED
IN THE
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE / EUROPEAN CUP

[Redsbusby]

Grup Ringan?
bentar dulu, kalo liat nama tim iya, tp kalo liat pelatih kita sekarang, bisa jadi ini grup berat

Sayang banget sebenernya musuhnya mereka. Bukan ngeremehin (toh dibawah moyes kita belum ada jaminan bakal lolos), tp efek negatifnya adalah gabakal ditayangin sctv kalo grupnya ecek2 gini

Nonbar kayaknya, itu jg kalo sempet

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Ini justru grup yg bahaya. Tim-tim ini punya kemampuan yg tak terduga dan punya keinginan lebih kuat untuk lolos..

Anyway nih United udah ngasih daftar pemain untuk UCL 13/14



*Fletcher n Januzaj kok g ada yak,, Januzaj katanya siih masuk ke UEFA Youth League

[zudomiriku]

Champions League Results: Analysis of Chelsea-Basel and All the Night's Matches



Wednesday saw the other 16 teams involved in this year's Champions Leagues make their bow and, while it took a bit longer than Tuesday's fare to get going, there were some shock results.

Chelsea were hoping to start their campaign in style at home to Basel, while Arsenal were facing a difficult proposition away in Marseille.

Barcelona hosted Ajax at Camp Nou, while perhaps the match of the night saw Napoli meet last year's runners-up Borussia Dortmund in Naples.

Click on for all the scores and analysis from all eight matches.

(stats via UEFA.com, GIFs via @FeintZebra, @TheScore or B/R own)

Chelsea 1-2 FC Basel: Salah & Streller Stunners Condemn Jose Mourinho to Defeat


A late goal from Marco Streller completed a remarkable comeback from FC Basel, who beat Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues had taken the lead through Oscar—his sixth goal in just seven Champions League appearances—but were stunned as first Mohamed Salah finished off a remarkable passing move to equalise, before Streller sealed a shock three points with just nine minutes remaining.

Jose Mourinho walked off to the sound of boos around the ground after the shock defeat.

Mourinho handed Willian a first start for the club, but the Brazilian—along with midfielder Marco van Ginkel—failed to impress for much of the match. But the second-half addition of Juan Mata seemed to destabilise the Blues more, as they went on to concede two late goals.

The Blues edged possession (56 percent) and had more shots (12-7), but both sides managed five on target. It is only the third time Mourinho has tasted defeat at home. As football writer Richard Jolly noted, only Basel, Barcelona and Charlton (on penalties) have beaten Chelsea at Stamford Bridge under Mourinho.

Napoli 2-1 Borussia Dortmund: Klopp and Weidenfeller See Red as Insigne Wins It


Two emerging Napoli heroes, Gonzalo Higuain and Lorenzo Insigne, grabbed the goals as the Italian side beat Borussia Dortmund in a game that saw Dortmund's manager Jurgen Klopp and goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller both see red.

Klopp was incensed at officials for delaying Nevan Subotic's return to the pitch after an injury, with the defender watching from the sidelines as Higuain headed Napoli into an early lead.

Klopp's reaction earned him an early bath.

It would get worse for Klopp, however, as Weidenfeller was sent off shortly before halftime after handling outside the box as Higuain went through on goal.

That seemed to derail Dortmund, but it was not until Insigne stepped up and curled home a beautiful free kick that the points were sealed.

Juan Zuniga bundled in a late own goal to give Dortmund a glimmer of hope, but it did not prevent the Serie A contenders taking all three points.

Said Dortmund's Nuri Sahin, per UEFA.com:

All things considered, it was a deserved defeat. Napoli passed the ball well and we tried everything we could. Every defeat hurts, especially when you know that a win here would have been huge for our campaign.

I don’t think the players can be blamed today, Napoli simply are a quality side and when you are down one man, it is very difficult.

Marseille 1-2 Arsenal: Ramsey Form Continues with Big Win in France


Theo Walcott and Aaron Ramsey both notched as Arsenal picked up a potentially key opening win against Marseille, who got a late consolation after receiving a soft penalty.

In another accomplished performance, Walcott opened the scoring with a rasping volleyed finish at the start of the second half, before Ramsey sealed the points with a run and (slightly deflected) finish.

Jordan Ayew then scored from the spot in injury time, after brother Andre was felled—a decision Arsene Wenger later disputed.



Arsenal enjoyed 52 percent of possession—no mean feat away from home in Europe—but created just 10 shots to the French side's 17, despite having Mesut Ozil in the side.

Nevertheless, victory was the most important thing, especially with Dortmund losing in the group's other match against Napoli.

"I believe it was important to get the first goal," Arsene Wenger said, per UEFA.com. "I thought Marseille had an excellent first half. We were a bit timid, but overall it was a victory of patience and experience even if we were not flamboyant."

Barcelona 4-0 Ajax: Lionel Messi Matches Ronaldo with Opening Hat-Trick


It was a case of "anything you can do, I can match," as Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick in Barcelona's opening match—just as Cristiano Ronaldo did for Real Madrid 24 hours earlier.

Messi was his usual clinical self as he scored three of Barcelona's four goals, with Gerard Pique getting the other as Gerardo Martino's side cruised against an Ajax side that share much of their mentality.

Messi's opener was perhaps the pick of his bunch—a measured free kick that bounded in off the far post. Two clever slotted strikes followed, between which Pique headed home from a deep cross.

Chasing a consolation their endeavour probably deserved, Kolbeinn Sigthórsson saw his penalty kick saved by Victor Valdes after Javier Mascherano committed a foul.

Ajax were occasionally impressive—testing Valdes six times in the 90 minutes—but were overwhelmed by Barca's evident quality. Nevertheless, head coach Ronald de Boer was disappointed, telling UEFA.com:

I was satisfied with the first half, we almost created as many chances as they did.

It is a shame that very quickly in second half we conceded the second goal. We also gave away two goals at the end - that is what really annoys me.

Opposite number Martino added:

We were better in the second half and in the passing game. We did not play well in the first half, with many long balls.

We still made mistakes, but we are improving game by game. It is very important for me and for the club to begin with a victory in the UEFA Champions League group stage.

Atletico Madrid 3-1 Zenit St Petersburg: Spanish Side Too Good for Russians


A second-half rally from Atletico Madrid was enough as the Spanish side defeated Zenit St. Petersburg, 3-1, in front of their home fans at Estádio Vicente Calderón.

Expensive striker Hulk equalised for the visitors in the first half after Miranda had headed home from a corner, but Arda Turan (in fortuitous circumstances) and Leo Baptistao helped Diego Simeone's side eventually run away with the win.

Zenit won the possession battle at 54 percent, but managed to create only half as many chances, as the likes of Koke and Baptistao impressed with their vigour.

Simeone told UEFA.com:

We were the dominant team in the first half, but we didn’t have many goal chances. We managed to control their counterattacks.

The match was different in the second half. They could have scored a second goal, but our team reacted well. Zenit and Porto are more experienced teams.

For many of our players, it is their first appearance in the UEFA Champions League.

AC Milan 2-0 Celtic: Valiant Scots Stunned by Zapata Strike


If Celtic did not feel unlucky enough after being drawn alongside AC Milan and Barcelona (let along Ajax), then it got a whole lot worse for them in this opening group-stage match.

Moments after Anthony Stokes saw his free kick hit the crossbar and bounce clear, the Scottish team could only watch on as Cristian Zapata's deflected 82nd-minute shot crept into the net (it was later put down as a Emilio Izaguirre own goal).

Milan had been somewhat woeful prior to that slice of luck, but that moment seemed to liberate them, Sulley Muntari sealing the three points as he bundled home after Fraser Forster had saved Mario Balotelli's near-perfect free kick.

Neil Lennon, somewhat unsurprisingly, was devastated, telling UEFA.com:

We dominated the game for long periods. I said to the players that when you are on top you need to take your chances.

I thought we were brilliant. Sometimes in football you don’t get what you deserve.

I could not see Milan scoring in the second half.

Nigel de Jong added: "It was a lucky win but sometimes you need some luck. I do not think we started off very well. We let Celtic dictate in the first half. It is a very important result."

Schalke 3-0 Steaua Bucharest: Star Draxler Pulls Strings for His Side


It needed an unusual goal to get things started, but Schalke eventually romped to a 3-0 win against Steaua Bucharest thanks to Julian Draxler's dynamic play.

It took 67 minutes for Schalke to find a breakthrough, and it came in unlikely circumstances. There looked to be little danger as Atsuto Uchida dinked a cross into the box toward no Schalke attacker, but a mix-up in the defence confused the Steaua goalkeeper as the ball passed him and nestled in the net.

Buoyed by that good fortune, Draxler then took control, setting up Kevin-Prince Boateng for Schalke's second before burying the third himself.

Steaua created 10 shots to Schalke's 13, but were punished for a little inexperience at this level.

Steaua’s head coach, Laurențiu Reghecampf, was upbeat, saying to UEFA.com: “We have to learn from these mistakes. They scored at their first goal opportunity. This happens in football when you make childish mistakes. We can beat Schalke in Bucharest.”

Austria Wien 0-1 FC Porto: Lucho Gonzalez Delivers for Porto Again


The final game of the day saw Porto scramble to a hard-fought victory over Austria Wien, thanks to Lucho Gonzalez's strike.

Gonzalez swept home from Danil's cross shortly after halftime, ensuring a fine start for the 2004 tournament champions.

Porto dominated possession—enjoying an almost unheard-of 65 percent throughout the contest—although that did not necessarily translated into chances. But it nevertheless provided the basis for victory.

Midfielder Fernando told UEFA.com:

It is always difficult to play in the Champions League. They are very aggressive but we managed the most important, victory.

All other teams will also feel the same difficulties as we did, but I don't know if they will lose points here. We don't care about the other teams' results.

We only have to do our job and win our matches. Then we will see. It is always important to win away matches.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1778836-champions-league-results-analysis-of-chelsea-basel-and-all-the-nights-matches

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Julian Draxler ini kayaknya bakal jadi the next big thing

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Result match day 2 tadi pagi nih, group E-H

Champions League - Group E
Basel*0 - 1 Schalke*04*
Steaua*Bucuresti*0 - 4 Chelsea*

Champions League - Group F
Arsenal*2 - 0 SSC*Napoli*
Borussia*Dortmund*3 - 0 Marseille*

Champions League - Group G
Zenit*Petersburg*0 - 0 Austria*Wien*
FC*Porto*1 - 2 Atletico*Madrid*

Champions League - Group H
Ajax*1 - 1 AC*Milan*
Celtic*0 - 1 Barcelona

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Group A.

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Superior Bayern Munich Show Manchester City Still Have Long Way to Go



Bayern Munich’s comfortable win over Manchester City once again demonstrated their credentials as one of the finest club sides in world football and left the Blues looking way short of competing with Europe’s elite.

Since the takeover by Sheikh Mansour back in 2008, City have consistently spent money in an attempt to become one of Europe’s leading clubs. A Premier League title and an FA Cup have justified much of that outlay. But in Europe they’ve found it difficult, having been knocked out in the group stages in their two previous campaigns.

City still have a good chance of qualifying this time, but on tonight’s evidence they would struggle to go much further if they were to make it out of Group D.

Bayern were completely dominant, out-passing and outworking City right from the off.

The fluidity of the Germans' system was striking. Philipp Lahm protected the back four with an outstanding performance in the holding role, allowing Toni Kroos, Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery and Bastian Schweinsteiger to interchange effortlessly in support of Thomas Muller in attack. The passing between the Bayern players was special, and City could barely get on the ball.

The chasm between the two sides was huge. Bayern enjoyed 60 percent possession and managed 13 attempts on target to City’s two. It was a comprehensive win for the visitors, and Manuel Pellegrini now has to pick his side up ahead of Saturday’s visit of Everton in the league.

City improved in the last 10 minutes, but by then the game was over. Bayern had taken off Ribery, Robben and Schweinsteiger, confident they had the match won.

City had some life injected into them by the arrivals of substitutes David Silva, James Milner and Alvaro Negredo, but it was too little, too late. Negredo, who was unlucky not to start and will almost certainly lead the line against Everton, scored a superb goal which at least gave City fans something to cheer.

The return of Silva was the one major bright spot for City.

The Spaniard, who has been missing since the win over Hull at the end of August, is City’s best attacking player, and his ability to pass and keep City in possession is a vital component of their side. He provided two brilliant passes in his short cameo, including an assist for Negredo’s goal. He also hit the bar late on with a terrific free-kick. City will be desperately hoping he can stay fit and get a run in the side.

Joe Hart’s form, which I discussed on these pages after the defeat at Villa, continues to worry all those connected to City. He was at fault for the first and third goals of this match, beaten at his near post both times with shots he should be saving.

The lack of competition at club and international level means he isn’t challenged strongly enough. If there were an experienced goalkeeper at City putting pressure on him for his place, it’s likely his performances would have been better.

As it stands, only Costel Pantilimon can realistically step in for Hart. He is yet to prove himself at the highest level, having shown some indifferent form in the past.

City need to qualify from the group to end their poor record of the previous two seasons, but they would need to vastly improve on tonight’s performance if they were to go deeper into the competition.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1796239-superior-bayern-munich-show-manchester-city-still-have-long-way-to-go

kmrn Fernandinho kePDan sih bilang menang lawan United cuma derby lokal, kalo menang sama Munchen baru deh lebih 'berasa' krn Munchen juara Eropa. eh diembat deh 3-1 di Etihad, kalo pinjem istilah Milanisti, DNA nya City bukan di UCL

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Suporter Munchen yg hadir di Ittihad gokil !!!