Stalemate..But Still Advantage Chelsea!!

Barcelona 0-0 Chelsea

Yeah thats right..Barcelona -0!!!thats the first time a team has kept a clean sheet at the Camp Nou this season..Incredible defensive performance..and most importantly ouur much critisiced beloved Petr Cech had his game of the season..I have absolutely no doubts he is the best shot stopper in the world..he has no doubt lost his ability to claim crosses like he did earlier but he's still one of the best..Bosingwa made short work of Messi..Iam amazed..Bosingwa marking Messi on his wrong side and doing such a job!!I didnt even see him have the ball in the second half..now for the next leg we'll have Ashley Cole back..so Messi better not mess with us..for Barcelona I would say the only person who looked a little threatening was Iniesta..his movement and passing were brilliant..but the the rest of the fab five were just sleeping so it didnt really make that much of a difference..but despite all our heroics in defence I must say we never really wanted anything but a 0-0..Chelsea had very little posession and not once did they seem to use it properly..players were more interested in clearences than counter attacks..but thats what frustrated Barca..Hiddink has played another masterstroke here..Barca are boiling right now to not have scored..and guess what they have Real Madrid away this weekend..a loss there could very well mean the so called best team in Europe might end up Trophy-less..we on the other hand have Fulham..and we are out of the Premier League race so Ican see a lot of players being rested..lets hope Di Santo gets a start..another interesting fact is that the last 3 Chelsea-Barca fixtures have been won by the team playing the second leg at home..so that tradition should continue..Barca's already weak defence lost two more men last night..Puyol and Marquez..things are looking quite bright for us I can say..

**KTBFFH**

Barcelona Vs Chelsea..Brace Yourself

Chelsea Vs Barcelona..yet again..another classic in the making..Whatever happens,Football will be the real winner tonight..absolutely no doubts that this is the biggest test for either team so far this season..Chelsea have been on a high ever since Hiddink took over..Barca too have been on a high ever since Guardiola took over..theres just a minor difference that Guardiola took charge about 8 months before Hiddink..Barcelona have been rated favourites ever since the start of the competition..and now its no difference theres a whopping difference between the odds offered for the two sides..Chelsea are going into this game with the 'underdogs' tag..this is after we dispatched Liverpool 7-5 on agg..so that surely says that Barca have been the best so far..now is our time to change all that..
Our biggest worry in this match is absence of Ashley Cole..had he been present I wouldnt even have cared about Messi..but now with Bosingwa expected to play on the left(his unnatural) side its quite worrying..Bosingwa I dont think is good enough to stop players when he's playing his usual right back and in a make-shift left back?Ok i'd be glad if Bosingwa makes me eat those words..but the positive here to be taken is that despite including Bosingwa our defensive line is much stronger than theirs..Drogba if given the proper supply will wreck their defence..for me the most important player in this match has to be Didier Drogba..If he can take the chances he creates we'll be leaving a Blue painted Camp Nou..Drogba is a big game player..and games dont get bigger than this..he'll score..and I get a feeling it'll not be just 1..Another place where we'll beat them is the air and set pieces..we have many stronger players them..Drogba in particular will be very effective here..Cech must have won back some of his confidence with that penalty save against West Ham..even after guessing correct he had a lot to do,which he did perfectly..so thats that..we have a better goalkeeper..stronger defence..physically strong midfield and a towering striker in Drogba..then how are we not the favourites?In five words..Messi,Henry,Eto'o,Xavi,Iniesta..those names are good enough to scare many out their wits..and they do gel well..this isnt a Liverpool side run by a Gerrard or a Torres..these are five world class players who on their respective days can win games single handedly..ok now i'll try not to sound too glum..we've got out own five in Drogba,Lampard,Essien, Ballack,Terry..Terry because he's the person who never lets the team fall apart..born leader..
My Prediction- 2-1 Chelsea

**KTBFFH**

Goal,Match,Championship Man Utd..

Chelsea 0-0 Everton

For a moment in the first half I had begun to feel that LFS had secretly taken charge once again..it was typically the LFS Scolari performance..atleast in the first half..the second half was better..we created more goal scoring chances..but still it wasnt convincing..Everton get their credit here..they were brilliant..and on a luckier day would have won too..anyway with draw we're out of the Premier League race..actually we were out just when Man Utd got their second against Portsmouth..They'll win it now..ok no more about that dull match..

Now what this does do is help Chelsea focus on the other tournaments..or rather the Champions League(we're already in the FA cup Final)..We play Barcelona who dispatched Sevilla with near perfection..they're playing the best football of their lives..but in the Champions League you never know..plus its proven that they're back four isnt great so we might as well sneak in an away goal or two..now one story I've heard is that Michael Mancienne will be employed against Lionel Messi in the abscence of Ashley Cole..first reaction 0_O..what??Mancienne against Messi?but then looking at it carefully I think it might not as well be that bad an option with no recognized left back I guess a pacy Mancienne would be good against Messi..lets see what Hiddink does here..either way we need a very strong back four..given that they'll be playing Messi,Eto'o,Henry,Xavi,Iniesta..If chelsea go into this game with a defensive mindset they'll lose..they'll lose bad..I think it'll be a high scoring draw..maybe even 4-4 again..

*BLUE IS THE COLOUR*

Sweet Revenge..Barca Beware!!

Chelsea 4-4 Liverpool

What a Game!!!its still not completely sunk in..now the good thing is that we're through and have avenged the two times Liverpool knocked..now according to me Liverpool were the best team in the competition..and believe me we have been fortunate that the second leg was played at Stamford Bridge and the fact that we have Hiddink and moreover they have Rafa Benitez..I mean a 4-4 in the first leg and Anfield to come..Liverpool would have gobbled us..

The scoreline was quite just I'd say..although the first half was all Liverpool..and Hiddink has revealed that an Angry Team talk had been behind the teams revival..but the way we fought back was brilliant..from 2-0 down to 3-2 up..quite brilliant..but then after that the same old complacency story..let in 2 goals in no time and if it werent for Lampards last goal I think Liverpool might as well have got the last one..It wasnt before the Second half that our wonder midfield of Lampard, Ballack, Essien began to show its potential..Drogba finally appeared to have woken up from his sleep..for me he was the player of the match..Hiddink showed again why he was called the tactical genius by bringning on Anelka in only the 35th minute..The goals by Drogba(I simply cannot believe that was given an own goal) and Alex were superb..Alex showed some real brazillian muscle in that shot of his..and Reina well stop blaming him..that shot couldnt possibly have been saved..now the worst thing to happen was Ashley Cole yellow..iam not arguing as to if it was a yellow or not..no use..he'll miss the first leg in Nou Camp with Messi left alone to a new comer if Ferriera isnt fit..now thats scary..but one thing I feel is that Barcelona are nowhere near the team in Defence that they're in attack..and plus Terry and Carvalho both together create a wonderful pair of centre halfs so I guess Barcelona isnt as threatening as many have proclaimed..

Meanwhile elsewhere Bayern restored some pride with a 1-1 victory at the Allianz..Pretty Boy's 35 yarder helped ManU through( I lost Rs.30 on this one) and well Arsenal just ran over Villareal..so now that means we will have atleast one english team in the final..If we can beat Barca..which we will!! then I want to face Man U..theres some unfinished business from last May..

*BLUE IS THE COLOUR*

Now thats CHELSEA..RIP Liverpool

Liverpool 1-3 Chelsea

Pure Chelsea..I knew it'd happen..Todays was our Best Match and Best Performance of the season so far..Incredible..Two teams at their attacking bests..well and quite obviously our best was better than theirs hence the scoreline..ok now before I go on my customary routine of praising all the players I would like to pay special tribute to Guus Hiddink..He demonstrated Tactical Brilliance which quite clearly outfoxed Rafa..now with Essien having scored twice already after his comeback many would have wanted him to play infront and influence play but Hiddink had other Ideas..he put him on Gerrard..and now except for one poor shot scuffed wide I dont remember Gerrard having any worthwhile contribution to the game..See its quite obvious that Liverpool like to play around their two main men Gerrard and Torres..Hiddink knew that he wiped off Gerrard and Liverpool were in tatters...of course Essien deserves a lot of praise too..He played his role to perfection..afterall Steven Gerrard isnt a man you can mark and keep quiet with ease..Terry could have done a little better with Torres but still the goal we conceded was the entire backlines fault not just his own..today a lot of players played near their respective potentials..Malouda was the same Florent Malouda from Lyon..Ballack was much more better..infact Ballack produced two absolutely killer balls..one of which was wasted by Drogba and the other one which led to the third goal..The guy with the Black headgear was actually Petr Cech only..coming out jumping and claiming crosses before the opposition even knew..Kalou was a little quiet but whenever he got the ball he seemed to do well enough..Lampard was a little down from his usual best..but we all know who the man was for us anyway..Brainslav Ivanovic!!..The Corner Lord..he took both his goals really well..now intially I was a bit skeptical about Mancienne not playing(instead of Alex with Ivanovic Centre Half) but Alex too like many others was much better than normal although he's still nowhere near Carvalho..Now John Terry got a yellow card..so he'll miss the second leg..but I guess its good..we're in a great position so I'd rather take the suspension now rather than the Semis..plus Carvalho should be back next week..ok now i know Drogba wasnt at his best yesterday so I'll not really say much about him..Basically I feel Liverpool had started to experience this new found self-belief after beating substandard teams like Real Madrid,Man Utd and Aston Villa..well Fulham gave them a jitter..and now I guess Rafa is already thinking of the BPL only..where he'll finish third no matter what happens..well unless Man Utd can beat even their level of low performances..

Now this simlpy means that Liverpool are out of the Champions League..not even by their standards can they score 3 goals at Stmdord Bridge..not with Hiddink at helm in any case..he's going to know perfectly what to do..this is why the home return leg has an advantage..now the intelligent will have noticed that I havent talked about Bayern vs Barcelona..and if you know what happened in the Nou Camp you wouldnt really blame me..Barca were better no doubt..and there too its more or less settled..we're getting a Chelsea Vs Barcelona Semi Final..Epic in the making..

So Near,Yet So Far

Tottenham 1 - 0 Chelsea
So it happens..Guus Hiddink's Chelsea are not invincible afterall..This was a real opportunity to put Man Utd under extreme pressure after their 9 men defeat at craven cottage..The way they *bounced back* after the 4-1 thumping was incredible..in fact thats the only reason i still feel we have a small chance of stealing this title..Now iam not worried about Liverpool as far as the title goes..They'll definitely finish below us..i can bet anything on that..but Man Utd too looked good for 2-3 more defeats so I dont think its over yet..They play Villa next..if Villa can beat Liverpool today than Iam sure they will atleast get a point against Man Utd..well nothing wrong in being wishful..
The match was poorly played..by both teams..but i must say Spurs were a bit more clever..their counters were quick and fast moving..and BOSINGWA!!!omg!!someone please go and tell him he is a Right Back..not a CF..the moment he gets the ball he starts running with it trying to beat every person in his way..and not once have i seen him do it succesfully..well Mancienne roll up your socks..and Ballack..I just dont get whats happening to him..how can my favourite player play like he is nowadays..I very dearly hope he gets back to his instrumental best..Soon..Well the end was frantic..we could have scored so many..but Gomes..well the blunder king produced his best performance..I dont really feel talking about this match..for obvious reasons...So i'll move on..
The UCL draw was made..and quite predictably we got Liverpool again..This time we're going to thump them..real bad..yes we are..Return leg at Stamford Bridge=Bye bye Liverpool..but the unfortunate thing is that we play the winner of Barca-Bayern match..now I cant get a Bayern Chelsea final..:sob:..

Quarter Finals!!!We Won..End Of The Story

Juventus 2-2 Chelsea (2-3 Agg)
Ok so we're finally in the quarter finals of the Uefa Champions League..and believe me when that happened my first reaction was relief rather than joy..the sort of football chelsea were playing before the Iaquinta goal made me feel we're already out of this..but thankfully we won..
Ok so iam editing it..finally got some time..
Basically we did exactly what i feared in this match..concede..Juventus have shown me that the 'new' Chelsea isnt perfect but still i'd rate it much higher than the old one..if it were Scolari we'd have lost 3-0 after that first goal..we were really really poor before the first goal..and after our own first goal we were dominating..anyways the bottomline is that we won..we're through..although not as convincingly as the other clubs but still we're there..the draw isnt yet out so we dont yet know who we're playing..I'd take any team but Bayern..not because they mauled Sporting 12-1 but because they're my childhood favourites and i hate clash of the favourites..it becomes so difficult to watch..anyways doing a match analysis at this time is pointless because its been long now so i'll move on..
Today Liverpool visit Old Traford to keep their (as well as ours) title bid alive..well i do think i win for liverpool could just spark of a nosedive for the ManUrians..Liverpool after they routed Real Madrid are looking really dangerous and I hope they do us both a favour..well maths exam coming up..so bye..
**BLUE IS THE COLOUR**

Juventus Beaten,Keep Going Guus

Chelsea 1-0 Juventus
Ok two great results in as many games for Guus Hiddink..I must say iam very impressed with the sort of change he's brought to this team..It had been a long while since I had seen Chelsea dominate play like they did yesterday on a few occasions..It was brilliant..after the first 20 mins i thought we'd settle this one in the first leg itself..but then Juve did eventually get going and forced a tight finish in the end..but if I were given this 1-0 victory over Juventus in the beginning I'd have taken it..now I can even go to the extent of saying that Hiddink has already done more than what Scolari did in his entire regime..why? because Scolari never beat a top team..instead he got beat every single time except the game against Man Utd at SB..now Hiddink comes in and has to face two Top teams first up in his first two matches and he wins them both..The start is indeed rosy..lets hope it continues..Drogba getting the goal in this match was such a great thing.he is slowly but surely coming back to his real self..For me Kalou was one of our best players on the field..the assist by him was awesome he took the Juventus defence and me too( i didnt realise the quality of the ball unltil the goal was scored) completely by surprise..theres no doubt the players have upped their performance..a clean sheet is the most vital thing in home matches because even one away goal gives the other team a big advantage..thankfully Cech was not beaten..
Now I dont want to keep drooling over this win and forget the future..a 1-0 at home doesnt by any means mean qualification..not against a team like Juventus..I do think they'll score in the second leg..it'll be up to us to get that away goal..but what this win does do is that it brings back the lost confidence..The confidence i had lost when we lost those games to Liverpool and Man Utd..Ok lets hope for the best..
and the other matches..Sporting 0 - 5 Bayern!!!!Yay!!I atleast have one of my favourites in the quarters alerady..Goal.com says they already have one foot in the quarters..I say they have both except one little finger..Liverpool beat Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernebeau..I still feel theres something left in this one..Return leg should be interesting..Man Utd 0-0 Inter..fair result i should say..both teams dominated one half each but noone scored..Old Trafford should see a great match..I hope Jose repeats that touchline run of his..Arsenal too grabbed a win over Roma and should qualify..Sorry iam short on time..until next..
*BLUE IS THE COLOUR*

Bring On The Old Lady!!

Chelsea VS Juventus - 25th Feb,2009
Yeah so its here..The Uefa Champions League Knockout stage..and frankly I havent seen a more exciting First Knockout Round in many years..Now some days ago i had absolutely no hope on this one..the way we were playing with no shots on goal, no clear cut chances..Basically what i mean is that against a team like Juventus who are masters at defending we'd have gone down hard..but now the last two matches have been encouraging but by no means can we be supremely confident(although the post title suggests otherwise)..
Now I would go in with the same side that beat Aston Villa last time..with just one change..Alex..if Carvalho is back well and good otherwise i'd want Ivanovic playing..I cant stop imagining what Del Piero would do if we have Alex as our Centre half..Terry is going to have a tough night..I guess Kalou will retain his place in midfield or perhaps could even be replaced by Deco/Quaresma but its highly unlikely..I wonder what happened to AshleyCole in the last game, Ferriera definitely wasnt picked above him on basis of ability..I hope he'll be back..he adds that width to our attacks..
Juventus arent exactly strolling either they're second in the Serie A 9 points behind Inter..but they've got their magic man in Del Piero..He was extremely impressive in the group stages..plus not to forget the worlds best goalkeeper Buffon and in form Amauri..A win at Stamford Bridge with no away goals becomes quite crucial for progressing because if they play a 1-1 draw here then Iam sure they'll get their 0-0 back in Turin for sure..my prediction on the 1st leg is 2-0 Chelsea..
In the other matches I think Liverpool will be the only other English team to advance or maybe even Arsenal..but Iam quite sure Inter(JM in particlar) is going to beat Man Utd(Fergie in particular)..I heard one Inter player say that Man Utd are better but we have Mourinho..Elsewhere I expect Bayern and Barcelona to advance pretty easily..
*BLUE IS THE COLOUR*

Beware Old Lady..We're Gonna paint Turin Blue

First Of all BIG sorry to every person who reads my blog..I couldnt get my hands on a computer..had an exam..which i obviously aced given I was denied a computer..Ok so the draw is out..and Juventus are the unlucky ones..Ok now i might be going a bit to far here..Iam so glad we avoided Bayern Munich..not because we'd lose but because watching two favourite teams against each other isnt easy..The Round has surprisingly put up a sort of England Vs Italy..Man Utd have Inter and Arsenal have Roma..I wouldnt mind if these two go Italy's way..Esp Inter..Man Utd have a very tough draw..I mean Jose Mourinho is a manager whose team never goes through a bad patch..and he's been thwarted by Liverpool and moreover Luck during his tenure at Chelsea..and plus he won it with FC Porto..that speaks of his greatness..Ok now coming back to our own match..Juventus..well they're a good side right now..but then the matches take place in February end..so there's so much time for that to change..and plus by then I feel Chelsea will have come out of this recent slump..here's the complete draw..

Chelsea VS Juventus
Inter Milan VS Manchester United
Real Madrid VS Liverpool
AS Roma VS Arsenal
Villareal VS Panathinaikos
Sportin Lisbon VS Bayern Munich
Lyon VS Barcelona
Atletico Madrid VS FC Porto

For me Man Utd vs Inter reamins the match of the round..followed by Liverpool VS Real..I think Inter are going to cruise...and perhaps Liverpool might go through but at a cost..the BPL..if Rafa stays firm to his tactics(this statement is by a Reds fan herself)..but I know its useless to be making predictions right now with the match 3 months away..So i'll stop..
P.S-anybody noticed no photo this time..and thats how its going to be from now on..its against the law to use them..so i'll avoid them..

Crawl Past Cluj,But DROGBAs Back

I saw him..I saw the same old Drogba..Bullying defenders and using his strength to the best effect..It wasnt the goal that made the difference..His presence sparked new life in Chelsea..He adds that extra dimension to the Chelsea attack..The one we really lacked and needed..I dont want him to go anywhere now..If Chelsea are to win The Champions League a player like Drogba is very necessary..he is the sort of player who relishes the Big Games..Why do you think we have lost to Liverpool and Arsenal and just drew against Man Utd??I think Drogba would have made a huge difference there..Anelka has been phenomenal this season but hasnt scored one goal against a quality opposition..and neither has he performed well in those games either..so this is where Drogba comes in..The Champions League is all about class..about beating BIG teams..which Chelsea have'nt been able to do..
Chelsea's performance in the match wasnt too good..until ofcourse Drogba took the pitch..Before that it was very dull except for a few bright bright moments from Deco and Mikel..Mikel was awesome..He's the man of the match for me..the clearence of the line was fantastic..I had earlier said that Essien's injury might find us a new star..and now Iam saying It has..Mikel is the new Makelele..Despite the Victory against Cluj we finish 2nd in our group..now we could face any team from Juventus or Real Madrid, Liverpool, Lyon or Bayern,Barcelona etc..I wish its Barca..I'd love to see us beat them..or even Liverpool..Just dont want it to be Bayern..I cant bear watching two of my favourites against each other..
West Brom preview post coming up next..

Back to Winning Ways, Cluj Up Next

So strange isnt it??Be the worst player in one game and the best in the next..Deco has done just that..His goal was superb and so were his movement and passes..Anelka got the joy of scoring against a former club(i wish it had been Arsenal)...He did wonderfully to stay onside for Bosingwa's disguised cross and the finish coud have been better but he got the goal and thats what matters..Defence was a bit shaky..Terry being the exception..Cech seemed uncertain about crossed and high balls..Bosingwa however was the usual liwewire..I think he'd make an equally good right winger..he can cross so precisely with both feet..On current season's analysis I'd rate him much higher than Ashley Cole( who has by no means been bad)..Ballack and Lampard had quiet games..Although Ballack's awareness for providing the second goal must be appreciated..and Deco rightfully did just that..Up front we were'nt great..Anelka got the goal but should have had atleast one more with the amount of chances he had..This was the last game Drogba had to miss due to suspension..So expect him back next time..
Ok so Bolton are done..But now the issue on hand is the Champions League..where to be honest I would say Chelsea have been nothing more than mediocore this season..The first match against Bordeaux was amazing..after that we didnt quite get the sort of results required..and we didnt play good football either..The defeat to Roma being the worst of all..To put it simply We need to beat Cluj..I dont want Chelsea to depend on other teams' loss to ensure qualification..Beat Cluj resoundingly and roar into the next round..lose to Cluj, then i dont think we deserve to be in the last 16..I expect to see Drogba back in the line up..partnering Anelka..I would mind if 4-1-3-2 is used..Remember there's no Lampard..Red card last time..So midfield can be taken by Ballack, Deco and perhaps Malouda or Kalou, with Mikel playing the Defensive midfielder role..and unfortunately i wont be able to watch this match cause it starts at 12:30 in the night and I've a test at school tommorow..I hope I'll wake up tommorow to find Chelsea in the last 16..

Another Draw..Qualification Down To The Last Game

Exactly what I didnt want..another draw..and another POOR performance..Out of five champions league games chelsea have won just 2..definitely not signs of champions..We had a chance yesterday..a golden one to seal qualification..but it was squandered and to add to that Laampard was red-carded..So he wont be available for the next crucial game against Cluj now...Although Bordeaux came back in the dying stages, make no mistake they OUTPLAYED Chelsea yesterday.Anelka took his goal very well thanks to a stupendous pass by Lampard..Lampard has been such a great performer this season..its a pity he got the red card..Scolari has said.."We need to win against Cluj at home,If I think my team didn't have the quality to beat them at home it would be better for me to go home to Brazil and stay there."Now that is one strong statement..but if Chelsea werent to qualify..I still wont want him to go..the last thing we'd be wanting is a another manager change ruin are season just like time.
Last night the performance was awful..considering Chelsea's standards..Apart from a few good individual performances from Lampard, Anelka and perhaps Cech..I dont think anyone else will be happy with the way they performed..The defence for the second goal was so woeful..Diarra got a free header..completely free nobody marking at all...another negetive was Drogba..I wonder if he even remembers the old passionate himself..All this season I have not seen him give it his all..and yesterday was no different..I'd be least surprised/dissappointed if he's be leaving come January..
Next up is a big match..Arsenal..I know they've been going through a slump, but we havent been to great lately either..but Chelsea have hit back strongly everytime they have been poor..so perhaps this draw might fetch us a win..

Roma Undone,Another 3 Points

Well yesterday can only remind me of one thing..Roma came in a bus and parked the bus infront of the goal..seriously i mean they hardly had any intent..even when they were a goal down they didnt show any urgency.. Chelsea were by far the better and more attacking team of the two..Roma almost succeeded in their plan and would have escaped with a draw had Terry not got that superb header right...Yesterday I saw The John Terry I had not seen for a long while..He was back to his best..Only an Ultra Defensive mindset from the Italians kept the scoreline respectable..Lampard was the pick of the midfield again..Deco was back in the starting line up..Franco Di Santo and Juliano BUlleti were brought on..Belleti fired one of his bullets again but then this time he missed..Di Santo I feel should be given more time on the pitch especially in such games where the opponent doesnt want to win..

Now the other game..Bayern vs Fiorentina..finally some joy..3-0..thats called Bavarian Battering..Bayern showed their intent right from the outset and took the lead early when Klose placed the ball perfectly into the bottom corner...Schweinsteiger then scored one with his LEFT foot..you dont see that often do you??it was a wonderful finish..Fiorentina however were limited to long shots..mind you they got plenty of of them..i think some 15 odd..they did have some great chances but failed to finish..Ze Roberto then killed of the game when he scored a wonderful curling shot..This win I feel will do wonders to Bayern's confidence..Their slump in the Bundesliga is bound to end..moreover Klinsmann must have settled down well now..No stopping them now..

Milan seal Derby--Champions League Preview

Ronaldinho scored the solitary goal the much awaited Milan derby contained..Ronaldinho may have scored it but for me the real hero of the game was Kaka..he was just outstanding..Ronnie wasnt bad either while Seedorf too did a fantastic job..Mourinho..this guy amazes me..i really loved him at Chelsea..he has ended on the losing side, so that does make me a bit sad..I guess the only quality he doesnt possess is to lose gracefully..I loved the way he summed it up by saying they put the ball in the back of the net and we didnt,thats it..he also said that a draw would have been a fairer result..ok JM come on..you are contradicting yourself..if they score and you dont they are the better team..anyways don't mind you've got one BIG fan here..
anyways moving on..The Champions League..(dont mind the Ballack pic..i use his whenever iam unsure)..Chelsea face underdogs CFR who stunned Roma in their last clash..No matter what one says,i think this will be a simple victory for Chelsea..Cluj struck lucky last time..it doesnt happen everytime..holders Man Utd travel to Denmark to meet Aalborg..a victory for the danish would be so very pleasing..Arsenal face Porto in what is being called the clash of the week..My other favourite Bayern Munich face Lyon..Oh what a match this could be..I really want Klinsmann to get his side together and get back to his old winning ways..and what else..there are a dozen other matches..and my predictions are 3-0 to Chelsea and 2-1 to Bayern..just hope they turn out true..

UCL Matchday 1,Chelsea Trounce Bordeaux

Champions League action started this tuesday with Chelsea facing Bordeaux at Stamford Bridge..As was expected we thrashed them..Frank Lampard again was the player of the game..He is in completely sublime form..Chelsea started with the exactly same squad that beat City last weekend..I liked Terry's and Carvalho's performance..These two undoubtedly form the best central defensive pair in Europe..and now Bosingwa..what a find..really what a find..he hasnt played badly even once since joining Chelsea..He moves forward so well and his crosses..ooh..Ashley Cole and Jose Bosingwa perhaps the best wingback pair in Europe as well..In the midfield Lampard hogged all the limelight..but Mikel I guess was very good as well..Deco was average but everyone has an offday..Ballack came on in the second half an played considerably well..I really want him to play against Man Utd this weekend..afterall he was the one who starred in this fixture last season..moving on Joe Cole was at his usual best..and even Malouda gave in a spirited and determined performance..Anelka got the last goal but still I think he needs to improve..He is great at making runs and recieving the ball but as Scolari says he has lost the confidence in him which is affecting his finishing...

Elsewhere Steven Gerrard's brace(what a goal..the first one i.e) help Liverpool see off a above ordianary Marseille side..Arsenal drew 1-1 with Dinamo Keiv,Manchester United 0-0 Villareal..they really are struggling..and Chelsea would add more misery to it by a landslide win on Sunday..My favourite team(besides Chelsea) Bayern Munich beat Steau 1-0...The biggest upset was definitely CFR Cluj Beating the Roma..woah..

ok guys..Thats all i've got time for...ByE!!

Champions League Qualification

Jose Reina saved Liverpool the blushes as he saved a first half spot kick to help Liverpool escape with a 0-0 draw against Standard Leige..Liverpool were surprisingly second best throughout the match and were lucky to have escaped with a draw..Rafael Benitez said the same thing after the match..
Arsenal however won 2-0 against Steve Mclaren's FC Twente...Willian Gallas and Emmanuel Adebayor got the goals..Mclaren who is not quite popular in England due to his horror patch as England manager seems to have found some friends here..He was constantly encouraged by the crowd...

Klinsmann-Bring On The Champions League

  

New Bayern Munich boss Jurgen Klinsmann has expressed his optimism over the clubs chances of winning the Champions League next Season..Check out the Link for Details(Title)..

I Strongly feel that Bayern are a team deserving of a Champions League Title..They have been underacheiving at the Continental stage for a long time now..I just hope we get a Chelsea vs Bayern Final this time..