UEFA Champions League - News and Rumors

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UCL news ajah......

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Round-Up Liga Champions 2009/10 Babak Ketiga Leg Kedua: Sparta Gagal Lagi, Sporting Selamat
Sparta Praha dalam dua tahun berturut-turut, membawa pulang kekalahan ketika bertemua Panithinaikos di Yunani.
5 Agu 2009 04:14:39


Maccabi Haifa 4 - 3 Aktobe


Maccabi Haifa membuka peluangnya untuk mendapat tempat ke babak play-off Liga Champions setelah juara Liga Utama Israel ini mampu mengalahkan Aktobe 4-3.

Maccabi sempat tertinggal tiga gol lebih dahulu. Namun, klub ini mampu mengejar defisit tiga gol. Dalam pertandingan tersebut, Dvalishvili menyumbangkan dua gol, termasuk gol yang dibuatnya di menit ke-62 sebagai penentu kemenangan Macabi.



Sivasspor 3 - 1 Anderlecht


Kekalahan 3-1 atas Sivasspor tidak membuat langkah Anderlecht terhenti untuk melaju ke babak berikutnya. Secara agregat, Anderlecht masih tetap unggul 6-3 setelah di leg pertama, mereka mencukur klub asal Turki dengan membuat lima gol tanpa balas.



Twente Enschede 1 - 1 Sporting Lisbon


Sporting Lisbon nyaris saja terdepak. Gol Caicedo di penghujung pertandingan, membuat klub asal Portugal ini mampu menyamakan kedudukan menjadi imbang 1-1.

Sporting berhak mendapatkan tiket ke putaran berikutnya setelah diuntungkan dengan gol tandang. Sebelumnya ketika bertemu pada leg pertama,kedua tim hanya bermain imbang tanpa gol.


Panathinaikos 3 - 0 Sparta Praha


Panathinaikos lolos dari babak kualifikasi Liga Champions setelah menang 3-0 dari Sparta Praha. Tiga gol yang disumbangkan oleh Sarriegi di menit ke-45, Katsouranis (54), serta Salpingidis (89), membuat klub asal Republik Ceko mengulangi kegagalan serupa pada tahun lalu saat bertemu dengan Panathinaikos di ajang serupa.


Dinamo Zagreb 1 - 2 RB Salzburg


Gol Nelisse di tujuh menit pertandingan sisa, akhirnya mengantarkan klub asal Austria lolos dari babak kualifikasi Liga Champions usai menang 2-1 saat Salzburg bertandang ke markas Dinamo Zagreb. Gol dari Nelisse tersebut membuat jawara asal Kroasia, Dinamo Zagreb, tersisih.

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Kualifikasi Liga Champions: Juara Piala UEFA Tersisih
Thursday, 06 August 2009 06:52
beritabola.com

Berita Bola: Timisoara - Juara terakhir Piala UEFA, Shakhtar Donetsk, secara mengejutkan harus tersingkir di babak ketiga kualifikasi Liga Champions. Shakthar digagalkan klub Rumania, FC Timisoara.

Shakhtar tersingkir berkat aturan gol tandang meski di laga leg dua berhasil menahan Timisoara 0-0 di Stadion Dan Paltinisanu, Timisoara, Kamis (6/8/2009) dinihari WIB.

Mengingat hasil laga pertama di kandang Shakhtar adalah 2-2, maka Timisoara lah yang berhak maju ke fase play-off berkat keunggulan gol tandang. Sedangkan Shakhtar harus berkubang di Europa League, pengganti Piala UEFA.

Selain tersingkirnya Shakhtar, tidak terlalu banyak kejutan yang terjadi di babak ketiga kualifikasi ini. Kejutan kecil tercipta ketika Slavia Praha (Republik Ceko) dan BATE Borisov (Belarusia) gagal.

Slavia Praha yang merupakan juara Liga Ceko disingkirkan klub Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol. Di Stadion Eden, Praha, Slavia unggul 1-0 di leg II hingga menit 94.

Bencana datang saat Sheriff mencetak gol di masa injury time dan memaksa laga berkesudahan 1-1. Karena di leg I kedua tim bermain seri 0-0, maka Sheriff-lah yang berhak melaju.

Sedangkan BATE yang musim lalu lolos ke fase grup Liga Champions ditendang oleh Ventspils (Latvia) meski menang 2-1 di leg II. Hasil agregat 2-2 menguntungkan Ventspils dengan aturan gol tandang.

Tim raksasa Skotlandia, Glasgow Celtic, harus menunggu hingga saat-saat akhir untuk bisa memastikan lolos ke play-off. Berkat gol Giorgios Samaras di menit terakhir, Celtic menyudahi langkah Dynamo Moskow 2-0.

Scott McDonald membuka asa Celtic yang kalah 0-1 di leg pertama dengan golnya di menit 45. Kemenangan 2-0 akhirnya memastikan langkah Celtics berkat keunggulan agregat 2-1.

Di fase play-off, 15 tim pemenang fase ketiga ini sudah ditunggu oleh lima klub kuat Eropa, yakni Arsenal, Lyon, Vfb Stuttgart, Fiorentina dan Atletico Madrid.

Fase play-off ini dibagi rata ke dalam dua seksi, yakni seksi juara dan seksi non juara. Akan ada lima partai di seksi juara dan lima partai di seksi non juara. Kesepuluh pemenang akan maju ke fase grup Liga Champions.

Daftar peserta fase play-off Liga Champions
Seksi juara:
1. Olympiakos
2. Kopenhagen
3. Levski Sofia
4. Maccabi Haifa
5. FC Zurich
6. Red Bull Salzburg
7. APOEL Nikosia
8. Ventspils
9. Debrecen
10. Sheriff Tiraspol

Seksi non juara:
1. Arsenal
2. Lyon
3. Sporting Lisbon
4. Panathinaikos
5. Vfb Stuttgart
6. Fiorentina
7. Atletico Madrid
8. Glasgow Celtic
9. Anderlecht
10. Timisoara
(dtc/arp)

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UCL mulai lg kapan sih???
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UCL mulai lg kapan sih???
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pertengahan September

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btw, ada Battle of Britain yah denger2x.... Arsenal ketemu Celtic di penyisihan......... whoaaa....... how I love to see them out, so soon, the Gunners......... :peace:

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Play off Liga Champions
Arsenal Tantang Celtic, Sporting vs Fiorentina
Mohammad Resha Pratama - detiksport



Nyon - Semifinalis musim lalu, Arsenal, akan bertemu lawan kuat di play off Liga Champions saat dipertemukan dengan Glasgow Celtic. Sementara Sporting Lisbon akan ditantang oleh Fiorentina.

Dalam undian yang dilakukann di Nyon, Swiss, Jumat (7/8/2009) WIB, Celtic diberi kesempatan terlebih dahulu untuk menjadi tuan rumah. Lalu selang sepekan kemudian giliran Arsenal yang menjamu The Bhoys di Emirates Stadium.

Tak hanya pasukan Arsene Wenger yang mendapat lawan kuat di fase ini, Fiorentina pun akan melakoni duel sengit dengan klub kuat Portugal, Sporting. La Viola akan lebih dulu jadi tamu di kandang Sporting, Estadio Jose Alvalade. Seminggu kemudian Artemio Franchi akan menerima kedatangan Sporting.

Para pemenang babak play off ini berhak mengikuti Fase Grup Liga Champions yang pengundiannya akan dilakukan 27 Agustus. Untuk pihak yang kalah, mereka otomatis akan bermain di Europa League.

Berikut hasil undian yang lain:

Olympique Lyonnais vs. Anderlecht
FC Timisoara vs. VfB Stuttgart
Panathinaikos vs. Athletico Madrid
Olympiacos CFP vs. FC Sheriff
FC Salzburg vs. Maccabi Haifa FC
FK Ventspils vs. FC Zürich
FC København vs. APOEL FC
PFC Levski Sofia vs. Debreceni VSC

Leg I : 18/19 Agustus
Leg II : 25/26 Agustus

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Prediksi yg bakalan lolos ke babak utama, yg lolos di bold

Olympique Lyonnais vs. Anderlecht
FC Timisoara vs. VfB Stuttgart
Panathinaikos vs. Athletico Madrid
Olympiacos CFP vs. FC Sheriff
FC Salzburg vs. Maccabi Haifa FC
FK Ventspils vs. FC Zürich
FC København vs. APOEL FC
PFC Levski Sofia vs. Debreceni VSC

Leg I : 18/19 Agustus
Leg II : 25/26 Agustus

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Play-off Liga Champions 2009/2010
Celtic Tak Gentar Hadapi Arsenal

Achmad Firdaus - Okezone
GLASGOW - Pertandingan superberat akan dilakoni Glasgow Celtics pada babak playoff Liga Champions musim depan. Klub jawara Skotlandia itu harus menyingkirkan klub tangguh Premier League, Arsenal dalam derby Britania jika ingin berlaga di turnamen paling bergengsi di Eropa musim 2009/2010.

Dalam undian yang dilakukan UEFA di markasnya di Nyon, Swiss, petang tadi WIB, perwakilan Celtics sekaligus pelatih Tony Mowbray memang harus menahan nafas saat kertas undian mempertemukan tim asuhannya dengan skuad muda besutan Arsene Wenger. Kedua tim ini dijadwalkan akan saling bunuh dalam pertandingan home-away, 18-19 dan 25-26 Agustus mendatang.

Meski menyadari lawan yang akan dihadapi timnya bukan lawan ringan, namun Mowbray tetap optimis anak asuhnya yang beberapa waktu lalu sukses menjuarai Wembley Cup bakal mampu melewati hadangan peluru-peluru muda The Gunners, yang juga sukses merebut trofi Emirates Cup di turnamen pramusim.

"Ini merupakan undian yang berat bagi kami. Namun semua awak klub ini selalu siap melakoni dua pertemuan dengan salah satu tim terbaik di Eropa (Arsenal-red)," papar Mowbray lewat situs resmi klub dikutip Goal, Sabtu (8/8/2009).

"Ini merupakan drawing yang glamor bagi kedua klub. kami juga sudah berimajinasi tentang tumpah ruahnya suporter dari utara dan selatan Inggris. Kami semua tak sabar menyaksikan malam pertarungan dua klub fantastis Eropa," tambahnya.

"Saya memiliki rasa hormat yang besar kepada Wenger dan pekerjaan luar biasa yang telah dilakukannya kepada Arsenal. Dia telah mengenyam berbagai sukses di Arsenal dan telah membangun sebuah tim yang bermain dengan cara yang tepat," puji Mowbray.

"Mereka (Arsenal-red) tidak mengabiskan dana berjuta-juta poundsterling dalam belaja pemain seperti yang dilakukan klub Inggris lainnya. Meski begitu, mereka bisa bermain dengan gaya khas dan selalu mencoba tampil menghibur. Semua ini berkat polesan dan Filosofi Wenger," lanjutnya.

"Ini memang undian berat, namun kami akan mempersiapkan diri dengan baik dan tampil percaya diri. Kami juga akan melakukan segala upaya untuk bisa menembus fase grup Liga Champions. Dalam beberapa musim terakhir, klub ini memiliki tradisi apik di turnamen ini dan kami bertekad untuk melanjutkan tradisi tersebut," tutup pelatih 45 tahun itu.

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Dua Pilihan Nonton Liga Champions
Reky Herling Kalumata - detiksport

Jakarta - TV berbayar Indovision dan Top tv akan menayangkan secara eksklusif dan live laga Liga Champions. Namun, laga antarklub papan atas Eropa itu juga bisa disaksikan secara gratis di RCTI.

Indovision lewat Vision1 Sports telah memastikan akan menayangkan laga Liga Champions. Mereka akan menayangkan total 145 pertandingan di musim 2009/2010 Liga Champions yang akan mulai pada tanggal 19 Agustus 2009.

"Untuk hak siar Liga Champions di tv berbayar ada di Indovision karena kita yang punya dan juga akan ditayangkan dengan Top tv," kata Marketing Product & Public Relation Manager A. Winnie I. Sularto saat dihubungi detiksport, Rabu (12/9/2009).

Dia juga memastikan bahwa hanya di Indovision tayangan Liga Champions tersebut bisa disaksikan di Indonesia. "Jadi Liga Champions sudah tak ada di ESPN karena mereka sudah tak punya hak siar untuk di Indonesia," tukasnya.

Winnie pun menambahkan bahwa total 10 pertandingan akan menjadi agenda rutin Vision1 Sports setiap minggunya pada babak penyisihan kompetisi sepak
bola yang memperebutkan trofi dengan julukan "The Big Ears Cup" ini.

Meski demikian, para pecinta sepakbola yang tidak berlangganan Indovision tidak usaha bersedih. TV Terrestrial, RCTI tetap berkomitmen menghadirkan pentas Liga Champions di layar TV anda.

"Pertandingan Liga Champions yang akan ditayangkan mulai 19 Agustus di RCTI akan berbeda dengan Indovision, tapi bigmacth akan tetap kita tayangkan," tegas Producer Sport RCTI, Gita Suwondo.

Dia juga menambahkan bahwa RCTI akan menampilkan delapan pertandingan yang disiarkan secara live dan tunda. Sementara Indovision --yang bernaung di bawah grup MNC seperti halnya RCTI-- lewat Vision1 akan menayangkan total 10 pertandingan live dan tunda.

"Bigmatch akan tetap kita tayangkan karena penonton telestrial kan paling banyak. Sedangkan pertandingan lainnya bisa disaksikan di vision1 sehingga penonton bisa memiliki alternatif menyaksikan pertandingan," ujarnya.

RCTI menang tetap melanjutkan komitmennya untuk menayangkan Liga Champions. Kompetisi yang musim lalu dimenangi Barcelona tersebut akan tetap berada di RCTI sampai musim 2011.

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Liga Champions 2009/2010
Inilah 32 Tim Fase Grup
Andi Abdullah Sururi - detiksport



Sepuluh tim berhasil menggenggam tiket Liga Champions setelah melakoni kualifikasi tahap akhir pertengahan minggu ini. Mereka bergabung dengan 22 tim lain untuk mulai berkompetisi di putaran grup.

Ke-10 tim kualifikasi tersebut adalah Lyon, Atletico Madrid, Arsenal, Fiorentina, VfB Stuttgart, Olympiakos, Maccabi Haifa, FC Zurich, Debrecen, dan APOEL Nicosia. Mereka lolos setelah mengalahkan lawan-lawannya kemarin malam dan Kamis (27/8/2009) dinihari WIB ini.

Dari 32 kontestan utama, tercipta sebuah rekor baru dalam hal jumlah tim debutan di fase grup Liga Champions, sebanyak delapan tim. Mereka adalah AZ Alkmaar, Standar Liege, FC Zurich, APOEL, Rubin Kazan, Unirea Urziceni, dan Debrecen.

Undian grup akan dilakukan di Nyon, Swiss, pada Kamis malam oleh UEFA. Delapan grup dibentuk, masing-masing terdiri dari empat tim. Fase ini berlangsung dari 15 September sampai 9 Desember.

Berikut ini daftar 32 tim utama Liga Champions 2009/2010:

Pot 1
Barcelona (Spanyol)
Chelsea (Inggris)
Liverpool (Inggris)
Manchester United (Inggris)
Milan (Italia)
Arsenal (Inggris)
Sevilla (Spanyol)
Bayern Munich (Jerman)

Pot 2
Lyon (Prancis)
Inter Milan (Italia)
Real Madrid (Spanyol)
CSKA Moscow (Rusia)
FC Porto (Portugal)
AZ Alkmaar (Belanda)
Juventus (Italia)
Rangers (Skotlandia)

Pot 3
Olympiakos (Yunani)
Marseille (Prancis)
Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraina)
Stuttgart (Jerman)
Fiorentina (Italia)
Atletico Madrid (Spanyol)
Bordeaux (Prancis)
Besiktas (Turki)

Pot 4
Wolfsburg (Jerman)
Standard Liege (Belgia)
Maccabi Haifa (Israel)
FC Zurich (Swiss)
Rubin Kazan (Rusia)
Unirea Urziceni (Rumania)
APOEL Nicosia (Siprus)
Debrecen (Hongaria)
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Jelang Undian Fase Grup Liga Champions
Menanti Grup Maut
Mohammad Resha Pratama - detiksport



Perhelatan Liga Champions musim ini dipastikan akan berjalan sengit dan seru, kenapa? Sebab dari sistem pot yang digunakan UEFA, terbuka kans para raksasa Eropa berada di grup yang sama usai pengundian malam ini.

Setelah melakukan tahap akhir kualifikasi dari kemarin malam hingga Kamis (27/8/2009) dinihari tadi, terkumpullah 32 peserta kompetisi paling elit di Benua Biru itu. UEFA memakai sistem pot unggulan satu hingga empat untuk menentukan tim-tim tersebut masuk di grup mana.

Di pot 1 ada empat wakil Inggris yaitu Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea dan Arsenal. Mereka ditemani Barcelona dan Sevilla, AC Milan juga Bayern Munich. Sedangkan di pot 2 ada Inter Milan dan Juventus, Real Madrid, Lyon, Porto, AZ Alkmaar, Rangers dan CSKA Moskow.

Sementara di pot 3 dan 4, bercokol tim-tim kuda hitam macam Atletico Madrid, Bordeaux dan Fiorentina serta tim-tim debutan seperi Debrecen, FC Zurich dan Rubin Kazan.

Sistem pembagian pot tersebut didasarkan pada koefisien setiap tim, yang didapat dari penampilannya di kompetisi Eropa dalam lima tahun terakhir. Makin sering tampil apalagi jadi juara, maka makin besarlah koefisien tim tersebut dan tentunya jadi unggulan teratas.

Nantinya dalam grup tersebut tidak boleh ada dua klub yang berasal dari negara yang sama. Contoh, jika Milan yang ada di pot 1 masuk ke Grup A dan Inter yang di pot 2 juga masuk ke grup yang sama, maka akan dicari lagi tim lain yang satu pot dengan Inter untuk satu grup bersama Rossoneri di Grup A.

Untuk tim lain di Grup A, akan dicomot satu dari Pot 3 dan 4 dan begitu seterusnya hingga tercipta delapan grup yang masing-masing diisi empat tim.

Untuk waktu pertandingan, tim yang berasal dari negara sama juga akan terpisah. Misalnya, La Liga Spanyol mengirim empat wakil, jadi dua tim bermain di hari Selasa, sedang dua tim lainnya di hari Rabu. Begitu juga dengan negara yang mengirim dua wakil, satu main Selasa dan satunya lagi main Rabu.

Untuk membedakan waktunya tersebut, UEFA memberi warna merah untuk Grup A sampai D, sedang warna biru untuk Grup E sampai H. Pembagian itu dilakukan untuk kepentingan hak siar TV.

Perbedaan warna itu juga untuk menentukan tim mana yang akan menjadi tuan rumah terlebih dahulu. Jadi, contohnya, Milan dan Inter yang menggunakan satu stadion akan memainkan partai kandangnya di minggu yang berbeda.

Serunya dengan sistem pot tersebut, ada peluang terciptanya grup neraka alias grup maut di mana tim-tim besar berkumpul di grup yang sama. Bisa saja Chelsea, Madrid dan Fiorentina berada dalam satu grup. Atau juara bertahan Barcelona dipertemukan dengan Inter, Bordeaux dan Wolfsburg.

Bahkan Cristiano Ronaldo dan Kaka bisa bereuni lebih cepat dengan mantan klubnya, apabila El Real diundi satu grup dengan MU atau Milan. Bisa dibayangkan bagaimana serunya duel tim-tim besar Eropa itu bukan?

Jadi, kita tunggu saja jawabannya malam ini saat pengundian dilangsungkan.

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Jelang Undian Grup Liga Champions
Lawan Tim Mana pun, MU Siap
Rossi Finza Noor - detiksport

Manchester - Undian fase grup Liga Champions berpotensi menempatkan Manchester United dengan klub besar lainnya. Namun, siapapun lawannya, The Red Devils siap.

Undian fase grup akan dilangsungkan malam ini, Kamis (27/8/2009) malam WIB, usai 32 klub peserta terkumpul. Seperti diberitakan sebelumnya, grup maut sangat mungkin terbentuk jika melihat pembagian koefisien klub-klub yang berlaga.

Ambil contoh MU yang mungkin akan menempati grup yang sama dengan Real Madrid. Bisa pula Chelsea, Madrid dan Fiorentina berada dalam satu grup. Atau juara bertahan Barcelona dipertemukan dengan Inter, Bordeaux dan Wolfsburg.

Lawan yang lebih tangguh berarti tingkat kesulitan untuk bisa lolos dari fase grup semakin tinggi. Meskipun demikian, Berbatov optimistis jika 'Setan Merah' tak akan kesulitan lolos dari fase grup, dan akhirnya mencapai babak final lagi.

"Setelah apa yang terjadi pada final tahun lalu (kalah dari Barcelona), saya pikir kami menjadi lebih bersemangat di kompetisi Eropa musim ini. Bagi saya, kalah di Roma membuat saya frustrasi karena saya belum berada di klub ini ketika menjadi juara di Moskow."

"Saya tak pernah menjuarai Liga Champions, jadi itu membuat saya frustrasi."

"Tahun ini tujuan kami adalah melaju terus sampai ke Madrid. Santiago Bernabeu adalah salah satu stadion terbaik di dunia dan saya tahu kami cukup bagus untuk bisa berlaga di final, dan kali ini memenanginya," tandasnya d situs resmi klub.

Tetapi penyerang asal Bulgaria ini tetap sadar bahwa klub bagus yang mungkin mereka hadapi sangatlah banyak. Termasuk pula juara bertahan Barcelona. Oleh karenanya, bersikap hati-hati adalah sebuah keharusan.

"Banyak klub bagus dengan pemain-pemain hebat di sana. Tetapi ingat, ketika Anda menyebut nama Manchester United, banyak orang menaruh respek. Tak ada satu tim pun yang mau main-main menghadapi kami."

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UEFA Skors Eduardo Dua Laga
Narayana Mahendra Prastya - detiksport



Nyon - UEFA menjatuhkan hukuman kepada Eduardo menyusul aksi diving yang dilakukannya. Striker Arsenal itu dihukum larangan bertanding sebanyak dua laga.

"Komisi disiplin UEFA hari ini telah mempelajari kasus oleh pemain Arsenal FC, Eduardo, untuk tindakan 'mengelabui wasit' dalam laga playoff leg kedua Liga Champions pada tanggal 26 Agustus melawan Celtic FC," demikian keterangan yang dikutip dari situs resmi UEFA.

"Selanjutnya, kami menghukum pemain yang bersangkutan untuk dua laga di kompetisi yang berada di bawah naungan UEFA."

Diterangkan juga Arsenal memiliki waktu selama tiga hari kerja untuk mengajukan banding. Bila banding tim London Utara itu gagal, maka Eduardo absen dalam laga fase grup Liga Champions, melawan Standard Liege (16/9/2009) dan Olympiakos (29/9/2009).

Aksi menjatuhkan diri yang dilakukan Eduardo membuat wasit memberikan penalti kepada Arsenal. Eksekusi yang dilakukan oleh pemain berkebangsaan Kroasia itu sendiri sukses membuahkan gol bagi The Gunners.

Manajer Arsene Wenger semula tidak melakukan pembelaan terhadap Eduardo atas diving tersebut. Namun, ketika UEFA melakukan pengusutan terhadap pemain yang akrab dipanggil Dudu tersebut, Wenger marah

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Skorsing Dudu Bikin Arsenal Frustrasi
Mohammad Resha Pratama - detiksport



London - Penyerang Arsenal, Eduardo da Silva, akhirnya diskorsing dua laga oleh UEFA. Keputusan itu serta merta diakui The Gunners membuat mereka jadi frustrasi.

Protes kubu Glasgow Celtic ke UEFA atas aksi diving dudu membuahkan hasil. Pemain Kroasia itu dihukum tak boleh berlaga di dua pertandingan awal Arsenal di Grup H, melawan Standard Liege (16/9/2009) dan Olympiakos (29/9/2009).

Kontan saja keputusan otoritas sepakbola tertinggi di Eropa membuat kubu London Utara itu gerah dan merasa diperlakukan tidak adil. Mereka pun membuat petisi yang intinya balik menyatakan protes atas hasil investigasi UEFA tersebut dan mengaku frustrasi akan hal tersebut.

Pasukan Arsene Wenger itu merasa kalau UEFA terlalu terburu-buru dalam membuat keputusan ini dan tidak melihat kalau sebelum Eduardo pun, banyak pemain yang melakukan diving namun tak terkena hukuman.

Maka dari itu, Arsenal menyarankan UEFA untuk lebih tegas dan jelas dalam membuat peraturannya.

Berikut isi pernyataan 'Tim Gudang Peluru' yang tertera di situs resminya :

Klub sangat kecewa dengan keputusan UEFA yang menskorsing Eduardo sebanyak dua laga, terhitung mulai laga melawan Standard Liege pada 16 September.

Kami telah diberitahu kalau kami akan menerima keputusan sebenarnya dari UEFA hari Kamis ini. Ketika kami menerima keputusan UEFA itu, kami akan membuat keputusan untuk langkah selanjutnya.

Kami sangat frustrasi dengan cara UEFA yang tidak transparan dan terlihat asal saja dalam menentukan keputusan.Kami percaya sangat penting kalau UEFA menyediakan standar yang jelas dan komprehensif serta secara konsisten ditegakkan untuk membuat sebuah keputusan.

Ini juga menjadi kritik buat UEFA kalau mereka harus membuat peraturan lebih spesifik untuk meninjau setiap pertandingan yang berada di bawah naungan UEFA

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Invaluable coach discussions in Nyon
UEFA.com - 4 September 2009


UEFA and Europe's leading coaches have joined forces for the latest session of invaluable discussions about a number of issues on the European football agenda.

Trends and talking points
The 11th Elite Club Coaches Forum saw European football's governing body and the high-level coaching fraternity gather at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, to debate trends and talking points. UEFA has taken many of the coaches' ideas on board in recent years in shaping its competitions, and welcomes the chance to spend time with Europe's foremost club technicians in order to exchange opinions and to consider developments in coaching at football's summit.

Football issues
"When we started organising this event, it was to give the coaches a voice about our competitions, as they are on the front line," said UEFA technical director Andy Roxburgh, "but it then went beyond this, and we began talking about the football as well. We've been talking about referees, rules, regulations and competitions, but we've also been talking about management and what happens on the pitch – football issues that matter to the coaches.

UEFA platform
"In addition, there are younger coaches here that are facing major issues at big clubs, and [experienced] coaches like Sir Alex Ferguson can give them worldly advice," he added. "UEFA provides the platform and information, the coaches give us feedback, and the coaches discuss among themselves."

Match officials' views
Refereeing issues were one item on the agenda during two days of intense discussions, with former top Italian referee and UEFA Referees Committee member Pierluigi Collina present to put forward the match officials' views. Discussions centred, for example, on modifications to technical-area rules whereby coaches no longer have to sit down, and can now stand in the technical area as long as they conduct themselves in the proper manner.

Additional assistants
Explanations were given to the coaches about the experiment with two additional assistant referees, to take place in this season's UEFA Europa League group stage. The coaches were told that the experiment's objective, among other things, was to help the referees make correct decisions on, for example, incidents taking place in the penalty area. "There's progress here, and progress is important, so I think we should try it," said Manchester United FC manager Sir Alex Ferguson after the forum.

Process of education
A general debate was also held on simulation – "from two sides, the refereeing side and the disciplinary side, as these are two separate issues," said Roxburgh, "and we also talked about what the coaches' responsibilities are in this area." The coaches agreed that a process of education should take place with players, to make them aware of the gravity of the offence in terms of football's well-being, and the negative influence that simulation has on youngsters.

Pitch talk
Pitches came up for discussion too. "The coaches are very keen that the standards for pitches in terms of quality are sufficiently high to allow football to be played at a very high pace and intensity," said Roxburgh, "so that the fans and public see football of the highest quality."

Coaches present
The coaches in attendance were: Arsène Wenger (Arsenal FC), Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United FC), Manuel Pellegrini (Real Madrid CF), Jesualdo Ferreira (FC Porto), Claude Puel (Olympique Lyonnais), Ciro Ferrara (Juventus), Laurent Blanc (FC Girondins de Bordeaux), Didier Deschamps (Olympique de Marseille), Felix Magath (FC Schalke 04), Thomas Schaaf (Werder Bremen), Martin Jol (AFC Ajax), Valeri Gazzaev (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Walter Smith (Rangers FC), Dan Petrescu (AFC Unirea Urziceni), Abel Resino (Club Atlético de Madrid), Henk Ten Cate (Panathinaikos FC) and Bernard Challandes (FC Zürich).

[rondwisan]

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[Supernan]

UEFA platform
"In addition, there are younger coaches here that are facing major issues at big clubs, and [experienced] coaches like Sir Alex Ferguson can give them worldly advice," he added. "UEFA provides the platform and information, the coaches give us feedback, and the coaches discuss among themselves."



parah pelatih2 top dunia pd disscusi hahaha keren2.....Fergie paling senior neh keknya hahahahaha:happy::happy:

si Blanc keknya pakaiannya paling santai :hammer:

[RedRob]

Pep kok ga ada ya...?

kalo Benitez ga ada sih ga heran...... :siul:

[finza_13]

klo ga salah ada acara yg ngebahas masalah transfer pemain muda itu jg yak....:hammer:

Opa jelas yg paling senior...:peace:

[zudomiriku]

Capello Pilih Inter, Carletto Jagokan Milan
Mohammad Resha Pratama - detiksport



London - Fabio Capello dan Carlo Ancelotti punya prediksi bersebrangan tentang nasib duo Milan di Liga Champions musim ini. Capello yakin kalau Inter bakal menjadi juara, sedang Carletto tanpa ragu menunjuk Milan.

Inter yang begitu digdaya di Seri A selama empat musim terakhir seperti tak punya gigi kala bertanding di arena Liga Champions. Prestasi terbaik Nerazzuri dalam kurun waktu itu hanyalah mampu menembus perempat final pada musim 2007/2008 sebelum disingkirkan Liverpool.

Maka tak salah jika pelatih sekaliber Jose Mourinho yang pernah bawa Porto juara tahun 2004 pun diboyong oleh Masimmo Moratti dan untuk musim ini pun target mereka tetap sama yaitu merebut gelar prestisius itu yang tak pernah mampir ke Giuseppe Meazza sejak tahun 1965.

Kehilangan Zlatan Ibrahimovic pun langsung diganti dengan seorang Samuel Eto'o, peraih dua gelar Liga Champions bersama Barcelona dan sederet pemain berkualitas pun didatangkan di musim panas ini. Hal itu yang membuat Capello yakin kalau Inter memang pantas untuk memenangi kompetisi itu karena mereka ada untuk berjaya di Liga Champions.

"Mereka harus memenangi Liga Champions, mereka terlahir untuk memenangi Liga Champions dan mereka sangat kompetitif untuk itu," ungkap Capello kepada La Gazzeta dello Sport.

Kalau Capello sudah punya jagoan di Liga Champions, bagaimana dengan pelatih asal Italia lain yang kini berkiprah di sepakbola Inggris? Bukannya karena Milan adalah mantan klub Ancelotti kalau akhirnya pria 50 tahun itu menjagokan Rossoneri, namun ia menilai kalau Milan punya mental dan tradisi kuat dalam sejarah Liga Champions.

Bukti sahihnya adalah Milan jadi klub kedua terbanyak setelah Real Madrid dalam urusan mengumpulkan trofi Liga Champions, yaitu tujuh gelar ada di lemarinya.

"Aku tahu kalau Milan punya tradisi di Liga Champions, di mana Inter tidak memilikinya. Dan aku pikir kalau sejarah dan tradisi menjadi penting di kompetisi seperti ini," analisa pelatih Chelsea itu di SkySports24.

"Dan Ancelotti pun mengharapkan kalau Milan pun bisa melangkah jauh di turnamen ini untuk bertemu The Blues di Santiago Bernabeu."Aku hanya ingin bertemu Milan di final. Final antara Milan dan Chelsea di Madrid akan mengasyikan. Tapi Real Madrid-Chelsea juga," pungkasnya.

[finza_13]

[ Rabu, 21 Oktober 2009 ]
jawapos.co.id

Kandidat Rising Star Liga Champions Musim 2009-2010
Juninho Puji Pjanic, Badstuber Mirip Terry

Pentas Liga Champions musim ini tidak hanya milik superstar macam Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, dan Wayne Rooney. Beberapa pemain berusia 20 tahun atau kurang siap unjuk gigi. UEFA punya prediksi siapa saja calon rising star itu.

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UEFA atau Asosiasi Sepak Bola Eropa menuai kritik setiap menyelenggarakan UEFA Club Football Award. Kritik itu tak lain adalah tidak dimasukkannya kategori pemain muda terbaik dalam ajang penghargaan yang dihelat sejak musim 1997-1998 tersebut. Kategori terbaik hanya untuk kiper, pemain belakang, pemain tengah, pemain depan, dan pemain terbaik (overall).

Padahal, di setiap edisi Liga Champions, UEFA selalu memilih pemain muda terbaik atau yang lebih dikenal dengan sebutan rising star. Jika musim lalu Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) dan Davide Santon (Inter Milan) mencuat ke permukaan, musim ini beberapa nama muncul sebagai kandidat.

Favorit utama adalah playmaker Olym*pique Lyon yang berusia 19 tahun, Miralem Pjanic. Musim lalu, dia masih berada di bawah bayang-bayang Juninho Pernambucano plus karena baru menjalani tahun pertama di Lyon se*telah digaet dari FC Metz. Tapi, setelah kepergian Juninho, remaja asal Bosnia Herzegovina tersebut tak butuh waktu lama untuk menunjukkan talentanya.

''Visinya sungguh luar biasa. Dia tipe playmaker karena memiliki tendangan yang akurat dalam set piece. Saya bangga nomor saya (8) kini dia kenakan,'' tutur Juninho yang kini membela Al Gharafa (Qatar) di situs resmi UEFA.

Dari CSKA Moskow, Alan Dzagoev patut berterima kasih atas kehadiran pelatih baru Juande Ramos. Di bawah polesan mantan pelatih Real Madrid dan Tottenham Hotspur itu, bakat Dzagoev makin terasah. ''Dengan skill-nya, Alan (Dzagoev) telah ditakdirkan menjadi playmaker masa depan Rusia,'' ungkap pelatih Timnas Rusia Guus Hiddink yang telah memberi lima caps kepada pemain 19 tahun itu.

CSKA termasuk klub yang memberikan banyak kesempatan bagi pemain mudanya. Selain Dzagoev, gelandang Nika Piliev dan defender Georgi Schennikov yang masih 18 tahun beberapa kali membela tim utama. Piliev dan Schennikov termasuk dua di antara lima pemain termuda yang didaftarkan di Liga Champions musim ini.

Kandidat rising star tak hanya dominasi pemain tengah dan depan. Di sektor belakang, muncul defender 20 tahun Bayern Munchen, Holger Badstuber. Dia diklaim sebagai pemain masa depan baik di klubnya dan timnas Jerman. Badstuber bahkan merupakan satu di antara tiga pemain Bayern yang selalu bermain penuh di setiap laga FC Hollywood (julukan Bayern Munchen) musim ini.

Berkat ketangguhannya mengawal pertahanan, gawang Bayern belum jebol dalam dua laga awal Liga Champions. Dengan postur 189 cm, Badstuber sangat ideal memerankan seorang bek tengah modern. Banyak yang menyebut tipe pemain asli binaan Bayern itu mirip defender Chelsea John Terry.

''Terry kukuh, tangguh di udara, dan memiliki tinggi yang sama dengan saya. Jadi, saya mencoba meniru gaya bermainnya,'' tutur Badstuber. ''Saya nyaris tidak turun sepanjang musim lalu. Kini, saya senang terus mendapatkan kesempatan,'' ujarnya.

Rekan setim Badstuber, Thomas Mul*ler, 20, juga masuk kandidat rising star bersama Stevan ''Jojo'' Jovetic asal Fio*rentina. Tak ketinggalan playmaker Mac*cabi Haifa Eyal Golasa.

[RedRob]

pandangan yang menarik dari bung Anlov....

silakan ditanggapi

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THE ANLOV MATHIESEN COLUMN

MANCHESTER UNITED, LIVERPOOL
AND WHY THE ENGLISH GAME IS ABOUT TO BE OUTSMARTED

Anlov Mathiesen, 16 Nov 2009 | sportingpreview.com

Barcelona's outplaying of Manchester United in last year's Champions League final might have been the forewarning of a new and entertaining football.

In that game, Barcelona combined smartness with a passing game and artistry. As a result, the team pressed high up the field and dominated United.

Is the tide turning?

The Premier League has every reason to be proud of itself and its successes in Europe. The English teams have dominated the European stage for years.

However, we should be clear on the foundation on which this has been made possible: Defensive strategy.

To be honest, let's call it ultra-defensive - with Arsene Wenger's Arsenal the odd exception. But then again, let's not forget, they haven't had the successes of the defensive teams in recent seasons.

The key elements of Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United's best displays in Europe have all been based on away games with every man behind the ball, and every man chasing the ball at home, all the time.

Sir Alex Ferguson's best results came about in this way in a 4-5-1 formation.

Rafael Benitez's best moment was produced in attacking frenzy against AC Milan but this was due to absolute need, not on pre-planned chosen tactics. Benitez is still one of the most defensive managers around.

There is nothing wrong with winning by defence. Being Norwegian, I know this better than anyone. Obviously a victory is a victory, and a trophy is a trophy. But there are signs that English teams in general are having problems renewing themselves tactically.

Today, only Arsenal and Manchester City show signs of a willingness to attack. All the other top ten Premier League teams specialise in counter attacks.

This is all well and good but nowadays we have an emerging Spanish league, and Italian self confidence is growing by the week.

The free flowing, attacking football is obviously not going to come from Italy, but they might just resort back to their defensive expertise. If they do, they will do it better than the English.

But this is not about Serie A, it's about Spain. Or namely, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

The last Champions League final showed the world how to outsmart even the most cynical and experienced teams and managers - by passing, passing, thinking and passing.

This is exactly the same thing that Spain taught us in the European Championships.

Give Real Madrid's new team a year or two and they will be right up there - with passing, thinking and attacking.

English supporters will no doubt point to the money that Madrid have spent on the likes of Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo and Xabi Alonso. But this is not fair. This is exactly what Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United and now Manchester City have been doing for a while.

Yes, they spent an obscene amount of money, but this doesn't change the fact that there are around ten megalomaniacal teams competing in the galactic transfer market for the same players.

Sometimes Madrid is the top dollar dog, sometimes Liverpool or Chelsea. Or, like two years ago, United. This evens itself out over time.

The main point is that the English teams have been able to strangle even the most artistic of opponents for years with a high intensity game based on the odd (and preferably smart and fast) counter attack.

People might look upon Chelsea or Liverpool when pinpointing the most defensive teams, but do not forget that some of Ferguson's best games (versus Barcelona in 2008 for example) were some of the most defensive displays ever seen on the European stage.

But there are no rules against defensive tactics, only counter moves.

The beauty of the game is the dynamics of tactical dominance. English dominance is forcing other teams to try new tactics, new fomations and new strategies.

The world of football does not only copy what works, it always tries to counter with the opposite.

In the coming years we will witness this in a new variety of attacking formations, and a new variety of tactical displays tailor-made to confront the English teams. This is just like how the teams had to counter Italian clubs in the Nineties, Arsenal in the same decade, Germany in the Eighties and the English teams of the Noughties.

Right now there are few others than Real Madrid and Barcelona strong enough to challenge, but this will change. Ferguson's defeat at the hands of Guardiola might have been the turning of the tide.

[tothenator]

pertamax..

jiah,,,,jangan sampe deh!!!
liga terbaik itu liga inggris :p
:banned::banned:

[RedRob]

perihal permainan United yang dibilang 'kurang menyerang' dan mengandalkan serangan balik memang sangat bisa diperdebatkan... tapi, yang menarik untuk jadi pembahasan adalah apakah benar kalau tim-tim Inggris akan mulai mendapat 'perlawanan' dari tim-tim Eropa lainnya...? apakah sistem permainan tim-tim Inggris saat ini mulai dapat dipatahkan oleh sistem lain..?

paling ngga 5 tahun terakhir ini tim-tim Inggris sangat digdaya di Eropa... tentu setiap tesis ada antitesisnya.. mungkinkah kemenangan Barcelona di Moscow jadi momen penanda hal tersebut..? atau justru tim-tim Inggris ini malah semakin dominan..?

pendapat Anda..?

[tothenator]

hmm..
maslah kurang menyerang karena amunisi kita berkurang..
gabisa di pungkiri kepergian CR emang membawa evek,,bgitu pula di pool,alonso menggilang tengah pool kurang gahar..
emang sedikit pertanda ,liga spanyol mulai "GREGET" gitu..
masalah sistem permainan inggris sih,sudah mulai dapat di imbangi..
liat saja MU susah payah seri sm moscow,nyaris kalah malah:P

tp saya rasa sih bro,liga inggris msh liga terbaik
that i mean :):)>-:)>-

masalah kemenangan barca sih,heheh emang bgitu keadaan nya..

[Ucup Carrick]

70-an akhir ama awal 80-an juga Inggris pernah dominasi di Eropa...
yah semua ada masanya....

[Andi Istiabudi]

Tidak selamanya sesuatu akan bertahan di atas. Tahun 1990an Eropa didominasi AC Milan, Barcelona, Real Madrid dan Juventus. Sementara tahun 2000an klub-klub Inggris mulai menunjukkan keperkasaannya kembali. Untuk dekade berikutnya menurut saya masih didominasi klub Inggris terutama antara Manchester United dan Chelsea. Klub yang menurut saya tetap kuat untuk beberapa tahun kedepan adalah Manchester United, Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid dan Bayern Muenchen. Untuk klub Italia, entah kenapa tapi saya melihat iklim kompetisi mereka (Serie-A) seperti mengalami stagnasi sejak tahun 2004, bahkan pertandingannya serasa membosankan. Mungkin butuh 2-3 tahun lagi agar Serie-A bisa kembali bersaing atau sejajar dengan Premier League.

[theater of dream]

Untuk sekarang Tim2 dari Inggris, United, Chelsea, Arsenal, mungkin juga Liverpool masih mendominasi, sementara Spanyol masih aja mengandalkan Barca dan Real..
juga dalam beberapa taun terakhir dari Spanyol hanya Barca yang tampil di final UCL

[Diego]

liga inggris terpopuler, tp bukan berarti terbaik, mesti dibedain itu......!!!
kl liat gaya liga inggris dlm bbrp thn terakhir fokus nya bkn sepakbola menghibur lg....
setiap tim cm main aman demi incer kemenangan atau bahkan mengamankan kemenangan....

jarang sekali ada permainan terbuka ky jaman 90an.....
main keras aja skrg yg jelas terekam,pemain dgn skill terbaik tdk terlindungi,..
liat brp bnyk pemain yg patah kaki di EPL,cedera para pemain dgn skill tinggi...
ad kesan pemain bintang bakal habis disni....

persoalan wasit jg semakin membuat liga inggris menjadi kacaw...
selalu aja tim yg dirugikan wasit scra krusial...
dan heran nya fans menikmati itu...

kemenangan dr hasil curang kerap di elu2kan....
gw memang fans berat MU,tp kl MU menang dgn cara curang kdg gw sk miris melihat yg lain merayakannya.....begitu jg dgn fans2 lain sprti fans chelsea,pool,dan arsenal...
mudah2an liga inggris ga kembali brutal seperti jaman 70an....

secara permainan MU pun sudah jarang bermain indah lagi.....
kesan main aman selalu terlihat,demikian jg liverpool dan chelsea....
justru arsenal kini tmpil agak sedikit menghibur,krna mrka mungkin main tanpa beban....

ga tau kenapa kok skrg ntn ISL seru yah,hahahahahhaa......

[dhona.7]

premier league still the best... GGMU,

[Diego]

EPL terpopuler....
La liga punya kelas sendiri di hati gw.....

Serie A ??? sama aja ky ntn opera broadway,hahahahaha......

[K3nny_11]

if I HAVE to be honest... kalo kita ngeliat cuplikan2x game EPL sekitar dekade lalu.. late 90's.. gwe ngerasa permainan waktu itu lebih flowing, lebih enjoyable.. sekarang kesanny terlalu physical yahh... malah sekarang gwe lebih seru kalo ngeliat partai tim kecil, misal Fulham/Sunderland, gitu.. serasa jauh lebih enjoy drpd nonton Pool ato Chelsea... :-??

[theater of dream]

Bagi gw itu yang menarik dari EPL walau yang main Tim kecil tapi masih enak ditonton, gak seperti liga Italia ato Spanyol baru menarik kalo yang main Tim menengah keatas..

[ferly_Liemz]

Selasa, 24/11/2009 06:04 WIB
Liga Champions
'Klub Inggris Sulit Ditaklukkan'
Rossi Finza Noor - detiksport



Madrid - Fakta bahwa klub-klub asal Inggris selalu jadi favorit di Liga Champions diakui oleh Kaka. Bintang Real Madrid itu menyebut, klub-klub Inggris bakal menjadi lawan yang sulit disingkirkan.

Tengok saja catatan dalam lima musim terakhir di mana Inggris selalu berhasil mengirimkan wakilnya hingga ke babak final. Dalam lima kesempatan itu dua klub, Liverpool dan Manchester United, bisa keluar sebagai juara. Bahkan sempat tercipta final sesama Inggris dengan Chelsea dan MU menjadi pelakonnya dua musim lalu.

Memang masih banyak klub kuat lainnya, namun Kaka mengatakan bahwa klub-klub asal Inggris adalah lawan-lawan terkuat. target Madrid untuk menjadi juara Liga Champions pun bakal menemui halangan jika bertemu salah satu di antara mereka.

"Mereka punya segalanya dan mereka bermain dengan sangat bagus. Klub-klub asal Inggris sangat sulit ditaklukkan" ujarnya seperti dilansir Daily Mail.

"Selain mereka masih ada juga Inter Milan, Juventus dan mereka selalu mengejutkan," lanjutnya.

Musim ini final Liga Champions bakal dihelat di Santiago Bernabeu pada Mei tahun depan. El Real bakal berusaha sebisa mungkin untuk bisa mencapai final dan mengangkat trofi juara di rumah mereka sendiri.

"Kami akan berusaha mungkin untuk bisa menang di Bernabeu. Ini adalah tujuan kami semua. Tetapi kami masih harus berkembang untuk bisa mewujudkannya," tandas dia.

[pweechevalier]

Kamis, 10/12/2009 10:23 WIB
Sinan Bolat, Karena Kiper Juga Berhak Bikin Gol
Doni Wahyudi - detiksport


Reuters,
Jakarta - Urusan bikin gol bukan dominasi striker, gelandang atau bahkan pemain bertahan saja. Di matchday VI, Sinan Bolat mengikuti jejak Hans-Jorg Butt sebagai kiper yang menjadi pencetak gol.

Jorg Butt kemarin mengantar Bayern Munich memetik kemenangan gemilang dengan skor 4-1 saat bertandang ke Juventus. Sang kiper bukan hanya jadi pahlawan di bawah mistar gawang, dia jadi salah satu goal scorer The Bavarian setelah mengeksekusi penalti yang mengubah kedudukan menjadi 1-1, setelah David Trezeguet lebih dulu membawa tuan rumah unggul.

Kiper senior berusia 35 tahun itu ternyata bukan satu-satunya penjaga gawang yang bisa bikin bergetar gawang lawan. Dinihari tadi dalam laga antara Standard Liege kontra AZ Alkmaar, seorang kiper kembali mencatatkan namanya di papan skor.

Meski tak meloloskan Liege ke babak 16 besar, kisah kepahlawanan Bolat tak kalah heroik dari aksi Jorg Butt. Bolat mungkin lebih hebat lagi karena gol yang dia buat tercipta dari kepalanya, meneruskan sebuah skenario tendangan bebas di menit terakhir masa injury time.

Gol tersebut bukan hanya menghindarkan tuan rumah dari kekalahan. Soalnya dengan tambahan satu poin dari laga yang berksudahan dengan 1-1 itu Liege terhindar dari posisi juru kunci Grup H dan bahkan bisa menyalip Alkmaar untuk mendapat tiket ke Europa League sebagai penghuni posisi tiga.

"Itu sesuatu yang gila. Saya masih tak bisa mempercayainya. Saya berpikir kalau saya punya kesempatan dan karena itulah saya maju. Itu murni keberuntungan," ungkap Bolat usai pertandingan seperti dikutip USAToday.

Tak seperti Jorg Butt yang kerap mengambil eksekusi penalti dan membuat dirinya cukup sering menjebol gawang lawan, gol Bolat dinihari tadi adalah yang pertama di sepanjang karir profesionalnya. Kiper asal Turki berusia 21 tahun itu baru musim ini membela Liege setelah selama tiga musim sebelumnya merumput bersama Racing Genk.

Fenomena kiper mencetak gol di matchday terakhir Liga Champions 2009/2010 menjadi hal yang menarik di samping Juventus yang mengikuti jejak Liverpool gagal lolos ke 16 besar.

Kiper mencetak gol jelas bukan hal baru di sepakbola profesional mengingat hal tersebut mulai kerap terjadi. Salah satu yang paling terkenal dengan kemampuan menjebol gawang lawan tentu saja pahlawan paraguay, Jose Luis Chilavert, yang handal mengeksekusi bola mati lewat titik putih atau free kick. ( din / arp )

[B4YU]

Sesuai jadwal dari UEFA bahwa drawing utk fase KO akan dilangsungkan di Nyon 18.12.2009
12.00CET

mari prediksi siapa2 yang bakal ketemu di fase KO yg matcday nya bakal di gelar

First knockout round, 1st leg 16/17.02.2010 & 23/24.02.2010
First knockout round, 2nd leg 09/10.03.2010 & 16/17.03.2010

Para Pemenang Grup:
Bordeaux (A)
Manchester United (B)
Real Madrid (C)
Chelsea (D)
Fiorentina (E)
Barcelona (F)
Sevilla (G)
Arsenal (H)

Para Runner up grup
Bayern Munich (A)
CSKA Moscow (B)
Milan (C)
Porto (D)
Lyon (E)
Inter Milan (F)
Stuttgart (G)
Olympiakos (H)

[zudomiriku]

Para Pemenang Grup:
Bordeaux (A) : Perancis
Manchester United (B) : Inggris
Real Madrid (C) : Spanyol
Chelsea (D) : Inggris
Fiorentina (E) : Italia
Barcelona (F) : Spanyol
Sevilla (G) : Spanyol
Arsenal (H) : Inggris

Para Runner up grup
Bayern Munich (A) : Jerman
CSKA Moscow (B) : Rusia
Milan (C) : Italia
Porto (D) : Portugal
Lyon (E) : Perancis
Inter Milan (F) : Italia
Stuttgart (G) : Jerman
Olympiakos (H) : Yunani

Inggris : 3
Spanyol : 3
Italia : 3
Jerman : 2
Perancis : 2
Yunani : 1
Portugal : 1
Rusia : 1

biasanya Inggris meloloskan 4 wakil ke babak knockout bbrp musim ini, tp karena Pool tersingkir jadi cuma ada 3 wakil, begitu juga dengan Spanyol. hegemoni Inggris vs Spanyol bahkan dibahas di kompas hari ini. 2 liga inilah yg menjadi daya tarik sepakbola Eropa

gak sabaran neh tunggu drawing, masih 1 minggu lagi

[zudomiriku]

Ketika Lehmann Buang Air Kecil Saat Tanding
Kris Fathoni W - detiksport



Stuttgart - Ada kalanya "panggilan alam" begitu sulit untuk ditahan. Itulah yang menimpa Jens Lehmann, sehingga dia pun harus buang air kecil saat pertandingan berjalan.

Di tengah-tengah pertandingan Stuttgart kontra Unirea Urziceni, Kamis (10/12/2009) dinihari WIB, Lehmann tiba-tiba raib dari bawah mistar gawang. Ke mana perginya kiper asal Jerman itu?

Kamera televisi lantas menangkap sosok pemain Stuttgart itu sedang berjongkok di balik papan iklan di belakang gawangnya. Meski Lehmann membelakangi kamera, gelagatnya memperlihatkan kalau dia sedang membuang air kecil.

Yang menggelitik, Lehmann tiba-tiba bergegas menyudahi aktivitasnya dan terburu-buru balik ke lapangan usai melompati papan iklan. Rupanya saat itu tim lawan sedang melakukan serangan balik dan mengincar gawangnya.

Lehmann, sebagaimana detiksport amati dari situs video Youtube, kembali tepat pada waktunya kendati masih sedikit membereskan celananya sembari bersiaga di depan gawang.

Peristiwa ini luput dari pengamatan wasit Viktor Kassai yang boleh jadi akan menghukumnya dengan kartu kuning jika ketahuan karena sudah meninggalkan lapangan tanpa izin.

Lantas, apakah ada ganjaran untuk Lehmann? Pihak manajemen Stuttgart disebut Guardian sudah memberitahu Lehmann bahwa dia sebenarnya pantas-pantas saja dikartu kuning atas tindakannya.

Meski begitu, kiper berusia 40 tahun tersebut juga mendapat pujian dari Direktur Olahraga Stuttgart Horst Heldt. "Aku pikir dia menanganinya dengan sangat piawai."

"Itu adalah situasi yang rumit. Dia kan tak bisa berlari ke ruang ganti saat permainan sedang berjalan dan ini mengingatkanku akan Tour de France. Terkadang memang tidak ada pilihan lain," tukas Heldt.

Apa mau dikata jika memang sudah sulit untuk ditahan, ya kan, Lehmann?

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Beckham: Bring on United

MILAN - AC Milan's David Beckham wants to play former club Manchester United when the draw for February's Champions League last 16 is made on Friday.

The 34-year-old, who joins Milan in January for a second loan spell from the Los Angeles Galaxy to try to secure his England World Cup place, left United in 2003 having won the 1999 European Cup with his boyhood club.

"I would really like it if we draw my old club. Since I left in 2003 I have not gone back to play at Old Trafford (as a club player)," he told Wednesday's Gazzetta dello Sport from Los Angeles.

"Seven years have gone by and I want it to happen. Me against United, great no? It would be very difficult but also very exciting."

Beckham, who acknowledged he might not walk straight into the side at the second-placed Serie A club, also said he wanted England to meet Italy in the World Cup final next July.

Asked if England were among the favourites for South Africa, he said: "Yes, we can say it without any problems. England are a very ambitious team, however they are not the only ones."

[Sir Alsep Ferguson]

gak sabaran neh tunggu drawing, masih 1 minggu lagi

judul nya besok om zudo .... hihihi

anyway utk peraturan drawing yang tidak di adu antara juara group dan sistem negara
maka....

Bordeaux tidak akan bertemu Bayern Munich dan Lyon
Manchester United tidak akan ketemu CSKA Moscow
madrid tidak akan ketemu Milan
chelsea tidak akan ketemu Porto
Fiorentina tidak akan ketemu Lyon, Milan dan Inter
Barcelona tidak akan ketemu Inter
Sevilla tidak akan ketemu Stuttgart
Arsenal tidak akan ketemu Olympiakos

Tim yang mempunyai peluang yang akan menghadapi lawan mudah ialah
Fiorentina berpeluang ketemu stuttgard, olypiakos, porto, CSKA Moscow dan Bayern Munchen.
Hanya Munchen yang mungkin akan di takuti bertemu terlebih dahulu.

tapi untuk yang lain, kemungkinan besar sangat berdebar2 neh...

karene di knock out phase ini, banyak tim2 raksasa eropa akan saling berhadapan....

[B4YU]

Jelang Undian 16 Besar Liga Champions
Menanti Duel Sesama Raksasa

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Fase grup Liga Champions telah usai sejak awal Desember lalu dan sekarang saatnya mengundi 16 tim tersisa untuk babak knock-out. Bersiaplah untuk duel sesama tim raksasa.

Ada 32 tim yang masuk ke fase grup lalu dan mereka dibagi dalam delapan grup. Hanya dua tim teratas masing-masing grup yang berhak atas tiket perdelapanfinal. Tim ketiga masuk ke Europa League dan tim terbawah tak dapat apa-apa.

Beberapa tim unggulan memenuhi ekspektasi awal dengan lolos sebagai dua wakil grupnya, seperti misalnya Manchester United, Barcelona dan Inter Milan serta Real Madrid dan AC Milan.

Namun di grup-grup lain, ada juga beberapa tim favorit yang gagal. Contoh dari itu adalah Liverpool, Juventus dan juara Jerman, VfL Wolsfburg. Ketiganya cuma bisa duduk di peringkat tiga grup masing-masing.

Jumat (18/12/2009) ini, 16 tim yang telah lolos akan mengetahui siapa lawan mereka di perdelapanfinal melalui undian yang bakal dihelat di markas UEFA di Nyon.

Cuma ada dua aturan dasar yang bakal diterapkan di undian nanti. Yang pertama adalah tim yang berada di grup yang sama tidak akan bertemu lagi. Yang kedua, dua tim dari negara yang sama juga tidak bisa berhadapan.

Melihat banyaknya tim raksasa yang masih bercokol di sini, tentunya tidak salah bila publik menanti akankah terjadi 'Perang Bharatayuda' antara tim-tim yang sama-sama berstatus titan itu.

Segala skenario bisa terjadi. Tentu akan menarik bila misalnya MU (juara Grup B) berhadapan dengan Milan (runner-up Grup C) atau Inter (runner-up Grup F). Tak kalah menarik juga andai terjadi duel Arsenal kontra Bayern Munich.

Setelah pengundian dilakukan, perempatfinal akan digelar dalam dua leg. Leg pertama adalah pada tanggal 16/17 Februari dan 23-24 Februari 2010. Sedangkan leg kedua pada 9/10 Maret dan 16/17 Maret.

Adanya dua tanggal untuk satu leg dimaksudkan sebagai antisipasi jadwal karena ada dua tim asal Milan yang memakai satu stadion (San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza) sebagai kandangnya.

Berikut adalah komposisi tim-tim kontestan perdelapanfinal Liga Champions:

Unggulan (juara grup):
1. Bordeaux (Grup A)
2. Manchester United (Grup B)
3. Real Madrid (Grup C)
4. Chelsea (Group D)
5. Fiorentina (Grup E)
6. Barcelona (Grup F)
7. Sevilla (Grup G)
8. Arsenal (Grup H)

Non-unggulan (runner-up grup)
1. Bayern Munich (Grup A)
2. CSKA Moskow (Grup B)
3. AC Milan (Grup C)
4. Porto (Grup D)
5. Lyon (Grup E)
6. Inter Milan (Grup F)
7. Stuttgart (Grup G)
8. Olympiakos (Grup H)

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Undian 16 Besar Liga Champions
Chelsea Lawan Inter, MU Hadapi Milan

Nyon - Chelsea sudah akan bertemu Inter Milan. Sedangkan Manchester United akan menghadapi klub Italia lainnya yaitu AC Milan di babak 16 besar Liga Champions.

Duel antara sesama tim raksasa sudah terjadi di babak 16 besar. Pada undian fase knock out Liga Champions di Nyon, Swiss, Jumat (18/12/2009), pimpinan klasemen Liga Inggris, Chelsea akan bertemu pimpinan klasemen Seri A, Inter.

Pertandingan ini tentu akan sangat menarik karena pelatih Inter Jose Mourinho akan menghadapi mantan klubnya tersebut. Sementara MU juga akan bertemu klub kuat Italia lainnya, Milan di babak perempatfinal final Liga Champions ini.

Sedangkan juara bertahan Liga Champions, Barcelona akan menghadapi wakil Bundesliga, Stuttgart. Sementara itu Real Madrid akan bertemu Lyon. Klub Inggris lainnya, Arsenal akan menghadapi klub Portugal , Porto.

Babak perempatfinal akan digelar dalam dua leg. Leg pertama adalah pada tanggal 16/17 Februari dan 23-24 Februari 2010. Sedangkan leg kedua pada 9/10 Maret dan 16/17 Maret 2010.


Hasil Undian Babak 16 besar Liga Champions:
VfB Stuttgart vs Barcelona
Olympiakos Piraeus vs Girondins Bordeaux
Inter Milan vs Chelsea
Bayern Munich vs Fiorentina
CSKA Moscow vs Sevilla
Olympique Lyon vs Real Madrid
Porto vs Arsenal
AC Milan vs Manchester United

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Hasil drawing...

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dan utk pertama kalinya babak Knock Out diadakan selama 4 pekan....

strategi bisnis dan juga menguntungkan para "penonton" juga neh semoga makin banyak siaran live nya.....[-O<[-O<

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Road to Madrid
For the first time this year, the fixtures in the last 16 will be held over four weeks with half the ties on 16/17 February and 9/10 March and the others on 23/24 February and 16/17 March; for a schedule click here. At 12.00CET on Friday 19 March the draw for the remaining rounds will be held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, with the quarter-finals on 30/31 March and 6/7 April, the semis on 20/21 and 27/28 April and the final on Saturday 22 May.

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Drama Ikatan Emosi di LC


Bola.net - Babak 16 besar Liga Champions telah selesai diundi, dan 16 armada telah siap saling berhadapan dan bertempur, mereka semua bakal saling bunuh untuk mencari satu pemenang yang bakal meraih gelar supremasi tertinggi di jagat Eropa, yakni trofi Liga Champions.

Menariknya dalam drawing babak undian 16 besar musim ini bakal banyak menyajikan drama ikatan emosional bagi sejumlah pelakunya, setidaknya bakal ada tiga laga yang bakal menyedot sejumlah perhatian dan headlines media dalam kurun waktu dua bulan ke depan.

Ketiga partai itu adalah Lyon-Real Madrid, AC Milan-Manchester United, serta Internazionale Milan-Chelsea. Dan mari coba kita ulas tiga partai di atas satu-satu, dimulai dari:

Lyon-Real Madrid

Untuk keduanya di musim ini pemain baru Madrid bakal berjumpa dan menghadapi mantan klubnya, setelah di babak penyisihan Grup Kaka bersua AC Milan, kini giliran Karim Benzema bakal menghadapi bekas klubnya musim lalu Lyon.

Benzema bakal kembali ke stadion Stade de Gerland tempat di mana dirinya berhasil menempa kemampuannya dan menjadikan dirinya sebagai salah satu striker papan atas Eropa.

Sang presiden Lyon sendiri telah memberikan komentarnya, Jean Michel Aulas berkata "Dia adalah pemain besar bagi kami, ini bakal menjadi sesuatu yang spesial baginya untuk menghadapi mantan klub yang telah membesarkannya,"

"Dia adalah pemain yang telah banyak meninggalkan kenangan dan emosi di sini, kami memiliki ikatan perasaan tersendiri dengannya,"

Pertemuan ini tentunya bakal menjadi sesuatu yang tak mudah bagi Benzema dan Madrid, Lyon selalu memiliki kelas tersendiri tiap tampil di Liga Champions, sementara Benzema dihadapkan dengan tugas untuk mampu membobol gawang bekas klub yang masih menyayanginya.

AC Milan-Manchester United

Siapa yang tidak kenal dengan David Beckham! Semua pasti setuju dulu dirinya begitu identik dengan United dia lah salah satu pemilik jersey keramat nomor punggung 7 di United.

Dulu dia begitu dipuja di sana, namun semuanya berubah seusai dia menikah dengan Victoria Adams hubungannya dengan Sir Alex Ferguson mulai memburuk. Beckham dianggap telah terpengaruh dengan gaya hidup selebritis dan tak lagi total dalam bermain sepak bola, hal ini yang membuat performanya menurun dan menjadikan sang pelatih geram padanya.

Bahkan dulu pernah terjadi insiden yang amat terkenal di Elland Roads, Leeds tahun 2003, yakni pelemparan sepatu oleh sang pelatih yang membuatnya terluka di kepalanya. Dan hal itu pula yang membuat dirinya berpisah di akhir tahun bersama United dan terbang ke Madrid.

Januari nanti Milan bakal resmi meminjam kembali Beckham, otomatis ia akan terlibat saat klubnya tersebut berjumpa dengan MU, ini bakal menjadi satu reuni emosional di antara keduanya untuk pertama kali setelah meninggalkan Old Trafford pada 2003.

Tujuh tahun kemudian ia akan kembali menginjakkan kaki di Theatre of Dreams namun sebagai lawan dan menghadapi bekas klub yang telah membesarkan namanya di jagat persepakbolaan itu.

Internazionale Milan-Chelsea

Semua pasti setuju jika di balik mulut besar nan ceplas-ceplos Jose Mourinho sebenarnya ia tetap memiliki kelas tersendiri sebagai seorang pelatih papan atas, masihkah Anda ingat ketika pertama kali ia menginjakkan kaki ke London, dalam jumpa pers ia menyebut dirinya "Because, I am special one".

Harus diakui di balik sikap congkaknya itu ia mampu membuktikan kapasitasnya. Chelsea dibawanya langsung meraih gelar Juara Liga Inggris di tahun pertama kepemimpinannya dan selama masa kepemimpinannya itu pula Piala Liga dan Trofi Community Shield juga pernah ia raih. Bagaimanapun juga Mourinho telah banyak berjasa, total dia telah menyumbangkan 6 gelar dari 4 ajang yang berbeda.

Dia jugalah yang merubah Chelsea dan membangun fondasi hingga Chelsea bisa menjadi klub seperti sekarang ini, terbukti semenjak kepergiannya belum ada lagi pelatih yang bisa membawa The Blues menjadi jawara Liga Premier.

Dan bakal menarik sambutan apa yang bakal ia terima saat kini dia bakal memimpin armada Inter untuk menginjakkan kakinya di Stamford Bridge. Yang pasti stadion itu bakal menjadi panggung arena emosional bagi perasaan dua pihak itu.

Belum lagi pihak Chelsea bakal dipimpin rival Mou di italia musim lalu, Carlo Ancelotti. Bahkan sang rival pernah berkata "Saya mengaguminya sebagai seorang pelatih namun bukan dari segi kepribadiannya,"

Mari kita nantikan duel ketiganya dalam pagelaran drama emosional yang bakal di sajikan UEFA melalui babak 16 besar Liga Champions, menantikan pihak mana yang tertawa dan yang mana bakal terluka.

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Melihat Kekuatan Tim Liga Champions Secara Statistik


Bola.net - Pada undian untuk babak perdelapan final Liga Champions yang akan berlangsung 18 Desember 2009 akan menjadi semacam penentuan nasib sendiri bagi 16 klub yang lolos dari fase grup. Betapa tidak, kelanjutan kiprah mereka di ajang yang paling bergengsi di Eropa ini sangat ditentukan dengan siapa mereka berhadapan nantinya. Harapan mereka masing-masing tentunya sama, yaitu mendapat calon lawan bukan dari golongan kelas berat alias tim besar yang berpotensi menyulitkan untuk bisa lolos ke babak perempat final nantinya.

Awal babak knockout ini memakai sistem di mana setiap juara grup akan berhadapan dengan runner up dari grup lainnya. Tetapi ditambah dengan aturan, 2 klub dari negara yang sama tidak akan saling berhadapan. Dengan aturan seperti ini, maka para juara grup pasti berharap bisa mendapatkan lawan dari runner-up yang terlemah. Dan sebaliknya, para runner-up juga berharap akan mendapatkan lawan, juara grup yang terlemah.

Dapat dipastikan, sangatlah sulit untuk menentukan secara mutlak, mana tim terkuat dan tim terlemah. Tim terkuat hanya benar-benar bisa diketahui setelah tim itu menjadi juara nantinya. Tetapi secara statistik yang terkumpul sampai sekarang, bisa diketahui mana tim yang punya catatan permainan yang terbaik dan terjelek.

Catatan statistik yang bisa kita gunakan adalah perolehan poin yang didapat selama fase grup. Dan satu lagi adalah nilai koefisien UEFA dari setiap klub. Dari sini kita bisa menentukan secara statistik mana tim dengan catatan terbaik dan sebaliknya dari 16 tim yang ada.

Berdasarkan Perolehan Poin di Fase Grup
1. Juara Grup Statistik Tertinggi: Bordeaux
Dengan mengumpulkan 16 poin dari hasil 5 kali menang dan 1 kali seri, klub Prancis ini menjadi pengumpul poin terbanyak jika dibandingkan dengan 7 juara grup lainnya. Selisih gol mereka juga lumayan bagus dengan surplus 7 gol, hasil memasukkan 9 gol dan kemasukan 2 gol. Olympiacos, Stuttgart, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Porto dan CSKA Moscow yang berpotensi menjadi lawan, harus mewaspadai kekuatan dari Bordeaux yang mampu mengalahkan kekuatan raksasa lainnya seperti Bayern Munich dan Juventus.
2. Juara Grup Statistik Terendah: Barcelona
Barcelona menjadi pengumpul poin yang paling sedikit jika dibandingkan dengan juara grup lainnya dengan 11 poin. Poin itu didapat dengan 3 kali menang, 2 kali seri dan 1 kali kalah. Tetapi dengan poin terendah seperti ini, apakah berarti para runner-up semuanya berdoa agar mendapat lawan jawara Liga Spanyol musim 2008-2009 ini? Tampaknya tidak karena Barcelona adalah juara bertahan Liga Champions dan semua di dunia pasti tahu seberapa banyak pemain bintang yang menghuni klub ini. Lyon, Olympiacos, Bayern Munich, VfB Stuttgart, AC Milan, Porto dan CSKA Moscow berpeluang berhadapan dengan juara grup F ini.
3. Runner Grup Statistik Tertinggi: Lyon
Lyon mengumpulkan 13 poin dari 4 kali menang, 1 kali seri dan 1 kali kalah. Para juara grup memang sebaiknya berdoa terhindar dari Lyon karena tim ini sudah menunjukkan taringnya dengan mampu mengalahkan Liverpool dan Fiorentina. Belum lagi mereka punya selisih 9 gol dengan memasukkan 12 gol dan kemasukan 3 gol. Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd, Barcelona, Real Madrid dan Sevilla harus berhati-hati jika berhadapan dengan dengan tim ini.
4. Runner Grup Statistik Terendah: Inter Milan
Sebenarnya AC Milan dan Stuttgart juga mengumpulkan poin yang sama dengan Inter Milan yaitu 9 poin dari hasil 2 kali menang, 3 kali seri dan 1 kali kalah. Tetapi Stuttgart secara statistik lebih unggul karena punya surplus 2 gol dibanding Inter yang hanya 1 gol. AC Milan juga punya surplus 1 gol tetapi mereka mencetak lebih banyak gol dengan 8 gol dibanding Inter yang lebih sedikit 1 gol. Tetapi belum tentu bisa diartikan kalau penyandang status juara grup seperti Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd, Bordeaux, Real Madrid dan Sevilla ingin berhadapan dengan tim asuhan Jose Mourinho ini.

Berdasarkan Nilai Koefisien UEFA
Koefisien UEFA adalah statistik yang digunakan untuk menentukan peringkat klub di lingkup UEFA. Klub dengan nilai koefisien lebih tinggu akan menduduki peringkat yang lebih tinggi. Klub dengan peringkat lebih tinggi, tentunya menunjukkan klub itu semakin berbahaya untuk dihadapi di fase knockout ini.
1. Juara Grup Koefisien Tertinggi: Barcelona
Barcelona konsisten duduk di peringkat teratas rangking UEFA setelah musim lalu sukses merebut tiga gelar Liga Spanyol, Copa del Rey dan Liga Champions. Sukses ini ditambah pula dengan Piala Super Spanyol dan Eropa yang diraih di musim ini. Di musim ini, konsistensi mereka tetap terjadi dengan duduk di peringkat 1 klasemen sementara Liga Spanyol dan masih bermain di turnamen lainnya. Hasil ini membuat Barcelona mengumpulkan poin 125,894 dan menjadi tim dengan nilai terkuat yang harus dihadapi runner-up grup lainnya.
2. Juara Grup Koefisien Terendah: Bordeaux
Bordeaux saat ini duduk peringkat 23 rangking UEFA dengan nilai koefisien 59,881. Nilai ini membuatnya menjadi juara grup dengan koefisien terendah di bawah Fiorentina yang berada di peringkat 20 dengan nilai koefisien 61,239. Nilai ini ditentukan dari nilai koefisien Liga Prancis ditambah dan penampilan Bordeaux selama 5 musim terakhir di kompetisi klub Eropa. Entah apakah dengan nilai seperti ini apakah membuat Olympiacos, VfB Stuttgart, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Porto dan CSKA Moscow harus berdoa keras agar bertemu dengan tim pemuncak sementara Liga Prancis ini.
3. Runner-up Grup Koefisien Tertinggi: AC Milan
Menurut penilaian koefisien sampai tanggal 16 Desember 2009, AC Milan menduduki peringkat ketujuh UEFA dengan nilai 99,182. Sebagai klub yang punya sarat pengalaman di Eropa, Milan selalu konsisten berada di peringkat atas rangking UEFA. Meski sempat menemui kesulitan di awal musim, namun mereka sekarang berhasil duduk di peringkat kedua Liga Italia Seri A saat ini. Kebangkitan inilah yang patut diwaspadai oleh Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd, Bordeaux, Barcelona, dan Sevilla yang berpeluang menghadapinya.
4. Runner-up Grup Koefisien Terendah: VfB Stuttgart
Stuttgart mengumpulkan nilai koefisien 50,674 dan duduk di peringkat ke 36 peringkat UEFA, di bawah Olympiacos, runner-up lain, yang berada di peringkat 28. Peringkat Stuttgart yang sedang berada di posisi 15 klasemen Bundesliga dan hasil yang diperolehnya di Liga Champions yang baru bisa memastikan mereka lolos di pertandingan terakhir fase grup, memang mempengaruhi nilai koefisien mereka. Dengan nilai koefisien terendah ini bisa dijadikan dasar agar para juara grup seperti Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd, Bordeaux, Fiorentina, Barcelona dan Real Madrid berharap mendapatkan undian menghadapi tim Jerman ini.

Daftar Nilai Koefisien Para Juara Grup:
1. Barcelona -125,89
2. Chelsea – 117,23
3. Man Utd – 117,23
4. Arsenal – 110,23
5. Sevilla – 106,89
6. Real Madrid – 82,89
7. Fiorentina – 61,24
8. Bordeaux – 59,88

Daftar Nilai Koefisien Para Runner-up Grup:
1. Milan – 99,239
2. Bayern Munich – 98,674
3. Lyon - 88,881
4. Inter – 85,239
5. Porto - 74,092
6. CSKA Moscow – 62,491
7. Olympiacos – 54,819
8. VfB Stuttgart – 50,674

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Pro Kontra Play-off ke Liga Champions
Arya Perdhana - detiksport



London - Baru-baru ini, muncul wacana agar tiket terakhir Liga Inggris ke Liga Champions diperebutkan tim peringkat 4-7 melalui play-off. Pendapat yang pro dan yang kontra pun berkembang.

Proposal itu mulanya berasal dari para klub, dan sepertinya pihak Premier League akan mempertimbangkannya dengan seksama. Dalam proposal itu, tim peringkat 4-7 akan bertanding untuk berebut satu tiket ke Liga Champions.

Manajer Everton David Moyes memandang ide ini cukup layak dipertimbangkan meski kemudian pria Skotlandia itu menegaskan lagi esensi struktur kompetisi yang telah dijalankan selama ini.

"Saya selalu berpikir kalau posisi di Liga dinilai dari seluruh pertandingan dan posisi akhir Anda adalah posisi terakhir," komentar Moyes seperti yang dilansir BBC.

"Jadi, memberi kesempatan kepada tim yang finis tiga atau empat posisi di bawah bisa jadi sedikit tidak adil," tambah Moyes.

"Tapi bagaimanapun, play-off di Championship untuk menentukan jatah promosi ke Liga Primer telah berjalan baik, jadi ide itu layak untuk dikaji kembali," tukas Moyes.

Beda dengan Moyes yang ingin memberi kesempatan untuk membahas ide play-off tersebut, manajer Arsenal Arsene Wenger secara tegas menolak usulan itu.

"Itu adalah sebuah ide. Saya tak tahu bagaimana ide itu muncul, tapi saya pikir saat Anda finis di Liga setelah 38 pertandingan, maka Anda tidak merasa perlu bertanding dengan tim yang 10 poin di bawah," kata Wenger di situs Arsenal.

"Itulah mengapa papan klasemen dibuat, untuk menentukan tim mana yang lolos dan mana yang tidak. Saya tidak mendukung ide itu tapi saya bukanlah orang yang membuat keputusan," imbuhnya.

Di Championship Division, alias kompetisi yang selevel di bawah Premier League, ada play-off antara tim peringkat 3-6 untuk memperebutkan satu tiket promosi ke Liga Utama. Menurut Wenger, menerapkan sistem serupa akan merusak integritas Liga Primer.

"Bayangkan jika ada tim yang lolos ke play-off dengan lima atau tujuh pertandingan tersisa, mereka bisa mengganggu Premier League serta memengaruhi tim yang lolos ke Europa League serta yang akan degradasi," papar Wenger.

Untuk dapat berjalan, ide play-off untuk tiket Liga Champions ini harus didukung oleh setidaknya 14 dari 20 klub Liga Utama. Kalaupun gol, ide itu baru bisa dijalankan tiga tahun lagi karena alasan kontrak televisi.


gimana neh pendapat teman-teman? trus tiket buat Europa League dikemanain yah?

[fredrian.seven]

Klo menurutku aturan itu nggak adil. semua tim selama semusim mati2an untuk masuk big4, tapi klo ada aturan itu apa bedanya peringkat 4 sama 7? juara sama2 kagak, sama2 punya peluang masuk UCL. emang sih akan semakin banyak tim yang berpeluang masuk UCL tapi kok rasanya menyia2kan perjuangan semusim untuk masuk 4 besar ya? itu pendapatku...

Tapi...rasanya bakalan ada 1 tim yang pasti akan ndukung usulan itu. Siapalagi klo bukan si bango. lumayan nggak usah ngoyo2 masuk big4, cukup peringkat 7 aja trus nyikat tim2 peringkat 4-6 di playoff untuk masuk UCL.

[yoshiharu_kubo10]

klub-klub besar seperti United, Liverpool, Chelsea dan Arsenal sih katanya menolak ide ini...

tapi memang benar...buat apa habis-habisan semusim penuh...kalau peringkat 7 berpeluang masuk Liga Champion...

[alfrina]

Klo menurutku aturan itu nggak adil. semua tim selama semusim mati2an untuk masuk big4, tapi klo ada aturan itu apa bedanya peringkat 4 sama 7? juara sama2 kagak, sama2 punya peluang masuk UCL. emang sih akan semakin banyak tim yang berpeluang masuk UCL tapi kok rasanya menyia2kan perjuangan semusim untuk masuk 4 besar ya? itu pendapatku...

Tapi...rasanya bakalan ada 1 tim yang pasti akan ndukung usulan itu. Siapalagi klo bukan si bango. lumayan nggak usah ngoyo2 masuk big4, cukup peringkat 7 aja trus nyikat tim2 peringkat 4-6 di playoff untuk masuk UCL.

i'm agree with your statement ...

satu musim itu udh cukuplah utk nentuin 4 tim yg pantes masuk ...

dan kualitas suatu tim itu, ya udah keliatan di satu musim, ga cm ngandelin pas play-off ...

klo ky gitu sih, apa bedanya yg peringkat 4 sm 7 ?? mati2an nembus big four, eh tau2 kalah sm peringkat 7 pas play-off ... unfair ...

[zudomiriku]

Benitez: Apa Artinya Finis Posisi Empat?
Rossi Finza Noor - detiksport


Liverpool - Rencana Premier League untuk mengadakan playoff antara pemegang posisi empat sampai tujuh di klasemen akhir disindir habis oleh Rafael Benitez. Ia mengatakan, kalau begini apa artinya berebut finis di urutan empat?

Saat ini The Reds berada di posisi lima dengan koleksi nilai 44. Mereka tertinggal delapan poin dari Arsenal yang berada di posisiy tiga, 13 poin dari Manchester United yang ada di urutan dua, dan 14 poin dari Chelsea si pemuncak klasemen.

Toh demikian Benitez enggan menyerah. Sebab ada kemungkinan tim yang berposisi empat sampai tujuh diadu dalam playoff setelah musim usai, hanya untuk mendapatkan satu tiket ke Liga Champions. Rencana yang kemudian juga ditolaknya mentah-mentah.

"Saya harus setuju dengan (manajer Everton) David Moyes. Dia bilang, apa artinya untuk tim seperti Tottenham jika finis posisi empat, setelah menjalani musim yang gemilang, tapi harus menghadapi tim urutan tujuh yang mungkin tertinggal 20 poin hanya untuk membuat kesempatan tetap ada," ujarnya di Daily Mail.

"Bermain tiga atau empat pertandingan, ketika Anda tak memiliki jadwal di laga internasional, bagaimana mungkin Anda memainkan laga-laga ini? Lalu apa artinya bagi tim yang finis di urutan empat?"

"Mungkin kami juga bisa melakukannya melawan tim yang berada di urutan terbawah. Jika Anda finis di posisi empat, mungkin Anda juga bisa bertanding melawan yang finis dari posisi tiga dari bawah."

"Lalu, setelah sepanjang musim kami bermain 50 pertandingan dan kami tak mendapatkan istirahat mungkin itu adalah hal yang fantastis," sindir manajer asal Spanyol ini.

[theater of dream]

Ya sangat tidak adil bagi Tim yang finis di urutan 4.. setelah mati2an berjuang satu musim toh akhir nya harus berebutan lagi dengan 3 klub lain..

[catsuke]

:-O mudah-mudahan ga jadi kayak gitu yah ,

[rondwisan]

gak setuju ..., hehe ...
reason sama lah ama temen2x n wacana di atas ...

mungkin hal ini mengemuka dengan acuan eredivisie belanda yaa ...
yg otomatis ngikut UCL cuman peringkat 1, sedang pendampingnya pake play off antara peringkat 2-5 ... :-/:-?

[zudomiriku]

gak setuju ..., hehe ...
reason sama lah ama temen2x n wacana di atas ...

mungkin hal ini mengemuka dengan acuan eredivisie belanda yaa ...
yg otomatis ngikut UCL cuman peringkat 1, sedang pendampingnya pake play off antara peringkat 2-5 ... :-/:-?

krn di Liga Belanda kan jatah ke UCL cuma peringkat 1-2 yah? coba deh kalo Liga Belanda dpt jatah lebih banyak mis peringkat 1-3 ato peringkat 1-4 ato misalnya EPL dapat jatah 1-5, mungkin wacana ini tidak terangkat

[Ucup Carrick]

kagak penting...nyapekin aja...mending satu musim full dapetin tuh jatah...

[GL zone]

kalo di adain play off kasian ntr si pool ny
yg ada dia malah ga lolos ke UCL mulu tiap musim ny

hehehe...

[blue4freedom]

wah...jadi gak asik inih...masa iya udah jungkir balik..tendang sana..tendang sini..buat masuk UCL...eh disuru playoff...wah gak bener ini...gimana ya...kurang fair aja di hati gw ini...kok seperti...gimana gitu...kalo yg bginian mah paling yg dukung bangsanya ManCit or..Looserp**l...

tapi disatu sisi...ada baiknya buat pemerataan mental tim..misal tim yg cuma dapet posisi 5-7 trus...biar bisa ngerasain atmosfir UCL...dengan gitu mental mereka ketempa lebih gahar...trus persaingan di EPL bakal makin puanaaasss e pwolll...

[Hilman-Bukan-Superman]

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VIVAnews - Nama Indonesia terwakili dalam laga 16 besar Liga Champions antara Manchester United dan AC Milan di Old Trafford, Manchester, I10 Maret 2010.

Memang tak ada pemain Indonesia yang berlaga di sana. Melainkan dua 'juara cilik': Kiva Nabiel Mansour asal Jakarta dan Jordan Jireh dari Bandung.

Kiva (7 tahun) dan Jordan (9 tahun) akan digandeng Wayne Rooney cs sebagai pendamping pemain ketika memasuki lapangan dalam laga itu. Mereka juga bisa merealisasikan mimpi bertemu dan berbincang dengan idolanya itu. Apalagi, Kiva mengaku penggemar berat Rooney.

"Selamat kepada Kiva dan Jordan. Mungkin perjalanan ke Inggris nanti tak terbayang oleh mereka sebelumnya," kata Tom Oaker, CEO Standard Chartered Indonesia dalam jumpa pers.

Kiva dan Jordan akan bergabung dengan 35 anak-anak dari lima negara lain yakni Singapura, Malaysia, Korea, Hongkong dan Uni Emirat Arab. Mereka akan didampingi salah satu dari orangtuanya dalam tur selama lima hari di Negeri Pangeran Charles itu.

"Acara ini merupakan program empat tahunan sekali dari UEFA. Kebetulan kali ini Indonesia mendapatkan wakil di laga MU vs Milan itu," tutur Vadyo Munaan, Vice President & Senior Country Manager MasterCard.

Acara ini merupakan kerjasama antara Standard Chartered dan MasterCard yang tak lain adalah sponsor resmi Liga Champions. Orangtua Kiva dan Jordan adalah nasabah Stanchart yang menggunakan kartu kredit dengan transaksi terbesar selama kampanye Juara Cilik periode 1 Desember 2009-31 Januari 2010.
• VIVAnews

[Andi Istiabudi]

Acara ini merupakan kerjasama antara Standard Chartered dan MasterCard yang tak lain adalah sponsor resmi Liga Champions. Orangtua Kiva dan Jordan adalah nasabah Stanchart yang menggunakan kartu kredit dengan transaksi terbesar selama kampanye Juara Cilik periode 1 Desember 2009-31 Januari 2010.

Pengguna transaksi terbesar ??? Wow ...

[Hilman-Bukan-Superman]

Pengguna transaksi terbesar ??? Wow ...

Ia om..Ningrat bgt kayanya ortu mereka..^:)^
Coba Ortunya ga pnya ank kan di wakilkan az gt ma saya...:)):))

[ing areese]

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VIVAnews - Nama Indonesia terwakili dalam laga 16 besar Liga Champions antara Manchester United dan AC Milan di Old Trafford, Manchester, I10 Maret 2010.

Memang tak ada pemain Indonesia yang berlaga di sana. Melainkan dua 'juara cilik': Kiva Nabiel Mansour asal Jakarta dan Jordan Jireh dari Bandung.

• VIVAnews

uhmmm nama belakangnya kayak pemilik Man City neh ;))

[RedRob]

hmmm... Standchart kan juga bakal sponsornya Liverpool musim depan tuh... kayanya doi bener2 menyasar segmen pecinta bola nih..

[Andi Istiabudi]

Bank Danamon kok tidak membuat kontes semacam itu yach ? Padahal mereka di Indonesia bahkan memiliki credit card edisi khusus MU lho. Selain itu bagaimana dengan sponsor telco 3, Mau ? Hehehe ...

[theater of dream]

Ia om..Ningrat bgt kayanya ortu mereka..^:)^
Coba Ortunya ga pnya ank kan di wakilkan az gt ma saya...:)):))

bisa kok tapi badan lo dikecilin dulu hehehe, masak :muflag:

[Hilman-Bukan-Superman]

Bank Danamon kok tidak membuat kontes semacam itu yach ? Padahal mereka di Indonesia bahkan memiliki credit card edisi khusus MU lho. Selain itu bagaimana dengan sponsor telco 3, Mau ? Hehehe ...

Bank danamon ada kok kontes kaya gt..
setiap bulan pemegang Manchester United Credit Card yang paling sering melakukan transaksi, dapat melihat langsung pertandingan United Gratisss tanpa harus di undi..
Klo 3 seh gtw tuh..:hammer:

[Hilman-Bukan-Superman]

bisa kok tapi badan lo dikecilin dulu hehehe, masak :muflag:

Brarti hrz pinjem senter ajaib dorameon dl neh..:))

[Jak_Ilcapitano_11]

Enaaak Bueneerrr jadi Ortunya kedua ank ini ya sekarang... tiap hari mimpi indah mlulu sampe tgl 8 maret.. wkwkwkwkwk

mudah2an berikutnya, gacuma mengirimkan anak Indonesia ke Old Trafford dan bukan cuma utk nemenin/ngeggandeng pmain United masuk lapangan
....tapi ada seorang anak bangsa yg bener2 mewakili Indonesia berlaga diatas rumput the Theatre of Dream bersama pemain2 sekelas Vidic, Carrick, Rooney, Evra dan smua pmain hebat disana
dan mudah2an jg sapapun nantinya anak itu pastinya akan membuat Indonesia tdk lagi dipandang sebelah mata oleh dunia dgn sepakbola maju, Amiiiiiiiiiiieen

[moris33]

Aaaahhhhh senengnya jd pendamping pemain MU saat memasuki OT

Setelah bocah 13 asal indonesia berlaga di tim MU U-13 kini 2 bocah jd pengawal Pemain MU
Semoga nama indonesia semakin dilirik pihak OT, setidaknya rencana MU tur indonesia lbh diprioritaskan
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[ecly_watchaa]

pengen dong jd orang kaya,..:-"

keknya enak tuh yak,..:embarrassment:

[derry07cantona]

pengen dong jd orang kaya,..:-"

keknya enak tuh yak,..:embarrassment:
gak enak pak
bingung ngabisin duwitt...wkwkwk

:peace:

btw cek kulkas ye...heheh

[ecly_watchaa]

gak enak pak
bingung ngabisin duwitt...wkwkwk

:peace:

btw cek kulkas ye...heheh

hehehe...pengalaman neh wak,..btw :cek: jg yah...

[Andi Istiabudi]

pengen dong jd orang kaya,..:-"

keknya enak tuh yak,..:embarrassment:

Mau kaya ? Kerja keras yang rajin dan ulet pak. Insya Allah bisa terwujud ! Jangan menjadi orang kaya karena korupsi atau terlibat kejahatan yach, hehehe ... Yang terpenting adalah kaya kebaikan dan amal ibadah.

[Diego]

Slidik punya slidik trnyata anak tmn nya tmn gw,hehhehhe...
Pantes aja,ortu nya salah satu pemilik travel penyelenggara haji/umroh terbesar di indonesia...
Dl travel ni sempet bakal jd promotor lokal MU tour,tp batal krna AG Pro yg jd...
Ya wajar lah,kl org haji,umroh slama priode tu dibyr pake kartu kredit stanchart,nah loh siapa mau lawan,hahahhaha....

Skian skilas info....
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[Max25]

Slidik punya slidik trnyata anak tmn nya tmn gw,hehhehhe...
Pantes aja,ortu nya salah satu pemilik travel penyelenggara haji/umroh terbesar di indonesia...
Dl travel ni sempet bakal jd promotor lokal MU tour,tp batal krna AG Pro yg jd...
Ya wajar lah,kl org haji,umroh slama priode tu dibyr pake kartu kredit stanchart,nah loh siapa mau lawan,hahahhaha....

Skian skilas info....
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hoho nice info om ... gak salah emang ada thread om diego menjawab :beer:

[moris33]

Slidik punya slidik trnyata anak tmn nya tmn gw,hehhehhe...
Pantes aja,ortu nya salah satu pemilik travel penyelenggara haji/umroh terbesar di indonesia...
Dl travel ni sempet bakal jd promotor lokal MU tour,tp batal krna AG Pro yg jd...
Ya wajar lah,kl org haji,umroh slama priode tu dibyr pake kartu kredit stanchart,nah loh siapa mau lawan,hahahhaha....

Skian skilas info....
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O gt toh
Yah sebanding lah dg yg dia dpt
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[Andi Istiabudi]

Apapun latar belakang dan profesi orangtuanya, sudah sepatutnya kita harus bangga ada anak Indonesia yang nanti akan mewakili negara ini mendampingi pemain MU. Semoga nama Indonesia bisa semakin dikenal dan tahun depan MU kembali memasukkan Indonesia dalam daftar negara yang ddikunjungi dalam MU Asia Tour 2011. Aminn..

[zudomiriku]

Akhirnya Proposal Play-Off EPL Bagi Posisi Terakhir ke Liga Champions Ditolak


Bola.net - Oleh: Chandra Wijaya

Pada 15 Februari yang lalu, Premier League mengajukan ide sistem play-off untuk menentukan klub keempat yang akan lolos ke babak kualifikasi Liga Champions, yang langsung mengundang banyak pro dan kontra. Setelah melalui beberapa pertimbangan akhirnya ide tersebut ditolak.

Para ketua Premier League telah mengadakan pertemuan di London pada hari Kamis lalu (4/3) dan hasil voting mereka telah memenangkan penentangan ide itu, yang berarti sistem yang ada sekarang akan terus dipertahankan.

Sebelumnya dengan adanya ide sistem playoff itu, tim yang menduduki peringkat 4 sampai 7 klasemen akhir Liga Premier Inggris, semuanya masih berkesempatan memperebutkan 1 posisi terakhir untuk mengikuti babak kualifikasi Liga Champions. Keempat tim tersebut akan berhadapan satu sama lain untuk menentukan 1 pemenang yang akan bisa berlaga di kompetisi yang paling elit di daratan Eropa itu.

Proposal tersebut diajukan untuk menambah keseruan dalam kompetisi karena selama ini 4 tim yang lolos ke Liga Champions selalu didominasi oleh Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool dan Manchester United yang dikenal dengan sebutan big four. Jarang sekali ada tim di luar keempat klub ini yang ikut lolos ke Liga Champions.

Begitu ide ini diajukan langsung mendapat tanggapan yang sangat positif dari semua klub Liga Premier Inggris kecuali tentunya 4 tim yang termasuk dalam big four. Untuk bisa diterapkan paling tidak harus disetujui 14 dari total 20 klub yang ada di EPL. Beberapa pendapat pro dan kontra sudah bermunculan menanggapi sistem playoff ini.

Manajer Aston Villa, Martin O'Neill, mendukung sepenuhnya penerapan sistem ini. Terutama di sini yang diperebutkan adalah tempat menuju kompetisi yang paling bergengsi di Eropa.

"Ini lumayan menarik. Liga Premier akan tampak lebih menarik. Anda mungkin merasa ini sesulit menghindari degradasi. Anda ingin berada di pertengahan klasemen dan kemudian di akhir musim masih ada kesempatan untuk memperebutkan posisi itu," urainya.

"Hadiahnya sangat besar, Anda membicarakan tentang kualifikasi Liga Champions pada bulan Agustus. Playoff menjadi hal yang sangat berarti sekarang," tambahnya menyoroti adanya kesempatan untuk bisa lolos ke Liga Champions.

Sedangkan pendapat kontra pertama muncul dari manajer Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, yang langsung mempertanyakan jika mau menerapkan playoff untuk membuat kompetisi semakin, kenapa tidak diterapkan juga untuk menentukan siapa yang terdegradasi.

"Saya kira jika Anda berada di posisi 4 klasemen setelah 38 pertandingan, Anda tidak perlu bertanding lagi lawan tim yang (mungkin) berjarak 10 poin dengan Anda. Itulah gunanya klasemen, untuk menentukan siapa yang lolos dan yang tidak lolos," ungkapnya menjelaskan argumennya.

Bahkan Wenger mengatakan ini akan bisa mengganggu jalannya Liga. Dia mengatakan jika misalnya satu tim sudah memastikan lolos dalam playoff untuk posisi Liga Champions, dengan masih menyisakan 5-7 pertandingan reguler. Dengan begitu mereka akan langsung mengistirahatkan semua pemain utamanya demi mengejar hasil di playoff. Hal ini akan merugikan juga bagi tim berjuang masuk ke zona Liga Europa dan yang berjuang lolos dari zona degradasi.

Manajer Liverpool, Rafael Benitez juga punya pendapat yang hampir sama dengan Wenger dengan mengatakan sistem ini juga akan bisa diterapkan untuk menentukan siapa yang terdegradasi dan menambahkan kalau sistem ini diterapkan bisa-bisa semua tim akan terus bermain sepanjang tahun tanpa istirahat.

"Jika Anda mengalami musim yang fantastis, kemudian berada di posisi 4 klasemen akhir, dengan perolehan 20 poin di atas posisi 7. Akan sangat mengecewakan (jika tim posisi 4 harus bertanding lagi lawan tim posisi 7). Kita bisa-bisa bertanding sepanjang tahun tanpa istirahat," jelasnya.

"Kita harus lebih realistis. Pemain kita banyak yang cedera gara-gara bermain di terlalu banyak kompetisi. Kita bertanding di Piala Dunia, Piala Konfederasi, Piala Afrika, itu sudah terlalu banyak dan sekarang kita malah ingin menambah jumlah pertandingan kita," keluhnya.

Yang sedikit mengejutkan ternyata ada tim di luar big four yang kurang yakin dengan ide sistem playoff ini. Everton kebanyakan duduk di posisi 7 besar di setiap musimnya dan sebenarnya bisa mendapatkan keuntungan jika ide ini diterapkan, tetapi manajer mereka David Moyes ragu apakah sistem ini bisa adil.

"Ini mungkin lumayan menarik," katanya. "Tetapi Anda seharusnya langsung bisa dinilai ketika Anda sudah menjalani semua 38 pertandingan yang ada."

"Jika Anda berada di posisi 4 klasemen akhir, Anda akan bisa berkata kalau Anda adalah tim yang mengusahakan ini di sepanjang musim dan pasti akan bertanya-tanya kenapa harus menjalani lagi pertandingan playoff. Tetapi bagi tim di posisi 5-7 pasti akan menikmati ini," jelasnya.

Dia menambahkan ide ini muncul karena ingin membuat tim lain selain big four bisa merasakan kelimpahan uang yang didapat dengan berlaga di Liga Champions yang memang bisa cukup signifikan menambah pendapatan.

"Tapi saya tetap tidak yakin, apakah suatu hal yang benar jika Anda berada di posisi 7 klasemen akhir dan itu mungkin bisa membuat Anda masuk ke Liga Champions," pungkasnya bijak.

Ada pula pendapat menarik dari Steve Stammers, seorang pengamat sepak bola. Dia mengatakan misalnya klub seperti Stoke, Fulham atau Birmingham memenangkan final playoff di Wembley. Mereka akan masuk ke kompetisi paling utama di Eropa. Tetapi jeleknya mereka tidak punya pengalaman serta kekuatan tim yang cukup untuk menghadapi tim terkuat dari negara lain.

Jika mereka gagal di babak kualifikasi, nilai koefisien Inggris akan berkurang. Dan akibatnya, Inggris bisa saja akan kehilangan jatah tim keempat yang akan lolos ke Liga Champions. Jadi sama saja sistem playoff ini tidak akan menghasilkan apa-apa. Masa jika hal ini betul terjadi maka posisi playoff akan digeser lagi untuk jatah klub ketiga?

Sistem seperti ini pernah dipakai di Eredivisie Belanda untuk menentukan klub kedua dari Belanda untuk mengikuti babak kualifikasi Liga Champions. Tetapi semuanya berubah menjadi kacau ketika Twente mengalahkan Ajax 2-1 di playoff musim 2007-2008 di mana sampai terjadi kerusuhan. Akhirnya sistem ini dihapuskan karena beresiko besar menimbulkan pertikaian antar pendukung.

Tetapi akhirnya dengan keluarnya keputusan final penolakan penerapan sistem ini, Inggris rupanya sudah memikirkan masak-masak apa yang teradil dan terbaik bagi masa depan persepak-bolaan mereka

[Oncy]

Wah gagal maning deh harapan Fool utk bs ke UCL next season... Jd ingat standing banner-nya BR pas di acr ICE kemarin tulisannya "Bring us back to where we belong", dan ternyata harapan itu akan segara menjadi kenyataan no big 4 n no ucl, haha massive club...

[rondwisan]

"Bring us back to where we belong"

:shakehand: Like this :thumbup:

[zudomiriku]

Korban Sistem Agregat di Liga Champions


Bola.net - Oleh: Chandra Wijaya

Seluruh pertandingan leg kedua babak 16 besar Liga Champions sudah selesai dimainkan di pekan ini. Sistem agregat yang dipakai pada fase knockout ini telah meloloskan Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Lyon, Manchester United, Inter Milan, CSKA Moscow, Barcelona dan Bordeaux ke babak perempat final. Sedangkan para lawan mereka harus rela terhenti langkahnya karena kalah secara agregat.

Pada fase knockout yang pertama ini, perjalanan perebutan gelar juara Liga Champions dari Stuttgart, Olympiacos, Chelsea, Fiorentina, Sevilla, Real Madrid, Porto dan AC Milan harus berakhir. Fase bertipe seperti ini mulai dipakai di babak 16 besar, perempat final hingga semifinal untuk menentukan siapa yang bisa terus melanjutkan langkahnya ke babak final. Sistem ini punya aturan tersendiri yang agak berbeda dengan babak grup.

Pada babak grup setiap tim akan saling berhadapan dengan 3 tim lain dalam grup dalam partai kandang dan tandang. Pemenang dari babak grup akan ditentukan dari total poin yang dikumpulkan. Sedangkan setiap partai di fase knockout hanya dimainkan sebanyak 2 kali melawan 1 tim saja. Pertandingan dengan sistem 2 leg ini akan terus dipakai, selain di babak final. Setiap tim akan memainkan 1 pertandingan di kandang dan 1 pertandingan lagi di kandang lawan.

Untuk mengetahui tim mana yang lolos, pada fase knockout ini ditentukan dengan melihat tim mana yang punya skor agregat yang lebih tinggi dalam 2 pertandingan kandang dan tandang itu. Jika skor agregat-nya sama maka tim yang mencetak gol tandang lebih banyak yang akan lolos ke babak selanjutnya.

Jika gol tandang masih juga sama, maka 30 menit perpanjangan waktu akan dimainkan dalam 2 babak. Jika ada gol yang tercipta pada babak perpanjangan waktu dan skor agregat tetap sama, maka tim tamu otomatis akan lolos karena mencetak gol tandang yang lebih banyak. Jika tidak ada gol yang tercipta selama babak perpanjangan waktu, maka pemenangnya akan ditentukan dengan adu penalti.

Dengan sistem agregat seperti ini bisa ditarik satu poin penting yaitu vitalnya arti suatu gol dalam babak knockout. Setiap gol yang tercipta akan menjadi penentu siapa yang lolos ke babak berikutnya. Hal ini sangatlah lain dengan babak grup di mana yang paling menentukan adalah poin yang dikumpulkan. Berapa pun gol yang diciptakan tetap akan bernilai 3 poin jika menang, 1 poin jika imbang dan tanpa poin jika kalah. Tetapi pada fase knockout setiap gol yang tercipta punya peranan penting tersendiri untuk menentukan skor agregat yang lebih tinggi.

Dan gol yang paling penting tentunya adalah gol tandang, karena akan sangat menentukan jika skor akhir bernilai sama secara agregat. Karena itulah jika sedang tampil di kandang, suatu tim akan begitu ngotot mencegah tim tamu untuk bisa mencetak gol. Setiap ada gol tandang yang tercipta maka dipastikan akan menjadi beban berat bagi tim tuan rumah dan itu sudah bisa dilihat contohnya pada partai babak 16 besar Liga Champions musim 2009-2010 ini.

Pada pertandingan leg pertama partai AC Milan Vs Manchester United, Milan menderita kekalahan yang sangat merugikan di kandang. Mereka kalah 2-3. Ada 2 kerugian yang diderita Milan di sini yaitu kalah di kandang dan kemasukan gol tandang dari tim tamu. Untuk bisa lolos ke perempat final, di pertandingan leg kedua mereka harus menang dengan selisih 2 gol atau menang dengan selisih 1 gol asalkan skornya lebih dari 3-2. Hal ini cukup berat mengingat lawan mereka adalah tim sekuat Manchester United.

Dan beban berat itulah yang begitu mempengaruhi penampilan Milan ketika bertanding di kandang United. Hasilnya, jangankan bisa meraih kemenangan dengan selisih 2 gol, Milan malah kembali kalah 0-4. Hal itu mungkin akan lain ceritanya jika waktu tampil di kandang mereka tidak kalah dan tidak kemasukan gol dari tim tamu.

Pada pertandingan leg 1, tim yang meraih kemenangan tandang selain Manchester United adalah Bordeaux yang menang 1-0 di kandang Olympiacos. Kemenangan dan gol tandang ini cukup penting untuk memuluskan langkah Bordeaux. Meski sempat merasa was-was ketika pada pertandingan leg kedua, kedudukan sempat imbang 1-1, Bordeaux dapat kembali lega setelah mencetak 1 gol tambahan. Bermodal gol itu dan kemenangan tandang mereka, maka Bordeaux berhasil memaksa Olympiacos untuk harus mencetak 2 gol tambahan agar bisa lolos dan itu tentunya sangat berat. Hasilnya pun terlihat, skor 2-1 bertahan sampai akhir pertandingan dan Bordeaux lolos dengan agregat 3-1.

Kemudian pertandingan leg 1 yang berakhir dengan kedudukan imbang adalah partai Stuttgart Vs Barcelona dan CSKA Moscow Vs Sevilla. Keduanya berakhir dengan skor 1-1. Hasil imbang dan 1 gol tandang, tentunya sangat menguntungkan Barcelona yang akan bertindak sebagai tuan rumah di leg kedua. Mereka hanya perlu hasil imbang 0-0 untuk bisa lolos, sedangkan Stuttgart harus bisa menang atau minimal memaksa hasil imbang dengan skor lebih dari 1-1. Beban bagi klub Jerman ini bisa dimanfaatkan dengan baik oleh Barcelona yang kemudian dengan mudah menang 4-0 di kandang dan mereka pun lolos dengan agregat 5-1.

Sementara keuntungan mestinya berpihak pada Sevilla yang berhasil menahan imbang 1-1 tuan rumah CSKA Moscow pada pertandingan leg pertama. Mereka pun hanya memerlukan hasil imbang 0-0 di pertandingan leg kedua untuk lolos, tetapi kesalahan kiper Andres Palop membuat mereka harus kemasukan 2 gol dari tim tamu. Keunggulan gol tandang CSKA Moscow langsung membuat mental pemain Sevilla menjadi drop karena dalam waktu tersisa yang tidak cukup banyak harus mencetak 2 gol tambahan. Sevilla pun gagal mengatasi beban gol tandang ini, mereka tersisih dengan skor agregat 3-2 untuk CSKA Moscow.

Kalah tandang di leg pertama bukanlah berarti peluang lolos makin mengecil, asalkan berhasil mencetak gol tandang. Prinsip inilah yang mungkin dipakai oleh Arsenal. Mereka sempat kalah saat bertandang ke Porto tetapi 1 gol tandang yang mereka ciptakan terbukti punya peran yang penting saat di leg kedua. Mereka hanya perlu menang 1-0 di Stadion Emirates dan terus berusaha mencegah Porto mencetak gol. Usaha mereka nampaknya cukup berhasil, Porto yang berusaha ngotot mendapatkan hasil imbang, bisa mereka kalahkan dengan skor 5-0 dengan memanfaatkan keuntungan peran dari 1 gol tandang mereka.

Hasil yang sama mestinya juga bisa didapat oleh Fiorentina dan Chelsea yang pada leg pertama kalah 1-2 di kandang Bayern dan Inter. Tetapi sayangnya, meskipun berhasil menang di leg kedua, Fiorentina gagal mencegah Bayern mencetak gol tandang lebih banyak dalam pertandingan yang berakhir dengan kedudukan 3-2 untuk Fiorentina. Bayern pun lolos dengan agregat 4-4 di mana mereka lebih unggul dalam jumlah gol tandang.

Hal yang hampir sama juga terjadi pada Chelsea, mereka seharusnya cukup berjuang mendapatkan hasil kemenangan 1-0 untuk bisa lolos ke perempat final. Tetapi Mourinho, yang mengetahui betapa penting dan rawannya pertandingan leg kedua mereka karena mereka sudah kemasukan 1 gol tandang Chelsea, memilih memakai taktik jitu mematikan pergerakan serangan Chelsea dengan memakai 3 penyerang di depan. Akibatnya Chelsea gagal memanfaatkan keuntungan 1 gol tandangnya dan mereka pun bahkan harus menyerah 0-1 di kandang sendiri dan membuat Inter lolos dengan agregat 3-1.

Partai tandang ke kandang Lyon yang kurang dimanfaatkan dengan baik oleh Real Madrid nampaknya cukup berpengaruh juga pada pertandingan leg kedua mereka di Bernabeu. Pada pertandingan leg pertama mereka kalah 1 gol tanpa bisa mencetak gol tandang. Akibatnya mereka pun terbebani dengan target harus menang dengan selisih 2 gol atau lebih. Akibat terlalu ngotot menyerang, mereka malah kebobolan 1 gol dari tim tamu di kala mereka masih begitu mencari gol kedua mereka setelah unggul 1-0 dari menit ke 6. Begitu kemasukan gol dari tim tamu, beban mereka menjadi sangat berat karena harus mencetak 2 gol tambahan di 15 menit tersisa setelah pemain Lyon, Miralem Pjanic, berhasil mencetak gol. Madrid pun gagal membalikkan situasi, dengan mereka pun tersisih dengan agregat 1-2.

Dari semua contoh kasus yang terjadi babak 16 besar memperlihatkan bagaimana klub-klub besar tersingkir akibat jadi korban dari sistem agregat. Meskipun menang di leg pertama belum tentu berarti aman di leg kedua, karena yang dilihat adalah kemenangan secara total agregat. Bagaimana mereka harus memperhatikan benar-benar hasil dan gol yang mereka dapat bukan hanya sekedar melihat hasilnya menang, imbang atau kalah.

Setiap gol yang tercipta sangat penting artinya. Satu gol saja sudah bisa membuat perbedaan hasil yang signifikan. Apalagi kalau itu adalah gol tandang. Gol ini sudah sangat terbukti bisa sedikit memperingan beban ketika berikutnya tampil di kandang sendiri pada leg yang kedua.

Juga bisa dilihat tim yang pada leg pertama bertindak sebagai tamu jauh lebih diuntungkan terutama kalau bisa meraih kemenangan tandang atau paling tidak gol tandang. Semangat mereka pasti akan lebih berlipat untuk menuntaskan segala perjuangan mereka pada leg kedua yang berlangsung di kandang yang tentunya dipenuhi oleh begitu banyak pendukung sendiri. Memang tidak semua tim yang bertindak sebagai tamu di leg pertama tidak selalu menjamin akan bisa lolos. Tapi tampil di leg kedua di hadapan pendukung sendiri memang banyak lebih disukai.

Pada babak perempat final mendatang sistem agregat ini juga pasti akan dipakai. Siapa berikutnya yang kira-kira akan menjadi korban begitu ketat dan kejamnya dari sistem agregat?

[rondwisan]

dan Manchester United pun akhirnya 'menikmati' juga menjadi korban aturan produktifitas goal away ... :hammer::hammer::hajar2:

[zeavhere]

yah, akhirnya kita senasib ama fio, gagal lolos karena gol dari robben, jika fio terkena gol klose yang berbau offsde, maka kita kena gol olic pada masa injury time, nasiib nasiibbb ..

[Diego]

balas dendam yg sempurna dari munchen atas kejadian 11 tahun lalu....
tapi munchen dipayungi keberutungan terus sih....

hayuuuu LYON, jgn mau jd korban berikut nya...
LYON for final.....

[scratch]

LYON juga hebat, banyak pemain berbakat, scouting talent-nya pada keren smua, manajemennya bagus, bisa ngejual pemain (selalu) dengan harga selangit.. gak kaya Madrid yang hobi ngabisin duiiit.. setuju dah klo LYON for final, ketemu Barca, hehee.. Miralem Pjanic bikin ngileeer... =P~

[dancoloveunited]

kekalahan yang kita alami lewat sistem agregat lawan Munich memang menyakitkan, tapi toh tetap membuat kepala kita tegak... betul?!

menurut temen2 adil nggak sih aturan agregat ini??? just wanna know your opinion...

[scratch]

adil atau tudak itu relatif sih bro, tapi klo gak salah, salah satu tujuan adanya aturan agresifitas away goal ini adalah biar tim gak mainin negative football, mentingin hasil, bermain bertahan dsb, jadi seru juga liatnya. bahkan klo di turnamen pre-season seperti amsterdam cup, satu gol diitung satu poin juga, sehingga biapun sama2 menang blum tentu poinnya juga sama. mnrtku sih, aturan ini ga ada masalah kok..

[Sinurooney]

yah, akhirnya kita senasib ama fio, gagal lolos karena gol dari robben, jika fio terkena gol klose yang berbau offsde, maka kita kena gol olic pada masa injury time, nasiib nasiibbb ..

betul banget gan...Munchen beruntung banget bisa lolos,padahal secara permainan MU lah yg pantas lolos....

tapi mau bagaimana lagi peraturan GOL away mempengaruhi...

masih ada tahun depan utk membuktikan klo MU pantas Menang dan juara champion :ui3::ui3::ui3::ui3:

[Sinurooney]

utk pertama kali dlm 5-6thn t'akhir klub2 Inggris gagal m'nempatkan wakilnya di semifinal Liga Champion...dan utk pertama kalinya dlm 4-5thn t'akhir mereka juga gagal m'nruskan tradisi utk m'capai babak puncak...mari kita buktikan SETAN MU utk musim tahun depan

:muscarf: :muscarf: :muscarf: :muscarf: :muscarf: :muscarf:

[loveUNITED]

^^ ga kurang besar yah tulisanya :malu:

[ario adi nugroho]

itu tulisan gede aja ya,,,
kita-kita bisa baca kok walopun kecil,,,
:peace:

[idhay]

sistem agregat dan gol tandang yaa... hmmm... gada masalah si. fair enough! <):)
toh kedua tim punya peluang dan kesempatan yg sama buat lolos.. klo gol tandang "dihargain lebih tinggi", hmm... yaaaa... sah2 aja si. cetak gol ditengah tekanan pendukung lawan gitu..

tapi..........
kalah (A) 1-2 trus menang (H) 3-2 ga lolos..
menang (H) 2-1 trus kalah (A) 2-3 lolos..
8-}:crazy:

tau ah! gelap! GGMU! :mudance:

[zudomiriku]

setau gw kyk nya dari tahun 2003 deh CMIIW

[zeavhere]

utk pertama kali dlm 5-6thn t'akhir klub2 Inggris gagal m'nempatkan wakilnya di semifinal Liga Champion...dan utk pertama kalinya dlm 4-5thn t'akhir mereka juga gagal m'nruskan tradisi utk m'capai babak puncak...mari kita buktikan SETAN MU utk musim tahun depan

:muscarf: :muscarf: :muscarf: :muscarf: :muscarf: :muscarf:
sabar mas, tulisannya walaupun kecil kita juga bisa baca kok, ga udah terlalu digedein :D

setau gw kyk nya dari tahun 2003 deh CMIIW
nyari di google ga nemu kapan peraturan ini mulai diterapkan , hho.

[zudomiriku]

nyari di google ga nemu kapan peraturan ini mulai diterapkan , hho.

maksud ane, sejak tahun 2003, Inggris tidak ada wakil di semifinal UCL CMIIW

[zeavhere]

maksud ane, sejak tahun 2003, Inggris tidak ada wakil di semifinal UCL CMIIW
oalah. salah pengertian rupannya :hammer: . tpi maksud kalimatnya itu apa yah oms ? sejak 2003 inggris tidak ada wakil di semifinal ? maksudnya terakhir tahun 2003 gitu tah inggris ga ada wakil di semifinal ?

[Sinurooney]

^^ ga kurang besar yah tulisanya :malu:

gw iseng aja gan coz biar yg pd baca dinihari pd melek wkwkwkwkwkwkwk..

[Sinurooney]

oalah. salah pengertian rupannya :hammer: . tpi maksud kalimatnya itu apa yah oms ? sejak 2003 inggris tidak ada wakil di semifinal ? maksudnya terakhir tahun 2003 gitu tah inggris ga ada wakil di semifinal ?

terakhir inggris mengirim wakilnya di CHAMPION LEAGUE pd thn 2003

[GL zone]

tapi..........
kalah (A) 1-2 trus menang (H) 3-2 ga lolos..
menang (H) 2-1 trus kalah (A) 2-3 lolos..
8-}:crazy:

tau ah! gelap! GGMU! :mudance:

ya itu lah keuntungan nyetak banyak gol di kandang lawan
krn yg di liat produktifitas gol tandang

gw iseng aja gan coz biar yg pd baca dinihari pd melek wkwkwkwkwkwkwk..

melek sih melek gan..
tp bikin sakit mata kalo huruf ny gede2 kayak gitu X_X

[Jerome Morrow]

sistem goal tandang ini justru yang bikin seru liga champion..
kalo ga ada sistem kayak gini, setiap tim tamu pasti bakal bertahan abis2an dan ngandelin serangan balik...

siapa yang mau nonton..

:D:D:D

[nu_reccayasha]

masih eneg lihat MU g lolos karena aggregat........

[KkingP]

adil atau tudak itu relatif sih bro, tapi klo gak salah, salah satu tujuan adanya aturan agresifitas away goal ini adalah biar tim gak mainin negative football, mentingin hasil, bermain bertahan dsb, jadi seru juga liatnya. bahkan klo di turnamen pre-season seperti amsterdam cup, satu gol diitung satu poin juga, sehingga biapun sama2 menang blum tentu poinnya juga sama. mnrtku sih, aturan ini ga ada masalah kok..

IMO system in Fair lah... kalo sebuah tim bisa goalin lebih banyak saat away berarti kan lebih bagus..
Ivica Olic emang bener2 jadi mimpi buruk United kemarin.. apalagi golnya sebelum babak pertama berakhir, itu sama ajah ngasih angin harapan buat Muenchen.. :hajar1:

[rondwisan]

Barca mengikuti trend win but out ..., but emang aggregat kalah sih ... 3-2

semalem Liverpool pun mengalami mimpi buruk ysang sama, aggregat draw (same like Man United), but out juga deh ..., eh ..., OOT yaa ..., LFC khan gak maen di Liga Champion ... :hammer::hammer:
( mestina klo lolos bisa all England final tuh :( )

[nu_reccayasha]

Barca mengikuti trend win but out ..., but emang aggregat kalah sih ... 3-2

semalem Liverpool pun mengalami mimpi buruk ysang sama, aggregat draw (same like Man United), but out juga deh ..., eh ..., OOT yaa ..., LFC khan gak maen di Liga Champion ... :hammer::hammer:
( mestina klo lolos bisa all England final tuh :( )



big four di inggris kalah semua oleh klub papan tengah fulham :hajar2:

[ferly_Liemz]

dikit oot...musim ini kandang nya fulham mang nyeremin..tp fulham sejak musim lalu improve bgt seh,terutama lini belakangnya itu ajib bgt....mereka layak juara europa league...
http://img.kaskus.us/images/kaskusmobile_hp.gif

[fredrian.seven]

Barca mengikuti trend win but out ..., but emang aggregat kalah sih ... 3-2

semalem Liverpool pun mengalami mimpi buruk ysang sama, aggregat draw (same like Man United), but out juga deh ..., eh ..., OOT yaa ..., LFC khan gak maen di Liga Champion ... :hammer::hammer:
( mestina klo lolos bisa all England final tuh :( )

Jadi inget kata2 sodara kita yang tersesat dijalan yang salah.. "lebih baik kalah dan nggak lolos, dibanding menang tapi nggak lolos"

emang nyesek banget klo nggak lolos karena hal ini, tapi nggak jarang keuntungan itu juga berpihak ke MU.

[GL zone]

big four di inggris kalah semua oleh klub papan tengah fulham :hajar2:

ga salah big four?
big three kali

yg atu lagi kan udah ga termasuk big four lg
hehehe...

[rondwisan]

[2010/2011] UEFA Champions League

THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND
Celtic face Braga in Champions League
Soccernet - July 20, 2010


Celtic will face Braga in the third qualifying round of the Champions League.

Neil Lennon's team will be pleased with the draw which, on paper at least, pairs them with the weakest of the five teams they could have been paired with. The unseeded Bhoys could also have faced Ajax, Dynamo Kiev, Fenerbahce or Zenit St Petersburg.

Under the new leadership of Domingos Paciência, Braga led the Portugese league for much of last season but eventually finished runners-up to Benfica. Braga have established themselves as one of the most consistent sides in the division with a series of top-six finishes that has seen them qualify for Europe with regularity.

The matches will be played on July 27-28 and August 3-4.

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[rondwisan]

beberapa match sehari sebelumnya
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Dynamo Kiev cruise, Unirea hold Zenit
Soccernet - July 27, 2010


Dynamo Kiev secured a 3-0 victory over Belgian side Gent on Tuesday in their Champions League third qualifying tie.

Andriy Yarmolenko put Kiev ahead on 19 minutes before former AC Milan star Andriy Shevchenko and substitute Roman Zozulya rounded off the scoring late on.

Unirea Urziceni played out a goalless draw with Russian giants Zenit St Petersburg in Romania.

Unirea saw Razvan Paduretu sent off in the 36th minute but Zenit boss Luciano Spalletti said: "This is a good result. We played a team that battled until the very last minute. For more than half the game we had the numerical advantage, but they defended very well, especially in and around the penalty area."

Elsewhere, The New Saints FC saw their European dreams suffer a blow as they suffered a 3-1 loss at home to Anderlecht.

Belgian champions Anderlecht got off to the perfect start when Sacha Kljestan gave them the lead in the seventh minute and things looked ominous for TNS as Jonathan Legear doubled the advantage 11 minutes later.

But TNS did not let their heads drop and they went close twice in the first half before Craig Jones, who had narrowly missed one of those opportunities, brought them back into the game seven minutes after the interval.

However, the Welsh outfit switched off and a free-kick was floated in towards the unmarked Matias Suarez, who headed in a third for Anderlecht. TNS now have a mountain to climb in the second leg on August 3.

Champions League qualifying third round

Omonia Nicosia 1-1 SV Salzburg
Dynamo Kiev 3-0 KAA Gent
Liteks Lovetch 1-1 MSK Zilina
TNS 1-3 Anderlecht
Sparta Prague 1-0 Lech Poznan
Unirea Urziceni 0-0 Zenit St Petersburg

[rondwisan]

Braga thrash Celtic, Ajax held
Soccernet - July 28, 2010


Celtic were left on the brink of crashing out of this season's Champions League after gifting Braga a 3-0 win in Wednesday's third qualifying round first leg.

A controversial first-half penalty from Alan - awarded after Ki Sung-Yeung was adjudged to have handled - a debut goal from Uwa Elderson Echiejile, and a stunning free-kick from substitute Matheus ensured the Hoops' miserable European away record continued under Neil Lennon.

Celtic failed to muster a single shot on target in sweltering conditions at the AXA Stadium, with their opponents comfortably holding sway in what was both sides' first competitive match of the season.

Alan kept his cool to convert a 26th minute opener from the spot, before appalling defending gifted Braga their second goal 15 minutes from time, when Matheus' corner missed by a host of players before Elderson bundled the ball home.

Mattheus, on as a second-half substitute, then blasted home a spectacular third from a long-range free-kick to condemn the Hoops to an embarassing defeat.

Elsewhere, Uruguay striker Luis Suarez continued where he left off with Ajax last season, scoring in his side's 1-1 draw with PAOK in Amsterdam. Suarez's overhead kick gave Martin Jol's team the lead, but Serbian midfielder Vladimir Ivic handed the Greek side an away goal with his 73rd minute equaliser.

Kazakhstani champions Aktobe - who were knocked out of last season's Champions League in the third qualifying round by Maccabi Haifa - gained a measure of revenge by beating reigning Israeli champions Hapoel Tel Aviv 1-0 courtesy of Samat Smakov's winner.

BATE Borisov - who drew home and away against Juventus in the 2008-09 Champions League, held Danish side FC Copenhagen in Belarus.

Rosenborg will take a one-goal lead back to Norway after overcoming Scandanavian rivals AIK in Sweden. 18-year-old Markus Henriksen's first-half goal was the difference between the two sides.

Goals from Ivica Iliev, Sasa Ilic and Cleo gave HJK Helsinki a mountain to climb as Partizan Belgrade ran out comfortable 3-0 winners in Serbia.

Moreno Costanzo's 89th minute penalty salvaged a 2-2 home draw for Young Boys against 2008 Champions League quarter-finalists Fenerbahce after former Sheffield United player Colin Kazim-Richards was sent off for the Turkish club for two bookings before half-time.

Hungarian champions Debrecen look set to miss out on successive qualifications for the group stages after crashing to a 2-0 home defeat against Swiss side FC Basel, courtesy of goals from Valentin Stocker and substitute Granit Xhaka in the 34th and 90th minute respectively.

Dinamo Zagreb drew 1-1 with FC Sheriff in Moldova.

[rondwisan]

Champions League: Celtic crash out to Braga
Soccernet - August 4, 2010


Celtic have failed to qualify from the Champions League qualifiers, losing 4-2 to Portuguese side Braga on aggregate.

First Celtic goals for Gary Hooper and Efrain Juarez proved to be the only highlights of the club's campaign after Paulo Cesar's first-half away goal killed off any slim hopes of a comeback against Sporting Braga.

Slack defending from new full-back Cha Du-Ri allowed Cesar to put Braga four ahead on aggregate midway through a disappointing first half for Neil Lennon's men.

Hooper and Juarez salvaged some pride to win the game but Celtic never built up the attacking momentum needed to prevent them dropping into the Europa League play-off round.

Elsewhere, other big-name casualties came in the form of Turkish side Fenerbahce, who lost 1-0 (3-2 on aggregate) to Young Boys after a Henri Bienvenu goal and one of last year's surprise sides Unirea Urziceni, who lost 1-0 to Russian side Zenit St Petersburg after a goalless first leg.

Ajax Amsterdam managed to hold off the challenge of PAOK Salonika to progress on away goals after a 3-3 draw. Portuguese winger Vieirinha gave the Greeks a shock lead, before two from Luis Suarez and one from Rasmus Lindgren put the Dutch side ahead. Two late goals from Dimitrios Salpigidis levelled the scores, but Ajax held on to progress.

[zudomiriku]

Liga Champions
Ajax Maju, Fenerbahce Out
Reky Herling Kalumata - detiksport


Ajax Amsterdam lolos ke babak kualifikasi terakhir Liga Champions karena diuntungkan gol tandang meski bermain imbang dengan PAOK Salonica. Sedangkan Fenerbahce harus tersingkir.

Ajax gagal meraih kemenangan setelah ditahan imbang 3-3 oleh tuan rumah PAOK, Kamis (5/8/2010) dinihari WIB. Namun klub Belanda ini berhak maju ke babak berikutnya karena mereka diuntungkan dengan gol tandang yang dibuat mereka.

Pada leg pertama babak ketiga kualifikasi, Ajax ditahan imbang 1-1 di Amsterdam. padahal di leg kedua, PAOK sempat unggul lebih dulu lewat gol Vieirinha di menit ke-16 dan hasil 1-0 tersebut bertahan hingga turun minum.

Sluad besutan Martin Jol ini baru bangkit di babak kedua setelah Luiz Suarez menyamakan kedudukan menjadi 1-1 di menit ke-48. Setelah itu Siem de Jong mencetak gol kedua bagi Ajax sekaligus membuat mereka unggul menjadi 2-1.

Lima menit kemudian Ajax semakin perkasa setelah Rasmus Lindgren membuat skor menjadi 3-1. Namun PAOK tidak tinggal diam dan lewat Dimitris Salpingidis dan Vladimir Ivic mereka mampu menyamakan kedudukan menjadi 3-3.

Sementara klub lainnya, Fenerbahce sudah harus tersingkir setelah ditaklukkan 1-0 di depan pendukungnya. Selain Fenerbahce, Celtic juga tersingkir meski menang 2-1 atas Braga. Namun Celtic kalah agregat 2-4 dari Braga.

Dynamo Kiev juga maju ke babak berikutnya setelah menang 3-1 dari Gent sehingga mereka unggul agregat 6-1. Sementara klub Rusia Zenit St Petersburg lolos setelah unggul 1-0 atas Unirea Urziceni.

[Hilman-Bukan-Superman]

Hasil Undian Play-Off Liga Champions

Bola.net - Pelatih Tottenham Hostpur, Harry Redknapp tampak tersenyum saat melihat hasil undian untuk play-off Liga Champions, sebab tim besutannya akan melawan tim yang tergolong ringan yakni klub wakil Swiss, Young Boys.

Redknapp diperkirakan akan dengan mudah menaklukkan Young Boys untuk selanjutnya bergabung bersama klub wakil Inggris lainnya yaitu Chelsea, Manchester United dan Arsenal di babak penyisihan grup Liga Champions yang akan berlangsung bulan depan.

Sementara itu tim lain yang mempunyai peluang untuk maju ke babak berikutnya adalah klub asal Spanyol, Sevilla serta Sampdoria yang mewakili Italia.

Big match dalam hasil undian ini adalah partai antara wakil Ukraina, Dynamo Kiev melawan klub Belanda, Ajax. Leg pertama play-off ini akan dilangsungkan pada tanggal 17/18 Agustus, sedangkan leg kedua dilangsungkan seminggu kemudian.

Sepuluh pemenang dari play-off ini akan bergabung dengan 22 tim lainnya dalam babak penyisihan grup, yang undiannya akan dilaksanakan di Monaco pada tanggal 26 Agustus nanti.

Hasil Undian Play-Off Liga Champions

Young Boys (SUI) vs Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
Sporting Braga (POR) vs Sevilla (ESP)
Werder Bremen (GER) vs Sampdoria (ITA)
Zenit St-Petersburg (RUS) vs Auxerre (FRA)
Dynamo Kiev (UKR) va Ajax Amsterdam (NED)
Salzburg (AUT) vs Hapoel Tel-Aviv (ISR)
Rosenborg (NOR) vs Copenhagen (DEN)
Basel (SUI) vs FC Sheriff (MDA)
Sparta Prague (CZE) vs MSK Zilina (SVK)
Partizan Belgrade (SRB) vs Anderlecht (BEL)

[zudomiriku]

Liga Champions 2010/2011
Madrid Sudah Dinanti Raksasa
Mohammad Resha Pratama - detiksport


Fase grup Liga Champions 2010/2011 akan segera bergulir. Menariknya Real Madrid yang kini dilatih Jose Mourinho, pemegang medali juara tahun lalu, kemungkinan besar akan langsung berhadapan dengan salah satu raksasa Eropa.

Babak playoff telah merampungkan seluruh pertandingan dinihari ini. Dengan delapan tim yang sudah lolos maka lengkaplah sudah 32 tim peserta kompetisi terelit di benua Eropa. Dan pengundian pun akan dilakukan di Nyon, Swiss, Kamis (26/8) malam nanti.

Seperti biasa bakal ada delapan grup yang diisi oleh empat tim, yang mana setiap tim diambil dari empat pot berbeda. Empat pot itu menunjukkan status unggulan pertama hingga keempat yang dihitung dari koefisien ke-32 klub dalam penampilannya di turnamen Eropa selama lima musim terakhir.

Inter Milan sebagai juara bertahan tentunya berhak berada di urutan teratas pot pertama, setelah musim lalu hanya menempati pot kedua. Sementara tempat Liverpool di pot pertama, yang musim ini bermain di Liga Europa, diambil alih Olympique Lyon.

Grup neraka pun bisa langsung tercipta jika melihat susunan unggulan, di mana Madrid sebagai pemegang rekor trofi terbanyak Liga Champions masih berada di pot kedua, dan kan bertemu salah satu klub raksasa di babak grup. Ini buntut dari performa buruk mereka di lima musim terakhir yang selalu mentok di babak 16 besar.

Paling Menarik jika undian nanti mempertemukan Madrid dengan Inter di satu grup. Ini berarti Mourinho tak butuh waktu lama untuk langsung berhadapan dengan klub yang dibawanya meraih treble winner musim lalu itu.

Atau bisa saja Madrid bertemu Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, AC Milan dan Bayern Munich. Tentu itu bakal jadi laga yang menarik bukan?

Jangan lupakan juga kuda hitam macam Benfica, AS Roma, Valencia, Tottenham Hotspur atau Lyon yang mungkin bisa membuat kejutan di babak grup ini. Juara dan runner-up Grup A hingga H akan melaju ke 16 besar sedangkan peringkat ketiga berlaga di 32 besar Liga Europa. Matchday I akan dimulai 14-15 September.

Di babak grup ini klub yang berasal dari satu negara tak akan bertemu langsung dan berlaku hingga babak perdelapanfinal. Barulah di babak perempatfinal country protection itu dicabut sehingga memungkinkan terjadinya pertemuan antara klub dari negara sama.

Berikut pembagian unggulan berdasarkan koefisien lima tahun terakhir:

Pot 1: Inter Milan, Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Olympique Lyon

Pot 2: Werder Bremen, Real Madrid, AS Roma, Shakhtar Donetsk, Benfica, Valencia, Olympique Marseille, Panathinaikos

Pot 3: Tottenham Hotspur, Glasgow Rangers, Ajax, Schalke, FC Basel, SC Braga, Kobenhavn, Spartak Moskow

Pot 4: Hapoel Tel-Aviv, FC Twente, Rubin Kazan, Auxerre, CFR Cluj, Partizan Belgrade, Zilina, Bursaspor

[rondwisan]

26/08/2010 08:01 - ManUtd.com, Ben Hibbs
Sir Alex awaits Euro draw



Sir Alex Ferguson can’t wait for tonight's Champions League group stage draw (live on ManUtd.com 17:00 BST), and he's eager to test his men against the finest sides in Europe’s premier competition.

United’s frustrating quarter-final exit at the hands of Bayern Munich last season clearly still rankles with the United boss, who told ManUtd.com: “We were just terribly unlucky last season.” But he will no doubt use that as motivation to his players when the competition kicks off on 14 and 15 September.

“We’re looking forward to another Champions League campaign,” he told us. “It’s always a competition you enjoy being a part of. The important thing, as I say every season, will be to start well. I always set the figure of 10 points as our target in the group stage and it’s important we get to that as quickly as we can, just like last season.”

Sir Alex expects a resurgence from the English sides after the Premier League failed to provide a semi-finalist last term, while Barcelona and Real Madrid, now managed by old adversary Jose Mourinho, are among his tips to challenge for the top prize.

"All the usual suspects will be there fighting it out for the trophy again this year," said the boss. "You’ve got to think Barcelona and Real Madrid will be closer this season. Last season’s winners Internazionale could be a force again, and I think that’ll be the case with ourselves and the other English teams as well. We’ll be up there challenging."

[Redsbusby]

Champions League Draw: Inter Face Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United Draw Valencia, Barcelona Draw Rubin Kazan Again As Action Resumes
Milan and Real Madrid also resume pleasantries as the draw is complete...
By Ewan Macdonald & Adam Scime GOAL.com

The 2010-11 UEFA Champions League group stage is now set after the draw took place in Monaco on Thursday and it proposes some interesting match-ups and intriguing possibilities.

The trophy holders Inter have been dealt a tough hand in Group A facing Werder Bremen, Tottenham Hotspur, and Twente. The likely group of death would seem to be Group G with Real Madrid, Milan, Ajax, and Auxerre.

Meanwhile, Barcelona in Group D will be relatively pleased to battle against Panathinaikos, Copenhagen,

Last year's finalists Bayern Munich also have a Germany - Italy duel versus Roma. Basel and Cluj round out Group E.

English giants Manchester United will take on Valencia, Bursaspor, and Rangers and Chelsea's Didier Drogba will visit his old stomping ground versus Marseille.

Full Draw :

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[Blacklist7]

Hasil Drawing UEFA Champions League

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[rondwisan]

"Manchester United will take on Valencia, Bursaspor, and Rangers"

semoga United bisa melampaui group ini dengan baek, tidak pernah mudah bermain di spanyol nih ... :serbu:
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[dhodoadrian]

yoi.. rekor United main d spanyol ga terlalu baek.. yang paling bagus pas vs Valencia cuman 3-0 di mestaya cmiiw..

Ranger juga bakal jadi kuda hitam nih..

[ronald hars]

dejavu nih kyknya.. melawan klub asal spanyol selalu gak bs menang dgn mudah.. rangers jg pnya ambisi utk mnjadi yg terbaik di britania raya.. satu2nya harapan yg harus dicapai adlh bisa menang dua kali lawan bursaspor.. asal gak anggap remeh aja..

[eMJi_197]

valencia n rangers mungkin tidak asing lagi bagi MU
tapi klub asal turki itu tuh yg patut diwaspadai :army:

yg jelas, semoga MU bisa melewati fase grup ini dengan mulus
:muscarf:

madrid sama milan lagi tuh :D

[Redsbusby]

Selain pengundian juga dilakukan beberapa Penghargaan Tahunan...
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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW: Tottenham land holders Inter Milan while Manchester United and Rangers face Battle of Britain
By Sportsmail Reporter
Last updated at 6:12 PM on 26th August 2010
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Champions League new boys Tottenham Hotspur were handed a baptism of fire in the group stage - drawing holders Inter Milan in Group A.

Manchester United face a Battle of Britain in Group C alongside Rangers, while Arsenal secured a reunion with Eduardo da Silva by pulling Shakhtar Donetsk and in Group H and former Chelsea midfielder Didier Drogba will take his French champions Marseille to Stamford Bridge in Group F.

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Ready for action: Premier League stars (from left) Wayne Rooney, Didier Drogba, Peter Crouch and Cesc Fabregas


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Pride of Scotland: Rangers' striker Kenny Miller

Manchester United were the first team out of the hat and, as well as Rangers, will also have to face Spanish side Valencia and Turkish champions Bursaspor.

Alongside Inter, Spurs must play Bundesliga side Werder Bremen and Twente, the side Steve McClaren led to the Dutch title before moving to Wolfsburg.

Carlo Ancelotti, who is determined to land the Champions League crown after regaining the Premier League title last season face Slovakian champions Zilina and Aiden McGeady's new side Spartak Moscow as well as Marseille.

The Gunners face a lengthy trip to face Ukrainian champions Shakhtar and will also venture into Eastern Europe to face Partizan Belgrade. Celtic's conquerers Braga are the other side in Group H.

Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid were the team everyone were fearing from Pot Two and the Spanish giants landed AC Milan, Ajax and Auxerre in Group G.


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Just champion: The European Cup takes pride of place in Monaco
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UEFA also used the gala to reveal the winners of their annual awards.

Inter Milan goalkeeper Julio Cesar was named goalkeeper of the year after helping the Italians to the Champions League last season, though he suffered disappointment with Brazil in the World Cup finals.

Cesar's Inter and Brazil team-mate Maicon was named defender of the year, while another San Siro idol Wesley Sneijder took the midfielder's award.

Argentina striker Diego Milito made it a clean sweep for Inter - who won the Italian League and Cup as well as Europe's top competition - by taking the trophy for striker of the year.

[Hendy]

wah chance MU buat nembus besar nih :siul:
nembus UEFA CUP :hammer:

[Rean]

Bursaspor... hmm baru denger nih nama tim ini. kebiasaan denger fenerbache doank..
baru pertama kali juara liga turki dan baru pertama kali ini masuk turnamen piala champions..
penasaran sama penampilannya. mudah2an jadi lumbung gol united :D

[eMJi_197]

banyak tim baru nih
twente, Zilina, Kobehavn, Bursaspor

kecuali twente, sy baru dengar 3 tim itu :hammer:

[Redsbusby]

dejavu nih kyknya.. melawan klub asal spanyol selalu gak bs menang dgn mudah.. rangers jg pnya ambisi utk mnjadi yg terbaik di britania raya.. satu2nya harapan yg harus dicapai adlh bisa menang dua kali lawan bursaspor.. asal gak anggap remeh aja..

Wahh ngga setuju nih..hehehe...
Satu-satunya harapan ada di Bursaspor?aduhh segitu pesimisnya kah om ronald?:D..hihihi.

[Redsbusby]

Barcelona ketemu Rubin, lagi..
Akankah terulang kembali memori Champions League musim lalu dimana barca keok dikandang sendiri dan gagal membalasnya di Centralniy, markas RUbin kazan??

[ferly_Liemz]

Beuh grup nya arsenal selalu yg paling enteng... :nohope:

Grup nya inter, united dan milan yg paling berat....
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[dhodoadrian]

Milan vs Madrid boljug...

semoga si Kaka slank di turunin pas di San Siro

[Blacklist7]

wah chance MU buat nembus besar nih :siul:
nembus UEFA CUP :hammer:

aaah ente pesimis duluan bro..:serbu::serbu::serbu:

ingat!!! ikatan emosional Fergie dengan Rangers pasti bikin seru match United vs Rangers..

laga persahabatan vs Valencia di Old Trafford rasanya menjadi bekal yg bagus untuk menghadapinya kembali... Valencia:usul:


bursaspor?? well namanya di telinga saya ga asing, setelah Fenerbache...
tapi optimis nasibnya sama seperti Shaktar Donesk / Spartak Moscow.. klo ga finish 3 ya 4...:P:P

untuk kali ini posisi 2 dan 3 akan menjadi perebutan Valencia / Rangers..

OPTIMIS United posisi 18->8->
atau opsi posisi ke 2, untuk "main aman" di Semifinal... hehehehehe:peace::peace:

[ronald hars]

Wahh ngga setuju nih..hehehe...
Satu-satunya harapan ada di Bursaspor?aduhh segitu pesimisnya kah om ronald?:D..hihihi.
pesimis?? tentu nggak dong.. baik valencia dan rangers udh berpengalaman di tingkat eropa bandingkan dgn bursaspor.. dan mksd sy disini, dgn materi pemain yg dimiliki United, sy yakin bisa mendapatkan 6 poin dari bursaspor.. tetapi blm tentu jg bisa mndapatkan 6 poin dari valencia dan rangers.. jd IMO target United paling tidak, menang 3 kali di kandang dan 1 tandang vs bursaspor.. kita disini jg berharap kok United bakal lolos sampai ke final bahkan juara..

[Blacklist7]

pesimis?? tentu nggak dong.. baik valencia dan rangers udh berpengalaman di tingkat eropa bandingkan dgn bursaspor.. dan mksd sy disini, dgn materi pemain yg dimiliki United, sy yakin bisa mendapatkan 6 poin dari bursaspor.. tetapi blm tentu jg bisa mndapatkan 6 poin dari valencia dan rangers.. jd IMO target United paling tidak, menang 3 kali di kandang dan 1 tandang vs bursaspor.. kita disini jg berharap kok United bakal lolos sampai ke final bahkan juara..

setuju... chance lolos udah lewat dari kata 50 : 50...

tinggal nentuin mau di posisi 1 atau 2 aja...

[cr7lover]

sayang duo david nya udah ga di valencia
kalo ga bakal lbh seru tuuuu
kayanya group United ga berat2 amat lah
valencia gw prediksi berkurang jauh setelah ditinggal duo david, pas masi ada mereka aja musim lalu ga bagus2 ama tuh
yg plg berat rangers ni kayanyaaa
kalo bursaspor gelap ah denger nama clubnya aja baru hari ini hihihi

[Redsbusby]

Debutan kali ini :

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Full name
Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği[1]

Nickname(s)
Yeşil Timsahlar (Green Crocodiles)[1]

Founded
1 June 1963[2]

Ground
Bursa Ataturk Stadium @ Bursa, Turkey (Capacity: 25,213)

Chairman Ibrahim Yazıcı
Manager Ertugrul Saglam

League Süper Lig

2009–10 1st – Süper Lig

Presatasi terbaiknya di Eropa adalah mencapai Perempat final di Piala WInners musim 1974-75, kemudian hanya mampu mencapai putaran pertama di ajang yg sama musim 1986–87. Namun mencapai Perempat FInal Piala Intertoto 1995.

Wikipedia

Bursaspor, ini adalah partisipasi pertamanya di Liga CHampions. Barsaspor merupakan klub pertama dari luar Istanbul yg memenangi SUper Lig (Liga teratas di Turki) sejak 1984. Klub berjuluk 'The Green Crocodiles' ini mengalahkan Besiktas dengan skor 2-1 dan menjadi Juara setelah disaat yg bersamaan Fenerbache hanya mampu bermain imbang melawan Trabzhonspor...

SUmber : FIFA.com - Bursaspor shock Turkey's big three (http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1213233.html)

Prestasi Klub :


Süper Lig
Winners (1): 2010

Türkiye Kupası:
Winners (1): 1986
Runners-up (3): 1971, 1974, 1992

Second Division:
Winners (2): 1967, 2006

Prime Minister Cup:
Winners (2): 1971, 1992
Runners-up (1): 1974

Turkish Super Cup
Runners-up (2): 1986, 2010

[Jak_Ilcapitano_11]

"Manchester United will take on Valencia, Bursaspor, and Rangers"

semoga United bisa melampaui group ini dengan baek, tidak pernah mudah bermain di spanyol nih ... :serbu:
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Whoaaa.. Mantaaff lah mgkin yg agak sdikit kaget lawan Valencia yah
walopun kehilangan Villa,Marchena,Silva n Zigic plus bek tangguh mereka Alexis gw rasa ga gitu ngaruh besar buat kekuatan valencia
kemasukan pemain seperti Soldado dan Aduriz n gelandang bertahan pintar si mehmet topal mungkin bisa bikin lumayan jantungan laah (apalagi klo Rio blum bisa ngawal VDS sepenuhnya)
klo ngintip kekuatan Rangers kayanya masih ga banyak berubah, palingan kenny miller n Edu aja yg kudu diwaspadai,, sisanya yaa tau ndiri banyakan pmain buangan Epl hehehehehe

dejavu nih kyknya.. melawan klub asal spanyol selalu gak bs menang dgn mudah.. rangers jg pnya ambisi utk mnjadi yg terbaik di britania raya.. satu2nya harapan yg harus dicapai adlh bisa menang dua kali lawan bursaspor.. asal gak anggap remeh aja..

hahaha.. segitunya bro.. gaak laah selain bursaspor si rangers ini kan gak gitu jauh sama aroma2 epl cara mainnya,, mungkin dengan squad yg udah matang yg SAF bawa,, bisaa lah United lewatin grup ini dgn mulus..
Malaah justru si busaspor yg jarang masuk pengamatan SAF bisa jd malah bikin kejutan di game pertama (CMIIW)

Ngobrol2.. GRUP A sama GRUP G .. masuk kategori grup neraka tuh, selain gw rasa tv lokal kita ngambil pertandingan United vs Valencia gw rasa 2 grup itu lbh mendominasi tontonan..
NONBAR LAGEEEEE... DNA SIAAAAAAPPPPPP ????

[Redsbusby]

Barca-Madrid Unggulan Teratas
Jakarta - Rumah taruhan tak mengunggulkan Inter Milan untuk melakukan back to back. Barcelona dan Real Madrid menjadi unggulan teratas untuk menjadi juara Liga Champions musim ini.

Babak pengundian grup untuk Liga Champions 2010/11 baru saja dilakukan. Segera setelah itu, salah satu pembicaraan yang bakal mengemuka adalah siapa yang bakal menjadi juara?

Dua rumah taruhan internasional, BWin dan William Hill menempatkan duo Spanyol sebagai unggulan teratas: Barcelona dan Real Madrid.

Baik di BWin dan William Hill menempatkan Barca sebagai unggulan pertama sementara Madrid di tempat kedua.

Boleh jadi ini dipengaruhi oleh prestasi sepakbola Spanyol dalam beberapa tahun belakangan ini. Yang teraktual adalah keberhasilan Espana juara Piala Dunia 2010. Untuk musim ini, mayoritas pemain inti Azulgrana adalah pilar La Furia Roja yang berhasil menjadi juara Piala Dunia.

Sedang di Real Madrid, kini berdiri Jose Mourinho sebagai nakhoda. Sosok pelatih yang begitu berpengalaman dan sudah dua kali juara Liga Champions bersama klub yang berbeda. Kehadiran The Special One diharapkan mampu mengusir ''kutukan' 16 besar Liga Champions yang menghantui Madrid dalam beberapa tahun belakangan ini.

Ditempatkan belakang duo tim asal negeri Matador itu adalah duo Inggris Chelsea dan Manchester United.

Ada pun juara bertahan Inter Milan menjadi unggulan kelima.

Yang sedikit mengejutkan, tim yang sudah lama tak hadir di kompetisi tertinggi Benua Biru, Tottenham Hotspur masuk dalam daftar sepuluh besar unggulan.

Bursa Juara

BWin
Barcelona 3,65
Real Madrid 5,00
Chelsea 6,50
Manchester United 8,50
Inter Milan 12,00
Bayern Munich 13,00
Arsenal 13,00
AC Milan 29,00
Tottenham Hotspur 34,00
Olympique Lyon 51,00

William Hill
Barcelona 5,00
Real Madrid 5,50
Chelsea 6,50
Manchester United 8,00
Inter Milan 13,00
Arsenal 13,00
Bayern Munich 15,00
Tottenham Hotspur 26,00
AC Milan 26,00
AS Roma 26,00

( detiksport )

Ferguson: Hasil yang Baik bagi MU
Manchester - Sir Alex Ferguson menerima dengan baik hasil undian Manchester United di Liga Champions. Namun yang paling disukai oleh Ferguson adalah menghadapi mantan klubnya, The Rangers.

Dalam undian yang dilakukan di Monte Carlo, MU yang berada di Grup G akan melakukan perjalanan ke Turki menghadapi Bursaspor dan ke Spanyol menghadapi Valencia dan satu laga lagi akan ada di Inggris guna melawan Rangers.

Hasil undian tersebut disambut baik oleh manajer Liverpool ini. Namun laga menghadapi Rangers ada yang paling disukainya karena dia akan bertemu mantan asistennya di Old Trafford yaitu Walter Smith yang kini menangani Rangers.

"Anda tidak dapat komplain mengenai hal itu, ini adalah hasil undian yang baik bagi kami. Anda selalu melihat dari sisi perjalanan itu dan satuyang terjauh adalah perjalanan ke Turki," ungkap Ferguson seperti dilansir situs resmi Man Utd.

"Walter Smith telah ditelpon, berbicara mengenai tiket untuk Old Trafford! Sama seperti saya, dia juga sudah tidak untuk menghadapi pertandingan kami menghadapi satu sama lain," ujat pelatih asal Skotlandia ini. detiksport

FYI, Walter Smith pernah menjadi asisten Fergie di timnas Skotlandia pada Piala Dunia 1986 serta di MU pada periode singkat musim 2003–04.

[Oom Panda]

Semoga United ambil jalan tol mulai dr sekarang... Asal ga ada yg mogok semuanya jadi lebih indah...
Semoga Milan, Ajax dan Auxerre lolos fase berikutnya...
Semoga Chelsea cepet pindah ke Europa League...
Semoga Allah mengabulkan doa-doaku...
Amieeeenn....

United for Champions!
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[nu_reccayasha]

Manchester - Sir Alex Ferguson menerima dengan baik hasil undian Manchester United di Liga Champions. Namun yang paling disukai oleh Ferguson adalah menghadapi mantan klubnya, The Rangers.

Dalam undian yang dilakukan di Monte Carlo, MU yang berada di Grup G akan melakukan perjalanan ke Turki menghadapi Bursaspor dan ke Spanyol menghadapi Valencia dan satu laga lagi akan ada di Inggris guna melawan Rangers.

Hasil undian tersebut disambut baik oleh manajer Liverpool ini. Namun laga menghadapi Rangers ada yang paling disukainya karena dia akan bertemu mantan asistennya di Old Trafford yaitu Walter Smith yang kini menangani Rangers.

"Anda tidak dapat komplain mengenai hal itu, ini adalah hasil undian yang baik bagi kami. Anda selalu melihat dari sisi perjalanan itu dan satuyang terjauh adalah perjalanan ke Turki," ungkap Ferguson seperti dilansir situs resmi Man Utd.

"Walter Smith telah ditelpon, berbicara mengenai tiket untuk Old Trafford! Sama seperti saya, dia juga sudah tidak untuk menghadapi pertandingan kami menghadapi satu sama lain," ujat pelatih asal Skotlandia ini. detiksport

ngambil berita nya si red busby
tolong media beritanya di masukin misalnya dari detik apa vivanews.....

terus yang gw bold
itu tulisannya bener
masa fergie dibilang manajer liverpool

[finza_13]

grup C tentu yg harus & wajib diwaspadai adalah Bursaspor..
jgn ampe' tragedi lawan Besiktas kemarin2 terulang
kita buta kekuatan bursaspor
klo Valencia sih lagi membangun kekuatan baru setelah ditinggal banyak pemain kita jg sering ketemu di Champions no problem,Rangers jg udah ga asing lg bagi SAF

:devil3:

[fickarardana]

Bursaspor = Green Crocodile = Bajul Ijo = Persebaya.
Biasanya tim kuda hitam membuat kejutan.
Apalagi dengan semangat dari Kota Pahlawan.
Hehehe.
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[blue4freedom]

hmmmm...diatas kertas United difavoritkan menjadi juara group...mungkin dengan nilai sempurna....tapi bola itu bundar...hehehe...tapi hasil drawing ini cukup lah membuat hati lega....coba tuh kalo grup nya model real madrid...heu heu...bisa berdebar abiesss... GGMU lah...

[rondwisan]

Bursaspor = Green Crocodile = Bajul Ijo = Persebaya.
Biasanya tim kuda hitam membuat kejutan.
Apalagi dengan semangat dari Kota Pahlawan.
Hehehe.
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ojok rame2x Cak .,.., persebaya degradasi ... :hammer::hammer:
hihihi .... :))=))

[Andi Istiabudi]

Ketemu United, Pelatih Valencia Puas
Muhayati Faridatun - Okezone

VALENCIA - Pelatih Valencia Unai Emery mengaku puas dengan hasil pengundian fase grup Liga Champions 2010/2011, kendati harus bertemu dengan raksasa Premier League Manchester United.

Hasil pengundian dini hari tadi menempatkan Valencia di Grup C bersama United, juga klub asal Skotlandia Glasgow Rangers, dan wakil Turki Bursaspor. Emery meyakini bahwa klub besutannya berada di grup yang atraktif.

“Kami menerima hasil pengundian. Semua pendukung kami juga akan senang melihat Manchester United di Mestalla. Ini grup yang atraktif dan kami puas,” cetus Emery pada surat kabar AS.

“Pastinya akan menjadi pengalaman spesial bagi Rangers dan United bertanding di stadion kami. Rangers juga tim bagus, baik di Eropa maupun di negara sendiri,” tambahnya.

Emery pun enggan menganggap enteng ketiga lawannya, demi mempertahankan eksistensi Los Che, yang baru kembali ke kancah Liga Champions sejak musim 2007/2008 lalu. Terlebih Bursaspor yang masih asing bagi pelatih pelatih muda terasebut.

“Bursaspor masih asing bagi kami. Tapi, kami harus menghormatinya karena musim lalu, mereka memenangkan liga bergengsi Turki (Super Lig),” imbuh pelatih kelahiran 38 tahun silam.

“Manchester adalah salah satu tim terbaik di turnamen ini dan pernah menjadi juara. Tentunya mereka masih menjadi favorit. Mereka memang dijagokan, tapi kita tidak boleh melupakan dua tim lainnya. Saya sangat menghormati mereka,” tandasnya, seperti dilansir Goal, Jumat (27/8/2010).

Laga perdana, 19 September mendatang, Valencia akan bertandang ke Bursaspor. Sementara laga kandang pertama, 29 September, mereka akan menjamu pasukan Setan Merah. Tanpa David Villa dan David Silva, apakah Los Che bisa mengatasi ketiga rivalnya? (far)

Source : http://bola.okezone.com

[otonk reddevilz]

Bursaspor : Calon Lawan UNITED

hBmpTBRELkA

[sellamanyaunited]

undian ketemu Valencia-buspaspor-ranger.
gue baru denger nama buspaspor nih, baru kayaknya ya?
harus waspada ama tim tim underdog gini ngeri malah kalah.
kalo valencia gak begitu lah kan mereka kehilangan 2 pilar david villa,david silva kalo gak salah.
semoga bisa dapet poin penuh lah sampe masuk zona 16-8 besar-semifinal-final-champion.
AMIN
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[Redsbusby]

ngambil berita nya si red busby
tolong media beritanya di masukin misalnya dari detik apa vivanews.....

terus yang gw bold
itu tulisannya bener
masa fergie dibilang manajer liverpool

Salah medianya om. Selain Detiksport, di kompas jg sering tuh ;))
Editornya pada ngantuk semua kayaknya..hehehe

Oiya sumber beritanya kan uda ditaruh, tuh di akhir paragraf terakhri, nyempil kaata detiksport. Mungkin kurang di kasih tambahan om, makanya gk bgt keliaatan :D

[drivemein]

I'll make you pay, Rafa! Tottenham striker Peter Crouch on revenge mission to knock out old boss Benitez in Champions League
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Security issues for Manchester United; insecurity issues for Chelsea; and issues of an altogether more personal nature for Peter Crouch.

The Tottenham striker has a score to settle with Rafa Benitez and now gets his chance against the new manager of Inter Milan.

Benitez never showed much faith in Crouch during the three years they spent together at Liverpool, the nadir for the England forward coming when he was given just 12 minutes to rescue his team from defeat by AC Milan in the 2007 Champions League final.

Crouch went into that game as the club’s top scorer for the season but he looked on in despair as his colleagues failed to take advantage of a stuttering Milan display.

Now, however, he has the chance to demonstrate how wrong Benitez was to overlook him and just how dangerous he can be on the European stage. His Champions League record is almost as impressive as his strike-rate for England, that hat-trick against Young Boys on Wednesday night taking him to 14 in 31 appearances.

He scored 42 goals in 134 games for Liverpool. Not exactly shabby.

The opportunity to meet last year’s winners and the side Benitez has just inherited was something Crouch hoped would come.

‘We want massive games,’ he said.

‘We want Real Madrid and Inter Milan. You don’t know how good you are until you play against the best.’

He already has an idea against European defences, though.

‘I really enjoy this competition but I’m not sure why I have done so well in it,’ he said.

‘I relish and enjoy the pressure, expectation, the atmosphere and all the build-up. ‘My Liverpool side were extremely solid and well organised, and you have to be that in the Champions League. But we have enough ability to do well in this competition.’

It will not be easy for Tottenham to progress in Harry Redknapp’s first Champions League campaign. As well as Inter they must contend with the Twente side Steve McClaren guided to the Dutch title, before he left to take charge of Wolfsburg, and a Werder Bremen team full of confidence.

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Champions: Inter Milan lift the famous trophy at the Bernabeu

According to Klaus Allofs, the former West Germany striker now working at Bremen as general manager, they have nothing to fear.

‘We are ninth in the UEFA rankings so why shouldn’t we beat Spurs?’ he said.

‘Is it a difficult group? Only for the others.

The broadcasters would have wanted to see Benitez’s Inter Milan drawn against Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid for the ultimate grudge match and they might blame the BBC’s Gary Lineker for that. He drew the balls from the bowls, after all.

That said, he did manage to land Madrid in a group overflowing with European Cup winner’s medals thanks to the presence of AC Milan and Martin Jol’s Ajax.

But United, Chelsea and Arsenal will have few complaints, even if United’s home game against Rangers presents headaches given the trouble involving Rangers fans when Manchester hosted the 2008 UEFA Cup final.

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David Gill, the Old Trafford chief executive, said it would be wrong to compare the occasions, despite the fact earlier this year Greater Manchester Police prevented Gary Neville from organising a testimonial match against Rangers.

‘They will bring far fewer fans for a start,’ he said.

‘I don’t think there will be anything to worry about. We have to look positively at the game. Alex (Ferguson) is delighted to have been drawn against Rangers and it should be a great occasion.’

Martin Bain, the chief executive of Rangers, said: ‘When we went to Manchester for the UEFA Cup final it was one of the biggest movements of people in Europe, 150,000 descending on the city. Going down in those numbers was a lot for any club and any city to deal with.

‘I still believe to this day that it was a small minority who spoiled it for the majority, but this is a different tie. We’ve played United before, and as far as I remember there was no great calamity.’

Ferguson will relish the opportunity to meet his former club and an old friend and colleague in Rangers manager Walter Smith, while a trip to Turkey’s Bursaspor amounts to new territory for the club. Valencia will be more familiar.

The Spanish side are not what they were, however, now David Villa and David Silva have moved on. For Chelsea, the group stage should not be too daunting, either, but it will be the stuff of nightmares for certain players.

A game at Spartak Moscow means returning to the scene of the 2008 final and John Terry’s penalty miss. The Slovakians of Zilina are notable for two things: beating Aston Villa at Villa Park in the UEFA Cup not so long ago and boasting a stadium of just 11,000 seats.

But Marseille will evoke happier memories — for Didier Deschamps, now the manager of Marseille but once of Chelsea, and Didier Drogba, who made his name at the French giants before moving to the Bridge.

For Arsenal, there is also plenty of travelling as well as an encounter with another old friend. Eduardo is now with Shakhtar Donetsk and the Croatian will enjoy meeting Arsene Wenger and his former colleagues.

Braga and Partizan Belgrade make up the group.

Cesar's Inter and Brazil team-mate Maicon was named defender of the year, while another San Siro idol Wesley Sneijder took the midfielder's award.

Argentina striker Diego Milito made it a clean sweep for Inter - who won the Italian League and Cup as well as Europe's top competition - by taking the trophy for striker of the year.

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[otonk reddevilz]

Manchester United and Rangers step up security for Old Trafford match

• Clubs want Rangers fans to be held at Wigan's ground
• Police fear supporters will travel without tickets

guardian

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The threat of hooliganism when Manchester United play Rangers in the Champions League has led to security measures being implemented to force supporters of the Scottish club to the DW Stadium in Wigan as an official holding ground in the hours before kick-off.

The two clubs are so determined to avoid a mass invasion of Rangers fans into central Manchester they have asked Wigan Athletic for permission to use their ground for "catering and rest facilities" as the only stop-off point on the journey from Glasgow.

Wigan's stadium has also been designated as the official ticket-collection point before a police escort takes the supporters to Old Trafford in a convoy of buses. It will be one of the biggest security operations ever for a match at Old Trafford and has similarities to the measures that have been implemented in the notoriously sensitive matches between Millwall and Leeds United, when supporters have been taken to a service station on the M1 to collect their tickets under heavy police presence.

Rangers have been allocated 4,700 tickets and have stipulated that only registered travel-club members will be eligible to apply and that everyone who is successful must travel on official coaches, with no option but to adhere to the Wigan plan. "All fans will meet at the DW Stadium where they will then be transported to Old Trafford," Rangers said in a statement. "There will be no exceptions."

The club will run a campaign in the build-up to the match on 14 September aimed at discouraging fans from travelling independently. "Supporters without tickets are strongly advised not to travel."

The measures have been brought in after a series of meetings over the last few days involving both clubs, Greater Manchester Police, Strathclyde Police and supporters' group representatives, with the priority being to ensure there are as few Rangers fans in Manchester city centre as possible.

An estimated 150,000 fans invaded Manchester when the team reached the Uefa Cup final in 2008, and when a giant television screen showing the match crashed it led to several hours of rioting, causing hundreds of thousands of pounds' worth of damage. The then prime minister, Gordon Brown, branded the fans "a disgrace" and the first minister, Alex Salmond, described the violence as "shocking and unacceptable."

Two years on, the biggest fear of the police is that ticketless Rangers supporters will again travel in large numbers, and that the potential for trouble has been exacerbated because United's own hooligan element will be seeking revenge.

The fears are such that when Gary Neville, the United club captain, identified Rangers earlier this year as the opposition for his testimonial match the idea was vetoed by the police and Manchester City Council.

There are also concerns about a large number of English trouble-makers planning wide-scale problems when Sir Alex Ferguson's team travel to Ibrox on 24 November and officials from both clubs are expected to discuss the matter when Uefa host a security workshop for Champions League clubs in Vienna tomorrow.

United are facing a reduced ticket allocation for their Premier League game at Sunderland on 2 October because of problems with persistent standing when they have visited the Stadium of Light in previous seasons.

League rules stipulate that away supporters should be given a minimum 3,000 tickets but Sunderland successfully applied to reduce the number to 1,700 last season and are applying for the same again. This has become a recurring theme for United over the last few years, with several clubs including Bolton Wanderers, Middlesbrough and Aston Villa taking similar action.

[f3bry]

Waaah untungnya Kapolwil Manchester sudah memberikan ijin pelaksanaan pertandingan dan mempersiapkan segalanya dengan baik,,,kalau tidak pasti UNITED bisa kena sanksi kalah WO 3-0 karena tidak bisa menyelenggarakan pertandingan :hammer: ---> Refleksi perbedaan manajemen pertandingan yg profesional dengan yg ada di negara qta,,,yaah semoga ada pelajaran berharga
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[rondwisan]

ya syukur2x klo gitu Feb ...
ntar abis dikasih menang WO ..., eh tau2x setelah kompetisi selesei, di suruh tanding ulang di tempat netral ... :hammer::hammer::hammer:

[rondwisan]

Villa : do not underestimate Valencia
MEN, Andy Mitten - August 31, 2010


I’ve interviewed several for a magazine feature in recent weeks and it was the turn of striker David Villa. Merely waiting for the World Cup’s top scorer was fascinating.

And then David Villa, a down-to-earth family man, finally came to talk. He reckons that Valencia will be United’s toughest opponents in their Champions League group.

“Manchester (United) will be favourites, but do not underestimate Valencia,” said Villa.

“David Silva and myself have left and so have some other important players like Carlos Marchena and Ruben Baraja, but they have some very good new signings and a highly motivated young coach (Unai Emery).”

Valencia were nearly finished last year because of economic problems, but have some excellent players like Juan Mata and Ever Banega.

Villa rates Silva highest of all. Along with Mata, the departed pair made Valencia’s attack deadly.

“David’s a top class player,” said Villa. “We had a good understanding for club and country, but we both knew that we would leave Valencia because the club needed the money. Barca was the only choice for me and David chose City in England.

“He tells me that they are very ambitious and he’s enjoying life there.”

[drivemein]

70-bus convoy will take Rangers fans to Manchester
-eveningtimes.co.uk-

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A convoy of around 70 buses will take Rangers fans south for the club’s Euro clash with Manchester United.

Supporters will be bussed to Old Trafford for the Champions League tie in less than two weeks after an official travel group revealed no rail travel will be available.

Fans are still awaiting further details of the arrangements after discovering they have been barred from Manchester city centre.

In last night’s Evening Times, we reported the 3500 travelling Rangers fans will be taken to nearby Wigan’s stadium and bussed to the city for the match under police escort.

The move to make Manchester city centre a no-go zone for fans comes as the clubs are determined to avoid a repeat of violent clashes in central Manchester which followed the clubs’ 2008 Uefa Cup Final in the city.

Thomas Cook Sport, the official travel partner of Rangers FC, emailed fans stating no train travel will be available.

It is understood English-based fans granted independent travel will also have to report to Wigan. Fans travelling from Scotland are being offered a Thomas Cook day trip for £39 per person.

In the e-mail, the firm said the rail decision came after meetings with the clubs, supporters’ clubs and police.

It added: “The coaches will depart from Ibrox on the morning of the game and stop off at a Rangers Fan Area and continue on to Old Trafford.

“The coaches will depart Old Trafford immediately after the match and return directly to Ibrox. Match tickets will be distributed on board the coaches once they are en-route to Old Trafford.”

[p4cul]

Waaah untungnya Kapolwil Manchester sudah memberikan ijin pelaksanaan pertandingan dan mempersiapkan segalanya dengan baik,,,kalau tidak pasti UNITED bisa kena sanksi kalah WO 3-0 karena tidak bisa menyelenggarakan pertandingan :hammer: ---> Refleksi perbedaan manajemen pertandingan yg profesional dengan yg ada di negara qta,,,yaah semoga ada pelajaran berharga
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sopo pancene kapolwil manchester ?? :hajar1:

[Red Army]

belum pernah dalam sejarah sepakbola, 1 kota mengirimkan 3 club di Champions League. Hanya London yg bisa melakukannya, musim ini : Chelski, Arsenal & Spurs.

[f3bry]

Permisi om2,,,mau nanya,,,saya soalnya sudah cek dari pejwan ampe Lastpej tidak ada infonya,,,
Saya mau nanya,,,apakah setelah fase grup, tim yg bertanding di 16 besar akan dilakukan Drawing lagi atau tidak,,,,kalau memang tidak,,,,ehm berarti UNITED ada peluang menghadapai Barcelona di babak 16 besar yaa jika finish di posisi ke-2,,,mohon pencerahan yaaa :beer:
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[rondwisan]

Drawing UEFA Champions League - Round of 16
Time : 17/12/10 - 12.00CET
Location : Nyon

masih drawing lagi kok Feb ...
biasanya juara 'n runner up dipisahin
yg se group dipisahin
juga yg masih ada yg senegara


demikian sekilap inpo ... :peace:

[f3bry]

Sip sip opa,,,,makasih inponya,,,, :thumbup:
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[zudomiriku]

'Superman' Masuk Lapangan, Dua Milanisti Diamankan
Doni Wahyudi - detiksport


Madrid - Seorang fans yang menggunakan baju superman masuk ke dalam lapangan di awal laga Real Madrid kontra AC Milan. Sementara di luar stadion, dua Milanisti diamankan karena bentrok dengan petugas keamanan.

Laga Madris vs Milan tak cuma berhiaskan drama di dalam lapangan. Kelakuan fans yang kurang simpatik sempat mengganggu jalannya laga di Santiago Bernabeu tersebut.

Yang paling mencuri perhatian tentu saja masuknya seorang fans ke dalam lapangan tak lama setelah laga dimulai. Entah dari mana datangnya, fans yang memakai baju warna biru dan huruf "S" di dadanya itu sempat masuk hingga ke tengah lapangan.

Laga sempat dihentikan beberapa saat menyusul kejadian tersebut. Untuknya fans nekat tersebut tak melakukan tindakan negatif lainnya seperti penyerangan terhadap pemain kedua kesebelasan.

Pria yang tak diketahui pendukung Madrid atau Milan tersebut dilumpuhkan petugas keamanan tak jauh dari titik tengah lapangan. Dia terjerembab setelah terkena tendangan seorang petugas yang mengejarnya.

Di luar stadion, beberapa menit sebelum kick-off, kerusuhan kecil terjadi dengan melibatkan Milanisti dan pihak kepolisian setempat. Seperti dikutip dari Marca, kejadian tersebut berbuntut dengan ditangkapnya dua fans Milan.

Disebutkan kalau bentrok antara fans dan petugas keamanan tersebut bermula saat Milanisti mulai melakukan penyerangan terhadap polisi. Tak diketahui identitas jelas dari dua fans yang ditangkap tersebut.
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'Superman' Madrid Sama dengan 'Superman' Afsel
Arya Perdhana - detiksport


Madrid - Pertandingan Grup G Liga Champions antara Real Madrid kontra AC Milan diganggu kehadiran 'Superman'. Ternyata, 'Superman' itu adalah orang yang sama dengan 'Superman' di Afrika Selatan.

Beberapa menit setelah wasit Pedro Proenca meniup peluit tanda duel Madrid vs Milan dimulai di Stadion Santiago Bernabeu, Rabu (20/10/2010) dinihari WIB, seorang penonton beraksi nekat.

Memakai baju biru bergambar huruf S besar ala Superman, penonton itu menghambur ke tengah lapangan sebelum sejumlah petugas keamanan meringkusnya dan menyeret pria itu ke luar lapangan.

Ternyata, pelaku penyusupan ke lapangan itu bukanlah 'orang baru'. Dia adalah Mario Ferri, pria Italia yang juga pernah melakukan aksi serupa di semifinal Piala Dunia 2010 antara Jerman vs Spanyol di Durban, Afrika Selatan.

Sama dengan aksinya di Afsel, Ferri menyusup ke lapangan tidak dengan tujuan membuat kerusuhan atau menyerang pemain; Ferri hanya ingin menyampaikan pesan pribadinya kepada dunia.

Di Durban, Ferri menunjukkan protes kepada pelatih timnas Italia saat itu, Marcello Lippi, yang meninggalkan Antonio Cassano. Di Madrid, Ferri memajang tulisan 'Bebaskan Sakineh' di bagian dada.

Sakineh yang ditulis Ferri adalah Sakineh Mohammadie Ashtiani, seorang perempuan Iran berusia 42 tahun yang divonis hukuman rajam sampai mati akibat dituduh melakukan perzinahan.

Kembali ke Ferri, ternyata aksi pemuda 23 tahun itu di Madrid pun telah ia umumkan beberapa hari sebelumnya. Selain itu, di antara penyusupan di Durban dan Madrid, Ferri juga pernah masuk ke lapangan saat Italia menang 5-0 atas Kepulauan Faroe pada September.

Aksi Ferri saat itu lebih heboh karena ia sempat mencium idolanya, Cassano, dan petugas keamanan memilih membiarkannya pergi sendiri tanpa harus ditangkap.

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[Hilman-Bukan-Superman]

Berikut Isi SMS Van der Vaart-Sneijder

LONDON – Dua kawan lama, Rafael van der Vaart dan Wesley Sneijder, kembali dipertemukan sebagai lawan. White Hart Lane bakal menjadi saksi siapa yang paling hebat diantara mereka.

Inter Milan dan Tottenham Hotspur bakal bertemu dalam lanjutan penyisihan Grup A, Kamis (4/11/2010) dini hari WIB. Di pertemuan pertama dua pekan silam, Inter mampu menang 4-3.

Meski tak ikut menyumbang gol, tapi Sneijder menjadi inspirator kemenangan La Benemata. Sebaliknya, Van der Vaart tak diturunkan akibat sanksi. Setelah laga itu, keduanya pun asyik mengirim pesan singkat (sms). Seperti dilansir Tribalfootball, Selasa (2/11/2010), berikut isi sms Van der Vaart dan Sneijder.

Sneijder: Saya mengelap trofi Liga Champions menggunakan jersey Tottenham Hotspur.

Van der Vaart: Terimakasih telah membersihkannya untuk saya. Saya sudah menyiapkan tempat untuk trofi itu di almari.

Sneijder: Kami akan mengajari kalian bagaimana bermain sepakbola di London.

Van der Vaart: Saya melihat pertahanan kalian di Milan, kelihatannya tak bagus. Seperti keju yang sedang meleleh.

Kemudian, Sneijder ‘mengingatkan’ Van der Vaart bahwa Inter mampu menjebol gawang Spurs empat kali di San Siro. Di pertemuan kedua nanti, kiper Heurelho Gomes dipastikan absen akibat mendapat kartu merah.

Sneijder: Saya menemukan kiper bagus di eBay. Apa saya harus memberi kamu link-nya?

Van der Vaart: Kami tak membutuhkannya, kamu tak akan masuk ke area penalti kami!

Sneijder: Di negara itu, sepakbola adalah permainan di mana kamu harus berlari secepat mungkin dari sisi lapangan satu ke sisi lainnya, benar kan?

Sneijder bahkan mengejek gol yang dicetak Van der Vaart di pertandingan kontra Everton, dua pekan silam.

Sneijder: Gol indah, tapi keponakan saya yang berusia enam juga bisa mencetak gol seperti ini.

Van der Vaart: Gol seperti itu tetap diperhitungkan, tapi melawan kalian di White Hart Lane saya akan mencetak gol dari berbagai sisi.

Namun, seperti diketahui sms tersebut hanyalah candaan kawan lama.

Van der Vaart: Kita mempunya rasa humor yang tinggi.

Sneijder: Kita sudah memulainya sejak masih di Ajax Amsterdam, jadi sudah saling mengerti.
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[Ucup Carrick]

bale edan!!!
Ooh opa...kenapa gak beli ini anak dari kemaren???

[zudomiriku]

Inilah 16 Kontestan Babak Knock Out
Doni Wahyudi - detiksport


Fase grup Liga Champions musim 2010/2011 akhirnya tuntas digelar pada Kamis (9/12/2010) dinihari WIB. Sebanyak 16 tim mendapat tiket ke babak knock out dengan nyaris tanpa kejutan terjadi.

AS Roma dan Arsenal menjadi dua tim terakhir yang memastikan mendapat tiket ke babak 16 besar. Di pertandingan terakhirnya beberapa jam lalu, I Lupi bermain imbang dengan CFR Clujsementara The Gunners unggul 3-1 atas Partizan Belgrade.

Dari 16 tim yang lolos dari fase grup ini bisa dibilang tak ada kejutan yang terjadi. Hal-hal yang terjadi di luar prediksi hanya terkait posisi akhirnya tim di klasemen grup masing-masing.

Di Grup A misalnya, Inter Milan harus puas jadi runner up karena kalah satu poin atas tim debutan Tottenham Hotspur. Kondisi serupa terjadi pada Arsenal, yang harus merelakan posisi puncak Grup H pada Shakhtar Donetsk.

Drawing babak 16 besar Liga Champions akan dilangsungkan pada 17 Desember mendatang. Secara acak juara grup akan dipertemukan dengan runner up, dengan catatan klub yang berasal dari satu grup dan satu negara tak akan saling berhadapan.

Berikut 16 tim yang lolos ke babak 16 besar

Grup A: Tottenham Hotspur, Inter Milan
Grup B: Schalke 04, Olympique Lyon
Grup C: Manchester United, Valencia
Grup D: Barcelona, Copenhagen
Grup E: Bayern Munich, AS Roma
Grup F: Chelsea, Marseille
Grup G: Real Madrid, AC Milan
Grup H: Shakhtar Donetsk, Arsenal
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Tiga Tim Inggris Menonjol
Arya Perdhana - detiksport


Tiga wakil Inggris tampil menonjol di fase grup Liga Champions. Arsenal dan Tottenham Hotspur tampil sebagai tim yang paling tajam, sementara Manchester United paling sedikit kebobolan.

Seperti diketahui, fase grup Liga Champions resmi berakhir saat bagian kedua dari matchday 6 rampung pada Kamis (9/12/2010) dinihari WIB.

Keberhasilan Arsenal melibas Partizan Belgrade 3-1 membuat mereka menyamai Spurs menjadi jadi tim paling tajam dengan mencetak 18 gol dari enam pertandingan alias rata-rata tiga gol per laga.

Namun dari hasil selisih gol, Arsenal sedikit lebih baik dari Spurs karena mereka cuma kebobolan tujuh gol, sementara Spurs kemasukan 11. Walau begitu, Spurs tampil sebagai jawara Grup A, sementara Arsenal menjadi runner-up Grup H.

Dari Grup C, Manchester United menyudahi fase grup dengan hasil tak terkalahkan dan cuma kebobolan satu gol, yakni kala ditahan Valencia 1-1, Rabu (8/12) dinihari WIB. Pemain Valencia, Pablo Hernandez, menjadi satu-satunya pemain yang sanggup menyarangkan bola ke jala 'Setan Merah'.

Meski demikian, keberhasilan MU menutup rapat pertahanannya berbanding lurus dengan kemampuannya merobek gawang lawan. Sepanjang enam matchdays. pasukan asuhan Sir Alex Ferguson itu cuma bisa mencetak tujuh gol.

Bicara soal selisih gol, Real Madrid tampil sebagai yang paling unggul dengan mencetak selisih 13 gol (15 memasukkan, dua kebobolan). Arsenal, Barcelona dan Valencia mengekor Los Blancos dengan selisih 11 gol.

Dengan semua catatan itu, keenambelas klub kontestan perdelapanfinal akan menghadapi nasib dalam undian yang digelar 17 Desember mendatang. Juara grup nantinya akan diadu dengan runner-up grup lain asalkan tidak berasal dari satu negara.

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Wasit Liga Champions Puji Sir Alex, Sindir CR7
Narayana Mahendra Prastya - detiksport

Kopenhagen - Wasit Claus Bo Larsen memiliki kesan tersendiri selama bertugas di Liga Champions. Ia memuji sikap manajer Manchester United Sir Alex Ferguson dan menyindir winger Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo.

Larsen merupakan wasit yang masuk kategori FIFA Top Class. Laga Liga Champions AC Milan kontra Ajax Amsterdam Kamis (9/12/2010) dinihari WIB menjadi kali terakhir pria asal Denmark itu di kompetisi antarklub kasta tertinggi di Eropa.

Selama bertugas di LC, banyak kesan didapatkan oleh Larsen. Salah satu yang memberinya impresi tersendiri adalah Sir Alex Ferguson dan Cristiano Ronaldo.

"Saya memiliki hubungan yang baik dengan Ferguson, meski dia juga sering menggerutu dan berteriak kepada wasit. Saya tak pernah lupa ketika dia mengetuk ruang ganti wasit setelah laga Liga Champions di Old Trafford. Dia mengatakan bahwa dia baru saja melihat kepemimpinan wasit terbaik. Itu luar biasa," kata Larson dikutip dari Soccernet.

Larson kemudian memberikan kesannya kepada mantan anak buah Ferguson, Cristiano Ronaldo. Apa kata Larson tentang winger yang kini berseragam Real Madrid itu?

"Dia selalu berusaha mendapatkan tendangan bebas secara mudah, utamanya saat tampil di kandang sendiri. Sebelum pertandingan, kami (ofisial pertandingan) selalu berbicara soal bagaimana mudahnya dia jatuh."

"Kami tahu kami tak boleh bias. Namun kami harus bersiap-siap menghadapi aksi-aksi seperti itu."

"Cristiano sebenarnya memulai pertandingan dengan bersih. Namun ketika dia mencoba berpura-pura setelah terjatuh untuk meminta tendangan bebas, dia selanjutnya tersenyum kepada saya karena dia tahu saya tak terpancing aksi teatrikalnya.";))

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January Transfer Window: Top 11 Moves That Will Influence European Competitions

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Altogether, this recent January transfer window has been one of the biggest in recent memory. With the likes of Fernando Torres and Mark van Bommel switching clubs, the entire complexion of the Champions League and the Europa League has changed.

With this in mind, here are 11 of the biggest transfers that will affect European competition this season.

Antonio Cassano
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Old Club: Sampdoria

New Club: AC Milan

After a successful run at Sampdoria, Antonio Cassano transferred to AC Milan in what was the first signing of the winter transfer window for the Rosseneri.

Cassano is cup-tied, so he will not feature in the Champions League.

Steven Pienaar
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Old Club: Everton

New Club: Tottenham

One of the most important players for Everton over the last several seasons, Steven Pienaar left the Toffees for Tottenham to finally allow Pienaar a chance to play in the Champions League.

Pienaar would get his first ever Champions League appearance at the San Siro on Feb. 15.

Edin Dzeko
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Old Club: Wolfsburg

New Club: Manchester City

One of the most pursued players by Manchester City in recent memory, Edin Dzeko finally made the move to Eastlands during the January transfer window.

Dzeko will look to play a major role in City's quest to achieve their first trophy since 1978 in the Europa League.

Mark Van Bommel
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Old Club: Bayern Munich

New Club: AC Milan

One of the most feared midfielders in the world, Mark van Bommel made a surprising transfer in the middle of the January transfer window by moving from Bayern Munich to AC Milan.

Unfortunately for van Bommel, he has been cup-tied for the Champions League due to his prior playing time this year with Bayern Munich.

Emmanuel Adebayor
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Old Club: Manchester City

New Club: Real Madrid

Once one of the biggest signings by Manchester City in their first summer of new ownership, Emmanuel Adebayor has been sent on loan to Real Madrid for the remainder of the season to fill the void that was created by the loss of Gonzalo Higuain due to injury.

This will be Adebayor's first chance to play in the Champions League since his time with Arsenal in 2009

Urby Emanuelson
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Old Club: Ajax

New Club: AC Milan

A key player for Ajax over the last several years, Urby Emanuelson will now join AC Milan as a great attacking threat from the back.

Unfortunately for Milan, Emanuelson is currently cup-tied to Ajax after playing for them in the group stage of the Champions League.

Giampaolo Pazzini
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Old Club: Sampdoria

New Club: Inter Milan

A key player up top for Sampdoria over the last several years, Giampaolo Pazzini left in a late transfer to Inter Milan.

Pazzini cannot feature for Inter against Bayern Munich in the Champions League after being cup-tied for Sampdoria in qualification

Luis Suarez
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Old Club: Ajax

New Club: Liverpool

One of the most pursued players in the world over the last several years, Luis Suarez joined Liverpool right before the end of the transfer window.

Suarez will replace the recently departed Fernando Torres at Anfield.

Andy Carroll
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Old Club: Newcastle

New Club: Liverpool

One of the shock moves in the January transfer window, Andy Carroll moved from Newcastle to Liverpool for a British record 35 million pounds.

Carroll will now get a chance to play European football with Liverpool, and his partnership with Luis Suarez will lead Liverpool for years to come

David Luiz
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Old Club: Benfica

New Club: Chelsea

Linked to Chelsea throughout the transfer window, David Luiz sealed his move to Chelsea in the dying minutes of the transfer window.

Luiz will not be able to play in the Champions League for Chelsea this season after being cup-tied to Benfica in the group stage.

Fernando Torres
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Old Club: Liverpool

New Club: Chelsea

Without question, the biggest transfer of the January transfer window was the move of Fernando Torres to Chelsea in a deadline day deal.

Torres will now get a chance to play in the Champions League for Chelsea and adds another dimension to the Blues attack.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/585396-january-transfer-window-top-11-moves-that-will-influence-european-competitions#page/1

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Tottenham's Gareth Bale may miss Milan game because of back injury
• Winger suffers setback after missing three games
• Rafael van der Vaart and Luka Modric also doubtful

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Gareth Bale has emerged as a major doubt for Tottenham Hotspur's Champions League tie against Milan at San Siro next Tuesday after suffering a setback in his rehabilitation from a back injury.

The Wales international has carried the problem for some weeks and the club sent him to a chiropractor last month, as they feared it was the early stages of sciatica.

The problem flared at Newcastle United on 22 January in the 1-1 Premier League draw when Bale was forced off in the 11th minute. He has missed all three of the club's matches since then.

He was back in light training and slowly stepping up his work with the fitness coaches when he felt a spasm as he started to do some running. The coaches were pushing him a little harder as they targeted the Champions League last‑16 first-leg tie with Milan, but the setback has thrown his participation in that match into jeopardy.

The club hope that Bale will report for the next training session and feel fine but the level of concern is such that good news is unlikely. The club's medics must wait for the spasm to settle before they can put a time frame on his recovery.

Bale has enjoyed a stunning rise to prominence since the beginning of last year, in which he has gone from being a fringe player at Tottenham to one of the most coveted in European football. Internazionale are ready to spark a bidding war for his services in the summer, with a £40m offer to Tottenham, and Real Madrid are also interested.

Bale started in 53 of Tottenham's 54 matches in 2010, with the manager, Harry Redknapp, resting him only for the Carling Cup defeat to Arsenal in September. He also left him out of the FA Cup tie against Charlton Athletic last month.

Redknapp has found it fiendishly difficult to rest Bale, although he has endeavoured to go easy on him in training at times and give him the occasional break. He joked that when he gave Bale four days off at the end of October and told him to get some sun on his back, the 21-year-old went home to Cardiff to stay with his mother.

It has crossed Redknapp's mind that Bale's trouble might be linked to his height, in the same way that Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand and other players with long backs have suffered from sciatic problems.

It would be a bitter pill if Bale were to miss out on playing at San Siro, having lit up the famous old ground on 20 October, when he scored a hat-trick in Tottenham's 4-3 loss to Internazionale in the Champions League group phase.

Redknapp also has selection doubts over the striker Peter Crouch (back) and the midfielders Rafael van der Vaart (calf) and Luka Modric (appendix).

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/b8a5Q

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Flamini Menyesal dengan Tekelnya
Rossi Finza Noor - detiksport



Milan - Tekel itu memang lebih dulu mengenai bola, tapi Mathieu Flamini melakukannya dengan dua kaki. Ketika tekel tersebut membuat orang yang ditekelnya ditandu keluar lapangan, Flamini pun menyesal.

Kejadian tersebut terjadi di menit 59 ketika bola tengah berada dalam penguasaan Vedran Corluka. Flamini pun langsung datang menerjang, dan melakukan tekel itu terhadap Corluka.

Corluka pun roboh sembari menahan sakit. Beberapa pemain Spurs melakukan protes, sementara pemain-pemain Milan mencoba membela. Flamini akhirnya mendapatkan kartu kuning, meski dalam beberapa kasus tekel dua kaki bisa saja berbuah kartu merah.

Corluka pun tak bisa melanjutkan pertandingan sehingga dirinya langsung digantikan Jonathan Woodgate

Sadar apa yang sudah diperbuatnya, Flamini pun mengaku menyesal. "Saya langsung pergi ke ruang ganti Tottenham untuk melihat kondisi Corluka dan meminta maaf," ujarnya di Football Italia.

gelandang asal Prancis ini juga kecewa dengan kekalahan timnya, tapi mengaku masih punya optimisme untuk bisa memenangi laga kedua di London.

"Sangat disayangkan soal kekalahannya karena kami bermain bagus di babak kedua. Sekarang kami harus pergi ke London dan memenangi pertandingan."
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Pertengkaran dengan Bahasa Skotlandia Awali Tandukan Rino
Kris Fathoni W - detiksport



Milan - Tandukan Gennaro Gattuso kepada Joe Jordan adalah puncak kekesalan dari si pemain AC Milan. Itu semua diawali perselisihan kedua pria yang fasih berbahasa Skotlandia tersebut.

Gattuso bertindak tidak patut dengan berusaha menanduk Jordan yang asisten manajer Tottenham Hotspur, setelah peluit akhir laga Milan kontra Spurs dibunyikan. Di laga, Rabu (16/2/2011) dinihari WIB, itu Milan kalah 0-1.

"Di akhir pertandingan aku kehilangan ketenangan. Aku bertanggung jawab penuh," aku Gattuso di Football Italia.

"Aku melakukan sesuatu yang tidak semestinya aku lakukan. Jordan terus menggangguku di sepanjang babak kedua, tapi reaksiku tidak bisa dibenarkan," lanjut pemain 33 tahun itu.

Jordan, pria Skotlandia berusia 59 tahun, tidaklah asing dengan Milan karena pernah membela klub itu pada 1981 sampai 1983. Gattuso sementara itu pernah bermain di klub Skotlandia, Rangers, serta beristrikan perempuan asal negara tersebut.

Sama-sama bisa berbahasa Skotlandia, kedua pria yang terpaut 26 tahun tersebut lantas bukannya beramah-tamah dengan bahasa tersebut melainkan saling memaki di tengah-tengah pertandingan. Inilah yang memupuk kekesalan Gattuso dengan Jordan, sehingga kemudian menyebabkan munculnya insiden tandukan.

"Aku terganggu dengan kata-kata yang saling kami lontarkan sebelumnya. Kami bicara dengan bahasa Skotlandia, tapi aku tidak akan mengungkapkan apa yang kami katakan."

"Aku salah sudah melakukan hal semacam itu kepada pria yang lebih tua dan aku minta maaf. Akankah ada hukuman? Aku menunggu adanya sebuah keputusan," papar Gattuso yang acap disapa Rino tersebut.

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UEFA Champions League: Previews and Predictions for the Last 16

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The Champions League returns from its winter break this week with the first legs of the round of 16 getting the competition under way once again.

Who will make it through to the next round, and who could make it all the way to the final? The draw for the quarter finals onwards is entirely random so it is impossible to tell who will face who, making it nearly impossible to predict who will make it to the final. It is, however, possible to assess the chances each team has of making it through to the next round.

Here are my previews and predictions for who will make it through to the quarter-finals of the 2010-11 Champions League.

Copenhagen Vs Chelsea
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Chelsea have to be the favourites to make it through to the next round in a tie that seems to be a little one sided. With an attacking line that includes Drogba, Anelka and Torres, Chelsea have a side capable of scoring plenty of goals. Defensively, Chelsea could have problems, but they should be good enough to contain the Danes.

Copenhagen had to make it through the qualifying rounds in order to make the group stages and were promptly drawn in a group with Barcelona. Copenhagen's qualification for the knock-out rounds says a lot about their character, and ability. They are yet to lose at home in the Champions League, but lost to Chelsea over two legs in the 1998-9 Cup Winners Cup in the only previous meeting between the sides. Copenhagen have shown themselves to be well organised and more than capable of competing with the best the world has to offer, drawing against Barcelona during the group stages.

Chelsea undoubtedly have the resources to beat the Danish minnows, but they can't afford to take the Danes lightly, a draw against Barcelona a sign of how tough the Scandinavians can be.

Winners: Chelsea, but not by as much as you might expect.

Inter Milan Vs Bayern Munich
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Inter Milan lie fourth while Bayern Munich lie third in their respective leagues. Both sides have seen revivals in their fortunes after poor starts to the season. Inter Milan sacked manager Rafael Benitez and replaced him with AC Milan legend Leonardo, a move that has seen them make up ground on cross town rivals AC Milan. Samuel Eto'o has been key to this, scoring 15 goals in 20 games, as well as seven in the Champions League.

Bayern Munich have relied on the goals of Mario Gomez, netting 17 times in the league, as well as six goals in the Champions league. Bayern have been without Arjen Robben for much of the season, but he has been in great form since returning to fitness, scoring four in four. Bayern lack pace at the back, a potential problem against the likes of Eto'o. There heavily reliance on Gomez could prove problematic if he does not perform, but the return of Robben should take some of the pressure off the German striker.

This rematch of last years' final is set to be a very close encounter that really could go either way. Both sides have improved in recent times, but Inter Milan simply aren't the same without Jose Mourinho.

Winners: Bayern Munich

Arsenal Vs Barcelona
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Barcelona have been dominant in La Liga this season, racing into a healthy lead at the top of the table. Arsenal, meanwhile, are in second place in the Premier League and are very much in with a chance of winning the league.

Arsenal were blown away by Barcelona at the Nou Camp last season and will be looking to exact revenge on a club that is believed by many to boast the best side in the world today. This is a match that neither side really wanted; it is the biggest match-up of the round and provides both teams with one of the toughest tests possible.

Arsenal are in with a better chance than last year. Samir Nasri, if he's fit, could play a huge role, as will Fabregas and Robin Van Persie, who has been in great form since his return from injury; he has scored 10 times since the start of 2011. Arsenal have also been a lot tougher this season, shedding the frail image they had earned over the previous few seasons. The Londoners failed to sign a new centre-back in January, something that could prove to be crucial against the best attacking side in the world.

Barcelona are stronger than ever and have been dominant in La Liga this season, storming to a comfortable lead at the top of the table. They are not, however, invincible. Draws with Rubin Kazan and Copenhagen during the Champions League group stage show that they can be dealt with successfully.

Barcelona are favourites heading into the tie and certainly have a side capable of winning the tournament, but face one of the biggest obstacles standing between them and the final. Arsenal will not just roll over.

Winners: Barcelona, but only just.

Valencia Vs Schalke 04
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Valencia lost both David Villa and David Silva over the summer, a fact that makes their success in this seasons' Champions League impressive. Equally impressive is their domestic form which has taken them to third place in La Liga. Valencia are strong going forward, evidenced by the 15 goals they managed during the group stage. Juan Mata will be influential, as will Aritz Aduriz and Soldado. Defensively, Valencia can be vulnerable, although they do not concede too many goals.

Schalke are not faring so well. They sit tenth in the Bundesliga and are unlikely to qualify for the Champions League next season. In Raúl, however, Schalke have a striker who will always be a threat while Klaas-Jan Huntelaar can be equally brilliant. Schalke have problems at the back. Benedikt Hoewedes and Christoph Metzelder are not the fastest of centre-backs and could be exposed by pace. Domestically they have not been a brilliant pairing either.

Valencia should be able to see off Schalke, but in Raúl and Huntelaar the Germans have an attacking duo who can never be counted out. Schalke will need to remain solid if they are to cope with the attacking style of a Valencia side that has shrugged off major losses. Neither side is in with a major chance of winning the tournament, but both, especially Valencia, could provide an upset or two.

Winners: Valencia

Marseille Vs Manchester United
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Marseille find themselves in second place in Ligue 1 and are in far better form than when the draw was announced in mid December. Marseilles are back in the knock-out stages for the first time since winning the tournament in 1993, and will be looking to follow up on a 1-0 win against Chelsea in their final group game. Marseille spread their goals around as they lack a top class striker, but Lucho Gonzalez will be crucial both in terms of scoring and providing.

Manchester United sit top of the Premier League and have only lost once in the league. Wayne Rooney is finding his form, a spectacular goal last weekend showing Marseille just how deadly he can be. Nani has been superb this season, 11 Premier League assists demonstrating just how influential he has been.

United have more than enough in the tank to outdo Marseille, but must be wary of their French opposition, especially considering that they will be without Rio Ferdinand for at least the first leg. Marseille's lack of an out and out goalscorer could prove to be the difference.

Winners: Manchester United.

Lyon Vs Real Madrid
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Real Madrid have been forced to play second fiddle to Barcelona in La Liga this season, but have been impressive nonetheless. Cristiano Ronaldo has been brilliant, scoring 24 times in La Liga as well as four times in the Champions League. Real's performance in the group stage was their best ever, and they will be confident of breaking down Lyon with a side that boasts the likes of Ronaldo, Mesut Özil and Angel Di Maria. Madrid lack a goal-scoring striker, relying on Ronaldo to provide the goals. Benzema is yet to break out while Higuain has been injured and Adebayor is new to La Liga.

Lyon have a great record against Madrid and knocked them out at this stage last season. The French side have not been in brilliant form this season and are currently fourth in the league. Lyon have struggled in defence during the Champions League, their centre-back pairing often shown up by superior strike forces. Dealing with this problem will be essential if Lyon hope to use their pressuring game to upset a Madrid side that is mentally tougher than last term.

Madrid should have few problems beating a weaker Lyon side, but they have been upset by the Frenchmen in the past. This should have taught Madrid to be wary of Lyon, a lesson that should in turn allow them to see off the French sides' threat

Roma Vs Shakhtar Donetsk
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Roma are not faring particularly well in the league this season and they were patchy in the group stage as well, losing two and drawing one. Roma will, however, be confident of making it through to the next round. In Daniele De Rossi they have a brilliant midfielder while Pizarro, Totti and Riise add experience and ability that should be enough to see off their Ukrainian opposition.

Shakhtar are yet to win a European game in Italy, losing all six of their matches there. Worse still, the last four games there have all seen at least four goals put past them. Shakhtar have not played a competitive game since beating Braga in the Champions League in the second week of December meaning that a lack of match practice could be an issue. However, both Adriano and Eduardo have been in good form in the Champions League and will be crucial if Shakhtar are to cause something of an upset. The Ukrainians boast a wealth of Brazilian talent and have a good chance of beating out the Italians in the Donbass Arena which could put them in a good position going into the second leg.

Shakhtar must win at home if they are to progress to the next stage and will be hoping to catch Roma on an off day. Roma have the players to beat Shakhtar, but they must perform if they are to do so; Shakhtar are capable of playing some brilliant attacking football that is good enough to trouble the best of teams and is certainly good enough to fell Roma.

Winners: Shakhtar Donetsk

Tottenham Hotspur Vs AC Milan
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Tottenham Hotspur made it through the qualifying rounds before fending off defending champions Inter Milan to secure first place in their group, an impressive achievement for a side in their first ever Champions League appearance. Gareth Bale has been an inspiration for Spurs in Europe, but will not play the first leg away in Milan. Rafael van der Vaart has been equally good since arriving from Real Madrid over the summer break and will have to be the main creative outlet in the absence of Bale.

AC Milan top Serie A and should prove to be a tougher prospect for Spurs than Inter Milan were. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been impressive, netting 13 times in the league and contributing 10 assists as well. He has also chipped in four goals in the Champions League. The full-back positions are problematic for AC and they could be vulnerable from the wings, much as they will be looking to exploit Spurs' defensive frailties.

AC Milan should prove too much for a Tottenham side competing in the Champions League for the first time, but Spurs have shown this season that ruling them out is a risky move.

Winners: AC Milan, just.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/606356-uefa-champions-league-previews-and-predictions-for-the-last-16?utm_source=bleacherreport.com#page/1

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Berikut Isi SMS Van der Vaart-Sneijder

LONDON – Dua kawan lama, Rafael van der Vaart dan Wesley Sneijder, kembali dipertemukan sebagai lawan. White Hart Lane bakal menjadi saksi siapa yang paling hebat diantara mereka.

Inter Milan dan Tottenham Hotspur bakal bertemu dalam lanjutan penyisihan Grup A, Kamis (4/11/2010) dini hari WIB. Di pertemuan pertama dua pekan silam, Inter mampu menang 4-3.

Meski tak ikut menyumbang gol, tapi Sneijder menjadi inspirator kemenangan La Benemata. Sebaliknya, Van der Vaart tak diturunkan akibat sanksi. Setelah laga itu, keduanya pun asyik mengirim pesan singkat (sms). Seperti dilansir Tribalfootball, Selasa (2/11/2010), berikut isi sms Van der Vaart dan Sneijder.

Sneijder: Saya mengelap trofi Liga Champions menggunakan jersey Tottenham Hotspur.

Van der Vaart: Terimakasih telah membersihkannya untuk saya. Saya sudah menyiapkan tempat untuk trofi itu di almari.

Sneijder: Kami akan mengajari kalian bagaimana bermain sepakbola di London.

Van der Vaart: Saya melihat pertahanan kalian di Milan, kelihatannya tak bagus. Seperti keju yang sedang meleleh.

Kemudian, Sneijder ‘mengingatkan’ Van der Vaart bahwa Inter mampu menjebol gawang Spurs empat kali di San Siro. Di pertemuan kedua nanti, kiper Heurelho Gomes dipastikan absen akibat mendapat kartu merah.

Sneijder: Saya menemukan kiper bagus di eBay. Apa saya harus memberi kamu link-nya?

Van der Vaart: Kami tak membutuhkannya, kamu tak akan masuk ke area penalti kami!

Sneijder: Di negara itu, sepakbola adalah permainan di mana kamu harus berlari secepat mungkin dari sisi lapangan satu ke sisi lainnya, benar kan?

Sneijder bahkan mengejek gol yang dicetak Van der Vaart di pertandingan kontra Everton, dua pekan silam.

Sneijder: Gol indah, tapi keponakan saya yang berusia enam juga bisa mencetak gol seperti ini.

Van der Vaart: Gol seperti itu tetap diperhitungkan, tapi melawan kalian di White Hart Lane saya akan mencetak gol dari berbagai sisi.

Namun, seperti diketahui sms tersebut hanyalah candaan kawan lama.

Van der Vaart: Kita mempunya rasa humor yang tinggi.

Sneijder: Kita sudah memulainya sejak masih di Ajax Amsterdam, jadi sudah saling mengerti.
(wei)

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Perangnya dah urat saraf...

mending kayak gini perangnya :hammer:

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A Champions League 2011: The Biggest Questions Surrounding The Last 16

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Many of the teams have played their first leg in the knock-out stage and are awaiting their second leg whilst other teams are going to take the field on Tuesday night as they look to secure their entry into the next rounds.

In the following slides, we will grab a quick view at the matches and events that will grab all eyeballs in the during the Round of 16. Be it Chelsea's recovery or Arsenal's acid test, these next few weeks will be very exciting

Can Fernando Torres Change The Fortune For The Blues?
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Fernando Torres arrived at Chelsea amid much controversy and hatred from his old club Liverpool. He cost Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich a head-spinning 50 million pounds and was seen as Chelsea's season saviour.

But Liverpool's once-blue-eyed-boy-now-loathed striker Torres has failed to make a mark since his arrival. He has been mediocre at best. Be it his debut in the Blues jersey against his former club or against Fulham, El Nino has failed to show much promise. Moreover, on his arrival at West London, the World Cup winner stated his desire to repay Chelsea's faith in him by scoring goals galore but so far it has been one lackluster performance after another. His unconvincing efforts have already started comparisons with another failed star, Andriy Shevchenko, who arrived amidst much shouts, joys and promises but left in a whimper.

Torres had explained the chance to play Champions' League football was the reason behind his move to Liverpool's rival club which turned him into a traitor for the Anfield crowd. With Chelsea only having Champions' League glory left to fight for, it is time for Torres to pay back his promises and score Chelsea to their much coveted and never won trophy.

All eyes will be on Torres as he ventures to keep the faith bestowed on him by Chelsea's owner, manager and fans alike and help Chelsea to European glory as well as have his name etched as a Chelsea legend.

Will Arsenal Avenge Their Defeat and Oust Mighty Barcelona?
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Barcelona were all set to wrap up their quarter-final berths quite easily until Guardiola's wrong tactics cost them the match and also gave Arsenal an upper-hand.

Barcelona had arrived at the Emirates stadium as "super favourites" in the words of Arsene Wenger to win the Round of 16 face-off. As the match progressed it seemed Messi & Co. would seal their quarter-final place as Arsenal failed to comprehend the Spanish giants attacking and free-flowing game-play.

But then Barcelona manager Guardiola replaced Villa with Keita as a sign of getting defensive. In the process, he gave Arsenal the upper-hand, and the Gunners seized the opportunity and not only equaled but even scored a second to win the match and give themselves the chance to make it to the next round.

Arsenal's inspired second-half display was brilliant, and if they can play with the same momentum when visiting Camp Nou in the return-leg a couple of weeks later, Wenger's boys are serious contenders to oust arguably the best squad in modern football. Barcelona are still the favourites to win the match and the tie at their home ground, but they are a goal down and if Arsenal can hold onto a draw we might see one of the big names crash out of this seasons' Champions League quite early.

How Far Can The Spurs Go?
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Harry Redknapp's talented squad has so far been very impressive in their debut Champions' League. They have so far been the tournament's giant-killers.

On their way to the Round of 16 they have defeated defending champions Inter Milan and German giants Werder Bremen to top their group.

Their face-off with Italian giants AC Milan was supposed to be tight-rope, and Spurs delivered another blistering performance to snatch a win from under the nose of Gennaro Gattuso (whose match-end antics earned him a four-match ban) and Milan.

The Spurs' now are clear favourites to tip the Rossoneri for a quarter-final spot though they have to ensure they do not concede goals at home when AC Milan comes visiting to White Hart Lane.

All eyes will be on Redknapp's men to see whether they can continue with their dream run and go all the way to create history.

Could We See Inter Crash Out?
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In another instance of similar fixture as previous seasons, Inter Milan will face Bayern Munich in their Round of 16 clash.

The two teams met in last year's final at Madrid which Inter won 2-0 rather convincingly. This year though the conditions are bit different. The defending champions are not the force they were last season and have been struggling due to injuries to their key players. They are third placed in the Serie A and are five points adrift of leaders and local rivals AC Milan.

The squad has seen a resurgence in form under new coach Leonardo and have delivered some superb performances. Bayern on the other hand too has had a rough season which have seen them fall 13 points adrift of league leaders Borussia Dortmund. But the Bavarians' will be looking to avenge last season's defeat, and with Inter having a depleted squad due to injuries, Bayern might get their sweet revenge.

It remains to be seen whether last season's champions can make it to the next round or will fall to the German giants and make an early exit.

Can We See Some Shocks Happening?
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FC Copenhagen, this year's newbies in the Champions' League, has been impressive so far.

The Danish club put up some stellar performances to secure a Round of 16 berth. They defeated Greek club Panathanaikos and drew 1-1 with the mighty Barcelona to earn themselves further progress in the competition.

They face English champions Chelsea, and though they are not the favourites to win, a tough competition is expected given Chelsea's poor form of late. So the Danes might try to pull off one of the biggest shocks in Champions' League history by sending the Blues' out of the competition. Moreover, French club Marseille face-off against the Red Devils' and are capable of pulling off a surprise.

Lyon face in-form Real Madrid and though only a handful would bet on Lyon advancing, a shock result is always round the corner and you never know what may happen.

So viewers will be thinking which underdog teams might pull off an upset and advance to the next rounds

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/614551-uefa-champions-league-2011-the-biggest-questions-surrounding-the-last-16?utm_source=bleacherreport.com#page/1

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UEFA Champions League: Ranking the First 4 Quarterfinalists

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The second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 is half over and four teams have booked their places in the quarterfinals. The field is highlighted by Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona, who are favorites to win the entire competition.

The round of 16 produced some very thrilling matches and most of the ties went right down to the wire. None of the four teams that advanced did it easily, which just adds to the drama of the tournament.

While some of the ties featured even teams that both could have advanced, others saw the favorites overcome deficits, and in some people's eyes, some upsets were scored along the way.

After such a thrilling round of 16 we will hopefully get more of the same excitement in the quarterfinals. We won't know the other four quarterfinalists until next week, but here is a breakdown of the first four teams to advance, as well as where they rank.

Tuesday's Winners

Before we get to the rankings, lets look at the four teams that advanced and how they got here.

FC Barcelona

David Villa got Barcelona off to a great start, scoring in the 25th minute to grab an important away goal in the first leg of their round of 16 tie against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. But things got tricky for Barcelona when they conceded second-half goals to Robin Van Persie and substitute Andrei Arshavin. Arsenal won the first leg and now had a 2-1 advantage to take with them to the Nou Camp in Barcelona.

Over the coming weeks questions arose as to whether Arsenal now had the advantage and would be able to knock the current favorites out of the competition. Just a few days before the match, Arsenal were boosted by the return of Cesc Fabregas and Van Persie from injury. It looked as if everything was going Arsenal's way.

But then the game started and Barcelona quickly reminded everyone why they are believed to be the best team in the world. Lionel Messi got them started with a spectacular goal in injury time of the first half. In the second half Arsenal striker Van Persie saw a controversial red card, putting Arsenal down to 10 men. After an own-goal evened the score, and put Arsenal back ahead on aggregate, Xavi equalized for Barcelona before Messi converted a penalty to give Barcelona the 4-3 aggregate win.

Shakhtar Donetsk

The Ukrainian Champions pulled off the shock of the first knockout round defeating Italian club AS Roma 6-2 on aggregate.

Shakhtar scored three times in 13 minutes in the first leg and Roma was never able to recover. Shakhtar won the first leg 3-2, and followed that up with a 3-0 home victory.

Roma striker Mario Boriello had a chance of making the second leg competitive but he missed a 27th-minute penalty. Roma was never able to recover and Shakhtar never looked back.

Wednesday's Winners

Schalke 04

German club Schalke 04 overcame an early deficit in the second leg of their round of 16 tie against Valencia, but pulled out enough to advance to the next round.

Roberto Saldado put Valencia ahead in the first leg, only to see Raul equalize in the second half. The first leg ended 1-1 with Schalke holding a crucial away-goal.

Schalke's away-goal advantage quickly evaporated in the second leg when Ricardo Costa scored in the 17th minute for Valencia. Jefferson Farfan scored in the 40th minute to level things on aggregate once again, before Mario Gavronovich's 51st-minute goal put Schalke ahead for good.

Schalke added another goal in injury time to win the tie 4-2 on aggregate.

Tottenham Hotspur

The North London club, who are in the tournament for the first time, will continue their magical Champions League run into the quarterfinals, after defeating AC Milan in the round of 16.

Playing the first leg at the San Siro, Tottenham were without their star of the group stages Gareth Bale.

In addition, Tottenham's star player, Rafael Van Der Vaart, was limited by an injury. Nevertheless Spurs hung tough at the San Siro behind the stellar goalkeeping of Heurelho Gomes. Tottenham would get their breakthrough in the 79th minute when Peter Crouch scored to give Spurs a 1-0 lead and an away-goal.

The lead stood up through the end of the match, and Spurs returned home for the second leg holding a 1-0 advantage. Tottenham missed a few chances early, but were once again bailed out by the spectacular play of Gomes, who kept another clean sheet, putting Tottenham through the quarterfinals with a 1-0 aggregate win.

Those are the first four teams to advance, here is how they rank.

4. Schalke 04
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Schalke 04 has nothing left to play for besides the Champions League. The club finished second in the Bundesliga last season, but they currently sit 10th in Bundesliga and are 31 points behind the leaders. The news only gets worse for Schalke with reports that goalkeeper Manuel Neuer could be headed to Old Trafford this summer.

If Schalke has any hopes of being in the Champions League next season, their only chance would be to win the competition this season, something they have never done.

Despite this season of struggles, the Germans did manage to finish at the top of Group B during the group stages of the competition. However, with a group that also included Lyon, Benfica, and Hapoal Tel Aviv, Group B was arguably one of the easiest groups in the competition.

Schalke got a favorable matchup in the group stages, meeting Spanish club Valencia, while avoiding bigger clubs such as Arsenal, AC Milan, or Inter Milan. But even with a favorable matchup, Schalke struggled in the round of 16, only managing to put Valencia away late.

Schalke is led by their star striker Raul, one of the most prolific strikers in European history. Raul scored 66 goals in 132 Champions League appearances with Real Madrid. He scored three times in five group stage matches for Schalke this season, but was kept off the scoresheet in the knockout rounds.

Schalke 04 have not been able to find the form that helped them finish second in the Bundesliga this season. In the quarterfinals the odds are against them that they will be able to draw another favorable opponent. If Schalke don't improve soon, their days in the Champions League are numbered.

3. Tottenham Hotspur
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The Champions League and the Premier League are two separate entities that often have nothing to do with each other. After all, Liverpool won the competition in 2005, but finished fifth in the Premier League that season.

However, even then it is very common for a team's current league form to carry over into the Champions League.

Look no further then the round of 16 tie between Arsenal and Barcelona. When the first leg came around, Arsenal was in the midst of some of their best form of the season, and they defeated Barcelona in the first leg. When the second leg came around, Arsenal was coming off of a defeat to Birmingham City in the Carling Cup final followed by a 0-0 draw to Sunderland at home. They were then thoroughly beaten in the second leg.

When it comes to Tottenham Hotspur, they are the exact opposite. All season long they have kept their European form separate from their Premier League form, which is great news for their Champions League hopes.

Spurs finished fourth in the league last year to earn the qualifying spot for the Champions League this season, the first time in the club's history. While many thought they would struggle, Tottenham exploded through the group stages, scoring 18 goals. Meanwhile in the Premier League, the team struggled, dropping points in several matches to inferior teams.

The more amazing feat was the production Spurs were getting from their strikers in the Champions League but not domestically. Including their qualifying round matches against Young Boys of Bern, strikers Roman Pavlyuchenko and Peter Crouch have combined for 13 goals in Tottenham's 10 matches. In the Premier League the two strikers have combined for just nine goals in the teams 28 matches.

Tottenham's ability to score goals in Europe, regardless of opponent or venue, made them favorites to move on to the quarterfinal round.

While a win at the San Siro is a terrific accomplishment, especially from an English club, Spurs miss out on the No. 2 spot on this list after a 0-0 home draw in the second leg; the first time Spurs failed to score in a European match this season. The 0-0 draw suggests that Spurs' domestic form could finally be creeping into their European form, not a good sign for Tottenham.

2. Shakhtar Donetsk
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Many people saw Shakhtar Donetsk's round of 16 win over AS Roma as an upset, but was it really an upset? The Italian league is clearly not as strong as we were led to believe it was. Two of their clubs have already been eliminated from the competition, with the only remaining club, Inter, trailing Bayern Munich after a 1-0 home defeat.

Meanwhile Shakhtar is a team on the rise. The club won the UEFA Cup in 2009, becoming the first Ukranian team to win a European competition. The club finished first in the Ukranian league in 2010, earning them a spot in the Champions League this season.

Despite being in the cold Ukraine, most of the Ukrainians in Shakhtar's squad play in defense or midfield. Up front, Shakhtar are led by a slew of Brazilians as well as Croatian striker and former Arsenal star Eduardo da Silva.

Eduardo, along with Brazilians Luis Adriano, Jadson, Willian, and Douglas Costa have led the Ukrainian side's attack throughout the Champions League. Jadson, Costa, and Luis Adriano all scored in the first leg at Roma, while a Willian brace and a late goal from Eduardo provided the three goals in the return leg.

While many people view the top teams from the Ukraine as not as strong as the second- or third-best teams from Spain, Italy, and England, Shakhtar Donetsk has established themselves as one of the most difficult places to play in Europe.

In August of 2009, Shakhtar moved in to their new stadium, Donbass Arena. Shakhtar have never lost a match at Donbass Arena. In fact, Shakhtar are unbeaten in their last 57 home matches in all competitions, and they have won their last 21 home matches. This is a streak that spans two stadiums and goes all the way back to October 22, 2008.

With such a commanding home record, it will be incredibly difficult for any team to go to the Donbass Arena and knock off Shakhtar. If Shakhtar could play well away from home, they could go very far in this competition

1. Barcelona
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After losing the first leg of their round of 16 tie against Arsenal, many people began wondering if the English club would be able to knock the Spanish giants out of the competition.

Before the match Arsenal were boosted by the return from injury of club captain Cesc Fabregas, and in-form striker Robin Van Persie. Meanwhile Barcelona would be without two of the world's best centre backs, Gerrard Pique and Carlos Puyol.

But once the match started, Barcelona reminded the world about why they are considered the best team in the world. Barcelona dominated every aspect of the match, with their midfield controlling all the action. In the first half, Arsenal managed just 41 touches of the ball in Barcelona's half of the field, compared to 310 touches for Barcelona in Arsenal's half.

But still, despite dominating possession, Barcelona had still failed to score. That would change during injury time of the first half when Lionel Messi swooped the ball over Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia before slamming it into the back of the net, evening the aggregate score at 2-2.

Arsenal got some hope back when they won a corner kick in the early minutes of the second half. Off the corner, Barcelona's Sergio Busquets, playing as a defender, headed the ball into his own net, giving the Gunners an away-goal and a 3-2 lead on aggregate.

That would be the last moment of hope for Arsenal though. Shortly after Robin Van Persie received a controversial second yellow, reducing Arsenal to 10 men.

Playing a man up Barcelona's terrific midfield began doing what they do best. Controlling the ball and making excellent passes. This led to what Barcelona does better then anyone, unleashing a 16 pass sequence that ended with Andres Iniesta finding Xavi who put the ball in the back of the net. A few minutes later, Messi converted a penalty giving Barcelona a 4-3 aggregate win.

After all the talk about possibly being eliminated, Barcelona reminded the world of just how good they could be at home. With arguably the best midfield in the world, Barcelona are capable of controlling the possession in any match. With their tremendous ability to play at home, Barcelona have re-established themselves as the favorites to win the competition.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/631297-uefa-champions-league-ranking-the-first-four-quarterfinalists#page/1

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FA Champions League Special: Looking at Some of Barcelona's Favorable Calls

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Barcelona are the greatest team in the world.

They are so dominant, so brilliant and their football is so beautiful.

Some have even called them the greatest team in all of history and perhaps rightfully so.

However, many have claimed that Barcelona are cheaters. Some of their greatest moments have been synonymous with poor refereeing decisions and their success is from cheating.

I'm in no way saying this is true, but I though I'd take a look back at some of the most recent and controversial decisions which have favored the Spanish giants in the UEFA Champions

2005-06 Quarterfinals: Barcelona vs Benfica
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In a match that is probably long forgotten by now, Benfica were playing eventual 2005-06 Champion's League winners Barcelona at home. It was the first leg of the quarterfinals and after beating Manchester United to advance from the group stages and eliminating reigning champions Liverpool, Benfica were going into the match with a lot of confidence.

Should they have scored a goal, they would have went to the Camp Nou with a large advantage over Barcelona, however the Portuguese giants were not awarded two clear penalties. (skip to 2:50 and 3:15)

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In one instance, a Barcelona defender clearly handled the ball in the area, however a penalty was not given. Benfica coach Ronald Koeman, a former Barcelona player, commented that had the same happened in the other box, Barcelona would definitely be given a penalty.

As if he spoke the future, a similar incident did transpire in the return leg, however, Ronaldinho failed to convert from the spot. Barcelona would go on to win the match 2-0 though and progress to the next round, before eventually winning the Champions League.

2005-06 Semi-Finals: Barcelona vs AC Milan
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Following their tie with Benfica, Barcelona had a much larger task at hand to eliminate AC Milan and progress to the final.

In the first leg at the San Siro, Barcelona took the aggregate lead through Ludovic Giuly. However, at the Camp Nou, striker Andriy Shevchenko scored a perfectly good goal against Barcelona that should have leveled the aggregate and forced the match into extra time.

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It was thrown out though, because Barcelona defender Carles Puyol stumbled a little, making it look as though Shevchenko had intentionally pushed him. It's clear, however, that it was simply a trip and the goal was perfectly good.

However it did not count, so Barcelona would progress to the final.

2005-06 Final: Barcelona vs Arsenal
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In the final of the 2005-2006 UEFA Champions League, Barcelona were pitted against some tough opposition in Arsenal.

The game was off and all was going well until the 18th minute, when Arsenal's keeper Jens Lehmann was given his marching orders for a foul on Eto'o.

The striker had been sent through on goal, but was brought down by Lehmann on the edge of the box. The ball rolled away and a Barcelona player ended up slotting one home, however, the goal didn't stand and the keeper was given a red card.

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It may not seem like Barcelona profited from this call, however, many Barcelona players ran up to the ref even after the goal was scored in hopes of getting the numerical advantage.

The referee listened and indeed, Arsenal had to sacrifice Robert Pires for Almunia to come on and La Blaugrana would go on to win 2-1.

2008-09 Semi-Finals: Barcelona vs Chelsea
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Barcelona and Chelsea's semifinal match in the 2008-09 Champion's League season will likely go down as one of the most controversial matches of all time, and rightfully so at that.

With the aggregate at 0-0 following a match at the Camp Nou, Barcelona needed at least a 1-1 draw to progress. That was the exact result the club got, as Andres Iniesta scored a late goal that would see them through, however, this didn't come without controversy.

Referee Tom Henning Øvrebø denied Chelsea what they believed were five legitimate penalty claims, with fouls on Florent Malouda and Didier Drogba on two occasions, as well as handballs in the area from Gerard Pique and Samuel Eto'o.

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None of the penalties were given and Barcelona would advance to the finals, where they beat Manchester United 2-0. Chelsea had faced the same opposition in the previous year's final and many believed that the game was fixed to prevent an all-English final for the second year in a row.

2009-10 Semi-Finals: Barcelona vs Inter Milan
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In what was yet another shady semi-final incident involving Barcelona, the reigning champs were faced with the difficult task of ousting Jose Mourinho's resilient Inter Milan side.

After a shocking 3-1 defeat at the San Siro, La Blaugrana needed to win by at least 2-0 if they had any chance of playing in the final.

The game was underway and having already picked up a yellow card, Inter's Thiago Motta was handed a straight red following his stray arm to the face of Sergio Busquets.

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However, it was clear the Busquets wasn't quite hit in the face, but his bit of acting was enough to see Barcelona gain a man advantage.

They could not make the best of this though, as they would go on to lose 3-2 on aggregate while Jose Mourinho and Inter claimed European glory.

2010-11 Round of 16: Barcelona vs Arsenal
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In what is the most recent scandal involving Barcelona, and perhaps one of the more noteworthy, Arsenal had their star striker sent off for shooting after the offside whistle had blown.

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Already on a yellow card, Robin van Persie received the ball in an offside position, and he failed to hear the referee's whistle over the crowd of more than 100,000 fans, shooting the ball in what the referee thought was an attempt to waste time.

The referee then gave him a second yellow card, reducing Arsenal to 10 men for the final 25 minutes and in that time, Barcelona would go on to score twice, enough to help them advance to the next knockout round.

In another instance, Barcelona defender was seen choking Van Persie, however, the offence which should have seen a red card went unnoticed, while Arsenal's chances of progression were sent off with Van Persie for a stupid and unacceptable booking.

Conclusion
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The moral of this story isn't that Barcelona are cheaters and that their success is built around poor referee calls. If anything, they are still the best team in the world without the shadow of a doubt and perhaps one of the greatest to ever grace football fields in all of history.

The moral of this story is that big teams do get the calls, and that isn't fair. I could do the same slideshow with last season's champions Inter Milan or Real Madrid or Manchester United or a number of other clubs.

Corruption is ever present in UEFA and FIFA and something must be done to stop it! I will leave you at that and hope you realize that soccer isn't quite the beautiful game it's cut out to be.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/572604-uefa-champions-league-special-looking-at-some-of-barcelonas-favorable-calls/page/1#page/1

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dah gak sabar menunggu undian besok sore. dengan pemain yg masih banyak cedera kyknya ada bagusnya United tidak bertemu tim besar dulu kyk Madrid, Barca ato Inter. kalo ketemu tim sesama Inggris (TTH ato Chelsea) kan dah sering ketemu, ntar opa Fergie pasang 7 bek lagi :hammer:


Perempatfinal Liga Champions
Dominasi Tim Inggris dan Munculnya Dua Kejutan
Doni Wahyudi - detiksport


Delapan klub yang lolos ke babak perempatfinal Liga Champions akhirnya didapat. Inggris kembali mendominasi dengan menempatkan tiga wakilnya, sementara dua tim berhasil membuat kejutan.

Chelsea dan Real Madrid menjadi dua tim terakhir yang mendapat tiket ke perempatfinal. The Blues dinihari tadi bermain imbang 0-0 kontra Kopenhagen yang membuat mereka menang agregat 2-0, sementara Los Merengues menggasak Lyon 3-0 (aggregat 4-1).

Keduanya menyusul Tottenham Hotspur, Schalke 04, Shakhtar Donetsk, Barcelona, Manchester United dan Inter Milan yang sudah lebih dulu melewati hadangan babak 16 besar.

Kehadiran MU, Spurs dan Chelsea di perempatfinal menjadikan Premier League sebagai kompetisi yang paling banyak menyumbang klub di perempatfinal. Mereka mengungguli La Liga Primera yang diwakili dua klub terbaiknya; Madrid dan Barcelona.

Tiga tim sisanya datang dari tiga kompetisi yang berbeda. Shakhstar dari Liga Ukraina, Schalke sebagai wakil Bundesliga dan Inter Milan yang menjaga kehormatan Seri A.

Keberhasilan Liga Inggris menempatkan tiga klubnya melanjutkan sukses mereka yang dalam beberapa musim terakhir selalu menempatkan wakil paling banyak di babak-babak akhir Liga Champions. Kecuali musim 2009/2010, di mana cuma ada dua wakil Inggris di perempatfinal, sejak musim empat tahun lalu Premiership paling tidak mengirim tiga klub hingga delapan besar.

Di samping dominasi tim Inggris, hal lain yang menarik di perempatfinal adalah munculnya dua tim kejutan, Shakhtar Donetsk dan Tottenham Hotspur.

Shakhtar lolos setelah mengalahkan AS Roma dengan agregat mutlak 6-2. Sementara Spurs jadi kuda hitam yang layak disegani usai mendepak AC Milan dengan agregat 1-0.

Khusus Spurs, bahkan sejak fase grup mereka sudah menjadi kekuatan yang mengerikan saat mampu menundukkan Inter Milan dengan skor 3-1 di White Hart Lane.

Drawing untuk laga perempatfinal akan digelar pada Jumat (18/3/2011) besok di markas UEFA yang terletak di Nyon. Dengan tidak adanya sistem unggulan dan tim dari satu negara bisa saling berhadapan, maka segala skenario pertemuan kedelapan tim di atas sangat mungkin terjadi.

Leg pertama babak perempatfinal akan dilangsungkan pada 5 dan 6 April. Sementara leg kedua dihelat sepekan berselang, 12 dan 13 April.

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Mourinho wants no reunions

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Jose Mourinho said he hopes to avoid the "emotional difficulty" of facing former clubs Inter Milan or Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-finals after steering Real Madrid to the last eight for the first time in seven seasons.

Friday's draw will reveal who Madrid will meet next and with no seedings from the quarter-finals onward, there is a two-in-seven chance Mourinho will be lumped with one of Inter, with whom he won the title last year, or Chelsea.

If Madrid are to continue to progress after their 4-1 aggregate victory over Lyon, secured with a 3-0 second leg win in Spain on Wednesday night, the chances of meeting a club "in my heart" increase for Mourinho but it's a scenario he would like to avoid.

"I prefer to avoid Inter and Chelsea because, emotionally, it's difficult to play against ex-teams,'' Mourinho said. "If we get them, we get them. We're professionals. If I have to face those who were my people, I will do it, but I will be obliged to prepare myself more psychologically than against other teams that aren't in my heart.''

Mourinho also won the Champions League with Porto prior to his Chelsea days and he can look to the fact his resume is littered with Europe's biggest clubs with pride. His fantastic record in Europe was one of the reasons Real brought in the coach and it has paid dividends as they finally got past the hurdle that has felled them each season since 2004 thanks to goals from Marcelo, Karim Benzema and Angel Di Maria at the Bernabeu.

Mourinho was happy with his team's performance but played down the fact Madrid had finally reached the last eight after years of disappointment.

"Lyon are a good team, one of the best in this year's Champions League, but we deserved to win. We played a very complete game and we are in the quarter-finals,'' Mourinho said. "I'm happy and quite relaxed because it's normal that we've qualified for the quarters. Some day we had to get through - what wasn't normal was Madrid not getting through. Not getting through would have been a failure because Madrid always think about going further than the last 16. We're going in the right direction and the titles are going to arrive.''

Madrid had to wait until eight minutes before half-time to make the breakthrough against Lyon, when full-back Marcelo scored a fine goal. The home side then dominated the second period, and further goals from in-form striker Benzema - who took his tally to nine in seven goals after netting against his former club - and Di Maria sealed a convincing triumph.

Lyon coach Claude Puel felt Madrid were deserved winners, saying: "I think we did things well in the first half, especially in attack, and we had a certain amount of possession. We played quite well and seemed to be quite dangerous. However, we gave them too many opportunities, too many easy balls.

"In the second half, the second goal was very bad for us. We gave Real Madrid a big gift with that, and from that moment on we didn't have many opportunities. We didn't know how to improve our level of play. We came up against a very good team and all I can do is congratulate Real Madrid because they deserved the win.''

Regarding Madrid's chances of going all the way, Puel said: "I would say that Real Madrid can make it to the end. They have high individual quality, very good players with good acceleration, and if they carry on playing so strong in defence they have every chance to get to the final stages, but the path ahead is very long.''
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UEFA Champions League: Power Ranking the Coaches Among the Last Eight

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With the last eight teams in the Champions League now confirmed, the race to crown the best club side in Europe is reaching it's peak.

Only Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan and Schalke 04 remain. Each team has their own advantages, but each team also has their own weakness, even Barcelona.

The draw for the quarterfinal matches is due to be made on the 18th of March and will also decide which side of the draw meets who in the semifinals and the final as well.

Here is a look at the merits of each manager that led their team to the final eight.

8. Felix Magath (Sacked)
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Club: Schalke 04

Round of 16 Opponents: Valencia

Group Stage Opponents: Olympique Lyonnais, Benfica, Hapoel Tel Aviv

Despite the club's poor league form (hence why he was sacked), Magath was the mastermind behind Schalke's progression the the last eight of the Champions League. The club may not have had the most difficult path through to the quarterfinals, but they have still overcome being the underdogs on more than one occasion to get as far as they are now.

Felix Magath is no longer manager of Schalke following a poor run of form in the Bundesliga, but having taken the team to the quarterfinal's of the Champions League deserves some credit.

7. Mircea Lucescu
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Club: Shakhtar Donetsk

Round of 16 Opponents: Roma

Group Stage Opponents: Arsenal, Braga, Partizan Belgrade

Another manager not many people will have heard of, Lucescu is the head coach of another one of the quarterfinal's surprise packages. Shakhtar Donetsk managed to overcome both Arsenal and AS Roma to reach this stage of the competition and based on their showing so far, they should be able to give most of the other quarterfinal sides a run for their money.

Lucescu has done very well with limited resources at Shakhtar (in comparison to other top European sides) and taking them to the quarterfinals of the Champions League is a huge boost to the club. As per usual Lucescu has also ensured that the team hold a very healthy lead over all of their rivals at the top of the Ukrainian Premier League.

6. Carlo Ancelotti
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Club: Chelsea

Round of 16 Opponents: Copenhagen

Group Stage Opponents: Marseille, Spartak Moscow, MSK Zilina

His trophy history with other teams would set him higher on this list, but since joining Chelsea he has not done as well as expected. The London team are at threat of dropping outside the top four this season and haven't been performing up to expectations recently.

With that said they have been able to manoeuvre their way into the Champions League group stage, with the help of a slightly easier draw. With that said, Copenhagen were no pushovers and gave Ancelotti's side a close run.

He should perhaps be doing better with the club considering the position he is in, but reaching the Champions League quarterfinals and sitting near the top of the Premier League table is still nothing to complain about.

Club: Chelsea

Round of 16 Opponents: Copenhagen

Group Stage Opponents: Marseille, Spartak Moscow, MSK Zilina

His trophy history with other teams would set him higher on this list, but since joining Chelsea he has not done as well as expected. The London team are at threat of dropping outside the top four this season and haven't been performing up to expectations recently.

With that said they have been able to manoeuvre their way into the Champions League group stage, with the help of a slightly easier draw. With that said, Copenhagen were no pushovers and gave Ancelotti's side a close run.

He should perhaps be doing better with the club considering the position he is in, but reaching the Champions League quarterfinals and sitting near the top of the Premier League table is still nothing to complain about.

5. Harry Redknapp
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Club: Tottenham Hotspur

Round of 16 Opponents: AC Milan

Group Stage Opponents: Inter Milan, Werder Bremen, FC Twente

When Redknapp took over Tottenham in 2008 they were sitting at the bottom of the English Premier League having earned just two points from eight games. Since then he has taken them into their first Champions League campaign and through to the quarterfinals.

Tottenham have already beaten both Italian giants Inter Milan and AC Milan so far this competition and have been one of the most exciting attacking sides in the tournament. Redknapp's side are also in fifth position in the English Premier League this season, just outside a position that would give them another season of Champions League football.

He stands as the first Englishman to guide a team to the Champions League quarterfinals since the competition was rebranded in the early 1990s.

4. Leonardo
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Club: Inter Milan

Round of 16 Opponents: Bayern Munich

Group Stage Opponents: Tottenham Hotspur, Werder Bremen, FC Twente

Admittedly, Leonardo wasn't in charge of Inter for their whole Champions League campaign, but since he has taken charge he has changed their fortunes for the better. In the group stages, the reigning Champions managed to come just second behind newcomers Tottenham. When they were drawn in the round of 16 to Bayern Munich, many fans wrote the club off after their performances this season.

Leonardo then entered and beat the odds to overcome their German opponents in a rehash of last season's final. While it was two late goals that secured Inter Milan's progress, Leonardo has managed to turn them from a significantly under performing side into one that looks like it could being to fulfil its potential again very soon

3. Sir Alex Ferguson
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Club: Manchester United

Round of 16 Opponents: Marseille

Group Stage Opponents: Valencia, Rangers, Bursaspor

Fans will say he's lost it a bit over the course of the past year, but with his club in line to claim a 19th Premier League title this season equalling Liverpool's all time record there can be no denying his talent. Sir Alex has already led United to two Champions League winners trophies and is looking for his third this year.

The club won their group consisting of strong Spanish side Villareal, Scottish champions Rangers and Turkish side Bursaspor. They earned an easier draw in the round of 16 with Marseille, although the club proved they were no pushovers.

Sir Alex has not been on his best form this season, hence why he isn't higher on this list, but his record with the club speaks for itself.

2. Josep Guardiola
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Club: Barcelona

Round of 16 Opponents: Arsenal

Group Stage Opponents: Copenhagen, Rubin Kazan, Panathinaikos

Pep Guardiola, the man who famously won an unprecedented sextuple in his first season in charge of the club. In 2009, Guardiola won La Liga, the UEFA Champions League, the Copa Del Rey, the Supercopa de Espana, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA World Club Cup. That sort of record speaks for itself.

Just one year later, Guardiola won the double with his magnificent Barcelona side consisting of La Liga and the Supercopa de Espana.

Since then his team have gone on to be dubbed by many as the best club side the world has ever seen, due to their patient approach to the game, their undeniable ability and the great results they get from that.

He may only be in his third year in charge of the club, but Guardiola has already made himself a Barcelona legend

1. Jose Mourinho
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Club: Real Madrid

Round of 16 Opponents: Olympique Lyonnais

Group Stage Opponents: AC Milan, Ajax, Auxerre

It's difficult to outdo a man who won the sextuple in his first year and the double the year after, but Mourinho somehow does just that. Many fans will hate him for his ego, but regardless of opinion he's a great coach and he knows he is.

Having grown up as a youngster very interested in the tactical side of the game, Mourinho developed a knowledge and understanding that is rarely seen in football today. After a short playing career in the lower Portuguese leagues, he found his way up through the coaching ranks in his native Portugal.

He burst onto the European scene in 2004 when his Porto side beat all odds to win the UEFA Champions League. Since then, Mourinho has won the tournament with Inter Milan, as well as coming close with Chelsea and now trying with Real Madrid.

Thanks to his meticulous planning ahead of every match, Mourinho has not lost a home league game in over nine years, an all-time world record.

If the coach of your fierce rivals tells you you're one of the best coaches the world has ever seen then you better believe it.

People can argue about it all day, but if you ask me his record deserves the title 'special'.

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Platini : harga tiket tdk akan berubah...

UEFA stand by CL ticket pricing

Monday 21st March 2011 12:49
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UEFA have ruled out any change to the ticket prices for the Champions League final despite Michel Platini admitting they were too expensive.

The cheapest ticket on public sale for the final at Wembley on May 28 will be £150 plus a £26 booking fee and UEFA president Platini has said family tickets should be half the price they are on sale for.

But UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino said at a news conference in Paris on Monday: "The ticket prices for Wembley will not change - the ticket sales have already started and the president expressed his opinion about that."

The final will be the second time it has been played on a Saturday - a move Platini championed to enable more families to attend.

Platini said in French sports daily L'Equipe: "It's good that we have been alerted about it and we are going to look at it again in the future."

He added that the pricing "isn't brilliant".

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UEFA Champions League 2010-11: Assessing the 8 Quarterfinalists

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There are now eight teams remaining in the hunt for the European Champion Clubs Cup, the trophy that awaits the winner of the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League at the hallowed grounds of Wembley Stadium.

Defending title-holders Inter Milan were lucky enough to make it through to the quarters via the away goals rule over last year's runners-up, Bayern Munich. The trophy could go to Spain or England, with heavyweights like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham in the fold.

Germany has a chance to surprise with FC Schalke 04, while the unlikeliest of countries, the Ukraine, are pinning their hopes on Shakhtar Donetsk to pull off another upset.

Bleacher Report takes a look at each of the eight quarterfinalists and their chances of moving on to the semifinals as the road to Wembley continues.

FC Barcelona
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Manager : Josep Guardiola
Group D
Group Record : 4-2-0 (14 points)
Group Finish : First
Round of 16 : Defeated Arsenal FC 4-3 on aggregate (1-2, 3-1)
Quarterfinal Opponent : FC Shakhtar Donetsk

Pepe Guardiola can't believe his luck.

While Shakhtar Donetsk have been on the rise in the UEFA Champions League, it looks to be a straightforward affair for FC Barcelona, who should advance to the semifinals on the foot of Lionel Messi. The Argentinean leads the competition with eight goals, along with Inter Milan's Samuel Eto'o.

Messi, Adriano, Xavi Hernandez and David Villa should have no problems dismantling Shakhtar, who are a breath of fresh air from having to deal with a feisty Arsenal side in the Round of 16.

Chelsea FC
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Manager : Carlo Ancelotti
Group F
Group Record : 5-0-1 (15 points)
Group Finish : First
Round of 16 : Defeated FC Copenhagen 2-0 on aggregate (2-0, 0-0)
Quarterfinal Opponent : Manchester United FC

Carlo Ancelotti may be getting his walking papers after Chelsea come on the losing end of a no-win situation against Manchester United in the quarterfinals, especially after failing to impress in their 2-0 victory over Copenhagen on aggregate.

Nicolas Anelka leads the team in Champions League goals with seven, but he can't do it alone. If the likes of Dider Drogba and Frank Lampard are unable to spread the ball around and John Terry is unable to get his defense to stifle a Red Devil side also keen on making its options available, Petr Cech could be picking the ball out of his net a few times, and Roman Abramovich may be on the lookout for a new manager soon.

FC Internazionale Milano
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Manager : Leonardo Araujo
Group A
Group Record : 3-1-2 (10 points)
Group Finish : Second
Round of 16 : Defeated FC Bayern Munich 3-3 on aggregate via away goals rule (0-1, 3-2)
Quarterfinal Opponent : FC Schalke 04

The defending champions were lucky enough to advance to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League via the away goals rule. They could be on their way to conquering Germany, but without a fight from Schalke.

Samuel Eto'o is Inter's main scorer and provider, with eight goals and four assists to his credit. He can bury his chances, and if he wants an option, he can find it in Wesley Sneijder, who has three goals to his name. Goran Pandev also adds another dimension to the attack, having recorded three assists this year.

But this is all on Eto'o.

If he has space and gets open in their attacking third, look for his foot to help send Inter through to the semis.

Manchester United FC
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Manager : Sir Alex Ferguson
Group C
Group Record : 4-2-0 (14 points)
Group Finish : First
Round of 16 : Defeated Olympique de Marseille 2-1 on aggregate (0-0, 2-1)
Quarterfinal Opponent :Chelsea FC

Manchester United are looking for a little retribution after their 2-1 defeat to Chelsea in Premier League action, and Gary Lineker gave them the perfect opportunity to get it: in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League.

Javier Hernandez is the Red Devils' main scorer, with three goals to his name, but the club has other capable weapons in Nani, Anderson, Darren Fletcher and the ever-reliable Wayne Rooney.

Manchester United also possesses one of the most consistent defenses in the competition, having allowed just two goals in their eight contests. Watch for Sir Alex to encourage his players to exert the same tenacity that brought them to this stage.

They should be through to the semis.

Real Madrid CF
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Manager : Jose Mourinho
Group G
Group Record : 5-1-0 (16 points)
Group Finish : First
Round of 16 : Defeated Olympique Lyonnais 4-1 on aggregate (1-1, 3-0)
Quarterfinal Opponent : Tottenham Hotspur FC

Los Blancos may have lucked out on their draw, as they get to take on one of the new boys to the UEFA Champions League in Tottenham Hotspur.

Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo have shouldered most of the production for Real Madrid, contributing six and four goals, respectively. It will be up to the Spurs back line to stop this tandem from inflicting heavy damage early and often.

Also key to Real's chances is the play of Mesut Ozil (four assists) and Angel Di Maria (two assists), whose playmaking ability has helped make Los Blancos a scoring machine throughout the course of the competition.

All in all, Real Madrid are expected to be on their way.

FC Schalke 04
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Manager : Ralf Rangnick
Group B
Group Record : 4-1-1 (13 points)
Group Finish : First
Round of 16 : Defeated Valencia CF 4-2 on aggregate (1-1, 3-1)
Quarterfinal Opponent : FC Internationale Milano

Not even the return of Ralk Rangnick can save Schalke 04, who could be on their way out of the UEFA Champions League at the hands of the defending cup holders, Inter Milan, in the quarterfinals.

Jefferson Farfan and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar need to increase their production against an Inter side that hasn't seemed to miss a beat from last season's campaign. Farfan has four goals to his credit, while Huntelaar has three.

Ivan Rakitic and Peer Kluge will need to pull a rabbit out of the hat to stop Inter Milan.

While they both have two assists to their credit this competition, it is not enough, and they need to get the ball to Farfan and Huntelaar quick, or Germany's road to Wembley ends at the hands of the same team that slayed fellow Bundesliga side/2009-10 UEFA Champions League finalist Bayern Munich.

FC Shakhtar Donetsk
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Manager : Mircea Lucescu
Group H
Group Record : 5-0-1 (15 points)
Group Finish : First
Round of 16 : Defeated AS Roma 6-2 on aggregate (3-2, 3-0)
Quarterfinal Opponent : FC Barcelona

Shakhtar Donetsk have been on a roll, in spite of a glaring 5-1 defeat to Arsenal in the Group Stage. Eduardo, Darijo Srna, Douglas Costa and Luis Adriano form the nucleus of Shakhtar's vaunted attack.

Eduardo and Luis Adriano have four goals to their credit. Srna is the team's main provider with four assists, while Costa has recorded three.

However, in spite of their breakthrough campaign this season in the UEFA Champions League, they will realize that FC Barcelona is no AS Roma. No question, Shakhtar is going to put up a spirited fight, but they could be on their way out of the UEFA Champions League.

Tottenham Hotspur FC
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Manager : Harry Redknapp
Group H
Group Record : 3-2-1 (11 points)
Group Finish : First
Round of 16 : Defeated AC Milan 1-0 on aggregate (1-0, 0-0)
Quarterfinal Opponent : Real Madrid CF

Tottenham Hotspur have been chugging along in their maiden campaign. They had to deal with going through a playoff against a feisty Young Boys Bern side before taking part in the Group Stage.

The Spurs have a trio of capable scorers in Gareth Bale (four goals), Peter Crouch (four goals, three assists) and Roman Pavlyuchenko (three goals), with Aaron Lennon (five assists) and Crouch pulling the strings in the midfield.

Tottenham, however, have their work cut out for them in the form of a Real Madrid side looking to hoist the cup at Wembley.

Crouch will need to get involved in delivering the ball to Bale and Pavlyuchenko, while finishing his own chances. If he fails to do that, the maiden campaign for the Spurs, which has exceeded their expectations thus far, could end here.


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Champions League draw: Analysis and verdict

The Champions League draw has thrown up some mouth-watering ties not least Chelsea against Manchester United in a repeat of the 2008 final
By : David Pleat -guardian.co.uk

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Real Madrid v Tottenham Hotspur
Harry Redknapp will instil a 'no fear' mentality into his side ahead of this mouth-watering confrontation with Real, particularly with the second leg to come at home. This is a dream tie for neutral observers as well as for Rafael van der Vaart, who was the last of the Dutch contingent to be dispatched from the Bernabéu but will be determined to have the final say in that relationship. The Spanish team will pose a considerable threat. José Mourinho has overseen the re-emergence of Karim Benzema this season, but it is the back-up attacking play of the pacey Angel di María, the astute Mesut Ozil and the individualistic brilliance of Cristiano Ronaldo which will threaten most. The emerging Sandro and, maybe, a fit Tom Huddlestone will need to stifle and help Luka Modric provide the ammunition for Aaron Lennon and Gareth Bale to attack the Spaniards' full-backs, Sergio Ramos and Marcelo. Great nights are in prospect but, crucially, the advantage of the second leg at the Lane could be key. Could Mourinho have to come to London and park the bus, as he did with Internazionale against Barcelona to yield last year's semi-final victory?

Verdict Spurs to progress 3-2 on agg

Chelsea v Manchester United
Chelsea have the power but have been underperforming lately. The superstitious will point to this being an opportunity to gain revenge for Moscow. But United do have the comfort of the second leg at Old Trafford. Squad strength will be key. United will need Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand available, whereas Carlo Ancelotti will be seeking to generate more threat from his front men. They will certainly need to be far less wasteful than they have been since Fernando Torres joined the club. The manager must also settle upon a forward partnership. By the time the second leg approaches, Torres should have regained form so Sir Alex will need Darren Fletcher, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs to be perfectly rested and fighting fit. Yet it should be noted that this competition provides Ancelotti with his only remaining opportunity to secure silverware this season. An intriguing tie awaits.

Verdict Chelsea to win 2-1 on agg

Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk
The Spanish giants will not relish the second leg in Ukraine and could well need to secure a two-goal advantage from the first clash. Shakhtar, group winners in the first phase and clear victors over Roma, were dark horses but have been unlucky with the draw. Confident of their squad, their owner, Rinat Akhmetov, chose not to reinforce his options during the January window, perhaps with good reason: this is a team that won group games against Braga and Arsenal and are 12 points clear of Dynamo Kyiv back home. That is an indication of their strength. Darijo Srna, at right-back, Dmytro Chygrynskiy at centre-back and Eduardo da Silva, who is plundering goals again, all have real class. But Barça's familiar middle three, and the trio up front, are all irresistible. Shakhtar must defend for their lives in the Camp Nou and hope the Catalans are off colour at the Donbass Arena. I doubt they will be able to progress further.

Verdict Barcelona to win 4-1 on agg

Internazionale v Schalke
Leonardo has proved a successful appointment since replacing Rafael Benítez and he will relish the opportunity to take on the Germans. Schalke will have their own incentives now that Felix Magath, their coach, has been dismissed and taken up the reins at Wolfsburg. Jefferson Farfán is a goal threat, the goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has many admirers, and Raúl has retained his goalscoring instincts, but I cannot visualise him being successful against the likes of Lúcio and Iván Córdoba, protected as they are by Javier Zanetti and Esteban Cambiasso. That pair will give Wesley Sneijder enough opportunities to get on the ball and supply Samuel Eto'o and Diego Milito. The second leg on German soil will be Schalke's hope, but Inter were not dispirited when 3-1 down on aggregate in Munich. Inter are hardened competitors who failed at Tottenham Hotspur. But this will be another story.

Verdict Inter to win 2-0 on agg

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Champions League Quarter Final: Picking the Dream XI, Messi, Ronaldo and More

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The 2010-11 Champions League is moving into its final stages and teams need to be on their top form in order to progress to the next round, especially those sides entering their ties as underdogs. Many of the best players in the world will be partaking in the remaining rounds, but they too will have to perform if they want to win Europe's most prestigious club tournament.

One side that would be very confident of qualifying would be an All-Star XI. If you could make such an All-Star XI out of the teams playing in the quarterfinals, picking at least one player from every team and no more than three from any one team, who would you pick? I am not picking more than three from every team to ensure that no one side dominates the XI.

Here is my team for the quarterfinal round.

GK Manuel Neuer
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The 24-year-old goalkeeper and captain of Schalke has been impressive this season and has been heavily linked to both Manchester United and Bayern Munich. Manchester United seems to be his most likely division given the incredible hostility shown towards him in a recent match against Bayern, a match in which Neuer played a key role.

Neuer is likely to be busy against Inter Milan, and his efforts could be vital to keeping his side in the tournament as Schalke enter the tie as underdogs and face a potent attacking side in Inter Milan.

Ashley Cole
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Chelsea's Ashley Cole is one of the best left backs in the world—possibly the best. He is brilliant going forwards, creating plenty of chances for his side while rarely being caught out of position thanks to his impressive pace.

He has failed to let off-field distractions such as a divorce and the accidental shooting of an intern, as well as legal issues due to speeding, distract him from doing his job. Chelsea suffered a slump in form earlier this season, but Cole continued to perform. He will need to keep doing so against Manchester United.

CB Vidic
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Vidic has been better than ever this season, dominating at the centre of United's defence as the team's new full-time club captain. A dominating aerial presence, Vidic will never back down. Injury problems have meant that Vidic has played alongside a number of different players, but that has failed to phase him.

Manchester United may not have been at their best this season, but they can rely on Vidic to perform when it matters, namely against Chelsea in a few weeks time.

CB Dmytro Chygrynskiy
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Dmytro Chygrynskiy was sold to Barcelona, but didn't fair too well in his season there. Pep Guardiola was still keen to keep the 24-year-old, however. Instead, he chose to return to Shakhtar Donetsk, despite being linked with a move to Arsenal—a signing they could have used.

He will have to be on top of his game as he faces his old team-mates who have a wealth of ability going forwards. If Shakhtar are to progress, it will be on the back of solid defence at the Nou Camp in the first leg.

RB Alves
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Dani Alves may or may not be headed to Manchester City at some point in the future, but right now, he is a major threat for Spanish champions Barcelona. The Brazilian has contributed 18 assists in all competitions, a healthy number.

His performances against Arsenal were undoubtedly aided by his outstanding team-mates, but the ease with which he found space and the skill with which he attacked defenders confirm once again that Alves is a wing back of incredible ability who Barcelona will not want to have to replace.

LM Gareth Bale
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Gareth Bale recently signed a contract extension at White Hart Lane, something that Harry Redknapp and co. will be particularly happy about given that the Welshman is now one of Europe's hottest properties.

Bale's incredible performances against Inter Milan were full of speed, skill and a good final ball. They are enough to earn him a spot on this list, and he will need to put in more performances like those if Tottenham are to overcome Real Madrid, one of Europe's most successful clubs. Bale has now fully recovered from a back injury that kept him out of much of Spurs' tie against AC Milan, and he is raring to go.

CM Rafael Van Der Vaart
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Van der Vaart has been an inspiration since moving to Tottenham Hotspur last summer. The former Real Madrid man has been largely responsible for Spurs Premier League success this season, as well as their remarkable Champions League run.

Facing his former team in the quarterfinal will provide van der Vaart with a chance to show his old club what he is truly capable of after two unsuccessful seasons there.

CM Xavi
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Barcelona's most capped player of all time, Xavi, has been incredibly influential at the heart of Barcelona's midfield, dominating play against Arsenal recently.

Without him, players such as Messi cannot play as they do. Xavi finished third behind team-mates Messi and Iniesta for the FIFA Ballon d'Or, but many think it should have been the 31-year-old veteran picking up the award.

RM Cristiano Ronaldo
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ough he may be not be fit for the first leg of Real's quarterfinal tie with Tottenham, if he does play, he will likely have a huge impact on the game.

Ronaldo is the only player in the world good enough to be compared with a certain Argentinian, and although Madrid will be confident of seeing off Spurs, they will be aware that the London club has done rather well at being the underdog this season. Having Ronaldo back might just calm some nerves.

ST Messi
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What is there to say about Lionel Messi that hasn't been already said? Not much, really.

The Argentinian genius has once again mesmerised audiences, eight games, eight goals and two assists give a pretty good impression of how good Messi has been. This season has been his most productive yet. In all competitions, he has scored 45 times in 42 games and provided 21 assists.

If he keeps playing like he has been, Barcelona are going to be very hard to stop.

ST Eto'o
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Eto'o is joint top scorer in this season's Champions League with eight goals in nine appearances.

The Cameroon international has been in good form this season. He will need to perform as Schalke have plenty of ability going forward as well; Raul and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar are not to be laughed at, and Eto'o may be required to help outscore the Champions League legend and one of the legend's former Real Madrid strike partners.

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8 Players to Watch in UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals

With the Champions League quarterfinals set, there are interesting match ups in all four of the games to come in two weeks.

From an all English clash, to a dream match up for Tottenham, and two match ups that could see giant killing, every match up has a chance to shine.

These eight players featured here are the ones that are most crucial to their club's success in the Champions League quarterfinals.

Wesley Sneijder, Inter Milan
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Sneijder was the main cog to the Inter machine last season on the way to the Champions League title.

This season is no different, and if Inter want to ease past Schalke, the Dutchman and his crosses into the box for Samuel Eto'o and company will be key.

Raul, Schalke
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The all-time leading scorer in European play is quietly having another quality season.

In his first season in Gelsenkirchen, the Spaniard has 15 goals in all competitions.

With a good complement of attacking players alongside him, like Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Jefferson Farfan, the Spaniard should see a few goalscoring opportunities against Inter.

Nani, Manchester United
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After surviving an injury scare a few weeks ago, Nani is back in the United lineup and will have to be a strong presence on the wing against Chelsea.

With all the focus from the media being on United's forwards, Nani is very important as well because he will be able to open the game and let the forwards use a lot of room in the middle of the pitch.

Fernando Torres, Chelsea
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Torres has a chance to finally show why Chelsea spent so much money on him in the January transfer window.

The Spanish forward has not scored for the Blues in six matches, and what a story it would be if he scores his first Chelsea goal against Manchester United to put the Blues through to the semifinals.

Heurelho Gomes, Tottenham
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Tottenham have made it to the quarterfinals and to continue their dream run, Gomes will have to come up big in goal.

Facing a Real Madrid team that has numerous attack options, Gomes needs to be attentive for every second of the 90 minute match because Madrid can strike at any second.

Sergio Ramos, Real Madrid
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Ramos will most likely be handed the duty of marking Tottenham winger Gareth Bale in the quarterfinals.

The skillful Real Madrid fullback will have his hands full with Bale, but he is one of the few fullbacks in the world that is fully capable of shutting down Bale.

Xavi, Barcelona
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The midfield maestro for Barcelona is one of many excellent players that the Catalans possess.

Xavi not only sets up the run of play in midfield but can also feed the talented forwards like David Villa and Lionel Messi.

If Xavi plays like the world-class player he is, there is no way Barcelona will lose to Shakhtar Donetsk.

Eduardo, Shakhtar Donetsk
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The former Arsenal man is having a good season for Shakhtar Donetsk and has led them to the quarterfinals.

The only problem is that Donetsk are facing Barcelona.

If Eduardo gets a chance at goal, he will need to make sure he takes advantage of it because you never know how many chances that Barcelona defense will allow.

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UEFA Champions League: Predicting the Quarterfinals, Semifinal and Final
By Adi-Oula Sebastian (Barcelona Featured Columnist)

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It’s time for yet another International break. This is by the far the worst possible timing for another round of dull and predictable qualifying games.

With the notable exception of the Russian Premier League, the rest of Europe enters the final stretch of the season, including the UEFA Champions League. The draws have been made and some interesting matches can already be deemed “must watch.”

So let’s channel the spirit of Paul the Octopus and make some bold predictions regarding the outcome of the upcoming Champions League ties.

Quarterfinals
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Real Madrid vs. Tottenham Hotspur

With all due respect to Harry Redknapp’s squad, playing an Inter Milan side under the tutelage of Rafa Benitez or defeating an AC Milan side revolving around notorious big-game bottler Zlatan Ibrahimovic isn’t quite like facing Jose Mourinho’s superstar team.

After all, even the “Special One” couldn’t manage to get the best out of Ibrahimovic in the knockout stages of the Champions Leauge.

That said, under Mourinho’s guidance, Florentino Perez's least convincing signing, Karim Benzema, has begun to find the kind of form again that made him one of Europe’s most sought-after strikers.

With Benzema finally coming into his own, Cristiano Ronaldo scoring goals for fun and a disciplined backline led by Ricardo Carvalho, it’s an uphill battle for Tottenham Hotspur, whose strikers' combined total is less than what Karim Benzema has scored all season.

Winner: Real Madrid

Inter Milan vs. Schalke 04

Felix “Quälix” Magath is gone, pardon me; has been dismissed. It seems as if every time he guides a side into the DFB Cup Final and underperforms in the league, he is shown the door.

While Schalke 04 can still count on the services of the Champions League's all-time leading goalscorer, Raul, die Königsblauen are simply out of their depth against the current title holders, Inter Milan.

Winner: Inter Milan

Quarterfinals Continued
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Chelsea vs. Manchester United

The must-see tie of the quarterfinals is a replay of the 2008 Champions League final. For some reason, critics argue that Manchester United aren’t very convincing, neither domestically nor abroad.

Yet, Manchester United are still doing well in all three major competitions (League, Cup and CL) whereas Chelsea imploded around mid-season only to recover in recent weeks.

Chelsea’s most convincing signing of the season, David Luiz, arrived in a deadline deal in January and is cup tied.

Fernando Torres, on the other hand, is not—but he has yet to regain his confidence, and where else if not against his preferred victim, Nemanja Vidic?

This will be a very close contest between two sides who know each other inside out. Much will depend on whether El Nino can find his scoring boots again.

Nevertheless, in his current form, pinning their hopes on Fernando Torres could prove costly for Chelsea.

Winner: Manchester United

FC Barcelona vs. Shakhtar Donetsk

Barca have to face off against their perceived, and to a certain degree justified bogey-team in Shakhtar Donetsk.

The Ukrainian side are the current runaway leaders in their domestic league, while FC Barcelona protect a valuable five-point lead in their own.

However, this is the UEFA Champions League, where all bets are off. Anything can, and in the past, has happened between these two sides.

The Ukrainians are no pushovers and Barca have yet to record an away victory in the knockout stages of the competition under Pep Guardiola.

Spectators can expect Shakhtar Donetsk to park a Boeing 747 in the Camp Nou as well as in the Ukraine.

Although I’m not used to watching a landing strip for over 180 minutes, I think I’ll make an exception this time around. If a side possesses the quality to dismantle a Boeing 747, it is FC Barcelona.

Winner: FC Barcelona

Semifinals
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FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo has never scored against FC Barcelona, and Lionel Messi has never scored against a Jose Mourinho-managed team.

However, Messi provided two assists for David Villa in the last Clasico while CR7 remained fairly anonymous. Against FC Barcelona, CR7 usually regresses into an even more selfish player. One has to applaud his constant trying, but he is trying too hard to do it all by himself.

Jose Mourinho will most likely make CR7 and company watch the “highlight” reel of his Inter Milan side against FC Barcelona over and over. But unlike his then-Inter side, Real Madrid boasts two of world football's marquee hotheads, Sergio Ramos and Pepe.

The latter continues to confuse the pitch with a Kung Fu dojo, while Sergio Ramos is setting new records for Red Cards received at Real Madrid.

Expect the Mad Men to do something crazy.

Winner: FC Barcelona

Semifinals Continued
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Manchester United vs. Inter Milan

Last season, Wayne Rooney single-handedly drove Manchester United’s campaign. This season, the white Pele has practiced the art of stealth.

For reasons unknown, he is still in the starting 11. Chicharito and Dimitar Berbatov have both scored more than Rooney, but he is still preferred over them. According to the English press, "Wazza" is on the same level as Lionel Messi and CR7…no comment.

For all I know, he is not even on the same level as Samuel Eto’o, and neither is CR7. Samuel Eto’o delivers when it matters the most; three Champions League titles are a testimony to that.

He isn’t a big-game bottler like Ibrahimovic or CR7 and performs superhuman feats in important ties.

Winner: Inter Milan

Final
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FC Barcelona vs. Inter Milan

Leonardo isn’t known to instill a defensive mentality into his teams—far from it, Inter Milan look incredibly fragile at the back.

But then again, the Champions League final is a one-off game. In an open game that is not dominated by “anti-football,” there’s no better side than FC Barcelona.

Even though a fit and in-form Samuel Eto’o will cause Barca problems, Captain Catalunya a.k.a. Carlos Puyol will be there to rise to the occasion.

And on the other end of the pitch, there’s also Barca’s MVP attack: Messi, Villa, Pedro.

With both tacticians, Pep Guardiola and Leonardo, having a penchant for attacking football, one can expect a goal-fest worthy of a final.

Winner: FC Barcelona

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UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal: Key Battles of Manchester United vs. Chelsea

Manchester United vs Chelsea Champions League 2011:
First Leg: 06 April 2011 – Stamford Bridge
2nd Leg: 12 April 2011 – Old Trafford

As a English Premier League fan, the assurance of having at least one, hopefully two representatives in the Champions League semi-final is an exciting boost for the EPL. As a Manchester United fan, I hope United can reopen the same wounds left in 2008, when United pipped Chelsea to Europe's ultimate honor, in a penalty shoot-out in Russia.

Manchester United, and Chelsea are two of the greatest current EPL teams. If the EPL as a whole wasn't as strong as it was, than it would basically be the La Liga. Thankfully though, the constant challenge from Arsenal and Liverpool, as well as the potentially dangerous Tottenham and Manchester City, make the EPL Title, and the four Champion League spots, highly contestable, and profitable until the end of the season.

The clash of the English giants is one of the more entertaining fixtures in the EPL, but will also be one of the more exciting matches in the Champions League quarter final draw.

Each team will be fighting for supremacy in Europe, just like they have been fighting so in their domestic league.

Prediction

Since the first leg is at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea will want to secure a favorable result at home, as a result is less likely to happen at Old Trafford. Although Chelsea is a strong side, Stamford Bridge is not the fortress it once was. I predict that the first leg will be a draw, 1-1, since United's experience in Europe and return of key players will be able to hold Chelsea off at the Bridge. When Chelsea travels to Old Trafford, I think United will put the game away. I believe a 2-0 result at Old Trafford will see United through 3-1 on aggregate, where either Inter Milan, or Schalke will be waiting.

Think otherwise on my prediction or verdict for key battles? Let me know.

Fernando Torres vs Nemanja Vidic
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Fernando Torres has so far failed to justify his hefty €50 million fee Roman Abramovich agreed to pay for him in the January transfer window. As supportive as Carlo Ancelotti has been regarding Torres' contributions in the form of darting runs, and creating space; the owner would rather have Torres doing what he paid him for. Scoring buckets of goals.

Althugh in Fernando Torres' new jersey he has failed to score a goal, a certain Serbian defender will not let that statistic change his marking style on Torres.

In the past three seasons, Nemanja Vidic has been sent of four times while playing against the Spanish Torres. In the recent Premierl League meeting between Chelsea and Manchester United a match that saw Chelsea win 2-1, Vidic again opted for an early shower.

It is safe to say that Fernando Torres has always been a constant thorn in Nemanja Vidic's side. Although Torres is strugling to regain his top form, Vidic is struggling to regain his fitness. Having to face an opponent like Fernando Torres after returning from injury, isn't likely to delight Vidic.

Verdict

Given Fernando Torres' terrible form, the trend of Nemanja Vidic seeing red will likely be the only way Torres can threaten Manchester United's back line. If Vidic can refrain from receiving his marching orders, a result in United's favor seems even more likely.

Frank Lampard vs Darren Fletcher
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Both Frank Lampard and Darren Fletcher have shone in recent clashes between the two perennial title contenders. With Chelsea likely to operate with a three-man midfield, the battle for supremacy in the middle of the park will be vital to the outcome of the match.

Lampard still seems to be looking for his best form after a long injury lay-off and would love to truly get his season up and running in this encounter.

Meanwhile Fletcher has been a prominent member of the Manchester United midfield in the league this season and continues to impress for the Red Devils. Fletcher has been a tireless servant for United, often getting stuck in when he needs to, and also doing his part in creating attacking opportunities.

Verdict

Although Frank Lampard has been struggling to regain his form and fitness, class is permanent. I expect Lampard, as one of the senior members of the squad, to come up big against United. Fletcher will surely cause Lampard some problems, and make the midfield battle anything but a cake walk, but in the end I see Lampard having a slight edge over Fletcher.

Ashley Cole vs Luis Nani
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Ashley Cole has been one of the best left backs in the Premier League, second only to Patrice Evra. Cole adds width to Chelsea's attack, and has the ability to serve dangerous crosses into the box. Ashley Cole is strong, fast, and has good field awareness.

If any defender has the ability to slow down Nani, Cole certainly does. However, to avoid a reckless foul, Ashley Cole will have to make sure he doesn't dive in at the Portuguese winger. Cole's attacking instincts could also resort Nani to playing defense, especially given the uncertainty as to who will be deputizing the right-back slot with John O'Shea, and Rafael out of the first leg due to injury.

Nani has been in superb form this term, and appears to have improved his all-round game immensely.
He has scored 9 goals and set up 16 this season in all competitions and has a league efficiently ratio of a goal or assist every 92.86 minutes.

His pace, trickery and delivery have been a nightmare for defenders, and his stats are testament to his tremendous creativity. His uncertainty, and the unpredictability that surrounds him on the pitch, often gives defenders little chance to read his next step.

Verdict

With the form Nani has been in, its simply too hard for any defender to slow down Nani. Of course unless your name is Jamie Carragher, and kicking an opponent twice in the leg only still allows you to stay on the field.

Michael Essien vs Paul Scholes
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These two midfield generals have known about each other for a while, as this picture depicts the battle going back to 2004. Michael Essien may now be wearing a different teams jersey, but Paul Scholes will have played enough matches against Essien to be familiar with the Ghanaiana midfeilder. Both players are capable of playing up field, or sitting in the pocket and spreading the attack, and both players are crucial aspects of their teams formation, and style of play.

At Paul Scholes' age, most people need glasses to read text right in front of them. All the while Scholes is still pinging 40 yard balls side-to-side. Scholes' powerful presence and inherent leadership qualities make him one of the most respected players currently playing.

Even at 36 years of age, Sir Alex is still trying to tie down his veteran fledgling to an extended one year contract. Scholes may need rest throughout the season, and might not be as resilient as he once was, but the clash against Chelsea won't be a game Sir Alex is willing to rest his midfield gem, or bench his valuable experience.

Although eight years his junior, Essien has certainly been around for a while and has arguably been Chelsea's most consistent performer since moving form Lyon in 2005. He is a real driving force in the middle with his tough tackling, powerful runs and incredible shooting. Essien is considered a linchpin in Chelsea's midfield, much like Paul Scholes.

Verdict

This is one of the key battles that is a total tossup, and one I look most forward to watching develop. Both players are capable of playing up field, or sitting in the pocket and spreading the attack.

John Terry vs Wayne Rooney
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This hotly contested battle between the two Englishman will be one of the key battles on the feild. Wayne Rooney and John Terry are old friends, but also very familiar rivals in the Premier League. Both stars embody the culture of their club, and are viewed as leaders on the pitch.

For Chelsea to edge Manchester United, a fully functional John Terry is crucial. The newly re-instated England stalwart will have to count on his defensive skill and experience in shutting down some of the most talented players in the world.

Wayne Rooney has an immense amount of raw power, and the ability to make something out of nothing. That being said, Terry will likely employ a deep defensive line to cater to the pace and power of United's attack.

Despite Rooney's appetite for the game, Rooney has been less than prolific against Chelsea. Netting two goals in their 19 meetings is a testament to the trouble John Terry can cause Rooney.

However, Rooney's recent deeper role will allow him to create space, which will hopefully open up gaps for Javier Hernandez, Dimitar Berbatov, or Nani to exploit.

The pressure will be on both of these players. Wayne Rooney is carrying United's banner, whereas John Terry is Chelsea's captain fantastic. This key battle is truly important for both teams, as both key players have the ability to change a match.

Verdict

Wayne Rooney's hunger will prove too much for John Terry to deal with this time around. In their last meeting, David Luiz was the one who handled Wayne Rooney, and was rather successful at it. Without Luiz this match, John Terry will be fully tested in dealing with the engine that is Wayne Rooney.

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UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals: Picking the Highest Earning XI from Last 8

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The UEFA Champions is the most prestigious club competition in the world, and therefore it features the most expensive football players in the world.

With the amount of money on the line for clubs in the competition, the biggest clubs are willing to spend a lot of money on the top players in the world in the hopes that these players can bring them success in the competition.

While there are some surprising teams who are among the last eight teams left in the tournament, it is not much of a surprise that most of these players are employed by the same few teams with the most money.

This is not a list of who has the highest transfer value, since that is a very subjective number and is really dictated simply by how much a club is willing to pay for a certain players.

Furthermore, some players have risen from their own team's academies, making any transfer value for them unknown.

In addition, players who signed contracts two or three years ago may not be making as much money as less talented players who just signed new contracts this season.

This is also not a list of who is the best starting XI, or who is playing the best, or even which XI players would form the best team.

This is the starting XI of players who make the most money in wages, the most expensive team money can buy.

This is not just the best XI players, but rather XI players who can be on the pitch at the same time. I chose to use a 4-3-3 formation for this team.

The wage figures may not be accurate to the dollar, as no two sites report the same figures, and several players from Spain don't have their wages reported at all.

But without further ado, here is not just the most expensive starting XI, but rather, the most expensive match day squad from the last eight teams in the UEFA Champions League.

The Bench: (1/2)
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Fernando Torres (£9.1 million a year: Chelsea)

Despite Torres' massive £50 million transfer fee when he moved to Chelsea, his wages fall just short of putting him in the starting XI.

This could be a good sign for this team, as Torres has struggled mightily since moving to Stamford Bridge and has yet to score a goal.

Being on the bench is not foreign to Torres, as he spent most of Spain's World Cup campaign on the bench recovering from an injury.

Samuel Eto'o (£9.1 million: Inter Milan)

Despite his age, the UEFA Champions League's most prolific scorer is continuing to rake in more money than almost every other footballer in the world.

Eto'o earned his money by scoring 18 Champions League goals in 41 appearances for Barcelona.

After becoming just the second player ever to score a goal in two different Champions League Finals in 2009, Eto'o moved to Italy to sign a big-money contract with Inter.

That money has been well spent by the Italian club, as Eto'o helped Inter win the Champions League in his first season with the club, becoming the fourth player to ever win the Champions League two years in a row with different teams.

Xabi Alonso (£4.5 million: Real Madrid)

In the world of professional football, the money goes to the players who are scoring the goals.

After the strikers, only the attacking midfielders make money that could even be compared to the amount strikers make.

That explains the drop-off in salary between the strikers and Xabi Alonso, who plays one of the most important positions on the field.

Alonso's ability to hold the ball and start attacks was a major reason why Real Madrid lured him away from Liverpool and made him one of the highest paid holding midfielders around.

Wesley Sneijder (£5 million: Inter Milan)

After making a quick rise through the Ajax youth academy, Sneijder moved on to Real Madrid.

After Real Madrid went on a massive shopping spree in the summer of 2009, Inter Milan saw an opening and signed the Dutch midfielder.

Sneijder's ability to use both feet, score from distance and launch deadly free kicks helped him land one of the more lucrative contracts for a midfielder.

Sneijder was a great investment for Inter, as he was a major reason that they were able to win the Champions League in 2010.

The Bench: (2/2)
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Carles Puyol (£4.3 million: Barcelona)

Puyol is considered by many to be one of the best center backs in the world.

He has been Barcelona's captain since 2004, leading them to La Liga titles in 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2010. He has also led them to two Champions League titles.

He captained the Barcelona team that won an unprecedented six major trophies in the year 2009.

While he isn't the captain of the Spanish national team, he has been a major reason behind Spain winning Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup.

There are very few negative things to say about Puyol other than he had poor timing when he signed his latest contract.

Puyol signed a contract extension with Barcelona back in 2009, and if he had waited just one more year before signing a new one, he would be making a lot more money then he is now.

Nemanja Vidic (£4.68 million: Manchester United)

For as much money as Rio Ferdinand makes, Nemanja Vidic has proven not only to be Manchester United's best defender, but possibly their most important player.

Vidic provides an incredible presence on the United defense. When United set a record for consecutive clean sheets back in 2009, Vidic was the only player who was consistently in the lineup.

His ability to defend against anyone and score on set pieces made extending his contract at Old Trafford a priority last summer.

Victor Valdes (£5.2 million: Barcelona)

Victor Valdes has been reining in the trophies recently for Barcelona.

He is the most successful goalkeeper in Barcelona history, winning four La Liga titles, two Champions League titles and a Copa Del Ray title.

In addition, he led Barcelona to the Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Club World Cup titles in the year 2009.

It is no surprise that Barcelona has made him the joint-highest paid goalkeeper in the world. Unfortunately though, that is still not enough to put him in the starting XI of this team.

Goalkeeper: Iker Casillas (£5.2 Million: Real Madrid)
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Casillas and Valdes both play for the two biggest clubs in Spain, are the same age and both earn the same amount of money.

So if the two of them were to play for the same team, who would be the No. 1 choice? Luckily, we have the Spanish national team to decide that for us.

Valdes has made just three appearances for the Spanish national team, which comes nowhere near the 119 caps of Casillas.

In addition, Valdes didn't even earn his first cap until 10 years after Casillas earned his. Valdes was included in Spain's squad for the 2010 World Cup.

Like his fellow countrymen, Casillas has also won four La Liga titles and two Champions League titles.

Casillas also won two Intercontinental Cups, before the tournament was rebranded as the FIFA Club World Cup.

Casillas is the second-most capped goalkeeper in Spanish national team history, and he is just seven caps behind Andoni Zubizaretta for the most all time.

He is also the most capped goalkeeper of all time in the UEFA Champions League.

Casillas serves as the captain for both Real Madrid and the Spanish national team.

As captain of Spain, he led the country to their first European championship in 44 years when Spain won Euro 2008. He followed that up by leading the country to their first-ever World Cup win in 2010.

With all the club and international success Casillas has had, he is earning every Euro that Real Madrid is giving him.

If that isn't enough to put him into the staring XI, how many other players have done this in a postgame interview following the World Cup final?

Just like the Spanish national team, Casillas edges out Valdes in the staring XI for this team.

Left Back: Ashley Cole (£4.8 Million: Chelsea)
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Considered one of if not the best left back in the world, Ashley Cole made a £25 million move from Arsenal to Chelsea at the start of the Roman Abromovich era.

Cole's great speed and ability allow him to neutralize even the best right wingers in the world, often taking away one of Chelsea's opponents' best attacking options.

But Cole's value is not just in his defending. Cole is one of the best defenders in the world on the ball, as he flies up the left wing to help start the Chelsea attack.

Cole's terrific attacking ability makes him a nightmare for opposing managers. In five seasons at Chelsea, Cole has scored six goals and set up countless others.

Cole has also been an almost permanent fixture for the English national team since 2001. Cole's 88 international caps are the most by a black English player in English football history.

While Cole flies up the wing and helps to make the English attack even more potent, he has played in more international matches without scoring a goal than any other player in English history.

Even if he isn't scoring goals, Cole is providing incredible value to both England and Chelsea. With the skills that Cole brings to the table and a rich Russian owner, he deserves to be the highest paid left back in the world.

Center Back: John Terry (£6.5 Million: Chelsea)
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Say what you want about John Terry's antics on the field—or even off the field for that matter—but there is one thing that is certain: John Terry can defend better then almost anyone in the world.

Terry became Chelsea's captain when Jose Mourinho took over the club at the start of the 2004-05 campaign. Terry immediately led Chelsea to back-to-back Premier League titles.

In 2004-05, Terry led Chelsea to the best defensive record in Premier League history.

Terry also led Chelsea to FA Cup triumphs in 2007, 2009 and 2010. His name will live forever in Wembley Stadium history, as he was the first captain to ever lift the FA Cup trophy in the new Wembley Stadium.

As if that wasn't enough, he also became the first player to score an international goal at the new Wembley, when he scored in a 1-1 draw against Brazil.

Not only is Terry a fantastic defender, but he is a major scoring threat on set pieces as well. He has scored six goals in 58 appearances for England.

Last season, he scored a crucial goal at Stamford Bridge to defeat Manchester United 1-0.

Terry's heading ability had nothing to do with how many people Didier Drogba fouled on the play while in an offside position on the goal.

The win was crucial, as Chelsea beat United by a single point to win the 2010 Premier League title.

In 2007, English manager Steve McLaren named Terry the English captain.

He remained the captain until new manager Fabio Capello stripped him of the title in 2010 following off-the-field issues, but he was reinstated as captain in 2011 following an injury to Rio Ferdinand.

While Terry will always be remembered for slipping and missing his penalty during the 2008 Champions League Final, he still makes more money than everyone else because he is that important to every team he plays for.

Center Back: Rio Ferdinand (£5.6 Million: Manchester United)
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We will have to go to the bench for a substitution on this one, but that doesn't change the fact that Ferdinand is the second-highest paid defender in the world behind John Terry.

Ferdinand has spent the better part of the last three years battling injuries, and is currently battling a back injury that may keep him out the rest of the season.

Ferdinand moved to Manchester United from Leeds United in 2002 for a fee of around £30 million, making him the most expensive defender in Premier League history.

His United career got off to a rocky start when he was suspended eight months for missing a drug test.

When Ferdinand finally did settle in to Old Trafford, he quickly became one of the best defenders around.

Over time, Ferdinand began being considered one of the best central defenders in the world, and he was becoming a leader around Old Trafford.

Due to injuries to club captain Gary Neville, Ferdinand often split wearing the United armband with Ryan Giggs, helping to lead United to Premier League titles in 2007, 2008, and 2009.

Ferdinand captained United in the 2008 Champions League Final, where United defeated Chelsea on penalties.

In total, he has won the Premier League title four times, a Champions League title, two league cups and a FIFA Club World Cup.

Ferdinand has made 88 appearances for the English national team, scoring three times. In 2010, manager Fabio Capello named Ferdinand the new English captain after taking the armband away from John Terry.

However, Ferdinand got injured in training prior to the World Cup, forcing him to give up the armband to Steven Gerrard.

In 2011, Capello took the armband away from Ferdinand, giving it back to Terry in a move that sparked a lot of controversy.

When Ferdinand was at his peak, he was perhaps the best central defender in the world. Now, however, he often forces his partner Nemanja Vidic to cover for his mistakes or loss of ability.

When he is healthy he is still very good, but he spends too much time on the training table to justify making the kind of money he is making.

Right Back: Dani Alves (£6.1 Million: Barcelona)
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Dani Alves is easily one of the top two right backs in the world.

The other one is Alves' fellow countryman Maicon, making sure the two of them are always competeing for the starting right back spot on the Brazilian national team.

While many people believe Maicon to be the best right back in the world, the details of his contract are nowhere to be found. Even so, it is hard to believe that he would be making more then Alves.

During his six years at FC Sevilla, Alves helped the club to two UEFA Cups and a Copa Del Ray. Barcelona bought Alves for about £30 million, making him one of the most expensive defenders in the world.

Like Ashley Cole, Alves' value comes from his ability to fly up the wing and join the attack. Alves is arguably better then Cole in this regard, as he has scored 11 goals in his first three seasons at Barcelona.

Alves has helped Barcelona win La Liga titles in each of his first two seasons with the club, and has helped them to the top of the table in La Liga this season.

He missed the 2009 Champions League final due to a yellow card suspension.

Alves has made 46 appearances over the last five years for the Brazilian national team, scoring five goals.

As Alves continues to frustrate left wingers and excite fans with his great runs, Barcelona just sits back and smiles at their good investment.

Midfield: Kaka (£6.5 Million: Real Madrid)
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Funny how Kaka can crack the staring XI of this list while he can barely crack the starting XI at his own club.

While Kaka is constantly being outshined by Mesuit Ozil at Real Madrid, Kaka's paychecks sure give him something to brag about (Ozil makes just £3.9 a year).

Kaka was the first player signed during Real Madrid's summer signing spree in 2009. Kaka was lured away from AC Milan with a €68.5 million deal.

At the time, Kaka was well worth the money, coming off of a season where he scored 19 goals in just 36 appearances for AC Milan.

He was also just two years removed from leading AC Milan to a Champions League title and he was still capable of breathtaking moments like this.

Kaka helped Milan to the Serie A title just once in 2004 during his time at the San Siro, while also leading them to Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup titles in 2007, claiming the Ballon d'Or trophy as the world's best player that year.

As a member of the Brazilian national team, Kaka has scored 27 international goals and played a part in helping Brazil win the 2002 World Cup.

In the summer of 2009, there was no doubt that Kaka was one of the most talented players in the world, just two years removed from a season where he won both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards.

At the time, the signing was a great move for Real Madrid, and very few people questioned the move.

However, Kaka has struggled to make an impact in his two seasons at the Bernabau, scoring just 11 goals in 44 appearances.

While for a normal midfielder those would be great numbers, the expectations for Kaka are a bit higher.

As he struggles to even get into matches at Madrid, there is no doubt that in hindsight, he is being a tad bit overpaid.

Midfield: Xavi: (€7.5 Million: Barcelona)
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In most cases, the midfielders who make the most money are the midfielders who score the most goals.

Xavi seems to be the exception to this rule. While he may not be the most prolific goalscorer, no one can argue how important he is to his team.

While Xavi doesn't score many goals, that doesn't mean he can't score them. Not only does Xavi have the ability to attack and score goals, but when he does score, they are usually at crucial times.

Xavi's true value comes from his ability to play as a holding midfielder. Xavi's ability to hold the ball and his superb passing skills are a major reason why Barcelona are able to keep possession of the ball for the majority of the time in all their matches.

During the 2009-10 season, Xavi was called the best midfielder in modern football as well as one of the greatest central midfielders of all time by Spanish journalists.

He has helped Barcelona to five League titles, two Champions League titles, and the FIFA Club World Cup.

He played an influencial role in Spain's Euro2008 championship, as well as their 2010 World Cup victory.

In the 2010 World Cup, Xavi's 669 pass attempts were 104 more then the next player on the list. This just shows how great Xavi's passing ability is, and how much Spain relied on him to distribute the ball and get attacks started.

Xavi has already taken home a plethora of individual honors, being named the World Soccer Player of the year in 2009, the man of the match in the 2009 UEFA Champions League final, La Liga Spanish Player of the Year in 2005, and the UEFA Champions League midfielder of the year in 2008-09.

These are just some of the individual accolades he has received. He also finished third for the Ballon d'Or in both 2009 and 2010.

There is no doubt that Xavi is the engine behind both the Barcelona and Spanish attacks, and it is not a coincidence that both teams have dominated in recent years with Xavi in the center of their formations.

As he continues to be one of the most dynamic players in the game, he continues to get paid like one.

Midfield: Frank Lampard (£6.6 Million: Chelsea)
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It is no surprise that Chelsea seem to have a bunch of players on this list.

Russian owner Roman Abromovich wants success in the Champions League and he is clearly willing to pay top dollar (or pound) to try to achieve that success.

While Frank Lampard's Champions League resume may not be the greatest one out there (he has led Chelsea to just one Champions League final, though he did score in the final), Lampard has earned his paycheck with his great play in the Premier League.

The free kick specialist and passing maestro has totaled 111 goals and 84 assists in nine Premier League seasons for Chelsea.

He has won three Premier League titles and three FA Cups with Chelsea. In 2008 he was named the UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year.

Unfortunately for Lampard, things aren't so great for him outside of the Premier League.

He has made 81 appearances for the English National team, but he has had a rocky relationship with the English fans, culminating in Lampard getting booed when he came on as a substitute in a Euro2008 qualifying match.

Many fans even thought that Lampard should have been benched due to poor performances for England.

While Lampard has scored 21 goals for England, that number is slightly inflated because he has been England's penalty taker for years.

Lampard also drew the ire of the fans when he went over two years without scoring an international goal despite being England's penalty taker.

He broke the streak when he scored in a 4-0 win over Slovakia in March of 2009.

While Lampard did score on a penalty in England's recent win over Wales, the player admitted that he thought he was going to be dropped from the starting XI, and no longer thinks he is an automatic choice for Fabio Capello.

Lampard's Champions League record is simply average as well. In 82 Champions League appearances with Chelsea he has scored just 21 goals and picked up just 11 assists.

Compare those numbers to his 2009-10 Premier League campaign, where he scored 22 goals and picked up 17 assists, in just 36 appearances.

While Frank Lampard is definitely one of, if not the best attacking midfielder in the Premier League, if I were going to pay top dollar for a midfielder, I would want him to be a consistent performer in every competition, something that Lampard has failed to do.

Forward: Lionel Messi (€9.5 Million: Barcelona)
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Who is the best football player in the world?

Two years ago if you asked that question you would spark a debate as to whether the best player was Lionel Messi of Barcelona, or Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United.

If you ask that question today, you will get one simple answer: Messi.

Ignore the fact that Messi has struggled playing for the Argentinian national team.

Pegged as the next Maradona, he has failed to bring Argentina the glory they have hoped for, and he has scored just 16 times in 54 national team appearances. A pretty low return for someone with Messi's standards.

He did however lead Argentina to a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics. But Argentina is starting to reform their team, build around Messi, and play a formation similar to the one Messi plays in at Barcelona.

At Barcelona, boy has that formation worked. Credit it to the formation, the freedom Messi is given to roam around the field or the quality of the players around him, at Barcelona Messi is showing the world how talented he is.

This season alone Messi has already scored 45 goals in just 42 appearances.

Think he's the only one scoring? Think again. Messi's playmaking abilities have also helped him pick up 21 assists.

For those keeping track, that makes Messi resonsible for 66 Barcelona goals in 42 appearances this season.

Over his entire career Messi has already scored 173 goals and assisted on 70 others in just 256 appearances in a Barcelona shirt.

He has won the Ballon d'Or in 2009 and 2010, picking up the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2009 as well.

While he may suffer a little bit from Sidney Crosby syndrome, (yelling at the referee everytime someone touches him or takes the ball away from him), there is no doubt he is the most talented player in the world.

I saw him play live at the USA vs. Argentina match recently and he is worth every dollar I spent on a ticket. Seeing Messi play live is an absolute must for every football fan in the world.

Like his club teammate Carlos Puyol, the only reason Messi isn't the highest paid player is because other players have signed contracts since he signed his.

With the way Messi is producing right now, Barcelona are going to have to give him more then €9.5 million a year when his next contract comes around.

Forward: Wayne Rooney (£10.4 Million: Manchester United)
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The negotiations for Wayne Rooney's latest contract got so messy that several reports came out saying Rooney would be leaving Manchester United as early as January 2011.

Even worse, he would be joining former Red Devil Carlos Tevez at United's hated rival Manchester City.

Amid all the reports and both sides fighting in the media, the situation ended with Rooney putting pen to paper on a new contract that doubled his wages at Manchester United.

During the time of the negotiations, Rooney just couldn't keep his name out of the British tabloids. Rooney was going through personal troubles off the field, and on the field it wasn't getting much better.

He had not scored a goal, for club or country, since United's Champions League quarterfinal match against Bayern Munich on March 30th.

Meanwhile Sir Alex Ferguson had suggested that Rooney was still not over an ankle injury that he picked up in that Champions League match, while Rooney suggested that those claims were rubbish.

The war of words simply escalated the contract dispute, fueling the rumors that Rooney would leave.

When all was said and done, Rooney signed a new contract and went off to Oregon to rehab his ankle, which happened to be injured just as Fergie had said.

While things have gotten better since Rooney returned for United, he has yet to regain the form that saw him score 34 goals in all competitions last season.

However, he has modified his game this season, becoming more of a playmaker and creator, which has helped him pick up 11 assists this season, the second most on the team.

Furthermore, he is a large reason why Dimitar Bertatov is enjoying his most successful season in a United shirt, scoring 20 goals this season.

While Rooney has only been able to find the back of the net seven times this season, he has still proven over his entire United career that he is their most important player.

Rooney is the engine that makes United run, and if it costs £10.4 million a year to make that engine run, then that is how much United will have to pay.

Forward: Cristiano Ronaldo (€11 Million: Real Madrid)
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Several factors led to Cristiano Ronaldo becoming the highest paid football player in the world.

It starts with Ronaldo bursting onto the scene and dazzling the world with his fancy tricks and great footwork at Manchester United.

Pretty soon Ronaldo began growing from a winger with great tricks into an incredible goal scorer.

After Ronaldo scored 12 goals in all competitions during the 2005-06 season, he nearly doubled his goal total the following year, scoring 23 goals and assisting on 19 others, helping United win their first Premier League title in three years.

Unfortunately, United's Champions League campaign crashed out when they were beaten by Kaka and AC Milan in the semifinals. Ronaldo would then finish as the runner up to Kaka for the 2007 Ballon d'Or.

The following season was when Cristiano Ronaldo put himself in the argument for the best player in the world.

Ronaldo scored 42 goals in all competitions, leading United to a second straight Premier League title, and this time, United would win the Champions League as well.

In additon to club success, Ronaldo won Ballon d'Or and the FIFA Player of the Year awards in 2008.

The groundwork for a mega contract with Real Madrid was then laid shortly after the Champions League final, when Ronaldo announced his intentions to move to Real Madrid.

Ronaldo was convinced to stay at United for one more season, where he would try to lead United to becoming just the second team to ever win back-to-back Champions League titles.

Ronaldo scored 26 goals in all competitions and United won a third straight Premier League title, but their bid for back-to-back Champions League titles came up short when they suffered a 2-0 defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League final.

After seeing rivals Barcelona win back-to-back La Liga titles, and now winning the treble as well in 2009, Real Madrid was anxious to return to the summit of Spanish football.

With a new president, Real Madrid went on a major summer spending spree, looking to sign all of the available top players.

After signing Kaka, they turned their attention to Ronaldo, coming off three straight Premier League titles and a desire to move to Real Madrid.

Real Madrid and Manchester United agreed to a record £80 million fee for Ronaldo.

With the Ronaldo vs. Messi debate still going strong, Real Madrid was eager to claim that they had the best player in the world.

Their first move was to make him the highest paid player in the world. Ronaldo signed a six year contract that pays him €11 million a year.

Individually Ronaldo has proven to be worth the money at Real Madrid, where he has scored 70 goals in 77 appearances.

However, that has not been enough for Madrid to catch Barcelona at the top of La Liga, or to bring any trophies to the Bernabau just yet.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/648543-uefa-champions-league-quarterfinals-picking-the-highest-earning-xi-from-last-8#page/1

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Adidas Finale London 2011 Champions League Matchball

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Memasuki fase knock out Liga Champions Eropa, Adidas akhirnya memperkenalkan bola yang akan digunakan dalam final yang akan berlangsung di Wembley 28 Mei nanti.

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Ini untuk kesekian kalinya bola Adidas kembali dipercaya untuk diperebutkan dalam laga final Liga Champions. Sebelumnya sempat terjadi keraguan tentang penunjukan Adidas ini. Sebab, bola terakhir keluaran mereka, Jabulani sempat menjadi polemik di putaran final Piala Dunia Afrika Selatan lalu.

Dilansir situs resmi UEFA, Kamis (24/2), Adidas mampu meyakinkan UEFA dengan berani mengklaim kalau bola mereka kali ini adalah bola tercanggih yang pernah mereka produksi. Mudah dikendalikan, lebih kuat, tujuan yang lebih mengarah adalah beberapa kelebihan dari bola baru mereka kali ini.

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Adidas Finale 2011 adalah nama bola dengan balutan merah yang mewarnai logo bintangnya itu. Karena belum diuji-cobakan, sampai saat ini belum ada komentar tentang bola ini dari beberapa pemain Eropa khususnya kiper.

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Chelsea Screwed By Champions League No-Call?

It's almost fitting that on the night Micheal Ballack returned to Stamford Bridge to broadcast Chelsea's Champions League quarterfinal first leg match against Manchester United for German television, the club lost yet another important chance at a knockout stage goal because the referee wouldn't give a penalty. In 2009, it was Tom Henning Ovrebo ignoring a whole slew of penalty shouts against Barcelona, in 2010, there were a couple more against Inter. But Patrice Evra's challenge on Ramires with Man United up 1-0 in the injury time might have actually been a bit more iffy and it was hardly enough to kill Chelsea's chances.

If you look closely, it appears Evra's sloppy challenge might have been juuuust outside the box. Still, for nothing at all to be called there was further proof that Roman Abramovich must have dined and dashed at a UEFA referees' luncheon at some point.

Anyway, there's still a whole second leg to go and if Edwin van der Sar had retired before this season instead of after it, Chelsea would already have a goal or two and that penalty shout wouldn't have mattered. But nevermind that -- it'll be nice to have at least one second leg match that will mean something.

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/b8Rcr

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moga aja M.U lolos sampai final, jadi di bolanya nempel tulisan Manchester United vs bla.bla.bla

dan juara :champ:
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SkySports's Team Of The Week for UEFA Champions League

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Barca Difavoritkan Juara, MU di Posisi Dua
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Genap sudah keempat semifinalis Liga Champions. Bursa judi Eropa pun mulai menerka siapa yang akan jadi juara. Untuk sementara, Barcelona dijagokan dengan Manchester United di posisi dua.

Barcelona dan MU lebih dulu memastikan satu tempat di empat besar, Rabu (13/4/2011) dinihari WIB. Barca melewati hadangan Shakhtar Donetsk sedangkan MU menyisihkan Chelsea.

Sehari berselang, Real Madrid dan Schalke menyusul. Madrid menyingkirkan Tottenham Hotspur sementara Schalke memulangkan juara bertahan Inter Milan.

Dengan hasil tersebut, empat tim terakhir yang akan bertarung untuk mendapat kesempatan tampil di partai puncak pun sudah lengkap. Schalke (Jerman) bakal berhadapan dengan MU (Inggris) dan dua wakil Spanyol, Madrid dan Barcelona, harus saling bunuh.

Untuk sementara, bursa judi Eropa terlihat memfavoritkan Barca untuk mengatasi Madrid, masuk final dan kemudian juara. Barca memang dijagokan menjadi juara oleh setidaknya tiga rumah judi termuka macam Ladbrokes, Eurobet dan Bwin.

Dari koefisien yang ditawarkan ketiga rumah judi tersebut, MU terlihat diprediksi akan masuk final untuk menghadapi Barca. Ini dikarenakan 'Setan Merah' menjadi favorit kedua untuk menjadi juara.

Madrid sementara itu sama-sama diunggulkan di posisi ketiga oleh Ladbrokes, Eurobet dan Bwin. Sekedar catatan, saat ini koefisien antara Barca, MU dan Madrid masih berselisih tipis, menunjukkan ketiganya diprediksi akan bersaing ketat jadi favorit.

Sementara Schalke ada di urutan bontot di ketiga rumah judi tersebut. Menilik koefisien menggiurkan yang mereka tawarkan saat ini, Schalke sangat tidak diunggulkan untuk jadi kampiun.

Dari bursa pencetak gol, Lionel Messi dari Barca jadi favorit kuat topskorer dengan torehan 9 gol. Para pemain yang relatif punya kans mengejar Messi adalah Karim Benzema (Madrid/6 gol), Cristiano Ronaldo (Madrid/6 gol), Raul (Schalke/5 gol), Javier Hernandez (MU/4 gol) dan Jefferson Farfan (Schalke/4 gol). Perbedaan selisih yang cukup jauh itulah yang bikin Messi sangat diunggulkan.


Bursa Taruhan Juara Liga Champions:

Ladbrokes
Barcelona 10/11
Manchester United 9/4
Real Madrid 7/2
Schalke 14/1

Eurobet
Barcelona 2,10
Manchester United 3,50
Real Madrid 4,33
FC Schalke 15,00

Bwin
Barcelona 2,10
Manchester United 3,50
Real Madrid 4,00
FC Schalke 13,00

Road to Final:

Semifinal Leg I
26 April 2011
Schalke 04 vs Manchester United di Veltins-Arena
27 April 2011
Real Madrid vs Barcelona di Santiago Bernabéu

Semifinal Leg II
3 Mei 2011
Barcelona vs Real Madrid di Camp Nou
4 Mei 2011
Manchester United vs Schalke 04 di Old Trafford

Final
28 Mei 2011 di Wembley

[zudomiriku]

Giliran MU Juara?
Okdwitya Karina Sari - detiksport



Dalam enam musim terakhir tim yang menjuarai Liga Champions memiliki pola bergilir dari tiga negara yang berbeda. Berdasar urutannya wakil Inggris lah yang akan memenangi turnamen musim ini. Bagaimana?

Sejak musim 2004-05 para kampiun Eropa memiliki urutan yang sama yakni dari negara Inggris-Spanyol-Italia. Hal itu bisa dilihat di musim 200405 di mana Liverpool sukses menjadi juara usai mengalahkan AC Milan lewat adu penalti 3-2 setelah bermain imbang 3-3 hingga perpanjangan waktu.

Semusim berselang giliran Barcelona yang menjadi kampiun setelah mengadandaskan Arsenal 2-1 di final. Ulangan partai final 2004-05 tersaji musim 2006-07 dimana Milan yang tampil jadi juara setelah menundukkan Liverpool 2-1.

Musim 2007-08 gelar juara melayang ke Inggris dengan menempatkan Manchester United sebagai kampiun Eropa untuk kali ketiga. MU memenangi duel final kontra Chelsea melalui adu penalti 6-5 karena hingga extra time kedua tim sama kuat 1-1.

Stadion Olimpico Roma menjadi saksi bisu keberhasilan Barca menjadi raja Eropa usai merebut gelar tersebut dari tangan "Setan Merah" yang dikalahkannya di final dengan skor 2-0.

Sedangkan musim lalu Inter Milan berhasil membawa pulang gelar itu ke Italia setelah di partai puncak mengatasi Bayern Munich dengan skor 2-0.

Berdasarkan pola urutan tersebut, setelah Nerrazurri maka yang akan menjadi juara adalah tim dari Inggris. Sedangkan MU merupakan satu-satunya wakil Inggris yang tersisa di babak semifinal.

Peluang bagi The Red Devils untuk juara terbuka lebar. Di babak empat besar, Wayne Rooney dkk. "cuma" akan menghadapi Schalke 04 yang di atas kertas belum setara dengan mereka.

Apalagi wakil-wakil Inggris memiliki rekor apik dalam lima musim belakangan. Setidaknya tim-tim Premier League sukses menembus hingga partai final yang telah dimulai lima musim silam. Baru pada musim 2009-10 saja tidak ada wakil Inggris yang sukses menembus semifinal.

Meskipun demikian, masih ada delapan partai yang akan menentukan siapa dua tim terbaik yang pantas berlaga di final.

Babak semifinal leg I akan menyuguhkan duel antara Schalke versus MU pada 26 April sementara Real Madrid akan bersua Barcelona sehari kemudian. Partai semifinal leg II akan digelar pada 4 dan 5 Mei.


Musim-Finalis-Juara-Negara
2004-05 Liverpool 3-3 (pen.3-2) AC Milan Liverpool Inggris
2005-06 Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal Barcelona Spanyol
2006-07 AC Milan 2-1 Liverpool AC Milan Italia
2007-08 MU 1-1 (pen.6-5) Chelsea Inggris
2008-09 Barcelona 2-0 MU Spanyol
2009-10 Inter 2-0 Bayern Munich Italia
2010-11 ? UNITED amin....... :mudance: :devil2:

[Redsbusby]

Schalke, Kejutan Skuad 'Buruh Tambang'

Sejarah The Royal Blues
Gelsenkirchen, detiksport - Schalke menjadi tim kejutan di babak perempatfinal Liga Champions musim ini. Terseok-seok di kompetisi lokal, tim Jerman ini tiba-tiba menyeruak ke deretan empat terbaik di Eropa saat ini.

Di Liga Jerman, performa The Royal Blues musim ini di luar dugaan. Runner up musim lalu itu bahkan sempat cukup lama beredar di zona degradasi, meskipun membeli cukup banyak pemain bintang seperti Raul, Klaas Jan Huntelaar dan Christoph Metzelder.

Di fase awal Liga Champions, Schalke mungkin cukup "beruntung" masuk di grup yang tidak berat. Mereka besaing dengan tim-tim yang relatif setara dengan mereka: Lyon, Benfica, dan Hapoel Tel Aviv. Dan mereka lolos dengan predikat juara grup.

Di babak 16 besar, tim kota Gelsenkirchen itu bertemu tim yang juga relatif masih satu level dengan mereka: Valencia. Mereka berhasil menahan klub Spanyol itu 1-1 di Mestalla, lalu menang 3-1 di Veltins Arena.

Lolos ke perempatfinal, manajemen Schalke masih khawatir dengan kondisi tim di bawah kendali Felix Magath, karena permainan mereka di liga masih naik-turun, walaupun sudah mulai merayap ke papan tengah.

Pada 16 Maret klub memutuskan memecat Magath dan mereka merekrut Ralf Rangnick, yang pernah pula membesut tim ini di musim 2004/2005. Mantan pelatih Hoffenheim itu melewati partai pertamanya dengan positif, menang 2-0 di kandang St Pauli.

Di laga keduanya Rangnick sudah langsung berhadapan dengan Inter Milan, sang juara bertahan Liga Champions. Dan siapa sangka, Schalke menghancurkan La Beneamata di Giuseppe Meazza dengan skor mencolok, 5-2.

Performa ciamik Schalke berlanjut di pertandingan ketiga Rangnick. Bertemu Wolfsburg yang sudah ditangani Magath, gol tunggal Jose Jurado di menit 75 sekaligus membuat Schalke naik ke peringkat sembilan di klasemen sementara.

Lalu tadi malam, atau Kamis (14/4/2011) dinihari WIB, Rangnick kembali membawa Schalke meraih kemenangan, 2-1 atas Inter di leg kedua. Klub yang juga berjulukan Die Knappen itu -- berarti "Para Buruh Tambang", karena Gelsenkirchen adalah salah satu kota penambangan batu bara terbesar di Eropa -- pun mengukir sejarah membanggakan, pertama kali menembus semifinal turnamen kasta tertinggi di Eropa.

"Saya rasa semua orang berpikir bahwa Schalke adalah tim yang mudah (dikalahkan). Kami telah menunjukkan, ini lho kami. Kami masuk semifinal karena kami memperjuangkannya. Ini semata-mata milik kami," tukas Raul, bintang gaek Spanyol yang sudah mencetak 19 gol dari 43 pertandingan di semua kompetisi Schalke di musim ini, termasuk lima gol di Liga Champions.

Apakah Schalke akan membuat kejutan lagi, mereka yang akan menjawabnya saat menghadapi Manchester United di semifinal.

[Redsbusby]

Misteri Juara Bertahan

Jakarta, detiskport - Masuk kotaknya Inter Milan di tangan Schalke 04 membuat Liga Champions menjadi arena yang tidak ramah buat tim berstatus juara bertahan. Misteri yang sudah berlangsung 21 tahun.

Selama 21 tahun terakhir, tidak ada satu pun tim juara bertahan yang bisa mempertahankan gelarnya di Piala/Liga Champions. Tim terakhir yang melakukannya adalah AC Milan yang menggondol gelar tahun 1989 dan 1990.

Kompetisi boleh berganti nama dan berganti format, namun tetap saja, belum ada lagi sebuah tim yang bisa meraih gelar dalam dua tahun berturut-turut. Banyak yang mencoba, tetapi semuanya gagal.

Milan sendiri yang mencoba mematahkan rekor itu tahun 1995 ketika mereka maju ke final. Namun Rossoneri kalah di tangan Ajax Amsterdam dan gagal mempertahankan titel yang mereka rebut setahun sebelumnya.

Tuah itu menimpa Ajax setahun berselang di mana mereka dikalahkan Juventus di partai puncak. Tahun 1997, giliran Juve yang gagal karena mereka dihentikan Borussia Dortmund.

Yang terakhir mencoba mematahkan 'kutukan' juara bertahan adalah Manchester United. Juara pada tahun 2008, MU ke final di tahun 2009, tetapi mereka ditekuk Barcelona.

Tahun ini, Inter bahkan belum sedekat itu. Kegemilangan Nerazzurri saat menjadi juara tahun 2010 gagal diulangi tahun ini karena di perempatfinal mereka dihantam Schalke dua kali, 2-5 dan 1-2, yang berarti kalah 3-7 secara agregat.

[finza_13]

Tiket Schalke Vs MU Ludes Terjual


TRIBUNNEWS.COM, GELSENKIRCHEN - Hanya dua setengah jam sejak memasuki Kamis (14/4/2011) pascakemenangan Schalke 04 atas Inter Milan pada leg 2, (13/4/2011), tiket semifinal pertama melawan Manchester United di Veltins Arena pun sudah ludes.

Kemenangan 2-1 di Veltins Arena atas Inter memastikan Schalke unggul agregat 7-3 dan berhak melaju ke partai semifinal untuk pertama kalinya. Wajar seluruh pendukung Die Knappen sangat antusias menyambut sejarah baru klub kesayangannya itu.

Tak heran juga jika sekitar 54 ribu lembar tiket yang disediakan untuk partai semifinal leg 1, (26/4/2011) mendatang pun diperkirakan bakal terjual habis. Jumlah itu sudah termasuk alokasi sekitar 2,500 lembar sebagai jatah tiket bagi tim tamu, Man United.

Pendukung Schalke sendiri terdapat sekita 30 ribu yang berstatus pemegang tiket terusan, termasuk laga Eropa. Dan ketika seluruh tiket mulai dijual sejak pukul 11.00 waktu setempat, para fans hanya butuh waktu 150 menit untuk menghabiskans emua jatah tersebut.

Saat Schalke menang 2-1 atas Inter, diperkirakan 8,79 juta orang di Jerman menyaksikannya melalui layar televisi. Angka itu berarti mencapai sekitar 29,6 persen dari pasar yang terdapat di Jerman.

Dan angka itu menjadi yang tertinggi bagi pentonton siaran langsung sepak bola di Jerman, sejak Bayern Muenchen kalah 0-2 dari Inter pada final Liga Champions musim lalu.

[VaDLi]

duh bingung nih posting dimana
kalo salah pindahin aja ya...

UEFA Team Ranking
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[Redsbusby]

:))
Bahkan meskipun musim lalu double, tetep aja Chelsea kalah perolehannya dibandingin Klub Nothing macam Liverpool...

[zudomiriku]

UEFA Champions League: 10 Players to Watch in the Semifinals

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Wembley is growing nearer, as the UEFA Champions League prepares for the semi-final stage of the competition. There have been a lot of twists and turns along the way and there'll no doubt be a lot more, so get ready for an amazing couple of weeks.

Here are 10 players you should watch for in the Semi-Finals:

Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
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would be included in this list. No surprise there.

Messi is the heartbeat of a Barca side that plays the most attractive brand of football anywhere in the world, contributing with his sharp turns, sensational runs and overall, constant threat to every defense the Catalan giants have come up against.

Now facing Real Madrid in the Semi-Finals, Messi will be keen to win the battle of the wingers between him and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Messi, a massive threat to Real Madrid's Champions League aspirations.

Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
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After a troublesome couple of months, Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has finally found his feet again with a couple of crucial of goals in recent weeks.

Rooney scored a massive goal against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, a goal that made a major difference in the end. He's once again showing his famous first touch and neat finishes and will be looking to build upon that when United take on Schalke.

Jefferson Farfan (Schalke 04)
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It would be fair to say that Schalke have been the surprise package of the competition so far, the highlight of course being their comprehensive 5-2 win over Inter at the San Siro.

This man, Jefferson Farfan has been an extremely influential figure in Schalke's mind-bottling form in the Champions League with his ability to link up the midfield to attacking duo, Raul and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

Although a move to Juventus in the summer could be on the cards, expect Farfan to trouble the brittle Manchester United defense time and time again

Emmanuel Adebayor (Real Madrid)
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Barcelona will be faced with the tough task of keeping out Emmanuel Adebayor when they face Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League Semi-Finals.

Adebayor played a starring role in Madrid's 4-0 thrashing of Spurs last week, firing home two superb goals and troubling Tottenham all night with his powerful aerial presence.

Look out for Emmanuel Adebayor.

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
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Yes. What a surprise.

Cristiano Ronaldo will also be a key figure in Real Madrid's Champions League aspirations when they take on Barcelona.

Not much more needs to be said there.

Javier Hernandez (Manchester United)
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Javier Hernandez is rated highly, but not highly enough in my opinion.

He has saved Manchester United from the grips of defeat with classy strikes time and time again, and without Hernandez, one could say that United would definitely not be at the top of the Premier League or contesting for a spot at Wembley.

Hernandez is a massive threat to Schalke's bid to go through to the final.

Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
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Another obvious inclusion in this list is Barcelona and Spain midfielder, Andrés Iniesta.
He's already proved his quality, now is his time to shine, once again.

Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid)
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Xabi Alonso has been another outstanding performer for Real Madrid this season, having controlled his team's ties right from the outset with dominant displays in the middle of the park.

Once again, Madrid will be relying on Alonso to deliver against Barcelona, to fight the forces of Iniesta, Messi and co.

Big game needed from Alonso.

Edu (Schalke)
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Edu has been another brilliant performer for Schalke in their quest for Champions League glory this season.

The Brazilian striker is a relatively new arrival in Germany, having arrived from Suwon Bluewings in 2010. But in his short time in Gelsenkirchen he has made an excellent impression with his swift turns and incredible pace. He poses a serious threat to Manchester United's Champions League hopes.

Dani Alves (Barcelona)
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Speedy Brazilian wing-back Dani Alves will hope to take control of his right flank when Barca take on Madrid.

Alves is well known for his ability to run down the flank, to either cut inside and shoot or cross the ball. And the most dangerous thing is, these runs can come from nowhere.

Expect to be entertained by Alves and his Barcelona teammates all night long.

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[VaDLi]

united butuh 2 x lagi nih <):)

Badge of Honour Liga Champions

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Ini merupakan simbol atau tanda penghargaan yang diberikan UEFA kepada klub-klub Eropa yang berhasil menjuarai kompetisi Liga Champions sebanyak lima kali. Badge of Honour juga diberikan kepada klub yang berhasil menjuarai selama tiga musim berturut-turut.

Simbol ini mulai diperkenalkan pada musim kompetisi 2000-01. Badge of Honour berupa gambar trofi piala Liga Champions. Di atas gambar trofi terdapat angka yang merepresentasikan jumlah gelar Liga Champions yang telah diraih oleh klub.

Letak Badge of Honour ada di lengan sebelah kiri kaus para pemain yang klubnya berlaga di kompetisi elite Eropa tersebut. Simbol ini berbentuk oval dan berwarna biru laut. Karena tak semua tim bisa memenangi Liga Champions, tentu saja akan menjadi kebanggaan sekaligus kehormatan tersendiri bagi tim-tim yang bisa menjadi jawara dan mendapatkan Badge of Honour.

Real Madrid
Tidak dapat dipungkiri, inilah klub tersukses dalam sejarah penyelenggaraan Liga Champions. Klub raksasa asal Spanyol ini mencatat rekor yang sangat mengesankan, sembilan kali juara. Hingga kini rekor tersebut masih dipegang oleh klub yang bermarkas di Santiago Bernabeu itu Madrid bahkan juga membukukan sukses meraih lima kali juara pada lima musim berturut-turut yaitu pada tahun 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 dan 1960.

AC Milan
Inilah pesaing serius Madrid dalam urusan gelar juara Liga Champions. Milan telah mengoleksi tujuh gelar juara yang diraihnya pada musim 1962-63, 1968-69, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1993-94, 2002-03, dan 2006-07. Mereka kini menjadi kolektor gelar Liga Champions kedua terbanyak.

Liverpool
The Reds merebut gelar juara sebanyak lima kali. Mereka meraihnya pada musim 1976-77, 1977-78, 1980-81, 1983-84, dan 2004-05. Tak heran mereka berhak mengenakan symbol kehormatan tersebut.

Ajax Amsterdam
Di antara klub Belanda yang pernah berlaga di Liga Champions, boleh dibilang tim Ajax Amsterdam adalah klub yang paling sukses. Tiga gelar berhasil mereka raih selama tiga musim berturut-turut, yaitu musim 1970-71, 1971-72, dan 1972-73. Prestasi ini membuat mereka diberi kehormatan mengenakan Badge of Honour oleh UEFA. Namun jumlah raihan gelar Ajax sekarang empat. Mereka berhasil menambahnya menjadi empat pada tahun 1994-95 dengan mengalahkan AC Milan di partai puncak.

Bayern Muenchen
Bayern memang belum mengoleksi lima gelar juara. Sekarang mereka baru mengumpulkan empat trofi yang direbutnya pada musim 1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, dan 2000-01. Namun karena pernah merebutnya selama tiga kali beruntun pada tahun 1974 hingga 1976, kostum FC Hollywood kini dihiasi Badge of Honour.

-duniasoccer-

maaf kalo repost :malu:

[VaDLi]

mungkinkah opa SAF sedang mengejar BoH ?

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kalo ngeliat match semalem rasanya mungkin saja,
sepertinya Fergie menyimpan amunisi terbaiknya buat match di kandang Schalke
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[adefebsa]

mungkinkah opa SAF sedang mengejar BoH ?

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kalo ngeliat match semalem rasanya mungkin saja,
sepertinya Fergie menyimpan amunisi terbaiknya buat match di kandang Schalke
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Jd agak takut juga sama schalke
Tar malah dikasi kejutan tak terduga MU dikandangnya...
Tp mudah2han gak
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[VaDLi]

ada yang unik nih di semifinal UCL musim ini:

apparel :
Schalke vs United = adidas vs nike
Madrid vs Barca = adidas vs nike

man to watch :
Rooney vs Raul = #10 vs #7
Messi vs Ronaldo = #10 vs #7

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semifinal 2010/2011 mengingatkan pada semifinal 2001/2002 dimana ada 1 wakil inggris, 1 wakil jerman & 2 wakil spanyol.
tapi waktu itu yg dari jerman adalah bayer leverkusen, dan UNITED kalah ama wakil jerman yg itu (kalo ga salah berbatov masih di leverkusen tuh)
dan juara champions-nya adalah real madrid...

semoga aja taun ini beda ceritanya...\m/

F19HT for 4TH & 19TH

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Adidas Finale London 2011 Champions League Matchball

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Memasuki fase knock out Liga Champions Eropa, Adidas akhirnya memperkenalkan bola yang akan digunakan dalam final yang akan berlangsung di Wembley 28 Mei nanti.

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Ini untuk kesekian kalinya bola Adidas kembali dipercaya untuk diperebutkan dalam laga final Liga Champions. Sebelumnya sempat terjadi keraguan tentang penunjukan Adidas ini. Sebab, bola terakhir keluaran mereka, Jabulani sempat menjadi polemik di putaran final Piala Dunia Afrika Selatan lalu.

Dilansir situs resmi UEFA, Kamis (24/2), Adidas mampu meyakinkan UEFA dengan berani mengklaim kalau bola mereka kali ini adalah bola tercanggih yang pernah mereka produksi. Mudah dikendalikan, lebih kuat, tujuan yang lebih mengarah adalah beberapa kelebihan dari bola baru mereka kali ini.

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Adidas Finale 2011 adalah nama bola dengan balutan merah yang mewarnai logo bintangnya itu. Karena belum diuji-cobakan, sampai saat ini belum ada komentar tentang bola ini dari beberapa pemain Eropa khususnya kiper.

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#10 vs #7 :champ: #7 vs #10

nike vs adidas <):) adidas vs nike

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2011 UEFA Champions League: Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Lionel Messi in Numbers

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Tomorrow night, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona will contest the third of four Clasico’s within three weeks.

This time, arguably the two best players in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, will once again face-off in the UEFA Champions League semifinals.

After last week’s Copa del Rey final, their respective record stands at an even 1-1 when it comes to Cup final matches.

Cristiano Ronaldo came out on top in the Copa del Rey while Lionel Messi won the 2009 Champions League final in Rome with FC Barcelona. Oddly enough, both players each scored a header for the winning side.

Still, Lionel Messi has won Europe’s most prestigious club competition twice to Ronaldo’s sole medal in 2008.

Overall their record stands at 4-2-2 in favor for Lionel Messi. Furthermore, the goal-difference of their respective sides (not overall, just when those two guys featured in the game) stands at a disproportionate 10:3 for Lionel Messi’s sides.

Breaking it further down, Lionel Messi is just slightly ahead in the direct comparison, having scored three goals to Ronaldo’s two. The man dubbed CR7 accounts for 66 percent of the goals his sides have scored against a Messi side.

What’s more, both players have been awarded penalties when facing each other. While Cristiano Ronaldo has been awarded two (in the 2008 CL semifinal and the latest La Liga Clasico), he has also bottled one attempt.

Whereas Lionel Messi’s penalty record against Cristiano Ronaldo is spotless; he is one for one.

By anyone’s standard, the goal-scoring exploits of these two players is simply outlandish. Since Cristiano Rolando spent his formative years in England, start comparing their scoring records beginning with his Real Madrid transfer.

So far Lionel Messi has scored 97 goals in 102 games (0.95 goals/game) and provided a further 34 assists (0.33 assists/game) while Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 74 goals in 83 games (0.89 goals/game) and provided 20 assists (0.24 assists/game). Once more, Lionel Messi has the edge over his only competitor for the world’s best player tag.

Off the field, Lionel Messi has been a mainstay in the Ballon d’Or top three ever since 2007. He finished third that year but gradually improved to second in 2008 and winning it the last two times (2009, 2010).

Like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo debuted in the Ballon d’Or ceremony in 2007, won the award the following year, but has failed to claim a top three spot in the 2010 elections.

Staying off the field, not only would be playing for either FC Barcelona or Real Madrid be enough for any rivalry, they do so wearing the boots of companies who have a rivalry of their own, Nike and Adidas.

Surprisingly, Lionel Messi’s sponsor Adidas provides the kits for Real Madrid while Nike, Cristiano Ronaldo’s sponsor, provides FC Barcelona with the latest sports gear.

It’s a strange world indeed.

What’s left? Oh yeah the (cash) money game.

Understandably, that’s the one area that doesn’t interest me that much. They earn tons of money; does that benefit the average fan, I don’t think so. Nevertheless, let’s see what these two men earn in a single year.

According to France Football, Lionel Messi has earned €31 million from his salary and sponsorships, putting him firmly in the lead ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo whose earnings of €27.5 million are not bad either.

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Berlikunya Jalan Menuju Wembley
Arya Perdhana - detiksport



Dua finalis Liga Champions sudah didapatkan. Mereka adalah Barcelona dan Manchester United. Bagaimana jalan yang mereka tempuh hingga akhirnya mereka sampai di laga puncak?

Barcelona dan MU akan saling bentrok dalam final kejuaraan antar klub nomor wahid Eropa ini di Stadion Wembley, Sabtu (28/5/2011). Ini adalah ulangan final tahun 2009 di mana saat itu Barca menundukkan MU 2-0.

Barca mengawali kampanyenya di Liga Champions musim ini dengan melibas Panathinaikos 5-1 di matchday 1 Grup D. Tapi di laga kedua, Barca tersendat karena ditahan Rubin Kazan 1-1.

Di matchday ketiga, Barca unggul 2-0 atas FC Copenhagen, tetapi diimbangi 1-1 oleh lawan yang sama di matchday berikutnya. Dua laga terakhir di grup dimenangi Barca, yakni dengan skor 3-0 atas Panathinaikos dan 2-0 atas Rubin. Gelar juara grup pun jadi milik El Barca.

Sementara, ayunan langkah pertama MU tidak semeyakinkan Barca karena mereka ditahan Glasgow Rangers 0-0 di kandang. Tapi di laga berikutnya 'Setan Merah' menundukkan Valencia 1-0 di kandang lawan.

Dua kali menghadapi Bursaspor, MU menang 1-0 dan 3-0. Pasukan Sir Alex Ferguson kemudian unggul 1-0 atas Rangers dan dibendung Valencia 1-1. Walau begitu, titel pemuncak Grup C tetap jadi milik mereka.

Di perdelapanfinal, langkah Barcelona lebih berat karena mereka diundi menghadapi Arsenal. Kalah 1-2 di kandang Arsenal, Los Cules membalas dengan skor 3-1 di kandang sendiri.

Sedangkan MU yang diundi berjumpa Marseille dibendung lawan dengan skor 0-0 saat tandang dan ketika bermain di markas sendiri, The Red Devils menyabet tiket perempatfinal dengan kemenangan 2-1.

Kebalikan dengan 16 besar, di perempatfinal justru MU yang dihadang lawan berat, yakni Chelsea. Tetapi Wayne Rooney dkk dengan luar biasa dua kali menang, 1-0 dan 2-1 sehingga memastikan jalan ke semifinal.

Barca menghadapi klub Ukraina, Shakhtar Donetsk. Sesuai prediksi, Lionel Messi cs tak terhadang dan menang agregat 6-1 berkat keunggulan 5-1 dan 1-0 di dua pertandingan.

Dan di semifinal, MU menyudahi perlawanan Schalke 04 dengan agregat meyakinkan, 6-1, hasil kemenangan 2-0 dan 4-1. Sedangkan Barca menyungkurkan rival abadinya, Real Madrid, dengan agregat 3-1 hasil skor 2-0 dan 1-1 di dua leg semifinal.

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mudah2an rekor gak pernah kalah United tetap berlanjut

Bursa Jagokan El Barca
Andi Abdullah Sururi - detiksport



Masih ada tiga minggu lagi sebelum Liga Champions 2010/2011 selesai, yang ditandai dengan duel Barcelona versus Manchester United di final. Bursa taruhan cenderung menjagokan El Barca.

Tiga bandar judi online besar, William Hill, Ladbrokes, dan Bwin, semuanya menempatkan klub Spanyol itu sebagai favorit ketimbang "Setan Merah" asal Inggris, bahkan dengan perbandingan koefisiensi cukup jauh.

Seperti diketahui, Barca lolos ke final setelah mengalahkan rival besarnya di Spanyol, Real Madrid, di babak semifinal dengan skor agregat 3-1. Sementara itu MU melangkah ke fase puncak usai menghentikan Schalke dengan kemenangan total 6-1 dari dua leg.

Dari 12 pertandingan yang telah dilakoni di Eropa musim ini, Barca menang sembilan kali, seri dua kali, kalah satu kali, memasukkan 27 gol, dan kemasukan sembilan. Satu-satunya kekalahan yang mereka alami adalah saat bertandang ke markas Arsenal di leg pertama babak 16 besar. Kala itu Lionel Messi dkk menyerah 1-2.

Adapun MU, mereka adalah satu-satunya yang sejauh ini tak pernah kalah, sejak fase grup. Rekor mereka adalah sembilan kali menang dan tiga kali seri. Jumlah gol yang dihasilkan 18, yang bersarang di gawang mereka adalah empat.

Di kompetisi domestik, kedua klub sedang berada di puncak klasemen sementara. Barca cuma kala dua kali dari 34 pertandingan, sedangkan MU kalah empat kali dari 35 laga.

Final Liga Champions musim ini digelar di Stadion Wembley pada 28 Mei mendatang.


Bursa taruhan final Liga Champions

Bwin
FC Barcelona 2.00
Manchester United 3.45

Will Hill
Barcelona 10/11
Manchester United 5/2

Ladbrokes
Barcelona 10/11
Manchester United 12/5

[Redsbusby]

MU-Barca Dekati Kasta Elit

Manchester, detiksport - Musim ini dipastikan koleksi trofi Liga Champions Manchester United atau Barcelona menjadi empat. Itu berarti, mereka tinggal butuh satu gelar lagi untuk memasuki kasta elit Eropa.

UEFA memberikan penghormatan kepada klub-klub yang memiliki prestasi bagus di kompetisi Piala Champions/Liga Champions. Ukurannya adalah jumlah trofi yang dikoleksi.

Klub yang telah mengoleksi minimal lima trofi secara total, atau berhasil meraih tiga trofi secara berturut-turut, berhak mengenakan emblem Badge of Honour di lengan seragam mereka.

Real Madrid, AC Milan, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, dan Ajax Amsterdam adalah klub yang sejauh ini menyandang badge of honour.

Anggota jajaran klub elit Eropa tersebut boleh jadi bakal bertambah, dengan Mancester United atau Barcelona sebagai kandidatnya.

Barcelona sejauh ini mengoleksi tiga gelar yang mereka dapatkan di tahun 1992, 2006, dan 2009. Jumlah serupa juga dimiliki oleh MU yakni di tahun 1968, 1999, dan 2008.

Gelar keempat dipastikan diraih oleh salah satu kesebelasan tersebut pada musim ini. Itu berarti mereka tinggal butuh satu trofi lagi untuk bergabung dengan kelompok badge of honour.

"Kami menatap rekor tim lain dan kami berusaha untuk menyamainya. Kami melihat rekor Real Madrid, Milan, Ajax, Bayern Munich, dan Liverpool dan kami sangat ingin bisa secepat mungkin masuk ke level tersebut," demikian kata manajer MU Sir Alex Ferguson akhir April silam, seperti dilansir dari Independent.

Siapa yang lebih dulu semakin mendekati kasta elit? The Red Devils atau Blaugrana?

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Real Madrid, AC Milan, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, dan Ajax Amsterdam adalah klub yang sejauh ini menyandang badge of honour.

Anggota jajaran klub elit Eropa tersebut boleh jadi bakal bertambah, dengan Mancester United atau Barcelona sebagai kandidatnya.

Barcelona sejauh ini mengoleksi tiga gelar yang mereka dapatkan di tahun 1992, 2006, dan 2009. Jumlah serupa juga dimiliki oleh MU yakni di tahun 1968, 1999, dan 2008.



ayo jangan mau kalah sama liverpool :hajar1:
badge of honour:muflag:

[Redsbusby]

Skor Sementara di Final Kompetisi Eropa: Barca 1, MU 1

Jakarta, detiksport - Sepanjang sejarah kedua klub, Barcelona dan Manchester United sudah dua kali bertemu di partai final kompetisi Eropa dan saling mengalahkan. Kini di pertemuan ketiganya, siapa yang muncul sebagai pemenang?

Pertemuan kedua tim diawali pada final Piala Winners 1990/1991 yang dilangsungkan di Stadion De Kuip, Rotterdam, 15 Mei 1991.

Saat itu Barca masih dilatih Johan Cruyff sementara Sir Alex Ferguson memasuki tahun kelimanya di MU. MU akhirnya menang lewat dua gol Mark Hughes yang hanya bisa dibalas sekali oleh Ronald Koeman.

Selang 18 tahun kemudian kedua klub kembali bertemu di laga yang lebih bergengsi yakni final Liga Champions 2008/2009. Kali ini giliran El Barca yang berjaya lewat dua gol Lionel Messi yang tak mampu dibalas sekalipun oleh 'Setan Merah' di stadion Olimpico, 27 Mei 2009.

Kini keduanya akan kembali bertemu untuk ketiga kalinya dalam laga final yang dihelat pada 28 Mei di Wembley. Menarik disimak siapa yang akan jadi pemenang di partai itu.

Bahkan jika dirunut ke belakang, kedua tim sudah bertemu 10 kali dengan Azulgrana serta The Red Devils masing-masing menang tiga kali dan empat laga terakhirnya berakhir seri.

Catatan lain adalah tak pernah ada satupun dari keduanya yang bisa memenangi laga back to back alias dua kali secara beruntun.

Satu catatan unik lagi adalah keluarga Busquets kembali ada di final ketiga antara Barca versus MU ini. Jika di tahun 1991, Charles Busquets mengawal gawang Barca. Di tahun 2009 anaknya Sergio, berhasil mengamankan lini tengah Barca.

Apakah Busquets, bila nantinya dimainkan, berhasil mengulangi sukses dua tahun lalu atau justru bernasib seperti ayahnya?

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Trophy Tour takes off at Heathrow

With just over two weeks to go until the main event the UEFA Champions League trophy touched down for the latest leg of its tour at London Heathrow, the United Kingdom's busiest airport.

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Heathrow is the busiest airport in the United Kingdom yet the hundreds of busy travellers crowding round Terminal 5 found time to take a look at the UEFA Champions League trophy, which landed safely in west London on the latest leg of its tour round the capital.

Opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 2008 at a cost of £4.3billion, Terminal 5 has increased the airport's capacity to 90 million passengers a year and provided a vibrant atmosphere in which to showcase the biggest prize in European club football.

With just over a fortnight to go until the UEFA Champions League final it has been a busy week for the Trophy Tour, starting at Fulham FC's Craven Cottage on Monday night before moving to the grand setting of Trafalgar Square. With FC Barcelona and Manchester United FC set to meet at Wembley Stadium on 28 May, holidaymakers and aviation staff made one last stop before take-off to appreciate the prestigious silverware.

The UEFA Women's Champions League final trophy was also on display ahead of the 26 May final between Olympique Lyonnais and 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam, while professional football freestylers provided the entertainment.

The trophies will be showcased at City Hall next week before residing in Hyde Park for the duration of the UEFA Champions Festival from 21-28 May.

pics tour ucl trophy sebelumnya :

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Tim Liga Champions XI: Ada Raul, Minus CR7
Doni Wahyudi - detiksport



Zurich - Menjelang final Liga Champions UEFA merilis 11 pemain yang dianggap terbaik di posisinya masing-masing. Striker gael Raul Gonzalez masuk dalam skuad, mengalahkan Cristiano Ronaldo.

Dikutip dari Marca, dari 11 pemain yang mengisi skuad tim terbaik Liga Champions 2010/11, Barcelona dan MU menjadi penyumbang nama terbanyak. Dua tim finalis tersebut masing-masing menempatkan tiga pemainnya.

Edwin van der Sar (MU) terpilih sebagai penjaga gawang tim terbaik. Di depannya dia dikawal dua bek tangguh Nemanja Vidic (MU) dan Gerard Pique (Barcelona). Sementara di posisi bek sayap ada Marcelo (Real Madrid) dan Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk).

Lapangan tengah diisi gelandang kreatif Adres Iniesta (Barcelona) serta Mesut Oezil (Real Madrid). Menemani mereka berdua adalah si gaek Ryan Giggs (MU) dan pelari cepat Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur).

Yang bisa dibilang mengejutkan adalah masuknya nama Raul Gonzalez (Schalke 04) di lini depan untuk menemani Lionel Messi (Barcelona). Meski sudah berumur Raul memang tampil luar biasa di Liga Champions musim ini dengan mencetak lima gol dan mengantar The Royal Blues masuk ke semifinal.

Tak ada nama Cristiano Ronaldo dalam daftar ini. Meski gagal memberi yang terbaik buat El Real, CR7 sesungguhnya tampil fenomenal musim ini dengan mampu mencetak 40 gol di La Liga, tujuh di Liga Champions dan meraih sepatu emas Eropa.

Pemain-pemain yang masuk dalam skuad ini merupakan hasil pilihan pengunjung situs UEFA.com dan didasarkan pada performanya sejak babak fase grup lalu.

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Srna--------Pique-------Vidic-------Marcelo

Oezil--------Iniesta-----Giggs---------Bale


-------------Raul-------Messi------------

kira2 gitu kali yah? soalnya Bale ama Giggs sama2 kiri, tp belakangan kan om Giggs maennya agak ke tengah

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itu yg sebelah kiri piala apa ya..

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Wembley Tuan Rumah Final Liga Champions 2013
Doni Wahyudi - detiksport



Nyon - Baru genap sebulan tuntas menggelar laga Barcelona vs Manchester United di final Liga Champions 2010/11, Stadion Wembley kembali dapat kabar bagus. Mereka dipercaya menggelar event yang sama di tahun 2013.

Meski baru tahun 2011 ini terpilih menjadi tuan rumah final Liga Champions, Wembley secara resmi memang telah mengajukan pada UEFA untuk kembali dipercaya menggelat laga final kejuaraan antarklub terbaik Eropa itu dua tahun mendatang.

Tentunya bukan tanpa alasan kalau stadion keramat Inggris itu kembali meminta dirinya dipilih jadi venue final. Tepat di tahun tersebut Asosiasi Sepakbola Inggris atau yang dikenal dengan FA tepat merayakan hari jadinya yang ke-150.

Dan harapan Wembley, serta publik Inggris, agar mereka kembali bisa menggelar final Liga Campions ternyata terwujud. Dalam sidangnya di Nyon, Kamis (16/6/2011) waktu setempat UEFA memutuskan menunjuk Wembley sebagai tuan rumah laga puncak.

"Untuk alasan tersebut (peringatan 150 tahun FA) kami sudah memutuskan untuk kembali memilih Inggris dan secara spesifik Stadion Wembley - markas FA - untuk menggelar Final UEFA Champions League," demikian pernyataan UEFA di situs resminya.

Di saat bersamaan UEFA juga menetapkan Amsterdam ArenA sebagai tuan rumah final Liga Europa tahun 2013 dan Eden Stadium di Praha sebagai venue dihelatnya UEFA Super Cup.

[Oom Panda]

bisa begitu??? udah pernah ada belum tuh yang back to back.. ???

[Redsbusby]

Itu jg nunjukin gmn nama besar FA yg konon paling disegani di Eropa :-"
Baguslah, jadi ntar United nyamain jumlah piala UCL pool di rumah sendiri :P