Champions league Tuesday Apology/ Wednesday Preview
Well last night was a spectacular night indeed! First off an apology for the 'treble' bet. Chelsea did win and are still not firing on all cylinders but did enough to dispatch Anderlecht. Liverpool did however hold on for an away win, but it was a veritable onslaught by Betis in the second half. Rangers should have drawn with Porto except for a last gasp winner, so it was a close call, but this is a results game and 1 out of 3 predictions is just not good enough.
What about Real Madrid? A club in crisis. Overhauled convincingly by Lyon who were aided and abetted by two amazing Juninho free kicks. The look on Casillas' face after he saved a penalty to prevent a fourth Lyon goal said it all. Real Madrid have a real crisis on their hands. Defensively the look shocking and David Beckham's posturing is all very picturesque but not very productive.
My Artmedian Bratislavics put up a valiant fight against Inter Milan, but a newly bearded Luis Figo and co. put in a very professional display that yielded a 'more comfortable than the scoreline indicated' 1-0 away win. Milan's other team AC Milan, like Rangers, also left it late to despatch Fenerbahce 3-1 with 2 from Kaka and a Shevchenko penalty ending Fenerbahce's hopes of a dream start.
On to tonight, and bad news for Man Utd. Roy Keane is out till at least October 9th with a hamstring problem. A tricky away trip to Villareal tonight could scupper an impressive start to their season. Alan Smith looks set to deputise in midfield, but Utd without Keane always look lacking in organisation, not to mention volume based on pitch motivation. A draw would be acceptable with Cristiano Ronaldo also doubtful after the sad death of his father.
Arsenal are home to Swiss outfit Thun, who are rank underdogs in a group Arsenal should win. But we all know about Arsenal's poor European record. Tonight though, even without Thierry Henry, I don't expect them to slip up.
Juventus have started brightly in Serie A, and Patrick Vieira has slotted in very nicely in the middle of the park (they won 4-0 at the weekend) so the annihilation of Belgium's Club Brugge should be a formality. The glamour team of the tournament, Barcelona, begin their campaign tonight away to Werder Bremen in Germany. Werder have made an impressive start to their German Bundesliga campaign, entering the game on the back of a 5-1 victory at 1. FC Kaiserslautern on Saturday. They have scored 13 goals, and three wins, in four matches. But that's the Bundesliga for you. I sincerely doubt they'll be able to step up to the mark when Deco, Ronaldinho, Eto'o and co. take the field tonight.
That's the pick of tonights games, let's hope that the drama of last night in Lyon is repeated again tonight, only, not in Villareal where a steady 1-0 or 2-0 win will satisfy this Manchester United fan.
Tonight's treble is 3 away wins. Barcelona, Juventus and Ajax all to win and you should get slightly over 8/1 again tonight.
What about Real Madrid? A club in crisis. Overhauled convincingly by Lyon who were aided and abetted by two amazing Juninho free kicks. The look on Casillas' face after he saved a penalty to prevent a fourth Lyon goal said it all. Real Madrid have a real crisis on their hands. Defensively the look shocking and David Beckham's posturing is all very picturesque but not very productive.
My Artmedian Bratislavics put up a valiant fight against Inter Milan, but a newly bearded Luis Figo and co. put in a very professional display that yielded a 'more comfortable than the scoreline indicated' 1-0 away win. Milan's other team AC Milan, like Rangers, also left it late to despatch Fenerbahce 3-1 with 2 from Kaka and a Shevchenko penalty ending Fenerbahce's hopes of a dream start.
On to tonight, and bad news for Man Utd. Roy Keane is out till at least October 9th with a hamstring problem. A tricky away trip to Villareal tonight could scupper an impressive start to their season. Alan Smith looks set to deputise in midfield, but Utd without Keane always look lacking in organisation, not to mention volume based on pitch motivation. A draw would be acceptable with Cristiano Ronaldo also doubtful after the sad death of his father.
Arsenal are home to Swiss outfit Thun, who are rank underdogs in a group Arsenal should win. But we all know about Arsenal's poor European record. Tonight though, even without Thierry Henry, I don't expect them to slip up.
Juventus have started brightly in Serie A, and Patrick Vieira has slotted in very nicely in the middle of the park (they won 4-0 at the weekend) so the annihilation of Belgium's Club Brugge should be a formality. The glamour team of the tournament, Barcelona, begin their campaign tonight away to Werder Bremen in Germany. Werder have made an impressive start to their German Bundesliga campaign, entering the game on the back of a 5-1 victory at 1. FC Kaiserslautern on Saturday. They have scored 13 goals, and three wins, in four matches. But that's the Bundesliga for you. I sincerely doubt they'll be able to step up to the mark when Deco, Ronaldinho, Eto'o and co. take the field tonight.
That's the pick of tonights games, let's hope that the drama of last night in Lyon is repeated again tonight, only, not in Villareal where a steady 1-0 or 2-0 win will satisfy this Manchester United fan.
Tonight's treble is 3 away wins. Barcelona, Juventus and Ajax all to win and you should get slightly over 8/1 again tonight.
posted by Derek Keogh | 4:17 PM
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