I think Juve and Corunna fans will be saying the same in that there lucky to get this group, Basel fans are over the moon anyway, just cause they got to this stage.Apart from Basel were all playing pretty shit. So its not gonna be easy for any of the teams
Champions League 2nd Stage Draw
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Damn AJAX has a fecked up group!
I only like Arsenal, because at least they play football. Which also means that AJAX's best chances to get points are against Arsenal. AJAX can play better against teams that also have the intention to play football.
Valencia will beat us twice, in Valencia they'll beat us with 1-0 or something I think, not with a big difference. In the ArenA they will play on the counter attack and beat us big time...
AS Roma is also a team that plays on the counter attack, so they're very difficult for AJAX.
I think that in AJAX's poule, Valencia will be 1st, Arsenal 2nd, AS Roma 3rd and AJAX 4th(I only hope we'll get a few points...)
I would rather be in your group. If we would've been in your group instead of Basle, it would've been a group with 4 big names. Also 4 teams that want to play football(maybe Juve not as much as the others, but still they play football..). I would've loved that, and I even would've given AJAX a slight chance of makin' it to the quarters, because as I said, AJAX plays better against teams that play attacking football...
About Man Utd:
I think U'll win the group. U'll beat Basle twice and U'll beat Depor at home. In La Coruna I think Depor will win. Against Juventus I think U 'll win in Manchester and that it 'll be a draw in Italy....
That makes 13 points...
I only like Arsenal, because at least they play football. Which also means that AJAX's best chances to get points are against Arsenal. AJAX can play better against teams that also have the intention to play football.
Valencia will beat us twice, in Valencia they'll beat us with 1-0 or something I think, not with a big difference. In the ArenA they will play on the counter attack and beat us big time...
AS Roma is also a team that plays on the counter attack, so they're very difficult for AJAX.
I think that in AJAX's poule, Valencia will be 1st, Arsenal 2nd, AS Roma 3rd and AJAX 4th(I only hope we'll get a few points...)
I would rather be in your group. If we would've been in your group instead of Basle, it would've been a group with 4 big names. Also 4 teams that want to play football(maybe Juve not as much as the others, but still they play football..). I would've loved that, and I even would've given AJAX a slight chance of makin' it to the quarters, because as I said, AJAX plays better against teams that play attacking football...
About Man Utd:
I think U'll win the group. U'll beat Basle twice and U'll beat Depor at home. In La Coruna I think Depor will win. Against Juventus I think U 'll win in Manchester and that it 'll be a draw in Italy....
That makes 13 points...
No one answered the question,,why we have to play our 1st game away while we r seeded ?
Happy with the draw. Newcastle gave juve two good games, can't see why we shouldn't do teh same or more. Deportivo seem to be blowing a bit hot & cold so far this season. I expect basle to take points off the other three at home. It could be getting a win instead of a draw in Basle that is the decisive factor.
I think Arsenal will finish second on their group. Don't think Newcastle will get any further than this.
All three groups have England/Italy/Spain. English teams tend to fare well against the italian teams of late, and less so against Spanish teams.
I think Arsenal will finish second on their group. Don't think Newcastle will get any further than this.
All three groups have England/Italy/Spain. English teams tend to fare well against the italian teams of late, and less so against Spanish teams.
I have been there (Galieca)its a beautiful part of the world, mountains and rivers, very pretty!!Coast is very nice also.Nice little coves.
At least AJAX has one advantage against Arsenal, if we can't score in a normal way, we can always try scoring from 30 meters, over Seaman's head <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" /> 
<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />
<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />Deportivo - Am i right in thinking that they werent too bothered about who had tickets in the last match, so you could basically just walk in? Sounds very tempting <img src="graemlins/devil.gif" border="0" alt="[Devil]" />
The Faulty's away as the first match - it's going to be top winding the dippers up <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />
At this stage there is no easy group here, but I think it's a relatively good draw for us. We know Deportivo very well and from Newcastle's last two games against Juve it seems they are also not very top powerful team.
Originally posted by Neil Thomson:
<strong>Deportivo away in March - tempting.
Turin in Feb very tempting as well it's going to be one or the other.
Originally posted by redinsyd:
<strong>The Faulty's away as the first match - it's going to be top winding the dippers up <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
let's wait and see, shall we?
Originally posted by stoned.rose:
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Turin in Feb very tempting as well it's going to be one or the other.
Its only got a fake shroud to see.
Every group is very hard.
Juv, the main rival, is very strong.
Deportivo La Coruna is also dangerous.
Basel made there their mark in CL, who let Liverpool went home.
The point is our defence is very weak!!!!
If we can improve our defence, I think we can go through this stage, even win the title in OT!
Juv, the main rival, is very strong.
Deportivo La Coruna is also dangerous.
Basel made there their mark in CL, who let Liverpool went home.
The point is our defence is very weak!!!!
If we can improve our defence, I think we can go through this stage, even win the title in OT!
Originally posted by Nistelrooy10:
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It's going to be:
United
Juve
Depor
Basel</strong><hr></blockquote>
RUnited, what did you say?
Originally posted by michael owen's mum:
<strong>let's wait and see, shall we?</strong><hr></blockquote>Yeah, let's wait and see how well behaved our fans are compaired to the embarrassment that the Liverpool fans were the other night - or any time the play European matches away
My opinion:
Deportivo: Should never be underestimated. didnt they beat milan away, n bayern home n away. But at the same time they can be inconsistent in that they lost 0-4 at home to a classy team.
We should go for win at home and settle for draw away.
Juventus: Tough to break down. classy players up front, good on the dead ball. Itl be a bloody tough match. Hopefully we can win at home n snatch a point away.
Basle: Shouldnt be taken lightly. Hope we do the same to these guys as we did to brondby in 98/99. But we should be wary of conceding goals esp away. They did score 3 times against the poo n all in the first half!!!!. We should go for a double over them undoubtedly.
That makes it 4 wins, 2 draws. 14pts n top of grp.
Good luck to the arse <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />
Deportivo: Should never be underestimated. didnt they beat milan away, n bayern home n away. But at the same time they can be inconsistent in that they lost 0-4 at home to a classy team.
We should go for win at home and settle for draw away.
Juventus: Tough to break down. classy players up front, good on the dead ball. Itl be a bloody tough match. Hopefully we can win at home n snatch a point away.
Basle: Shouldnt be taken lightly. Hope we do the same to these guys as we did to brondby in 98/99. But we should be wary of conceding goals esp away. They did score 3 times against the poo n all in the first half!!!!. We should go for a double over them undoubtedly.
That makes it 4 wins, 2 draws. 14pts n top of grp.
Good luck to the arse <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />
It's important to get the results we need n the openning 2 games ,,,i mean 6 points.....can't wait to c how Veron will perform against Juventus.
I'm so glad United is lighting up the rivalry again with Juventus. It seems every game they play against each other is a cracker. <img src="graemlins/devil.gif" border="0" alt="[Devil]" />
THE BOSS'S VIEW:
I'm delighted to be in the same Champions League group as Deportivo La Coruna. I hope we see them some time later in the season too!
As for Juventus, there was a spell a few seasons ago when we played them several years in a row so it doesn't bother me at all. The Italian clubs have had a barren few years but they have stepped up a gear this season and we've got to be aware that they are a big threat.
We have some bad news today - Rio Ferdinand is going to be out for three weeks, maybe a month, with a torn thigh muscle. It's a body blow in the sense that he's just back from his knee operation.
I'm delighted to be in the same Champions League group as Deportivo La Coruna. I hope we see them some time later in the season too!
As for Juventus, there was a spell a few seasons ago when we played them several years in a row so it doesn't bother me at all. The Italian clubs have had a barren few years but they have stepped up a gear this season and we've got to be aware that they are a big threat.
We have some bad news today - Rio Ferdinand is going to be out for three weeks, maybe a month, with a torn thigh muscle. It's a body blow in the sense that he's just back from his knee operation.
Originally posted by michael owen's mum:
<strong>now you'll find out how good basle are, yer cnuts.
That's your divine right. We'll only find how bad the Basle are
Originally posted by toml:
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We either have Liberec, Brugge, Boavista or Vitesse - not exactly something to wait for is it?
Life in the UEFA cup is always rosy for scousers. At the end of the day, it's where you belong to, not the CL by any chance