wel well well it looks like the chelsea supporters ego's have beaten them to the final. i wouldnt be surprised if they were batteling against religation soon.
A few interesting participants this year: Lazio Parma <b>Chelsea</b> Leeds Celta de Vigo Porto PSG Hertha Berlin Panathinaikos Bordeaux Real Betis Rangers Schalke
What will be even more interesting is who gets the seeds when all the pre-qualifying is done and over with. Wouldn't it be a pisser if the Leeds were seeded and we wern't (a distinct possibility i might add monkee)
Big names waiting for todays winners http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/News/Kind=1/newsId=28633.html
I dont think that Chelsea will win the Uefa cup. They're been useless in Europe under Ranieri's management. In his very first game in charge he lead them to a defeat against St gallen of switzerland. Last year they were knocked by Hapeol tel-aviv.
[Last year they were knocked by Hapeol tel-aviv] While this statement is quite true, you forgot to mention the little fact that more than half the team they fielded in Israel was made up of third and second string players.This led to a rather difficult return match at Stamford bridge being 0-2 down. Also hapoel fully deserved their draw against Chelsea in that return match, in which Chelsea had to attack fully for the entire duration of the game thus leading to the counter attack that caught them flat footed at the back and going 0-3 down on aggregate. That being said i really don't think they will win the UEFA cup myself, however not for the reasons you have stated.
Where? Where will Chelsea be going to play in the final? Where is it being held this year? Need to book a flight, take some time off and that :0)
Kairat Almaty ? - ? Red Star Belg. (Yug) Atyrau ? - ? Puchov (Slk) Spartak Yerevan ? - ? Servette (Swi) Amica Wronki ? - ? Llansantffraid Gomel ? - ? HJK Helsinki (Fin) Ajdovscina Primorje ? - ? Zvartnots Din. Tbilisi ? - ? TVMK Tallinn Encamp ? - ? Zenit St. Petersburg Hapoel Tel-Aviv (Isr) ? - ? Partizani Liepaja ? - ? Karnten (Aus) Pobeda ? - ? Midtjylland (Den) Ventspils ? - ? Lugano Din. Minsk ? - ? CSKA Sofia (Bul) Levadia Tallinn ? - ? Maccabi T-Aviv (Isr) Metalurg Zaporizhya ? - ? Birkirkara (Mal) MyPa ? - ? OB Odense Senec ? - ? Siroki Brijeg Sliema W. ? - ? Polonia Warsaw (Pol) Klaksvik ? - ? Ujpest AIK Stockholm ? - ? Vestmannaeyar Anorthosis ? - ? Grevenmach Brann Bergen ? - ? Suduva Leixoes ? - ? Belasica SK Tirana ? - ? National Bukarest Stabaek ? - ? Linfield FC Copenh'gen (Den) ? - ? Lok.Tbilisi Zimbru ? - ? IFK Gothenburg Litex Lovech (Bul) ? - ? Atlantas Avenir Beggen ? - ? Ipswich T. (Eng) Fylkir Reykjavik (Isl) ? - ? Mouscron Glentoran ? - ? Wisla Krakow (Pol) Rapid Bu'rest (Rom) ? - ? Nova Gorica (Slo) Sigma Olomouc (Cze) ? - ? FK Sarajevo Varteks V'zdin (Cro) ? - ? Dundalk Ferencvaros ? - ? AEL Limassol Bangor ? - ? Sartid Smederevo Domagnano ? - ? Viktoria Zizkov (Cze) Hajduk Split (Cro) ? - ? Gotu Aberdeen ? - ? Nistru Otaci Shamrock Rovers ? - ? Djurgarden
Matches Completed So Far FT Kairat Almaty 0 - 2 Red Star Belgrade FT Spartak Yerevan 0 - 2 Servette FT Amica Wronki 5 - 0 Llansantffraid FT Atyrau 0 - 0 Puchov FT Gomel 1 - 0 HJK Helsinki FT Ajdovscina Primorje 6 - 1 Zvartnots FT Din. Tbilisi 4 - 1 TVMK Tallinn FT Encamp 0 - 5 Zenit St. Petersburg FT Liepaja 0 - 2 Karnten FT Pobeda 2 - 0 Midtjylland FT Ventspils 3 - 0 Lugano FT Din. Minsk 1 - 4 CSKA Sofia FT Levadia Tallinn 0 - 2 Maccabi Tel Aviv FT MyPa 1 - 0 OB Odense FT Senec 1 - 2 Siroki Brijeg FT Sliema W. 1 - 3 Polonia Warsaw FT Stabaek 4 - 0 Linfield FT Varteks Varazdin 5 - 0 Dundalk FT Klaksvik 2 - 2 Ujpest
FT AIK Stockholm 2 - 0 Vestmannaeyar FT Anorthosis 3 - 0 Grevenmach FT Brann Bergen 2 - 3 Suduva FT Hapoel Tel Aviv 1 - 0 Partizani FT Leixoes 2 - 2 Belasica FT SK Tirana 0 - 1 National Bukarest FT FC Copenhagen 3 - 1 Lok.Tbilisi FT Metalurg Zaporizhya 3 - 0 Birkirkara FT Zimbru 3 - 1 IFK Gothenburg FT Litex Lovech 5 - 0 Atlantas FT Avenir Beggen 0 - 1 Ipswich T. FT Fylkir 1 - 1 Mouscron FT Glentoran 0 - 2 Wisla Krakow FT Olomouc 2 - 1 FK Sarajevo FT Rapid Bukarest 2 - 0 Nova Gorica FT Ferencvaros 4 - 0 AEL Limassol FT Bangor 1 - 0 Sartid Smederevo FT Domagnano 0 - 2 Viktoria Zizkov FT Hajduk Split 3 - 0 Gotu FT Aberdeen 1 - 0 Nistru Otaci FT Shamrock Rovers 1 - 3 Djurgarden
First leg Olomouc 2 Sarajevo 1 Sarajevo scored the first goal on a beautiful shot off the post to give them a 1-0 lead. Olomouc scored in the 45th minute to tie the game 1-1 just before the end of the first half. Pascal Ekeuwme scored in the 78th minute to give Olomouc a 2-1 lead. I thought Sarajevo played great up until they scored the first goal and then they sat back on the lead. They even sat back when it was 1-1. At least that was my interpretation of their play. Olomouc was very unlucky not to score a third goal. Oh yeah, the Sarajevo keeper stopped a PK in the 7th minute. Just about exactly what I expected from this game. I was shocked taht Olomouc managed to score two goals and to show some offensive pressure. The second leg is going to be an excellent match and I can§t wait for the game. I leave for Sarajevo next Saturday or Sunday. About 15-20 Sarajevo fans were at the game including around 10 supporters from that .org site.. forget the name at the moment but they did a good job with chants etc...
It depends on who qualifies today. Based on the Champions League, it will be based on coefficients - which are documented somewhere I'm sure.