Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Au Revoir Barca~

hye everybody.... first of all.. I would like to say Bye Bye Barca~ Bye Bye Inter.. Bye Bye Lyon~ hhm... Au Revoir~~ huhu... you don't hav any idea how happy am I when I woke up this morning and saw the results of last night's Champions League matches!!! aaahahahaha...... Kerol's morning's Champions League updates woke me at 5.30 a.m and quickly I rushed to open the TV and watch the highlights. Those are the results :

Liverpool 0-1 Barcelona (agg 2-2)
Chelsea 2-1 FC Porto (agg 3-2)
Lyon 0-2 Roma (agg 0-2)
Valencia 0-0 Inter (agg 2-2)

Teams in bold proceed to the final 8

Main hightlight is on Valencia - Inter match. The match ended with a draw but it was marred by a mass brawl on the pitch at the final whistle between both sets of players and staff.Internazionale midfielder Nicolas Burdisso received a broken nose during the mass fracas that ruined Valencia's Champions League success on Tuesday evening.

"A Valencia player went mad when he came onto the pitch and hit Burdisso," -Roberto Mancini. Based on the photo given, can u spot which one is the guilty Valencia player to punch Burdisso?

And for tonight's match :

Champions League first knock-out round, second leg
Date: Wednesday 7 March



Arsenal vs PSV Eindhoven
Venue: Emirates Stadium
First-leg score: 0-1
  • Arsenal captain Thierry Henry returns to the squad, with manager Arsene Wenger saying he is fit to start.
  • Emmanuel Eboue, Philippe Senderos, Tomas Rosicky, Mathieu Flamini and Justin Hoyte are all out. Gilberto is expected to revert to midfield.
  • PSV are without defenders Manuel Da Costa (laryngitis) and Jan Kromkamp (hamstring), with Eric Addo and Sun Xiang set to replace them.
  • Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay (hamstring) is rated doubtful.


Manchester United vs Lille
Venue: Old Trafford
First-leg score: 1-0
  • Louis Saha will miss the second leg of Manchester United's Champions League tie against Lille but fellow striker Wayne Rooney has been passed fit.
  • Patrice Evra is a major doubt after missing Tuesday's training, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (knee) and Darren Fletcher (ankle) are definitely out.
  • Lille will be without influential midfielders Mathieu Bodmer (ankle) and Yohan Cabaye (stomach muscle tear).
  • Winger Kader Keita is back after he was suspended for the first leg in France.

Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid
Venue: Allianz Arena
First-leg score: 2-3
  • Bayern Munich have injury doubts over Brazilian defender Lucio and midfielder Hasan Salihamidzic after the pair pulled up in training on Monday.
  • Strikers Lukas Podolski and Roy Makaay are in confident mood after scoring in Saturday's win over Hertha Berlin.
  • Real Madrid could be without Fabio Cannavaro after the defender hurt a thigh during training on Tuesday.
  • The Spanish are without David Beckham and Jose Antonio Reyes, who both picked up knee injuries on Saturday.

A.C Milan vs Celtic
Venue: San Siro
First-leg score: 0-0
  • Celtic defender Stephen McManus is likely to start against AC Milan despite aggravating a groin injury against Dunfermline on Saturday.
  • Strikers Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Craig Beattie are also available despite being unable to play the full 90 minutes due to hamstring problems.
  • Mark Wilson missed that game, but the full-back expects to be fit.
  • Maciej Zurawski, Bobo Balde and Gary Caldwell are out injured and Steven Pressley and Paul Hartley cup-tied.
  • AC Milan captain Paolo Maldini was rested for Saturday's 3-1 league win over Chievo and is expected to return to the centre of defence for his 101st Champions League appearance.
  • Daniele Bonera should partner Maldini, with Kakha Kaladze struggling with an injury picked up in Glasgow.
  • Brazilian international goalkeeper Dida, Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf and Italy striker Filippo Inzaghi missed the first leg through injury but all are fit for the return game.
  • Striker Ronaldo is cup-tied, while fellow Brazilian Serginho and defensive star Alessandro Nesta are on the Rossoneri's lengthy casualty list.
Really hope dat those remaining 4 matches will be interesting and exciting.. aaahahah eceywah~

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