Champions League 2007/2008 Group stages

[DJDamyard]

The reason I have started this thread so early is because I want to move on from that last champions league.

The 2008 UEFA Champions League Final will take place on 21 May 2008 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Moscow has never before staged a European Cup final, making this the most easterly one in the tournament's history.

(Some of these are still yet to be decided(Spain,Ukraine and Czech Republic)
(Some colors may be wrong. I went with what i know and i chacked Wikipedia for some too.)

GROUP STAGES
1st place team from Spain
2nd place team from Spain
Internazionale
AC Milan
Roma
Manchester United
Chelsea
Lyon
Marseille
Stuttgart
Schalke 04
Porto
Sporting Lisbon
PSV Eindhoven
Olympiacos
CSKA Moscow
THIRD ROUND QUALIFYING
3rd team from Spain
4th team from Spain
Lazio
Liverpool
Arsenal
Toulouse
Werder Bremen
Benfica
Ajax
AEK
Spartak Moscow
Dinamo Bucharest
Celtic
Anderlecht
1st team from Ukraine
1st team from Czech Republic
Fenerbahçe
Zürich
SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING
Steaua Bucharest
Rangers
Genk
2nd team from Ukraine
2nd team from Czech Republic
Beşiktaş
Levski Sofia
Beitar Jerusalem
Rosenborg
Red Bull Salzburg
Crvena Zvezda
Zagłębie Lubin
Copenhagen
Debrecen
FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING
Dinamo Zagreb
Elfsborg
MŠK Žilina
APOEL Nicosia
NK Domžale
FK Sarajevo
Tampere United
Ventspils
Sheriff Tiraspol
FC Olimpi Rustavi
Kaunas
FK Pobeda
Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
FC BATE
Derry City
SK Tirana
Pyunik
Levadia Tallinn
Marsaxlokk
The New Saints
Linfield
FK Khazar Lenkoran
F91 Dudelange
Astana
Havnar Bóltfelag
Rànger's
S.S. Murata
FK Zeta

[Sassuolu]

Marsaxlokk from Malta, come on lads you can do it Or maybe you can't

[El Nino]

Sweet thanks for the thread mate , must off took time with the colours !!

Not that im a fan of scottish football .. but i think that scotland should have at least 1 automatic spot , especially considering what celtic did this season

[DJDamyard]

Sweet thanks for the thread mate , must off took time with the colours !!

Not that im a fan of scottish football .. but i think that scotland should have at least 1 automatic spot , especially considering what celtic did this season

Thanks.

I agree with the celtic thing, I am also not an SPL follower butlots of peaple in my class are celtic fans and I chack their scores now and then to see how they are doing.
But then you've got to see, who could you take away from the Group stages to put a Scottish team in there. (I'd take away Roma(3rd place Italian league)

[Diavolo]

What's with all the colours? It's not the most readable piece because of that though I admire your enthousiasm.

[La Bling]

Any early predictions? I'm thinking Inter - Man U.

[Suneet]

Han, please say Inter will never win the CL.

Its our good-luck charm. For further reference check the first page of the Ibra thread.

[Handoyo]

Suneet is a good man and he'll be very successful in life. He'll be blessed with a beautiful wife, wonderful children and will soon be the richest man in Dubai.


Handyo

[Suneet]

Suneet is a good man and he'll be very successful in life. He'll be blessed with a beautiful wife, wonderful children and will soon be the richest man in Dubai.


Handyo

You SOB.

Great humour, I needed the laugh.

[Sassuolu]

Suneet is a good man and he'll be very successful in life. He'll be blessed with a beautiful wife, wonderful children and will soon be the richest man in Dubai.


Handyo

Ok so probably you're gonna end up with a big fat wife, your children will be drug dealers and you will live in a card board box

Lol Anyway I hope Lazio can make through to the group stages.

[K22®]

I think Inter might do it.

[DJDamyard]

could very well be an all england final..do you think we will get past the quarter's this year??

[Stefan]

There's no point in predictions when it comes to the champions league. There are a lot of factors involved in winning this competition. You need to have your team coming in to form and the exact right time and then you need some luck.

It's a cup it's not like a league were the best side for 38 games win in the cup the best side in the final doesn't always win.

[Suneet]

could very well be an all england final..do you think we will get past the quarter's this year??

It is our duty to think that we will win every season, but I want a good CL next year, some classy performances wont hurt us.

Although Scudetto is priority 1, daylight second and CL third.

[DJDamyard]

My brother told my that it will be deadly trying to get to the final due to the whole "visa" thing!...Is this true?

[shahz_nerazzurri]

Inter_39, you seriously have got to stop posting in orange. It makes it so annoying to read your posts.

Its gonna be a fun CL, and I wanna see how Lazio will do in it. The onl bad thing about Group stages is that there are gonna be 4 english teams in pot 1, along with Inter,Milan,Barca and Madrid. The most probable reason being, tht England has the same 4 qualifying for CL every season, as opposed to Italy and Spain, and thus the same 4 teams from england keep on getting higher in Uefa rankings.

[brehme1989]

Stupid competition..... who cares anyway!?!

[DJDamyard]

Inter_39, you seriously have got to stop posting in orange. It makes it so annoying to read your posts.

I'm sorry you feel this way. Your wish is my command.

can i also just say, Barca and Real Madrid may not come 1st and 2nd, I want Sevilla to do it!!

[Miki]

Something tells me we'll make it to the quarters this time, at the very least. However, we're probably going to make headlines for the wrong reasons, again. Inter and the Champions League don't seem to get along very well.

Ciao,
Tim

[Handoyo]

There's no point in predictions when it comes to the champions league. There are a lot of factors involved in winning this competition. You need to have your team coming in to form and the exact right time and then you need some luck.

It's a cup it's not like a league were the best side for 38 games win in the cup the best side in the final doesn't always win.

My thoughts exactly.

Is Roma the best team in Italy? No. Is the winner of the Coppa Italia the best team in Italy? No.
Is Getafe/Sevilla the best team in Spain? No. Is the winner of the Copa del Rey the best team in Spain? No.
Is Chelsea the best team in England? Maybe, not neccesarily. Is the winner of the FA Cup the best team in England? Maybe, not neccesarily.

By this analogy, the winner of the Champions' League is also not necessarily the best team in Europe.