Champions League 2011-12 (group, players)

[LondonUSA]

Champions League 2011-12 thread

[paull805]

Arsenal v Udinese this week, should be a great game, and it's only a qualifier!

[paull805]

Some great games in the Champions League last qualifying round tonight, FC Twente v Benfica, Lyon v Rubin Kazan and Udinese v Arsenal. Arsenal are without Fabregas (obviously!), Nasri and Van Persie their 3 most influential players, so that's going to be a close game

[paull805]

Group stages draw -

Group A - Bayern Munich, Villareal, Man City, Napoli

Group B - Inter Milan, CSKA Moscow, Lille, Trabzonspor

Group C - Man United, Benfica, Basel, Galati

Group D - Real Madrid, Lyon, Ajax, Dinamo Zagreb

Group E - Chelsea, Valencia, Bayer Leverkusen, Genk

Group F - Arsenal, Marseille, Olymipakos, Borussia Dortmund

Group G - FC Porto, Shakter Donesk, Zenit St Petersburg, Apoel

Group H - Barcelona, AC Milan, BATE Borisov, Viktoria Plzen

[paull805]

And Messi gets player of Europe award

[Avondrood]

I see some nice duels there (FC Barcelona - AC Milan probably standing out the most). The Belgian champions Genk are in a very nice group, but I don't see them getting too many points...

The real deal only kicks in during the knock-out phase anyway.

[Upton]

Barca and Man U get their usual walk in the park...what a surprise.

[africanboy]

Unless Arsenal start investing with their new supply of cash, it is no guarantee that they will make it by the first round. I'm putting my money on Chelsea as usual. Hopefully Torres will find his form before the knockout stage.

[BrianH]

Hoping Torres continues his fine form of not scoring myself Hate that guy with a passion.

[Bjorn_Ironside32]

Arsenal letting Nasri go was a big mistake . Get rid of the manager instead.

GO ARSENAL!