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 CL: Milan-Barca, Napoli-Man City! |
 Aug 25 2011, 05:56 PM
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Esordienti B 96  Group: Full Members Posts: 407 Joined: 28-September 06 Member No.: 2,571  |
Milan were paired with Barcelona, BATE Borisov and Viktoria Plzen. Inter face CSKA Moscow, Lille and Trabzonspor, but Napoli have Manchester City, Villarreal and Bayern Munich!
Inter are in Group B along with CSKA Moscow, French outfit Lille and Trabzonspor. The Turks were only included on Thursday after Fenerbahce pulled out. Milan are in Group H with reigning champions Barcelona, so the toughest possible draw for Massimiliano Allegri's men. It also allows Zlatan Ibrahimovic to face his former club. BATE Borisov of Belarus and Czech first timers Viktoria Plzen complete Group H, so the Rossoneri hope to split the group and qualify in the top two fairly easily. Napoli are in Group A, also the worst they possibly could've drawn, but it is an almost all-Italian affair. They face Bayern Munich, the Manchester City of Roberto Mancini and Mario Balotelli, plus Giuseppe Rossi's Villarreal. The draw for the group phase of the Champions League was held in Montecarlo this afternoon with three Italian clubs taking part, as Udinese were eliminated by Arsenal in the play-offs. Inter were in Pot 1, while Milan dropped to Pot 2 after both Bayern Munich and Arsenal got through the preliminary round. Napoli were in Pot 4, as it was their first European Cup entry in 20 years. Trabzonspor were introduced on Thursday after fellow Turkish side Fenerbahce were removed from the draw due to a match-fixing investigation. Elsewhere, Luciano Spalletti's Zenit St Petersburg face Shakhtar Donetsk, Porto and APOEL. Group A Bayern Munich Villarreal Manchester City Napoli Group B Inter CSKA Moscow Lille Trabzonspor Group C Manchester United Benfica Basel Otelul Galati Group D Real Madrid Olympique Lyonnais Ajax Dinamo Zagreb Group E Chelsea Valencia Bayer Leverkusen Genk Group F Arsenal Olympique Marseille Olympiacos Borussia Dortmund Group G Porto Shakhtar Donetsk Zenit St. Petersburg APOEL Group H Barcelona Milan BATE Borisov Viktoria Plzen Football Italia |
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Aug 26 2011, 12:53 AM
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Berretti Group: Helpers Posts: 13,937 Joined: 26-February 08 From: Always Around Member No.: 3,736 |
Thanks, anano1214. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/king.gif) Interesting CL this year, for Milan in particular. About time we locked horns with Barcelona. We may very well get results like we got against Real Madrid these last couple of seasons, or who knows, even win and live to tell the tale. Should be a nice measure of strength!
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Aug 26 2011, 01:25 AM
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The brightest sun is the purest gun Group: Full Members Posts: 26,840 Joined: 23-June 06 From: Albania Member No.: 2,008 |
We shouldn't lose in the first game. That would be very important.
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Aug 26 2011, 01:47 AM
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Berretti Group: Helpers Posts: 13,937 Joined: 26-February 08 From: Always Around Member No.: 3,736 |
Agreed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I'd say both teams will be quite cautious in the group stage, so let's see what happens. The group itself is not so hard, and well, technically it's easier than the one we got last year with Ajax and Real Madrid.
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Aug 26 2011, 06:19 AM
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Loves Greek Women esp Fay  Group: Moderators Posts: 14,924 Joined: 19-May 06 From: Bangalore,India Member No.: 1,865 |
YEAHHHHH!!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/devil.gif)
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