To be honest they'd get through any group, it's Barca, then them, then everyone else.

We got a pretty decent group in the end. Just must avoid losing to Barcelona.

Oh not bad we should go through

We'll lose in Spain, hopefully we take the draw in San Siro.

But we must win the other 4 matches. those will decide everything. Barca will obviously will all those games

Trazaspor or whatever they're called with Inter

They couldn't have drawn a better group themselves

That's what you have the chance of getting when you are a top seed.

Well, I'm very pleased with the draw; I only wanted Zagreb with Milan. Ah, well...

And dst, why was a child representing Olympiakos?

Not really. Rino is suspended in Eruope.

For how many games? The Barca-Milan games will most likely be back to back, so his suspension could be over by then

Holy... That's a tough f@cking draw...

Awesome.

4 or 5 games, I think.

How do you know? Even UEFA does not know yet

7 time CL winners and Serie A champions ...

With some incredible players, we can also beat barcelona !!! Gotta give that a big shot as if it was a knockout game, im glad we drew barca and two weaker sides

be interesting to see how we measure up against Barca just to see how far we've progressed as a team and no better test than against the best side currently on the planet

Loving Group A.

Please with our group overall. Not going to win the group so the Barca gamre are irrelevant. Just gotta win the other 4.

Apart from Barca, obviously, totally delighted with what is maybe the weakest pot 3 and 4 teams of all time.

Only quibble is we're unlikely to win the group which makes the last 16 that bit more tricky.

Because that is usually how it works, rarely do you see 2 big teams in a group where they don't play the 2 back-to-back games

again

We can beat Barca at San Siro. It's not impossible.

Zlatan would be extra motivated.

I'm not worried about the Barça games. We might beat them at home and draw in Spain for all we know. However, whereas Barça will definitely win all other games, we're probably gonna botch a couple, Milan style, and finish second.

Alright, that was a lie. I am worried about the Barça games. But you get my point.

I think well easily qualify in second and at least we can't draw barca in the round of 16..

Yeah, I guess our going through is unquestionable. But, we must try to gain the first spot. If we can withstand Barcelona, then it means we're ready to aim for the title. However, we still need Kaka' to be perfectly competitive.

Fixtures:

Barcellona-Milan, 13 settembre 2011
Milan-Viktoria Plzen, 28 settembre 2011
Milan-Bate Borisov, 19 ottobre 2011
Bate Borisov-Milan, 1 novembre 2011
Milan-Barcellona, 23 novembre 2011
Viktoria Plzen-Milan, 6 dicembre 2011

We should grab those 9 points in between the two games with Barça.

Barca .. You have met your match

We should qualify no problem 2nd of the group is most likely, but I am relishing finishing above Barca. SuperPippoInzaghi .. Fingers crossed he's available for this one!!



Thats probably the group of death. Very interesting.

I jinxed it

Only way we can beat barca, is to play an agressive and fast pressure system and counter attack when we get it!






---------Abbiati------

-Abate-Nesta-Silva-Taiwo


-Boateng-Van.B-Emanuelson

----------Robinho---------

----Kaka------------
-----------------Ibra----------

Taiwo is out for the first game. He's injured.

Hmm.... Emannuelson in LB!


----------Abbiati--------

-Abate-Nesta-Silva-Eman

--Boateng-Van B- Aquilani-

----------Robinho------

----Kaka------
============Ibra__

Sure can't wait for these 2 games. Wonder what the tone of discussion will be...

"I think we can beat Barca, if we play the right way"

"Ha, are you serious? It's freaking Barca, they have Xavi, Messi, Iniesta and have added Sanchez/Fabregas since they obliterated United in the final last season. We lost to Spurs last year and we are talking about beating Barca, really?"

"Why do you say it like that? We are fans of Milan, we are meant to support our side. We are the Serie A champions, have won the CL 7 times and I believe we have the players to trouble them. Xavi needs to be on his game to really get Messi involved, can he get past Silva? I'm not sure."

[At this point all hell breaks loose for another round of C.Ronaldo v Messi debates]

"There's being supportive, then there's being what I'd deem unrealistically blinded by bias"

"I don't think you know about Milan, the history, the family of the club, we come above adversity, you don't seem to understand that, we always have done."

"Yes I know about the history but I still think you're being overly optimistic"

"Ok, ok, you obviously don't know much about Milan, so I don't see any reason discussing it with you"

And repeat... well, maybe

whole heartedly agree with you....like i stated earlier it will be interesting to see how we've prgressed as a team against currently the best team on planet earth! i look forward to the games and hope we do ourselves justice!

Allegri will never consider Emanuelson for leftback. Zambrotta will play there until Taiwo recovers. Also, switch Kaka' with Robinho, or even better, replace Robinho with Pato.

I think you are losing it man...

It's a long time coming



han I thought of you when I read this

Wow, that's too early for us to be playing Barca. At least the first tie isn't in the San Siro and hopefully things will be running smoothly by then


Aww you warm my heart R7

Let's crush them!!

We can stop Barca if we have the right mindset. our players need to believe themselves and don't start the games as if they've already lost them. with some of them, I'm just not sure. and Allegri is no Capello (read Mourinho )...

I think a draw @ San Siro and probably a heavy defeat @ Camp Nou is what's it's gonna be (especially since it's the opening game and the atmosphere over there is gonna be too much to handle for us).

Seedorf: Beating Barça would be great, Ibra is motivated

If only Inzaghi would score a goal like this :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvGv6LZwlIU

Why not, CL makes with Pippo everything possible.

No one watching the super cup?

Will Pique still be injured for the game against us?

Both Pique and Puyol are out for about 3 weeks, so they might not make it till September 13, but it'll close.

It doesn't matter, at least they won't be fit and in full condition.

It does imo. They don't have any other good CBs, like today, Mascherano and Abidal, already a couple of mistakes that could have cost them, yet the only mistake that mattered was the one Porto made.

Put Zlatan up against them and they'll have trouble, we'll just punt it at him and he'll get the better of them at some point, however, if you have Puyol and Pique back there, it's another story completely.

i think Barca could have my mum and dad at centre half and we still wouldn't beat them!

I'd rather play against Pique and Puyol unfit that against Abidal and Mascherano in best condition.

They made some big mistakes today but got bailed out for one reason or another, I don't get why they didn't stick Hulk at CF and punted it at him, they would have probably gotten more out of it then trying to beat Barca at their own game.


They're still top class CBs, while the other 2 are not even CBs, Masch and Abidal are more likely to make ametour mistakes like they did today then an unfit Puyol and Pique

Cesc already won the same amount of trophies as in Arsenal and it only took 12 days