CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PREVIEW!

 20 October 2009

Liverpool - Lyon

Debrecen - Fiorentina

Barcelona - Rubin

Inter - Dynamo Kyiv

Rangers - Unirea Urziceni

Stuttgart - Sevilla

Olympiacos - Standard

AZ - Arsenal

Liverpool need a win after their previous defeat to Fiorentina. They currently sit in 3rd position in their group.  Also, dropping 3 points this last weekend against Sunderland would surely have dented the priemership chances. Benitez would be desperate to raise the morale of the team. Steven Gerrard is set to make a return to the team, while Liverpool will be without Torres, who is still recovering from an adductor injury that he picked up while on duty. It is going to be a tough one for 'Pool, but with the home advantage€, hopefully they can come away with the much needed 3 points

Inter host Dynamo Kiev after having picked up only 2 points in the champions league campaign thusfar. Eto'o is expexted to start after missing Saturday's match, however, Milito and Motta look doubtful. Although Dynamo have been in impressive form in the Ukrainian League, I feel Inter at the San Siro will be too much of a challenge for them.

Barcelona are expected to win their fixture at the Nou Camp. They currently top their group after defeating  Dynamo Kiev 2-0 in their last game. Lionel Messi and Pedro were the goal scorers that night. Messi has come under alot of fire recently for performing below average for Los Albicelestes. And in Barcelona's goaless draw against Valencia, he was also targeted by the Spanish press as underperfroming. Henry is out after suffering a thigh injury while on international duty with France.

Arsenal have won both of their opening matches and lead their group. Az have only lost one match at home in European tournaments, they will be relying on home support to give them a boost, after managing just one point in from their 2 opening matches.

21 October 2009

 Bordeaux v Bayern Munich

CSKA Moscow v Man Utd

Chelsea v Atletico Madrid

FC Porto v Apoel Nicosia

FC Zurich v Marseille

Juventus v Maccabi Haifa

Real Madrid v AC Milan

Wolfsburg v Besiktas