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Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Uefa Champions League
FC Porto v Atletico Madrid, Gp D, 19:45

Watch Online FC Porto v Atletico Madrid live Streaming Review Preview Football Match highlights results Scores in the Uefa Champions League Atletico Madrid are a club in crisis. Off field squabbles between board members, and fans’ protests at the running of the club have led to poor performances on the pitch, and after six matches this season, the side are yet to record a victory. A difficult trip to Portuguese league leaders Porto is a difficult proposition for any team, but for Atletico at the moment it looks an impossible task.

Atletico are an incredibly short 3/1 (Ladbrokes) tom pick up all three points on Wednesday, with the home side a very tempting even-money (Totesport). Porto were unlucky not to take something from their last match, against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, and they are a side who tend to perform much better at home than away in Europe.

In fact, in their last nine home Champions League matches, the Portuguese side have lost only twice, to Manchester United in the quarter finals of last year’s competition, and a surprise two-one defeat to Dynamo Kiev.

Perhaps the reason Porto’s price is not shorter is that the two sides have a recent history in Europe, as they faced each other in last year’s competition. Both matches resulted in a draw, which is available at 13/5 with Bet365, with the game in Portugal finishing goal-less (12/1, SkyBet).

However, that was last year, and this year Atletico Madrid are a shadow of the side which finished 4th in La Liga, and qualified from the Champions League group stages last term. True, they have talented forwards in Diego Forlan (7/1, Ladbrokes) and Sergio Aguero (8/1, Totesport) but their defence is poor, and the side is not playing as a team, and thus not getting results.

Porto too have impressive South American talent, with both top-scorer Falcao (13/2, SkyBet) and the brilliantly monikered Hulk (11/2, SkyBet) making impressive starts to the season. Defender Bruno Alves caused John Terry some problems from set-pieces at Stamford Bridge, and against a weaker, and smaller, defence on Wednesday, he could be a good bet at 33/1 (StanJames) to open the scoring.

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Uefa Champions League
CSKA Moscow v Besiktas, Gp B, 17:30

Watch Online CSKA Moscow v Besiktas live Streaming Review Preview Football Match highlights results Scores in the Uefa Champions League The Spaniard said he hopes to "get the maximum" out of the fixture and condemn the Black Eagles, who have not scored in five matches in all competitions, to a second reverse of the section following Matchday 1's 1-0 home loss to Manchester United FC. Ramos's opposite number, Mustafa Denizli, played down his players' barren run in front of goal, saying that "such a crisis can happen at times".

Juande Ramos, CSKA coach
My [coaching] team and I were quick to adapt to Russian life and Russian football thanks to the people around us at CSKA. We started with defeat at Wolfsburg, but the scoreline did not reflect what happened on the pitch. We fought, played well and had chances, but mistakes at the back prevented us from getting a draw. Now we have our second match at home and we hope to get the maximum out of it. We don't have any priorities in terms of competitions, because in both we have good chances to get a certain result. In the league we have seven matches left, in the Champions League five. It is a positive statistic for us that Beşiktaş haven't scored for five matches, but it's unlikely we will build our gameplan on this. We will play our game. All runs like that end at some point, but our task is to make sure that this one doesn't end against us.

Mustafa Denizli, Beşiktaş coach
We planned to start the Champions League with a victory but, just like CSKA, we lost our first match. Training and effort does not always result in victory but there is a rule in football – the harder you train the faster you get a positive result. For our players and fans the thing we need most now is a victory, which will raise our spirits. I hope tomorrow is the day it happens. Last season we scored more than any other team in Turkey. Scoring is not something you can do by pressuring players. I don't want to push them during this non-scoring spell because such a crisis can happen at times. I hope it will be over: after all we have Nihat, who is not only one of the best in Turkey but the world. We have carefully watched what Juande Ramos has been doing at CSKA and we know of all the changes that are happening under him. The football which they played under Zico and what they are producing now is totally different.

Weekend results
26/09/09 FC Zenit St. Petersburg 2-0 CSKA
(Kežman 45pen, Bystrov 87)
• It was CSKA's first league defeat since Juande Ramos replaced Zico as coach on 10 September. The Spaniard guided the Army Men to victory in his first match in charge on 12 September, a 3-0 defeat of PFC Krylya Sovetov Samara. CSKA had lost six of their previous 13 games in all competitions.

Watch Live Streaming Bordeaux v Maccabi Haifa Uefa Champions League Football Online Preview  

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Uefa Champions League
Bordeaux v Maccabi Haifa, Gp A, 19:45

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* The Girondins have not won any of their last five European games and have won only one of their last five in Bordeaux.
* It will be the French club's 166th European match but they have never met an Israeli team before.
* Maccabi are unbeaten in three previous matches against French sides and earned a 1-1 draw with Paris St Germain in the 1998-99 Cup Winners Cup in their only game in France.
* Maccabi went through three qualifying rounds to reach the group stage, scoring 19 goals and conceding only four.
Reuters...Bayern were underwhelming in the first few weeks of the domestic season but there have been recent signs that Louis van Gaal's men are starting to click.
The arrival of Holland winger Arjen Robben from Real Madrid has coincided with the upturn in form with Bayern beating defending champions Wolfsburg 3-0 on his debut and following that up with an emphatic 5-1 win at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
Attention now turns to Europe and a tricky first test in Israel.
Rummenigge is hoping the players can pick up where they left off at the Westfalenstadion at the weekend.
He told the club's official website, www.fcb.de: "It's important we come out of the starting blocks well, which would give us security and confidence."
Rummenigge warned, however, that with Juventus and French champions Bordeaux also in Bayern's group, qualification would not be guaranteed.
He added: "It won't be easy to finish in the top two of this group.
"Haifa, Juventus and Bordeaux are all leading their respective leagues. We have to start this campaign on a positive note."
Bayern will be without strikers Miroslav Klose and Luca Toni but playmaker Franck Ribery could be fit to start his first game of the season.
Ribery handed Bayern a further boost on Sunday when he declared he was close to signing a new contract after a summer of speculation linking him with Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester United.
It had been rumoured Ribery did not see eye to with Van Gaal but his celebrations with the Dutchman after his goal against Dortmund would suggest any friction has been soothed.
Maccabi maintained their perfect start to the Israeli Premier League season at the weekend with a 3-1 defeat of Hapoel Ramat Gan.
Seventeen-year-old midfielder Eyal Golasa grabbed one of the goals to go with his double in Champions League qualifying.
"We had to fight hard to beat Ramat Gan, but all that matters is that we won," Golasa told the Jerusalem Post.
"I don't fear Bayern, this is only soccer. We will be meeting European giants in the group stage, but we know that in soccer everything is possible."

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Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Uefa Champions League
Bayern Munich v Juventus, Gp A, 19:45

Watch Online Bayern Munich v Juventus live Streaming Review Preview Football Match highlights results Scores in the Uefa Champions League Bayern Munich had a comfortable win in their opening Champions League Group A match over Israeli side Maccabi Haifa a fortnight ago, but know they will face a much tougher test when they host Italian side Juventus, who remain unbeaten in all competitions this season.

Juventus made a great start to their season, winning their opening four Serie A matches at a canter, conceding just one goal in the process. However, they have dipped slightly in recent weeks, dropping points in their last two league matches. They will be looking to get back to winning ways on Wednesday in Munich, although odds of 11/4 (SkyBet) don’t make much appeal.

Bayern are 6/5 (Ladbrokes) to record a victory over the Turin side, although they have not been in brilliant form themselves, and a loss on Sunday at table-topping Hamburg saw Louis Van Gaal’s expensively assembled side drop to seventh place in the Bundesliga.

The Dutchman spent a lot of money in the summer, and also managed to hang on to star player, Franck Ribery, in a bid to regain Bayern’s place as the premier side in the German championship, and also to improve the club’s fortunes in the Champions League. The squad now boasts an array of attacking talent, and the team are capable of playing good football and scoring goals, however, perhaps unusually for a Bayern Munich side, Van Gaal’s team are somewhat weak defensively.

Juventus’ strikers, veteran Italian Alessandro Del Piero (8/1, Ladbrokes) and the in-form Vicenzo Iaquinta (8/1, Ladbrokes) will look to capitalise on this weakness, although since his side are away from home, manager Ciro Ferrara may adopt a more defensive approach in an effort to contain Bayern’s attacking threat.

That threat is led by club record signing Mario Gomez (6/1, Ladbrokes) who arrived in the summer from VfB Stuttgart, who is likely to be joined in attack by Croatian Ivica Olic (7/1, SkyBet) and supported from midfield by the exciting trio of Arjen Robben (9/1, SkyBet), Bastian Schweinsteiger (14/1, Ladbrokes), and the aforementioned Ribery (10/1, Totesport).  Sunday’s loss to Hamburg was the first time that Bayern have failed to score this season, and with those five all capable of scoring, it seems unlikely that they will make it two in a row against Juventus, who are 7/2 (PaddyPower) to keep a clean sheet.

Watch Live Streaming Apoel Nicosia v Chelsea Uefa Champions League Football Online Preview  

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Apoel Nicosia v Chelsea, Gp D, 19:45  

Watch Online Apoel Nicosia v Chelsea live Streaming Review Preview Football Match highlights results Scores in the Uefa Champions League After securing a point against Atletico Madrid in a commendable effort away from home, APOEL Nicosia welcome Chelsea to Cyprus for their first ever home game of the UEFA Champions League. Expectations have hit the rooftop as supporters are expecting APOEL to reproduce the same kind of performance that enabled them to secure a goal less draw away from home. But Chelsea should prove to be a completely different kettle of fish.

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Form guide – APOEL FC (most recently played game on top)
v. Doxa (Win) 3-0 (Sikora*2,Charalambidis)
v. Enosis (Draw) 1-1 (C. Michael)
v. Paphos(Draw) 0-0 ()
v. APOP/Kinyras (Loss) 3-4 (Paulo Jorge, Haxhi, Mirosavlejevic)

APOEL secured their first win of the Cyprus first division this weekend and are lying mid table after four games. Coach Ivan Jovanovic also has a lot of injury concerns going into this one. Marcin Zewlakow is a doubt with a knee injury while striker Adrian Sikora, who scored twice in the weekend’s win is also injured. Defenders Joost Broerse and Paulo Jorge are definitely out, while midfielder Kamil Kosowski, forward Nenad Mirosavljević and Greek goalkeeper Dionisis Chiotis are only just back after absences. Nectarios Alexandrou is also available after serving a one-match ban against Atlético.

Form guide – Chelsea (most recently played game on top)
v. Wigan (Loss) 1-3 (Drogba)
v. QPR (Win) 1-0 (Kalou)
v. Tottenham (Win) 3-0 (A.Cole, Ballack,Drogba)
v. FC Porto(Win) 1-0 (Anelka)

Chelsea dropped their first points in any competition on Saturday as they lost 3-1 to Wigan. More importantly, left back Ashley Cole hobbled off in the second half and remains a doubt for the game. Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa are suspended for the Blues. Joe Cole and Yuri Zhirkov made their first appearances in the Carling Cup and could feature at some point or the other.

Match verdict:- Nicolas Anelka admitted after Chelsea’s last game that they missed Didier Drogba’s presence up front. With Drogba out, Chelsea will be tested by the Cypriot side’s defence. But I’d expect their quality to shine through and put at least one past Chiotis.
APOEL 0-1 Chelsea (Lampard)

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Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Uefa Champions League
AC Milan v FC Zurich, Gp C, 19:45
 
 Watch Online AC Milan v FC Zurich live Streaming Review Preview Football Match highlights results Scores in the Uefa Champions League However, FC Zurich provided a scare with two quick goals in the second half.
How FC Zurich v Real Madrid unfolded
FC Zurich managed to contain Real Madrid for almost half an hour when Cristiano Ronaldo blasted a free-kick over the wall to break the deadlock for the visitors.
Raul doubled Real Madrid’s lead with a tap in on 34 minutes, and then Higuain finished off his own good move to widen the gap just before the break.
With the score line set at 3-0, everyone thought that it was over for the Champions League new-faces FC Zurich.
But the hosts responded quickly in the second half with a penalty and a header in a space of two minutes.
Things could have turned out to be more dramatic if FC Zurich had found an equalizer. Instead, it was Cristiano Ronaldo who got the killer with another free-kick two minutes from normal time.
FC Zurich’s goal keeper, Leoni, will certainly blame himself for failing to keep hold of the ball in his hands but for Cristiano Ronaldo, this goal just sealed a good performance on the night.
There was even time for a fifth goal in injury time as Guti beat the offside trap before chipping the ball over the goalie.
Quick Facts
Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored four goals for Real Madrid in three games. The number 9 has two goals in his name in the Champions League like AC Milan’s Inzaghi who scored against Marseille on the same night.
Cristiano Ronaldo also scored from a free-kick for the first time since May when he scored against Manchester City for Manchester United.
As for Real Madrid, they top Group C with three points like AC Milan but on a better goal difference. Los Blancos’ next Champions League game is against Marseille in two weeks’ time.

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Tuesday, 29 September 2009
The Coca-Cola Football League Championship
Watford v Coventry, 19:45
 

Watford v Coventry live Streaming Watch Online Review Preview Football Match highlights results Scores in the The Coca-Cola Football League Championship Coventry have provided us with regular opposition since 1926 and the only decades since then that we haven't met them are the 40's and 70's.


We've played 76 times, winning 37, drawing 13 and losing 26, scoring 124 goals whilst conceding 103. At Vicarage Road we've played 37 times, winning 23, drawing 6 and losing 8. On three occasions we've beaten them by 5 goals which is our highest win, the latest being a 6-1 victory in 1962. Twice they've put 5 past us which is our heaviest defeat, the last time being in a 1980 League Cup 5th Round Replay at Highfield Road.


When we last met at home it was on an extremely wet December afternoon and it was surprise that the game got finished. Goals from Tommy Smith and JJOT saw us win 2-1. Our last meeting was the penultimate game of last season at the Ricoh when Coventry wore brown to commentary the anniversary of their terrible away kit (or something). After going 2 down, goals from Smith, Rasiak and Priskin gave us a highly enjoyable win. In fact we've won our last 5 meetings against them scoring 14 and letting in just 4.


In the league this season Cov have won 3, drawn 3 and lost 3 and they are currently 13th. Their away record is poor, the only victory coming against Barnsley. On Saturday they drew 2-2 at home to Middlesbrough.


Worryingly for us one of those likely to be in the opposition line up is young Jack Cork and we all know how good he is. I'm surprised Judas didn't try to get him at Reading. John Eustace is the only Horn with experience of the Sky Blues.

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