Tuesday, December 25, 2007

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Merry Christmas!!!!!


From your friends at Soccer or Association Football.

Friday, December 21, 2007

UEFA Cup Draw For Rounds of 32 and 16

Here are the matchups for the first two knockout rounds of the 2007-08 UEFA Cup, resulting from Friday's other draw:

ROUND OF 32: Ties to be played February 13/14 and 21
Aberdeen v Bayern Munich
AEK Athens v Getafe
Bolton v Atlético Madrid
Zenit St Petersburg v Villarreal
Galatasaray v Bayer Leverkusen
Anderlecht v Bordeaux
SK Brann v Everton
FC Zürich v Hamburg SV
Rangers v Panathinaikos
PSV Eindhoven v Helsingborg
Slavia Prague v Tottenham
Rosenborg v Fiorentina
Sporting Lisbon v FC Basle
Werder Bremen v Braga
Benfica v Nurnberg
Marseille v Spartak Moscow
ROUND OF 16: Ties to be played March 6 and 12/13
Anderlecht or Bordeaux v Aberdeen or Bayern Munich
Rangers or Panathinaikos v Werder Bremen or Braga
Bolton or Atlético Madrid v Sporting Lisbon or FC Basle
Galatasaray or Bayer Leverkusen v FC Zürich or Hamburg SV
AEK Athens or Getafe v Benfica or Nurnberg
Rosenborg or Fiorentina v SK Brann or Everton
Slavia Prague or Tottenham v PSV Eindhoven or Helsingborg
Marseille or Spartak Moscow v Zenit St Petersburg or Villarreal

UEFA Champions League Draw

Here are the matchups for the round of 16 of the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League resulting from Friday's draw:

Champions League: Last 16 draw


Ties to be played February 19/20 & March 4/5
Celtic v Barcelona
Lyon v Man Utd
Schalke 04 v FC Porto
Liverpool v Inter Milan
Roma v Real Madrid
Arsenal v AC Milan
Olympiacos v Chelsea
Fenerbahce v FC Sevilla

Thursday, December 20, 2007

FINAL UEFA CUP GROUP STAGE STANDINGS

And here are your final standings from UEFA Cup group stage play:

Second Round Group A
CLUB GP W L D PTS GD
Everton4400126
Nurnberg421171
Zenit St Petersburg411250
AZ Alkmaar41214-1
Larissa40400-6
· Complete Standings
Second Round Group B
CLUB GP W L D PTS GD
Atlético Madrid4301105
Panathinaikos431095
Aberdeen41214-1
FC Copenhagen41303-6
Lokomotiv Moscow40222-3
· Complete Standings
Second Round Group C
CLUB GP W L D PTS GD
Villarreal4301104
Fiorentina420286
AEK Athens411250
Mlada Boleslav41303-1
Elfsborg40311-9
· Complete Standings
Second Round Group D
CLUB GP W L D PTS GD
Hamburg SV4301106
FC Basle420282
SK Brann41214-1
Dinamo Zagreb40222-3
Rennes40222-4
· Complete Standings
Second Round Group E
CLUB GP W L D PTS GD
Bayer Leverkusen431096
Spartak Moscow421171
FC Zürich42206-3
Sparta Prague41214-1
Toulouse41303-3
· Complete Standings
Second Round Group F
CLUB GP W L D PTS GD
Bayern Munich420287
Braga410362
Bolton410361
Aris Salonika41125-3
Crvena Zvezda40400-7
· Complete Standings
Second Round Group G
CLUB GP W L D PTS GD
Getafe431092
Tottenham421172
Anderlecht411251
AaB412140
Hapoel Tel-Aviv41303-5
· Complete Standings
Second Round Group H
CLUB GP W L D PTS GD
Bordeaux4400124
Helsingborg421173
Galatasaray412141
Panionios41214-3
Austria Vienna40311-5
· Complete Standings


The top three teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage, beginning with the final 32, in which they are joined by the third-place finishers from group stage play in the UEFA Champions League.

UEFA Cup Group Stage, MatchDay #5

Wednesday and Thursday saw the conclusion of Group Stage play in the 2007-08 UEFA Cup.

Here is a rundown of the scores with links to stories about each match:

Wednesday games:

Matchday 5 - 19 December 2007

GroupHome
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EZürich0-5LeverkusenReport »
EToulouse2-1Spartak MoskvaReport »
FBraga2-0Crvena ZvezdaReport »
FBayern6-0ArisReport »
GGetafe2-1AnderlechtReport »
GH. Tel-Aviv1-3AaBReport »
HPanionios2-3BordeauxReport »
HGalatasaray0-0Austria WienReport »

And here are the Thursday results:

Matchday 5 - 20 December 2007

GroupHome
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AAZ2-3EvertonReport »
ALarissa1-3NürnbergReport »
BAtlético2-1PanathinaikosReport »
BAberdeen4-0KøbenhavnReport »
CAEK1-2VillarrealReport »
CFiorentina2-1Mladá BoleslavReport »
DHamburg1-1BaselReport »
DRennes1-1Dinamo ZagrebReport »

















Sunday, December 16, 2007

Inzaghi Double Helps Milan Cop Club Title


At Yokahama, Japan:

Filippo Inazaghi's double (21', 71') as well as goals from Alessandro Nesta (50') and Kaka (62') lifted AC Milan to the FIFA Club World Cup championship as they doubled Boca Juniors 4-2 on Sunday.

Photo of AC Milan players celebrating their victory from Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images

Earlier, Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds took the thrid-place game as they
won the penalty kick shootout with Tunisia's Etoile Sahel 4-2, after their match ended deadlocked at 2-2, with Washington scoring both of the Reds' goals.


Thursday, December 13, 2007

Clarence Seedorf Sets Up AC Milan-Boca Final

At Yokahama, Japan:

Clarence Seedorf scored the lone goal (68') in AC Milan's FIFA Club World Cup 1-0 semifinal-round victory on Thursday over Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds. The reigning European champions will face Boca Juniors on Sunday in Yokahama for the championship.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Champions League Group Stage Play Concludes

Wednesday marked the end of Group Stage play in the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League. Here are results from Tuesday and Wednesday action with links to stories from each match:

Matchday 6 - 12 December 2007

GroupHome
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ERangers0-3Lyon
Report »
EBarcelona3-1Stuttgart
Report »
FRoma1-1Man. United
Report »
FSporting3-0Dynamo Kyiv
Report »
GPSV0-1Internazionale
Report »
GFenerbahçe3-1CSKA Moskva
Report »
HArsenal2-1Steaua
Report »
HSlavia0-3Sevilla
Report »

Matchday 6 - 11 December 2007

GroupHome
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AMarseille0-4Liverpool
Report »
APorto2-0Beşiktaş
Report »
BChelsea0-0Valencia
Report »
BSchalke3-1Rosenborg
Report »
CReal Madrid3-1Lazio
Report »
COlympiacos3-0Bremen
Report »


And here are your final standings:

2007/08 First Phase Group A Standings

OVERALLHOMEAWAY

GPWDLGSGAWDLGSGAWDLGSGAGDP
1 FC Porto 6 3 2 1 8 7 2 1 0 5 2 1 1 1 3 5 1 11
2 Liverpool 6 3 1 2 18 5 2 0 1 12 2 1 1 1 6 3 13 10
3 Marseille 6 2 1 3 6 9 1 1 1 3 5 1 0 2 3 4 -3 7
4 Besiktas 6 2 0 4 4 15 2 0 1 4 3 0 0 3 0 12 -11 6

December 11, 20072007/08 First Phase Group B Standings

OVERALLHOMEAWAY

GPWDLGSGAWDLGSGAWDLGSGAGDP
1 Chelsea 6 3 3 0 9 2 1 2 0 3 1 2 1 0 6 1 7 12
2 Schalke 04 6 2 2 2 5 4 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 8
3 Rosenborg 6 2 1 3 6 10 1 0 2 2 6 1 1 1 4 4 -4 7
4 Valencia 6 1 2 3 2 6 0 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 2 -4 5

December 11, 20072007/08 First Phase Group C Standings

OVERALLHOMEAWAY

GPWDLGSGAWDLGSGAWDLGSGAGDP
1 Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 13 9 3 0 0 9 4 0 2 1 4 5 4 11
2 Olympiacos 6 3 2 1 11 7 1 2 0 4 1 2 0 1 7 6 4 11
3 Werder Bremen 6 2 0 4 8 13 2 0 1 6 6 0 0 3 2 7 -5 6
4 Lazio 6 1 2 3 8 11 1 1 1 5 5 0 1 2 3 6 -3 5

December 4, 20072007/08 First Phase Group D Standings

OVERALLHOMEAWAY

GPWDLGSGAWDLGSGAWDLGSGAGDP
1 AC Milan 6 4 1 1 12 5 3 0 0 7 2 1 1 1 5 3 7 13
2 Celtic 6 3 0 3 5 6 3 0 0 5 2 0 0 3 0 4 -1 9
3 Benfica 6 2 1 3 5 6 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 3 4 -1 7
4 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 2 0 4 6 11 1 0 2 3 5 1 0 2 3 6 -5 6

December 12, 20072007/08 First Phase Group E Standings

OVERALLHOMEAWAY

GPWDLGSGAWDLGSGAWDLGSGAGDP
1 Barcelona 6 4 2 0 12 3 3 0 0 8 1 1 2 0 4 2 9 14
2 Lyon 6 3 1 2 11 10 1 1 1 6 7 2 0 1 5 3 1 10
3 Rangers 6 2 1 3 7 9 1 1 1 2 4 1 0 2 5 5 -2 7
4 VfB Stuttgart 6 1 0 5 7 15 1 0 2 3 6 0 0 3 4 9 -8 3

December 12, 20072007/08 First Phase Group F Standings

OVERALLHOMEAWAY

GPWDLGSGAWDLGSGAWDLGSGAGDP
1 Man Utd 6 5 1 0 13 4 3 0 0 7 1 2 1 0 6 3 9 16
2 Roma 6 3 2 1 11 6 2 1 0 5 2 1 1 1 6 4 5 11
3 Sporting Lisbon 6 2 1 3 9 8 1 1 1 5 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 7
4 Dynamo Kiev 6 0 0 6 4 19 0 0 3 4 10 0 0 3 0 9 -15 0

December 12, 20072007/08 First Phase Group G Standings

OVERALLHOMEAWAY

GPWDLGSGAWDLGSGAWDLGSGAGDP
1 Inter Milan 6 5 0 1 12 4 3 0 0 9 2 2 0 1 3 2 8 15
2 Fenerbahce 6 3 2 1 8 6 3 0 0 6 1 0 2 1 2 5 2 11
3 PSV Eindhoven 6 2 1 3 3 6 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 4 -3 7
4 CSKA Moscow 6 0 1 5 7 14 0 1 2 3 5 0 0 3 4 9 -7 1

December 12, 20072007/08 First Phase Group H Standings

OVERALLHOMEAWAY

GPWDLGSGAWDLGSGAWDLGSGAGDP
1 FC Sevilla 6 5 0 1 14 7 3 0 0 9 4 2 0 1 5 3 7 15
2 Arsenal 6 4 1 1 14 4 3 0 0 12 1 1 1 1 2 3 10 13
3 Slavia Prague 6 1 2 3 5 16 1 1 1 2 4 0 1 2 3 12 -11 5
4 Steaua Bucuresti 6 0 1 5 4 10 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 3 3 6 -6 1

Key
GP: Games Played, P: Points, W: Wins, D: Draws, L: Losses, GS: Goals Scored, GA: Goals Against, GD: Goal Difference

Note:

FC Porto, Liverpool, Chelsea, FC Schalke 04, Real Madrid, Olympiacos, AC Milan, Celtic, Barcelona, Lyon, Manchester United, AS Roma, Inter Milan, Fenerbahce, Sevilla, and Arsenal advanced to the Champions League's knockout stage.

Another Note:

Marseille, Rosenborg, Werder Bremen, SL Benfica, Rangers, Sporting, PSV Eindhoven, and Slavia Prague qualified for the knockout stage of the UEFA Cup.

One More Note:

Besiktas, Valencia, Lazio, Shakhtar Donetsk, VfB Stuttgart, Dynamo Kiev, CSKA Moscow, and Steaua Bucharest crashed out of European competition altogether.