Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic December 10, 2008 Share December 10, 2008 (edited) Chelsea manage to scrap through to the last 16 with a 2 - 1 win over CFR Cluj-Napoca with the help from Didier Drogba.......... Elsewhere, Liverpool manage to beat PSV Eindhoven with a much weaken side and three youngsters. RB rest SG, Xabi Alonso and Jose Reina with Stephen Darby, Jay Spearing and Martin Kelly all getting their first taste of Champions league football. ........ ESPN Soccernet report : Chelsea 2 - 1 CFR Cluj-Napoca Didier Drogba climbed off the substitute's bench to send Chelsea into the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 2-1 victory over CFR Cluj. The Ivory Coast international, a 65th minute substitute for opening scorer Salomon Kalou, poked the ball under CFR Cluj goalkeeper Nuno Claro for the winner just six minutes later. But Drogba's efforts were not enough for Chelsea to finish top of Group A after Roma defeated Bordeaux. Chelsea have only themselves to blame for finishing second. They squandered two chances to top the group during a European campaign that has eventually seen them stutter across the first-stage finishing line. Luiz Felipe Scolari insists he feels `zero pressure' as coach of Chelsea but his animated behaviour on the touchline in the early moments of the game suggested otherwise. PSV Eindhoven 1 - 3 Liverpool Liverpool had to come from behind against PSV Eindhoven to clinch top place in Group D, but in the end this Champions League victory was achieved at a canter at the Philips Stadion. Boss Rafael Benitez rested Steven Gerrard and sent out a much-changed side against the Dutch champions. Rafael Benitez hailed Liverpool's young brigade as they produced a compelling victory that made the Spaniard a record breaker. A comfortable 3-1 win over PSV Eindhoven in the final Champions League Group D match means Benitez has now won 40 games in Europe as Liverpool manager, surpassing Bob Paisley's previous mark of 39. ............................. Y N W A ............................ Edited December 10, 2008 by Picnic06 ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer 4th Gear December 10, 2008 Share December 10, 2008 i wouldnt say they scrap through la...just make it last round of matches to qualify...never expect chelsea to be out of the campaign by any means Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingcopa 1st Gear December 10, 2008 Share December 10, 2008 They wont go far anyway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuan 6th Gear December 10, 2008 Share December 10, 2008 At least that is a good and new record for Pool to cheer about.... Rather something good about RB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic December 10, 2008 Author Share December 10, 2008 Drogba scored 6 minutes before full time ...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic December 10, 2008 Author Share December 10, 2008 Read today New Paper, AW of Arsenal is in delima whether to go all out to win and lead on the table or qualify as second in tonight game (2.30am tomorrow). For second placing, they play the first game at home and second game away ...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic December 10, 2008 Author Share December 10, 2008 Yup ...... keep on winning Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic December 10, 2008 Author Share December 10, 2008 This weekends games : Sat 13/12/2008 Middlesbrough v Arsenal Stoke City v Fulham Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers Liverpool v Hull City Manchester City v Everton Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United Sun 14/12/2008 Portsmouth v Newcastle United Chelsea v West Ham United Hope Liverpool can beat Hull City on home ground ...... Chelsea and Arsenal are having an easy games where ManU is away to Spurs which has found winning sprits with the arrival of HR ......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingcopa 1st Gear December 10, 2008 Share December 10, 2008 I dun think Man U can win at white hart lane. Man U to drop point there. Liverpool............ dun place high hope of them beating Hull. Boro is a funny team........ can play realli well against top team but flunk against smaller team. Tricky tie for Arsenal. Chelski shld not have any prob against former player, ZOLA's West Ham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuan 6th Gear December 10, 2008 Share December 10, 2008 Read today New Paper, AW of Arsenal is in delima whether to go all out to win and lead on the table or qualify as second in tonight game (2.30am tomorrow). For second placing, they play the first game at home and second game away ...... For a team like his with so many gin nahs, buey pai liaoz. It is a blessed problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuan 6th Gear December 10, 2008 Share December 10, 2008 Yup ...... keep on winning I think Pool can engage 2 managers. One for EPL and the other is for Champions League. My observation is that RB seem to fare better in Champions League but terrible in EPL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuan 6th Gear December 10, 2008 Share December 10, 2008 I dun think Man U can win at white hart lane. Man U to drop point there. Liverpool............ dun place high hope of them beating Hull. Boro is a funny team........ can play realli well against top team but flunk against smaller team. Tricky tie for Arsenal. Chelski shld not have any prob against former player, ZOLA's West Ham. I am gunning for a Man Utd away win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic December 10, 2008 Author Share December 10, 2008 My observation is that RB seem to fare better in Champions League but terrible in EPL. Same here.... RB good in Champion League ...... Now who to take charge for EPL ...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic December 10, 2008 Author Share December 10, 2008 errr.... don't forget, ManU almost draw in their last home match against a managerless team ....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beei 1st Gear December 10, 2008 Share December 10, 2008 Middlebrough is giant killer. And at home. Arsenal is complacent. Boro 2 Arsenal 1 Liverpool play well against strong team, but screw up against weaker team. Hull considered strong anot? Liverpool 2 Hull 0 Spurs is feeling confident and Man Utd look very shaky all over even though they won last game. Esp at this time of the year when they should be going strong all the way. Spurs 1 Man Utd 1 Chelsea is weak at home, period. May "give" Zola's face. Chelsea 2 West Ham 1 Go Go Singapore!! Bring back the Suzuki Cup for the fourth time!! ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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