All you need to know about this year's Champions League games

32 teams.
Eight groups.
But only one team can be the winner arrived in the spring.
Tonight begins the hunt for the mighty Champions League trophy.
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GROUP A

CHELSEA HUNTER'S FIRST TITLE

Bordeaux France
2007/08: Did not.
2006/07: Out in the group stage.
2005/06: Did not.
BIGGEST STAR: Yoann Gourcuff. "New Zidane". Star team came from Milan.

Cluj Romania
2007/08: Did not.
2006/07: Did not.
2005/06: Did not.
BIGGEST STAR: Yssouf Koné. Poured into the Rosenborg goal. Will now save Cluj.

Chelsea England
2007/08: Final Loss.
2006/07: Out in the semifinals.
2005/06: Out in the round.
BIGGEST STAR: John Terry. Captain, heart and major star in the super team Chelsea.

Roma Italy
2007/08: Out in the quarterfinals.
2006/07: Out in the quarterfinals.
2005/06: Did not.
BIGGEST STAR: Francesco Totti. Prince of Rome. Means everything to Roma.

COMMENT: Chelsea suktar for a title and should have no trouble here. Bordeaux will give Roma a
tough match for second place.
TIP: Chelsea and AS Roma forward.

MATCHES TONIGHT: Chelsea-Bordeaux (Viasat Sport 2, 20.45), Roma-Cluj (20.45).

GROUP B

INTER - A HOT CANDIDATE

Anorthosis of Cyprus
2007/08: Did not.
2006/07: Did not.
2005/06: Out in the qualifiers.
BIGGEST STAR: Paulo Costa. From Inter and Porto - the Cypriot Anorthosis.

Werder Bremen, Germany

2007/08: Out in the group stage.
2006/07: Out in the group stage.
2005/06: Out in the round.
BIGGEST STAR: Diego. Fantastic playmaker from Brazil.

Inter Italy
2007/08: Out in the round.
2006/07: Out in the round.
2005/06: Out in the quarterfinals.
BIGGEST STAR: Zlatan. Big, strong, technical. Has everything - except the whole knee.

Panathinaikos Greece
2007/08: Did not.
2006/07: Did not.
2005/06: Out in the group stage.
BIGGEST STAR: Gilberto Silva. Former key player in Arsenal. Now in Panathinaikos.

COMMENT: An exciting group. I think that Inter have to work hard to get advancement, in Athens,
you get no easy points. Werder turned down in Athens last year (against Olympiakos), and has
learned its lesson.
TIP: Inter and Werder Bremen forward.

MATCHES TONIGHT: Panathinaikos-Inter (TV-6, 20.45), Werder Bremen-Anorthosis (20.45).

GROUP C

Shakhtar - PROSPECTIVE second great Liverpool side

Barcelona, Spain
2007/08: Out in the semifinals.
2006/07: Out in the round.
2005/06: Champion.
BIGGEST STAR: Lionel Messi. Lurks the shirt of the majority. Blazing fast.

Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine

2007/08: Out in the group stage.
2006/07: Out in the group stage.
2005/06: Out in the qualifiers.
BIGGEST STAR: Dario Srna. Knight of the class edge.

Basel Switzerland
2007/08: Did not.
2006/07: Did not.
2005/06: Out in the qualifiers.
BIGGEST STAR: Scott Chipperfield. Four goals in eight league games - as a midfielder.

Sporting Lisbon Portugal

2007/08: Out in the group stage.
2006/07: Out in the group stage.
2005/06: Out in the qualifiers.
BIGGEST STAR: Joao Moutinho. Playmaker with great feeling.

COMMENT: After two league games is the crisis in Barcelona. But this group looks fairly simple,
even if away match in Ukraine is tough. Basel is not enough. Sporting's individual skill takes the
team forward.
TIP: Barcelona and Sporting on.

MATCHES TONIGHT: Barcelona-Sporting (Viasat Sport 3, 20.45), Basel Shakhtar (20.45).

GROUP D

A tough AND GENDER GROUP

Atlético Madrid Spain

2007/08: Did not.
2006/07: Did not.
2005/06: Did not.
BIGGEST STAR: Sergio Agüero. Maradona's son in law. A magical target gun.

Marseille France
2007/08: Out in the group stage.
2006/07: Did not.
2005/06: Did not.
BIGGEST STAR: Steve Mandana. Super Goalie. Number one in the French national team.

Liverpool
2007/08: Out in the semifinals.
2006/07: Final Loss.
2005/06: Out in the round.
BIGGEST STAR: Steven Gerrard. Means everything to Liverpool. The engine, the heart of the
team.

PSV Eindhoven Holland

2007/08: Out in the group stage.
2006/07: Out in the quarterfinals.
2005/06: Out in the round.
BIGGEST STAR: Timmy Simons. Experienced midfielder. Holds together the team.

COMMENT: Perhaps the smoothest and toughest group in advance. All the law has the potential to
win the group. I think Liverpool's routine to make the judgments and Marseille will be a pleasant
surprise.
TIP: Liverpool and Marseille on.

MATCHES TODAY: Marseille-Liverpool (Viasat Sport 1, 20.45), PSV-Atlético Madrid (20.45).

GROUP E

WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR THE NORTH HOPE

Celtic Scotland
2007/08: Out in the round.
2006/07: Out in the round.
2005/06: Out in the qualifiers.
BIGGEST STAR: Artur Boruc. Fantastic goalkeeper from Poland. With hot temper.

Villarreal Spain
2007/08: Did not.
2006/07: Did not.
2005/06: Out in the semifinals.
BIGGEST STAR: Marcos Senna. Illuminating for Spain in the European Championships. The
engine of the team.

Man United England

2007/08: Champion.
2006/07: Out in the semifinals.
2005/06: Out in the group stage.
BIGGEST STAR: Cristiano Ronaldo. Under fire for the season. Shall now show their class.

Aalborg Denmark
2007/08: Did not.
2006/07: Did not.
2005/06: Did not.
BIGGEST STAR: Caca. DODGY Brass. Three goals in seven matches so far in the league.

COMMENT: Everything but zero points is godkäntför Aalborg as wires in the league. Celtic is
often a good cup of hard, but Villarreal are a better team. United are United.
TIP: Villarreal and Manchester United forward.

MATCHES TOMORROW: Celtic-Aalborg (Viasat Sport 1, 20.45), Manchester United-Villarreal

(TV6, 20.45).

GROUP F

ENOUGH IS DETERMINED IN Final round

Bayern Munich Germany

2007/08: Did not.
2006/07: Out in the quarterfinals.
2005/06: Out in the round.
BIGGEST STAR: Luca Toni. Target Player. Fantastic scorer - both with heads and feet.

Lyon, France
2007/08: Out in the round.
2006/07: Out in the round.
2005/06: Out in the quarterfinals.
BIGGEST STAR: Karim Benzema. New offensive star in France.

Fiorentina
2007/08: Did not.
2006/07: Did not.
2005/06: Did not.
BIGGEST STAR: Adrian Mutu. Flashing Romanians. Hugger like a cobra.
Steaua Bucharest Italy
2007/08: Out in the group stage.
2006/07: Out in the group stage.
2005/06: Out in the qualifiers.
BIGGEST STAR: Dorin Goian. Stone Safe central defender. Strong in the main game.

COMMENT: Good to Steaua are in! Fiorentina have an exciting team again and will give Lyon and
Bayern stiff resistance. Here, apparently settled in the final round.
TIP: Lyon and Bayern forward.

MATCHES TOMORROW: Lyon-Fiorentina (Viasat Sport 3, 20.45), Steaua Bucharest-Bayern

Munich (20.45).

GROUP G

SIMPLE GROUP FOR ARSENAL

Arsenal England
2007/08: Out of the remaining final.
2006/07: Out in the round.
2005/06: Final Loss.
BIGGEST STAR: Cesc Fabregas. From child prodigy to star. Rule the roost.

Turkey Fenerbahçe
2007/08: Out in the quarterfinals.
2006/07: Out of qualifying
2005/06: Out in the group stage

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