[Champions League Group Stage: Matchday 4- Tuesday 4th November]

Re: Champions League Group Stage: Matchday 4- Tuesday 4th November

CFR 1907 Cluj vs. FC Girondins de Bordeaux CFR 1907 Cluj find themselves in second place in Group A behind Chelsea after the first round of fixtures have been completed. Two weeks ago Bordeaux defeated Cluj 1-0 in Bordeaux. It has always been the ambition of CFR Cluj to finish third thereby qualifying for the UEFA Cup which would suit them more at this stage. Didi picked up an injury at the weekend and is unavailable while Eugen Trica will be out serving his suspension. Bordeaux will need to win if they hope to finish in the top two. Matthieu Valverde takes over from Ulrich Ramé after the veteran goalkeeper suffered the recurrence of a groin injury in Saturday's 1-0 loss at AS Nancy-Lorraine. Blanc's main concern is the fitness of central midfielder Fernando who is struggling with a back problem, yet is expected to start. Cluj will try and make amends for that narrow 0-1 defeat two weeks ago at the hands of Bordeaux. If they can repeat their performance when they held Chelsea to a goalless draw here a few weeks ago then they shouldn’t have too many problems here. Bordeaux have yet to make the next round in three previous attempts. A narrow victory for Cluj is possible.

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Chelsea	3	2	1	0	5	0	5	7
2	CFR Cluj-Napoca	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
3	Roma	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	Bordeaux	3	1	0	2	2	7	-5	3

i think it will be hard match cuz and both teams are fighting for somethink X is my pick :P P.S thank you for the information :)

[Champions League: Group Stage- Matchday Three Wednesday 22nd October]

Re: Champions League: Group Stage- Matchday Three Wednesday 22nd October

At. Madrid-Liverpool Atletico started the season in great fashion but as I've wrote before I think the 6-1 defeat at Barça a couple of weeks ago was kind of a "momentum killer" for them. Still, they're getting some players back from injury like Simão and they're a very good team specially at home where they have a 4-2-0 all time record against English clubs and a 17-3-3 home European Cup one. Liverpool always seem inconsistent and capable of the better and the worst...still, they're a great team and have a nice 6-3-2 record in their 11 games in Spain so far. I think the key to this game is the fact that both teams are top of the group on 6 points and that a draw would be a nice result for both (the other 2 teams in the group, PSV and Marseille both have 0 points) and would put them both in a great position to qualify for the next round. My pick: draw (3.33); Basel-Barcelona Hosts have a horrible 0-0-2 so far in the group and they know they're the worst team in the group and one of the worst in this round of the Champions League. Barcelona has won all of their last 7 games, some in a "ugly way" but still won and they have a chance here of assuring their place in the next round of the CL and the possibility of giving playing time to ther players in the group games after this one. My pick: Barcelona (1.47); Panathinaikos-W. Bremen Panathinaikos are 0-0-2 so far in their group games but have a 5-0-1 in their last 6 home games. Playing in Greece with all the support from the local fans is always hard for the away team. Bremen are a very experienced team at this level and have a 0-2-0 record so far with the last one being an impressive draw away to Inter Milan. I expect a tight game and think Bremen would be happy with a draw on this one as well. My pick: draw (3.34); PSV-Marseille Both teams have 0 points so far in the competition after 2 games and things are not looking good at all for them. They also have just average records in their last 6 overall with PSV going 3-0-3 and Marseille 2-2-2. PSV has the "home field advantage" but I think Marseille are a better team than PSV this season so things are kind of "even" IMO. My pick: draw (3.25); Good luck! JC

good job i bet on this matches and only psv didnt make draw :@