12 September 2011

The Champions League Begins Tomorrow..

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Wondering what Silva and Pato joked about? Hopefully not about Silva’s shorts being too tight? Image via Daylife/GettyImages

Zalatan looks deep in thoughts, probably thinking about how to score against his former club, Barcelona? Yes, tomorrow is the group stage of Champions League and AC Milan will play at the Camp Nou.
There are quite a few new faces in the Champions League this season and a few clubs you guys may not be familiar with: We will begin with Group E,F,G,H as they are going to play tomorrow and will talk about Group A,B, C, D tomorrow.

Group E: KRC Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk is a Belgian football club, they finished 1st in the Belgian Pro League last season, and got their ticket to the Champions League. Their best achievement in UEFA was playing in the group stage during 02/03 season, never got into the knock out rounds.
They will play against Valencia tomorrow.

Group F
Think you guys should be familiar with the teams in this group. Arsenal is going to play Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga champion last season and Greek club, Olympiakos will play Ligue 1 club Marseille.

Group G: Apoel Nicosia, Shakhtar Donetsk
APOEL is a Cyprus club, and they finished 1st in Cypriot First Division last season. They have gotten in the group stage of Champion League in the 09/10 season.
They will play Zenit St Petersburg tomorrow.
Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian club which finished 1st in the Ukrainian Premier League last season. Their best achievement is quarter-finals of the Champions Leauge.
They will play FC Porto tomorrow.
This group looks interesting.

Group H: FC Viktoria Plzeň, BATE Borisov
FC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech football club, they finished 1st in Gambrinus liga (for the first time) and got their first ticket to Champions League. Their best achievement in Europe was participated in the 3rd qualifying round for Europa last season.
They will play BATE Borisov tomorrow.
BATE Borisov is a Belarusian football club, finished 1st in Belarusian Premier League last season, and their best achievement in Europe was played in group stage against Real Madrid, Juventus and Zenit in 08/09 season.

They will play FC Viktoria Plzeň tomorrow.

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