| | Champions League and possible Gunner Redemption
After what has been a wild week of the Prem-
and by wild, I mean Arsenal drawing with the ‘Boro 1 goal all, Liverpool taking it on the chin at the hands of their Merseyside opponents Everton, and the Red Devils of Manchester giving the Spurs a goal to suck on while running away with the early lead of the table –
perhaps we can all look to the UEFA Champions League for some more settle excitement.
Oh, wait. Half of you lot aren’t even in the Champions League.
 
I’m currently watching Barca tackle Levski Sofia (which I know the score will be 5-nil). Matt, since Middlesborough and Champions League will never be uttered in the same breath, perhaps you can be a proper fan for a proper team.
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Carson’s beloved Chelski have handled the German Werder Bremen 2-nil, Michaels Essein and Ballack scoring respectively. It had been speculated that Bremen would give a substantial fit to the Blues for the predictable second spot behind Barca, but Chelsea has been been playing quite well in the UEFA series. And while Ronaldinho has said that Chelsea should threaten Group A as they maybe could, I believe the back to back matches in mid-October should prove classics.
While Will’s Liverpool held so much promise following their delightful, bacon-catered Community Shield win over Abroma-bitches (that’s mine, right here first), their season has been lack-luster at best, and sadly that has followed them to the Champions League. While PSV Eindhoven is a respectable club, the Reds should have picked up these points, but instead tied nil-nil, and there is nothing worse than a nil-nil tie in Champions play.
Finally, for those of y’all still Francesco Totti fans after that despicable appearance and collection of dives and overall dodgy bullshit, Roma blasted past Shakhtar Donetsk (whom I can’t pronounce, but have fun trying) with a 4-nil victory.
Thursday I may teach drunk
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My beloved Celtic FC, the Catholic genre of the Old Firm rivalry take on Old Fergy and the Red Devils of Manchester. I am of the proper mind that Celtic should not win this match, but given a win or even a draw, Thursday’s 50 minute classes and early release may produce an excited Irishman.
Arsenal will take on Hamburg, and while Tierry Henry will be out, I suspect no trouble taking down Ze Germans. Of course, how many times have I said this about Arsenal and Prem teams, like Middlesborough or Man effin’ City. Truthfully, I’m through predicting.
This game, as with the prior match Real Madrid v Lyon and the other big UEFA matches are being televised on ESPN Deux and el Classico. Thank God. More on these other fixtures as they develop.
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