The draw was held and groups are now set. Some interesting match-ups with Chelsea and Valencia meeting in the group stage, as well as ManU-Roma and Milan-Celtic. Awards announced as well, Kaka with club footballer of the year and forward of the year. Seedorf took home midfielder of the year and Maldini as defender of the year. MILAN SWEEP!

Group A
Liverpool
FC Porto
Marseille
Besiktas

Group B
Chelsea
Valencia
Schalke 04
Rosenborg

Group C
Real Madrid
Werder Bremen
Lazio
Olympiacos

Group D
Milan
Benfica
Celtic
Shakhtar Donetsk

Group E
Barcelona
Lyon
VfB Stuttgart
Rangers

Group F
Manchester United
AS Roma
Sporting
Dynamo Kyiv

Group G
Internazionale
PSV Eindhoven
CSKA Moscow
Fenerbahçe

Group H
Arsenal
Sevilla/AEK Athens
Steaua Bucharest
Slavia Prague

[Edited on August 30, 2007 at 1:21 PM. Reason : ]

8/30/2007 1:20:43 PM

group D could be interesting with celtic

8/30/2007 1:54:20 PM

i think B and C will be good ones

8/30/2007 3:02:39 PM

how are the brackets done, is it all random on who plays against who

8/30/2007 3:07:05 PM

Group A
Liverpool and Marseille

Group B
Chelsea and Valencia

Group C
Real Madrid and Lazio

Group D
Milan and Celtic

Group E
Barcelona and Stuttgart

Group F
Manchester United and Roma

Group G
Eindhoven and Moscow

Group H
Arsenal and Sevilla

8/30/2007 3:30:02 PM

Liverpool and Arsenal got off easier than their English counterparts

8/30/2007 4:05:07 PM

sevilla/aek to finish their tie on the 3rd...sevilla up 2-0

8/31/2007 3:55:59 PM

back to the top for matchday 1

9/18/2007 3:00:45 PM

gg for the bttt, i almost forgot about champions league...


Kuyt ties it up

9/18/2007 3:02:17 PM

some very quick starts to these games...celtic was down 2-0 8 minutes in...chelsea down 1 to rosenborg...milan already up 2-0

9/18/2007 3:20:20 PM

i hope chelski chokes

9/18/2007 3:36:47 PM

Apparently Liverpool were horrible but still got a 1-1 away draw to Porto.

Chelsea tied Rosenborg 1-1 at home. LMAO. Props to the Norweigians.

Here's hoping Man U and Arsenal do no better tomorrow.

[Edited on September 18, 2007 at 4:39 PM. Reason : .]

9/18/2007 4:38:06 PM

Yes, Liverpool looked like shit. I'm pretty sure Gerrard had less than 10 touches the entire game. Kuyt was really the only one really working the entire game, alot of stupid fouls on Liverpool's part but some quick whistles from the official too made the game really annoying to watch.

But, Porto has never lost at home to an English team so a 1-1 draw, especially after being down a man for a good half hour, is a pretty decent result.

9/18/2007 4:41:50 PM

A Marseille 2-0 Besiktas
A Porto 1-1 Liverpool
B Chelsea 1-1 Rosenborg
B Schalke 0-1 Valencia
C Real Madrid 2-1 Bremen
C Olympiacos 1-1 Lazio
D Milan 2-1 Benfica
D Shakhtar 2-0 Celtic

9/18/2007 5:56:43 PM

damn, i was hoping chelski wouldve lost that game, theyll easily come back from a tie in that group

9/18/2007 6:02:40 PM

Ronnie

9/19/2007 6:54:43 PM

dinho to deal with chelsea

9/25/2007 3:09:53 PM

Shockingly, ESPN2 is actually going to show ManU and AS Roma this afternoon.

10/2/2007 12:12:27 PM

ESPN always show English teams here in the US. I hope they show AC Milan more.

10/2/2007 1:09:40 PM

Quote :

"Shockingly, ESPN2 is actually going to show ManU and AS Roma this afternoon."

Not sure what's so shocking. You can pretty much guarantee ESPN will show United games.

10/2/2007 1:27:53 PM

that is a premier match-up too

fellow rossoneri fan? rest assured, they will be showing more of milan in the coming months bacause they will be the last team standing....again...although i am hoping for a tie today at celtic

[Edited on October 2, 2007 at 1:42 PM. Reason : ]

10/2/2007 1:40:41 PM

Is this not the first game ESPN has televised this year outside of ESPN Deportes? Just seems to me like they waste the contract.

10/2/2007 1:53:50 PM

Nah, they showed the United-Sporting game and the Liverpool-Porto games.. they show live games on Tuesday and Wednesday of every Matchday and sometimes tape delayed games on ESPN Classic

[Edited on October 2, 2007 at 2:13 PM. Reason : err]

10/2/2007 2:12:47 PM

guily and totti for the win at old trafford

10/2/2007 2:31:29 PM

wow roma put the ball in the net my goodness

10/2/2007 4:25:01 PM

HOW has roma not scored yet....i love united but fuck they are getting lucky. This game should at least be tied.

10/2/2007 4:30:14 PM

Ronaldo bounced with 0 subs left and 10 minutes left n the game 'cause he got a cut on his eyebrow

10/2/2007 5:36:08 PM

Watching United this season, they're not always the best team on the field... but you always have the feeling they know they're going to score at least one and win the game

10/2/2007 7:19:57 PM

those barcelona away colours are . probably slightly better than the shocking green ones they had last year though.

10/3/2007 12:14:21 PM

Terry achieves Hansbrough doucherie

10/3/2007 1:35:12 PM

i liked them...i liked the neon ones as well...i really wish they were airing the milan/celtic game to day

10/3/2007 1:38:18 PM

liverpool is looking awful

10/3/2007 3:27:05 PM

^yes they are. the game is so boring

10/3/2007 4:09:28 PM

goddamn it, celtic scored in the 90th minute.

10/3/2007 4:40:23 PM

Barca Baby

10/4/2007 2:08:43 AM

Prediction: Liverpool won't make it out of group play.

10/4/2007 8:54:04 AM

RED DEVILS WOOOOT...slot another 1-0 victory. i dont care if its pretty or convincing..theyre winning.

10/4/2007 1:04:50 PM

arsenal milan final

10/6/2007 5:22:55 PM

haha you wish

10/6/2007 9:12:01 PM

Dida gets a two match ban for his flop

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/index?cc=5901

10/11/2007 3:29:10 PM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2MVDIYC13cg

^ this it?

10/11/2007 3:31:06 PM

hahaha dida is a tool

10/11/2007 4:30:13 PM

hah, amac, max bretos says your Milan squad's better days are behind them. just too old to compete

10/12/2007 1:36:06 AM

max bretos is an idiot...milan was too old last year too...once pato is official and 99 is fit..watch out

that celtic fan obviously had a razor blade is his hand

10/12/2007 2:25:53 AM

Arsenal 7-0 Slavia Prague

10/23/2007 5:58:22 PM

wooooo

10/23/2007 6:07:22 PM

its a good thing that rangers barca game was shown on live tv...that was a real snoozefest

10/23/2007 7:51:06 PM

I don't agree... I thought there were some tense moments and some really good chances -- I'd rather watch that than a blowout

10/23/2007 8:28:42 PM

rangers were playing 9 and 10 men behind the ball, i hate those kind of games

10/23/2007 8:35:00 PM

damn, Arsenal was impressive.

10/23/2007 11:44:35 PM