Articles tagged with "group stage"
Well, that was ugly: Rangers 0-3 Lyon
By Ian Rose | December 12th, 2007I'm not going to talk too much about the game, because the scoreline says most of it. Rangers were outplayed, start to finish. I will say this, though. The best thing that could have possibly happened to Rangers was the last-minute red card to Jean-Cla
Today's the day: Rangers v Lyon
By Ian Rose | December 12th, 2007First, Inara has an excellent preview up over at the Lyon Offside. Check it out. I won't be able to be quite as detailed today, as I have a lot of work to get done if I'm going to be able to take off and watch the match, but I wanted to get my thoughts
The current situation in the UEFA Cup
By Ian Rose | December 7th, 2007There is one matchday to go in the group stages of the 2007-08 UEFA Cup. Here are the current standings in each group, and which scenarios mean qualification for which teams. Group A Qualified: Everton (9 pts) Still in the mix: Zenit St. Petersburg
Aberdeen thrown a lifeline, can still advance
By Ian Rose | December 5th, 2007It has been a pretty rough group stage for Aberdeen in the UEFA Cup. The Dons picked, in my opinion, just about the hardest group they could have, with Atletico Madrid, Panathinaikos and Locomotiv Moscow looking to take all the spoils. Things have lined
Great day in the UEFA Cup
By Ian Rose | November 29th, 2007Some excellent matches today, with everything you could want from a day of European football. Comebacks, underdog wins, a few dominating performances and a few gutsy draws. Let's take a look at a few matches. Zenit St. Petersburg 2-2 Nurnberg The Ge
Early results: Bolton take shock point in Munich
By Ian Rose | November 8th, 2007The early matches of UEFA Cup group stage day 2 are over, and there are some real shocks. Bayern Munich, nearly everyone's favorite for the Cup title, dropped their first points at home today, as Bolton shocked them with a 2-2 draw. It's the third draw
Group Stage Matchday 1: I fail at prediction
By Ian Rose | October 25th, 2007That's right. My OWL in Divination is in serious doubt. We had a great first matchday in the UEFA Cup group stages ... but my first try at tournament prediction did not go well. Here's a look at today's matches: Group A: Zenit St. Petersburg v. AZ
UEFA Cup Group H Preview
By Ian Rose | October 25th, 2007Okay, it's finally here. We're done with all that Champions League nonsense and now it's time for the real tournament. Just kidding. Even I don't like the UEFA Cup THAT much. Anyway, tomorrow, the group stage of the UEFA Cup gets underway, and this is
UEFA Cup Group G Preview
By Ian Rose | October 22nd, 2007It's almost time to get back to that tournament everyone in the soccer world cares about more than any other ... and, it's also time for its ignored little brother, the UEFA Cup. Here is the seventh in my soon-to-be-completed eight part series on the UEF
UEFA Cup Group F Preview
By Ian Rose | October 19th, 2007We are almost through the previews, and there's only a week or so until I can start tallying up exactly how many games I got wrong. The sixth of the eight groups, Group F, includes nearly everyone's favorite for the Cup, as well as a struggling English s
UEFA Cup Group E Preview
By Ian Rose | October 15th, 2007The fifth of eight groups in the UEFA Cup might just be the most interesting. There might not be any English or Italian teams in this one, but representatives from France, Germany, Russia and the Czech Republic make this one of the toughest groups out th
UEFA Cup Group D Preview
By Ian Rose | October 13th, 2007Fourth part, yada yada, eight parts, yada yada. Here's my preview of Group D of this year's UEFA Cup. Group D is, in order of seeding: Basel (Switzerland), Hamburg (Germany), Rennes (France), Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), Brann (Norway) The matches: B
The UEFA Cup draw
By Ian Rose | October 9th, 2007The UEFA Cup groups have been drawn, and here they are. I'll be taking a closer look at each group, one per day, over the next week. Some interesting draws, and a long road ahead for my boys in Aberdeen ... Group A AZ Zenit St. Petersburg Everton
UEFA Cup draw preview: The hypothetical group of death
By Ian Rose | October 9th, 2007Well, we are about twelve hours from the UEFA Cup draw in Nyon, Switzerland, and though it might not have the glamour of the Champions League draw last month, it's no less important to the teams and leagues involved. Thanks to losses from traditionally d
The Pots for the UEFA Cup Draw
By Ian Rose | October 5th, 2007The UEFA Cup group round draw is set for 9 October. I know you'll all be clenching your teeth and losing sleep until then. For those that don't watch a lot of UEFA Cup, the group stages are a lot different from the Champions League. The forty teams in
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