Here We Go Again

Here We Go Again

3rd Place

3rd Place

This years uefa champions league is well underway and after 3 games, Galatasaray SK is sitting in last place in their group, which has the following teams, from first to last:

Dortmund, 9 points

Arsenal, 6 points,

Anderlecht, 1 point, & 

Gala, 1 point.  

The first two teams make it to the last 16 of the champions league.  The third place team goes to the uefa cup competition, and will be in the last 32 teams in this competition.  And the last place team will be eliminated from European soccer competition for this season.  

I would recommend to Gala to really try to finish this years competition in third place, therefore they could continue  their journey in uefa cup competition, instead of the champions league.  Let us be honest, Gala is not very strong this year and they are not firing in all cylinders.  

The uefa cup competition will be better suited for Gala this year as the teams in this competition are more likely competitors for Gala. 

The last 3 games remaining for Gala are: 

Borussia Dirtmund, at Germany,

Anderlecht, in Belgium, &

Arsenal, in Turkey. 

I cannot see the team get even 1 point from the Germany game.  However, they should be able to secure a minimum of 1 point from Belgium.  The last game will surely need to be a win.  Therefore, Gala will hopefully finish with 5 points. 

Their direct competitor will be Anderletch.  The Belgium sides last 3 games are: 

Arsenal, at home,

Gala, at home, &

Dortmund, in Germany. 

I cannot see Anderlecht winning or tiring with Arsenal and the game against Borusia Dortmunf will be a definite win for  Dortmund.  

This is my analysis of this group within the champions league, therefore, from first to last, here below is the standing after 6 games: 

Borussia Dortmund,

Arsenal, 

Galatasaray, &

Anderletch.  

What do you think?

Sincerely. 

Will Anderlecht of 1977 Show Up

Will Anderlecht of 1977 Show Up

Galatasaray soccer team is based out of Istanbul, Turkey.   They finished in second place, in last years domestic competition, behind the champions Fenerbahce.  

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Anderlecht soccer team is based out of Brussels, Belgium.  The team finished champions in the Belgium domestic division last year.  

Today is the first game of 2014 - 15 UEFA Champions League for both clubs.  

The game will be played at 'Turk Telekom Arena' in Istanbul, home of Gala.  

How is Anderlecht's record against Turkish opponents in Turkey? 

I found that it is a decent record of:

Won 2,

Draw 1, &

Lost 2. 

Both teams have last met almost 40 years ago, in the 1976 - 1977 'European Cup Winners Cup' competition.  After two games, Anderlecht triumphed to a 10 - 2 trashing of Gala, after winning each game with the identical result of 5 - 1.

It is with enthusiastic anticipation, I will be following this game.  Let the better team win. 

Thank you, 

Ben 

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Last Eight

Last Eight

The UEFA Champions League for the 2013 - 2014 season has proceeded to the Quarter-Finals (Last Eight).  The teams remaining are the following:

     Bayern Munich

Real Madrid (Spain)

Barcelona (Spain)

Athletico Madrid (Spain)

Bayern Munich (Germany)

Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

Manchester United (England)

Chelsea (England)

Paris St Germain (France)

     Barcelona

The draw for the matchups have settled, and they are:

Chelsea vs Paris St Germain

Manchester United vs Bayern Munich

Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund

Barcelona vs Athletico Madrid

     Real Madrid

I'm very interested to see who will make it to the 'last four' of this prestiges tournament.  

What is your prediction for the 'last four'?

Sincerely, 

Odds & Champions League of 2014

Odds & Champions League of 2014

The teams that are remaining in the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League are listed below.  Beside the each 'mighty' team, I have included the 'odds' given by:

www.williamhill.com

to win this prestigious trophy, here they are:

1. Bayern Munich 11/4

2. Real Madrid 9/2 

3. Barcelona 11/2

4. Borussia Dortmund 10/1

5. Chelsea 10/1

6. Manchester United 10/1

7.  Athletico Madrid 14/1

8.  Paris Saint Germain 14/1

9.  Manchester City 16/1

10. Arsenal 33/1

11. AC Milan 66/1

12. Bayer Leverkusen 100/1

13. Galatasaray 150/1

14. Zenit St Petersburg 250/1

15. Olympics 500/1

16. Schalke 04 500/1

Now, I'd like to bring to your attention another 'bet' taking place in the webpage of:

www.skybet.com

on the team to reach the finals in May 2013, again, here they are:

1. Bayern Munich 6/5

2. Real Madrid 2/1

3. Barcelona 9/4

4. Borussia Dortmund 11/2

5. Chelsea 6/1

6. Athletico Madrid 6/1

7. Paris Saint Germain 13/2

8. Manchester United 13/2

9. Manchester City 13/2

10. Arsenal 12/1

11. AC Milan 28/1

12. Bayer Leverkusen 66/1

13. Galatasaray 80/1

14. Schalke 04 100/1

15. Zenit St Petersburg 100/1

16. Olympics 200/1

I am following this tournament, since I like to watch the game, plus an added bonus is that the team I support, Galatasaray, has made it this far.  

As we can all see in the above 'odds', chances are very low that 'Gala' will progress further in this difficult tournament.

But there is always 'HOPE'.  

Next matchup for Gala is against Chelsea FC.  I am hoping that the 'underdog' will prevail to make it past the 'London' club.

I will analyze this matchup numerous times over the coming months since the 'head to head', knockout games will not be played until February 18 and March 11, 2014, respectively. 

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