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Inzaghi the best goal scorer in Uefa Cups

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October 24, 2008

After the goal against Hereenven in Uefa Cup, Inzaghi became the best scorer in Uefa cups with 64 goals, one goal more than the previous record holder, Raul from Real Madrid.

He is also the first player that managed to score two hat-tricks in Champions League, both of them for Juventus.
The 35 year old striker won Serie A Young Footballer of the Year and Serie A top scorer in his second Serie A season with Atalanta.
Inzaghi won during his career 2 Serie A, 1 Coppa Italia, 2 UEFA Champions League, 2 UEFA Super Cup, 1 FIFA Club World Cup and 1 FIFA World Cup.
Inzaghi is recognized as one of the most selfish, but opportunist in the same time, striker in the world.

Sir Alex Fergusson noted “Pippo Inzaghi was born in an offside position” because of the fact that he use to play “off the shoulders” of the last defender.
Despite his advancing age and numerous injuries “Pippo” remains an important football player for Ancelotti and Milan.

Uefa Cup results – Group phase matchday 1

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October 23, 2008

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Group A Schalke        3-1    PSG
Group A Twente        1-0    Racing
Group B Galatasaray    1-0    Olympiacos
Group B Hertha        1-1    Benfica
Group C Partizan    1-2    Sampdoria
Group C Sevilla        2-0    Stuttgart
Group D Dinamo Zagreb    3-2    NEC
Group D Udinese        2-0    Tottenham
Group E Braga        3-0    Portsmouth
Group E Heerenveen    1-3    Milan
Group F Aston Villa    2-1    Ajax
Group F Zilina        1-2    Hamburg
Group G Kobenhavn    1-3    St Etienne
Group G Rosenborg    0-0    Club Brugge
Group H CSKA Moskva    3-0    Deportivo
Group H Nancy        3-0    Feyenoord

Chelsea – Liverpool who will remain unbeaten?

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October 23, 2008

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Liverpool are set to travel to Stamford Bridge for the game of the season against Chelsea.

Both teams are unbeaten in eight games and a victory for any of the teams would be a major psychological blow for their rivals.
The teams are coming after heavy matches in Champions League and the managers have to keep the players on focus. Another major concern is the injury problem. Gerrard, Keane and Alonso from Liverpool are having problems but probably they will be fit for the game. Martin Skrtel and Fernando Torres are both injured but the medical staff are making great efforts to recover Torres until Sunday. The Spanish international had been offered a VIP seat by his former club for the Champions League fixture against Liverpool but he preferred to continue his recovery.
Chelsea will miss Essien and Drogba both injured. This is probably the most expected game of the week by football fans.
Both teams are hoping to win the title at the end of the season and end Manchester domination.

Uefa Champions League results – Group phase match 3

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October 22, 2008

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Group A Bordeaux 1-0 CFR Cluj
Group A Chelsea 1-0 Roma
Group B Internazionale 1-0 Anorthosis
Group B Panathinaikos 2-2 Bremen
Group C Shakhtar 0-1 Sporting
Group C Basel 0-5 Barcelona
Group D Atlético 1-1 Liverpool
Group D PSV 2-0 Marseille

Group A	Pld	Pts
Chelsea	3	7
CFR Cluj	3	4
Roma	3	3
Bordeaux	3	3
Group B	Pld	Pts
Internazionale	3	7
Anorthosis	3	4
Bremen	3	3
Panathinaikos	3	1
Group C	Pld	Pts
Barcelona	3	9
Sporting	3	6
Shakhtar	3	3
Basel	3	0
Group D	Pld	Pts
Liverpool	3	7
Atletico	3	7
PSV	3	3
Marseille	3	0

Champions League – Matchday 3 overview

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October 22, 2008

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It was a superb night for all football fans with lots of goals and great comebacks.
Manchester and Villareal have smashed their opponents in convincing victories. Sir Alex Ferguson’s men beat Scottish champion Celtic 3-0 at Old Trafford while Villareal produced the biggest score of the night 6-3 against AaB. After this matches Manchester and Villareal are occupying the first two places with 7 point each and probably the direct game will establish the winner of the group.
Lot of goals were scored also in Group F. Bayern won 3-0 against Fiorentina, but the match was more balanced than the score shows. In the other group game Lyon showed superb comeback as they manage to recover twice after being lead with 2-0 and 3-2 by Steaua. Lyon finally won the game with 5-3.
Bayern is the favorite for winning the group while Lyon and Fiorentina will beat for second place.
In Group G Arsenal beat 5-2 at Fenerbahce while Dynamo Kyiv won 1-0 at Porto. The last one was probably the only surprise of the night. Arsenal is by far the best team in the group. Rest of the teams will have to fight for the second place.
Group H was probably the most balanced. Juventus beat Real Madrid with 2-1 and made an important step in winning the group. The batle for third place betwen Bate and Zenit remains open after 1-1 draw at Zenit.
From eight matches only two of them ended with less than 3 goals. Probably it was also a great night for betting considering the high stakes for big scores.