Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Champions League Fixtures and previews continued

Group stage (Group H) - FK Partizan - Belgrade
PartizanPartizan20:45Shakhtar DonetskShakhtar Donetsk 
Mircea Lucescu is convinced "Partizan will not give up easily" despite being out of European competition, in stark contrast to his FC Shakhtar Donetsk side who can qualify on Tuesday. 
While FK Partizan are yet to collect a single point in UEFA Champions League Group H, their visitors, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, know they can book their place in the round of 16 should they win and SC Braga fail to triumph against Arsenal FC. The Ukrainian titleholders head into the game on a high after beating Arsenal themselves on Matchday 4 but know not to take Partizan lightly, with Aleksandar Stanojević's side determined the give their supporters at least one victory to cheer in the section.
Previous Meetings
Shakhtar Donetsk  1  0  Partizan
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Group stage (Group F) - Stamford Bridge - London
ChelseaChelsea20:45ŽilinaŽilina  
Carlo Ancelotti urged Chelsea FC to put their domestic slump behind them and clinch top spot in Group F but MŠK Žilina are eager to regain lost pride at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.
Carlo Ancelotti wants Chelsea FC to put their current run of three Premier League losses in four games behind them and take the "great chance" they have against MŠK Žilina to clinch first place in UEFA Champions League Group F. Žilina, without a point, need victory and an FC Spartak Moskva loss to Olympique de Marseille to have any chance of UEFA Europa League football after their 7-0 home defeat by OM, but coach Pavel Hapal says they are "determined to make up for it" at Stamford Bridge.
Previous  Meetings
Zilina  4  1  Chelsea
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Group stage (Group H)- Estádio Municipal de Braga - Braga
BragaBraga20:45ArsenalArsenal
Alberto Rodríguez says SC Braga are a better team than they showed in their 6-0 rout by Arsenal FC in September and is seeking a famous win to keep their qualifying hopes alive.
Buoyed by a 1-0 win at FK Partizan on Matchday 4, SC Braga welcome Arsenal FC still firmly believing that a place in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 is within reach.
Braga currently sit third in Group H – three points shy of Arsenal and FC Shakhtar Donetsk – but defender Alberto Rodríguez feels that the momentum is with last season's Portuguese Liga runners-up. "The team spirit is good," he said. "We are thinking only about tomorrow's match and are ready to win."
It seems that not even the lingering memory of a 6-0 defeat by Arsène Wenger's side on Matchday 1 can dent their confidence. "We are better than we were in the first match against Arsenal," added the Peruvian. "Nobody in the team expected that result. Now we think in a different way because we know we have to win if we want to continue in the Champions League."
Previous Meetings
Arsenal  6  0 Braga
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1 comment:

  1. Up Arsenal, they played a very good game their!

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