AC Milan's been cleared to play in this edition, but Uefa's apparently not happy about it saying the club exploited some loopholes in the rules and warned the rossoneri they won't hesitate to intervene the next time the club's suspected of fixing a match.

Well if Uefa aren't happy about AC Milan being aloud to play in the tournament then why don't they pull them out?!

Uefa claims it's lack of evidence in finding proof to pull them out. Probably Berlusconi's guys cleaning it up for the club.

Crvena Zvezda (red star) will win it like in 1990/1991

RED STAR

Well for their current team, a UEFA Cup place could be a good achievement.

I'm feelin' it's Real Madrid's year.  My team FC Bayern-Munich (I also love Heart of Midlothian FC) has it's work cut out this year in the post-Ballack period.  Bremen may get the Bundelsia for Deutschland but Real Madrid has gotten some strong players this season and so may go one to get the title.  Very early speculations .........we'll see.

Well here's todays results!!!


(Home teams listed first)

Champions League
Third qualifying round, first leg

CSKA Moscow (Russia) 3, Ruzomberok (Slovakia) 0

FC Copenhagen (Denmark) 1, Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) 2

Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 3, Fenerbahce (Turkey) 1

Galatasaray (Turkey) 5, Mlada Boleslav (Czech Republic) 2

Hamburg SV (Germany) 0, Osasuna (Spain) 0

Hearts (Scotland) 1, AEK Athens (Greece) 2

Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) 2, Chievo Verona (Italy) 0

Liberec (Czech Republic) 0, Spartak Moscow (Russia) 0

Lille (France) 3, Rabotnicki (Macedonia) 0

Liverpool (England) 2, Maccabi Haifa (Israel) 1

AC Milan (Italy) 1, Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) 0

Red Bull Salzburg (Austria) 1, Valencia (Spain) 0

Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 1, Legia Warsaw (Poland) 0

Standard Liege (Belgium) 2, Steaua Bucharest (Romania) 2 fernsehprogramm heute

Hearts vs AEK Athens.......

Didn't have high hopes on this one for several reasons (injuries and playing on substitute field) definetly a "Heart" breaker.

I was crying in my seat at Murryfield when the second goal went in! I couldn't believe it was a total shock. Berra must be really gutted!

Emma,

Remember it's not over there is a 2nd leg and Hearts just need to score 2 goals in Athens!!

It's easier said than done my friend! 2 goals IS all we need and i am 100% behind hearts but it wasn't looking good lastnight at all!

Karipidis one of our new signings was playing lastnight and although i can't comment on his performance as it was his debut game, the boy needs to communicate with his team mates he took Miko out in the first half going for a header that Miko was going! Valdas had him playing out of position aswell, he is a central defender but Valdas had him in Midfield!

If it wasn't for Craig Gordon our goal keeper we would have had alot more goals scored against us lastnight! He has proved with the quality saves he made that he is truely a brilliant goal keeper!

Berra had a great game also, apart from he miss directed clearence, was a real shock and the dissapointment on the lads face was terrible.

I am actually looking forward to the away leg and hope to god we can do something over there, no Scottish team have ever beaten AEK on there home soil and i think Hearts might be the team to break the cycle.

MON THE HEARTS!

Well, Milan and the Liverbirds have work to do with their slender first-leg advantages, while Levski Sofia's looking to score one for Bulgaria by reaching the group stage. Huntelaar continues where he left off, scoring both of Ajax's goals. Fabregas also among the outstanding performers for this week.

I watched the game Milan - Red Star .... It was very good game. Red Star also had couple of chances and Milan too. It will be hard for Milan to play in Belgrade before some 80 000 Red Star fans. We are yet to see Zigic score. He surely can score against Italians which he proved last year against Roma and he promised 2 goals against Milan.
He had one great chance which some more experienced player would put it into the goal.

Did you get to catch the return leg though, s-maniac? Must've looked pretty entertaining by the looks of it.

The Liverbirds are through drawing 1-1 in Kiev, fellow former winners Benfica and Hamburg also through beating Austria Vienna 3-0 and drawing Osasuna 1-1 respectively with the Germans sneaking on aways.

Here's the Draw  for the first round of the European Champions League:

Group A-Barcelona (Spain), Chelsea (England), Levski Sofia (Bulgaria), Werder Bremen (Germany)

Group B- Bayern Munich (Germany), Internazionale of Milan (Italy), Spartak Moscow (Russia), Sporting Lisbon (Portugal)

Group C-Bordeaux (France), Galatasaray (Turkey), Liverpool (England), PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)

Group D- Olympiakos (Greece), Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), AS Roma (Italy), Valencia (Spain)

Group E- Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine), Lyon (France), Real Madrid (Spain), Steaua Bucharest (Romania)

Group F- Benfica (Portugal), Copenhagen (Denmark), Glasgow Celtic (Scotland), Manchester United (England)

Group G- Arsenal (England), CSKA Moscow (Russia), Hamburg SV (Germany), Porto (Portugal)

Group H- AEK Athens (Greece), Anderlecht (Belgium), Lille (France), AC Milan (Italy)

Hoo, Barca and Chelsea again. They really must have a thing for each other

Gp B's looking pretty nice, wonder if Spartak will end up being the whipping boys again.

As for Gp C, any one of Bordeaux, Gala and PSV could follow the Liverbirds out of it.

Valencia and Roma are looking like the faves for Gp D's qualification, but SHakhtar could end up scoring one for Ukraine here.

Real Madrid would definitely want to avenge the humbling they got by Lyon in the same stage last season, with another old friend in Dynamo and Steaua are not to be taken lightly as well, considering their showing in the Uefa last season.

I once remarked that it'd be crazy if ManU got Benfica again and I practically chuckled when that happened. The Devils' games with Celtic will be really good and Copenhagen could also pose problems, considering who they beat to get here.

Gp G could be another open one, with last season's runners-up, a former Uefa Cup winner and two former winners in this one.

Milan's group's looking like the easiest of the eight, just a question of which of AEK and Lille looking to follow them out.

Here's all the fixture dates:


GROUP A


Tuesday, September 12
Chelsea v Werder Bremen
Barcelona v Levski Sofia


Wednesday, September 27
Levski Sofia v Chelsea
Werder Bremen v Barcelona

Wednesday, October 18
Werder Bremen v Levski Sofia
Chelsea v Barcelona

Tuesday, October 31
Levski Sofia v Werder Bremen
Barcelona v Chelsea

Wednesday, November 22
Werder Bremen v Chelsea
Levski Sofia v Barcelona

Tuesday, December 5
Chelsea v Levski Sofia
Barcelona v Werder Bremen

GROUP B

Tuesday, September 12
Sporting Lisbon v Inter Milan
Bayern Munich v Spartak Moscow

Wednesday, September 27
Spartak Moscow v Sporting Lisbon
Inter Milan v Bayern Munich

Wednesday, October 18
Inter Milan v Spartak Moscow
Sporting Lisbon v Bayern Munich

Tuesday, October 31
Spartak Moscow v Inter Milan
Bayern Munich v Sporting Lisbon

Wednesday, November 22
Spartak Moscow v Bayern Munich
Inter Milan v Sporting Lisbon

Tuesday, December 5
Sporting Lisbon v Spartak Moscow
Bayern Munich v Inter Milan

GROUP C

Tuesday, September 12
Galatasaray v Girondins Bordeaux
PSV Eindhoven v Liverpool

Wednesday, September 27
Liverpool v Galatasaray
Girondins Bordeaux v PSV Eindhoven

Wednesday, October 18
Girondins Bordeaux v Liverpool
Galatasaray v PSV Eindhoven

Tuesday, October 31
Liverpool v Girondins Bordeaux
PSV Eindhoven v Galatasaray

Wednesday, November 22
Girondins Bordeaux v Galatasaray
Liverpool v PSV Eindhoven

Tuesday, December 5
Galatasaray v Liverpool
PSV Eindhoven v Girondins Bordeaux

GROUP D

Tuesday, September 12
Olympiakos v Valencia
AS Roma v Shakhtar Donetsk

Wednesday, September 27
Shakhtar Donetsk v Olympiakos
Valencia v AS Roma

Wednesday, October 18
Valencia v Shakhtar Donetsk
Olympiakos v AS Roma

Tuesday, October 31
Shakhtar Donetsk v Valencia
AS Roma v Olympiakos

Wednesday, November 22
Valencia v Olympiakos
Shakhtar Donetsk v AS Roma

Tuesday, December 5
Olympiakos v Shakhtar Donetsk
AS Roma v Valencia

GROUP E

Wednesday, September 13
Dynamo Kiev v Steaua Bucharest
Olympique Lyon v Real Madrid

Tuesday, September 26
Real Madrid v Dynamo Kiev
Steaua Bucharest v Olympique Lyon

Tuesday, October 17
Steaua Bucharest v Real Madrid
Dynamo Kiev v Olympique Lyon

Wednesday, November 1
Real Madrid v Steaua Bucharest
Olympique Lyon v Dynamo Kiev

Tuesday, November 21
Steaua Bucharest v Dynamo Kiev
Real Madrid v Olympique Lyon

Wednesday, Dec 6
Dynamo Kiev v Real Madrid
Olympique Lyon v Steaua Bucharest

GROUP F

Wednesday, September 13
Manchester United v Celtic
FC Copenhagen v Benfica

Tuesday, September 26
Benfica v Manchester United
Celtic v FC Copenhagen

Tuesday, October 17
Celtic v Benfica
Manchester United v FC Copenhagen

Wednesday, November 1
FC Copenhagen v Manchester United
Benfica v Celtic

Tuesday, November 21
Benfica v FC Copenhagen
Celtic v Manchester United

Wednesday, December 6
Manchester United v Benfica
FC Copenhagen v Celtic

GROUP G

Wednesday, September 13
Porto v CSKA Moscow
Hamburg SV v Arsenal

Tuesday, September 26
Arsenal v Porto
CSKA Moscow v Hamburg SV

Tuesday, October 17
CSKA Moscow v Arsenal
Porto v Hamburg SV

Wednesday, November 1
Arsenal v CSKA Moscow
Hamburg SV v Porto

Tuesday, November 21
CSKA Moscow v Porto
Arsenal v Hamburg SV

Wednesday, December 6
Porto v Arsenal
Hamburg SV v CSKA Moscow

GROUP H

Wednesday, September 13
Anderlecht v Lille
AC Milan v AEK Athens

Tuesday, September 26
AEK Athens v Anderlecht
Lille v AC Milan

Tuesday, October 17
Lille v AEK Athens
Anderlecht v AC Milan

Wednesday, November 1
AEK Athens v Lille
AC Milan v Anderlecht

Tuesday, November 21
Lille v Anderlecht
AEK Athens v AC Milan

Wednesday, December 6
Anderlecht v AEK Athens
AC Milan v Lille

Why do we have to play Lyon away on the first day again?

Luck of the draw, I guess. Just as well since Lyon's the toughest opponent in that group. Looks like my Devils have a good chance of leaving the group, having Benfica at the last round, only it's at Old Trafford this time.