UEFA Champions League, 2008-09

[Pangur Bán]

Roma played well, but dove way too much.

Deco didn't deserve the first nor the second yellow.

Stupid referee.

He certainly didn't deserve the second yellow he got, but he should probably have been sent off before that ... so it kinda evened itself out.

 

[holy king]

E AaB 2-2 Villarreal
E Celtic 1-1 Man. United

F Fiorentina 1-1 Bayern
F Lyon 2-0 Steaua

G Arsenal 0-0 Fenerbahçe
G Dynamo Kyiv 1-2 Porto

H BATE 0-2 Zenit
H Real Madrid 0-2 Juventus

bad luck for kyiv, but still in the race.
and almost enough for celtic to win the game. almost...

time for a look at the standings after matchday 4:

group A
Chelsea 7
Roma 6
Bordeaux 6
CFR Cluj 4

group B
Internazionale 8
Anorthosis 5
Panathinaikos 4
Bremen 3

Group C
Barcelona 10*
Sporting 9*
Shakhtar 3
Basel 1

Group D
Atlético 8
Liverpool 8
Marseille 3
PSV 3

Group E
Man. United 8*
Villarreal 8*
Celtic 2
AaB 2

Group F
Lyon 8
Bayern 8
Fiorentina 3
Steaua 1

Group G
Arsenal 8
Porto 6
Dynamo Kyiv 5
Fenerbahçe 2

Group H
Juventus 10*
Real Madrid 6
Zenit 4
BATE 2

*qualified for knockout stages

 

[Pangur Bán]

time for a look at the standings after matchday 4:


Group E
Man. United 8*
Villarreal 8*
Celtic 2
AaB 2

*qualified for knockout stages

That's not quite true. If Villareal pick up no points against Man Utd, and Celtic beat AaB, Celtic will go through and Villareal will go out if Celtic beat Villareal 2-0 + or 3-1 +. Likewise, AaB can go through if they beat Celtic, if Villareal beat Man Utd, and if they beat Man Utd 4-0 or 5-2 + at Old Trafford.

 

[holy king]

That's not quite true. If Villareal pick up no points against Man Utd, and Celtic beat AaB, Celtic will go through and Villareal will go out if Celtic beat Villareal 2-0 + or 3-1 +. Likewise, AaB can go through if they beat Celtic, if Villareal beat Man Utd, and if they beat Man Utd 4-0 or 5-2 + at Old Trafford.

ok, make this "qualified for the sake of realism".

 

[Lambert Simnel]

I agree that the AaB scenario is entirely unfeasible. The Celtic one is a bit more possible. Unlikely, but certainly possible.