Champions League - Chelsea Vs Barcelona @ Stamford Bridge !
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2.45am (GMT + 8 hrs) Chelsea Vs Barcelona First Phase Group A @ Stamford Bridge
Prediction
Chelsea 2 - 1 Barcelona -
Man City stadium given Uefa final
The City of Manchester Stadium has been selected to host the Uefa Cup final in 2008 by Uefa's executive committee.
Manchester City have been playing in the stadium since August 2003 after it was used for the Commonwealth Games.
The new Wembley Stadium has been turned down in its bid to host the Champions League final in either 2008 or 2009.
The Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow and the Stadio Olimpico in Rome will host the 2008 and 2009 Uefa Champions League finals respectively.
The 2009 Uefa Cup final will be played in the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul.
A statement on the Uefa website said: "The committee decided after assessing criteria such as stadium capacity, safety and security, access, transport, supporters' facilities and commercial potential."
The City of Manchester Stadium has already staged international football with a Uefa Women's Championship game in 2005.
It has also staged a rugby league international and concerts by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, U2, and Oasis, as well as winning various architectural awards.
Wembley could now be a contender for the 2010 Champions League final.
Uefa communications director William Gaillard said: "We hope Wembley Stadium in London will be completed in time for it to bid for 2010 - and we will then seriously consider the venue for the Uefa Champions League final."
At the same meeting, Uefa's executive committee decided to postpone the vote on which country, or countries, will host Euro 2012.
A decision was due to be made in December 2006, but will now be delayed until April 2007.
There are three bids to host Euro 2012, with Italy the only sole nation and the other contenders being joint bids from Poland and Ukraine, and Hungary and Croatia. -
Arrr... isn't it too early to post this now considering the match is 2 weeks away? October 18, 2006...
As stellazio would say...
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looking at the front page http://www.thesun.co.uk/section/0,,3,00.html.
Chelsea is again dumping sand on their ground ahead of games with Barca.
I am sick of this when I heard of it. Surely, something is wrong.
Why can't they just try to win a game on its merit?
I am short of calling them "CHEATERS"... -
no class....
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As if they won the last time they dumped sand. -
it might just be a rumour untrue news
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maybe a different type of sand this time round.Originally posted by Parka: As if they won the last time they dumped sand.
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Stamford Bridge pitch gets facelift
Friday, Oct 06, 2006
Whilst the Chelsea players are away representing their national teams, an 18-day break between home fixtures has allowed our groundstaff to carry out routine maintenance work on the Stamford Bridge pitch.
The drainage system is being improved with additional drainage channels dug to ensure the pitch remains in top condition
There are few times in the season when we can ensure our pitch remains in perfect condition. The international break allows us to carry out this work towards our aim of maintaining our playing surface as one of the best in the league.
Recent years have seen much investment going into the pitch.
The latest work on the drainage will improve a system installed as part of a complete overhaul that took place in the summer of 2003.
That saw the old pitch removed right down to its base and new drainage ducts put in place, spaced four metres apart.
It was half the spacing distance of the previous ducts and ensured the near instant removal of any volume of water the pitch was asked to absorb. Since then, severe waterlogging that had been such a problem in past decades has been eradicated.
New irrigation and undersoil heating systems were also installed at the same time as the 2003 work.
Nvm Next Saturday Let The Pitch Speak For Itself Wheather "IT" got a Facelift Or A Destruction
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you see the difference,
one thru rose-glass would say it is maintenance.
to me, it is plain nonsense..
since when we dump sand into the fields? unless to "CH**T".
guess the verdict is out. -
Find it weird ... if throw sand in field, wont it cause harm to chelsea players too? so why all keep shooting chelsea only?
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Chelsea 0 v. Barcelona 2
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I am shooting at Chelsea FC, club, not the players. Why the need to add sand? But why the need to add something that can injure both sides of players?
if you add, and your own players injure, you answer, but why risk other club's players?? -
can't you understand that it might just be a rumour ???Originally posted by iceFatboy:I am shooting at Chelsea FC, club, not the players. Why the need to add sand? But why the need to add something that can injure both sides of players?
if you add, and your own players injure, you answer, but why risk other club's players?? -
weren't there a whole bunch of photos and didn't Chelsea do it last year?
anyway, Chelsea has the advantage... Et'o or however you spell his name, is injured..Originally posted by ghimpheng:can't you understand that it might just be a rumour ??? -
Stamford Bridge - work on the pitch.
DRAINAGE WORK ON BLUES PITCH
By Matt Barlow, PA Sport Chief Football Writer
Chelsea have used the international break to carry out work on the Stamford Bridge pitch.
The Premiership champions have taken advantage of the 18-day break between home fixtures to improve their drainage system.
The club rejected have any suggestion that it might damage the quality of the playing surface ahead of their next home game against Barcelona on October 18.
A Chelsea spokesman said: "There are few times in the season when we can ensure our pitch remains in perfect condition.
"The international break allows us to carry out this work towards our aim of maintaining our playing surface as one of the best in the league."
Chelsea came under fire last season for the state of their pitch ahead of the Champions League clash with Barcelona.
Barca accused the Blues of deliberately allowing the surface to fall into disrepair. The pitch was sandy and heavily watered ahead of Barca's visit to west London last season.
But the Spanish champions won the game 2-1, knocked Chelsea out and went on to win the trophy.
Chelsea, who have suffered from severe pitch problems for years at Stamford Bridge, insist the latest work on the drainage is part of their long-term investment plan.
They claim it will improve the system installed as part of a complete overhaul that took place in the summer of 2003.
New drainage ducts have been fitted, four metres apart, to ensure almost instant removal of water.
yes indeed Samuel Eto one of the best striker they have are injured but our Magician Joe Cole Is Injure Too And With Saviola Filling Eto Shoes...................I don't think that our defence is going to have a good time as Saviola went on loan last season to UEFA Cup Champions Sevilla -
of coz they say its gd 4 the field. do u think they will admit n post on the net say they wants to prevent barce from playing their attackin football? of coz not! but y zhun 2 times played barce they need to maintain the field?? plus how come i dun find big clubs like manu, arsenal or liverpool saying they put sand to maintain the field? y only chelsea?
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i do agreed that Chelsea seems to have on purpose did something on to their field last season to make it unfair to Barcelona as well as a couple of other teams playing before Barcelona, however, adding sand to grass is indeed something that is nesscary in order to make the field less water logged, like what golf fairways/greens are, during construction period millions dollars of sands are being place on to the soil surfaces prior to planting of grass and sand are again added to make good a water ponding area, of course sometime by just adding sand will not help and other measures will be taken to recifity the ponding so to just says that Chelsea added sand on to the pitch again this year to Cheat is probably too strong a word to use but they have been doing lots of things that are generally pretty strange as far as fair play is concern.
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Chelsea insist sand just routine measure
tribalfooball.com - October 06, 2006
Chelsea have used the international break to carry out drainage work on the Stamford Bridge pitch.
The Premiership champions have taken advantage of the 18-day break between home fixtures to improve their drainage system.
The club rejected have any suggestion that it might damage the quality of the playing surface ahead of their next home game against Barcelona on October 18.
A Chelsea spokesman said: "There are few times in the season when we can ensure our pitch remains in perfect condition.
"The international break allows us to carry out this work towards our aim of maintaining our playing surface as one of the best in the league."
Chelsea, who have suffered from severe pitch problems for years at Stamford Bridge, insist the latest work on the drainage is part of their long-term investment plan.
They claim it will improve the system installed as part of a complete overhaul that took place in the summer of 2003.
New drainage ducts have been fitted, four metres apart, to ensure almost instant removal of water. -
Barcelona next 3 matches.........Facing Sevilla Who Thrashed Them 0-3 In UEFA Super Cup And Chelsea who defeated them once last last season champions league and Real Madrid which hold Barcelona with 10 man with Roberto Carlos Sent Off After getting double yellow @ the 25th minutes @ the nou camp
Sun 10/15 H- FC Sevilla 18:00 UK Primera División
Wed 10/18 A- Chelsea 19:45 UK Champs Lge
Sun 10/22 A- Real Madrid 16:00 UK Primera División
So Will Mighty Barcelona Fall Or Rise Up To The Challanges Ahead Of Them
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main injuries
Eto - barca
Cech - CFC
Ashley Cole -CFC -
Chelsea Vs Barcelona On And Off field
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiMBaDbJCko
Chelsea Vs Barcelona Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFx2nk_duu0 -
Chelsea Vs Barcelona On And Off field
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiMBaDbJCko
Chelsea Vs Barcelona Trailer
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aiya...........chelsea now no goal keeper wahaha
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cudicini injured or wad??