Current Standings
Team Played Win Draw Loss For Against GD Points
Arsenal 4 4 0 0 13 3 “+”10 12
Chelsea 4 3 0 1 5 2 “+”3 9
Manchester United 5 3 0 2 10 10 “+”0 9
Lyon 4 2 1 1 10 5 “+”5 7
Liverpool 3 1 1 1 5 3 “+”2 4
Real Madrid 3 1 0 2 3 5 “-”2 3
Napoli 3 0 0 3 1 5 “-”4 0
Milan 4 0 0 4 2 11 “-9″ 0
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Real Madrid made their debut in the Bundesliga against Chelsea, losing 1-0, but putting up a fine show of talent.
The highlight was Real’s offensive explosion from Ruud Van Nistelrooy that was reluctantly stopped by Petr Cech giving Chelsea the win.
Real Madrid management commented on the game, “We played pretty well for a first match, it was a gratifying one goal loss, and we are excited about the season.”
Madrid also faced off against defending champions Lyon in a friendly match, scoring first with a goal from Van Nistlerooy in the 1st half. Lyon came back to win 2-1 with two late goals from Benzema and Ryan Babel. Madrid played a very good match versus the Frenchmen.
Does the talented Spanish club have what it takes to make the top 6 in their first Bundesliga season?
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League Match: Real Madrid 0-1 Chelsea; Didier Drogba silenced the fans at the Bernabeu in Real Madrid’s season opener.
The Chelsea offense dominated most of the game, but the strong Real Madrid defense held the Blues to only 3 shots. Real Madrid also sported a strong 22 tackles resulting in 2 yellow cards.
Several breaks by Van Nistelrooy and Rafael Van Der Vaart were the only hopes for Real’s offense, but Petr Cech earned the clean sheet-having 3 break away saves.
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Trade Update: December 1st, 2008
This week several transfers clogged the market which was once dormant.
Here is a list of trades so far this season
Babel TO Lyon FROM Liverpool
Xabi Alonso TO Lyon FROM Liverpool
Kuyt TO Lyon FROM Liverpool
Xavi TO Liverpool FROM Lyon
Grosso TO Liverpool FROM Lyon TO Chelsea FROM Liverpool
Bosingwa TO Liverpool FROM Chelsea
Skrtel TO Chelsea FROM Liverpool
Mascherano TO Chelsea FROM Liverpool
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League match: Chelsea v. Milan 2-0, It was a sad day for the Rossoneri. Chelsea beat the Italians to a pulp, who had high expectations from new striker David Villa. The former Valencia striker cost the Milan bank a hefty penny, but came up short at Stamford Bridge.
Michel Ballack blasted on past Milan goaltender Abiatti in the first half. The deafening shouts of blues chants broke any commiunication between the brazilian tag team, Dinho and Kaka, Milan is so boastful about.
Offensive efforts were put to rest by the Automaton Keeper Petr-the-Formerly-Concussed-Czech-Cech, rightly so. It is commonly known that Cech only messes up in games that count (anyone who’s seen world cup 06, euro 08, or last years champions league final can tell you that).
Milan said after the game, “Plan on seeing a goalie drafted this week!”
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Preseason clash: Chelsea v Milan 6-0; Salomon Kalou had a hat trick in this brutal battering of the most trophied team in sports history. Milan faced a turn for the worst when defender Paolo Maldini was booked twice and sent off. Chelsea striker Kalou took advantage of his first start over the usual Nicolas Anelka by booting two and heading one for his best performance of his career. Milan looked empty and disorganized in comparison to yesterday’s Lyon match. Chelsea’s Petr Cech had 9 saves in the shutout.
