Champions League Preview

The time has come for North America's answer to their European counterpart. The Champions League begins tonight. In this space I will rank and give a brief preview of the eight preliminary matchups. Several of the teams come from leagues that have played internationally very little over the past few years, so those teams will be unranked.

CONCACAF Club Rankings @ Aug 26, 2008 09:14 AM EST | Blog Profile

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