Louis Van Gaal's side continue to underperform and once again had to turn to defender Daniel Van Buyten to score yet again but they still couldn't get past a determined Schalke side.

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1-1 Matip

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The fourth round of group stage matches took place this week and a number of teams booked their places in the knockout stages. Although after this round of games there are no perfect sides left in the competition.

Bordeaux dominated Bayern Munich for a second time in a fortnight. They beat the Germans 2-0 with goals from Gourcuff and Chamakh which puts them in the knockout stages.

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There's a full set of matches on Saturday in the European leagues including the German Bundesliga and the Scottish Premier League. In England, the FA Cup has begun with the first round. Free Live Sports TV will be covering several matches on Saturday including the following.

Paulton Rovers v Norwich City LIVE English FA Cup Saturday, November 7, 2009 12:45 GMT, 07:45 EST

Bayern Munich v Schalke 04 LIVE German Bundesliga Saturday, November 7, 2009 14:30 GMT, 09:30 EST

Hoffenheim v Wolfsburg LIVE German Bundesliga Saturday, November 7, 2009 14:30 GMT, 09:30 EST

Hearts v Hibernian LIVE Scottish Premier League Saturday, November 7, 2009 12:30 GMT, 07:45 EST

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The matches to watch after you realize that, if for just this weekend, the suspension of Chelsea's transfer ban is far less important than the match on Sunday. And that I told you so.

Saturday

Tottenham v Sunderland at White Hart Lane Jermain Defoe returns from suspension and Aaron Lennon might appear, although this will really be Darren Bent's show as he visits his former team.

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Sorry futbol fans as I am again a little late with the television listings again this week, but it still is busy for us here in Buenos Aires and as long as we get the listings posted by Friday evening, we feel we're doing pretty well and we hope that everything is here in time to do you some good.

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With Miroslav Klose and Luca Toni locked at 0 Bundesliga goals this season, some Bayern fans will probably welcome this opportunity to escape into nostalgia for a short while.

In 1974 Gerd Müller succeeded where Michael Ballack had failed in 2002 and won the Bundesliga, Champions Cup (Champions League) and the World Cup.

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Bayern Munich fans are certainly not in a particularly good mood at the moment. The situation in the Bundesliga is far from hopeless but still disappointing, while Bayern will need a miracle of sorts to progress in the Champions League. Thus, some fans may be in disbelieve, some may question the coach or the players, others blame the transfer policy and a few probably just desperately hope for Ribery to return and make it all right again.

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North London rivals most attractive options open to soon to be out of contract forward.

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Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh linked with a host of Premier League clubs including Arsenal, West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland this summer has insisted he will still not sign a new contract with the French champions before the end of the season.

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Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk has named his 23-man squad friendly international matches against Italy on November 14th and Paraguay on November 18th. Squad: Goalkeepers: Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax Amsterdam), Michel Vorm (Utrecht), Piet Velthuizen (Vitesse Arnhem) Defenders: John Heitinga (Everton), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg SV), Edson Braafheid (Bayern Munich), Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax Amsterdam), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), [. Click to continue reading...

Kicker is known in Germany as a sports magazine that is not afraid to pull punches. A bi-weekly publication, it's main focus is on all things Bundesliga. In their late week edition, Kicker pulled no punches about how Bayern Munich have played under...
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This parenting stuff is already harder than I thought. ... Meat. ... The kid doesn't like to play with fireworks nearly as much as I do and he doesn't even know how to use a toilet. ... Meat. ... I think he might be broken. Can you fix a broken kid with a screwdriver and a nail gun?

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Champions League View: Bayern Munich and Liverpool FC could get 10 points and still not qualify.

An entertaining set of Champions League games threw up some unexpected results, great games and the odd ninja (but not a very effective one). Almost all of the big names have a chance to reach the knockout stages, even though the likes of Bayern and Liverpool have made it very, very difficult for themselves.

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Liverpool had to defeat Olympique Lyon away after losing 1-2 at home in the previous round. But last night the English team only managed a 1-1 draw, and with 4 points it is now almost impossible that Liverpool progresses to the next round: Livepool must win their remaining two matches and Fiorentina must not win any of their remaining two matches (of which the last one is between Liverpool and Click to continue reading...

Roma-Inter from May of 1999 is another highly entertaining game from one of the most entertaining Serie A seasons of all time. The 1998-99 season had 3 leaders of the table (for the first part of the season it was Fiorentina, who were winter champions but were then hurt by the injury of Batistuta, then Lazio, who looked on their way to the Scudetto but fell off form towards the end, and then Milan who surprised everyone and stole the Scudetto on the last day).

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Sir Alex is reportedly considering replacing one world class keeper with another.

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Manchester United and Bayern Munich are both mulling moves for Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, according to reports in Italy.

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Según el diario italiano Tuttosport, el Bayern Munich estaría a la búsqueda de un portero consagrado para este mercado invernal.

Se habla nada más y nada menos que de Gianluigi Buffon, considerado por muchos como el mejor portero del mundo en la actualidad.

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There was end-to-end action pretty much everywhere you looked on Matchday 4 of the UEFA Champions League. A couple of high profile matches delivered the goods, with late equalizers in Madrid and Manchester scuttling a Chelsea comeback against Atletico and a CSKA upset of United.

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There was end-to-end action pretty much everywhere you looked on Matchday 4 of the UEFA Champions League. A couple of high profile matches delivered the goods, with late equalizers in Madrid and Manchester scuttling a Chelsea comeback against Atletico and a CSKA upset of United.

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Every league experiences them, sometimes more than once. That's a weekend where the championship contenders all contrive to lose the initiative.
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Bordeaux earned a 2-0 result at the Allianz Arena to cruise past Bayern Munich and ensure a place in the next round of the Champions League. The visitors' prowess at set-plays was evident throughout the game, as every time a decision went the French way, minor problems in the Bavarian box were never far away. Click to continue reading...

Kickette had this masterpiece last week and I just recently came across its glory. Word is this gal is an ex-WAG, so it's still semi-soccer relevant.
She must be desperate for attention.
Now some other links:

• Mancini a possible Rafa replacement? [Daily Mail]
  
• A new world's top 25.

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French champions Bordeaux pulled of a surprise win away to Bayern Munich.

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0-1 Gourcuff

0-2 Chamakh

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Nuevamente nos reencontramos con la UEFA Champions League y una nueva jornada en donde hubo partidos interesantes y muchos goles.

Dentro de los resultados sorpresivos esta el triunfo de Bourdeaux frente al Bayern Munich, además de la goleada del Olympique de Marsella por seis goles a uno frente al Zürich de Suiza.

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After starting a new job, losing Internet access for a bit, and just being on the go for the last 2 weeks or so, it's nice to finally be able to sit down and crank out something - anything!
So why not go back to an old reliable, with a full slate of Champions League matches on tap for tomorrow afternoon - eight matches in Groups A-D. Click to continue reading...

Champions League on Fox Soccer Channel: Atletico Madrid - Chelsea at 2:30pm, Manchester United - CSKA Moscow at 5pm (on Setanta at 2:40pm), and Milan - Real Madrid at 7pm. Setanta also has Bayern Munich - Bordeaux at 6:45pm. All Times Eastern Click to continue reading...

The European Champions League is back for Matchday 4 with some great match ups, including AC Milan vs Real Madrid on Tuesday and Lyon vs Liverpool, who are fighting for their life, on Wednesday. The full list of games for Matchday 4 (of 6 in this round) can be found on the UEFA website. The broadcast schedule looks like this:

TUESDAY, Nov.

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A few years ago Toni Kroos was hailed as the next big thing in German football. He won the best player award at the 2007 U17 World Cup, joined Bayern Munich and was promised the #10 jersey. Far from claiming the shirt he instead commuted between Bayern's bench and the reserves. Meanwhile other next big things popped up, won youth tournaments, first team starting spots and call ups to the German national team.

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Monday 2 November
19.45 Sheffield Utd v Newcastle Utd, Championship, Sky Sports 1/HD1
The Blades are in an awful slump that could see them in big trouble if they don't snap out of it quick. A last minute winner from Kevin Nolan ended Newcastle's own winless run last time out but they can go back top with a win here. Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Champions League continues its group stage with some key matches on Tuesday, November 3, and Wednesday, November 4. Here's a list of predictions, previews, and USA/UK TV Listings for the upcoming matches.

Previews

Full previews of all the matches can be found here the UEFA's official website, here.

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Bordeaux vs. Bayern Munich

Group A leaders, Bordeaux will look to edge even closer to a place in the next round. To do so they will have to beat Munich at their home ground.

Bordeaux were clearly the better side a fortnight ago as they frustrated Munich players into getting two red cards.

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Bayern Munich fell further behind the Bundesliga pacesetters with this draw at Stuttgart.

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I know this is kind of late, but things have been busy here in Buenos Aires. Look for the Stadium Tour entries to continue as I was able to attend the Boca Juniors / Chacarita Juniors match at La Bombonera on Thursday.

Putting together this list just keeps getting more and more frustrating.

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EPL on ESPN2: Arsenal Spurs at 8:30am. On Setanta: Fulham - Liverpool at 11am and Everton - Aston Villa at 10pm. On Fox Soccer Channel: Bolton - Chelsea at 11am, Manchester United - Blackburn at 1:30pm, and Sunderland - West Ham United at 6pm. Russian Premier League on Setanta: FC Moscow - Zenit St. Petersburg at 7am. Click to continue reading...

Media criticism, internal criticism, huge injury concerns, a long winless streak, and the list goes on. All the aforementioned obstacles severely marred the opening of the current season for German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. In September, such was the state of affairs at Allianz Arena that new manager Louis van Gaal appeared to be on his way out of the Bavarian club sooner rather than later.

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Most of the top European leagues are more than a 1/3 into their 2009-10 season. In Spain, Barcelona is on top of the league table while Real Madrid are close behind. In France and Germany, the league tables are very close and no clear favorites so far. Inter Milan leads the Italian Serie A and are the favorites to repeat as champions.

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