It took four rounds of play but the Champions League group stages is finally heating up.

If the group stages finished as they are now, then Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Liverpool would all be playing in the Europa League.

Jose Mourinho and Inter Milan were five minutes away from an 9th consecutive Champions League game without a win, when two late goals not only gave Inter the win, but also propelled them to first place in the group.

Finally, the victory we've been waiting for. The victory we needed. Our team, loaded with a hastily-assembled talent and led by an excellent coach, just needed a little but of confidence to gel and see us through, and we got it tonight with a decisive Europe League win over Portuguese powerhouse Benfica.

The UEFA Europa League had another full set of group stage matches on Wednesday, December 2, 2009. A few of the favorites had road wins including Ajax Amsterdam, Benfica, Everton, and Villarreal. Overall, most of the home teams won and some of the spots for the knockout stage were decided. The teams that have clinched a spot are Ajax Amsterdam, Hapoel Tel-Aviv, Everton, Benfica, Fenerbahce, Shakhtar Donetsk, Werder Bremen, Hamburg, Red Bull Salzburg, Galatasaray, and Villarreal.

Welcome aboard for another edition of the Sound Of Football Podcast. This week your master of ceremonies Chris Oakley, ably assisted by is ushers Graham Sibley and Terry Duffelen discuss the comings and goings (with the emphasis on the latter) in the world of football.
First up is beleaguered Hull City boss Phil Brown but unlike others the chaps aren't too quick to poke him with sharp sticks until he falls over the precipice.

No hay más señores. Esta es la última jornada de la fase de grupos de la UEFA Champions League y algunos equipos definieron su pase en esta jornada.

A continuación les dejo los resultados.

Ahora bien, hay equipos que a pesar de no calificar a la siguiente ronda de la Champions League aseguraron un lugar en la Europe League (lo que antes era Copa UEFA).

Who's going to win what?These are my predictions for the 2009-2010 season. Let me know if you agree or disagree.Club World Cup: BarcelonaChampions League - Real MadridUEFA Europe League (UEFA Cup) - ValenciaEngland:Premier League - Chelsea FA Cup - Manchester CitySpain:La Liga - BarcelonaCopa del Rey (King's Cup) - SevillaItaly:Serie A - JuventusCoppa Italia - Inter MilanGermany:Bundesliga -

It was quite the week for French teams in European football where Lyon showed incredible poise and Hugo Lloris certainly scored some points as the # 1 goalkeeper for France for the World Cup...it was also somewhat poetic justice to see a team Houllier successfully coached for 2 years beat Benitez's Liverpool at Anfield.

Who's going to win what?These are my predictions for the 2009-2010 season. Let me know if you agree or disagree.Club World Cup: BarcelonaChampions League - Real MadridUEFA Europe League (UEFA Cup) - ValenciaEngland:Premier League - Chelsea FA Cup - Manchester CitySpain:La Liga - BarcelonaCopa del Rey (King's Cup) - SevillaItaly:Serie A - JuventusCoppa Italia - Inter MilanGermany:Bundesliga -

2:45pm, live in the US on DirecTV. Because it's basically meaningless, it's not on either FSC or Setanta. It's on one of those stations (channel 462 in this case; 462-1 in HD) that show every Champions League and Europe League game. I sincerely apologize for rubbing it in if you can't get or afford DirecTV, but I adore it.

by TRAVIS CLARK

The managerial merry-go-round kicked off in England a couple of weeks ago with the sacking of Mark Hughes, and it continued today as Bolton manager Gary Megson became the next Premier League boss to get the boot.

Bolton have been polar opposites of Manchester City.

by TRAVIS CLARK

The managerial merry-go-round kicked off in England a couple of weeks ago with the sacking of Mark Hughes, and it continued today as Bolton manager Gary Megson became the next Premier League boss to get the boot.

Bolton have been polar opposites of Manchester City.