As European's elite begin preparation for another season of shocks, surprises and the inevitable
media-circus around Jose Mourinho's long-awaited return to the Champions League, two of the leading
performers have already stolen the show by making history. The heroes and villains of Champions
League football usually arise as the latter stages progress, but Anorthosis Famagusta and FC BATE
have already acclaimed success by remarkably reaching the Group Stages for the very first time.
Four clubs surprised the pundits by pulling off impressive victories against higher ranked
outfits. Based on current rankings:
- Anorthosis Famagusta (ranked 193) defeated Olympiacos (ranked 44)
- FC BATE Borisov (unranked) defeated Levski Sofia (ranked 80)
- Atlético Madrid (ranked 67) defeated Schalke 04 (ranked 22)
- Dynamo Kyiv (ranked 74) defeated Spartak Moscow (ranked 61)
FC BATE from Belarus and Anorthosis from Cyprus are the first clubs from their perspective
countries to ever qualify for the UEFA Champions League.
Kuralar bu sefer Cuma 13:00'de değil, bu akşam (Perşembe) 19:00'da
çekiliyor.
Fenerbahçe üçüncü torbadan dahil olacak. İşin rengini 4.
torbadan gelecek takım belirler. Torbalar şu şekilde: 1. Torba
Manchester United FC (İNG), Chelsea FC (İNG), Liverpool FC (İNG), FC Barcelona
(İSP), Arsenal FC (İNG), Olympique Lyonnais (FRA), FC Internazionale Milano (İTA),
Real Madrid CF (İSP) 2.
A: Chelsea, Roma, Bordeaux, Cluj B: Internazionale, Werder Bremen, Panathinaikos, Anorthosis
Famagusta C: Barcelona, Sporting Lisbon, Basel, Shaktar Donesk D: Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven,
Marseille, Atlético Madrid E: Man Utd, Villarreal, Celtic, Aalborg BK F: Lyon, Bayern Munich,
Steaua Bucharest, Fiorentina G: Arsenal, Porto, Fenerbahce, Dynamo Kiev H: Real Madrid, Juventus,
Zenit St Petersburg, FC BATE Borisov
