Liverpool's Champions League hopes got a beating when they conceded a 90th minute goal to Lyon's Lisandro in their encounter last night. Just seven minutes back, Ryan Babel had done his bit and put the Reds in the lead. With this 1-1 draw, Lyon enter the last 16 while Liverpool still five points behind second [. Click to continue reading...

� I apologize to the joker for stealing that quote but it fits in well with this mini� review of the match against AZ Alkmaar.

We've now played three games and collected 7 points. Most often than not, 9 points usually does the trick with regards to qualification. We have two home games, one against Alkmaar and the other against Liege.

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Uefa Champions League Olympiacos Piraeus vs Standard de Liege : Live Stream here Olympiacos Piraeus� - Standard de Liege : Highlights here Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today Click to continue reading...

Arsenal looked to continue its good start in the English Premier League on Sunday, October 4, 2009 as they hosted Blackburn Rovers. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

Arsenal crushes Blackburn Rovers 6-2 Video Highlights

(Match report courtesy of PremierLeague.

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First of all apologies for the lack of posts in the last two days. It is not because I've been stuck on topics to write about. There are two reasons.� A post this week will explain one reason� why I didn't write anything since the end of September.

I did try posting something yesterday, it was going to be mainly images.

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Niko Gkionis and Royal Liege play at home, while Laurent Manuel and Oostend hit the road in Exqi League action in Belgium this weekend. Click to continue reading...

I thought I'd do another 20 points match review, so that it is easier to follow.

1. Criticized by many lately, including me, I think Clichy had his most solid game yet. He looked focused and was rarely beaten today.

2. If anything, most of Olympiakos' threat was on the right flank where Eboue was playing at right back.

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Fulham 0 Arsenal 1 (Van Persie 52)
(Premiership)

Strange how a scrappy undeserved win always brings about more plaudits than a delightful thumping, isn't it?

For as long as we've had the reputation for destroying opposition only to fall meekly to physical sides (an opinion that is so outdated it is ridiculous), we've heard the line that we can't win ugly.

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That headline is somewhat contrived. But it does underscore an important point: a year ago, Arsenal wouldn't have won 1-0 yesterday. Mr. Wenger often says the team is growing but year-on-year between 07-08 and 08-09 it seemed to have gone backwards not forwards. We were toothless in midfield and conceding stupid goals. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal 4 (Vermaelen 25, 49, Eduardo 59, Fabregas 90) Wigan 0
(Premiership)

Apologies for the absence over the past few days, a lack of time has left me unable to do justice to the midweek win over Liege, and the Adebayor furore. So before I get on to yesterday's game, I just want to make a few points.

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Well, we wanted a win. We got a win. We wanted a clean sheet. We got a clean sheet. Overall you have to say it was a good day at the office.

Robin van Persie returned up front, Rosicky and Bendtner dropped to the bench, and Eboue kept his place albeit further forward than against Liege. From an attacking point of view it was a polished performance even if some of the finishing left a bit to be desired.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was delighted after his side's 4-0 at the Emirates against Wigan. The Gunners made sure of all three points thanks to a brace by Thomas Vermaelen and two goals from Eduardo and captain Cesc Fabregas.

The Frenchman told Sky Sports:

We scored many goals and didn't concede, and three days after a very physically demanding game in Liege it is good to see we could repeat a good performance.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was delighted after his side's 4-0 at the Emirates against Wigan. The Gunners made sure of all three points thanks to a brace by Thomas Vermaelen and two goals from Eduardo and captain Cesc Fabregas.

The Frenchman told Sky Sports:

We scored many goals and didn't concede, and three days after a very physically demanding game in Liege it is good to see we could repeat a good performance.

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You can see it clearly can't you? We're all expecting a comfortable win because we play Wigan. They've yet to beat us in the Premiership. Martinez is going to be 4th Wigan manager attempting to change this. And he believes attacking is the way to go. Just like Liege in the last game who bombarded our defence when they had the chance. Click to continue reading...

You can see it clearly can't you? We're all expecting a comfortable win because we play Wigan. They've yet to beat us in the Premiership. Martinez is going to be 4th Wigan manager attempting to change this. And he believes attacking is the way to go. Just like Liege in the last game who bombarded our defence when they had the chance.

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Afternoon all, its another manic one today.

Last night was all rather stressful wasn't it? I couldn't quite believe it when within 5 minutes we were two goals down, the row z allergy continued to spread and it cost us the first goal, Eduardo trying a suicidal backheel to Cesc, it failed, they scored.

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General Round-Up
Inter Milan 0 - 0 Barcelona
Wasteful Barca let Inter off the hook
Carter: A tale of two strikers
Player Ratings
Liverpool 1 - 0 Debrecen
Kuyt gives labored Liverpool win
Player Ratings
Standard Liege 2 - 3 Arsenal
Arsenal cannot do things the easy way
Harris:Gunners find excitement in clean sweep
Player Ratings
Dynamo Kiev 3 - 1 Rubin Kazan
Astounding home comeback
Sevilla 2 - 0 Unirea Urziceni
Plain sailing for Andalusians
Stuttgart 1 - 1 Rangers
Rangers claim road draw
Lyon 1 - 0 Fiorentina
Hosts see off ten-men Viola
Olympiakos 1 - 0 AZ Alkmaar
Ugly home win
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. Arsenal travelled to Belgium in order to face Standard de Liege in the opening game of the Champions League. The game began with a rude awakening for the Gunners, as they had fallen behind by two goals within the first five minutes. An early goal by Eliaquim Mangala was capped off by a penalty by Milan [. Click to continue reading...

Uefa Champions League Standard de Liege vs Arsenal : Live Stream here Standard de Liege� - Arsenal : Highlights here Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today� Click to continue reading...

Morning Insiders. Eldo71s' off to the Champions League match today for Arsenalinsider so your stuck with me again to bring you todays new round up and it's all about one person Adebayor. Comment invited below as always.

The Sun - Wenger won't let Manu off hook
ARSENE WENGER just could not get Emmanuel Adebayor out of his mind.

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So we start today with the news that UEFA couldn't keep their posturing going much longer, and have comprehensively backed down on Eduardo's European ban, leaving him free to play in tomorrow night's Champions League opener in Liege. With the FIFA rule stating clearly that an incident can only be considered a dive if no contact has been made, it was never going to stand up to much analysis, and given that wording, it is particularly obvious that Eduardo was unnecessarily singled out by a panel who had decided on the verdict without ever considering the evidence.

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Morning, it's a busy one so let's crack right into it.

Arsene's pre-match press conference took place yesterday instead of the Friday before a game but as usual he had plenty to say. Starting with injuries ahead of the weekend's game he said Andrei Arshavin would miss at least 3 games due to a recurrence of his groin injury.

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Niko Gkionis has returned to training for RFC Liege after picking up a pre-season ankle injury days before the start of the season. Click to continue reading...

Two weeks into the 2009-2010 season, Arsenal are playing fantastic football and getting supporters excited.
In the Premier League, two wins from two games, 10 goals scored and the team is performing at a high level. The new 433 formation is getting rave review from all quarters, particularly from the fans who are treated to beautiful football all over the pitch. Click to continue reading...

Group A

Bayern Munchen
Juventus
Bordeaux
Maccabi Haifa

Group B

Manchester United
CSKA Moskow
Besiktas
Wolfsburg

Group C

AC Milan
Real Madrid
Marseille
FC Zurich

Group D

Chelsea
Porto
Atletico Madrid
APOEL

Group E

Liverpool
Lyon
Fiorentina
Debrecen

Group F

Barcelona
Internazionale
Dynamo Kiev
Rubin Kazan

Group G

Sevilla
Rangers
Stuttgart
Unirea Urziceni

Group H

Arsenal
AZ Alkmaar
Olympiakos
Standard Liege

Reaction

Manchester United along with Arsenal have fairly straightforward groups and both should be looking to come out on top.

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One of my guest members in the Online Soccer Academy is professional soccer player Nicholas "Niko" Gkionis.� Born in New Jersey he currently plays in Belgium with Royal Football Club Liege in Belgium.� He has guest blogged on my blog before and he is a good player with a big future.

Here is what he has to say about the Online Soccer Academy!

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11am eastern, live in the US on FSC
Last 4 head-to-head:
3-1 Liverpool (h) 05.24.09
2-4 Spurs (a; Carling Cup) 11.12.08
1-2 Spurs (a) 11.01.08
2-0 Liverpool (a) 05.11.08
Referee: Phil Dowd
Guess at a squad:
Reina
Johnson Carragher Skrtel Insua
Mascherano Lucas
Kuyt Gerrard Benayoun
Torres
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11am eastern, live in the US on FSC
Last 4 head-to-head:
3-1 Liverpool (h) 05.24.09
2-4 Spurs (a; Carling Cup) 11.12.08
1-2 Spurs (a) 11.01.08
2-0 Liverpool (a) 05.11.08
Referee: Phil Dowd
Guess at a squad:
Reina
Johnson Carragher Skrtel Insua
Mascherano Lucas
Kuyt Gerrard Benayoun
Torres
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In a friendly game before the Exqi League kicks off, Royal Liege traveled to third division Bocholter V.V. and came away with the 1-0 win off of Niko Gkionis' first goal for his new team. Click to continue reading...

The latest batch of new members of Les Rosbifs includes a batch of coaches who have not been mentioned previously. Slipping under the radar for the past few months was Craig Short. The former Everton, Derby County and Blackburn Rovers defender is assistant manager of Ferencvaros in Hungary who, as we all know, are back [. Click to continue reading...

In his first game for new club Royal Liege, New Jerseyan Niko Gkionis and his second division side came away with a 1-1 draw against Luxembourg champions, F91 Dudelange. Click to continue reading...

New Jersey native Nick Gkionis is currently on trial with Belgian second division team, Royal Football Club Liege. Click to continue reading...

Dirk Kuyt was the reason Liverpool won 1-0 against Standard Liege tonight. Liverpool have many good players. Alonso, Gerrard, Torres, Carragher and Reina are top class players any team would love to have. With players like this fans should expect to destroy hard working teams like Standard Liege. At Liverpool though, shocking players like Dirk Kuyt mean that instead of winning 4-0, Liverpool scrape to 1-0. Click to continue reading...