The clubs at the top of the table keep crawling along. The clubs at the bottom keep sinking.
Referees had a forgettable weekend and in between a player and a coach dropped bombshells.
Philipp Lahm. Bayern's disappointing draw at home against Schalke. Robben's
moment of madness for which he should have seen a red card.
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Es gab schon bessere Zeiten beim FC Bayern München – in der Champions League droht das Aus
und in der Bundesliga gelang am letzten Spieltag mit dem 1:1 gegen den FC Schalke 04 schon wieder
kein Sieg. Dafür sorgen die Spieler außerhalb des Platzes für mächtig Wirbel; allen voran der
eigentlich doch so sympathische und nette Außenverteidiger und Leistungsträger Philipp Lahm.
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Die vergangenen Wochen waren sehr schwere für den VfB Stuttgart – viele Spiele wurden
verloren, im DFB-Pokal kam das Aus gegen Fürth und Trainer Markus Babbel wackelte heftig. Doch die
Verantwortlichen des VfB trafen eine mutige Entscheidung: Sie hielten an ihrem Trainer Markus
Babbel fest. Daraufhin folgte am vergangenen Spieltag in der Bundesliga ein 0:0 gegen den deutschen
Rekordmeister FC Bayern München, vorgestern mussten die Schwaben beim FC Sevilla ran in der
Champions League.
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3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat for Bundesliga clubs in Europe this week. The good news is that
five out of six have it all in their own hands to progress to the next round. The odd club out is
of course Hertha B... no wait.
Bayern Munich 0-2 Bordeaux. Bayern wanted a football teacher and got a textbook
case of how little possession stats tell you about the outcome of a football match.
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Liverpool was so close to victory yesterday in Lyon. After giving Lyon their best for 83 minutes, a
Ryan Babel wonder goal broke the deadlock, handing Rafa and the Reds a lifeline in Group E. A win
against the French powerhouse would throw them back in the thick of things. But it was not to be,
as Lisandro Lopez capitalized on some poor Liverpool defending to snatch a 1-1 draw that sealed
Lyon's passage to the knockout stage.
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Liverpool was so close to victory yesterday in Lyon. After shutting out Les Gones for 83 minutes, a
Ryan Babel wonder goal broke the deadlock, handing Rafa and the Reds a lifeline in Group E. A win
against the French powerhouse would throw them back in the thick of things. But it was not to be,
as Lisandro Lopez capitalized on some poor Liverpool defending to snatch a 1-1 draw that sealed
Lyon's passage to the knockout stage.
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Group E
Lyon 1-1 Liverpool -- The Reds took a late lead on a wonder-strike by Ryan Babel, but Rafa's side
was pushed to the brink of elimination by an even-later Lisandro López equalizer. When is Rafa
getting fired again?
Fiorentina 5-2 Debrecen -- The Italians had an offensive explosion, including four goals in the
second half, in the easy home win.
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goalpost.tv 05 November @ 01:05 AM EST
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 [.
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Lange ist Armin Veh nun noch wirklich nicht im Amt beim aktuellen deutschen Meister VfL
Wolfsburg – erst zu Beginn dieser Saison übernahm er das Team, welches zuvor von Felix Magath
sensationell zum Meistertitel und somit in die Champions League geführt wurde. Doch bereits nach
11 Spieltagen sind die ersten Fans unzufrieden und fordern mit Transparenten wie "Veh 1 Vehler"
schon jetzt die Entlassung von Magath's Nachfolger.
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The top of the league collectively dropped points, allowing Hoffenheim to close the gap but not
much more. The bottom of the league collectively dropped points, allowing Hertha to keep dreaming
about Bundesliga survival but not much more.
Rookie Coach of the Year. Also known as the Markus Babbel Trophy.
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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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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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FootieDB 30 October @ 01:27 PM EST
German Bundesliga VFB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munchen : Live Stream here VFB Stuttgart - Bayern
Munchen : Highlights here Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today
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I pulled a Jupp Heynckes this week and thus the following links will have to make do for the
moment.
- Louis van Gaal is not a god. He's a jazz singer. (YouTube)
- Football's winning formula revealed: give the ball to the other team and lose all your
challenges. (Ballspiel)
- Mainz 05 are starting to build a global fanbase.
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Eigentlich deutet alles daraufhin, dass Markus Babbel nach Pokal-Aus gegen Fürth seinen
Trainerposten beim VfB Stuttgart räumen muss. Eigentlich – denn die VfB-Bosse trafen sich am
gestrigen Morgen zu einer Krisensitzung und kamen dabei zu dem Ergebnis, dass Babbel vorerst
weitermachen darf und auch am kommenden Spieltag gegen den FC Bayern München sowie am 04.
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Greuther Furth caused a major upset as they beat Bundesliga outfit Stuttgart.
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Der Aufreger des letzten Wochenendes war, glaubt man Jens Lehmann, ein Balljunge aus Hannover! Aber
wieso? Nur weil der Kleine ihm den Ball nicht richtig in die Hand gedrückt hat (siehe Video)?
Klar, war nicht ganz fair, aber ich fand es wiederrum nicht so schlimm wie unser ehemaliger
Nationaltorhüter.
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The Offside 25 October @ 05:34 PM EST
"It is a ball boys' world and we are all just living in it." Bob Kellett Just like a good referee,
good ball boys work in the background. They are invisibly pulling the strings. They control the
supply of new balls like the OPEC controls the oil independent from demand. It's only in desperate
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Mid table strugglers Hannover and Stuttgart went head to head with the home side coming out on
top thanks to a solitary goal.
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1-0 Ya Konan
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2 Blackouts. Stuttgart continued to show signs of life in their game against
Sevilla and they continued to produce stupid defensive lapses, which continually cost them the
games. Two such mistakes, coupled with the referee missing an offside position helped Sevilla to a
comfortable 3-1 victory.
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Was war das für ein Spiel am Dienstagabend in der Stuttgarter Mercedes-Benz-Arena. Der Dritte
der spanischen Liga, der FC Sevilla war zu Gast im dritten Champions League Gruppen-Spiel dieser
Saison. Der VfB Stuttgart, mitten in der Krise, war durch nur zwei Punkte aus den ersten beiden
Spielen schon mächtig unter Druck, schließlich will man trotz der derzeitigen Situation das
Achtelfinale in der "Königsklasse" erreichen.
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The UEFA Champions League had eight group stage matches on Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Several of
the top clubs where in action including Arsenal, Liverpool, FC Barcelona, and Inter Milan. Here's a
recap of all the matches along with vidoe highlights.
UEFA Champions League Recap Tuesday, October 20, 2009
There were several upsets and surprise results on Tuesday.
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Matchday 3 sees some crucial matchups but none may be more important at this stage than the
Standard Liege Olympiacos fixture. Arsenal look to be a lock for top spot in Group H but second
place is wide open. A win today for Olympiacos would put them in the driver's seat.
If they lose at home today against Arsenal, last season's Eredivise champions AZ Alkmaar could
be done for.
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FootieDB 20 October @ 02:02 AM EST
Uefa Champions League VFB Stuttgart vs FC Sevilla : Live Stream here VFB Stuttgart - FC Sevilla :
Highlights here Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today
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Bayern were busy exercising control and dominance. Leverkusen were busy defending. Hamburg were
busy passing the ball around. Creativity, inspiration and excitement were busy waiting for a date
that would never show up. Not this weekend.
Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars. VfB Stuttgart will host Sevilla in
the Champions League on Tuesday and then head off to Hannover for, what is now, a relegation
six-pointer.
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Kevin Kuranyi scored the winner as Schalke fought their way past Stuttgart.
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I attribute it to the fact that I got on this late this week, but ESPN has its schedules up, so
the list below should be pretty thorough.
As we return to club action this weekend (Thank God!!!), we have a large set of great games and
most of them are going to take place on Saturday. Unfortunately, that is going to result in three
of the best matches taking place at the same time.
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FootieDB 16 October @ 02:11 PM EST
German Bundesliga VFB Stuttgart vs FC Schalke 04 : Live Stream here VFB Stuttgart  - FC Schalke
04 : Highlights here Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today
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Oh yes, he's at it again!
"I regret leaving Arsenal," Alexander Hleb lamented.
"I was playing every week for one of the most exciting sides in Europe. I was being guided by
one of the best coaches in the world in Arsene Wenger. I owe him a great deal.
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Deutschland gegen Russland, 10. Oktober, 17:00 Uhr. Was wurde im Vorfeld über dieses Spiel
geredet, diskutiert und spekuliert. Vom "Spiel des Jahres" war die Rede – und diese Bezeichnung
war auch angebracht, schließlich ging es darum, ob Deutschland sich für die Weltmeisterschaft
2010 in Südafrika qualifiziert oder ob die Deutsche Elf in die Relegation muss.
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Als Markus Babbel beim VfB Stuttgart die Mannschaft von Vorgänger Armin Veh übernahm, änderte
er das System. Veh ließ mit einer Raute im Mittelfeld spielen, Babbel wollte die Defensive
stärken und stellte vor die Abwehr zwei defensive Mittelfeldspieler (wie die Deutsche
Nationalmannschaft bei der WM 2006), von denen sich immer einer in die Offensive mit einschaltet;
der andere sichert ab.
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