group stage

That's because the first three games, in the group stage, could also have ended in a tie - and there was no box for that in the tank.

Bordeaux were in the Group stage in 1999 when Chelsea first qualified, and went through as runners-up to Sparta Prague.

I know we're only halfway through the first set of games in the group stage, but Germany looks like the best team in the tournament so far.

Beijing Guoan contested the group stage of the ACL this year and are in a strong position to qualify for the tournament for a second time.

On Wednesday, Arsenal start the Group Stage once more with a trip to Hamburg.

His last trip came in March 2002 in the second group stage of the Champions League, when Liverpool again held out for a draw.

It is crucial we do not go into the Champions League group stage on the back of a loss.

Russia's team was also knocked out in the group stage to the Greek team, who are renown for winning ugly on the pitch.

"Many teams start slow in the group stage, " said the Gunners boss.

CSKA Moscow may be the least appealing option in the draw, having already played United in the group stage this season.

After the group stage had been safely negotiated, England faced West Germany in the quarter-final, in a rematch of the 1966 final.

Liverpool now finish the season without a trophy and having to qualify for next season's Group stage of the Champions League.

The Frenchman who coaches Tunisia is the only coach to celebrate a birthday at the group stage.

Italy should be able to waltz through the group stage.

Jiucheng selected above are the new new work program, and is the city's group stage, the excellent text of opera masterpiece.

There will be some limited fraternity when Algeria takes on the "Great Satan" -- Algeria will play the United States in the group stage.

He had a pretty good summer, too, scoring against Argentina in the World Cup group stage, and again in the knockout phase against Uruguay.

History says that these teams have better-than-even odds of surviving the group stage.

Porto were Champions League group stage opponents in Jose Mourinho's first season at Chelsea. We won at home and lost in Portugal.

A miracle advance out of the group stage occurred when the US beat Egypt 3-0 while Italy lost to Brazil by the same stunning scoreline.

But I'm confident we'll get through the upcoming group stage. I can see the hope for China's World Cup campaign.

Japan made it through the group stage last time around but bowed to the United States 2-1 in the quarterfinals.

For Chelsea, the group stage commences against Werder Bremen next week at Stamford Bridge, a game for which tickets are now on general sale.

We were eliminated at the group stage, so we didn't make it into the semifinals.

With superstars Lionel Messi and Juan Riquelme, the Argentine players showed their class in the group stage with three straight wins.

Before Germany can begin dreaming of a fourth world title, they will need to successfully negotiate the group stage.

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He was included in the Spaniard's squad which triumphed at Euro 2008 and started one game in a group stage fixture with Greece.

On the plus side, we correctly predicted 11 of the 16 teams that advanced out of the group stage.

A supporter of Ivory Coast blows his trumpet to celebrate victory against Ghana during their group stage match in Cabinda January 15.

He predicted Germany's wins against England and Argentina, and even Serbia's defeat of Germany in the group stage.

Under Milu's guidance, the Chinese team has got through the first group stage of Asian qualifying matches with little trouble.

In the 2006 World Cup in Germany he scored three times in the group stage but Spain were beaten by France in the first knockout round.

England was rated 63pc likely to escape the group stage and 21pc guaranteed to reach the semi-finals.

They reached this Group Stage by beating Swedish side Elfsborg 3-0 on aggregate in the Play-Offs, winning home and away.

October 10, 2009, the penultimate round of group stage, Portugal and Hungary Shengsizhizhan welcome.

Since then, they have only qualified for the World Cup of 2006 and Euro 2008, crashing out at the group stage on each occasion.

At Euro 2004, Latvia held Germany to a 0-0 draw - a result which cost the Germans qualification from the group stage.

Last year after securing the qualification to the Champions League second-group stage we lost to Chievo.