The Road to Lisbon Starts Here....
The Champions League kicked off this week with a bang. The big boys - United, City, Real and Bayern all got big wins yesterday and the stars were definitely on show. We're looking for much the same this afternoon as Barca take on Ajax live on Fox Sports 1 and Arsenal take on Marseille in France on Fox Sports Plus. Oh - and Leeds are away to Reading in the Championship. Join me for all the action from 2:45 pm onward.
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The team news for Leeds this afternoon as Brian Mack returns to the Madesjski Stadium:
Reading: McCarthy, Kelly, Bridge, Morrison, Pearce, Karacan, Gutherie, Williams, Drenthe, Robson-Kanu, Blackman. Subs. Federici, Gunter, Gorkss, Akpan, Obita, McCleary, Le Fondre.
United: Kenny, Lees, Wootton, Pearce, Warnock, Tonge, Austin, Murphy, McCormack, Hunt, Varney. Subs. Cairns, White, Green, Mowatt, Diouf, Poleon, Smith.
Referee: N Swarbrick
Enjoying the build-up on FS1 and the Plus - not quite sure yet which match I'm going to watch.
Some interesting line-ups today - here's Chelski with no Terry, Torres, Mata or Schurrle:
Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Sideshow, Cashley, Oscar, van Ginkel, Lamps, Willian, Eto'o, Hazard.
And have a look at this Arsenal side:
Sussudio, Sagna, Mert, Koz, Gibbs, Ramsey, Flamini, Theo, Ozil, jack, Giroud.
Marseille get us underway at the Stade Velodrome. Bill Leslie and Alan Smith on the mic.
QPR have kicked off against Brighton in the marquee match-up in the Championship.
Valbuena in the Marseille danger man and he supplied a lovely little ball in there to Gignac who didn't get enough on it.
Valbuena again with a searching shot that Sussudio was able to pluck out of the air.
End to end now with Ozil getting behind the back line and crossing to Theo. His header was blocked out.
Now Theo got around his man who was trying to pull him back. Got the shot off but Mandanda did well to get down to it.
Marseille are playing a really high line and Ozil and Theo have nearly made them pay already. Good start for the Gunners.
The Mighty Whites have kicked off against Reading at the Majejski.
Still no goals anywhere - I'm going for a wee kip on the magical couch.
Theo has woken me up with a marvelous volley. What a rocket!
0-1 Arse!
Meahile, Porto are 0-1 up in Austria, Atletico and Zenit are at 1-1.
Leeds and Reading are at 0-0 just getting into the second half.
Shalke have taken the lead against Steau through Uchida.
Barca are now 3-0 up. Pique with the latest.
Oh - free header for Giroud - he should have buried that.
Napoli look set to create a sensation with a 2-0 win against Dortmund in this group.
Basel have equalized at Stamford Bridge. 1-1 there. Not a good result for the Blues. Taxi for Jose?
Theo off and Nacho on - clear what Wenger is intending here.
Messi's got another now - 4-0 Barca.
Arsenal have run out 0-2 winners with goals from Theo and Aaron Ramsey. Great start for them.
No so for Chelski who have gone down 1-2 losers at the Bridge to lowly Basel.
Reading and Leeds still at 0-0.
AC MIlan have beaten Celtic 2-0 in another group of death for them.
Matt Smith is on for Luke Varney now. Plan B for Brian.
Around five minutes left at the Madejski. Come on, you Whites. Punk 'em late on!
Into stoppage time now. Looks as if we're heading for another draw. That would leave us on 12 points from 7 matches and in 7th.
One last free kick chance for us now.
Blimey - Stephen Warnock has been sent off in the 95th minute! Not a penalty though. Phew!
BUGGGGERRRRRR!!!!!
Reading have scored in the 96th minute - and of course it's our old mucker Steve Morison. (sigh).
11 points from 7 then. Midtable obscurity again.
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