Champions League - Gameday 2
The second round of the Champions League dominates affairs today, chaps. It's the turn of the London clubs with Arsenal at home to Napoli and Chelski away to Steau. Fox Sports 1 is showing Celtic's match with Barca, while FS2 is showing the Chelski match. I'll be following the Championship matches, and especially Leeds at home to Bournemouth. Hoping we can break the four game losing streak and get one back today. Come on, you Whites! MOT!
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In the early CL kickoff, Zenit have drawn 0-0 with Austria VI.
Team news - first out of Celtic Park:
Celtic: Forster, Lustig, van Dijk, Ambrose, Izaguirre, Matthews, Brown, Mulgrew, Samaras, Commons, Stokes. Subs: Zaluska, Biton, Balde, Rogic, Pukki, Kayal, Forrest.
Barcelona: Valdes, Dani Alves, Pique, Bartra, Adriano, Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta, Fabregas, Pedro, Neymar. Subs: Pinto, Montoya, Alexis, Jonathan, Song, Tello, Sergi Roberto.
Referee: Stephane Lannoy (France)
I'll be watching the Steau v. Chelski match on FS2 - here are the teams for that one:
Steaua București (4-2-3-1 ): Tatarusanu; Georgievski, Szukala, Gardos, Latovlevici; Filip, Bourceanu; Popa, Stanciu, Tanase, Piovaccari. Subs: Nita, Prepelita, Cristea, Tatu, Neagu, Varela, Kapetanos
Chelski (4-3-2-1): Cech, Ivanovic, Cole, Luiz, Ramires, Lampard, Torres, Mata, Oscar, Schurrle, Terry. Subs: Schwarzer, Mikel, Ba, Willian, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Eto'o
Kick-off time - MOT!
Oh - an early mad scramble in the Steau box. Mata pulled it back lovely to Schirley who had a deflected effort.
The teams at Elland Road:
Leeds - Kenny, Peltier, Lees, Pearce, Warnock, Austin, Tonge, Green, Mowatt, Hunt, Ross. Subs: Murphy, Varney, Smith, Spitty, Byram, Poleon, Cairns.
Bournemouth - Allsop, Francis, Ward, Cook, Harte, Fraser, Collison, O'Kane, Pugh, Grabben, Rantie. Subs: Surman, PItman, McDermott, Addison, Flahavan, Cornick, Elphick.
Forest have taken the lead early away to Charlton through Andy Reid.
Torres seems to have a problem and Eto'o is warming up. He'll carry on for the time being.
Berra has scored for the Tractor Boyz away to Derby, who have a new manager in Steve McLaren.
Wahay - that man Mesut Ozil has struck for Arsenal in the 8th minute. The Gunners great form continues. Wow!
Torres' bad luck continues - he's come off injured and has been replaced by old man Samuel.
Danny Murphy has scored a second for Ipswich.
And now Derby have scored one back. Three quick goals there at the Ricoh.
Apparently the defenders are on strike at the Ricoh today. 1-3 Ipswich. Creswell with the latest goal.
Blimey - the Arsenal are 2-0 up to a very good Napoli side. I wish I were watching that one!
Giroud with the latest goal there. Ozil apparently laid it on a plate from the by-line. Game over?
Porto are 1-0 up to Atletico through Javier Martinez.
GOAL! Chelski are ahead with a poke home from Ramires after sterling work from Schirley.
0-1!
Robert Lewandowski has put Dortmund 1-0 up against Marseille.
Birmingham are 1-0 on Reading.
1-4 Ipswich!
Wahay! Allsop has been sent off for Bournemouth at Elland Road. Hopefully there 's a penalty involved there too. Come one!
It is a penalty to Leeds!!!!!
Bloody hell! Ross has missed the pen!
Still - Bournemouth down to ten men. Come on!
Birmingham are 2-0 up now. Murphy with both goals.
Fortunately we've also got Derby away at the weekend.
Looks like it's one way traffic at Elland Road now. We need a goal though - come on!
GOAL! Chelski are 0-2 up!
It was mostly Samuel Eto'o's effort but it was an own goal in the end.
Nearly half time now - I'd love another goal for us.
The half-time whistle goes in Bucharest and that was the best half of football this season for the Blues.
Wahay! I'm just back from my class and see that my beloved have prevailed against ten-man Bournemouth 2-1 with goals from Ross and Dom Poleon. It's Dom's third goal of the season (and second winner), all off the bench. Surely it's time for Luke Varney to make way for this kid?
Right then. 14 points from 9 matches. So 36 points to get for safety.
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