BlueLion.

Maybe so, but its the truth at the end of the day. You ask the supporters what trophy they would most like to see at the Bridge, and it would be either the Champions League or the Premier League, and possibly the FA Cup. The UEFA Cup doesn't come into the equation at all.

Meh, couldn't care less. Its all bullshit at the end of the day.

That is what makes me think we might slip up. Arsenal have a point to prove.

Belletti is still nursing an injury I think, but his intelligence would have been great last night. We're Chelsea and we shouldn't be thinking about the UEFA Cup. I have every faith in the boys to go out on December 9th and rip Cluj apart.

The home form will improve. Since Liverpool have beaten us, teams don't fear coming to the Bridge. A crushing victory over one of our next opponents will show them we mean business.

To be honest, none of the English teams have exactly flattered in the group stages. Oh well, Liverpool didn't do too well in their group last season and got the Semis, and had a very poor group stage in 04/05 - they went on to win it!

I agree, CJ. Its not the fact we drew that bugs me, it is the manner that they scored their goal. For most of the match, we defended well and kept them out of the area, meaning they had to result to long range efforts. The one time the defence isn't organised, we concede a sloppy goal that could so easily have been avoided. Very frustrating.

Meh, fuck the Champions League, I'd take the PL over it any day.

I've missed your entirely lower-case posts, Pip Great to have you back

I think this one is going to be a draw, although Arsenal really are on a downhill slope at the moment.

Welcome, nice name Have fun.

I think the reason we did not win is because Scolari fluffed up his tactics. The mentality of the team was very negative in the first half - I think Big Phil expected Bordeaux to come out all guns blazing, and wanted us to stand off them and hit them on the counter. They didn't do that, and we had no Plan B. Second half was more of the same, although the goal calmed us down. The one time we actually managed to put a decent pass through in the attacking third led to a goal, and if it wasn't for Lampard's vision and Anelka's composure, we could be sitting third right now. Ultimately, its disappointing, but we didn't deserve to win the match, but at least we have got the chance to qualify. I'd take finishing second over having to play against teams from countries we didn't know actually existed in the UEFA Cup.

There is no credible evidence to support those rumours, either.

I would go as far as saying that on a night where there were no outstanding performers, Mikel, Cech and Ivanovic were the only players who put in a shift, and that Mikel himself was arguably our best player.

The clubs we can possibly face in the knockout rounds, should we progress: Athletico Madrid, Villarreal, Lyon, Bayern Munich, Porto, Real Madrid, Juventus, Panathinaikos, Famagusta, Internazionale.

No, it shouldn't, but it will. We'll probably end up drawing that and then face some trip to Cyprus in the UEFA Cup. I really can't see us beating Arsenal at the moment.

Group A: 1st - Roma - 9 pts 2nd - Chelsea - 8 pts 3rd - Bordeaux - 7 points 4th - Cluj - 4 pts We have to beat Cluj.

Fucking useless.

Four words: thank God for Petr.

Without my preview, how dare you

How do we know that? The fact they have managed to beat United and Chelsea this season shows they're more than capable of competing with the big guns.

Spot on mate. Couldn't have said it any better.

I agree potentially about Paulo and Carlo, but only because we have too many right backs and Carlo is quite old in fairness, and will be moving on soon anyway.

How do we know that though? I think Liverpool look the real deal this season. Why? Because they've matched us point for point. It doesn't matter if they've had more luck. The fact of the matter is if you are at the top end of the table and you have things going your way, you are a good bet for the title.

The reason why its funny is because it isn't funny. God, work that one out