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European football/soccer : UEFA Champions League 2011/12 season preview

Brilliant Barcelona

Barcelona delivered a masterclass to inflict another UEFA Champions League final defeat on Manchester United as Lionel Messi inspired an emphatic victory at Wembley. Sir Alex Ferguson's United had been determined to avoid a repeat of the UEFA 2009 Champions League final in Rome, where Pep Guardiola's side had struck early before going on to clinch a 2-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico. However, Barcelona confirmed their place on the list of football's all-time greatest teams after outclassing United 3-1 to claim their second UEFA Champions League crown in three years. The statistics cannot convey the style in which Barcelona played but they can give you an indication of their dominance. They had 19 attempts on goal to United's four, had 67 per cent of the possession and completed 667 passes to United's 301.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola says he will stay on for one more year after leading his team to a second Champions League title in three seasons. Rumours were rife in the Spanish press that Guardiola was set to quit after the final, but the former midfielder says he wants to stay on. Lauded for shaping one of the greatest club sides in football history, Guardiola praised his players but was resolutely unromantic about his future. "People say Pep is good, but you only have to miss one year and they fire you. A coach depends on the players."

The next table shows the overall number of European titles for each club in the UEFA Champions League and their success in the last five years.

teamstitles2006/072007/082008/092009/102010/11
Real Madrid91/81/81/81/81/2
Milan7title1/8-1/81/8
Barcelona41/81/2title1/2title
Bayern Munich41/4-1/4final1/8
Ajax4----+
Manchester U.31/2titlefinal1/4final
Inter31/81/81/8title1/4
Porto21/81/81/41/8-
Benfica2++--+
Marseille1-+++1/8
Dortmund1-----
Chelsea-1/2final1/21/81/4
Arsenal-1/81/41/21/41/8
Lyon-1/81/81/81/21/8
Valencia-1/4+--1/8
Shakhtar-+++-1/4
Olympiakos-+1/8-1/8-
CSKA Moscow-++-1/4-
Basel ---+-+
Villarreal---1/4--
Lille-1/8----
APOEL----+-
Zenit---+--
BATE Borisov---+--
Genk------
B. Leverkusen------
Trabzonspor------
Napoli------
Manchester City------
Dinamo Zagreb------
Viktoria Plzen------
Otelul Galati------

* The number of titles since 1956. Semi-finalists (1/2), Quarter-finalists (1/4), second group stage or first knock-out round (1/8), first group stage (+), not qualified for the UEFA Champions League (-)

2011/12 UEFA Champions League group stage

The draw for the group stage of the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League:

Group A: Bayern Munich (Germany), Villarreal (Spain), Manchester City (England), Napoli (Italy)

Group B: Inter Milan (Italy), CSKA Moscow (Russia), Lille (France), Trabzonspor (Turkey)

Group C: Manchester United (England), Benfica (Portugal), Basel (Switzerland), Otelul Galati (Romania)

Group D: Real Madrid (Spain), Lyon (France), Ajax (Netherlands), Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)

Group E: Chelsea (England), Valencia (Spain), Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), Genk (Belgium)

Group F: Arsenal (England), Marseille (France), Olympiakos (Greece), Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

Group G: Porto (Portugal), Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia), APOEL (Cyprus)

Group H: Barcelona (Spain), Milan (Italy), BATE Borisov (Belarus), Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic)

UEFA has decided to replace Fenerbahce with Trabzonspor after the Turkish Football Federation withdrew Fenerbahce from the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League due to the fact that the club has been involved in match-fixing.

The winners and runners-up from each group will progress to the first knockout round in the spring. In all knock-out rounds until the final, clubs play two games against opponent on a home and away basis. The winners of the two semi-finals play in the final, which will be staged at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, on May 19, 2012.

teamoddsteamodds
Barcelona2.85Real Madrid4.55
Manchester United7.5Chelsea12
Manchester City12Bayern Munich13
Arsenal20Porto25
Borussia Dortmund25Milan25
Inter Milan25Shakhtar Donetsk80
Benfica80Valencia100
Lyon100Zenit St. Petersburg125
Napoli125Bayer Leverkusen150
Villarreal150Marseille150
Olympiakos200CSKA Moscow200
Lille200Ajax Amsterdam200
Dinamo Zagreb750Viktoria Plzen750
APOEL750Basel750
Trabzonspor750Genk750
Otelul Galati750BATE Borisov1000

Bookmakers' odds for the tournament winner of the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League.

This page contains additional information about the 2011/2012 UEFA Champions League season. Latest news, statistics, results and predictions you can find on our main Other > Champions league page.

The next table displays the 2010/2011 UEFA Champions League group stage:

#teampoints g.dif. win-draw-loss
Group A
1Tottenham1173-2-1 (6)
2Inter1013-1-2 (6)
3Twente6-21-3-2 (6)
4Werder5-61-2-3 (6)
Group B
1Schalke1374-1-1 (6)
2Lyon1013-1-2 (6)
3Benfica6-52-0-4 (6)
4Hapoel5-31-2-3 (6)
Group C
1Man. Utd.1464-2-0 (6)
2Valencia11113-2-1 (6)
3Rangers6-31-3-2 (6)
4Bursa1-140-1-5 (6)
Group D
1Barcelona14114-2-0 (6)
2Kobenhavn1023-1-2 (6)
3Rubin6-21-3-2 (6)
4Panathinaikos2-110-2-4 (6)
Group E
1Bayern15105-0-1 (6)
2Roma10-13-1-2 (6)
3Basel6-32-0-4 (6)
4Cluj4-61-1-4 (6)
Group F
1Chelsea15105-0-1 (6)
2Marseille1294-0-2 (6)
3Spartak Moscow9-33-0-3 (6)
4Zilina0-160-0-6 (6)
Group G
1Real Madrid16135-1-0 (6)
2Milan802-2-2 (6)
3Ajax7-42-1-3 (6)
4Auxerre3-91-0-5 (6)
Group H
1Shakhtar1565-0-1 (6)
2Arsenal12114-0-2 (6)
3Braga9-63-0-3 (6)
4Partizan0-110-0-6 (6)

UEFA Champions league finals in last five years

2007   Milan - Liverpool   2:1
2008   Manchester United - Chelsea   1:1   (6:5 on penalties)
2009   Barcelona - Manchester United   2:0
2010   Inter Milan - Bayern Munich   2:0
2011   Barcelona - Manchester United   3:1

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key players
(with transfer market value in m€)

Ajax Amsterdam

Goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer (3.5); Defense: Jan Vertonghen (12), Gregory van der Wiel (10), Toby Alderweireld (7), Vurnon Anita (4); Midfield: Christian Eriksen (9), Theo Janssen (7), Siem de Jong (5), Eyong Enoh (3); Forward: Miralem Sulejmani (5.5), Kolbeinn Sigthorsson (4.5).

APOEL Nicosia

Goalkeeper Urko Pardo (1.3); Defense: Sanel Jahic (1.5), Kaka (1), Marcelo Oliveira (0.8), Nuno Morais (0.8); Midfield: Constantinos Charalambidis (1.1), Marcinho (0.8), Tijani Belaid (0.8); Forward: Gustavo Manduca (1.5), Ivan Trickovski (1.2), Ailton (1.2).

Arsenal

Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny (5.5); Defense: Thomas Vermaelen (18), Bacary Sagna (18), Per Mertesacker (13); Midfield: Jack Wilshere (20), Alex Song (19), Mikel Arteta (15); Forward: Robin van Persie (30), Andrey Arshavin (17), Theo Walcott (16), Gervinho (16).

Barcelona

Goalkeeper Victor Valdes (20); Defense: Gerard Pique (38), Dani Alves (35), Carles Puyol (14), Andres Iniesta (65), Cesc Fabregas (54), Xavi (45), Sergio Busquets (35); Forward: Lionel Messi (100), David Villa (45), Pedro (28).

Basel

Goalkeeper Yann Sommer (1.5); Defense: Aleksandar Dragovic (2.5), David Abraham (2), Radoslav Kovac (1.5); Midfield: Xherdan Shaqiri (10), Valentin Stocker (3.5), Gilles Yapi (2.3), Granit Xhaka (1.5); Forward: Alexander Frei (2.5), Marco Streller (2), Jacques Zoua (1).

BATE Borisov

Goalkeeper Aleksandr Gutor (0.4); Defense: Maksim Bordachev (0.8), Artem Radkov (0.6), Dmitri Baga (0.6), Egor Filipenko (0.5); Midfield: Renan Bressan (2), Aleksandr Volodjko (0.7), Aleksandr Pavlov (0.5); Forward: Vitali Rodionov (1), Maksim Skavysh (0.8), Artem Kontsevoj (0.7).

Bayer Leverkusen

Goalkeeper Rene Adler (12); Defense: Gonzalo Castro (9), Stefan Reinartz (6), Michal Kadlec (6); Midfield: Renato Augusto (15), Tranquillo Barnetta (8), Simon Rolfes (7.5), Lars Bender (6.5); Forward: Andre Schurrle (14), Stefan Kiessling (12), Eren Derdiyok (10).

Bayern Munich

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (28); Defense: Philipp Lahm (28), Jerome Boateng (13.5), Holger Badstuber (8.5); Midfield: Arjen Robben (40), Franck Ribery (38), Bastian Schweinsteiger (35), Luiz Gustavo (15), Toni Kroos (12); Forward: Mario Gomez (35), Thomas Muller (33).

Benfica Lisbon

Goalkeeper Eduardo (6.5); Defense: Ezequiel Garay (10), Luisao (9.5), Maxi Pereira (9.4), Joan Capdevila (7); Midfield: Nicolas Gaitan (10.5), Axel Witsel (10), Javi Garcia (9.4), Pablo Aimar (6.5); Forward: Oscar Cardozo (15), Javier Saviola (7.5).

Borussia Dortmund

Goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller (5); Defense: Neven Subotic (18), Mats Hummels (18), Marcel Schmelzer (7.5); Midfield: Mario Gotze (30), Shinji Kagawa (13), Sven Bender (9), Kevin Grosskreutz (7), Jakub Blaszczykowski (7); Forward: Lucas Barrios (17), Robert Lewandowski (7).

Chelsea

Goalkeeper Petr Cech (28); Defense: John Terry (30), Ashley Cole (25), David Luiz (23), Branislav Ivanovic (23); Midfield: Michael Essien (34), John Obi Mikel (20), Ramires (19), Florent Malouda (17); Forward: Fernando Torres (42), Juan Manuel Mata (26).

CSKA Moscow

Goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev (18); Defense: Sergey Ignashevich (6.2), Vasili Berezutski (5.2), Aleksey Berezutski (4.5); Midfield: Keisuke Honda (13), Alan Dzagoev (12), Zoran Tosic (9), Pavel Mamaev (7); Forward: Seydou Doumbia (15), Vagner Love (13), Tomas Necid (6.5).

Dinamo Zagreb

Goalkeeper Ivan Kelava (2); Defense: Sime Vrsaljko (5.5), Tonel (3.5), Josip Simunic (2.5), Domagoj Vida (2.5); Midfield: Sammir (8), Milan Badelj (6.5), Mehmed Alispahic (2.5); Forward: Fatos Beqiraj (2.5), Ante Rukavina (2.5), Ivan Krstanovic (1.5).

Genk

Goalkeeper Grzegorz Sandomierski (1.6); Defense: Leandro Grimi (3), Anele Ngcongca (2.5), Anthony Vanden Borre (2.2); Midfield: Kevin de Bruyne (7), Daniel Tozser (3), Thomas Buffel (2.2), David Hubert (2); Forward: Jelle Vossen (5), Marvin Ogunjimi (3.5), Elyaniv Barda (2.8).

Inter Milan

Goalkeeper Julio Cesar (19); Defense: Maicon (24.5), Andrea Ranocchia (17.5), Cristian Chivu (11), Walter Samuel (11); Midfield: Wesley Sneijder (40), Esteban Cambiasso (24), Thiago Motta (15); Forward: Giampaolo Pazzini (21), Diego Milito (17), Mauro Zarate (14).

Lille

Goalkeeper Mickael Landreau (6); Defense: Aurelien Chedjou (8), Mathieu Debuchy (6.5), Franck Beria (3.8); Midfield: Eden Hazard (22.5), Rio Mavuba (8), Joe Cole (7), Benoit Pedretti (6.5), Florent Balmont (4.5); Forward: Moussa Sow (11), Dimitri Payet (9).

Lyon

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (17); Defense: Aly Cissokho (10), Dejan Lovren (7.3), Anthony Reveillere (5); Midfield: Yoann Gourcuff (20), Michel Bastos (12), Kim Kallstrom (9), Ederson (5.5); Forward: Lisandro Lopez (22), Bafetimbi Gomis (10), Jimmy Briand (9).

Manchester City

Goalkeeper Joe Hart (18); Defense: Vincent Kompany (25), Kolo Toure (15), Joleon Lescott (15); Midfield: David Silva (34), Yaya Toure (29), Samir Nasri (26), Nigel de Jong (21); Forward: Kun Aguero (40), Carlos Tevez (40), Edin Dzeko (28).

Manchester United

Goalkeeper David de Gea (18); Defense: Nemanja Vidic (37), Patrice Evra (25), Rio Ferdinand (14); Midfield: Nani (29), Darren Fletcher (20), Ashley Young (20), Anderson (19); Forward: Wayne Rooney (54), Dimitar Berbatov (24), Chicharito (19).

Marseille

Goalkeeper Steve Mandanda (15.5); Defense: Stephane Mbia (15), Rod Fanni (7), Cesar Azpilicueta (6.5); Midfield: Lucho Gonzalez (13), Alou Diarra (12), Mathieu Valbuena (10), Benoit Cheyrou (9); Forward: Loic Remy (15.5), Andre-Pierre Gignac (11.5), Andre Ayew (10).

Milan

Goalkeeper Christian Abbiati (5); Defense: Thiago Silva (30), Philippe Mexes (10), Ignazio Abate (9.5); Midfield: Kevin-Prince Boateng (15), Alberto Aquilani (14), Mathieu Flamini (9.5), Antonio Nocerino (9); Forward: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (35), Alexandre Pato (34), Robinho (22).

Napoli

Goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis (4); Defense: Paolo Cannavaro (9), Miguel Britos (7), Hugo Campagnaro (4.5); Midfield: Marek Hamsik (24), Gokhan Inler (16), Christian Maggio (10), Walter Gargano (9); Forward: Edinson Cavani (24.5), Ezequiel Lavezzi (23.5), Goran Pandev (12.5).

Olympiakos

Goalkeeper Franco Costanzo (3); Defense: Vasilis Torosidis (8), Olof Mellberg (4.8), Avraam (4), Ivan Marcano (4); Midfield: Jean II Makoun (7), David Fuster (4.5), Ljubomir Fejsa (3.5), Giannis Fetfatzidis (3.5); Forward: Kevin Mirallas (5.5), Marko Pantelic (5).

Otelul Galati

Goalkeeper Branko Grahovac (0.6); Defense: Cornel Rapa (1.1), Adrian Salageanu (0.8), Cristian Sarghi (0.8); Midfield: Ionut Neagu (1), Sorin Frunza (1), Gabriel Paraschiv (1), Liviu Antal (0.9), Gabriel Giurgiu (0.8); Forward: Daniel Chavez (0.5), Bratislav Punosevac (0.5).

Porto

Goalkeeper Helton (6.2); Defense: Rolando (14), Alvaro Pereira (10), Nicolas Otamendi (7); Midfield: Joao Moutinho (20), Fernando (14), Steven Defour (12), Fredy Guarin (9.5); Forward: Hulk (28), Silvestre Varela (9.5), James Rodriguez (7).

Real Madrid

Goalkeeper Iker Casillas (35); Defense: Sergio Ramos (30), Pepe (28), Marcelo (25); Midfield: Xabi Alonso (35), Mesut Ozil (32), Kaka (30), Angel Di Maria (25); Forward: Cristiano Ronaldo (90), Karim Benzema (30), Gonzalo Higuain (30).

Shakhtar Donetsk

Goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov (10); Defense: Darijo Srna (16), Dmytro Chygrynskiy (10), Yaroslav Rakitsky (8); Midfield: Willian (15), Fernandinho (11), Douglas Costa (11), Jadson (7.5); Forward: Eduardo (9), Luiz Adriano (8), Dentinho (6).

Trabzonspor

Goalkeeper Onur Kivrak (5); Defense: Serkan Balci (5), Giray Kacar (4.5), Marek Cech (2); Midfield: Didier Zokora (8.6), Gustavo Colman (7.5), Volkan Sen (4.7), Alanzinho (4.5), Adrian Mierzejewski (4.3); Forward: Burak Yilmaz (7), Robert Vittek (3.5).

Valencia

Goalkeeper Diego Alves (5); Defense: Adil Rami (12), Jeremy Mathieu (9), Victor Ruiz (8); Midfield: Pablo Hernandez (12), Mehmet Topal (10), Ever Banega (10), Dani Parejo (8); Forward: Roberto Soldado (14), Pablo Piatti (9), Jonas (8).

Viktoria Plzen

Goalkeeper Michal Danek (0.3); Defense: David Limbersky (1.6), David Bystron (1.4), Frantisek Rajtoral (1.2), Marian Cisovsky (1); Midfield: Daniel Kolar (1.7), Milan Petrzela (1.5), Petr Jiracek (1.2), Petr Trapp (0.9); Forward: Vaclav Pilar (1), Marek Bakos (0.8).

Villarreal

Goalkeeper Diego Lopez (12); Defense: Gonzalo Rodriguez (9), Cristian Zapata (9), Mateo Musacchio (8), Carlos Marchena (5); Midfield: Borja Valero (12), Bruno Soriano (10), Jonathan de Guzman (8), Cani (7); Forward: Giuseppe Rossi (30), Nilmar (20).

Zenit St. Petersburg

Goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev (5); Defense: Bruno Alves (14), Domenico Criscito (12.5), Aleksandr Anyukov (9), Nicolas Lombaerts (8); Midfield: Danny (18), Igor Denisov (12), Vladimir Bystrov (8); Forward: Aleksandr Kerzhakov (10), Danko Lazovic (9), Aleksandr Bukharov (6).

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