Bayern 0-2 Bordeaux
A boring match, to be sure but I had expected Bayern to put at least one goal in there. Well done Bordeaux, and thanks for the fantasy points Gourcuff ;)
Juventus 1-0 Maccabi Haifa
Dammit, Juventus it needs to be better than this. Truth be told they're lucky to escape with the win, particularly since without Buffon this could have turned ugly. What a miracle worker. I picked the win, but someone has to kickstart this offense NOW.
Manchester United 3-3 CSKA Moscow
The early suprise goal from the Russians? Check. Late drama? Check. Favorable call from the official? ...Not so much. Still, United have now qualified. Onward and upward.
Wolfsburg 3-0 Besiktas
The wolves were howling when the Turks got pounded into the ground. I called the goalfest and the Wolfie win, but the scoreline was a bit off. It was also not as violent as I'd earlier thought. And of course Obafemi Martins did nothing. Note to Besiktas: buy a quality striker.
AC Milan 1-1 Real Madrid
Holy crap, Madrid need to get their shit together. They should be eating the old-timers of Milan for breakfast. Nesta played, but Milan didn't eke that 1-0 victory that I'd anticipated. Still, I was close, so I've got to give myself credit. Ah, there I go. Thanks me.
Marseille 6-1 Zurich
What a blowout. Surprisingly, if you look at my picks I was somewhat right. Zurich did keep it interesting for a decent amount of time, but Marseille starting bombing them in later on in the game. Holy shit. Enjoy the Europa League guys.
Porto 1-0 APOEL
Damn, I knew that this would happen. Porto scored late but a boring draw WAS on the cards for a little bit. Porto have now qualified with 9 points. Nicely done boys. Too bad Hulk couldn't score though.
Chelsea 2-2 Atletico Madrid
Who saw this coming? I was quite literally wrong about everything possible. Drogba played the whole game with good reason, there was no penalty given, and Aguero came out of nowhere to score a brace. I guess I'll just go fuck myself.
WEDNESDAY
Fiorentina 5-2 Debrecen
A poached goal from Gilardino and then 4 MORE FROM THE REST OF THE TEAM went beyond my predictions. Fiorentina have what it takes to go further than any other Italian squad. Debrecen? Doesn't even deserve the Europa League.
Liverpool 1-1 Lyon
Congrats to Torres for playing through the pain barrier, but I was only right about the flurry of late goals. It wasn't quite the match of the year either, as play was constantly broken up by stupid fouls. Liverpool need a miracle now, and a favor from Lyon. Doubtful but possible.
Barcelona 0-0 Rubin Kazan
Boring. Cold. Ibrahimovic missed a sitter. Messi shut down. Iniesta brilliant but couldn't finish as usual. Nice to see Henry back. Done talking in incomplete sentences. PLEASE QUALIFY BARCA!
Inter 2-1 Kiev
NAILED IT! One assist from Milito? Check. 2-1 Inter? Check. Freezing their nuts off? Check. REWARD PLEASE!
Rangers 1-1 Unirea
Nobody cares about this match except that the goals were quite nice from both ends. Neither of these clubs are going anywhere. I was close, except I forgot that Unirea blows.
Sevilla 1-1 Stuttgart
Navas scored, but no brace. Sevilla should have shut the game down but they didn't. Now they've qualified, so they don't care.
Arsenal 4-1 Alkmaar
Nice work from the Gunners, and I wasn't off by too much. We'll see if Wenger does moan about the ref. Nothing too crazy here.
UPSET PICK
Standard 2-0 Olimpiacos
Nice work boys, but the only one going anywhere in this group is Arsenal. Could they go all the way? They have to beat Standard soundly first.
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