The richest tournament in club football kicks off this week and every billionaire wants a piece of it. Oh, and we can’t forget about the 32 teams competing for a place in the May final in Moscow.
Winning the final in Moscow would be a nice incentive for Mr Abramovich’s men at Chelski. Not only would they be lavished with extraordinarily expensive gifts but the man himself would be inflating his ego in front of his Russian comrads… somehow, I don’t see Chelski being much of a threat this season and this may lead to the demise of Mourinho.
This weeks lineups are:
Tuesday
Marseille v Beşiktaş JK
Porto vs Liverpool
Chelsea vs Rosenborg
Schalke vs Valencia
Real Madrid vs Bremen
Olympiacos vs Lazio
Milan vs Benfica
Shakhtar vs Celtic
Wednesday
Rangers vs Stuttgart
Barcelona vs Lyon
Roma vs Dynamo Kyiv
Sporting vs Man. United
PSV vs CSKA Moskva
Fenerbahçe vs Internazionale
Arsenal vs Sevilla video
Slavia vs Steaua