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Group Stage Fan Preview: Maribor
When Maribor lost their main man Dare Vrsic in summer not many fans expected Maribor can actually do something in Europe this season, especially considering they failed to make it to a group stage in last two seasons. They had a pretty bad preseason as well, losing last two friendlies against Croatian Inter Zapresic and…
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Group Stage Fan Preview: Celtic
When you’re a Celtic fan, only three things in life are certain – death, taxes and your club needing to play three qualifiers to enter the UEFA Champions League. Of course, it didn’t used to be like this, but the overall performance of Scottish football in Europe has slipped resulting in a reduction of places…
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Group Stage Fan Preview: Sporting Lisbon
Pot 4 team Sporting were drawn into one of the toughest groups in the competition, with last year’s finalist Juventus, the mighty Barcelona and the tough Olympiakos. You might think that sporting don’t have a chance in this group, and you might be right, however, there could be a possibility that Os Leões and Jorge…
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Group Stage Fan Preview: Basel
It’s a season of transition for FC Basel, as no stone was seeminlgy left unturned this summer. First, the beloved chairman Bernhard Heusler and his crew stepped down to free their posts to a younger generation. This generation being former players Marco Streller, Massimo Ceccaroni and Alex Frei. Then, the manager Urs Fischer was let…
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Group Stage Fan Preview: Red Bull Leipzig
RB Leipzig’s rise to the Champions League has been nothing short of explosive and entertaining along the way. Having only been founded officially in 2009, RasenBallSport (NOT Red Bull) Leipzig have had quite the rise. Red Bull drinks company purchased a stake in then 5th tier German side SSV Markranstädt with the sole intention of…
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Group Stage Fan Preview: Anderlecht
The last time RSC Anderlecht appeared in the Champions League in 2014-15, they were a disharmonious collective of talented individuals who lacked the mental toughness, cohesion and game-management to fulfil their potential. Losing late goals away to Galatasaray and at home to Arsenal ensured that glass ceiling of the Europa League was once again the Mauves’ destination…
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Group Stage Fan Preview: Beşiktaş
Istanbul is a wonderful city. It is unique in the combination it creates between the “mystical” and foreign East, and the modern West. It’s also the biggest city in Turkey and if you’re an avid traveler, surely it’s a city to visit. With its history going back for 2700 years and its metropolitan structure…
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Group Stage Fan Preview: Manchester United
Last time Manchester United appeared in the Champions League, the year was 2015 and Louis van Gaal was at the helm. The Red Devils finished a disappointing 3rd behind VfL Wolfsburg and PSV Eindhoven, a stark contrast to United’s usual preeminence in European football. However, failure to eclipse the group stage is an unlikely result…
