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Euro 2008

One of the biggest sporting event in 2008 is set to start in July. There are sixteen teams participating in the tournament. Austria and Switzerland is two host teams that didn’t play qualifying matches. Rest of fourteen teams have played their qualifying group matches during 2007 and first quarter of 2008. Teams are divided into four groups.

Group A

  • Czech Republic
  • Switzerland
  • Portugal
  • Turkey

Group B

  • Austria
  • Croatia
  • Germany
  • Poland

Group C

  • Netherlands
  • Italy
  • Romania
  • France

Group D

  • Greece
  • Sweden
  • Spain
  • Russia

A flash-based version Euro 2008 groups is avaliable at UEFA’s web site. First match is scheduled for Saturday 7 June. It will be played between Switzerland and Czech Republic at 6.00PM local time. Second game is on the same day at 8.45PM and it will be played between Portugal and Turkey. Final match is scheduled for Sunday, 29 June. You can access the full fixture for Euro 2008 at UEFA’s web site.

Only eight days left until UEFA Champions League. This year’s final is going to be little different. Both of the finalists are from Britain, making it an all English team club final in the history of Champions League for the first time. Also the place where it’s being played is different as well, last couple of years UEFA is trying out new cities. They started going east by selecting Istanbul in 2005. So far, Moscow is the furthest east they UEFA went to hold this prestigious game.

Time: 20:45 CEST,  22:45 Local Time

Day: Wednesday, 21 May

Place: Luzhniki Stadium,  Moscow

Manchester United vs Chelsea

- Group Stage (Chelsea)

  • 18 Sep 07 v Rosenborg (H) - (1-1)
  • 10 Oct 07 v Valencia (A) - (2-1)
  • 24 Oct 07 v Schalke (H) - (2-0)
  • 06 Nov 07 v Schalke (A) - (0-0)
  • 28 Nov 07 v Rosenborg (A) - (1-1)
  • 11 Dec 07 v Valencia (H) - (0-0)

- Group Stage (Manchester United)

  • 19 Sep 07 v Sporting (A) - (1-0)
  • 02 Oct 07 v Roma (H) - (1-0)
  • 23 Oct 07 v Dynamo Kyiv (A) - (4-2)
  • 07 Nov 07 v Dynamo Kyiv (H) - (4-0)
  • 27 Nov 07 v Sporting (H) - (2-1)
  • 12 Dec 07 v Roma (A) - (1-1)

- First Knockout Round (Chelsea)

  • 19 Feb 08 v Olympiacos (A) - (0-0)
  • 05 Mar 08 v Olympiacos (H) - (3-0)

- First Knockout Round (Manchester United)

  • 20 Feb 08 v Lyon (A) - (1-1)
  • 04 Mar 08 v Lyon (H) - (1-0)

- Quarter Finals (Chelsea)

  • 02 Apr 08 - Fenerbahce (A) - (1-2)
  • 08 Apr 08 - Fenerbahce (H) - (2-0)

- Quarter Finals (Manchester United)

  • 01 Apr 08 - Roma (A) - (2-0)
  • 09 Apr 08 - Roma(H) - (1-0)

- Semi Finals (Chelsea)

  • 23 Apr 08 - Barcelona (A) - (0-0)
  • 29 Apr 08 - Barcelona (H) - (1-0)

- Semi Finals (Manchester United)

  • 22 Apr 08 - Liverpool (A) - (1-1)
  • 30 Apr 08 - Liverpool (H) - (3-2)