Euro Super Cup 2008/09

VS

Zenit St Petersburg vs Manchester United
UEFA EURO Super Cup
Stade Louis II, Monaco
Aug 29 2008

Zenit 2 - 1 Manchester United

Pogrebnyak 44 (download)
Danny 59 (download)
Vidic 73 (download)

huhuhu.....aiyarkkk caner nih leh kalah, punye la tensen tgk game. this is wat happen when we dun have out-and-out striker, rooney is too deep in the midfield while tevez (exceptionally good) is roaming outside the penalty box instead of the inside. Huhu.......i know it is only Super cup but nonetheless it is a trophy while SAF always talked on getting revenge on losing to Lazio in 1999, the players seems they had enough, they have won the champs league and EPL so they think they has won it all........

although in my dissapointment that we dun have a 'truly' striker prowess, we tried to get back into the game after losing 2 goals already and goal from Vidic it is just mere consolation, as Zenit proved to be a worthy winner. Hope that this 'humilation' will teach United players/manager some lesson and try to be a stern test for the upcoming 3 matches in a row (which i think really really tough).......facing Liverpool (@ Anfield), Villareal (@ OT), and Chelsea (@ Stamford Bridge).

United man of the match: Carlos Tevez

CRonaldo again sidelined.....please get well soon (seriously) !!!!

Zenit draws first blood.....Pogrebnyak's header

Turn for Danny to do the damage to United which turn out to be winning goal

SAF cries for some feedback from the team

The fallen hero......!!!!

United players felt dejected after the match

Champions League Draw Review

GROUP A
1. CFR 1907 Cluj
2. Chelsea FC
3. FC Girondins de Bordeaux
4. AS Roma
Analysis: Dangerous Roma presents a threat to Chelsea at the top, but there's no stopping the Blues here.

GROUP B
1. Anorthosis
2. Panathinaikos FC
3. FC Internazionale Milano
4. Werder Bremen
Analysis: Mourinho's group is a breeze. Bremen and Panathinaikos battle for second behind Inter.

GROUP C
1. Sporting Clube
2. FC Basel 1893
3. FC Shakhtar Donetsk
4. FC Barcelona
Analysis: Barca draws well. Sporting may finally escape the group stage, having beaten Basel in the UEFA Cup last year, 5-0. Shaktar may have something to say there as well.

GROUP D
1. Liverpool FC
2. PSV Eindhoven
3. Club Atlético de Madrid
4. Olympique de Marseille
Analysis: The group of death, pretty tight fit here with Liverpool, PSV, Atletico and Marseille trading blows. This could come down to some tie-breakers.

GROUP E
1. Aalborg BK
2. Manchester United FC
3. Villarreal CF
4. Celtic FC
Analysis: Aalborg guarantees three points for the remainder of the group. United favored with Villareal edging Celtic? Maybe?

GROUP F
1. ACF Fiorentina
2. FC Steaua Bucuresti
3. FC Bayern München
4. Olympique Lyonnais
Analysis: Bayern returns to the Champions League and hits formidable opponents at all turns. Lyon and Bayern cannot afford a slip.

GROUP G
1. Arsenal FC
2. FC Porto
3. Fenerbahçe SK
4. FC Dynamo Kyiv
Analysis: Fenerbahce snuck into the final eight last year, but Arsenal and Porto may not permit this.

GROUP H
1. FC BATE Borisov
2. Juventus
3. FC Zenit St. Petersburg
4. Real Madrid CF
Analysis: Interesting return to the Champions League for Juventus. Real Madrid gets in. Zenit and Juve will battle for second.

OBLIGATORY GROUP OF DEATH: D or F -- you choose. I'll say D.
UPSET BOUND TO HAPPEN: Zenit over Juventus for second in Group H; Sporting getting to the knockout stage.

p/s: interesting stages has yet to come...!!!!