Take a good look at the group draw for the UEFA Champions League 2012/2013 competition. Learn them carefully, come december, i am absolutely certainly that we will be talking about a certain underdog team qualifying for the knockout phase while a European powerhouse face the embarrassment of an early exit from the competition.
Sir Alex Ferguson has already spoken about avoiding 'stupid errors' right after the draw was made in Monaco Thursday evening. In addition, Micheal Carrick has come out vowing not to 'crash out before christmas'. Last season, proved what could happen if a team gets to complacent about other teams in their group, we had crashed thanks to Basel and at the same time lost our captain fantastic, Nemanja Vidic to injury that lasted six months.
Manchester United would certainly use last season's group stage exit from the competition as a valuable lesson and will try to qualify for the later stage of this year's competition and not forgetting that Wembley would the venue where the final of this season's competition would be played. Extra-motivation and another chance to emulate the 1967-1968 United side which had won the competition on home soil by beating Benfica 4-1 at that time captained by Sir Bobby Charlton and also to avenge the bitter 3-1 loss to Barcelona in 2011.
Manchester United group opponents certainly are not ones that we have faced before with the exception of Galatasary who we have played in the past and frankly did not enjoy playing especially away where the banner 'Welcome To Hell' hangs welcoming every visiting team. The other two teams, Portuguese outfit Sp. Braga and Romanian outfit, Cluj would certainly cherish this opportunity to face one the finest teams in Europe so hold on for some surprises from them.
Sir Alex Ferguson has already spoken about avoiding 'stupid errors' right after the draw was made in Monaco Thursday evening. In addition, Micheal Carrick has come out vowing not to 'crash out before christmas'. Last season, proved what could happen if a team gets to complacent about other teams in their group, we had crashed thanks to Basel and at the same time lost our captain fantastic, Nemanja Vidic to injury that lasted six months.
Manchester United would certainly use last season's group stage exit from the competition as a valuable lesson and will try to qualify for the later stage of this year's competition and not forgetting that Wembley would the venue where the final of this season's competition would be played. Extra-motivation and another chance to emulate the 1967-1968 United side which had won the competition on home soil by beating Benfica 4-1 at that time captained by Sir Bobby Charlton and also to avenge the bitter 3-1 loss to Barcelona in 2011.
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| Then Manchester United Captain Sir Bobby Charlton carrying the Champions League trophy exactly 10 years after the Munich Air Disaster which he survived. |
Manchester United group opponents certainly are not ones that we have faced before with the exception of Galatasary who we have played in the past and frankly did not enjoy playing especially away where the banner 'Welcome To Hell' hangs welcoming every visiting team. The other two teams, Portuguese outfit Sp. Braga and Romanian outfit, Cluj would certainly cherish this opportunity to face one the finest teams in Europe so hold on for some surprises from them.
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| The banner that welcomes every away team. |
Would Manchester United be able to make it to the final?
It's too early to answer that question, there are the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona in the midst of us. Also, not forgetting dark horses such as Ac Milan, Juventus and also Ajax. Manchester United fans are expecting a big things from this season's team and i don't see any reason to disagree after all we have acquired 6 new signings and also we have kept our present core squad intact with the only Berbatov and Pgoba, Owen leaving. This team is certainly destined for big things, the only thing they need to worry about is their consistency and also not forget to play like champions.
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| It's never too early to start dreaming of a 4th European title. |
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