UEFA just finished drawing the matchups for the Champs League and UEFA Cup.unfortunately though,old habits die very very hard indeed

Chelsea-Barcelona(not again!)
Real Madrid-Arsenil(thrash them 5-0 can?)
Bremen-Juventus(another 10-2?I think not)
Bayern-AC Milan(clash of the titans)
PSV-Lyon(revenge game.PSV don't look as if they can cut it)
Ajax-Inter Milan(Ajax just got concussed)
Benfica-Liverpool(omg!)
Rangers-Villareal(this ensures at least underdog participation in the next round(s))

(Hertha Berlin-Rapid Bucharest) vs (Thun-Hamburg)
(Basel-Monaco) vs (Litex Lovech-Strasbourg)
(Stuttgart-Boro) vs (Club Brugge-Roma)
(Hereenveen-Steaua) vs (Betis-AZ Alkmaar)
(Slavia Prague-Palermo) vs (Schalke-Espanyol)
(Bolton-Marseille) vs (Rosenborg-Zenit SP)
(Udinese-Lens) vs (Artmedia-Levski Sofia)
(Lille-Shakhtar) vs (Loko Moscow-Sevilla)

had you all forgot about the last few teams who made it to the UEFA Cup draw,this is what happened just before the draw

Monaco 2 CSKA Sofia 1-unexpected late goal spoilt my plan
Hamburg 2 Slavia Prague 0-so far this is a nice jarolim family reunion(dad and brothers) as both end up in the next round

Espanyol 1 Maccabi PT 0-almost perfect.made to work hard for that
Palermo 3 Brondby 0-what a way to blast in

Hertha 0 Steaua 0-idiots.had they looked at the poor fans yawning,they should have felt bad
Lens 2 Samp 1-last minute goal to heaven

Boro 2 Litex Lovech 0-double take at the last minute
AZ Alkmaar 1 Grasshoppers 0-swatted the grasshoppers out

putting that aside,let's get on to the main action this week.and hope to hit as many French and German games before they close up for the winter

Lyon-Lille-last minute punter.my cousin predicts a Lyon 3-1.but i think 1-0 looks more attractive.draw also recommended,when it will be 1-1

Arsenil-Chelsea-Fergie says he's 'supporting' Arsenil.no way.1-1 will do,or Chelsea 1-0(since a 5-0 thrashing isn't possible).never will Arsenil win!

Real Madrid-Osasuna-there is still a way out for both teams.looks like Osasuna will scramble to the exit first

Villa-Man U-Man U will win it for sure
Everton-Bolton-Go with a away win.by no means will there be more than 3 goals
Fulham-Blackburn-1-1 given i'm not a fan of either of them
Portsmouth-West Brom-Brom will really win it this time round
West Ham-Newcastle-not so much a matter of getting hammered,but Newcastle should do well enough to win
Wigan-Charlton-since the Big 5 is over,with 5 straight defeats,the Latics will win this one 1-0

Boro-Spurs-Spurs look better.2-1

Ajaccio-PSG-PSG no brainer at 2-0
Bordeaux-Nantes-1-1 or 2-1
Auxerre-Nancy-2-1 or thereabouts
Metz-Nice-Nice-ly laid out:2,-1.5,3
Rennes-St Etienne-provided no untoward stuff happens,1-1
Strasbourg-Marseille-Marseille is a different proposition away from home.if 1-0 to Strasbourg is too risky,1-1 would do
Troyes-Sochaux-1-1 or 2-1

Monaco-Toulouse-2-1 or 2-0
Lens-Le Mans-2-0

Leverkusen-Hanover-1-1 or 1-0
Gladbach-Frankfurt-2-1.finally start to win
Dortmund-Bayern-another big clash.Bayern looks so unstoppable,i don't need to persuade punters to risk their money in the 1/2 goals segment
Lautern-Wolfsburg-2-1 Wolves
Stuttgart-Schalke-1-1 or 1-0 to Schalke
Mainz-Duisburg-1-1
Arminia-Cologne-1-1

Hertha Berlin-Nuremburg-2-1 or something
Bremen-Hamburg-okok,since there's no van der Vaart i'm not asking too much.2-1 to whoever who scores last.Bremen will be the lucky ones

Treviso-Lecce-a perfect chance for Lecce to start winning.1-0 to them
Lazio-Juventus-so tricky,even Thuram had to warn against the occurence of more Fascist salutes.they won't be able to use them,because the Bianconeri will win 2-1

Empoli-Fiorentina-Toni might start scoring again.trouble for their Tuscan rivals
Siena-Parma-1-1
Cagliari-Ascoli-1-1 or 0-0
Chievo-Udinese-Chievo would ver likely spring another donkey pack on the hapless zebras
Milan-Messina-not 3 in a row.so 1-0 will do
Palermo-Livorno-tough to call,but Livorno might just about score the odd goal
Reggina-Inter Milan-Jingle bells,jingle bells,jingle all the way.oh what fun is to see,adriano on a goal spree.Adriano would make it 2-1(does not include own goals)
Sampdoria-Roma-Samp looks out of sorts,and so the Romans might just win.no wait,a draw seems better

Celta-Deportivo-the northwest derby and Celta and Deportivo are back at their bests.3-2 to the lucky person again.Depor looks better to win this lucky draw
Athletic-Betis-2 venerable names on the verge of being relegated next year.Betis has less reputation but more chance to stay on the top.Athletic might consider changing their Basques-only policy from now on
Cadiz-Barcelona-3-0 to Barca.Cadiz won't be so lucky like Treviso

Villareal-Getafe-Getafe looks dead now.2-1
Sevilla-Sociedad-1-0
Espanyol-Zaragoza-2-1
Alaves-Valencia-Valencia 2-0 or 3-2
Racing-Malaga-1-1
Mallorca-Atletico-2-1 to Atletico