Champions League Matchday 6: Predictions

Ribery Looks To Lead Bayern Past Juventus...

Here it is folks. The final round robin matchday of this year’s installment of Champions League play. Fortunately for us there is much to be settled (and hopefully in dramatic fashion) during these last group stage matches.On behalf of all of the die-hard Cheddarbomb footy fanatics…  it is my distinct pleasure to bring you another installment of Champions League predictions:

Group A – With FC Girondins de Bordeaux already through to the knockout round the stage has been set for Bayern Munich and Juventus to do battle for rights to second place in the group. It will be difficult for both sides, though I think Bayern’s struggles throughout the Champions Legaue and at home in the Bundesliga will come to a head tonight in the form of a loss to the Italian side. Juve to win. Also, look for Bordeaux to sweep aside Maccabi Haifa, despite having already qualified.

Rise of ‘The Hunter’: Klaas-Jan Takes Aim

The Hunter: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

After making the move from Real Madrid to AC Milan during last summer’s transfer window, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has been a shadow of his former self. 13 weeks into Serie A play, and 5 matchdays into the Champions League season and ‘The Hunter’s’ aim has been anything but deadly, failing to score even a single goal. This disturbing slip in form had sent Italian media outlets into full-blown rumour mode, claiming that the club and Rossoneri Vice-President Adriano Galletti were unhappy with the Dutchman’s play, and that the side were looking to move him out of the San Siro in favour of somebody who could live up to their potential. On Sunday evening, away at Catania, Milan manager Leonardo opted to leave the young Dutchman out of the starting XI in favour of the strike tandem of Marco Borriello and young Brazilian phenom Pato. However, late into the match Borriello was relieved of his services (it was a weak game on his part to say the least) by an eager to please, yet snake-bitten, Huntelaar. As the match progressed into the dying minutes it looked as though the striker would be able to do little to break the stalemate that had developed between the Italian giants and a defensively determined Catania squad. However, in the 93rd minute The Hunter showed a glimpse of his former self, taking dead aim at net and unleashing a bullet that squeaked beneath the outstretched keeper from the Sicilian outfit.