UEFA Champions League

Since 1955-56 season, the UEFA Champions League has been ranked the highest soccer competition in Europe. This competition is different from any other tournament. The teams that are selected are then divided intro groups and what is known as the group stage. In this, the teams are in eight different groups each consisting of four teams. This stage is nothing more than a round-robin tournament where each team plays the three others in the group twice, once at home and once away. once all of the matches have been played the top two teams are matched up and they play a two game series. The concept aggregate goals means that instead of determining the winner based upon who has the most wins or losses, it is based upon who scores the most goals through the two matches. This system is used from the beginning of the knockout round, and through the semi finals with the final just being one game which will be played in Moscow Russia. The two remaining teams are Chelsea FC and Manchester United, ironically both from the English Premier League, which is arguably the most talented and competitive leagues in the world. This competition proved to the world how good they really are. Also, ironically both these teams have the top two spots in the English Premier League Manchester in first and in second, Chelsea only 3 points behind and one game behind. In this 2008 run for Moscow where anything is possible, one thing remains certain, that this will be one of the most exciting and nerve wracking competitions yet to date. Each year this tournament becomes stronger and more competitive and this year is proving to be no different!