Man City beat Arsenal 1-0!

City scored on a penalty. Otherwise Arsenal dominated the game, with countless opportunities in and around the box. Arsenal squandered many of their chances by simply failing to take shots. Pull the trigger, boys. If don't shoot, you don't score.

The result aside, Arsenal played pretty. Fabregas, Rosicky and Henry have a nice offensive rhythm together (save finishing). Fabregas is something special -- astounding vision and anticipation.

FF

Getting ready to watch Arsenal - Man City. Just saw part of Tottenham's 2-0 home loss to Everton. Tottenham's off to a terrible start, which is surprising, given their talent. Lennon is fast and aggressive -- exactly what England needs in international matches.

FF

Champions league schedule:

GROUP A

Tuesday, September 12
Chelsea v Werder Bremen
Barcelona v Levski Sofia

Wednesday, September 27
Levski Sofia v Chelsea
Werder Bremen v Barcelona

Wednesday, October 18
Werder Bremen v Levski Sofia
Chelsea v Barcelona

Tuesday, October 31
Levski Sofia v Werder Bremen
Barcelona v Chelsea

Wednesday, November 22
Werder Bremen v Chelsea
Levski Sofia v Barcelona

Tuesday, December 5
Chelsea v Levski Sofia
Barcelona v Werder Bremen

GROUP B

Tuesday, September 12
Sporting Lisbon v Inter Milan
Bayern Munich v Spartak Moscow

Wednesday, September 27
Spartak Moscow v Sporting Lisbon
Inter Milan v Bayern Munich

Wednesday, October 18
Inter Milan v Spartak Moscow
Sporting Lisbon v Bayern Munich

Tuesday, October 31
Spartak Moscow v Inter Milan
Bayern Munich v Sporting Lisbon

Wednesday, November 22
Spartak Moscow v Bayern Munich
Inter Milan v Sporting Lisbon

Tuesday, December 5
Sporting Lisbon v Spartak Moscow
Bayern Munich v Inter Milan

GROUP C

Tuesday, September 12
Galatasaray v Girondins Bordeaux
PSV Eindhoven v Liverpool

Wednesday, September 27
Liverpool v Galatasaray
Girondins Bordeaux v PSV Eindhoven

Wednesday, October 18
Girondins Bordeaux v Liverpool
Galatasaray v PSV Eindhoven

Tuesday, October 31
Liverpool v Girondins Bordeaux
PSV Eindhoven v Galatasaray

Wednesday, November 22
Girondins Bordeaux v Galatasaray
Liverpool v PSV Eindhoven

Tuesday, December 5
Galatasaray v Liverpool
PSV Eindhoven v Girondins Bordeaux

GROUP D

Tuesday, September 12
Olympiakos v Valencia
AS Roma v Shakhtar Donetsk

Wednesday, September 27
Shakhtar Donetsk v Olympiakos
Valencia v AS Roma

Wednesday, October 18
Valencia v Shakhtar Donetsk
Olympiakos v AS Roma

Tuesday, October 31
Shakhtar Donetsk v Valencia
AS Roma v Olympiakos

Wednesday, November 22
Valencia v Olympiakos
Shakhtar Donetsk v AS Roma

Tuesday, December 5
Olympiakos v Shakhtar Donetsk
AS Roma v Valencia

GROUP E

Wednesday, September 13
Dynamo Kiev v Steaua Bucharest
Olympique Lyon v Real Madrid

Tuesday, September 26
Real Madrid v Dynamo Kiev
Steaua Bucharest v Olympique Lyon

Tuesday, October 17
Steaua Bucharest v Real Madrid
Dynamo Kiev v Olympique Lyon

Wednesday, November 1
Real Madrid v Steaua Bucharest
Olympique Lyon v Dynamo Kiev

Tuesday, November 21
Steaua Bucharest v Dynamo Kiev
Real Madrid v Olympique Lyon

Wednesday, Dec 6
Dynamo Kiev v Real Madrid
Olympique Lyon v Steaua Bucharest

GROUP F

Wednesday, September 13
Manchester United v Celtic
FC Copenhagen v Benfica

Tuesday, September 26
Benfica v Manchester United
Celtic v FC Copenhagen

Tuesday, October 17
Celtic v Benfica
Manchester United v FC Copenhagen

Wednesday, November 1
FC Copenhagen v Manchester United
Benfica v Celtic

Tuesday, November 21
Benfica v FC Copenhagen
Celtic v Manchester United

Wednesday, December 6
Manchester United v Benfica
FC Copenhagen v Celtic

GROUP G

Wednesday, September 13
Porto v CSKA Moscow
Hamburg SV v Arsenal

Tuesday, September 26
Arsenal v Porto
CSKA Moscow v Hamburg SV

Tuesday, October 17
CSKA Moscow v Arsenal
Porto v Hamburg SV

Wednesday, November 1
Arsenal v CSKA Moscow
Hamburg SV v Porto

Tuesday, November 21
CSKA Moscow v Porto
Arsenal v Hamburg SV

Wednesday, December 6
Porto v Arsenal
Hamburg SV v CSKA Moscow

GROUP H

Wednesday, September 13
Anderlecht v Lille
AC Milan v AEK Athens

Tuesday, September 26
AEK Athens v Anderlecht
Lille v AC Milan

Tuesday, October 17
Lille v AEK Athens
Anderlecht v AC Milan

Wednesday, November 1
AEK Athens v Lille
AC Milan v Anderlecht

Tuesday, November 21
Lille v Anderlecht
AEK Athens v AC Milan

Wednesday, December 6
Anderlecht v AEK Athens
AC Milan v Lille

The Champions league draw. Barcelona and Chelsea are in the same group:

GROUP A

Barcelona (Spain)
Chelsea (England)
Werder Bremen (Germany)
Levski Sofia (Bulgaria)

GROUP B

Inter Milan (Italy)
Bayern Munich (Germany)
Sporting Lisbon (Portugal)
Spartak Moscow (Russia)

GROUP C

Liverpool (England)
PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
Bordeaux (France)
Galatasaray (Turkey)

Group D

Valencia (Spain)
Roma (Italy)
Olympiakos (Greece)
Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)

GROUP E

Real Madrid (Spain)
Lyon (France)
Steaua Bucharest (Romania)
Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine)

GROUP F

Manchester United (England)
Celtic (Scotland)
Benfica (Portugal)
Copenhagen (Denmark)

GROUP G

Arsenal (England)
Porto (Portugal)
CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Hamburg (Germany)

GROUP H

AC Milan (Italy)
Lille (France)
AEK Athens (Greece)
Anderlecht (Belgium)

Saw Chelsea v. Middlesbrough today, with Boro prevailing 2-1. The game was mediocrely played for the majority but exciting at the end. Boro scored in the 80th and 90th minute, with Viduka scoring the winner.

Chelsea looked terrible, as if only Shevchenko and Essien are even trying. Lampard was again a nonentity, and Chelsea's defense today was rubbish. Yakubu was often able to get free, and muffed at least two real chances to score. Boro's 80th minute goalscorer (Pogatetz) was inexplicably unmarked by Carvalho on a free kick, and promptly headed the ball home.

FF