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Date: Thu Oct 22 20:45:54 GMT+00:00 1998
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. Born To Be Wild, Wet & RED: Copenhagen Parken Report pt 1/3
2. UNITED'S STYLISH SOCCER IS JUST SO SIXY
3. United on fire at home and in Europe
4. Soccernet United hit Brondby for six
5. Dwight Yorke - lethal strike partnership with Cole
6. Ferguson acclaims firepower of Red October
7. Tables/qualification chances
8. REAL MATCH UNITED'S SIX APPEAL
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Daily RED Trivia Fri 23nd October:
23/10/1920: Alf Steward made his debut against Preston North End. A brilliant goalkeeper
who was ever-present in United's promotion side of 1925, conceding just 23 goals.
Steward made 326 appearances between 1920-32, a lean period in United's history.
23/10/1994: United win 4-2 at Blackburn Rovers in a Premiership game watched by
30,260. Andrei Kanchelskis 2, Eric Cantona and Mark Hughes scored for the Reds.
Team was: Schmeichel, Keane, Irwin, Bruce, Sharpe, Pallister, Kanchelskis, Ince,
Cantona, Hughes, Butt (McClair).
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Barry Daily Comment:
Brondby personal match report starts today 1 of 3 parts.
FANTASTIC match atmosphere in Parken!
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Next 4 games:
Result/Fixture Index:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix9899z.htm
Sat 24/10 Derby (A) PL
Wed 28/10 Bury (H) LC (Worthington Cup)
Sat 31/10 Everton (A) PL
Wed 4/11 Brondby (H) CL 19.45
UNITED Stats v Derby are here:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/vsderby.htm
*** PL TEAM RESULTS - MANCHESTER UNITED ***
Date Opposition Score Pos. Attend.
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15/08/98 Leicester City Home D 2-2 11 55,052
22/08/98 West Ham United Away D 0-0 11 26,039
09/09/98 Charlton Athletic Home W 4-1 9 55,147
12/09/98 Coventry City Home W 2-0 5 55,193
20/09/98 Arsenal Away L 0-3 10 38,142
24/09/98 Liverpool Home W 2-0 3 55,181
03/10/98 Southampton Away W 3-0 2 15,251
17/10/98 Wimbledon Home W 5-1 2 55,265
Champions league: 21/10
Brondby 2-6 Man Utd
Bayern 1-0 Barcelona
Table as at 21/10:
GROUP D P W D L GF GA Pts
ManUnited 3 1 2 0 11 7 5 Next "CL" Match
BMünchen 3 1 1 1 4 5 4 Man Utd v Brondby OT 4/11
Barcelona 3 1 1 1 5 4 4
Brøndby 3 1 0 2 2 9 3
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Subject: Born To Be Wild, Wet & RED: Copenhagen Parken Report pt 1/3
Copenhagen Parken Report pt 1/3 .... 23 RED hours by Barry Leeming
Born To Be Wild, Wet & RED
Wed 21st Oct Early morning alarm at 6am, time to catch the 7am MUSCS Bus
from Aalborg for the planned trip to Parken over the new "Storebelt Bridge"
fron Jutland to Sjaelland. This trip was planned to 6hrs arriving in
Copenhagen at 13.00.
The first part of the trip went smoothly with Calypso sounds from cassette
tape and after filling the bus with REDS in Randers,Arhus,Horsens,Vejle &
Fredericia we were now nearly full with 50 REDS. Through the bus intercom I
arranged a "Tips Club" and at the price of 5kr/tip there was soon 485kr in
the kitty with scorelines from 0-1?? (this was our driver) to 8-1!! The
kitty would be divided between all those with the correct score. The coach
video system was not working some electrical problem and we were soon to
find ourselves in dire straits North of Fredericia! The bus stopped for the
usual "break" and hey presto the electric door would not open! We all piled
in/out through the driver's door/window. Btw it was pouring with rain and as
we hit the road again we were soon to discover that the wipers were not
working and there were no lights on the bus. (Note: lights are compulsory
day/night in Denmark). Everybody started flashing us....
Jorgen our chauffor began to ring round for help and after stopping at a
workshop, who could not help, decided that we would need a reserve bus.
Arriving at Vejle we were to take on the last passengers but instead we were
all had to pile OUT of the bus! We had heard that the "new" reserve bus
would come in 15 mins putting us around 1 hour behind schedule.
New bus & new chauffor John arrived and all RED faces were happy again. The
new bus was more modern and the bar was open! I sat up front serving
beer/coke & chatting in the mike + singing songs (I can't sing). The new
video did not work either! :( The display read d= damp so not too surprising
judging by the buckets of wet stuff falling constantly from the heavens!
We stopped again North of the bridge were we met the other Musc Support
Coach which had started in the Varde/Esbjerg region. Helge Conradsen who is
Formand for the Muscs in Denmark (almost 4000 members in the Branch) came on
the bus to say hi! He mentioned that we should run a tips club NOT allowing
any Brondby Win "tips". These should be thrown off the coach. Unfortunatley
Helge did not realise our new bus driver had tipped 0-1! We decided to keep
him ON the bus rather quickly :))
Checking the video it was now working! :) So ahead with the loatest David
Beckhan Career Video and a good time was had by all! The new Bridge was an
amazing site it's a suspension bridge, 2nd largest in the world. My first
time over.. toll was 900kr for the bus!!
We eventually arrived in Copenhagen around 2.45 pm an hour late, checking
out "Parken" and parking facilities we then drove to Craisy Daisy for the
Scandiavian Club Meet which was all afternoon!
to come
pt2 Craisy Daisy: TV in the toilets, flags and beer
pt3 The Match & home: RED goals galore and a long trip home
Barry "diggin the potatoes in Denmark"
Match report with pics
http://www.red11.org/mufc/9899/matfbroa.htm
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Subject: UNITED'S STYLISH SOCCER IS JUST SO SIXY
Brondby ...2 Manchester Utd ...6
MANCHESTER United went goal crazy in wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen last
night. Three months ago they wrecked Brondby with a six-goal attack on their
summer tour of Scandinavia.
And on their return to the stadium where Mick Jagger once belted out his
hits, they got total satisfaction once more. Ryan Giggs notched two after
recovering from a bruised foot to take another starring role in this United
Euro epic.
Andy Cole was in poaching mood again as United wrapped up this Champions'
League tie by half-time. Then, just for good measure, they went on the
rampage with a second-half performance that will strike fear into every one
of their European opponents' hearts.
Roy Keane beat two men to link with Dwight Yorke in the 53rd minute and then
received the rolled-back return to score off the post.
Phil Neville put in the perfect cross in the 59th minute for Yorke to plant
beyond the helpless Mogens Krogh, and three minutes later Keane linked once
more with Yorke, and his lay-off was hammered into the bottom corner by Ole
Gunnar Solskjaer after emerging from the substitutes' bench just two minutes
earlier.
United had been teased and tormented about their inability to kill off
European foes in their last two Champions' League encounters. Barcelona were
battered and bleeding at Old Trafford but survived.
Bayern Munich escaped defeat courtesy of that last-minute rush of adrenaline
from Peter Schmeichel But here in the Parken Stadium it was payback time.
Even Brondby keeper Krogh had joined in the Mickey- taking with his taunting
of striker Andy Cole. How he must this morning be regretting his eve-of-game
tongue-lashing of the United hit-man, predicting that he would never be
bending down to pick the ball out of the net from one of his shots.
How wrong can you be? Krogh and his Danish pal paid the same heavy price as
they did in their temporary home, when United hit six on their pre- season
Scandinavian tour.
Three goals in a near half-hour of destruction last night flattened a side
facing United without suspended Nicky Butt and David Beckham and injured
stars Teddy Sheringham, Denis Irwin, Ronny Johnsen and David May.
It was embarrassing, three months ago, when United's friendly fire ripped
Brondby to messy pieces. And the act of devastation was repeated as United
pillaged the Danes in the land of the of the Vikings.
It took just 90 seconds for United to strike the first killer blow as
skipper Keane fed rookie Wes Brown on the right. The 19-year-old United
youngster delivered a good ball across goal, Kenna Rasmussen ducked under
Brown's pass, and Krogh was totally flat-footed as the ball hit him on the
chest.
Giggs was alert to the cock-up and casually planted the ball home for a gift
opener. Brondby were stunned. Their hearts sunk by a split-second of
defensive madness, and four minutes later they suffered another body blow
when Per Nielsen collided with Cole and complained of double-vision.
He probably couldn't believe what he was seeing as United went on a rampage
that seriously damaged the faint Danish dream of a Champions' League
quarter-final spot. United ran riot as Paul Scholes linked with Keane, who
in turn fed Cole. The ensuing shot was deflected for a corner as Brondby
desperately tried to catch their breath.
Keane was again in the thick of the action after 18 minutes. He skilfully
picked out Yorke, who chose to shoot rather than feed the better-placed
Jesper Blomqvist. The disappointing result was a ball dragged wide of the
target. But that didn't matter one jot when United ram-raided their way into
a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes.
Blomqvist's cross should have been cleared by Brian Jensen but he was no
match in the air for Giggs, who comfortably headed into the top corner. The
driving rain further dampened Brondby's spirits as they struggled to keep
hold of the rampant Reds.
Scholes added to the pressure with a shot across the face of goal, with a
deflection bringing yet another corner. As Brondby began to wilt further,
United went three up in the 28th minute.
Yorke easily found Cole who sidestepped past Rasmussen to bang the ball into
the bottom corner. It was simple, effective, and oh, so easy. You didn't
think the Danes had it in them to mount a serious attack of their own.
But they rocked United in the 34th minute when they somehow pulled one back.
Thomas Lindrup was booked for taking a free-kick too quickly, and when the
ball was replaced, Tim Daugaard managed to squirm it underneath Schmeichel's
body.
And the big Dane had to pick the ball out of the net again before the end,
when Ebbe Sand added an element of respectability to the scoreline with a
last-minute goal.
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Subject: United on fire at home and in Europe
By Mitch Phillips
LONDON, Oct 22 - Manchester United are on fire after 11 goals in
two games and their 6-2 demolition of Brondby on Wednesday has put them in the
driving seat of a tough Champions' League group D.
United's victory in Copenhagen was the biggest away win in the six-year history of
the Champions' League and United's best in Europe since the 1964-5 season when
they beat Borussia Dortmund 6-1 in the Fairs Cup.
Brondby may be the weakest team in a group that includes Bayern Munich and
Barcelona, but they showed by their victory over the Germans that they are no
pushovers.
However, the Danes had no answer to United's attacking verve on Wednesday,
particularly after the visitors had gone 2-0 ahead after 21 minutes with two goals
from Ryan Giggs.
Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke, who have developed an immediate understanding,
again got on the scoresheet, along with Roy Keane and Ole Gunnar Solsjaer as
United ran riot.
They have now scored 14 goals in three games, surging up the premier league table
to second, and the Cole-Yorke combination has a lot to do with it.
Cole's confidence has soared since the 12.6 million pounds ($21.35 million) arrival of
Yorke from Aston Villa in the summer and he is displaying the cool finishing of his
Newcastle prime.
And Yorke, something of a third choice after Marcelo Salas and Patrick Kluivert
declined United's overtures, has been an immediate hit.
As well as scoring goals with head and feet, his movement and link play mark him
as the player that could just complete the United jigsaw and take them to their
second European Cup.
The return of Keane, who missed viturally all of last season with a knee injury, has
also been vital to United's revival.
After a hesitant start to the season, the Irish international is back to his best. His
all-round display against Brondby was a lesson in midfield play and his gritty
attitude ensures United will never slacken.
An added bonus for manager Alex Ferguson was the appearance of 19-year-olds
Wes Brown and Mark Wilson.
Brown produced an accomplished performance at right back in only his third senior
game, showing his confidence by supplying the cross for the first goal after just 90
seconds.
Ferguson was delighted with the result but claimed United were not even at their
best.
"The execution of the goals was excellent but it was not a great performance," said
the Scot, who has been frustrated in recent seasons in his bid for Europe's supreme
trophy.
After the unrealised hype of previous attempts, when United were undone by
Monaco, Borussia Dortmund, Galatasaray, Gothenburg and Barcelona, United fans
will be wary of English bookmakers moving them in to 7-1 from 10-1 to win the
trophy.
But for a last minute equaliser conceded at Bayern and the concentration lapses
that let slip a 2-0 lead against Barcelona last month, United could already be a
certainty for the quarter-finals.
As it is they have a one-point lead over Bayern and Barcelona although they will
hope to improve that position after their next game, the home return with Brondby.
They then visit Barcelona, scene of their 4-0 embarrassment four years ago, before
finishing with a home game against Bayern.
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Subject: Soccernet United hit Brondby for six
Thursday, October 22, 1998
If Manchester United needed to give a ruthless show of Champions League
pedigree to mark them down as genuine contenders this was it.
But, for Alex Ferguson and his players, it was like Christmas, Lottery day and
happy birthday all rolled into one at the Parken Stadium last night.
United made a flying start and were three up in 27 minutes with a double from
Ryan Giggs and another from Andy Cole.
The goal spree continued in the second half as Dwight Yorke scored with a
terrific header from Phil Neville's cross and Ole Solskjaer netted with his second
touch against a team which had beaten Bayern Munich in the first group match.
But it was United's fourth goal from Roy Keane that stood out. A peerless run,
one-two and clinical finish from Keane announced, with some finality, that he is
genuinely 'back' after his long injury and recuperation.
From the first moment the whole occasion was like an English cup-tie in
midwinter and that should have been omen enough for what United were about
to do.
The rain lashed down, it was dark, the pitch was a pockmarked mudheap and
noise cascaded down from stands full of optimistic home supporters hoping
against hope that this would be the day the big boys were not up for it.
But they were, in a big way.
Within half an hour United, without David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Teddy
Sheringham and Ronny Johnsen, were three ahead and looking supercharged.
It was one of those evenings which mixed farce, fascination and furore, and
produced a match which was only a distant cousin of the elegant affairs against
Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
Only moments were needed to realise that the Danes, psychologically, were
affected by their own weather.
The ball moved and bobbled in the wind like a flipper from Shane Warne, the turf
gave bounces which would make a lottery seem fair and the rain seemed to
come in off the North Sea in horizontal sheets.
United did not even notice while Brondby yearned for the warm blankets and the
hot cup of cocoa which beckoned at half-time.
Less than two minutes in Keane, who was magnificent, turned and clipped an
inventive little ball to Wes Brown.
This youngster, who is not a full back, has not played in Europe before and who
could never have dreamed that this would all happen to him, symbolised
United's readiness for the opportunity which beckoned.
He galloped off down the right, punched a cross to the front post and then
watched in enjoyment as Ken Rasmussen dipped his head sufficiently only to
miss the ball and put his keeper Morgens Krogh off the simple catch.
Giggs pounced without hesitation or mercy and it was 1-0 with only 90 seconds
gone.
Both Brown and Keane continued to impress for the next few minutes, choosing
every defensive and offensive tackle, pass or header correctly.
You could tell that Ferguson's team was primed to destroy, and you could also
tell that they knew their opponents were still had cobwebs in their mind.
Paul Scholes and Keane combined to give Cole a swivelling shot which Krogh
did superbly to fingertip past the post and from Giggs' corner Yorke was up but
failed to nod home the clean opportunity his jump had produced.
Before Giggs showed him precisely how to do it, another neat combination
between the Welshman and Keane created a shooting chance for Yorke.
Brondby were on the ropes and simply needed knocking out.
Jesper Blomqvist swung in a tantalising left wing cross in the 21st minute,
Giggs soared above poor old Rasmussen who was having one of those nights.
The reward was a firm header which Krogh practically ignored as it soared into
the top corner.
Brown nearly blotted his copybook with a two-footed tackle on Thomas Lindrup
but referee Vitor Melo Pereira was lenient.
From the free kick Soren Colding eventually fired in a fierce effort which
Schmeichel let bounce from his hands but within an instant United were three
up.
Giggs let Scholes shoot in the penalty box and the effort deflected an inch wide
off the thigh of Per Nielsen but with 17 minutes still left in the half Cole scored
his 12th goal in 18 European matches.
Vragel Da Silva, who had just come on for Brian Jensen, was caught out by the
speed of Yorke's control and turn and suddenly Brondby were cut open again.
Cole took the ball off Yorke's toes, reached the box and elegantly shot past
Krogh.
Brondby pulled a goal back in the 35th minute. The referee gave a free kick
against Scholes, booked Thomas Lindrup for taking it too early and then
watched with the same amazement as everyone else as Schmeichel allowed
Kim Daugaard's effort to squirm in
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Subject: Ferguson acclaims firepower of Red October
Thursday, October 22, 1998
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes his side have regained the
iniitiative in Group E after his side's record breaking 6-2 Champions League
victory over Brondby.
United's triumph in Denmark was the best away win since the competition was
started and Ferguson said: 'It was a fantastic result for us.
'The suddenness of our goals caught Brondby out. The execution of the goals
was excellence but it was not a great performance. Our best performance was
in Munich, without question.
'The conditions were difficult and that created a carelessness in our play and we
gave the ball away too much. But you can't dismiss the goals we scored and
that was the main feature of the game.'
Ryan Giggs scored United's first two goals before Andy Cole got in on the act.
Roy Keane, Dwight Yorke and substitute Ole Gunnar Solskjaer then scored in
an eight-minute burst early in the second half to knock Brondby for six.
Group rivals Bayern Munichdid Ferguson's men a big favour, beating Barcelona
1-0 in Munich to leave United top of the group, a point ahead of both the Catalan
club and the Germans. Stefan Effenberg scored Bayern's winner in first-half
injury-time.
European Cup holders Real Madrid matched United by beating Austria's Sturm
Graz 6-1 at home to lead Group C on goal difference.
Ronaldo made a successful return to help put Inter Milan's Champions League
campaign back on track. The Brazilian scored the second goal in a 2-1 win over
Spartak Moscow. Real, Spartak and Inter all have six points.
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 09:56:40 +0100
From: Steven Rix
Subject: Tables/qualification chances
To: MUFC@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU
An anorak writes:
Curious. United and Arsenal have played six games so far between
them, and conceeding a last-minute goal in five of the games.
Fortunately Brondby's goal last night didn't make much difference!
It's looking good for United: top of the group, and two home games
to come. But we need to hope that United don't peak just in the two
games against Brondby, but play well in Round 5 as well (although
draws in the last two games may actually be enough).
Here are some possible ways for United to qualify for the next stage.
If United beat Brondby at home whilst Barcelona and Bayern draw, then
United will increase their lead to three points. Two draws would then
be enough to win the group (for certain). Although a win and a loss
will produce more points, that could allow Barcelona/Bayern to beat
Brondby and United, forcing a tie on 11 points but winning the group
on tie-break (results between teams).
If United beat Brondby and Barcelona beat Bayern, then United will
lead by only one point after four matches. Barcelona vs United in
round 5 will be a big crunch - United will need to get at least a
draw, then beat Bayern at home (or draw with Bayern and hope that
Barcelona draw with Brondby).
If United beat Brondby and Bayern beat Barcelona away, then United
will again lead by only one point after four matches. United will
certainly win the group if they then beat Bayern at home in round 6.
In fact, a loss to Barcelona and a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford would
be enough to pip Bayern, but oops, hang on, it will probably let
Barcelona sneak to the top of the group by beating Brondby. Ah.
So, United really want to beat Brondby in Round 4 and then get two
draws (or better) in Rounds 5 and 6.
If United beat Brondby and one of Bayern/Barcelona but lose to the
other, they will end up on 11 points and may well finish second.
This might be enough to sneak into the next round, although it's
too early to say.
It looks like two teams from Group C will qualify. There are three
teams on six points in that group. Sturm Graz have lost all their
games so far, so there is a very high chance that second place in
Group C will have 12-13 points.
Groups A and F could turn nasty. United's hope is that the teams
currently leading the group turn on the style and win the group
very convincingly. This could happen in Group F, where the leaders
(Kaiserslauten) have two home games to come. In Group A, Croatia
Zagreb are bottom but still have two home games; they might be
able to take points off Porto and Ajax. Another scenario is that
Ajax beat Olympiakos at home in round 4, whilst Porto win in Zagreb
(both seem plausible). That would produce three teams on 7 points.
Two of the three might get to 11 or 13 points, although perhaps
11 points is not so scary (given United's goal difference) whilst
13 points is not so likely.
In the other groups, Juventus are doing a good job for United:
three games, three draws. The more draws in each group the merrier!
Group E could get turned upside down next round, if Kiev beat
Arsenal and Panathinaikos beat Lens. That would be good news for
the second-placed teams.
Anyway, here are the tables, courtesy of:
http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/u98ecl.html
Steve Rix
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Group A
G W D L F A P
Olympiakos SFP Piraiévs(16) GRE 3 2 1 0 5 2 7
FC Porto(8) POR 3 1 1 1 6 4 4
Ajax Amsterdam(6) HOL 3 1 1 1 2 2 4
NK Croatia Zagreb(22) CRO 3 0 1 2 0 5 1
Group B
G W D L F A P
Rosenborg BK Trondheim(19) NOR 3 1 2 0 5 2 5
Galatasaray SK Ýstanbul(23) TUR 3 1 1 1 4 6 4
Juventus FC Torino(2) ITA 3 0 3 0 3 3 3
Athletic C Bilbao(11) SPA 3 0 2 1 2 3 2
Group C
G W D L F A P
Real Madrid CF(1) SPA 3 2 0 1 9 3 6
Spartak Moskva(21) RUS 3 2 0 1 5 3 6
Internazionale Milano FC(9) ITA 3 2 0 1 3 3 6
SK Sturm Graz(20) AUT 3 0 0 3 1 9 0
Group D
G W D L F A P
Manchester United FC(14) ENG 3 1 2 0 11 7 5
FC Barcelona(4) SPA 3 1 1 0 5 4 4
FC Bayern München(10) GER 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
Brøndby IF(24) DEN 3 1 0 1 4 9 3
Group E
G W D L F A P
Arsenal FC London(7) ENG 3 1 2 0 4 3 5
RC Lens(5) FRA 3 1 2 0 3 2 5
Panathinaikos AO Athinai(17) GRE 3 1 0 2 3 4 3
Dinamo Kyyiv(26) UKR 3 0 2 1 3 4 2
Group F
G W D L F A P
1.FC Kaiserslautern(3) GER 3 2 1 0 3 1 7
HJK Helsinki(40) FIN 3 1 1 1 3 2 4
PSV Eindhoven(13) HOL 3 1 0 2 4 5 3
SL Benfica Lisboa(15) POR 3 1 0 2 2 4 3
Second Place Team Rankings
G W D L F A P
Spartak Moskva(21) RUS 3 2 0 1 5 3 6
RC Lens(5) FRA 3 1 2 0 3 2 5
FC Porto(8) POR 3 1 1 1 6 4 4
FC Barcelona(4) SPA 3 1 1 0 5 4 4
HJK Helsinki(40) FIN 3 1 1 1 3 2 4
Galatasaray SK Ýstanbul(23) TUR 3 1 1 1 4 6 4
Qualification from the official UEFA site:
Within the groups, should two clubs finish equal on points after the
six group matches, the following criteria will be applied to determine
placings:
- Greater number of points obtained in matches between the clubs in
question
- Goal difference resulting from the matches between the clubs in
question
- Greater number of goals scored away from home in matches between the
clubs in question
- Superior goal difference from all matches played
- Greater number of goals scored
- National coefficient at the start of the greater season
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Thursday 22 October 1998
Subject: REAL MATCH UNITED'S SIX APPEAL
European Cup holders Real Madrid matched Manchester United's feat in
scoring six goals in the Champions' League.
As United crushed Brondby 6-2 in Copenhagen to stroll to the top of
Group D, seven-times champions Real slaughtered Austria's Sturm Graz 6-1
at the Bernabeu to lead Group C on goal difference. Real h
it top gear against Graz after an opportunistic goal for the Austrians
after eight minutes by Ivica Vastic woke them up.
Brazilian striker Savio equalised after a one-two with Predjag
Mijatovic and Spanish World Cup striker Raul put them ahead. Croatian
star Robert Jarni blasted the third and an own goal from Ranko Pop
ovic made it 4-1.
Jarni, who joined Coventry only to leave for Real with playing a game
for the Sky Blues this summer, scored the fifth and Savio completed the
rout.
United's group rivals Bayern did Alex Ferguson's men a big favour, edging
out Barcelona in Germany to leave United top of the group, a point
ahead of both the Catalan club and the Germans. Bayern got
their win with a goal in first-half injury-time from Stefan Effenberg
after missing a hatful of chances.
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