August 3, 2005

MFF - our last hope?

Awful I know. Yet it is absolutely vital for Swedish football that Malmö ousts Maccabi Haifa and advances at least to the UEFA-cup. I thought it was really funny when some less informed character at TT announced that Malmö wouldn't need to beat a "big club" to advance to the Champions League. Since when isn't Dynamo Kiev a big club? According to a helpful character at the MFF fan site you can watch the Maccabi game online live here.

Swedish nationals in the side are Daniel and Anders Andersson, where Anders hasn't featured in a while. Other players with Sweden merits are Yksel Osmanowski and Mattias Asper. Jari Litmanen and Jon-Inge Höiland play for Finland and Norway while left back Joseph Elanga has a few nationals for Nigeria. Most experienced in the Malmö side are Litmanen (Ajax, Barcelona) and central defender Patrik Andersson (Bayern München, Barcelona). The last and only time AIK was in the Champions League the keeper was Mattias Asper - he is starting today for Malmö.

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