past three years, the Danish Superliga has only one color. And Copenhagen is white. Or, as they say over there, FC København. Founded in 1992 resulting from the union of several clubs, has won 8 league, the first in 1993 and the other seven from 2001. Without doubt, the team from Denmark, the most sound, over Brondby, Odense or Aalborg.
This summer I fortunate to enjoy a cruise on the Baltic with my family. As always, I took every opportunity I had to taste some football wherever he went. A T-Zenit St. Petersburg, a scarf Flora Tallinn in Estonia, visit the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm (stunning, by the way).
The last stop was the Danish capital. And there we were, at Parken Stadium, to see if organized tours. But unfortunately not offered on Saturday, so the disappointment came over me until I saw an open door that led to the lawn. Then the gardener came and told us to leave, which was not allowed to enter the field in days unauthorized, but in the end the man behaved great, we walked up the steps and explained a little curious of the stadium. It is making more money from concerts than soccer in the park, a stadium that can be heated to ten degrees cooler than on the street. Not to mention the stands and retractable roof. A luxury stadium opened in 1990 but totally rebuilt. It is a 4-star stadium by UEFA, and his style is reminiscent of Old Trafford, but fit far fewer people (35,000 or so).
The gardener in question, an Englishman told us that went far to Spain, especially Madrid and I could not help drawing attention to the Group Stage of Champions. Have only participated twice in the group stage of the competition. In the 1993/94 season at Linfield Northern Ireland overcame a 3-0 first-leg to win in overtime 4-0 in Denmark. Already in the second round, Milan, he sent home an emphatic 7-0 overall.
would return in 2006/07, where Ajax surprisingly eliminated on aggregate 3-2 (lost 1-2 at Parken and won 2-0 in Amsterdam). In the group stage tied on points (7) with Benfica, but relegated on goal difference fell to fourth place. The Parken Stadium saw two wins and a draw against Celtic and Manchester United respectively. Against Benfica, tied at zero, but away from home did not get any points. A tie in any of their movements would have been enough to qualify for knockout stages, but ultimately there was no miracle.
himself and Benfica in 2007/08 APOEL last year dashed the dream of a new participation in the Group Stage of the Champions League. But this year, again became Parken fort. After the 0-0 in the first leg, overcame Copenhagen 3-2 in round the Belarusian BATE, advancing in the previous phase, which was measured at Rosenborg. In Norway, the veteran Gronjkaer left the score at 2-1 for the locals. In the second game, Solvi Ottesen scored the classification. Test passed: the Champions returned to Copenhagen.
And just today started the group stage. And she nearly FCK falling into the group of Real Madrid. He did, however, the FC Barcelona, \u200b\u200bso our friend the gardener (hopefully the club let me contact him, took all summer trying ...) you can still come to Spain. But the first game was played at home, and no less than against the Russian champions Rubin Kazan. The result? The Senegalese Dame N'Doye scored the only goal, giving the first three points to Lovern, in a squad with outstanding Pospech, Wendt, Norregaard, Bolaños, N'Doye himself and the great Jesper Gronjkaer, an old acquaintance by the English fans after visiting Atletico Madrid (also Chelsea and Ajax, etc.).
As much as there are people who strive to say that playing away or at home does not matter we all know that it is not. At least this only happens in special stages. "English, German, Scots? Well, maybe, but do not forget to include in that list Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, which currently remains unbeaten in the Champions League with three wins and one draw. There are still two encounters, with Barca and Panathinaikos. Classify "to knockout? Can you do the miracle? Of course, in Denmark itself.
And so, whether tomorrow or cold, I will without hesitation my black sweatshirt with the arms of FCK, bought at the same Parken Stadium. And do not hesitate to wear it when you test, because surely Danish football is steeped in this atmosphere of invincibility that so far seem to suffer the Copenhagen home. And that's not the best: I also bought a vest.
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