AaB Aalborg vs Manchester United Champions League: Live on ITV 4 TV Channel

Defending Europe champion Manchester United will take on Danish Superliga champion AaB Aalborg tomorrow (30 September 2009) away at the Energi Nord Arena. Let me be first to share some interesting similarities between the two clubs in terms of their performance. Both Manchester United and AaB Aalborg are the defending champions in their respective domestic tournaments and both the clubs got off to a poor start this season. Manchester United currently stands in the 9^th place, having played five matches so far this season. AaB Aalborg, similarly, is struggling to put their title defense challenge back on track as the Danes are just two points above the relegation zone, occupying the 10^th place with 7 points from eight matches in the 12-team competition.

So, it is pretty sure that both Manchester United and AaB Aalborg are not at their best at this moment. However, you will make a mistake if you think that the two clubs are going to present with a dull, less competitive match on Tuesday. In fact, both the sides are trying to be back on the right track. Manchester United defeated Bolton Wanderers 2-0 in their recent premier league match, while AaB Aalborg got a 3-2 hard-fought extra-time victory over Bronshoj BK in the Cup Competition of Denmark football.

Manchester United is the most favorite team in Group E of Champions League 2008-2009. However, they started their title defense campaign with a goalless draw against Villarreal at home. A victory is the ultimate aim for United in the match, considering the fact that AaB Aalborg is the weakest side in the group. So, losing point to AaB Aalborg might be lethal for the Red Devils. So, anything less than a victory against AaB Aalborg will not satisfy the Manchester United.

AaB Aalborg, on the other hand, does not have anything to lose in the match because they know it very well that a defeat to Manchester United would not come as a big shock to them. So, the Danish club will try their best to give as much challenge as possible to Manchester United. Moreover, AaB Aalborg can take inspiration from their Champions league opener at Celtic from where they came out with a point.

The match between AaB Aalborg and Manchester United will be telecast live on ITV 4 television chanel. The match will kick off at 19:45 BST (British Standard Time). ITV is one of the popular television channels in Europe. So, if you reside in Europe or are currently in Europe, then you can enjoy the live action of the match between AaB Aalborg and Manchester United.

Arsenal vs FC Porto Champions League 08-09: Live on Ten Sports TV Chanel

Arsenal will take on Porto on Tuesday (30 September 2008) in the Group G Champions League encounter at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal will look to recover the wound they received from Hull City thanks to their 2-1 home defeat. The defeat has come as a big blow for the Premier League giants ahead of the Champions League fixture. Even before this match, Arsenal was flying high and goals were coming very easily in their way. However, the Gunners stumbled at premier league newcomer Hull and thus was forced to move down to the 4^th place in the league table.

Porto, on the other hand, did not have a good start in Portuguese Liga and the defending champions are now in the third place of the league table with 8 points from four matches. However, the dragons got a 2-1 league victory over over Pacos Ferreira on Friday. They played well too. So, they will definitely go into the match with full of confidence.

In their Champions League opener, both sides got satisfactory result. Arsenal drew 1-1 away at Dynamo Kyiv, while Porto defeated Turkish giants Fenerbahce 3-1 at home. Porto and Arsenal are the top most favorites in Group G to progress to the round of 16. So, a victory in the match for either side would take them very close to the next round of the competition. So, fans of both Arsenal and Porto are now excited with the match and eagerly waiting to see the match either sitting in the stadium or on television screen.The high profile match between Arsenal and Porto will be telecast live on Ten Sports television channel.

The match will kick off at 19:454 BST (British Standard Time). Ten Sports is a popular television channel in Asia and Middle East and airs different sporting events for their subscribers. Today, I visited the TV Schedule page of Ten Sports’ official website. In the TV Schedule page, I got to see three different program schedule for three different regions; one is for India / Bangladesh / Sri Lanka / Maldives / Nepal, another one for International (Europe / ME / HK / Jap / Indo) and there is a separate schedule for Pakistan.

Among these three schedules for three different regions, I could just find the Arsenal vs Porto match in the schedules for India / Bangladesh / Sri Lanka / Maldives / Nepal as well as for Pakistan. That means, the audience of the South Asia will be able to enjoy the Champions league showdown between Premier league giant Arsenal and Portuguese Champions FC Porto.

For more information visit the TV Schedule page of Ten Sports.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to Attend ‘Drona’ Premier

Upcoming Bollywood film Drona will hit the big screens globally on 2 October 2008. The big budget Eid flick is expected to be a huge hit in the box office and generate huge cash in for the producers. Abhishek Bachchan plays the title character of the movie Drona. The movie will be premiered on 1 October. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who is currently shooting for her movie Shankar's Enthiran (also known as Robot) in Brazil, will arrive in India on time to be with hubby Abhishek Bachchan in Drona premier. The actress is hurrying to reach India, wrapping up the shooting.

One India reported:

Confirming us the news, Aish's secretary Hari Singh said, "Aishwarya was in Peru till last week for a song shoot of Shankar's Enthiran (formerly called Robot) starring South Superstar Rajinikanth. Now presently she is shooting for the film in the rain forests of Brazil. She wants to be with Abhishek's side on his big day on October 1st. She is as excited as him to check him out in his first super hero avatar."

Drona features Abhishek Bachchan in a super-hero character and the movie could be his second solo hit in his career after the 2007 hit Guru. Alongside Abhishek Bachchan the movie also features Priyanka Chopra as Drona’s love bird and bodyguard, Sonia; Kay Kay Menon in a devilish role of Riz Raizada and Jaya Bachchan as Queen Jayati, the mother of Drona.

Abhishek Bachchan will definitely be happy getting Aishwarya Rai Bachchan beside him in the premier of the big budget film. Director Goldie Behl will also be happy to see another Bollywood star attending the premier of the movie Drona, the second directorial venture for Goldie Behl after 2003’s Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost. Now, let us see if Drona can live up to the expectation of moviegoers.

‘Drona’ Comic Books to be Available in the Market within 30 September

Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra starrer Drona will get released on next Thursday on 2^rd October 2008 globally. The big budget movie is expected to be a big hit during Eid festival. Meanwhile, reports out in the media suggest that a comic book series based on the movie Drona will be released in the country. Titled “The Adventures of Drona”, the comic series will include a number of books that will be available in the market subsequently.

The first book titled ‘The Crowning’ will be available in different departmental and book stores across the county by 30 September before the movie hits the screens. The book will serve as a prologue to the movie. The Crowning will establish the title character of the movie, Drona. The later books of the comic series will focus on other major characters of the movie- Sonia and Riz Raizada.

Businessofcinema reported:

"We realized the potential of making Drona comic books while working on the merchandise with Turner. Some parts of this comic book will be seen in the movie also. We plan to publish a series of books after this one," said producer Shrishti Arya.

The movie will be distributed by Euro Kids and will hit the market with the price tag of Rs. 50. Initially, 20,000 printed copies will be available across Shoppers Stop, Future Group and other book stores. Besides the comic book, some other merchandise products including clothes, swords, mugs, books, tiffin boxes, e-cards etc. will be available in various stores.

I think, it was a very good decision taken by Drona producers to publish a comic book based on the theme of the movie Drona. It will definitely work well as a promotion tools for the movie and will help the movie to get more exposure in the box office.

AaB Aalborg vs Manchester United Champions League: Preview, Live Score

Manchester United will travel to Energi Nord Arena in Denmark to face the Danish Superliga champion AaB Aalborg on Tuesday (30 September 200) in Champions League 2008-2009. The defending European champions did not have a good start in their title defense campaign of Champions League as they were held to a goalless draw by Villarreal at home. AaB Aalborg, on the other hand, got off to a good start in their second entrance to Champions League group stage as the Danish club came out with a point away at Celtic thanks to a goalless draw. In the upcoming match, AaB Aalborg will have home advantage against Manchester United.

Match: AaB Aalborg vs Manchester United, Group E, Champions League 2008-2009

Date: 30 September 2008

Venue: Energi Nord Arena, Aalborg

Kick off: 19:45 BST (British Standard Time)

Live on TV: ITV 4 TV channel

Manchester United had a very successful last season with a prestigious double of Premier league and Champions league titles. However, the Red Devils did not have a good start this season. With 8 points from five matches, Manchester United occupies the 9^th place in the league table. In fact, they could score only 6 goals from five outings against 4 goals being conceded. However, Manchester United is now set to put their title defense campaign in both premier league and in Europe back on track.

Alex Ferguson men defeated Bolton Wanderers 2-0 on Saturday in a league encounter with goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney. Cristiano Ronaldo did not take part in United’s Champions league opener against Villarreal, but the Portuguese star is all set to feature in the starting line up of Manchester United for the AaB Aalborg showdown. Ronaldo’s presence must boost up the confidence level of the Red Devils, as the Portuguese winger has the ability to dominate over the opposition with his pace and tactical skill.

However, Wayne Rooney must play a crucial role for the defending European champions because Rooney is perhaps the most consistent performer of Manchester United. Moreover, Ferguson has a few more quality options in record signing Dimitar Berbatov and Carlos Tevez who is known as big-match hero. Actually, Manchester United has very long squad with a lots of quality players in each and every positions. However, midfielder Michael Carrick might miss the trip to Aalborg with his foot injury that kept him out for the Bolton encounter as well.

AaB Aalborg also started the season with the tag of defending champion, but just after eight rounds, they found themselves two points above the relegation zone in Danish Superliga this season. So, you can understand that AaB Aalborg did not have a better domestic start than Manchester United. The Danish club lost five out of eight outings so far in the league with two victories and a draw. AaB Aalborg now occupies the 10^th place with 7 points under their belt. However, they pulled of an extra-time 3-2 victory over Bronshoj BK in Danish Cup competition.

However, manager Bruce Rioch, former manager of Arsenal and Bolton Wanderers, is somebody who, Ferguson believes, is able to make his boys fired up against Manchester United.

Mirror reported:

"Aalborg were lucky to get a draw at Celtic but they will be at home against us - and my old mate Bruce Rioch will have them fired up.

"They are playing Manchester United, they will have a sell-out crowd and the whole town will be up for it. Danish clubs are always battlers."

Despite their poor domestic run, AaB Aalborg, has impressed everyone with their performance in the Champions league opener against Celtic. So, Manchester United would make a big mistake if they take the Aalborg lightly, considering their current domestic form. Manchester United and AaB Aalborg never met each other previously. However, Sir Alex Ferguson knows very well about Danish clubs as he recently said that Danish clubs are battlers. On the other hand, Bruce Rioch also knows about English football as well as Manchester United as he had to meet Ferguson boys during his managerial spell with Bolton Wanderers and Arsenal in premier league.

A victory in the game is badly needed for United if they want to keep the pressure off their shoulder before meeting Celtic and Villarreal. No doubt, AaB Aalborg is the weakest side in Group E on pen and paper. So, anything less than a victory against AaB Aalborg will be considered as a failure for Manchester United. AaB Aalborg, on the other hand, has nothing to lose from the match, but has everything to win in their way. So, I think, the Danish side might show spirited performance in front of their home crowds.

Online Live Score and Updates

Here, I am giving some names of online live score websites from where you can get the online live score and updates of the match:

Live Score

Goalzz

Live Football Scores

Goal.com

Footie Scorez

On pen and paper, Manchester United seems to be favorite against AaB Aalborg. However, I guess, AaB Aalborg would play all out against Manchester United, knowing the fact that they hardly have anything to lose to defending champions Manchester United. Rather, they can win everything, even if they can share point with Manchester United. Herein lies the indication of an exciting showdown between AaB Aalborg and Manchester United.

Arsenal vs Porto Champions League 08-09: Preview and Live Score

Arsenal hosts F.C. Porto on Tuesday in an exciting Champions League encounter. The Group G match will take place at Emirates Stadium with Arsenal looking to recover from Saturday’s surprise home defeat to premier league newcomer Hull City. Portuguese club Porto, on the other hand, has just got their title defense challenge back on track with Friday’s 2-0 victory over Pacos Ferreira, following two disappointing draws in the league. With Arsenal looking to retain the momentum they lost on Saturday and Porto eyeing on continuing their winning run, the upcoming meeting between the Arsenal and Porto seems to be an exciting one.

Match: Arsenal vs Porto, Group G, Champions League 2008-2009

Date: 20 September 2008, Tuesday

Venue: Emirates Stadium

Kick off: 19:45 BST (British Standard Time)

Going into the match on the back of 2-1 home defeat to Hull City, Arsenal must seek a strong come back with a spirited performance against the visiting side on Tuesday. With this defeat, Arsenal lost their chance to retain the top place in the league point table. The Gunners currently occupy 4^th place with 12 points from six games. In fact, this was Arsenal’s only second defeat at the Emirates Stadium.

The most important thing is that Arsenal had been playing very well in the past few weeks with their strikers finding goals easy to come by. In fact, a seemingly reserve Arsenal side outclassed Sheffield United 6-0 in the recent Carling Cup encounter. So, the setback Arsenal suffered to Hull City came as a big shock to the North London club.

Well, this is not the first time Arsenal lost a game this season. In fact, Arsene Wenger boys received an early blow at Fulham when they lost all three points to the home side few weeks back. However, since then, Arsenal went through a spell of jubilant form that saw Arsenal players finding net too often both at home and abroad. So, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is now hoping his boys would respond strongly after their recent upset. Wenger thinks that the attitude and the spirit in the squad are good, besides admitting that Arsenal was too easy to break against Hull City what, he hopes, his boys would not repeat again.

Footylatest reported:

"I'm confident that we’ll respond well on Tuesday night because the dissapointment is so deep. The attitude is good and the overall spirit in the team is very very good. Today we were caught a little bit for being too easy and I don’t think that will happen on Tuesday.

"They (Porto) are always a difficult side to play. They’ve just beaten Fenerbahce. They played last night and have given enough. We know in the Champions League we don’t have the same risk as we have tonight. We have to rebuild the confidence before Tuesday to get the right belief into the game."

F.C. Porto is the defending champion of Portuguese Liga (Portugal’s premier league), but the Dragons got off to a poor start this season. Porto drew at Benfica in the season opener before defeating Belenenses at home to pick up their first league victory this season. However, Porto faced tough challenge at Rio Ave who held the champions to a goalless draw. Then on Friday, F.C. Porto posted their second straight home victory against Pacos Ferreira thanks to goals from Raul Meireles and Hulk. So, Porto secures the 3^rd with 8 points from four matches, bridging the gap between leaders Nacional and Sporting Lisbon.

This has been one of the poorest starts for Porto in the league. May be a number of high-profile departures including Jose Bosingwa and Ricardo Quaresma over the Summer is taking the toll on Porto now. Porto started their Champions League campaign with a 3-1 victory over Fenerbahce at home. So, Porto manager Jesualdo Ferreira will want his boys continue their winning run at Arsenal.

Arsenal started their Europe mission with a 1-1 satisfactory draw away at Dynamo Kyiv. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger did not hand his summer signing Mikael Silvestre a debut game for Arsenal yet. Now, as the former Manchester United defender ready to take to field, Wenger might feature Mikael Silvestre against Porto. Gael Clichy returned to action against Hull City. Abou Diaby and Samir Nasri did not take part in the defeat to Hull with Diaby suffering from thigh injury. However, Samir Nasri might be part of Wenger’s squad for the visit of Porto. Besides, long term absentees Tomas Rosicky and Eduardo will remain sidelined.

Porto does not have as much injury woes as Arsenal has. Midfielder Lucho Gonzalez missed the home victory over Pacos Ferreira. I am not confirmed if the player would be able to feature against Arsenal.

Arsenal and Porto faced each other twice so far. Both the matches came in the Champions League in 2006 with the first match being drawn at Porto, and Arsenal wining the second one by 2-0 at home.

Online Live Score and Updates

Here, I am giving some names of online live score websites from were you can get the online live score and updates of he match:

Live Score

Goalzz

Live Football Scores

Goal.com

Footie Scorez

Despite considering their 2-1 recent upset at home, I think, Arsenal still seems to be slightly favorite for the upcoming encounter against Porto in the Champions League. However, I can not write off Porto yet, especially considering their strength in the midfield. Arsenal will have home advantage and the guile to recover the Hull City wound, while Porto will look for a spirited performance away at Arsenal. So, I think, an exciting showdown is now waiting there at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday for the football fans.

Music Composer Dhruv Ghanekar About ‘Drona’ Songs

The upcoming Bollywood film Drona is the debut film for music director Dhruv Ghanekar who recently talked about the songs of the movie. Ghanekar feels all the songs of Drona music album are very much related with the story and different from one another. There are five songs with two remixes in the film. Dhruv Ghanekar termed director Goldie Behl as a creative person. He also added that Goldie Behl insisted him to sing the title score of the movie.

The Hindu reported:

"There are five songs and two remixes in the album. The background score is also equally important," Dhruv said. Dhruv is the co-founder of 'Smoke Music Productions' along with Ashutosh Phatak, a music production house working in the field of advertising, television and feature films.

"Goldie liked my voice and insisted that I sing it. I had given singing a backseat and concentrated on music composition over the years. When I was younger, I had sung jingles for Louis Banks and Vanraj Bhatia. Being a music director would always be my priority," he added.

Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Cuopra starrer Drona would hit the big screen next Thursday during the Eid festival. This would be Dhruv Ghanekar’s first movie as a music director. Drona is a big budget film based on a fictional story. Drona music album is already in the market. Now, let us see if Dhruv Ghanekar can make a splash with his debut film Drona.