ADE HAS EASTERN PROMISE; CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BIG FOUR KICK OFF GROUP MATCHES ON THE ROAD TO EURO GLORY Dynamo Kiev v Arsenal, Group G, tonight, 7.45pm.Byline: JOHN CROSS in Kiev EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR Emmanuel Adebayor (born February 26, 1984 in Lomé, Togo) is a Togolese football player who currently plays for Arsenal. He had previously played for FC Metz and AS Monaco. He is of Nigerian descent via his parents who were born in the Osun State in south-west Nigeria. last night promised to end Arsenal's desperate form in the Eastern Bloc During the Cold War, the term Eastern Bloc (or Soviet Bloc) was used to refer to the Soviet Union and its allies in Central and Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and—until the early 1960s—Albania). - and change his own luck in the Champions League. The Gunners have suffered five defeats and managed just one draw in Russia and the former Soviet Union, including two defeats to Dynamo Kiev, since the start of the Champions League. Adebayor has also endured his own rotten luck in the competition. He was left on the bench when former club Monaco Club Monaco is an upscale clothing retailer with more than 65 stores in North America. Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Seoul, the United Arab Emirates and the United States. Club Monaco plans to open stores in the United Kingdom and expand to Philadelphia, and Manila. lost to Porto in the 2004 final. And he was cup-tied when Arsenal lost in the 2006 final to Barcelona. But the Togo striker is hoping for a change of luck after opening his goalscoring account for the season with a hat-trick against Blackburn on Saturday. He said: "A lot of people think it's going to be an easy one, but I don't think so. "We know that playing in Ukraine is going to be very difficult but we are Arsenal . We just have to believe in ourselves and pl ay our football. If we can stay patient and score the goals then we'll win the game. That's what we're going there for. "We have all our confidence back in the Premier League and we're trying to build on it in Kiev. We have every chance to win the Champions League. "I couldn't play back in 2006 because I was cup-tied and in my head it was difficult. But now I have a chance to play so there's an argument for me to be more hungry than most of my team-mates. "But I think I'm not the only one. Cesc Fabregas and Kolo Kolo (meaning "wheel" in some Slavic languages) may refer to one of the following:
Arsenal are without Samir Nasri Samir Nasri (Arabic: سمير ناصري; born 26 June 1987 in Marseille) is a French attacking midfielder. for tonight's game while Emmanuel Eboue is a doubt. PROBABLE TEAMS DYNAMO KIEV Shovkovsky Betao Biakhate Nesmachniy Romanchuk Aliev Bukojevic Mikhalik Ninkovic Milevskiy Bangoura ARSENAL Almunia Sagna Toure Gallas Clichy Eboue Fabregas Denilson Walcott Adebayor van Persie TV TIMES: Sky Sports 3 from 7.30pm CAPTION(S): CONFIDENT Adebayor is gunning again; BLOW Nasri is still out and Eboue is doubtful |
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