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Sunday could be a huge in determining the 2012-13 season of the Premier League as Manchester United takes on Chelsea.
The Champions League has seen some exemplary performances through three matches with some teams clearly solidifying themselves as early contenders. The group stage is only halfway finished and a lot could still change, but it is still a good time to look at the most impressive teams in the tournament thus far.
Now that the group stage is officially half way finished in the 2012-13 Champions League, it is a good moment to take a look at which teams have performed poorly thus far. In compiling this piece, a number of factors were considered such as the competition for each team, the statistics, the results in their matches, and how they have looked in their particular games.
The problems within the Zenit St. Petersburg locker room have been well chronicled and many have attributed the team's poor start in the UCL to the player's personal problems among each other.
The transformation of Paris St. Germain into a contender in the French League is complete, but they still have a great deal to prove in the UCL.
Porto has looked like a top team thus far in the UCL and will look to continue atop Group A with a win over Dynamo Kiev.
Olympiacos is in a tough spot heading into Wednesday's match.
AC Milan managed to pull out a 3-2 win on the road against Zenit St. Petersburg despite a sloppy match.
Porto took over Group A with a 1-0 win over Paris St. Germain on Wednesday.
Arsenal added another three points and extended their Group B lead to six points with an impressive 3-1 win over Olympiacos.
The UEFA Champions League continues on Wednesday with groups A, B, C, and D in action.
The UEFA Champions League continues on Wednesday with groups A, B, C, and D in action.
The UEFA Champions League continues on Wednesday with groups A, B, C, and D in action.
The UEFA Champions League continues on Wednesday with groups A, B, C, and D in action.
Robin Van Persie and Wayne Rooney team up to lead Manchester United to a 2-1 victory over Cluj-Napoca in the second match of the UCL.
