Champions League Group Stage Draw 2019/20 (29/08, 5PM BST).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ox hauled off, Milner on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mane overhead kick, over. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Salah beats everyone but belts it over.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AA shot, block from Saul.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mane keeps trying it, fails again.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

The stupid thing is the way it's going is that the next round probably won't be played anyway.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Salah shot, easy for Oblak.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Get it in the mixer!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Saul.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Atleti's bench went crazy with celebrations. :haha:

He was miles offside. :doh:

1-0 FT. On to ET!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

PSG 2-0 Dortmund, FT.

PSG through. :sick:

Time for Haaland to come home.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The stupid thing is the way it's going is that the next round probably won't be played anyway.

They should cancel the domestic season to make room for it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Liverpool 2-0 Atleti, Firmino. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Liverpool 2-1 Atleti, LLORENTE!!!!

I knew it!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adrian is awful. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Salah volleys over. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Joao Felix on, Morata on to ruin it all.

[Thierrymon]

2-2 Liverpool surely out

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Liverpool 2-2 Atleti, LLORENTE!!!!!

:haha:

[Globalgunner]

Simeone is such a depressing coach. Gets all his flair players to play defence all game. If only he would let them play football

Llorente scores again........Scousers deathly quiet

[Thierrymon]

We have been linked to Thomas Partey from Madrid. He has been immense tonight.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2 HT in ET.

Liverpool need two more.

[Marc Overmars]

Simeone. :bow:

Sign him up.

[Globalgunner]

We have been linked to Thomas Partey from Madrid. He has been immense tonight.

We should pay Madrid and give them 2 freebies in Ozil and Xhaka. AMN too if they still refuse

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Simeone is such a depressing coach. Gets all his flair players to play defence all game. If only he would let them play football

Llorente scores again........Scousers deathly quiet

Keep him as he is. He's the only coach that could end Liverpool's reign of terror in European knockout ties.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Correa off, Gimenez on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wijnaldum off, Origi on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Norigi.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oblak fouled by Milner.

[Thierrymon]

3-2 Liverpool are out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Liverpool 2-3 Atleti, MORATA!!!

Wow. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Liverpool 2-3 Atleti, FT!!!

Klopp loses his first European knockout tie for Liverpool. :faint:

Kloppo. :haha:

Floppo. :haha:

Mane. :haha:

Salah. :haha:

Adrian. :haha:

Thommo. :haha:

Simeone. :bow:

Pub football. :bow:

McManaman. :pal:

Just like 2006, Liverpool go out in the last 16 as defending champions. To another team from the Iberian peninsula too.

[Master Splinter]

LOLerpool :haha:,

Flopp :haha:.

A masterful troll job by Atletico topped off by Morata scoring.

Absolutely disgustingly beautiful to see.

[Globalgunner]

They thought its all over. It certainly is now.

[Marc Overmars]

Good stuff.

Just need the other Madrid to sort their lives out against City now and it’s curtains for the BLITW.

[Marc Overmars]

Watching PSG-Dortmund highlights. So bizarre having no fans there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Michael Owen: "They literally blew them away for 90 minutes".

:haha:

[Master Splinter]

Liverpool are almost as petulant as the Spufs when things aren't going their way. Alexander-Arnold and Robertson are nasty little shits and get away with so much every match. They have no right to complain about Atletico's tactics and gamesmanship.

Someone needs to post a collection of all the defiant guff from Klopp/Robertson/etc. about Anfield after the first leg.

[Globalgunner]

Michael Owen: "They literally blew them away for 90 minutes".

:haha:

Owen "I still believe that they are the best team in Europe". Er no. They are not

[Letters]

Lovely.

Flopp :haha:. What a fraud.

Now we just have to have them denied the title because we are all dead and this won’t have been such a bad season after all.

Apart from the all being dead part.

[dazthegooner]

Klopp is questioning the quality of Atletico's style and I agree how dare they try (and succeed) in stopping them from winning...

[Özim]

Amazing by Simeone, what he's achieved at Athletico is unbelievable really.

Liverpools' season has fallen off a cliff, now all that's left is for the season to be cancelled and there to be no winning of the league this year and the collapse will be complete. When you go that long without losing (and actually winning all the time) and then lose it really seems to shock team, it's like the air of invicibility disappears and suddenly doubt sets in.

This is a collapse of Arsenal proportions!

[Niall_Quinn]

Looks like Arteta was the brains behind that operation too! Things have gone to shit for Liverpool since Arteta left the gypos.

[Marc Overmars]

The Real Madrid squad have been sent into self-isolation because a member of their basketball team who they share facilities with tested positive Coronavirus. :doh:

The second leg with City is likely to be postponed.

[Özim]

Looks like Arteta was the brains behind that operation too! Things have gone to shit for Liverpool since Arteta left the gypos.

:lol:

[Marc Overmars]

Juve v Lyon is off as well.

Just end the season tbh

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No chance the season can finish.

Nothing to see here.

#BOJO

[Marc Overmars]

All CL and EL games next week have been postponed.

[Letters]

The whole competitions have been postponed :blink:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51870540

[GP]

All a huge nonsense. Hyped by the media

[Letters]

Tee-hee! :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

All a huge nonsense. Hyped by the media

The threat to life is hyped by the media, because that's what they do. But the disruption that's going to come from this is real. And managing that disruption means you have to control the infection rates. And to do that it's probably best not to pack 40,000 people in the same place at a hundred venues all across the country. The Chinese hid this for a month and gave the virus a head start. Our government has been fucking around for as long again. So a lot of people are already infected. Shutting down mass gatherings is a no-brainer.

Of course the fucking schools are still open so any advantages from shutting down sport will quickly be lost due to catastrophic governmental incompetence and stupidity.

[Letters]

Calm down. There's as close to zero risk as makes no odds.

[GP]

The threat to life is hyped by the media, because that's what they do. But the disruption that's going to come from this is real. And managing that disruption means you have to control the infection rates. And to do that it's probably best not to pack 40,000 people in the same place at a hundred venues all across the country. The Chinese hid this for a month and gave the virus a head start. Our government has been fucking around for as long again. So a lot of people are already infected. Shutting down mass gatherings is a no-brainer.

Of course the fucking schools are still open so any advantages from shutting down sport will quickly be lost due to catastrophic governmental incompetence and stupidity.

Ok boomer

[Niall_Quinn]

Calm down. There's as close to zero risk as makes no odds.

70% won't even notice the symptoms. The rest will suffer flu like symptoms and a small number of elderly and people with underlying conditions will develop secondary respiratory complications which are life threatening. A higher rate than the annual flu, so it's more dangerous to that particular group and that's the group that has to be protected. But to the vast majority there's no significant health risk at all. That's if what the experts are telling us is true, of course. For example, the risk to you is zero. Same for me. Zero.

But for all of us there are significant risks from the disruption this will cause and the undoubted panic that will set in once the government policy to infect as many people as possible bears maximum yield. The virus spreads through contact. So limit the contact. Shut the schools which are the number one incubator. Cancel large gatherings. Those two steps will cut the infection rate to the manageable numbers they claim they want to see. Instead they do the opposite because it's better to let everyone get infected so immunity is developed and because old people will get lonely if they stay at home. And because "the science". If that makes sense to anybody then they have probably already caught something horrific that fucks the brain.

There are enough cases globally now to gather the required data for a vaccine. That's the priority here, so vulnerable people have a defence. Instead the loons in Westminster want as many potential carriers as possible running around. How does that protect the vulnerable? No logic in what they are doing, at all. Bloody good job this isn't cholera or something similar. And with our borders wide open and all sorts flooding in because "diversity" what will be next, I wonder? There have already been outbreaks of bubonic plague in stunning, brave and diverse California.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ok boomer

That term is hilarious, but dopey progressives don't get why.

[GP]

https://youtu.be/nSXIetP5iak

[Globalgunner]

Now that there is no live sport. We can all go back to watching Spurs victory DVDs.

I hear many porn sites are now offering discounts on subscriptions. Porn or Spuds videos. Hmmm?:yawn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Now that there is no live sport. We can all go back to watching Spurs victory DVDs.

It's suspended for three weeks, not three minutes.

[Globalgunner]

Some of the delights of the live football lull is watching the reruns
just finished watching Spuds v Bayern 2-7. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!
Gnabry just shat on them at every opportunity

[Letters]

CL Final set for August 29th :lol:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52316964

[Mac76]

I can't believe they're still considering two-leg semis though i guess it's because of TV money as usual

[Letters]

How would that even work, doing it in August?
Isn't that next season? Unless they adjust next season too.
So it's after the transfer window but does that mean clubs couldn't play the players they buy, but then they couldn't play players they've sold.
It's all such a mess.

[LDG]

Oh I wish they’d just give up on football.

It’s fucking shit in its current state. Just burn it all down.

When this all goes back, turn support to the lower leagues, keep them afloat and let the top flight die.

[Niall_Quinn]

CL Final set for August 29th :lol:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52316964

Not a bad deal. You get free Coronavirus with every purchase.

[Mac76]

Oh I wish they’d just give up on football.

It’s fucking shit in its current state. Just burn it all down.

When this all goes back, turn support to the lower leagues, keep them afloat and let the top flight die.

An Arsenal of course can wheedle a timely relegation ;)

[Marc Overmars]

CL to be finished in Lisbon. 12 day mini tournament. :lol:

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11945/12007446/champions-league-restart-lisbon-to-host-condensed-12-day-final-stages

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Obviously we know the reason why the tournament must be finished.

At least with this idea everyone is in the same boat.

Will be funny if Man City get there though. Won't return until possibly late August and then have to spend two weeks in quarantine. :lol:

[dazthegooner]

Well if it goes against them they will be out of the Champions league a lot longer than that :pray:

[Niall_Quinn]

CL to be finished in Lisbon. 12 day mini tournament. :lol:

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11945/12007446/champions-league-restart-lisbon-to-host-condensed-12-day-final-stages

Thought they needed winter breaks and fewer games because they were all so exhausted at the "crazy" schedules? Now it's two games every 5 minutes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Old Man Bale has been left out of Marketing's squad to play Citeh. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Citeh: Ederson, Walker, Fernandinho, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Foden, Sterling, Jesus.
Subs: Bravo, Stones, Zinchenko, Bernardo, Mahrez, Otamendi, David Silva, Garcia, Doyle, Harwood-Bellis, Palmer, Bernabe.

Marketing: Courtois, Carvajal, Varane, Eder Militao, Mendy, Casemiro, Kroos, Modric, Hazard, Benzema, Rodrygo.
Subs: Areola, Altube, Nacho, Marcelo, Valverde, Lucas Vazquez, Jovic, Asensio, Brahim, Isco, Vinicius Jr, Hernandez.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 Sterling.

[GP]

What a fuckup.

https://www.clippituser.tv/c/nkpxqp

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Juventus 0-1 Lyon, Depay pelanty. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dive from Sterling.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ederson saves from Benzema.

[Globalgunner]

Great save from Ederson to deny Benzema

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hazard smacks it, Ederson saves again.

[Globalgunner]

Dive from Sterling.

He cant help himself. As bad as Mane

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Don't really understand why Vincius isn't starting.

[Globalgunner]

Don't really understand why Vincius isn't starting.

Is he really that good.?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Citeh 1-1 Marketing, BENZEMA!!!

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Is he really that good.?

Better than Fatty Hazard this season.

[Globalgunner]

Peps misguided faith in Fernandinho as a CB will be his undoing. It's why they were so abysmal this season in the league. Yet he persists. Sheer hubris

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Courtois saves from Cancelo, save right back out in front of him though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Carvajal pulls De Bruyne down, somehow missed. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Juventus 1-1 Lyon, Penaldo.

They still need another two goals though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Courtois nearly fucks it up.

Foden pulls it wide, shit from that angle really.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

De Bruyne goes for goal from the corner. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

De Bruyne fluffs it when otherwise through.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

De Bruyne across goal.

As you know I do like De Bruyne a lot but he is a very horizontal and vertical player, he doesn't play with much spin or craft.

It's great passing but often in straight lines, a lot of the time that's enough but not always.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Benzema shoots, right at Ederson.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Courtois flaps a save off Jesus.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Juventus 2-1 Lyon, Ronaldo hammered in his second.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Citeh 2-1 Marketing, Jesus.

Varane gives another one away. Berk.

[GP]

Varane :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Modric shot saves from Ederson, Benzema did well there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another dive from Sterling.

[Globalgunner]

Ref is determined not to give Sterling a pen today

[Mac76]

Would be so funny if Lyon grabbed it at the end :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hazard hauled off, useless.

[Master Splinter]

De Bruyne across goal.

As you know I do like De Bruyne a lot but he is a very horizontal and vertical player, he doesn't play with much spin or craft.

It's great passing but often in straight lines, a lot of the time that's enough but not always.

He's like a 'best of' of German efficiency crammed into one player. No tricks or dribbling like the great Brazilians or the technical prowess of the Spaniards.

But everything he does is at such a high level that it makes it everything he doesn't less important.

[GP]

Dybala is dead.

[Master Splinter]

Hazard hauled off, useless.

Chelsea got one over them there.

[Mac76]

Would be so funny if Lyon grabbed it at the end :lol:

Actually i just realised Juve need to score or they're out on the away goals rule :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Citeh are through. :sick:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Juventus 2-1 Lyon, FT!

Juve out. :haha:

Old Lady. :haha:

Ramsey. :haha:

Ronaldo. :haha:

Penaldo. :haha:

LOLnaldo. :haha:

Chesney. :haha:

Moggi. :haha:

Sarri. :haha:

Cigs. :haha:

[Mac76]

Well at least Citeh winning means Real are out

Zidane :haha:

Bale :haha:

Modric :haha:

Benzema :haha:

Azzar :haha:

[Mac76]

Notts County :haha:

[Globalgunner]

Well at least Citeh winning means Real are out

Zidane :haha:

Bale :haha:

Modric :haha:

Benzema :haha:

Azzar :haha:

You forgot that asshole Sergio Ramos. God I hate that guy.

[Mac76]

You forgot that asshole Sergio Ramos. God I hate that guy.

I didn't - and so do i - but i thought he'd left the club? - though could have.just put him in anyway :lol:

[Thierrymon]

Hazard hauled off, useless.

Chelsea robbed Real Madrid blind with that deal. Even in the prem Hazard only turned up around 10 games a season (usually against us

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Looks like Sarri has been sacked :lol:

[GP]

Looks like Sarri has been sacked :lol:

https://i.imgur.com/KR93TA2.gif

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Looks like Sarri has been sacked :lol:

If Juve are going to sack a coach every season they don't win the Champions League, it's going to be quite the turnover there.

Guardiola would go there soon I reckon. :ninja:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saturday, 8th August 2020
Barcelona v Napoli (1-1 on Agg)
Bayern Munich v Chelsea (3-0 on agg).

-----------

Will probably watch the Barca match.

[dazthegooner]

If Juve are going to sack a coach every season they don't win the Champions League, it's going to be quite the turnover there.

Guardiola would go there soon I reckon. :ninja:

He would want at least £500m to spend though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's going to be Pirlo apparently. :bow:

He only became U23 boss a week ago. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bayern Munich: Neuer, Kimmich, Boateng, Alaba, Davies, Goretzka, Thiago, Muller, Gnabry, Perisic, Lewandowski.
Subs: Ulreich, Hoffmann, Odriozola, Sule, Martinez, Coutinho, Cuisance, Hernandez, Tolisso, Tillman, Musiala, Arrey-Mbi.

Chelsea: Caballero, James, Zouma, Christensen, Emerson, Kante, Kovacic, Barkley, Hudson-Odoi, Abraham, Mount.
Subs: Kepa, Cumming, Rudiger, Tomori, Simeu, Maatsen, Bate, Lawrence, Giroud, Batshuayi, Broja.

[GP]

Fuck them up, Serge.

[GP]

Minutes silence for the victims of the Trump virus.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Alba, Rakitic, De Jong, Roberto, Griezmann, Suarez, Messi.

Napoli: Ospina, Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Mario Rui, Fabian, Demme, Zielinski, Callejon, Mertens, Insigne.

[GP]

Mertens drops the ashes!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mertens should've scored, shins it and hits the post!

[GP]

I fucking hate Griezmann.

He's such a fanny.

[GP]

Messi is still the GOAT.

Napoli give away a corner.

[GP]

GOAL! Barca

Someone

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lenglet with the header.

Bayern 1-0 Chelsea, Lewa pelanty!

:haha:

[GP]

LOLandowski

[McNamara That Ghost...]

10-0 on aggregate. :pray:

[GP]

10-0 on aggregate. :pray:

I would ten nil be a Chelsea fan.

[GP]

Messi is a freak.

2-0

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a goal from Messi. :bow:

Bayern 2-0 Chelsea, Perisic. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Keown says Messi never fails to dissapoint. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bayern 2-1 Chelsea, Hudson-Odoi.

10-1 then.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

VAR disallows it. 10-0 is still on. :bow:

[GP]

MESSI!!

Ridiculous

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-0 Messi again. Absurd.

[GP]

VAR...

[GP]

No goal :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's disallowed, 2-0 it remains.

[GP]

Honestly no idea how they've disallowed that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Koulibaly. :lol:

Clumsy oaf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bayern Munich 2-1 Chelsea, Tammy.

[GP]

Surely that's a pelanty

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I don't know why it is taking so long, he kicks Messi's leg.

Four minutes to decide. :haha:

[GP]

It's a pel.

Surely Ospina will save it haha lol jk

[GP]

Three Nil

Suarez pel

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Messi hobbling.

[GP]

Pelanty to Napoli!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-1 Insigne.

Comback is on. Barca to fuck up a three goal advantage again. :rose:

[GP]

3-1

Insigne pel

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barca are begging for a three goal screw up again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Coutinho is on to say farewell to the Alianz.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lozano fucks it. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bayern Munich 3-1 Chelsea, Tolisso.

:haha:

[GP]

I would 6-1 be a Chelsea fan.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bayern Munich 4-1 Chelsea, Lewandowski with his second. :haha:

Three more for 10-1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Milik does a thing. :faint:

He's offside though.

[GP]

Chelsea set a new club record for the most goals conceded in a Champions League campaign (15).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Clearly we softened them up for Bayern Munich though.

On another note, Barca couldn't be arsed with the second half.

[Mac76]

I wonder how long it'll be before Abramovich decides to cash in and turn Shiteford Bridge into luxery flats :pray:

[Master Splinter]

Doesn't bode well for Chelsea post-Willian.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Owen Hargeaves thinks Pirlo has got the Juventus job because Honest Frank has done well at Chelsea. :blink:

[Master Splinter]

The Lampard praise surely has to be an in-joke at this point?

All that nonsense about the transfer ban, conveniantly forgetting that they still signed Pulisic and Kovacic and still had an excellent squad and one of the best acadamies in the world.

By every metric he's done worse than Sarri and their defense has been calamitous. The same media pals eulogising over him would with absolute certainty be hounding him out if he was just another fancy foreigner. Why don't they give Brucey a chance? Why not Hughesy? Frank deserves a go.

[Globalgunner]

Owen Hargeaves thinks Pirlo has got the Juventus job because Honest Frank has done well at Chelsea. :blink:

Owen Hargreaves thinks has to be some oxymoron. Its like having Clive Allen commenting on CL games. Tells you what you are seeing is not what you are seeing. Moron!

[I am invisible]

Are Chelsea even thinking about spending anything on defenders or a new keeper this summer? They’re going to have an amazing half-a-team at this rate, but you’ll probably be able to undo them at any moment with a ball over the top...

[GP]

Linked with Kasper Schmeichel.

Utd have been too, so someone will probably massively overpay for him.

[I am invisible]

United will probably just recall Henderson and give him a pay bump

[Mac76]

United will probably just recall Henderson and give him a pay bump

That would be Sheff U relegated then...

Surely Schmeichel must be dying to play for his dad's club, to the extent he'd take their offer even if it was worse?

[I am invisible]

That would be Sheff U relegated then...

Surely Schmeichel must be dying to play for his dad's club, to the extent he'd take their offer even if it was worse?
Probably, but if United do go for the easy Henderson option then it doesn’t really matter what Schmeichel wants.

Chelsea would be a good move for him - at least there he wouldn’t always be thought of as ‘not as good as Peter’.

[I am invisible]

Anyone else kind of hoping that Lampard brings Terry in to help with the defence?

[Mac76]

Come on Atalanta :pray:

[Özim]

The hype machine really went into overdrive with this Tuchel guy, he really is an awful manager, what possessed PSG to take him on in the 1st place and then not get rid last summer?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Atalanta 1-0 PSG, Pasalic with the goal.

Atalanta are absolute goal machines.

[Marc Overmars]

The winners of this and the EL definitely deserve an asterix given the format is completely different. Too much scope for flukes in straight knockout games.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Neymar scuffer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mbappe fucks it.

[Mac76]

The winners of this and the EL definitely deserve an asterix given the format is completely different. Too much scope for flukes in straight knockout games.

So our winning the FAC was a fluke? ;)

Seriously that's what cup games should be about, fuck the whole two legs business, that favours the big teams, although admittedly playing many games ovwe a short period also does that to an extent

[McNamara That Ghost...]

PSG bottle it whatever the format.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Atalanta 1-1 PSG, Marquinhos!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Atalanta 1-2 PSG, Choupo-Moting!

Me. :haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Maccy was on his way to the bottle bank...

[Marc Overmars]

So our winning the FAC was a fluke? ;)

Seriously that's what cup games should be about, fuck the whole two legs business, that favours the big teams, although admittedly playing many games ovwe a short period also does that to an extent

Not a fluke but just shows that any dog can have its day. Plus the format was the same anyway so no issues there.

This seems like a sham to me given it is totally different, haven’t watched any of it so far and don’t intend to either. If this is how they’ll do it next season then fine but at least it will have some integrity from the start.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Maccy was on his way to the bottle bank...

Melted on the way.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a chance, hit it you idiot!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Atalanta 1-2 PSG, FT.

:sick:

[Mac76]

Damn Atalanta, fucked it up :(

[Mac76]

Not a fluke but just shows that any dog can have its day. Plus the format was the same anyway so no issues there.

This seems like a sham to me given it is totally different, haven’t watched any of it so far and don’t intend to either. If this is how they’ll do it next season then fine but at least it will have some integrity from the start.

Yes on second thoughts you're right, that PSG tie should definitely have a second leg :lol:

[Letters]

So our winning the FAC was a fluke? ;)

Seriously that's what cup games should be about, fuck the whole two legs business, that favours the big teams, although admittedly playing many games ovwe a short period also does that to an extent

I quite like the two legs thing in Europe, it's more of an occasion and when you have to travel across countries I think having a game in each country is fairer.
But I do like the one off nature of the FA Cup. Our win wasn't a fluke - the City and Chelsea wins were well deserved - but there's always an element of luck in one off games.

[Mac76]

I quite like the two legs thing in Europe, it's more of an occasion and when you have to travel across countries I think having a game in each country is fairer.
But I do like the one off nature of the FA Cup. Our win wasn't a fluke - the City and Chelsea wins were well deserved - but there's always an element of luck in one off games.

Yeah, maybe you're right about the CL, but i really wish they'd dump two legs and replays in things like the League Cup, though admittedly it's a trophy so rubbish we never bother to win it anyway :lol:

[Letters]

It is weird that the League Cup randomly goes to 2 legs in the semi-final.
IMO PL clubs shouldn't be in the competition.

[GP]

Agree. The LC is tin pot.

[Globalgunner]

Agree. The LC is tin pot.

Dont tell that to the Spuds. They have DVDs on their last triumph in that great competition

[Mac76]

IMO PL clubs shouldn't be in the competition.

Agree, but the TV money would go through the floor without the bigger clubs, it's the same reason for the two-leg semis i think, as that's the point where they're mostly or entirely all that's left

[Mac76]

Funnily enough they've announced there's no two-leg ties next season :lol:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53765807

[Mac76]

"FA Cup prize money has been halved from 2019-20 because of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic."

We got the last big payout :lol:

[Letters]

Us :bow:

I also read that there will be no FA Cup replays next year. Think I vaguely approve although I did like a good Cup Replay back in the day.
We won the 93 Final in a replay of course which I think we can all agree was thoroughly enjoyable, but it is a bit weird being at an FA Cup Final replay on a Thursday night.

[Mac76]

Yeah i think replays had their time, but not so fussed now, they are lucrative for small clubs sometimes i guess

[Mac76]

Yeah i think replays had their time, but not so fussed now, they are lucrative for small clubs sometimes i guess

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RB Leipzig 0-0 Atleti still.

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Leipzig 1-0 Atleti, Elmo or someone!

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Leipzig 1-1 Aleti, Joao Felix pelanty!

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Red Bull Leipzig 2-1 Atleti, Adams!

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Ah Savic OG.

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Atleti are out, time for Partey to come home.

[GP]

Simeone :lol:

What a loser

[Mac76]

Trippier :haha: :haha: :haha:

Once a spud always a spud :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Atletico :haha:.

Simeone :haha:.

Diego Costa :haha:.

Morata :haha:.

Werner :haha:.

RB :bow:.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Us :bow:

I also read that there will be no FA Cup replays next year. Think I vaguely approve although I did like a good Cup Replay back in the day.
We won the 93 Final in a replay of course which I think we can all agree was thoroughly enjoyable, but it is a bit weird being at an FA Cup Final replay on a Thursday night.

I was in Florida during that FA Cup. There was no opportunity for me to watch it live. So I asked my girlfriend (now wife) to take it for me.

I avoided learning the score which was piss easy in the States back then.

When I got home she said she had to tape it on two cassettes which was the giveaway that it went to replay.

Still, I watched it all.

Thoroughly enjoyable.

[Letters]

It was the first big final I was at.
And my uncle, who is otherwise a bit of a dick, heroically queued for tickets so dad and me could go to the replay too.
I remember having to rush around finishing Uni stuff so I could get back for it.

Favourite memory from that night - the Linighan goal aside - was I got chatting to some old bloke who was sitting next to me.
When the replay went to extra time I noted that the Wednesday players were all sitting down and our players were standing up.

I said to the old boy next to me "That's good psychology. Graham's got our players standing up, makes it look like we're not as tired as them"

The man said "He probably thinks that if he lets them sit down they won't be able to get up again!". :lol:

It was a pretty good night tbf.

[Marc Overmars]

Nagelsmann has done a great job, he definitely looks like he could be the next big coach. A top club is bound to snap him up.

Quite interesting reading about the Leipzig story and how hated they are in Germany.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Semeedo, Pique, Lenglet, Jordi Alba, Sergi Roberto, Busquets, De Jong, Vidal, Messi, Suarez.
Subs: Dembele, Neto, Griezmann, Firpo, Pena, Puig, Fati, Araujo, Rodriguez Jimenez, Mingueza, Reis.

Bayern Munich, Neuer, Kimmich, Boateng, Alaba, Davies, Thiago Alcantara, Goretzka, Gnabry, Muller, Perisic, Lewandowski.
Subs: Odriozola, Sule, Martinez, Coutinho, Cuisance, Hernandez, Tolisso, Ulreich, Coman, Zirkzee, Hoffmann, Musiala.


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Umtiti tests positive for Covid-19.

Also, Messi is going to have to put some performance in to overcome this Bayern given Barca are a bit shit.

[GP]

BAR 0-1 BAY

Muller!

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With their first attack. :haha:

[GP]

BarceLOLna

[GP]

1-1!

Alaba with the worldie OG!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 Alaba, what an OG!!!!

:haha:

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Neuer saves from Suarez.

What a start. :lol:

[GP]

Neuer saves from Suarez!

What even is defending?

Barca hit the post!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Busquets left it when he had a sitter of a header to put in and it hits the post instead!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Goretzka heads over.

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Good run from Messi but weak finish.

[GP]

2-1!

Perisic!

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Barcelona 1-2 Bayern Munich, Perisic! :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bayern average three goals a game and have kept that up tonight. :ninja:

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Thia...no.

[GP]

GGGGGERRRRNABRY!

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1-3 Gnabbers!

[GP]

Muller!

4-1!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcelona 1-4 Bayern Munich, MULLER!!!!

1-7 coming up. :haha:

[GP]

This is, indeed, a paddlin'

[Marc Overmars]

Barca. :lol:

Always great when those hateful turds get a tanking.

[Globalgunner]

Wow. They dont even know what's hitting them.
1-4 HT

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Sergi Roberto hauled off, Griezmann on.

[GP]

Grease man on to save the day.

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Perisic straight at Ter Stegem.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Goretzka and Davies booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Lewa.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Suarez booked, ridiculous foul. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Boateng gifts Barca a corner.

[GP]

Suarez!

It's on!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcelona 2-4 Bayern Munich, Suarez!

Great goal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jordi Alba throws the ball at the ref. :lol:

Just a yellow.

[GP]

Kimmich!

Davies does a Saka

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcelona 2-5 Bayern Munich, Kimmich.

Amazing from Davies!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spuds might have some friends losing 2-7.

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Our boy Gnabry off for our boy Coutinho.

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Neuer saves from Messi.