Euro 2020

[Letters]

Yeah, Austria have been good.
Feels like there’s a grim inevitability about Italy nicking this :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 FT, on to ET.

[Mac76]

0-0 - into extra time... :popcorn:

[Mac76]

Got to say i think the Austrian supporters have the better women

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Italy 1-0 Austria, Chiesa! That was really well taken.

[Letters]

See?

1-0 Italy :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vialli. :bow:

[Letters]

Great free kick and great save!

[dazthegooner]

2-0

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Italy 2-0 Austria, Pessina!

[Letters]

2-0 from the resulting corner. Tut

[Mac76]

Austria :rose:

Still good effort by them, almost did it

[Mac76]

C'MON!!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Italy 2-1 Austria!!

[Letters]

2-1. It’s on!

[Letters]

2-1 FT

Hitler :haha:

[Mac76]

Oh well, good effort from Austria, good game in ET

[Mac76]

2-1 FT

Hitler :haha:

The Sound of Music :haha:

[Letters]

The Sound of Music :haha:

:lol:

So long,
Farewell
Auf Wiedersein*
Goodbye
:wave:

*no, I can’t be arsed looking up how to spell that.

[Mac76]

Coufal :haha:

[Mac76]

Barak :haha:

[Master Splinter]

0-0 at half time.

Second half just started.

[Master Splinter]

Malen :doh:.

Should be 1-0.

[Globalgunner]

Malen :doh:.

Should be 1-0.

Arsenal reject

[Master Splinter]

VAR check on a potential red for De Ligt. Denied Shick a goalscoring opportunity by handling the ball.

De Ligt sent off!!

[Master Splinter]

Malen hauled off for pubbing it up.

Promes on.

[Globalgunner]

Very soft in my opinion, but the Dutch have been wasteful.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Definite red for De Ligt. Good save though.

[Master Splinter]

Dumfries blocks to deny a certain goal.

[Master Splinter]

Netherlands 0-1 Czech Republic, HOLES!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Holes. :lol:

[Mac76]

Very soft in my opinion, but the Dutch have been wasteful.

I thought it was fair enough, he definitely reached out to block the ball and it was a goal-scoring opportunity

[GP]

CTRL+ALT+DE LIGT

[Master Splinter]

Netherlands 0-2 Czech Republic, SCHICK!!!

[Marc Overmars]

Oh dear :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oranje. :rose:

[Letters]

Clogs :haha:

[Mac76]

Holland :rose:

[Master Splinter]

It's all Malen's fault tbf. The red card came immediately after his miss.

Tbf, Wijnaldum and Memphis have been ineffective today as well.

[Globalgunner]

Back to the Amsterdam red light district.

[Master Splinter]

Barak has been Netherlands' best defender.

[Master Splinter]

Netherlands 0-2 Czech Republic. FT.

The Dutch will be Schick to their stomachs, but the Czechs will be De Ligted that there were so many Holes and so much Roon to exploit in midfield.

[Mac76]

Wijnaldum :haha:

Van Dyke :haha:

Windmills :haha:

Waffles :haha:

Van der Valk :haha:

[Letters]

Tulips :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

No way are Portugal going to fluke their way through this again. Belgium to give them a good pumping.

[Master Splinter]

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Hazard senior looked like an ex-pro playing an over-50s exhibition in Belgium's previous game. Tbf, he's looked like that for a while. Surprised he's picked over Mertens.

Bruno dropped again. :haha:

[GP]

How many pens for Penaldo today?

Place your bets.

[Master Splinter]

Jota :haha:.

Rubbish.

[Master Splinter]

Azar sends it to the Nou Camp.

[Globalgunner]

Ronaldo. Play acting again

[Master Splinter]

Courtois saves from a Ronaldo free-kick.

[Globalgunner]

Ronaldo trying a long range free kick. Brings back horror memories of Almunia in goal for us. Terrible dark days.

[Master Splinter]

Lukaku clearly pulled back about five times. Poor refereeing.

[Master Splinter]

Belgium 1-0 Portugal, THORGAN HAZARD!!!!

What a strike!!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

What a hit.

[Marc Overmars]

What a goal!

[Master Splinter]

That Palinha foul is just as dangerous as Wilson's for Wales yesterday. Should be off.

[Mac76]

Not a great game but a great goal though

Ronaldo :pal:

[Master Splinter]

Mertens came on for De Bruyne.

If the ref had his job properly and booked Palinha earlier, he wouldn't have been free to kick De Bruyne and force him off injured.

Ref probably thinks Belgium are Arsenal.

[Master Splinter]

Bruno getting away with scraping people's ankles again. Must be second only to Fernandinho for getting away with dirty fouls.

[Master Splinter]

Matterface the gimp hyping up another Ronaldo free-kick.

I'm sure this fuckwit doesn't really watch football.

[Letters]

Fight! Fight! Fight!

[Marc Overmars]

Pepe :haha:

He’s such a cunt.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Pepe :haha:

103 years old and still crazy.

[Master Splinter]

Brych the useless twit will probably end up sending Courtois off.

[Master Splinter]

Courtois saves to deny Dias from a corner.

[Marc Overmars]

Guerreiro hits the post!

[Master Splinter]

Lukaku :haha:.

[Master Splinter]

Oaf Lukaku is back.

[Master Splinter]

Monster Lukaku returns but Carrasco fucks it up.

[Globalgunner]

Lukakku is such an enigma. Great player but no one knows why?

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Portuguese Carrasco fucks up another counter.

Felix wide. Should be that.

[Master Splinter]

Carrasco has been abysmal. His shitness leads to Felix almost scoring.

[Marc Overmars]

Lukakku is such an enigma. Great player but no one knows why?

I think he’s an absolute beast. Just does oafish things from time to time too.

[Marc Overmars]

FT 1-0!

Entertaining second half, real end to end.

[Globalgunner]

Pepe and Ronaldo. Please just retire

[Master Splinter]

Belgium 1-0 Portugal. FT.

Portugal :haha:.

Ronaldo :haha:.

Bruno :haha:.

Pepe :haha:.

Jota :haha:.

Mourinho :haha:.

Belgium :bow:.


Vermaelen MOTM.

[GP]

Off you pop

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ronaldo. :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

I’ve got tickets to the semi final and I’m very glad it’s for the one this side of the draw. :popcorn:

[Mac76]

Portugal's shooting and passing was awful at times, Belgium weren't great and would prefer they didn't have those ex-spuds but deserved to win for sure, terrific goal

[Letters]

Ronaldo :haha:

Man of war :haha: :shrug:

[GP]

Ronaldo :haha:

[GP]

https://i.imgur.com/Pmzy6sk.jpg

[Letters]

Art Attack :haha:

[Mac76]

he's certainly bust :rimshot:

[Mac76]

What an OG :haha:

[Mac76]

1-1 HT

Both goals scored by Spain :lol:

[dazthegooner]

Been more OG's scored in this tournament than all the rest put together :yikes: Chelski have put a bid in for him :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Croatia 1-2 Spain, Azpilicueta!

[Globalgunner]

Caesar must be taking Viagra. Cant believe he's the same player that couldn't get a game under Lampard

[Mac76]

3-1 Torres

Croatia :rose:

[Letters]

Great ball and good finish.
Croatia fell asleep a bit though, should have dealt with it

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Croatia 2-3 Spain now. :wacko:

[Letters]

2-3

Complete pinball!

[Marc Overmars]

:popcorn:

[Marc Overmars]

3-3!!!

[Mac76]

3-3!!!!!!

[Letters]

3-3!!! Holy shit! :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Croatia 3-3 Spain!!!

Spain. :haha:

What a bottle job.

[Letters]

This is brilliant!

[Mac76]

3-1 Torres

Croatia :rose:

Me :pal:

[Mac76]

Morata :lol:

[Mac76]

Extra time :popcorn:

Great comeback

[Letters]

Just over from Croatia, although think the ‘keeper would have saved it.

[Letters]

Modric just barrels through the Spain player :lol:

[Letters]

What a save! Croatia should be in the lead

[Marc Overmars]

How haven’t Croatia got a 4th?!

[Letters]

Now Spain should have scored. Well blocked.

This is brilliant. It’s games like this which remind me why I love football.
Shame the money ruined it, but that’s not really a factor in internationals.

[Letters]

4-3 Spain! Morata

[Marc Overmars]

Morata smashes it in!!!

[Letters]

5-3

Croatia :rose:

[Marc Overmars]

5-3!! :yikes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Croatia 3-5 Spain!

[Xhaka Can’t]

The commentary is to excruciating as the game is to brilliant.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Croatia 3-5 Spain, HT in ET.

What a match.

[Mac76]

3-5 HTET

Croatia :rose: (?)

[GP]

Croatia :rose:

Impossible for them to come back from two goals down.

[Letters]

Just past the post from Croatia!

[Xhaka Can’t]

Croatia :rose:

Impossible for them to come back from two goals down.

Well according to the co-commentator, it is completely impossible.

Despite happening in the same game. A little over 15 minutes ago.

[Letters]

I think Spain might win this now, you know.

[Letters]

Spain just being silly now. Should have scored a 6th really

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-5 FT AET!

[Master Splinter]

That game was mental.

It was a great advert for the Premier League.

[Mac76]

Brilliant game :clap:

But please ITV, don't get Hayes to do any more commentary :ilt:

[Globalgunner]

The Xhaka show about to begin. Should be fun to watch

[Marc Overmars]

Swiss goal…VAR?

Nope 1-0!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It was a really well guided header from Seferovic.

[Master Splinter]

Granit Foden dominating Kante and Pogba.

[Master Splinter]

Embolo fucks it up after a great pass from Phil Xhaka.

[Master Splinter]

Mbappe is doing a fantastic Adama Traore tribute so far.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka is having a good game.

[Mac76]

The Xhaka show about to begin. Should be fun to watch

Hate to say it but he's actually been ok, typical that he leaves all his shite attributes behind once he takes off the arsenal shirt

[LDG]

Him and ebola have been running it. Pace is being slowed by the swiss and France can’t seem to lift it.

[Master Splinter]

Xhaka is a decent player with some flaws who has been very consistent for the last 18 months. He's not what anyone would envision as an ideal Arsenal midfielder or easy on the eye in football terms. He's also, aside from a handful of daft/controversial moments, clearly been one Arsenal's most reliable players. It's fine to not like an individual, but you should be able to rise above the pettiness to recognise clearly good performances and how poor the midfield has looked when he's not playing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Should be 0-2 really.

[Globalgunner]

Xhaka may have improved with us under a decent coach. But our last 4 coaches have been shite and so has he. No escaping that

[Letters]

Pel?!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to Switzerland?

[Globalgunner]

Should be 0-2 really.

Unbelievable really. Now a penalty shout for the Swiss

[Marc Overmars]

That’s a penalty!

[Letters]

Pel!

[Mac76]

Pelanty!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty given!!

Pavard. :haha:

[Globalgunner]

Anybody but Embolo to take it

[Marc Overmars]

What a save Lloris!

[LDG]

Bottled it

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saved!!!
Rodriguez you berk.

[Letters]

:doh:

[Mac76]

Dreadful pel

You can always see it in the player's eyes whether they'll make it

[Marc Overmars]

Mbappe combs it just wide

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mbappe combs it wide.

[Marc Overmars]

BENZEMA!

[Master Splinter]

It was obvious he was going to miss. I've always hated defenders taking pelanties.

Switzerland should be 0-3 up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 Benzema, holy shit!!!

[Letters]

And now it's 1-1 :rolleyes:

[Mac76]

Swiss totally fucked this up

[Letters]

It was obvious he was going to miss. I've always hated defenders taking pelanties.

Dixon :bow:

Basically agree though.

[LDG]

Wow. That was some take

[Marc Overmars]

That’s an unreal touch from Benzema if he meant that!

[Globalgunner]

Now the French have the game in hand. Swiss as brittle as a bar of Toblerone

[Letters]

2-1 :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

BENZEMA!!!!

Wow.

[LDG]

2-1 Benzema

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-1 BENZEMA!!!

[Mac76]

2-1 :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Quality pre-assist from Mbappe.

[Master Splinter]

Rodriguez :doh:.

Switzerland :doh:.


This is just like the momentum shift for the Czech Republic yesterday.

France have been let off the hook completely.

[LDG]

Fuck off with the car analogy shit

[Marc Overmars]

What a ball from Pogba there :blink:

[Marc Overmars]

POGBA!!!

What a goal

[Master Splinter]

Wow.

[LDG]

What a goal!

[Letters]

3-1! Holy shit! What a hit!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-1 Pogba, what a strike.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tyldesley says postage stamp. :doh:

[Marc Overmars]

Really hope France get to the semis. Definitely a team I want to watch live.

[Mac76]

Xhaka booked :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Thank fuck this Pogba never turns up for Manchester United.

ITV have had maybe the two best and most dramatic matches back-to-back.

[Master Splinter]

France 3-2 Switzerland, SEFEROVIC!!!

[Letters]

3-2! :popcorn:

[Marc Overmars]

Seferovic again!!

3-2 :yikes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-2 SEFEROVIC!!!

[LDG]

:haha:

[Master Splinter]

Why didn't this fucker take the pelanty?

[Marc Overmars]

Close! Disallowed goal for the Swiss

[Letters]

Ball in the net. Offside though. Balls.

[Mac76]

Damn - offside :(

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Should be 3-3?

VAR says nah.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

That seems an incredibly quick decision :unsure:

[Master Splinter]

That seems an incredibly quick decision :unsure:

Stuart Attwell would still be logging in.

[Master Splinter]

Sissoko for Griezmann.

Like for like.

[Marc Overmars]

3-3!!!!!!!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

FUCK OFFFFFFFFF

:haha:

[Master Splinter]

GAVRANOVIC!!!

XHAKA :bow:.

[Letters]

3-3!!! What a goal!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-3 HOLY SHIT!!!

[Mac76]

:haha:

[Marc Overmars]

What a fucking days worth of football.

[Letters]

:lol: ITV have got lucky today. 2 fantastic games!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great pass from Xhaka.

[Master Splinter]

£50m for Xhaka please.

[LDG]

Xhaka :bow:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Everyone's just a little bit shit this year.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What has got in to Xhaka today?

Actually a Pirlo like performance.

Coman hits the bar!

[Marc Overmars]

Coman hits the bar

Fucking hell. Last kick of normal time.

[Letters]

Xhaka again with a brilliant ball. Switzerland nearly Michael Thomased it. And now France hit the bar.
What the hell is going on today?!

[Globalgunner]

What a day of football. Koman hits the bar now

[Master Splinter]

I must say, football is back.

[Mac76]

Off the bar! :faint:

[Mac76]

I must say, football is back.

:gp:

[Marc Overmars]

As Lettuce said earlier, some days just make you remember why you once loved this game so much.

[Globalgunner]

International football is rarely this good

[Letters]

Bif on for Benzema!

[LDG]

What a save

[Master Splinter]

Bif on and they put on another Newcastle player. :doh:

It's only going to end one way. :rose:

[Master Splinter]

Dembele and Coman are more injury-prone than Walcott and Rosicky.

[Letters]

Another great ball from Xhaka. Drugs test?

[Master Splinter]

Sissoko :haha:.

[Letters]

Sissoko hits the moon :lol:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

:haha:

Sissoko thinks he's a footballer.

Still living off those runs he made when he kept running the ball out of play.

[Letters]

VAR Checking a pel?! :popcorn:

Oh, nothing given.

[Mac76]

15 mins left :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We always use the P word with you around, Tyldesley.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mbappe. :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

Mbappe :lol:

Shanked it

[Letters]

Mbappe :haha:

What a fraud :ninja:

[Mac76]

Mbappe's been useless all game

[Master Splinter]

Kylian Solanke.

[GP]

Remember when Mbappe was good?

[Mac76]

Bif :haha:

[Letters]

Bif :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Bif :haha:.

[Marc Overmars]

Is this the same guy who plays for United?

[Letters]

Who says the level of debate and analysis on this site has gone downhill? :d

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tyldesley seems to think a shoot out actually involves guns the way he is talking.

[Master Splinter]

Why was Akanji shooting from there? :lol: :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh Bif.

[LDG]

Xhaka boom????

[Letters]

Decent header from Bif, comfortable but decent save.
Free kick to the Swiss on the edge :popcorn:
Xhaka?! Surely not!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Xhaka to belt this freekick in?

[GP]

Rylan fluffs one

[Marc Overmars]

If Xhaka pops this in..

[Letters]

Xhaka boom????

:lol:

[Marc Overmars]

Sell him, he’s shit

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Xhaka to belt this freekick in?

No.

[Letters]

Pels :popcorn:

[LDG]

Xhaka boom????

Nope. Xhaka blimp

[Marc Overmars]

Penalties :popcorn:

[Mac76]

Xhaka wastes a free kick to take it to pels :popcorn: