Champions League 24/25

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Why didn't Diaz hit it?

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0-2 Bayern, Davies.

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Quansah head on to the post!

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Liverpool 0-1 PSG, FT!

On to extra time.

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So close from Doue.

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0-1 FT in ET.

On to pelanties!

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0-1 Vitinha. Oof.

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1-1 Salah.

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1-2 Ramos!

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Donnarumma saves from Nunez!

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1-3 Dembele, fantastic pel.

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Jones has it saved!!!

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Doue wins it!!!!

PSG through, Liverpool out!!!

[Letters]

I've reopened this thread. Sorry Maccy, I know you were having fun in here but only fair to let the others play.

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I don't understand why it was closed, I hadn't touch any admin or mod panes to lick it.

Ah well, open now.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Dortmund through

Atletico take the lead against Real. The Tie is poised at 2-2

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Atleti 1-0 Real Madrid!

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Villa 1-0 Brugge, Asensio.

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2-0 Villa, Maatsen!

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Villa 3-0, Asensio with his second!

[Marc Overmars]

Vini Jr has missed a penalty. :lol:

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Bottle job

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Got Atleti v Real Madrid on now and it goes to extra time.

[Mac76]

ET :popcorn:

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That first touch from Correa.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Atletico have never got the better of Real in a champions league tie have they?

Two finals and one semi final previously wasn’t it?

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Quarter final I think but no they've never got past them before.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Semi final. Just checked 2017. Real won first leg 3-0, Atletico second leg 2-1

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1-0 HT in ET.

[Mac76]

to be fair, both teams are trying to win, not just playing for pels

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Pelanties!

Atleti holding on from the first minute to the 120th is mad discipline.

[Mac76]

it's pels.... :popcorn:

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0-1 Real Madrid, Mbappe

[Marc Overmars]

Pelanties!

Atleti holding on from the first minute to the 120th is mad discipline.

Which is why I don’t want to play them. It would be a horrible game much like the 2 legs we had against them in the Europa League that year.

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1-1 Sorloth!

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1-2 Bellingham!

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2-2 Alvarez!

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Alvarez double tapped it so doesn't count!

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1-3 now, Valverde.

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Correa makes it 2-3.

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Vasquez has it saved!!

[HCZ_Reborn]

Real Madrid it is

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Rudiger sends Markeing through!

[Mac76]

bad luck Atleti, but glad Real are through just to see them at our ground - win or lose, will look forward to that one

[Marc Overmars]

Very much looking forward to playing Real Madrid.

All those years in the mud and dropping out of the CL, we craved this shit. Now we’ve got it.

Hope we actually make a tie of it.

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If Saka is back, there is hope. If not, we'll need miracles or self sabotage from them.

Anyway this was the best outcome we could hope for from the two. Well done to Atleti for making Madrid work for this really hard.

[HCZ_Reborn]

So I’m largely in agreement with the sentiments of others, definitely wanted Real over Atletico and two ties of ugly and brutal football. I’m not confident we will get past them (though with Saka gives us a slight chance) but as long as we don’t do anything silly it should at least be somewhat competitive, and we’ve seen from defeats they’ve suffered in Europe that they can be got at.
But apart from anything else should be a hell of a night at the Emirates.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Being estimated that secondary market tickets for the first leg could be as high as £1000

I won’t lie, if it was £500 I’d honestly consider it. But not a grand. Last European Arsenal game I went to was the first leg of the semi final against Atletico Madrid. Dirty, time wasting buggers…that’s why I’m glad we don’t have them again now.

[Mac76]

If Saka is back, there is hope. If not, we'll need miracles or self sabotage from them.

Anyway this was the best outcome we could hope for from the two. Well done to Atleti for making Madrid work for this really hard.

The disallowed pel seems really harsh, I couldn't really tell on the replays I saw and even if it was double touch it wasn't deliberate, that's clearly not what that rule is about - why don't they do what happens when the goalie moves off his line and make them take it again?

[Letters]

The disallowed pel seems really harsh, I couldn't really tell on the replays I saw and even if it was double touch it wasn't deliberate, that's clearly not what that rule is about - why don't they do what happens when the goalie moves off his line and make them take it again?

Yeah, really hard to tell tbh.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Haven’t even watched the highlights, where in the game was this?

[Letters]

Haven’t even watched the highlights, where in the game was this?

It was in the penalty shootout I think :unsure:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Oh…that will teach me to half read things, I thought you were saying that we were awarded a pel and it was overturned. See what you mean now. But answer still the same I guess, would have to watch it back to form an opinion. Either way, it does seem harsh, I’d be more inclined to say retake it like they do if a keeper is off his line

[Letters]

Either way, it does seem harsh, I’d be more inclined to say retake it like they do if a keeper is off his line
I'd vote for you.
Isn't that what happens if the run up is deemed illegal? You're not allowed to stop any more, I think Pele is to blame for that!

[HCZ_Reborn]

So had a chance to look at this “double kick” pel, and whilst I appreciate I’m only looking at it from one angle I certainly couldn’t see it. Which again comes back to VAR being used to exceed its remit of “clear and obvious” errors

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Apparently it happened when he actually struck the ball and brushed his other foot?

I cannot pick it up really. Incredibly harsh.

Ok Marketing missed one not long after but Alvarez's counting gives it a very different complexion.

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Barcelona: Szczesny, Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde, Pedri, De Jong, Fermin, Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha.
Subs: Pena, Kochen, Araujo, Gavi, Ferran, Fati, Torre, Christensen, Pau

Borussia Dortmund: Kobel, Anton, Can, Bensebaini, Ryerson, Chukwuemeka, Nmecha, Brandt, Adeyemi, Guirassy, Gittens.
Subs: Meyer, Lotka, Couto, Ozcan, Reyna, Beier, Duranville, Svensson, Sule, Watjen, Kabar.

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PSG: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Lucas Beraldo, Pacho, Nuno Mendes, Joao Nevez, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz, Doue, Dembele, Kvaratskhelia.
Subs: Safonov, Tenas, Kimpembe, Goncalo Ramos, Lee, Hernandez, Mayulu, Barcolo, Zaire-Emery, Mbaye.

Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne, McGinn, Kamara, Tielemans, Ramsey, Rogers, Rashford.
Subs: Olsen, Proctor, Mings, Disasi, Maatsen, Bogarde, Onana, Barkley, Asensio, Watkins.

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Didn't mention anything of the other game last night in the excitement.

Bayern 1-2 Inter. :lol:

Kane missed a golden chance.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Villa take the lead in Paris

Morgan Rodgers

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PSG 0-1 Villa, Rogers!

[HCZ_Reborn]

Oh and Raphinia puts Barca ahead against Dortmund

As things stand (very early on) the teams that finished in the top 8 are all heading for the semis

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PSG 1-1 Villa, Doue! What a strike!

[Marc Overmars]

The thought of Emery denying us a place in the CL final is a bit sickening.

Come on PSG.

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Not sure how France keeps producing these kind of kids regularly.....great strike.

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The thought of Emery denying us a place in the CL final is a bit sickening.

Come on PSG.

Yup, I'd prefer PSG goes through, at least we've beaten them recently.

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Doue is so fucking good.

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2-1 Kvarat what's his name. Wow.

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Disasi. :haha:

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Barcelona 2-0 Dortmund, Lewandowski

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2-1 Kvarat what's his name. Wow.

Didn't see the goal but not surprised as he is a special player which I had hoped we could sign this Jan.

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3-0 Barca now, Lewandowski with his second

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4-0 Yamal :lol:

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3-1 Nuno Mendes, that's a lovely goal.

[HCZ_Reborn]

I think that’s Villa done now have to say

[Marc Overmars]

PSG look so good. Different animal really to the team we played at the start of the season.

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PSG look so good. Different animal really to the team we played at the start of the season.

Agree with this, but I still think we stand a better chance against them than Villa.

However, if we do get to the final (and I know I might be jinxing it) still not sure who I'd prefer to face between Barca and Inter (who happen to be the only side that has beaten us in Europe).

[Mac76]

Agree with this, but I still think we stand a better chance against them than Villa.

However, if we do get to the final (and I know I might be jinxing it) still not sure who I'd prefer to face between Barca and Inter (who happen to be the only side that has beaten us in Europe).

Villa have done us twice in two seasons at the Emirates and I recall we were maybe lucky to win at their ground this season, plus playing English teams is boring plus we swept PSG aside previously so I'd much rather them than Villa

And if we get there, I'd prefer Inter I think, although maybe you're right, tbh I've not watched much of either team tbh

[HCZ_Reborn]

I thought Inter were shit when we played them, they had a good ten minute spell at the beginning of the game after that they barely threatened….got awarded a ridiculously soft pel (quelle surprise) and held on because we were going through a can’t score goals if our lives depend on it phase.

Barcelona would probably fit our style of play better but at the same time this is a team that managed to come from two nil down against Atletico Madrid away from home last month to win 4-2.

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It's really about your last paragraph, the style Inter plays doesn't suit us. Also I think overall in the league stage they ended up conceding the least goals (or was it Liverpool)?

In all competitions this season I'm not sure we've lost to any team that plays attacking or possession based football.

So while Inter, on paper, is the weaker side, this season seems to suggest Barca should be the team we are hoping for. Still can't figure it out.

Anyway it's still a long way ahead, so we should probably get off our high and focus on this weekend.

[HCZ_Reborn]

The key factor is if they got past Barcelona to begin with then it would suggest that they are to be taken seriously.

Interestingly on the subject of Inter, if paper talk is to be believed (and of course it hardly ever is) one of the strikers Berta wanted us to look at was Lautaro Martinez…now if we were to sign a player of a particular age I would be more disposed towards him than Gyokeres, although even that would come with the caveat that Italian football is not what it once was

[Letters]

Quite excited about the prospect of an Arsenal vs Barca rematch from 2006 and our long-awaited revenge.
Although we are getting somewhat ahead of ourselves. Job to do in Madrid first - they'll come out all guns blazing, we need to be careful there.
Then there's the semi-final of course.

[HCZ_Reborn]

It’s interesting the difference in perspective one match can make, I doubt many of us entertained the idea of the semi finals let alone winning the competition outright prior to Tuesday evening. I still don’t think we will win it, but the idea is no longer absurd to me and I allowed myself to consider the possibility of becoming European champions in Munich on May 31st

The tie is indeed not over but even Ancelotti has had to acknowledge that we are favourites to progress. We have not conceded more than 2 goals in any game since 2023….and whilst that of course doesn’t exclude the possibility of us doing so, it means that we can withstand what’s thrown at us.

My brother noted the other day that often in big ties we play the first leg at home (in the round of 16 this is usually been self inflicted) but playing the second leg away from home is always a bit of a tough ask. However we got to the final in 2006 after playing Juventus and Villarreal away from home. In Turin the game was a bit of a damp squib that never got going and I think Juve went down to ten men. Villarreal it was a bit of a backs to the wall Jobby, especially as they were awarded a pel (Lehmann saved from Riquelme as I recall)

Well I think if as is assumed we get past Madrid, and as is assumed we play PSG in the semis. We will again play the first leg at home and therefore will probably have to weather a bit of a storm in Paris

Perversely, don’t want it to be too easy for us :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

If we get through, and that’s still a big if because Real Madrid away is satans playground, then our first leg of the semi is away.

Do I think we’ll win it? No, simply because this is our holy grail and as a fan I find it hard to believe that we’re going to do something that we’ve never done before.

[Letters]

I don't think we will win it either but after Tuesday it just feels a bit less implausible than it did.

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If we'd had bought a striker and Gabriel was fit, I'd have put as clear favourites because of the way we play.

Throughout the league stage (which has proven to be a good barometer so far), we were impressive with wins over a flying Sporting (at that time) and PSG. Like HCZ pointed out, we did well against Inter but unfortunately they were rock solid in their defending, especially with our set pieces, which surprised me for an Italian team.

After the league stage I felt Liverpool, Real and Barca were favourites. If we progress past this stage it's then only Barca left.

I'd put us at 50-50, because of the way we play. Currently we'd beat Bayern (who can't defend) and should still beat a much improved PSG.

So yeah, only Barca and Inter beating us wouldn't surprise me....and let's not forget, a final is always a oneoff anyway.

[Mac76]

Looking at just the next game, in all seriousness, as good as our win was, I was thinking at the end that a fourth goal would have made it safer

The first 20-odd mins are crucial - if RM score early all bets are off - so we need to avoid conceding at all costs, though obvs can't just park the bus

a tricky game to manage in some ways, but i think Saka should spend his entire time running with the ball at the CBs and just see what how many FKs he can win :lol:

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Any news on his fitness yet?

[Mac76]

Any news on his fitness yet?

Not a worry according to this

https://paininthearsenal.com/mikel-arteta-provides-bukayo-saka-fitness-update-real-madrid

[HCZ_Reborn]

Yep, I thought it looked like a case of just taking no chances. He was moving a bit gingerly, and whilst he did receive a kick (I think Real did produce quite a few sly kicks) I think on top of that probably a bit of fatigue where he’s not been used to playing for a few months

[Mac76]

Spuds only drew at the Toilet Bowl, hopefully they get knocked out in the second leg

[Mac76]

btw as people might know, our win agsainst Real guaranteed five CL spots for English clubs next year, so another bit of insurance to allow Arteta to rotate in the league

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Borussia Dortmund: Kobel; Couto, Anton, Sule, Bensebaini; Nmecha, Svensson, Gross; Adeyemi, Guirassy, Beier.
Subs: Meyer, Lotka, Ozcan, Reyna, Brandt, Duranville, Ryerson, Watjen, Mane, Kabar, Gittens.

Barcelona: Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Aruajo, Martin; Gavi, De Jong, Lopez; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Yamal.
Subs: Pena, Kochen, Martinez, Torres, Pedri, Fati, Torre, Christensen, Victor, Olmo, Garcia, Fort.

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Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne, McGinn, Kamara, Tielemans, Onana, Rogers, Rashford.
Subs: Olsen, Proctor, Disasi, Mings, Maatsen, Bogarde, Barkley, Bailey, Asensio, Watkins, Ramsey

PSG: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Pacho, Marquinhos, Mendes, Vitinha, Ruiz, Neves, Dembele, Barcola, Kvaratskhelia.
Subs: Beraldo, Doue, Hernandez, Kimpembe, Lee Kang-In, Mayulu, Mbaye, Ramos, Safonov, Tenas, Zaire-Emery.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 Hakimi!

Martinez. :haha:

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Dortmund 1-0 Barcelona, Guirassy pelanty! Comeback is on.

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Emery starting Rashford up front after last week is madness.

Watkins and Asensio on the bench. :haha:

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0-2 Mendes. Wonderful goal.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Quite funny that as soon as Mbappe leaves PSG they become a more oiled team and as soon as he joins Madrid they stop. May be a link there

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Villa 1-2 PSG, OG?

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McGinn is a cunt.

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Villa 2-2 PSG, McGinn!

What a goal.

Dortmund 2-0 Barcelona, Guirassy!

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Fantastic save from Donnarumma off Rashford.

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Villa 3-2 PSG, Konsa!! OMG!!!

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Dortmund 2-1 Barcelona, Bensebaini - own goal

[Marc Overmars]

PSG. :haha:

Could be their biggest bottle job yet if they let this slip.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a chance for Asensio.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How hasn't Konsa connected?!

[Marc Overmars]

PSG look fried. Just shows how switched on you have to be over 2 legs even if you’ve got a healthy lead.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinez saves from Dembele.

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Mannn I really don't want to face Emery.

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Dortmund 3-1 Barcelona, Guirassy hat-trick.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-2 FT, PSG through!

[HCZ_Reborn]

We are still the only team to have won at Villa Park this season

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We are still the only team to have won at Villa Park this season

Don't even want to tempt fate.....glad to see them out.

[Marc Overmars]

Yep, Villa would have been a terrible opponent for us.

Good to see that PSG still have some vulnerability as well.

But anyway, let’s get it done tomorrow night. :pray:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Quite funny that as soon as Mbappe leaves PSG they become a more oiled team and as soon as he joins Madrid they stop. May be a link there

I reckon I could replace Ferdinand on TNT with this level of insight :cool:

[HCZ_Reborn]

I have to say, based on what was on show last night….PSG basically had Donnarumma to thank that they went through at all

They do seem pretty relentless in Paris but I think they are beatable

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Inter Milan: Sommer, Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni, Darmian, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco, Thuram, Martinez.
Subs: Di Gennaro, J Martinez, De Vrij, Arnautovic, Frattesi, Asllani, Carlos Augusto, Bisseck, Berenbruch, Cocchi, Zalewski, Taremi.

Bayern Munich: Urbig, Laimer, Dier, Kim, Stanisic, Kimmich, Goretzka, Olise, Muller, Sane, Kane.
Subs: Peretz, Klanac, Gnabry, Coman, Paulinha, Guerreiro, Boey, Vidovic, Kusi-Asare, Pavlovic, Karl.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Forza Inter tbh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Inter 0-1 Bayern Munich, Kane.

:faint:

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1-1 now, Martinez.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Inter 2-1 Bayern, Pavard. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2 now, Dier. :wacko:

[HCZ_Reborn]

I think the 1/4 finals have probably produced the most entertaining games and football in the competition so far this season

30 goals over eight games

[Marc Overmars]

I think it’s the most even playing field the CL has had in a while. No obvious favourite, just 4 teams who could all be considered winners based on what they’re good at.

I actually think Inter would be our kryptonite.

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

I am probably a bit biased, seeing as we are doing so well, but I think the new CL format has been a breath of fresh air and largely successful,something I said when the competition started.

I mean look at it, if you take us out of the equation (arguable), the other 3 are undisputably the best teams in Europe at the moment with domestic League positions proving it (PSG already won theirs)

Removing PSG, the other top 3 finished top 4 in the league stage in the CL.

The last 16 had the 3 best teams in Spain, 2 best in Germany, 2 best in England, the best team in Italy, the best team in France and the current joint league toppers in Portugal....that's more than half of the spots filled by teams that if you had asked a computer to generate based on stats, it would have concurred.

Yes there have been more games and yes we should be thinking about player's welfare, but most big teams have big squads and managers who should be smart enough to get the best out of them with rotation.

This format truly feels like merit and not the luck of the draw we are use too, and obviously love the way it has benefited us and shown our strength.

Again I reiterate, if Liverpool had not been unlucky to face a PSG team that found their form in Europe late, the semifinals would have consisted of the top 4 in league stage, an extremely fair reflection.

But I guess if their fans had to choose, they'd choose a league title that puts them at par with Man U, and ends the question of the most successful side on these shores.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Inter have been on an appalling run since getting past Bayern in the 1/4 finals. Losing three games in a row without scoring once

Losing 1-0 at Bologna before losing 3-0 to AC Milan in the Copa Italia and then 1-0 at home to Roma


This isn’t a case of them sacrificing one competition for another, they were leading in Serie A and these two defeats have put Napoli top of the table.

Good, don’t like Inter…hoping Barcelona beat them in the semis

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lost momentum one could say.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Lost momentum one could say.

Well yes losing three games back to back when there’s a title race on would be clear evidence of that

Drawing a game that is more dead rubber than anything. Less than evidential

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

2-0 Inter :blink:

Thuram after 30 seconds and Dumfries with an acrobatic finish from a corner.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

2-1. Yamal decides to do it himself. Jesus christ. Wow.




2-2 now. Good game this.

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Just caught the last 15 mins.... if we get to the final, I am beginning to waiver that we could prevail against any of these sides.

Both look far better than PSG.

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This is a great game.

2-3

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3-3

Effing hell...these guys are all playing like they're on something.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

3-3 absolute thundercunt from Raphinha. Maybe an OG from Sommer. Silly game.

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Could have been 3-4, old man Mkhi, but i am pretty sure they'll chalk it off for offside.

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3-3

What a great game, and TBH these 2 teams showed another level, compared to us and PSG.

Inter really raised their game but the superstars that are Raphina and Yamal ensured that Barca stayed in this tie (in fact they probably deserved to win though they never took the lead).

I still think Barca will get through in Milan and I've got to hope so as I can't see us beating this Inter side with the way they are organised.

Though if Raphina and Yamal play like this against us, we'd have little hope in hell of getting past them too.

[HCZ_Reborn]

What difference does it make to us who gets through to play PSG?

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What difference does it make to us who gets through to play PSG?

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Inter v Barca tonight.

Didn't watch the first leg and probably I won't be watching this either.

If we did somehow fluke our way to the final then I'll probably watch them back.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Inter v Barca tonight.

Didn't watch the first leg and probably I won't be watching this either.

If we did somehow fluke our way to the final then I'll probably watch them back.

Watched extended highlights. The takeaway, Yamal played exceptionally well but Barca can’t defend for shit

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barca have conceded a crazy amount of goals in this tournament.

1-0 Martinez, so there's another.

[Letters]

I think we should just finish the job and lose tomorrow.
No way we’re beating either of these two even if we did get there.

[Letters]

I’m going out on a limb and predicting this one isn’t finishing 1-0

[Niall_Quinn]

Didn't watch the last game or much of Inter and Barca over the season. But fuck, these two are shit teams. Can't even pass a ball.

[Niall_Quinn]

What a miss - fucking pub stuff.

[Niall_Quinn]

If we don't win this whole thing, we've literally thrown it away.

[Letters]

I think this should be a pel

[Letters]

And it is. :popcorn:

[Niall_Quinn]

So this is an obvious pen. Let's see what they do.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barca. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

They got it right. Only because we aren't there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I thought for quite some time Inter would take care of Barca.

[Niall_Quinn]

It's a good job Barca are unbeatable.

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Didn't watch the last game or much of Inter and Barca over the season. But fuck, these two are shit teams. Can't even pass a ball.

The previous game was the best game of football I've seen this season.

Both team are nervous and overthinking which should be expected seeing as this game means so much.

But like I said earlier, I can't see how we beat this Inter team. They are extremely focused and clearly more cerebral than most teams.

[Niall_Quinn]

I thought for quite some time Inter would take care of Barca.

Yeah, us vs Inter is the obvious final if you judge it on the quality of the teams. Wasn't 100% sure of Inter, but knew they had a defence, and defences win CL ties. We have the best defence of the lot so if we bother to turn up tomorrow it'll be us vs Inter.

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I thought for quite some time Inter would take care of Barca.

I really hoped we'd meet Barca. Might not be as bothered as I thought about what happens tomorrow.

[Niall_Quinn]

The previous game was the best game of football I've seen this season.

Both team are nervous and overthinking which should be expected seeing as this game means so much.

But like I said earlier, I can't see how we beat this Inter team. They are extremely focused and clearly more cerebral than most teams.

Didn't see it. I guess they must have dropped their standards by 100% tonight then.

[Niall_Quinn]

The hype that's poured into these very ordinary Spanish teams is embarrassing.

[Marc Overmars]

They were just in the final the other year so this should come as no surprise.

Don’t really care either way for this anyway seeing as we’ve fucked it up.

[Niall_Quinn]

Henry's disgust for Richards is palpable. And well deserved. I just love people who have infinitely privileged positions and engage in self indulgent shit instead of putting it to some useful purpose. No, I don't have a sense of humour when the Sky sub to watch my team runs up against season ticket prices.

[Niall_Quinn]

The Italians are so good at falling over. They are x100 more convincing that PL or other Euro players. Very polished in their cheating.

[Niall_Quinn]

What a weird looking fuck that Yamal is. What happened to his hair? Wasn't born with that hair. Must use product. A bit you know what.

[HCZ_Reborn]

I always liked Mkhitaryan, but he was slow as fuck for us…so it leads you to question the quality of Inter if he’s a regular starter . They seem good at executing shut outs, and I think if anything Lautaro Martinez is an underrated striker (he’s the striker we should go for in the summer). Very similar to the Inter team of 2010 in style, although I’d say there was more individual quality in that team

Chivu, Samuel, Lucio, Sneijder, Cambiasso, Eto’o

If they get to the final, and I suspect PSG make the final it will be hard to work out who I want to win least. Probably PSG…I think on the whole being owned by a capital investment fund is still not as awful as being owned by the Qataris

[Letters]

2-1! What a volley!

[Niall_Quinn]

WTF was that??? Miles offside and zero defending? Did they know they were all offside? Or are they that bad? Hard to tell. That's worse than our FKs were we all start offside then jostle for an onside spot by trying to pass through a brick wall. Regardless - hilariously incompetent by all.

[Letters]

They were just in the final the other year so this should come as no surprise.

Don’t really care either way for this anyway seeing as we’ve fucked it up.
It’s only 1-0, you fanny!

[Niall_Quinn]

Whoops. I was wrong. Inter CAN'T defend. Bodes well.

[Niall_Quinn]

It’s only 1-0, you fanny!

If we trun up we win 4-1 - there's literally nothing here we should be scared of. All these teams are utter shite, and we're not exactly great, but we aren't utter shite. We have a genuinely good defence when they can be bothered. And every one of these opponents I have seen have no defence, except Inter's intermittent effort.

[Letters]

Holy shit, what a save!

[Niall_Quinn]

That's a fucking incredible save from Ches.

[Niall_Quinn]

Why are Inter committing so many men upfield?

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Extraordinary save from Sommer, but you shouldn't be missing that from there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2 Olmo.

Inter bottle job.

[Niall_Quinn]

Oh it's not Ches, is it? He plays for the poofters. Don't know who that GK is - but fucking great save.

[Letters]

2-2!! Bloody hell!

[HCZ_Reborn]

It’s only 1-0, you fanny!

It’s 1-0 with the second leg away from home. And we’ve already seen at the weekend that our attacking ability is pathetic and our defensive integrity is….compromised.

It would be a tough task if we had everyone available and in good form, we don’t have everyone available and our best players look almost hilariously either unfit or out of form

It’s not technically over, it’s utterly theoretically possible for us to overturn things.

It’s not going to happen though is it?

[Mac76]

Unbelievable, what a game

[Niall_Quinn]

Smelly little cheat Yamal dives for the FK. End up in more Inter suicide defending. This is pure comedy. 2-2.

[Niall_Quinn]

It’s 1-0 with the second leg away from home. And we’ve already seen at the weekend that our attacking ability is pathetic and our defensive integrity is….compromised.

It would be a tough task if we had everyone available and in good form, we don’t have everyone available and our best players look almost hilariously either unfit or out of form m

It’s not technically over, it’s utterly theoretically possible for us to overturn things.

It’s not going to happen though is it?

How can something be utterly theoretical?

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

Well they've done it again....and now I've got to ask just like I did last week after watching the first leg, do we stand a chance against any of these teams with the passion they're playing with?

[HCZ_Reborn]

How can something be utterly theoretical?

A concept like Terraforming is utterly theoretical at this point.

In the case you highlighted, it’s probably just an unnecessary adverb

[Niall_Quinn]

Well they've done it again....and now I've got to ask just like I did last week after watching the first leg, do we stand a chance against any of these teams with the passion they're playing with?

Yeah - because they are shite? The passing you are talking about is happening in acres of space.

[Mac76]

Is anyone else watching this on CBS, that geordie guy is hilarious :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

A concept like Terraforming is utterly theoretical at this point.

In this case it’s probably just an unnecessary adverb

You'd argue this for 15 more messages, wouldn't you? In which case I'm going to say you are probably absolutely right.

[Niall_Quinn]

Is anyone else watching this on CBS, that geordie guy is hilarious :lol:

He's on drugs. But the effect is nice.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Well they've done it again....and now I've got to ask just like I did last week after watching the first leg, do we stand a chance against any of these teams with the passion they're playing with?

Inter very passionately pissed away a two goal lead for the second time in six days

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well they've done it again....and now I've got to ask just like I did last week after watching the first leg, do we stand a chance against any of these teams with the passion they're playing with?

Working out how we win tomorrow is hard enough for now.

I warn you though, if we did make the final, my personality would completely turn around from where I've been over the last 2 weeks.

[Letters]

It’s not going to happen though is it?
Head says no, heart says you never know.
We beat Real in their own back yard, I don’t think tomorrow is the foregone conclusion you do (while acknowledging you are most likely right).

Although it’s all moot as I reckon either of these two would take us to the cleaners.

[HCZ_Reborn]

You'd argue this for 15 more messages, wouldn't you? In which case I'm going to say you are probably absolutely right.

I actually conceded that it was unnecessary

Jesus take the Win man

[Niall_Quinn]

Stream keeps fucking up. Quite irritating.

[Letters]

Pel to Barca!

[Niall_Quinn]

I actually conceded that it was unnecessary

Jesus take the Win man

Why did you say Jesus?

[Letters]

Hmm. Although I think it was outside the area

[Niall_Quinn]

Inter very passionately pissed away a two goal lead for the second time in six days

Their legendary defence (literally) fucked up.

Pen to the woofs.

[Niall_Quinn]

I hate that horrible little diving cunt and his fag hairstyle.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Head says no, heart says you never know.
We beat Real in their own back yard, I don’t think tomorrow is the foregone conclusion you do (while acknowledging you are most likely right).

Although it’s all moot as I reckon either of these two would take us to the cleaners.

It’s not a foregone conclusion

It’s just the factors in play don’t lead me to believe a happy ending is likely or even that plausible

But the absurdly improbable does turn up to confound us

[HCZ_Reborn]

Why did you say Jesus?

What can I say I like apocryphal characters

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm wondering if the corporate pedophiles actually wait to disrupt the stream when big stuff is happening. As soon as the pen given, all streams collapse.

[Niall_Quinn]

What can I say I like apocryphal characters

Yeah, and I like repetitive jokes. Probably why I can stomach Stuart Lee.

[HCZ_Reborn]

I'm wondering if the corporate pedophiles actually wait to disrupt the stream when big stuff is happening. As soon as the pen given, all streams collapse.

Big conspiracies easier to believe than you being in a shit signal area or that you might want to change who you purchase your WiFi from?

[HCZ_Reborn]

Yeah, and I like repetitive jokes. Probably why I can stomach Stuart Lee.

That’s more than I can do

[Niall_Quinn]

Now I'm watching a stream where it's like the pen never happened? Did it happen? What's the score?

[Niall_Quinn]

That’s more than I can do

I need to drink in advance.

[Niall_Quinn]

Big conspiracies easier to believe than you being in a shit signal area or that you might want to change who you purchase your WiFi from?

No, no, no - wifi and connection not the issue. Got that covered. Definitely something to do with pedophilia.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Now I'm watching a stream where it's like the pen never happened? Did it happen? What's the score?

There’s a thing called VAR and it (or more importantly the people watching using the technology because we haven’t granted it sentience yet) overturned the decision

[Niall_Quinn]

Don't tell me this utterly absolute shitshow will go to pens!

[HCZ_Reborn]

No, no, no - wifi and connection not the issue. Got that covered. Definitely something to do with pedophilia.

Look, I don’t want to be a stickler but the discussion about the Catholic Church was on another thread entirely

[Niall_Quinn]

There’s a thing called VAR and it (or more importantly the people watching using the technology because we haven’t granted it sentience yet) overturned the decision

Cool. Missed all that. So the nasty little hairstyle boy didn't profit from his antics. Good to know.

[Niall_Quinn]

Look, I don’t want to be a stickler but the discussion about the Catholic Church was on another thread entirely

Religion covers every aspect of life. It is here, there, everywhere.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Don't tell me this utterly absolute shitshow will go to pens!

Why are you asking us. Even if any of us were part of a dodgy betting syndicate, it’s not like we’d admit it (although that said…it’s hardly like we’d incriminate ourselves given no one comes here)

[HCZ_Reborn]

Religion covers every aspect of life. It is here, there, everywhere.

Religion and Pedophilia

Yes there is a remarkable overlap between the two

[Niall_Quinn]

Fucking streams! Can't even pirate a match. End of days!

[Niall_Quinn]

Why are you asking us. Even if any of us were part of a dodgy betting syndicate, it’s not like we’d admit it (although that said…it’s hardly like we’d incriminate ourselves given no one comes here)

I said DON'T tell me!

[Niall_Quinn]

5-5

Some pretty serious defences on show here.

Honestly boys - here for the taking if our lazy lot can be bothered.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Inter 2-3 Barca, Raphinha.

[Niall_Quinn]

The gunshot wound Spaniards are so funny.

And so disgusting. They make my skin crawl.

[Letters]

3-2 to Barca!!

[Niall_Quinn]

That goal is 100 miles offside.

[Niall_Quinn]

Little diving missy gets the FK again. Inter gifting this.

[Niall_Quinn]

It's kind of bad, in some ways, when Barca can bring on Lewandovski - or whatever his names it - and our striker is Merino. Something probably wrong there.

[Letters]

Yamal smashes the post!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-3 Acerbi! WTF,

[Letters]

3-3!!

Holy shit!!!!

[Mac76]

Jeez :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

The new Neymar. Take of that what you will.

[Marc Overmars]

This is quite mental. What a tie.

[Niall_Quinn]

6-6 LOL

Pure circus. Two absolute shit teams.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

This is great. No one can defend

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

So I ask for the last time, who the fuck do you think we can take between these two ???

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yamal just dropped the Ashes.

[Letters]

Oh Yamal!

[Niall_Quinn]

So we know we can score 6 against either of these shitkickers. Unfortunately we are up against the next best team in this tournament. Better put on a fucking performance tomorrow, then it's plain sailing.

[Letters]

So I ask for the last time, who the fuck do you think we can take between these two ???

We would get absolutely shat on by either of these :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

So I ask for the last time, who the fuck do you think we can take between these two ???

No need to stress because we won’t be finding that out anyway.

[Niall_Quinn]

This is great. No one can defend

I was worried that Inter could. Now I'm pretty relaxed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We would scrote it up, let's be honest.

[Niall_Quinn]

The New Neymar at it again! LOL. What a pile of shit.

[Niall_Quinn]

We would scrote it up, let's be honest.

Well yes - obviously. Just saying, we COULD. If we decided not not to scrote it up.

This is the easiest to win CL in years. Packed with dogshit. You can only wonder about the teams that didn't make it this far.

[Mac76]

What a tie, got to say Acerbi's dumb for getting a yellow after removing his shirt (why do people even do that anyway), if he gets another he'll go down as one of the biggest cretins in football history

My only other question is whether the geordie has any crazy phrases left :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

No need to stress because we won’t be finding that out anyway.

Why not. PSG are shit too - just not as bad as these two. And we can either be great or shit, as we have seen. So 50-50.

[Niall_Quinn]

Whore pundits are pretending 6-6 is the signature of two great teams. Embarrassing, humiliating but lucrative.

[Niall_Quinn]

Seroius question. If we were in this and conceded 6 - would anyone be saying, great performance? We'd be fucking furious.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tie-break. :bow:

[Letters]

Tie-break. :bow:

:lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Is that Geordie commentator actually ejaculating? At another misplaced pass?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Inter 4-3 Barca, Frattesii!

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Is that Geordie commentator actually ejaculating? At another misplaced pass?

Alan Shearer? Probably.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wow, I must be miles behind the actual events.

7 now, conceded by Barca then. How shit is that? Overhyped wankers.

[Niall_Quinn]

These are two of the worst teams I have ever seen. Oh sure, individual prima-donnas aplenty. But TEAMS? Woeful. Imagine conceding SEVEN in a semi! You have to be fucking embarrassed by that. And Inter are hardly any better.