Champions League Thread 2011/12

[Syn]

Dunno what the best game to watch will be. Ultimately it'll probably be out of my hands but I'd quite like to see how Miyaichi gets on against the spuds. But the big screen will prolly be showing the the Chelsea bulldozer crushing those dirty, cheating foreigners in their own greasy backyard. 1-2 (Lampsy, Didierbhai). Because certain players. We don't like. To not play.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think APOEL might win the first leg. They'll get annihilated in the second of course. Granted this could be as accurate as my Torres to score against the Spuds prediction.

[Cripps_orig]

Think Real will win both legs

Just hope for their sake APOEL keep it respectable

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Honest Frank, Drogba and Essien aren't starting.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Maybe they've had a falling out with the Big Man.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Or he wants all the glory to himself.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Benfica: Artur Moraes, Maxi Pereira, Luisao, Jardel, Emerson, Aimar, Javi Garcia, Bruno Cesar, Witsel, Gaitan, Cardozo.
Subs: Eduardo, Nolito, Nelson Oliveira, Rodrigo Moreno, Matic, Miguel Vitor, Saviola.

Chelsea: Cech, Ferreira, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Meireles, Mata, Mikel, Kalou, Torres.
Subs: Turnbull, Essien, Lampard, Drogba, Bosingwa, Sturridge, Cahill.

Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

Gaitan.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Souness, Hoddle and Jamie are pitchside.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Apoel Nicosia: Chiotis, Poursaitides, Marcelo Oliveira, Paulo Jorge, Boaventura, Morais, Pinto, Charalambidis, Trickovski, Alexandrou, Almeida. Subs: Urko, Kaka, Solari, Adorno, Helder Sousa, Solomou, Marcinho.

Real Madrid: Casillas, Arbeloa, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Fabio Coentrao, Khedira, Sahin, Benzema, Ozil, Ronaldo, Higuain. Subs: Adan, Kaka, Granero, Marcelo, Altintop, Albiol, Varane.

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

0-7?

[Marc Overmars]

Good tactics. Get beaten here which causes a media uproar from the Old Boys chummy mates, then come back for the 2nd leg and "prove" they've still got what it takes ala Napoli.