Champions League Thread 2013/14

[hobson's choice]

I expect UEFA will do it's best tomorrow to make sure Athletico and United don't go through, and of course, I suspect Madrid and Barca will conveniently avoid each other in the semis

[Niall_Quinn]

I suspect Madrid and Barca will conveniently avoid each other in the semis

Very cynical indeed. And true.

[Master Splinter]

This was inevitable as soon as Chelsea got the first goal. PSG were negative all night and Blanc did a WUMger by trying to go all out defensive at the end when it clearly doesn't suit his players. Taking Lavezzi off?! FFS. Pastore also offers nothing (last week aside). Awful stuff from everyone involved with PSG. Chelsea fully deserved it.

Fucking Cavani though topped it off. He's shit for U R Gay too. Needs to go back to Napoli. Also, Lucas is what Theo was supposed to be back when he was just pace and no football brain. At least Theo had the excuse of not being overly gifted and not costing £98 million.

[fakeyank]

"I didn't go to the corner flag to celebrate. I went to tell them the changes we had to make. There were three minutes plus extra-time left and the way we were playing was too risky.
"I wanted Demba Ba to play in front of the defenders and Fernando Torres to defend Maxwell. I tried to use them in different jobs.
"I think we did enough at beginning of the second-half to score before we did. The contradiction of what they (PSG) are and what they wanted to do. In the second-half it was pure ball possession. But it was difficult for us to penetrate. We did it in training yesterday, with three different systems, all of which we used. The players knew what they had to do. Demba Ba made a crucial finish for us.
"It was very much deserved that the team that tried to defend was punished. The team that played with their heart deserved to go through."

Mou's reaction after the match. First, let me say that I despise him as a human being. Second, I want to point out how different he is tactically to our manager. He just seems to plan it all... plan A, B, C, D, E. We do not have anything remotely close to that... forget plan B, we dont seem to even have a Plan A these days!

[BlindFaith_8]

As much as it pains to say this, but I actually enjoyed watching Chelsea tonight. I thought they showed hunger, desire, passion and above all 1000% commitment, and you could see they were putting a double shift for their manager. Just a shame our players dont play with the same intensity and passion. I hope Wenger was watching that game as he would have learned that an active manager who applies tactics and is bold to make changes as and when required can change games. I do envy Chelsea fans as they never cease to have an exciting end to a season were us poor fuckers have had the same dross season ending in January/February for the past 10 years.

[Munchies]

FFS Cavani.

Probably be:
Bayern
Madrid
Chelsea
Barca

Wouldn't mind Madrid/Chelsea

[adzzzbatch]

Oh look when we crumble on the big stage the likes off chelski manage to step up. It wouldn't surprise me if united go against the odds and go through tonight as well

[Ernesto]

Surely they can't win it....can they?

I believe the most reliable, sure-fire way of ensuring a non-Chelsea win is if they draw Barca in the SF. Even the most absurd slices of luck awarded to Chelsea should be evened out by the sheer abundance of goal-scoring opportunities Barca create..

[Marc Overmars]

They're better now than they were in 2012, so you never know. I'll never take anything for granted again after that disgusting year.

[Munchies]

Their team is pretty good at keeping their shape and defending well for most of the game.

All they need to do is nick an away goal, park the bus, and wait for the home game.

I wouldn't be surprised if they reach the final again.