Champions League Thread 2011/12

[Rors]

It's just not right that anything positive done by Messi should be described by Alan 'Ug' McInally...

"You could make the Elgin Marbles sound like a second-hand Datsun, couldn't you Del?"

[Master Splinter]

Pedro fucking everything up .

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bayer Leverkusen 1-3 Barcelona, FT.

Messi.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Salgado says Messi is the best in the world, can't accuse him of bias there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Messi is the top scorer in the Champions League knockout rounds.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Zenit St Petersburg v Benfica, 16, L1, 17:00
AC Milan v Arsenal, 16, L1, 19:45

First match should be a good one. Gaitan.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zenit's pitch looks good.

[Syn]

Will tune in for the Zenit game. Always nice to see their wonderful style of football.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zenit St Petersburg: Zhevnov, Aniukov, Bruno Alves, Lombaerts, Hubocan, Denisov, Zyryanov, Shirokov, Kanunnikov, Kerzhakov, Faitzulin.
Subs: Borodin, Rosina, Huszti, Lukovic, Semak, Bystrov, Cheminava.

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

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zenit 0-1 Benfica, Maxi Pereira! Poor keeping from Zhenov saving Carozo's freekick.