Real Football (Soccer to you Yanks) Thread

[Springsteen]

Van Persie scores that chance, Arsenal go through I think. But if that Milan player scores Milan go through, those are the margins.

 

[porterjack]

If you offered wenger the chance to be in a one goal game he would have bitten your hand

 

[Springsteen]

Had you given Wenger 3-0 at half time he'd have let you shag his wife and have first dibs on his daughter, but the second half performance needed to be there too, and it wasn't. Chamberlain was injured in the second half which affected it a bit but I don't think they played anywhere near as well as a team in the second half, Milan came back into it and should have scored. They tired after the hour and after that you never saw them scoring really.

 

[TGLucario475]

Credit to Arsenal for trying to get back into the game, and do the impossible.

 

[Springsteen]

Lionel Messi makes Champions League history with 5 goals in Barcelona's 7-1 demolition of Bayer Leverkusen. Tello got the other 2. It was like watching an exhibition of the finest works of art in the world.

 

[Springsteen]

APOEL vs Lyon on a shoot out now after a 1-1 draw on aggregate.

Lyon lead 1-0 on penalties. Kallstrom.

Ailton 1-1

Lisandro just makes it 2-1

Nuno Morais 2-2.

I want APOEL to win this

Gomis for Lyon....3-2

Alexandrou now for APOEL. Good penalty, 3-3.

Yes, Lyon miss the fourth.

4-3 APOEL, so close now.

Bastos has to score and.....HE MISSES!

APOEL go through, If Barcelona can't win the Champions League this year, i want APOEL to win it.

 

[Zorak]

Lionel Messi makes Champions League history with 5 goals in Barcelona's 7-1 demolition of Bayer Leverkusen. Tello got the other 2. It was like watching an exhibition of the finest works of art in the world.

They were immense.

Although the Bayer keeper deserves a mention for helping that score line.

 

[Springsteen]

The inconsiderate twat stopped Tello from getting his hat trick.

We play Bilbao tonight in the Europa League, should be a good game, opportunity for a couple of fringe players. I'm more looking forward to the second leg in San Mames I love that stadium.

I'd go....

--------------------------------Amos------------------------------------
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Rafael----------Evans--------------------Jones-------------------Fabio---

Nani------------Cleverley-------------Anderson-----------------Young---
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-------- Berbatov--------------Chicarito---------------------------

 

[skyblue]

messi is behind only pele in the all time greats

 

[TGLucario475]

Apolo for the final! :O

 

[Springsteen]

Lost 2-3 to Bilbao. Not a very good performance but on the plus side it looks like we're out of this dogshit tournament. Bilbao were very good, always attacking. Their second was offside but considering they had a lot more shots there's no reason to blame that on us losing, as well as Rafael not attempting to win the ball right at the end which cost us the third.

 

[TGLucario475]

I honestly think Fergie should take the Europa League seriously as then he'll still get a trophy from it and a potential extra trophy in August.

 

[skyblue]

brum at home today,the judas money grabbing sex pest marlon kings bound to score

 

[Springsteen]

Bayern Munich show ruthless efficency to beat Basle 7-0 (and 7-1 on aggregate) to qualify for the Quarter Finals of the Champions League, along with Marseille who lost 2-1 to Inter in the San Siro but went through on away goals. Tale of two really given both Bayern and Inter lost the away legs 1-0, but Bayern made sure they went through while Inter were caught by the ultimate sucker punch. It's shaping up nicely though with Barcelona, AC Milan, APOEL, Benfica, Bayern and Marseille through. I expect Real Madrid to get past CSKA tomorrow, while hopefully Napoli do.

 

[Zorak]

I'd rather have at least one English team in the champs league, even of it is chelsea

 

[TGLucario475]

I doubt Chelsea will get through.

 

[Zorak]

Napoli are good. But Naples has always been a hard place to go. A very, very intimidating place to go play football. So 3-1 is not that bad a result. That away goal will be crucial.

 

[Springsteen]

If Chelsea can keep a clean sheet they'll qualify, because I don't see Napoli not conceding two goals if Chelsea put their minds to it. But I personally can't see them keeping that clean sheetbecause of Napoli being good up front and with pace. It'll be a good game though. Sharp contrast with the Real Madrid/CSKA game, where Real will probably win about 3 or 4-0.

 

[Springsteen]

Chelsea sneak through 4-1 on aggregate, Napoli with better finishing may have made it through, but Chelsea scored more, cheated a hell of a lot at times, especially Drogba. Let's hope a better side knocks them out in the quarters, dirty scruffy chavvy rentie cunts.

Real Madrid comfortable swept aside CSKA 4-1, Benzema, Higuain and a Ronaldo double saw to that.

 

[porterjack]

Good that a Brit team is thru