UEFA Champions & Europa League 2014-15 Season Thread

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Champions League Round of 16 Draw

PSG vs Chelsea
Man City vs Barcelona
Bayer Leverkusen vs Atletico Madrid
Juventus vs Dortmund
Schalke vs Real Madrid
Shaktar Donetsk vs Bayern Munich
Arsenal vs Monaco
Basel vs Porto


Arsenal - Monaco
Celtic - Inter Milan
Chelsea - PSG
Everton - Young Boys
Hull - OUT
Liverpool - OUT of CL dropped into Europa League - Besiktas
Man City - Barcelona
Man Utd - Swansea 21st February (It's about as close to European football as your getting this year) 
Tottenham - Fiorentina

[kingraf]

Am I the only one who worries that Duty is betting way too big? Anyway, stuck a bit on Madrid to score over 2.5, and some on Atleti. Dortmund ate impossible to predict as they can switch off, and switch off often, so I've stayed away from that.

[The Special Juan]

Gerrard caught in possession

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Ive gone in on Arsenal big tonight, mainly on -1. Could do with Wolves and Dortmund winning too

[Fernando]

Arsenal 1-0 Galatasaray - Danny Welbeck

[hampo17]

Surprised nobody has mentioned Real Madrid are losing 1-0.

[mystiroakey]

Am I the only one who worries that Duty is betting way too big? Anyway,  stuck a bit on Madrid to score over 2.5, and some on Atleti. Dortmund ate impossible to predict as they can switch off, and switch off often, so I've stayed away from that.

No. I gave him some advice before.

[Duty281]

You have to go relatively big sometimes. Odds like 4/7 for Arsenal to win are silly; even 2/5 would be too generous!

Welbeck!

Madrid still a goal down as well, shocker.

[mystiroakey]

Surprised nobody has mentioned Real Madrid are losing 1-0.

It can allways happen. No point sticking it on your multiple. It only added a point at max anyway.

But for kingraf's benefit . they could go on a charge now they are behind.

[hampo17]

They've missed a penalty as well

[Fernando]

Surprised nobody has mentioned Real Madrid are losing 1-0.

1-1 now - Ronaldo pen

[hampo17]

Second time lucky for him then, need them to win anyway and you'd expect them to now it's level.

[mystiroakey]

Lol to people thinking welbeck wasn't worth 16m.

Buy of the season.

[Fernando]

Arsenal 2-0 Galatasaray - Danny Welbeck

That'll teach you for mocking Madrid Hampo

[hampo17]

[Duty281]

Danny I love you, Danny I do!

[Fernando]

Felipe Melo booked for a 2 footed off the floor tackle

[Fernando]

Galatasaray fans being classy as usual throwing flares on the pitch.

[Duty281]

Welbeck being compared to Henry on the BBC text page.

Just no.

[Fernando]

Arsenal 3-0 Galatasaray - Alexis Sanchez

Yeah that's optimistic Dootie.

That being said both we're basically a winger and joined Arsenal around age 22/23 but that's about as close as it gets

[mystiroakey]

Still a very good player and with the insane prices for players going 16m was a steal.

But no. Not many can be compared to henry.

Maybe he could get close to Ian wright. But henry was exceptional in every department.

[compelling and rich]

Welbeck being compared to Henry on the BBC text page.

Just no.

he's english, he scored two goals. it doesn't take too much for people to get carried away. morrison, kieron dyer, francis jeffers have all been the next best thing at some point

[kingraf]

I really thought the Alice band was an interim thing while Bale was growing his hair for something better. Seems he just has an Alice band.

[mystiroakey]

Morrison has the ability to become a Gaza type. But he has to much baggage. the other two were never serious contenders. No one took them seriously.

[compelling and rich]

markovic really hasn't shown anything so far to justify a 20mil price tag, i know he's young and settling in but for 20mil you'd expect a bit more

[hampo17]

Morrison has the ability to become a Gaza type. But he has to much baggage.

Seems exactly like Gazza then.

[compelling and rich]

Morrison has the ability to become a Gaza type. But he has to much baggage. the other two were never serious contenders. No one took them seriously.

kieron dyer has done more than morrison ever will, no chance morrison will get 30 plus caps for england i doubt he'll play in europe either

[Josiah Maiestas]

Ludogorets bench:

12 Andrianantenaina
mouthfuL!

[mystiroakey]

Morrison has the ability to become a Gaza type. But he has to much baggage. the other two were never serious contenders. No one took them seriously.

kieron dyer has done more than morrison ever will, no chance morrison will get 30 plus caps for england i doubt he'll play in europe either

Yes but he has the ability. The chances of him converting it are slim.

[compelling and rich]

Morrison has the ability to become a Gaza type. But he has to much baggage. the other two were never serious contenders. No one took them seriously.

kieron dyer has done more than morrison ever will, no chance morrison will get 30 plus caps for england i doubt he'll play in europe either

Yes but he has the ability. The chances of him converting it are slim.

ability is nothing without a brain

[Duty281]

Hat-trick for Danny!

[kingraf]

Yes it's only Gala, but this is the best I've seen Arsenal set up this season. Ozil has two runners to put through. Sanchez cutting in taking players out, Wellbeck finishing

[Fernando]

Basel 1-0 Liverpool - Marco Streller

[The Special Juan]

Basel 1-0 Liverpool - Marco Streller

[hampo17]

Kick in the teeth that one as Mignolet does well to save the first header, and then non of the defenders react to the second ball.

[compelling and rich]

wellbeck trying for best signing and it would seem markovic and balotelli trying their best for worse signing

[Fernando]

Kick in the teeth that one as Mignolet does well to save the first header, and then non of the defenders react to the second ball.

Maybe if he didn't crouch down so much he'd have caught it

#NevilleIsAGKCoach

Poor Coutinho he just got called Cleverley

[hampo17]

Kick in the teeth that one as Mignolet does well to save the first header, and then non of the defenders react to the second ball.

Maybe if he didn't crouch down so much he'd have caught it

#NevilleIsAGKCoach

That was some of the dumbest stuff I've heard

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

WELBZ!!!!!

[Duty281]

No surprise on the Basel score; they always seem to cause English sides a variety of problems.

[hampo17]

Coutinho needs to be taken off, haven't been impressed with him at all and think Lallana adds so much more to this team.

[The Special Juan]

WELBZ!!!!!

And suddenly that "dummy" at the weekend is forgotten.

[mystiroakey]

Morrison has the ability to become a Gaza type. But he has to much baggage. the other two were never serious contenders. No one took them seriously.

kieron dyer has done more than morrison ever will, no chance morrison will get 30 plus caps for england i doubt he'll play in europe either

Yes but he has the ability. The chances of him converting it are slim.

ability is nothing without a brain

Very true. But i think he has the football brain(as Gaza did) I just hope west ham are getting him as much help as needed. He needs minders and councellers on his back day in day out. But ultimately its his choice. He could be up for a serious crime charge soon and be sent to jail. He could just waste his life away in the lower leagues and keep up minor crime and thuggish behaviour. Or hopefully he can turn his life around.

[Fernando]

Coutinho needs to be taken off, haven't been impressed with him at all and think Lallana adds so much more to this team.

You'd be sad and play crap too if the commentator called you Cleverley

[hampo17]

Coutinho needs to be taken off, haven't been impressed with him at all and think Lallana adds so much more to this team.

You'd be sad and play crap too if the commentator called you Cleverley

didn't notice that. Alan Smith saying Sterling didn't have much to aim for with the pass to Balotelli, so what you just pass the ball to the CB in that situation?

[hampo17]

Cracking freekick that, some power. Good block on the follow up as well.

[Fernando]

RED CARD
Arsenal 4-0 Galatasaray - Wojciech Szczesny

4-1 - Burak Yilmaz

[Gerry SA]

Raheem Sterling has been exposed without the genius of Luis Suarez. 

Suarez is so good, he makes average players(Sterling and Sturridge) look good. 

Martin Tyler would also have you believe Steven Gerrard is an all time great. He's not. Players like Iniesta, Pirlo and Xavi show how limited Gerrard really is.

[hampo17]

Raheem Sterling has been exposed without the genius of Luis Suarez. 

Sturridge scored numerous goals while Suarez was banned last season, and I'm pretty sure Sterling had a decent world cup without Suarez so as usual Gerry you're talking garbage.

[Gerry SA]

Raheem Sterling has been exposed without the genius of Luis Suarez. 

Sturridge scored numerous goals while Suarez was banned last season, and I'm pretty sure Sterling had a decent world cup without Suarez so as usual Gerry you're talking garbage.

Outstanding World Cup?

England didn't win a game.

[hampo17]

Raheem Sterling has been exposed without the genius of Luis Suarez. 

Sturridge scored numerous goals while Suarez was banned last season, and I'm pretty sure Sterling had a decent world cup without Suarez so as usual Gerry you're talking garbage.

Outstanding World Cup?

England didn't win a game.

I said decent, but don't let that cloud your judgement and there are ten other players on the field

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