UEFA Champions & Europa League 2014-15 Season Thread

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Messi is no Harry Kane.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

There's nothing in there that Chelsea are doing now that Ferguson's United didn't do

[Duty281]

I'm a tad confused over the media reaction.

First, they act as though Chelsea are the only team in history to ever surround the referee. It is not something I like to see, but it does usually happen with such incidents.

Secondly, the media seem to be thinking that the actions of the Chelsea players influenced the referee in someway. It really didn't, he was reaching for the red straight away.

[Fernando]

Monaco: Subasic, Fabinho, Wallace, Abdennour, Kurzawa, Toulalan, Moutinho, Kondogbia, Dirar, Martial, Berbatov

Subs: Stekelenburg, Carvalho, Elderson, Touré, Matheus, Silva, Carrasco

Arsenal: Ospina, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Welbeck, Ozil, Alexis, Giroud

Subs: Szczesny, Gibbs, Gabriel, Chambers, Ramsey, Flamini, Walcott

[hampo17]

Monaco: Subasic, Fabinho, Wallace, Abdennour, Kurzawa, Toulalan, Moutinho, Kondogbia, Dirar, Martial, Berbatov

Subs: Subasic, Fabinho, Wallace, Abdennour, Kurzawa, Toulalan, Moutinho, Kondogbia, Dirar, Martial, Berbatov

Arsenal: Ospina, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Welbeck, Ozil, Alexis, Giroud

Subs: Szczesny, Gibbs, Gabriel, Chambers, Ramsey, Flamini, Walcott  

Monaco are using the same players on the bench as the starting line up

[Fernando]

Well my copy & paste failed

[Fernando]

Sorted

[Duty281]

Walcott should have started.

Like that game against Milan all those years ago, when Arsenal were four down after the first leg (I think), they drew upon pace, pace and pace to unsettle the opposition defence.

Can't see Welbeck or Cazorla having the same effect, but I hope to be wrong!

[Guest]

Monaco are likely to sit deep & counter anyway, given their lead, so the space Theo requires, just would not be there. I know you have a hard on for Theo, so it's a good job Wenger is making the decisions tonight.

[Hammersmith harrier]

Theo always seems to be the answer but the truth is he's only ever the answer in a stretched game, he doesn't have the guile to impact on a compact defence.

[Fernando]

Monaco 1st to everything so far if that continues be lucky to draw

[Fernando]

What kind of cowpat offside rule is that If a defender heads the ball back to the keeper non deliberately it's still offside

[Fernando]

Atletico 1-0 Leverkusen (1-1 on agg) Mario Suarez

[hampo17]

What kind of cowpat offside rule is that If a defender heads the ball back to the keeper non deliberately it's still offside

I wondered that, I'd have thought it would have to come off an Arsenal head first and then be a deflection but it appeared to come straight off the Monaco player.

[Fernando]

Arsenal 1-0 - Olivier Giroud

It did come off the Monaco player but it's still offside due to it being not deliberate apparently

[Fernando]

Well that's some cracking defending by Abendenour

[hampo17]

Arsenal 1-0 - Olivier Giroud

It did come off the Monaco player but it's still offside due to it being not deliberate apparently

Yeah I know it's still offside, but surely in that situation an Arsenal player would need to header the ball while Kos was in an offside position, that didn't happen so surely it's not offside.

[Fernando]

Alexis booked for an obvious dive.

[monty junior]

Every single foul against Arsenal Giroud just runs over to moan even when it's clear as day. Just a waste of time!

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Alexis booked for an obvious dive.

Was a penno everyday of the week

[mystiroakey]

Ermm. Could have had more..

But good performance bar that first ten

[Fernando]

HT Monaco 0-1 Arsenal

Welbeck whipped a ball in and deflected up and hit Giroud in the gut and safely lands in keepers hands from 6 yards. Getting closer tho.

[GSC]

Cant wait until the papers are scapegoating Ozil for swapping shirts at half time tomorrow

[Fernando]

Yeah you can 100% guarantee that will happen It's a shame as he's played quite well.

[GSC]

https://twitter.com/paddypower/status/577932520827781120

[Guest]

who cares? he certainly won't

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

It literally means nothing

[GSC]

Of course it doesn't.

Doesn't mean it wont be Daily Mail Ozil Hate Train ep 675

[Fernando]

Martial off for Carrasco for Monaco

Looks like we're going for our going out on Away Goals route here

[Fernando]

Coquelin off Ramsey on.

[Fernando]

Bernardo(es) on for Berba

[Fernando]

Theo on for Welbeck

Shall see if Dootie is correct.

[Fernando]

Arsenal 2-0 - Aaron Ramsey

11 mins to go

My 2-0 away goal defeat is on

I know Arsenal too well

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

This ref is absolute pony

[Fernando]

Kieran Gibbs on for Nacho Monreal

Attacking LB time

[monty junior]

Monaco have played a dumb dumb match! Arsenal will have a chance in the next ten minutes.

[Fernando]

It's just been and gone Monty was great save tho.

[Fernando]

Dirar off for Elderson

[Fernando]

5 added mins - crikey that's alot

[monty junior]

Ozil has been excellent tonight. 

Where did they get 5 minutes from 

[Fernando]

It's pathetic with 5 added mins to go the only one who wants the ball is Ozil. It's no you have it no you have it.

[Fernando]

FT Monaco 0-2 Arsenal

Out on Away Goals as predicted

[Fernando]

Atletico & Leverkusen going to Extra Time.

[Guest]

Monaco have played a dumb dumb match

Because they're are an average side. Arsenal going out to this lot is embarrassing. Monaco will be annihilated in the next round, no doubt.

[Hammersmith harrier]

Monaco have played a dumb dumb match

Because they're are an average side. Arsenal going out to this lot is embarrassing. Monaco will be annihilated in the next round, no doubt.

It's probably true to be honest, Monaco had the easiest of the groups to progress from which enhanced their stats but they're not a top team by any stretch of the imagination. Chelsea and Arsenal should not be getting knocked out by the French pair.

[Guest]

Ozil was excellent, Arsenal were this, Arsenal were that..........3 weeks too late. Au Revoir Arsenal for another season. Arsenal showed up & showed how average this Monaco side is.

Typical Arsenal

[Duty281]

Arsenal too slow for the large part, not a great deal of movement, and struggled to get the required width necessary to stretch and pick apart a Hodgson-esque level of compactness in defence.

Changes made too late, mostly. Referee out of his depth (shouldn't Sanchez have been sent off in the second half, going by the referee's earlier interpretation of the laws of the game).

Darling, super, gorgeous, sweet Theo not given enough time to impact the game, and was then played (mostly) in a central position rather than out wide.

Monaco trapped in a negative mindset and were very dour all game.

Arsenal will regret not going through - this was one for the taking.

[Guest]

Arsenal too slow for the large part, not a great deal of movement, and struggled to get the required width necessary to stretch and pick apart a Hodgson-esque level of compactness in defence.

Changes made too late, mostly. Referee out of his depth (shouldn't Sanchez have been sent off in the second half, going by the referee's earlier interpretation of the laws of the game).

Darling, super, gorgeous, sweet Theo not given enough time to impact the game, and was then played (mostly) in a central position rather than out wide.

All completely irrelevant. Arsenal won the game 2-0.

The part which determined the outcome of this tie, happened three weeks ago. Giroud's awful display & a woeful backline performance are the reason an average French side has progressed.

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Lumping all my winnings tonight on Leverkusen to go through here

[Duty281]

True, John, true, but they could have rescued it tonight if they were a little bolder.

[GSC]

I'm not a fan of away goals tbh. Feel it rewards team for trying to do a smash and grab away and cling on at home. Not relevant here but a thought

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