UEFA Champions & Europa League 2014-15 Season Thread

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Messi is no Harry Kane.

[monty junior]

You probably are right John but i still feel Monaco are better than they showed. The problem that often comes up when you win an away leg comfortably teams don't know whether to attack or defend in the second leg and usually do neither so they leave themselves exposed to a comeback, it's happened to Bayern, Real Madrid last week but Monaco are nowhere near as good as the others there problem was they played for the counter attack like in London but unlike at the Emirates never broke with any numbers whatsoever giving the ball away and inviting pressure. Having said that they'll go out next round but they've done well to get to the last 8 in their first CL campaign in like 14 years.

[Fernando]

Atletico vs Leverkusen heading to Pens

[Guest]

be terrible if leverkusen win on pens. if porto/leverkusen/monaco are in qf & then real get bayern, would be terrible for competiton.

[Fernando]

Well this is Poopie pens 0-0 after one.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Keeper stands up! No keeper ever does that!

[Crimey]

Leverkusen have matched Atletico to be fair. 

Arsenal should have been beating Monaco, they messed up big time in that first leg. Even a 2-1 win would have been recoverable.

[Crimey]

Both those pens were awful, the keeper totally fooled the Leverkusen penalty taker.

[Fernando]

1-1 after 2

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Scholes was right. Arsenal turned up and showed how much better than Monaco they are. But they screwed themselves in the first leg

[Steffan]

I wanted Arsenal to do well because of Rambo. Only English team I ever really cheer for in Europe. I hope Barca go on and win it now

[Fernando]

Atleti 2-1 up after 3 shocking pen from Levekusen

[Crimey]

What the hell was he doing?

[Fernando]

No idea Awful run up

2-2 after 4 - Koke missed for Atleti

[Crimey]

Those nets seem really deep.

[Crimey]

Torres is supposed to be bad at penalties.

[Fernando]

Atletico are through after Kiessling skies it.

I thought German's were good at pens cos they were fking awful.

[Crimey]

That was genuinely the worst set of penalties from a team I have ever seen. Getting it on target should be the bare minimum.

[monty junior]

Some absolutely terrible penalties especially by Leverkusen, 3 over the bar 

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

That was genuinely the worst set of penalties from a team I have ever seen. Getting it on target should be the bare minimum.

They weren't even close either - pub teams could do better!

[Guest]

Calhanoglu's effort up there with Diana Ross World Cup USA 1994

[monty junior]

To be fair Kiessling is not a particularly clean striker of the ball and Toprak is just a big plodding centre back, why didn't  Bellerabi put himself forward. Expensive mistake!

[monty junior]

Calhanoglu's effort up there with Diana Ross World Cup USA 1994

[hampo17]

Let's see if I can copy and paste better than Nando

Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen, Alves, Alba, Piqué, Mathieu, Mascherano, Rakitic, Iniesta, Suárez, Messi, Neymar.

Manchester City XI: Hart, Sagna, Kolarov, Kompany, Demichelis, Toure, Nasri, Fernandinho, Milner, Silva, Aguero.

[Fernando]

Where's the subs?

#HalfAJobHampo

[hampo17]

BBC don't do subs

[Fernando]

If i managed to get them from the BBC you can too Your doing a worse job then me so far

[monty junior]

Two great games tonight 

[Hammersmith harrier]

Let's see if I can copy and paste better than Nando

Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen, Alves, Alba, Piqué, Mathieu, Mascherano, Rakitic, Iniesta, Suárez, Messi, Neymar.

Manchester City XI: Hart, Sagna, Kolarov, Kompany, Demichelis, Toure, Nasri, Fernandinho, Milner, Silva, Aguero.

You look at that Barca midfield and defence thinking City should just go bulls out on the attack, it's there for the Tak3n.

[hampo17]

If i managed to get them from the BBC you can too Your doing a worse job then me so far

In fairness, you just copied the starting line up twice

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Get them bulls out

[hampo17]

I've backed City to win in a 5 fold tonight, along with Fulham, Celtic, Juventus and Notts Forest. £5 returns over £500. The City result really bumped up the odds.

[Fernando]

If i managed to get them from the BBC you can too Your doing a worse job then me so far

In fairness, you just copied the starting line up twice

I rectified that situation You just slacking like a scouser on JSA

[Hammersmith harrier]

Let's see if I can copy and paste better than Nando

Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen, Alves, Alba, Piqué, Mathieu, Mascherano, Rakitic, Iniesta, Suárez, Messi, Neymar.

Manchester City XI: Hart, Sagna, Kolarov, Kompany, Demichelis, Toure, Nasri, Fernandinho, Milner, Silva, Aguero.

You look at that Barca midfield and defence thinking City should just go balls out on the attack, it's there for the taking.

[mystiroakey]

7/1 bump on.

I have them as well

[hampo17]

If i managed to get them from the BBC you can too Your doing a worse job then me so far

In fairness, you just copied the starting line up twice

I rectified that situation You just slacking like a scouser on JSA

It's ESA these days

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Let's see if I can copy and paste better than Nando

Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen, Alves, Alba, Piqué, Mathieu, Mascherano, Rakitic, Iniesta, Suárez, Messi, Neymar.

Manchester City XI: Hart, Sagna, Kolarov, Kompany, Demichelis, Toure, Nasri, Fernandinho, Milner, Silva, Aguero.

You look at that Barca midfield and defence thinking City should just go balls out on the attack, it's there for the taking.

You're looking for the edit button, HH

[mystiroakey]

They have zero to lose and Toure back. I hope they don't go into their shells. There have more than enough to get chances against barca.

[hampo17]

Juve 1 up

[kingraf]

Barca aren't particularly great at the back, and they've been edgy at home, but I think if they can get a 15-20 minute tika taka session, City will fade and focus on finishing fourth, or second or whatever it is they have left to fight for this season (Pocchetino's job?)

[Hammersmith harrier]

Let's see if I can copy and paste better than Nando

Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen, Alves, Alba, Piqué, Mathieu, Mascherano, Rakitic, Iniesta, Suárez, Messi, Neymar.

Manchester City XI: Hart, Sagna, Kolarov, Kompany, Demichelis, Toure, Nasri, Fernandinho, Milner, Silva, Aguero.

You look at that Barca midfield and defence thinking City should just go balls out on the attack, it's there for the taking.

You're looking for the edit button, HH

I know, trying to be conspicuous and made it even more obvious, a and u are fairly close on a keyboard

[Fernando]

Neymar hits the post as Kompany loitering on the ball gets pinched by Alves who played him in

[Hammersmith harrier]

Barca aren't particularly great at the back, and they've been edgy at home, but I think if they can get a 15-20 minute tika taka session, City will fade and focus on finishing fourth, or second or whatever it is they have left to fight for this season (Pocchetino's job?)

Don't think they'll be fighting for the Spurs boss to keep his job Raf.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

They might really like him

[kingraf]

No idea what happened there. Meant the MP, Pellegrini. Mental exhaustion because I'm actually expected to in over time nowadays I suppose

[Fernando]

Fernandinho booked for Citeh, Barely any contact and was 1st foul.

[kingraf]

Okay, but has Fernando committed any fouls yet?
#Symbiosis

[Fernando]

He's not on the pitch Raf He may be on the bench but we shall never know as Hampo is lazy

Kolarov booked

[mystiroakey]

What just happened there.

Did the tv replay change the decision of the corner!!

[Fernando]

David Silva booked - fussy ref

[Fernando]

Barcelona 1-0 Citeh - Ivan Rakitic - Messi put it on a plate.

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