Champions League 2019/20

[Footballfirst]

7 minutes ago, milky_26 said:

that is due to another EL game being played near by tomorrow to help alleviate traffic

The early k.o. was also to avoid clashing with the reserved slots for the CL games.

[milky_26]

7 minutes ago, Footballfirst said:

The early k.o. was also to avoid clashing with the reserved slots for the CL games.

yes that as well 

[Mikey1874]

Hopefully both sides qualify 

 

 

Edited November 6, 2019 by Mikey1874

[Iamborg]

Great play and goal from Juve . 

[CJGJ]

If only...a licence print money had we all taken the gamble

 

Robert Lewandowski has scored in EVERY #UCL & Bundesliga game this season for Bayern (20 goals, 14 games)

 

Good goal .. Sterling for Manchester City

[Newton51]

Can’t believe Ramos didn’t let young Rodrigo take the penalty to get his hat trick and has the cheek to do a panenka 

[Tazio]

Hilarious goal from Spurs there. 

[Mikey1874]

1 minute ago, Tazio said:

Hilarious goal from Spurs there. 

 

Brilliant 

 

 

[Iamborg]

1 minute ago, Tazio said:

Hilarious goal from Spurs there. 

Yeah , the ball went in eventually ! 

[Mauricio Pinilla]

Var used almost perfectly in the city game. Took too long but definitely the correct decision. Jesus with literally the worst penalty of all time though. Sometimes looks like he can't kick a ball properly. 

[Newton51]

Just now, Mauricio Pinilla said:

Var used almost perfectly in the city game. Took too long but definitely the correct decision. Jesus with literally the worst penalty of all time though. Sometimes looks like he can't kick a ball properly. 

Shocker of a penalty! Even if it was on target even a hearts keeper would have saved it

[farin]

 

Cue the benny hill music. 😄

 

 

[Stephane Grappelli]

Rodrygo looks a player and a half.

[Tazio]

2 minutes ago, Stephane Grappelli said:

Rodrygo looks a player and a half.

Stevie Fulton looked like 2 players towards the end of his career. 

[Footballfirst]

Man City onto their third keeper of the night, Kyle Walker.

[CJGJ]

City keeper sent off and with no reserve goalie Kyle Walker goes in goals..about 5 mins to get it sorted out re  VAR etc

 

They had already lost their keeper at half time with an injury and Bravo now off..still 1-1

 

Spurs 4-0 up away

Edited November 6, 2019 by CJGJ

[Footballfirst]

The Atalanta player definitely dived, but the way that Bravo slid out did make the striker take evasive action, so perhaps the foul was justified.  If it was deemed a foul by Bravo then, by where and how it happened, it had to be a red card.

Edited November 6, 2019 by Footballfirst

[VALDOS']

The division in the CL is almost making the group stages pointless, stop seeding teams and have a big free for all, it would be far more exciting. 

Edited November 6, 2019 by VALDOS'

[FruitJuice]

10 minutes ago, VALDOS' said:

The division in the CL is almost making the group stages pointless, stop seeding teams and have a big free for all, it would be far more exciting. 

That would mean a fairer share of the money for clubs.  Sadly not a chance.  

[Footballfirst]

In the other game in Man City's group two late goals by Shakhtar against D Zagreb, could be vital for Scotland's coefficient and retaining a place in the EL from 2021 onwards.

 

D Zagreb was 3-1 up well into stoppage time but ended up drawing 3-3. Had they held on to win they would have been big favourites to progress to the knockout stage and get bonus coefficient points as a result. Now with the draw, they are level with Shakhtar, who have the better head to head record by away goals.

 

Croatia is one of the countries that Scotland needs to surpass over the rest of the European campaign. 

[Jap Jambo]

2 hours ago, Tazio said:

Stevie Fulton looked like 2 players towards the end of his career. 

 

lol - was never going to be a model but a decent player nonetheless...

[Coburg Hearts]

14 hours ago, SectionDJambo said:

Just saw the Ajax handball incident. I thought the new protocol was as long as players maintained a “natural” shape, a handball would not be given as a free kick or penalty. The Ajax player has his hands by his side and doesn’t seem to move his left hand towards the ball. 
Quite how the referee could give a penalty and a second yellow card is mystery, given the understood rule. Maybe I’m wrong, though.

We can only imagine the reaction of the English media if this had happened to a Chelsea defender.

The English media that I listened to agreed with every word you said, apart from your final sentence.

[jack D and coke]

12 hours ago, Mauricio Pinilla said:

Var used almost perfectly in the city game. Took too long but definitely the correct decision. Jesus with literally the worst penalty of all time though. Sometimes looks like he can't kick a ball properly. 

Except for the Bravo incident. 
It’s hard to believe anyone can watch that in slow motion and still send him off. 
The forward should’ve got the red card imo. 

[jack D and coke]

11 hours ago, Footballfirst said:

The Atalanta player definitely dived, but the way that Bravo slid out did make the striker take evasive action, so perhaps the foul was justified.  If it was deemed a foul by Bravo then, by where and how it happened, it had to be a red card.

Aw cmon man?! He dragged his leg and went down like a sack of spuds. Never a foul in your life. 
I hoped VAR would see an end to this kind of cheating. Sadly not. 

[ri Alban]

49 minutes ago, jack D and coke said:

Aw cmon man?! He dragged his leg and went down like a sack of spuds. Never a foul in your life. 
I hoped VAR would see an end to this kind of cheating. Sadly not. 

You should have gone to Specsavers.

[jack D and coke]

30 minutes ago, ri Alban said:

You should have gone to Specsavers.

Au contraire pal  
Watching replays of that and thinking that’s a foul is ludicrous. 
Didn’t touch him, barely made him change any direction whatsoever, drags his leg into the smallest of contact and goes down. 
Im glad it eventually went against them. 
The cheating twat wouldve scored if he’d stayed on his feet. 

[Nookie Bear]

14 hours ago, CJGJ said:

City keeper sent off and with no reserve goalie Kyle Walker goes in goals..about 5 mins to get it sorted out re  VAR etc

 

They had already lost their keeper at half time with an injury and Bravo now off..still 1-1

 

Spurs 4-0 up away

 

I was sad enough to rewind and noticed it took 7 minutes from the foul to when the free kick was taken. The ref added 7 minutes additionakl time.

 

Timekeeping needs taken out of the referees hands.

[Stephane Grappelli]

21 hours ago, Tazio said:

Stevie Fulton looked like 2 players towards the end of his career. 

 

Fair point.

[Cory McNamara]

It's amazing how strong German teams are. Second half for them is a time when they play faster and even more aggressively. Leipzig, Bayer.

Great physical display.

 

Last 15-20 minutes is such an important thing.

[Smith's right boot]

1 hour ago, Cory McNamara said:

It's amazing how strong German teams are. Second half for them is a time when they play faster and even more aggressively. Leipzig, Bayer.

Great physical display.

 

Last 15-20 minutes is such an important thing.

 

 

It's like "making love". 

First hour or so is not that important, the last 15-20 mins is the important part. 

 

 

[CJGJ]

BT Sport appear to have won the bid to show seasons 2021 onward for another 3 years

[Mikey1874]

13 hours ago, CJGJ said:

BT Sport appear to have won the bid to show seasons 2021 onward for another 3 years

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50431476

[Morgan]

Tuesday 26th November 2019

 

Real Madrid v PSG

Tottenham Hotspur v Olympiakos

Manchester City v Shakhtar Donetsk

Juventus v Atletico Madrid

Galatasaray v Club Bruges

Lokomotiv Moscow v Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Red Star Belgrade v Bayern Munich

Atalanta v Dinamo Zagreb

 

 

I’m going for wins for Spurs, City, Juve, Munich and Atalanta with draws in the Madrid game, the Galatasaray game and in the Lokomotiv Moscow game.

 

 

[Thommo414]

5 minutes ago, Morgan said:

Tuesday 26th November 2019

 

Real Madrid v PSG

Tottenham Hotspur v Olympiakos

Manchester City v Shakhtar Donetsk

Juventus v Atletico Madrid

Galatasaray v Club Bruges

Lokomotiv Moscow v Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Red Star Belgrade v Bayern Munich

Atalanta v Dinamo Zagreb

 

 

I’m going for wins for Spurs, City, Juve, Munich and Atalanta with draws in the Madrid game, the Galatasaray game and in the Lokomotiv Moscow game.

 

 

Didn't know there was a card tonight. 

 

 

I'll have PSG, Spurs, City, Juve, Munich, Atalanta, Bayer and a draw in the Galatasaray game

[Morgan]

1 minute ago, Thommo414 said:

Didn't know there was a card tonight. 

 

 

I'll have PSG, Spurs, City, Juve, Munich, Atalanta, Bayer and a draw in the Galatasaray game

Betcha, betcha!!

 

 

[Morgan]

Four more goals for the best striker in the world - Lewandowski.  

 

 

[CJGJ]

23 minutes ago, Morgan said:

Four more goals for the best striker in the world - Lewandowski.  

 

 

Wouldn't get a game for Liverpool up front

 

But he is a very good player

[AlimOzturk]

28 minutes ago, CJGJ said:

Wouldn't get a game for Liverpool up front

 

But he is a very good player

 

He is a better player than Salah. 

[Morgan]

Wednesday 27th November 2019

 

KRC Genk v FC Red Bull Salzburg

Liverpool v Napoli

Barcelona v Borussia Dortmund

Slavia Prague v Inter Milan

Zenit St Petersburg v Lyon

RB Leipzig v Benfica

Valencia v Chelsea

Lille v Ajax

 

 

Tonight I’m going for wins for Liverpool, Barca, Inter, Zenit, Benfica and Ajax with draws in the Genk game and in the Chelsea game.

[CloustonHMFC]

14 hours ago, AlimOzturk said:

 

He is a better player than Salah. 

They’re two different players. Can’t compare them. 

[Morgan]

8 minutes ago, DarioHMFC said:

They’re two different players. Can’t compare them. 

Agreed.

 

I’d far rather have Lewandowski out of the two, however.

[CloustonHMFC]

7 minutes ago, Morgan said:

Agreed.

 

I’d far rather have Lewandowski out of the two, however.

Agreed in sense that Lewandowski is a natural born striker. He scores goals for fun. I would disagree with certain team examples, Liverpool for example. However Lewandowski as the man in the middle with Salah and Mané on the wing and Firmino just behind him would be phenomenal. I wouldn’t swap Lewandowski for Salah out of the current set up though. 

Edited November 27, 2019 by DarioHMFC

[milky_26]

3 hours ago, Morgan said:

Wednesday 27th November 2019

 

KRC Genk v FC Red Bull Salzburg

Liverpool v Napoli

Barcelona v Borussia Dortmund

Slavia Prague v Inter Milan

Zenit St Petersburg v Lyon

RB Leipzig v Benfica

Valencia v Chelsea

Lille v Ajax

 

 

Tonight I’m going for wins for Liverpool, Barca, Inter, Zenit, Benfica and Ajax with draws in the Genk game and in the Chelsea game.

would change to a draw in the barca game, for salzburg to beat genk and leipzig to beat benfica

[CJGJ]

Chelsea game is end to end and a great finish to the match..2-2 after a freak equaliser for Valencia but chances galore since then

[CJGJ]

What a miss in the 6th minute of injury time...Valencia should have scored the winner

 

Ends 2-2..good match

Edited November 27, 2019 by CJGJ

[Mauricio Pinilla]

Gutted this Chelsea game has to finish. Amazing stuff. 

[Boab]

Just now, Mauricio Pinilla said:

Gutted this Chelsea game has to finish. Amazing stuff. 

Best game I’ve seen in a long time.

[chester copperpot]

20 hours ago, AlimOzturk said:

 

He is a better player than Salah. 

 

 

 

[Sexton Hardcastle]

Did they change the rule/fine for televising games on champions leagues nights?

 

Championship games on sky are a regular occurrence. Seem to remember there being some palaver when an Edinburgh derby couldn’t be broadcast midweek a couple of years back.

[Newton51]

12 minutes ago, Sexton Hardcastle said:

Did they change the rule/fine for televising games on champions leagues nights?

 

Championship games on sky are a regular occurrence. Seem to remember there being some palaver when an Edinburgh derby couldn’t be broadcast midweek a couple of years back.

I think it has to be the top league which isn’t allowed