UEFA Champions League and Europa League Thread

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Originally Posted by Frodo

Why would you do this to me? Why?


Seriously tho, Bayern look pretty good again this year. They have the cover for Robben and Ribery (Lewandowski a little bit as well) so that they can be rested during the regular season and save them a bit for UCL. Bayern would be my favourites at this very early stage to win the whole thing.

Then we can face them in the super cup next year and lose....

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I can tell you how to beat Bayern if you want?

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Originally Posted by Frodo

Then we can face them in the super cup next year and lose....

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This is why you're a great poster

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Originally Posted by Jeterpool

This is why you're a great poster

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High compliment from a legend such as yourself.

Never understood Frodo's Europa League stuff about it being the superior competition. But now that I'm watching it live I totally get it. The Champions League is a tin pot league in comparison

If anyone who cares about the English National team wants to see the future, they should watch the Arsenal game and the Dortmund game.

Emile Smith Rowe, from Arsenal, will be in the squad in a year or two given his current improvements. So calm and talented, plus hard working. Has everything you need to succeed.

Jordan Sancho, who just got called up for the friendly with James Maddison from Leicester, will also be a mainstay for years to come. The new assist king it seems. Good to see them getting minutes against 1st team opposition instead of some of the other talent being stacked on benches at Citeh and Chelsea.

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Originally Posted by Frodo

If anyone who cares about the English National team wants to see the future, they should watch the Arsenal game and the Dortmund game.

Emile Smith Rowe, from Arsenal, will be in the squad in a year or two given his current improvements. So calm and talented, plus hard working. Has everything you need to succeed.

Jordan Sancho, who just got called up for the friendly with James Maddison from Leicester, will also be a mainstay for years to come. The new assist king it seems. Good to see them getting minutes against 1st team opposition instead of some of the other talent being stacked on benches at Citeh and Chelsea.

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One thing I always look at is how many English players Premier League clubs have in their first XI. If the 5+6 rule ever came in it would kill some of the "Big Clubs", last weekend Chelsea V Liverpool, Chelsea had one English player come off the bench where as Liverpool had 4 start and 1 come off the bench.
There are some really talented young English players coming through evident by England being the current U/17 and U/20 World Champions. Phil Fodden at City is one that needs to go out on loan and also a kid by the name of Rhian Brewster at Liverpool needs some first team action.

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Originally Posted by Premy

One thing I always look at is how many English players Premier League clubs have in their first XI. If the 5+6 rule ever came in it would kill some of the "Big Clubs", last weekend Chelsea V Liverpool, Chelsea had one English player come off the bench where as Liverpool had 4 start and 1 come off the bench.
There are some really talented young English players coming through evident by England being the current U/17 and U/20 World Champions. Phil Fodden at City is one that needs to go out on loan and also a kid by the name of Rhian Brewster at Liverpool needs some first team action.

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Brewster is just coming back from injury I think, he was probably going on loan until that happened. But yeah, quick feet and direct.


Mason Mount never played a minute for Chelsea, went to Vitesse and did well, went to Derby and is in the hunt for the national team. He will never get a shot at Chelsea. Hopefully these young kids start seeing the light and moving on if they don't have a pathway to the 1st team. There are so many good young players working their way from the Championship into the EPL instead of playing in youth teams until they are 23.

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Originally Posted by Frodo

Brewster is just coming back from injury I think, he was probably going on loan until that happened. But yeah, quick feet and direct.


Mason Mount never played a minute for Chelsea, went to Vitesse and did well, went to Derby and is in the hunt for the national team. He will never get a shot at Chelsea. Hopefully these young kids start seeing the light and moving on if they don't have a pathway to the 1st team. There are so many good young players working their way from the Championship into the EPL instead of playing in youth teams until they are 23.

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Sadly I agree. Mason Mount is incredible.

Athletico Madrid have just been utterly dominated by Borussia Dortmund this morning. They looked absolutely average and got spanked. Could have haven been 7-0 if Dortmund had taken some other easy chances.

Costa and Greizman were woeful, Costa even tried to start his usual fights with little affect. It was beautiful.

Gotze standing in Goden's face unerringly was beautiful to watch. Simeone could only appluad Dortmund after the game it was so comprehensive.


Great game of football, would watch again.
(Tottenham losing was also great.)

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Originally Posted by Frodo

Athletico Madrid have just been utterly dominated by Borussia Dortmund this morning. They looked absolutely average and got spanked. Could have haven been 7-0 if Dortmund had taken some other easy chances.

Costa and Greizman were woeful, Costa even tried to start his usual fights with little affect. It was beautiful.

Gotze standing in Goden's face unerringly was beautiful to watch. Simeone could only appluad Dortmund after the game it was so comprehensive.


Great game of football, would watch again.
(Tottenham losing was also great.)

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Tottenham had a draw.

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Originally Posted by Frodo

Athletico Madrid have just been utterly dominated by Borussia Dortmund this morning. They looked absolutely average and got spanked. Could have haven been 7-0 if Dortmund had taken some other easy chances.

Costa and Greizman were woeful, Costa even tried to start his usual fights with little affect. It was beautiful.

Gotze standing in Goden's face unerringly was beautiful to watch. Simeone could only appluad Dortmund after the game it was so comprehensive.


Great game of football, would watch again.
(Tottenham losing was also great.)

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Thanks for the heads up, will try to give it a watch.
Dortmund seem to just get their attackers to flourish season after season, no matter who it is that those attackers are.

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Originally Posted by De-Champ

Tottenham had a draw.

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Loss or draw fairly irrelevant.
We needed a win to have a real shot at catching Inter.
But you are right, Frodo and his alternate Arsenal biased reality were a bit off on the result.

Dortmund under Favre are having a good Season for a very Young side in the league and now in Championsleague.

IT wasnt all one sided, Madrid had chances hitting the bar etc...

Dortmund just way more clinical and Favre making the changes that he did allowed the team to Blow out the score.

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Originally Posted by idontwannaplaywithhowey

Loss or draw fairly irrelevant.
We needed a win to have a real shot at catching Inter.
But you are right, Frodo and his alternate Arsenal biased reality were a bit off on the result.

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True, on all accounts including the reality I choose to live in. I thought the Red card was also a penalty converted. Then a 3rd goal. I hadn't watched any highlights, just briefly read an article. Will watch all the highlights tomorrow after the real competition finishes to get my sh&t straight.

Genuinely worried about our travel to Portugal, Sporting are a good side. But if we win this one, the cup is basically ours.

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Originally Posted by Frodo

True, on all accounts including the reality I choose to live in. I thought the Red card was also a penalty converted. Then a 3rd goal. I hadn't watched any highlights, just briefly read an article. Will watch all the highlights tomorrow after the real competition finishes to get my sh&t straight.

Genuinely worried about our travel to Portugal, Sporting are a good side. But if we win this one, the cup is basically ours.

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The cup is yours hmmmm

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Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET

The cup is yours hmmmm

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Wrap it all up. It's coming home boys. Arsenal 2018/19 Champions League and Europa League winners. (We won this one so easy they gave us the other tin pot cup as well)

Just saw this one

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Welbz has more goals in all comps this season than the following players:

Roberto Firmino, Alexis Sanchez, Alvaro Morata, Romelu Lukaku, Leroy Sane, Gabriel Jesus, Marcus Rashford, and Raheem Sterling and he’s level with Cristiano Ronaldo.

That is all.

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That's not bad considering how little game time he gets and.how many fans complain when he gets called up to the England squad most times.

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Originally Posted by Frodo

Just saw this one



That's not bad considering how little game time he gets and.how many fans complain when he gets called up to the England squad most times.

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His scored 5 goals, 2 of those have been in the league cup against Brentford.
Calm down.

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Originally Posted by Premy

His scored 5 goals, 2 of those have been in the league cup against Brentford.
Calm down.

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Sorry, I meant the quote thing is a funny. But the fact that's he's scored 5 goals in very few minutes is great for us and England. Not saying he is on the same level as that players in that list,

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Originally Posted by Frodo

Sorry, I meant the quote thing is a funny. But the fact that's he's scored 5 goals in very few minutes is great for us and England. Not saying he is on the same level as that players in that list,

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He is better though.
Caaarrrnnn the Arsenals.
I've been a lifelong fan.
Favorite team etc etc.

hahahahahahahahahhaahha
**** that gypo turd.

So this mornings game Man U v Juve

Got to love Mo giving the big ones to the Juve crowd at FT

Absolute special seeing him do it knowing full well it will be coming back his way with interest from someone else and he will blow up deluxe about it

Don't have any jokes today. Just sad about Welbz.

What actually happened??, I heard he needed gas when he was stretchered off

Broken Ankle. Looks bad.

****, He was doing well for you as well

If I could have one thing out of this game it’d be Henderson or Milner going through Neymar and giving him something legitimate to moan about.

Veratti is class.

VVD with a very strong yellow card there. Almost screwed the pooch very early on. He will score the winner now to send them through.

Spuds already losing to half of the Barca team and some kids.

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Originally Posted by Frodo

VVD with a very strong yellow card there. Almost screwed the pooch very early on. He will score the winner now to send them through.

Spuds already losing to half of the Barca team and some kids.

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You have a great deal of interest in the 2nd tier European competition. I think it's good.

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Originally Posted by Jeterpool

You have a great deal of interest in the 2nd tier European competition. I think it's good.

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:lulzturtle:

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Originally Posted by Jeterpool

You have a great deal of interest in the 2nd tier European competition. I think it's good.

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Everyone loves an underdog.

I'm also very interested to see who gets promoted to the Europa league. Napoli will be tough if they hold on and make it.

Looking forward to knocking Spuds out of the comp in a month or so. It's gonna crush Pochettino.

Can't wait for Sainsbury to give up a free kick in the 90th minute and Icardi to equalise to send Inter through and Spuds out.

PSV seem to play with an inverted target man.

De Jong drops in to win headers and do the defensive work, as well as make passes like a traditional 10, and Hirving Lozarno sits in the shoulder and creates width/depth/pace. Works well when they won't have much ball.

Ref must have been an Aussie and watched the 2006 world cups, giving the Italians nothing.

Klopp has to make a sub here. Napoli are all over them and Liverpools front 3 look tired.

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Originally Posted by Frodo

Klopp has to make a sub here. Napoli are all over them and Liverpools front 3 look tired.

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I'm at work and can't see it.. But all I know is I'm watching the text feed and hoping for another goal from either Liverpool OR Redstar..

Edit: Scrap that, its 3-1 now, fvck Belgrade..

Need to see this out now.

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Originally Posted by Jeterpool

Need to see this out now.

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We need to win by 2 though, don't we??

Nope, 1-0. If they scored Liverpool needed to win by 2 or more (e.g. 3-1). Draw or other and Napoli would progress.

Watch that save right at the end from Allison. The guy is incredible and just paid for his transfer fee.

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Originally Posted by Jeterpool

Nope, 1-0. If they scored Liverpool needed to win by 2 or more (e.g. 3-1). Draw or other and Napoli would progress.

Watch that save right at the end from Allison. The guy is incredible and just paid for his transfer fee.

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Well sh!t.. Thanks mate, I'll take it!!

Liverpool through deservedly. Napoli will feel crap going into Europa league with 9 points. Very small margin between the top 3 in this group. All could have gone on the quarter finals at least. Well done Liverpool.


Tottenham through very undeservedly. PSV were plucky but didn't deserve a point against Inter. Barca started 4 1st team players and still spuds couldn't beat them. No one will fear playing spuds in the knock out rounds.

Milik did well, Allison made himself big. Well done all round.