Topic: Champions League - Europa League/Conference Match Day 1

[Gerry Attrick]

Juventus doing a riot. Not sure they’ll be good enough to win Serie A but Allegri is top class.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Injuries biting. Aguero, Coutinho, Fati and maybe Dembele would at least improve them.

Dembele is never fit and hasn't done anything in years since he's been there.

Aguero has been more injured in the last year than he has been on the pitch. Coutinho has been unimpressive.

Their only hope is Fati.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Juventus doing a riot. Not sure they’ll be good enough to win Serie A but Allegri is top class.

They got some average players in that side.

[Red Beret]

I had a sneaky feeling any team that can pass around in midfield would do Utd. And continental teams can pass it around a bit. Was expecting a draw but a win is bloody marvelous.

Whilst not seeking to piss on anybody's chips, let's not forget that United were down to 10 men. Mistakes were made by Ole (and Lingard! ) but the truth is this could easily have been a United victory.

I think the moral of this particular story is one we've seen before: the moment United have to deal with a competition where officials aren't subservient to them, they struggle.

[Crosby Nick]

Dembele is never fit and hasn't done anything in years since he's been there.

Aguero has been more injured in the last year than he has been on the pitch. Coutinho has been unimpressive.

Their only hope is Fati.

He’s the one for you, Fati?

[deFacto please, you bastards]

He’s the one for you, Fati?

no, tubby would be

[Hazell]

He’s the one for you, Fati?

I'm in two minds about him. Some hope and some despair.

[Flaccido Dongingo]

He’s the one for you, Fati?

They could have signed Willian, but he's really nothing

[Gerry Attrick]

They got some average players in that side.

Yep. Rabiot, Danilo, Cuadrado and Morata won’t get you anywhere near winning it but at least they’re making better decisions signing Locatelli, getting Ronaldo’s wages off the books and getting Allegri back.

[Dim Glas]

Big save from ter Stegen, Sane cutting Barca open there.

[Fromola]

Dembele is never fit and hasn't done anything in years since he's been there.

Aguero has been more injured in the last year than he has been on the pitch. Coutinho has been unimpressive.

Their only hope is Fati.

Coutinho and Messi in the same team never worked. He needs to step up.with him gone.

[jillcwhomever]

Sane should have done better there.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Coutinho and Messi in the same team never worked. He needs to step up.with him gone.

It worked for the first six months that he was there. He hasn't looked impressive at Bayern either.

[Dim Glas]

Lewa scores. No one is surprised.

Should be the game, Bayern dominating this half.

[TepidT2O]

Lewa scores. No one is surprised.

Barca are lucky it’s not much much worse.

[jillcwhomever]

Coutinho coming on.

[Red-Soldier]

Phil living the dream.

[b_joseph]

Fuck, he is so good. 1-0 Chelsea

[Fromola]

Juventus doing a riot. Not sure they’ll be good enough to win Serie A but Allegri is top class.

He's the only manager who's done well for them in the CL since Lippi. Got them to two finals and 2 quarter finals in his 5 years there. Got knocked out last 16 under Sarri and Pirlo. Only got out the group once under Conte and reached the quarters.

Hard to see them going far though given the quality of the English sides, PSG and Bayern and the shitshow he's inherited.

[jillcwhomever]

Fuck, he is so good. 1-0 Chelsea

Have they only just scored? They should have been beating Zenit easily.

[Fromola]

Have they only just scored? They should have been beating Zenit easily.

Usually on autopilot with the shit groups they always get.

[RedForeverTT]

Zenit as usual is unimpressive. Their striker couldn't hold up the ball and when put clean through mis-controlled the ball, twice.

And their defence lost track of Lukaku when the cross came in.

[jillcwhomever]

Zenit as usual is unimpressive. Their striker couldn't hold up the ball and when put clean through mis-controlled the ball, twice.

And their defence lost track of Lukaku when the cross came in.

You’d be expecting more of Chelsea though they are the Champions after all.

[Dim Glas]

Who’d have thought that YB vs Man Utd would have been the best watch today    This Barca - Bayern game is very blah, mostly because Bayern are just levels above Barca and haven’t needed to really push it.

[Tonyh8su]

You’d be expecting more of Chelsea though they are the Champions after all.

Should be 1-1 as well they've just missed a sitter.

[redgriffin73]

I know they're not used to coming up with good songs but that Romelu Lukaku song is absolute shite, at least think of something where you don't have to sing the name in 2 parts to make it fit!

[Gerry Attrick]

Lewandowski and Lukaku doing their work again. Worth their weight in gold these chaps.

[Chris~]

Who’d have thought that YB vs Man Utd would have been the best watch today    This Barca - Bayern game is very blah, mostly because Bayern are just levels above Barca and haven’t needed to really push it.

Yeah I wasn't expecting much out of Barca but this has been really bad for them. Feels like they've just been happy to not get beat heavily and Bayern happy to just have a rest

[jillcwhomever]

Who’d have thought that YB vs Man Utd would have been the best watch today    This Barca - Bayern game is very blah, mostly because Bayern are just levels above Barca and haven’t needed to really push it.

I think the Sevilla-Salzburg game trumped that one, four penalties in one game. Man U losing is always a highlight though. 😀

[Gerry Attrick]

You’d be expecting more of Chelsea though they are the Champions after all.

Chelsea play to the level of their opponent. In horse racing they’re a horse that is smart and just does enough to get their head in front.

[cdav]

You’d be expecting more of Chelsea though they are the Champions after all.

I don't think they have enough goals in the team to win the league. Lukaku will score a lot but not many others

They will be a threat in the CL again due to how defensive they are

[Hazell]

I see Anthony Taylor was being usual incompetent self today.

[Tonyh8su]

Anthony Taylor making a fool of himself on the European stage. Just gave a fella who wasnt booked a "second" yellow and red.

Bald fool.

[Gerry Attrick]

Bald fool.

Tomorrow night.

[Tonyh8su]

Tomorrow night.

I said "fool" not "fraud". Easy mistake though.

[jillcwhomever]

The body language of the Barcelona players doesn’t bode well.

[BoRed]

Zenit as usual is unimpressive. Their striker couldn't hold up the ball and when put clean through mis-controlled the ball, twice.

And their defence lost track of Lukaku when the cross came in.

Why wasn't Dejan in the lineup?

[redgriffin73]

Why wasn't Dejan in the lineup?

He was an unused sub in their last game at the weekend, not sure why. He played for Croatia I think but maybe picked up a knock. He's Zenit captain so would be strange not to play him. Don't think he even travelled to Chelsea.

[Gerry Attrick]

Since Tuchel took over they've conceded 1 Champions League goal. They won't batter many teams but they're going to be extremely difficult for any team to beat. With a squad like this and a goalscorer like Lukaku they're going to be mighty dangerous.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Since Tuchel took over they've conceded 1 Champions League goal. They won't batter many teams but they're going to be extremely difficult for any team to beat. With a squad like this and a goalscorer like Lukaku they're going to be mighty dangerous.

Depends on who they get further on, and this time around it's with supporters in the ground, that does make a difference for certain sides. They are organized for sure but they're also very thin at the back given that they play with 3 CB's