Topic: Europa League / Conference League / Champions League fixtures 12th - 14th March

[exiledintheUSA]

The diving is terrible, any time you go near an Arsenal player they scream and flip over

The Arteta way (a learned skill from Pep).

[Fromola]

2 in 3 minutes for Barca

Hopefully that's the last we see of Napoli for a while in CL as we'd be guaranteed to draw them.

[OkieRedman]

Arsenal's squad is not very deep. They have been very fortune with injuries. Their luck will probably run out if they are playing twice a week.  I want them through and drawing PSG/Real or even City. I think it would be best if they avoid each other for now to maybe get each other in the Semi's if they get through. 

[Hazell]

The diving is terrible, any time you go near an Arsenal player they scream and flip over

I liked the irony of Arteta complainin about Porto doing that kind of thing a couple of weeks ago.

[Caligula?]

Porto are going to do Arsenal tonight and then we'll end up wondering why more teams in the league can't do the same. Oh, it's because other than 3-4 teams the league is shit.

[oojason]

Barcelona [1] - 0 Napoli; Fermin Lopez 15‎'‎ [2 - 1 on agg.] - https://dubz.link/v/1b7qxn & https://twitter.com/sterlstopk/status/1767645731311980655

Barcelona [2] - 0 Napoli; Joao Cancelo 17‎'‎ [3 - 1 on agg.] - https://dubz.link/v/d9ch28 & https://twitter.com/sterlstopk/status/1767646235794559049

[OkieRedman]

Goodness. What is the atmosphere like there? That was scary. They are really under it here. What is with them in the CL? They look terrified.

[Fromola]

Porto are going to do Arsenal tonight and then we'll end up wondering why more teams in the league can't do the same. Oh, it's because other than 3-4 teams the league is shit.

PL teams always play out their skin against us though. West Ham, Burnley and Sheff U were utterly pathetic against these which has obliterated our goal difference

[Pistolero]

We want Arsenal through yes?

Very much so.... instinctively want them to fuck up...but much better for us if they get through... particularly if they meet City and boot fuck out of each other...

[ValiantInstance]

Hate away goals being scrapped, totally spoils the tension.

[exiledintheUSA]

PL teams always play out their skin against us though. West Ham, Burnley and Sheff U were utterly pathetic against these which has obliterated our goal difference

Very true, we are THE standard, hence why all the teams raise their game against us.

I am hopeful that we get at least 5 of the GD back against Sheff Utd though*.


*Still expecting a sacking and a new manager bounce.

[OkieRedman]

PL teams always play out their skin against us though. West Ham, Burnley and Sheff U were utterly pathetic against these which has obliterated our goal difference

They do seem to throw their bodies on the line when they play us. The amount of blocks and outstanding saves we have been on the back of is something else.

[Redley]

Goodness. What is the atmosphere like there? That was scary. They are really under it here. What is with them in the CL? They look terrified.

Bonkers how bad it is

[Boston Bosox]

GOAL - Barcelona 2-1 Napoli
Amir Rrahmani (Napoli)  30'

[RedDeadRejection]

Yeah, can’t actively want Arsenal to win to tire them out for the league. Think it’s more likely they fall apart if they go out. If they do win then future fatigue is the silver lining.

I like your thinking.

[oojason]

Barcelona 2 - [1] Napoli; Amir Rrahmani 30‎'‎ [3 - 2 on agg.] - https://dubz.link/v/zaq518 & https://twitter.com/TransferSector/status/1767649583642112251

[JRed]

Porto giving the diving c*nts something to whinge about?
Stick the boot in lads.

[Hazell]

Porto giving the diving c*nts something to whinge about?
Stick the boot in lads.

Arsenal don't like players wasting time. Poor lambs.

[Caligula?]

Yeah, can’t actively want Arsenal to win to tire them out for the league. Think it’s more likely they fall apart if they go out. If they do win then future fatigue is the silver lining.

Exactly. A win here might galvanise them even more going forward. A loss might break them. Alternatively going out here can galvanise them in the league seeing as it's the only thing they've got left to play for. Who knows?

You can't predict that sort of the thing which is why I'm kind of hoping they go out tonight

[ValiantInstance]

Don't really care whether they go through or not, but the fact they're huffing and puffing against Porto tells me they're not serious contenders to win it, despite how poor the competition is this season.

[rushyman]

Fucking hell how much do Arsenal dive and play act

[exiledintheUSA]

Fucking hell how much do Arsenal dive and play act

Utterly embarrassing.  800 million spent in five years and they don't have any players that will stay upright.

[JRed]

Ref not falling for Arsenal’s theatrics like the prem league idiots do.

[Phineus]

Evanilson looks decent, Varela too.

Wendell bossing saka as well.

[OkieRedman]

Exactly. A win here might galvanise them even more going forward. A loss might break them. Alternatively going out here can galvanise them in the league seeing as it's the only thing they've got left to play for. Who knows?

You can't predict that sort of the thing which is why I'm kind of hoping they go out tonight

I would agree with you if they didn't have almost a month to get all the crying out before their next league match.

[RedDeadRejection]

Nice to see a competent ref not fall for the shenanigans of Arsebiscuits

[Rush 82]

I’m so conflicted.

I really want these twats to lose but it’s probably better for us if they win.

Bah!

[OkieRedman]

This is shocking. We would be pulling Porto apart. No clue how Arsenal put us under so much pressure based on this.
I think Arsenal has been told they go out in the round of 16 to many times and have internalized it.     

[tubby]

Porto are doing really well here, settling into the game.

[Phineus]

The ref looks like Trossard’s dad.

[exiledintheUSA]

I’m so conflicted.

I really want these twats to lose but it’s probably better for us if they win.

Bah!

Happy for them to go through, after extra time and with 2 or 3 muscle injuries.

[cdav]

Arsenal look petrified

[Mahern]

I’m so conflicted.

I really want these twats to lose but it’s probably better for us if they win.

Bah!

Waste of a champions league spot - get them out, tonight if possible!

[Elzar]

Discovery+ app not working once again on the playstation. Wonderful stuff.

[JRed]

The ref looks like Trossard’s dad.

The other way round, Trossard looks about 60

[tubby]

That's a really, really nice goal.

[cdav]

Arsenal look petrified

Jinxed that, sorry

[Phineus]

Good goal tbf.

[OkieRedman]

Wow. Thank fuck for that. What shocking defending that was. Three defenders around one man.

[exiledintheUSA]

Nice football, Odegaard still threw himself to the ground after his lovely pass too.