Topic: Champions League Week 3

[RobbieRedman]

todays fixtures (and odds)

[RobbieRedman]

[RobbieRedman]

[sinnermichael]

My God Atletico are tedious.

[Dim Glas]

Some crazyness went on earlier today in a UEFA youth league game between Olympiacos and Bayern.

Bayern where up 4-0 with about 5 mins to go, and then a group of Olympiacos Ultras started launching flares onto the pitch then they attacked some Bayern fans with bats, injuring 4 of them.

Ref stops the game, but a little later the teams come back out for the final few minutes, and basically all stand around in the centre circle for 5 mins doing rondos till the ref blew the final whistle.

[RobbieRedman]

Some crazyness went on earlier today in a UEFA youth league game between Olympiacos and Bayern.

Bayern where up 4-0 with about 5 mins to go, and then a group of Olympiacos Ultras started launching flares onto the pitch then they attacked some Bayern fans with bats, injuring 4 of them.

Ref stops the game, but a little later the teams come back out for the final few minutes, and basically all stand around in the centre circle for 5 mins doing rondos till the ref blew the final whistle.

can see some of it here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAPLJMmX0No

at a youth game? twats

[Goalposts for Jumpers]

My God Atletico are tedious.

Came in to post the same. F*cking awful football. La Liga in a really bad place at the moment.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Simeone needs to go at the end of the season.

[Dim Glas]

can see some of it here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAPLJMmX0No

at a youth game? twats

just ridiculous!

Credit the young Olympiacos players though for going to the Bayern fans afterwards.

Here's a clip of the two teams doing rondos together at the end!

https://twitter.com/OjeandoLaB/status/1186677817486008328?s=20

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Get in Dinamooooooooooooooooooo, 2-1. Delighted for them

[BrandoLFC]

I have yet to watch a Leverkusen game and come away thinking that anybody should spend £80m+ on Havertz.  He's just such an odd player, he's not a midfielder but he's also not an out and out striker.  His non-penalty xG+xA per 90 is less than .5 which is pretty average.

Anyway, as far as this game.  Think Atletico would look a better if they weren't playing with a corpse on the field called Diego Costa. 

[PhaseOfPlay]

I have yet to watch a Leverkusen game and come away thinking that anybody should spend £80m+ on Havertz.  He's just such an odd player, he's not a midfielder but he's also not an out and out striker.  His non-penalty xG+xA per 90 is less than .5 which is pretty average.

Anyway, as far as this game.  Think Atletico would look a better if they weren't playing with a corpse on the field called Diego Costa.

So he's basically Firmino, then (without the goals and assists?)

[deFacto please, you bastards]

So he's basically Firmino, then (without the goals and assists?)

Last season he had 20 goals, 7 assists in 42 appearances, this season he's struggled

[El Lobo]

Last season he had 20 goals, 7 assists in 42 appearances, this season he's struggled

He’s just a kid right? Be very surprised if he’s not on our radar, having a bit of an off season might not be the worst thing in the world.

[Goalposts for Jumpers]

I have yet to watch a Leverkusen game and come away thinking that anybody should spend £80m+ on Havertz.  He's just such an odd player, he's not a midfielder but he's also not an out and out striker.  His non-penalty xG+xA per 90 is less than .5 which is pretty average.

Anyway, as far as this game.  Think Atletico would look a better if they weren't playing with a corpse on the field called Diego Costa.

Glad somebody else said it, as he's a bit of a favourite round here. 

I think I posted something similar in the transfer thread in the summer - he's a bit Ballack-esque, in that he doesn't have any massively stand-out skills, but he has a knack of being in the right place at the right time, and pretty solid at most things on a football pitch. If anything, I'd say Havertz first touch is a bit ropey for the PL, but hey, I'm no talent scout!

[Dim Glas]

He’s just a kid right? Be very surprised if he’s not on our radar, having a bit of an off season might not be the worst thing in the world.

He's only 20, has already played a 100 bundesliga games though.

Lot of pressure on young shoulders now, he's basically the main man in his team,  more so cos Julian Brandt left in the summer. 

I'm sure he'll be ok, he's had a rough start to the season (same for Jadon Sancho by the way at Borussia Dortmund), it happens.

[PhaseOfPlay]

Last season he had 20 goals, 7 assists in 42 appearances, this season he's struggled

We're always on the lookout (at least as a fanbase) for players to replicate Firmino's role, and a half-midfielder/half-striker is definitely someone we should be looking at. It's essentially a free attacking role, and there aren't a lot of creative players who are comfortable leading the line when needed, and digging into midfield when needed as well. I'm sure we're keeping tabs on him, though.

[Caligula?]

I would love it if Zvezda get something from Spurs tonight.

[RobbieRedman]

Going with the goals show tonight, enough of Rio and Gary already

[sinnermichael]

PSG could qualify tonight if the results go their way which is crazy.

[dudleyred]

PSG could qualify tonight if the results go their way which is crazy.

Another three meaningless games for PSG then to go with their other 30 in a season

[Hazell]

Another three meaningless games for PSG then to go with their other 30 in a season

I can see someone embarrassing like Tottenham knocking them out in the knockout stages whilst being managed by Sol Campbell and on their way to finishing 6th in the league and then being photographed with Harry Redknapp and Serhiy Rebrov afterwards.

[Hazell]

First dive of the day by Kane, 2 minutes in.

[RobbieRedman]

Brugges  0-1 PSG

https://streamja.com/o3vP

[Dim Glas]

Galatasaray just missed a great chance to take the lead in this one, probably should have scored really.

[jillcwhomever]

Galatasaray just missed a great chance to take the lead in this one, probably should have scored really.

Just had another great chance.

[Dim Glas]

Just had another great chance.

yeah, they got in well, shame he couldn't control it.

Real with a chance of the break now, been a decent enough start.

[Port_vale_lad]

how in the name of all that is holy does Choupo-Moting play for paris??

when did that happen??

[Dim Glas]

how in the name of all that is holy does Choupo-Moting play for paris??

when did that happen??

This is his 2nd season there.

He signed on a free in that summer when they where not able to splash loads of cash cos of FFP.   And Thomas Tuchel knew him from when he played for Mainz.

 

[deFacto please, you bastards]

I would love it if Zvezda get something from Spurs tonight.

They're not good away from home, ergo 1-0 Kane already

[Dim Glas]

Toni Kroos gives Real the lead.

[jillcwhomever]

Boo hiss RM take the lead.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Son 2-0.

Game over.

[scouseman]

RM have just scored.

[Hazell]

Son 2-0.

Game over.

This could be a turning point for them, like the Crystal Palace game earlier this season.

[jillcwhomever]

This could be a turning point for them, like the Crystal Palace game earlier this season.

No it won't they're playing us next.....

[Hazell]

Keown just called Sterling a Zippy player. I've always thought of him more as George.

[sinnermichael]

Bayern stuck 7 past Spurs and can't win a game since.

[jillcwhomever]

Turned over to the Bayern game didn't realise they were behind.

[oxenstierna]

Pelanty Atalanta