2013 UEFA Champions League

[M*A*S*H 4077]

Madrid is absolutely dominating City

[polak]

2-0 BVB
Gotze with a goal.

Lets go City. Dortmund could clinch 1st if they both win.

[polak]

3-0 BVB.
Lewandowski puts it in.

Big guns are firing for Dortmund. I'm pretty sure both Reus and Lewandowski are tied with 3 goals each in the campaign so far.

[polak]

lol 4-0

Lewandowski again.

Edit: Instead of posting again, I'll just celebrate within this post... Woo! 4-1 the final Dortmund going on to the round of 16.

[GirlySports]

That was pretty entertaining. Mourinho is hilarious!

[cam_wmh]

[Locke]

Lots of talking points:

Is it possible Rafa gets sacked depending on the result tomorrow?

Big games in Group F for the up-for-grabs top spot in the group.

Group G, if you assume Barca will beat Benfica then Celtic need only a draw against Moscow to go through.

Most of the games today are standard fare though. I wouldnt be expecting too many surprises although Dortmund vs City could go either way I fully expect City to lay down and die for this one.

Madrid vs Ajax could be good as well as Ajax will be playing for that Europa league spot and theres no danger of either Madrid or Dortmund not making it through.

[d_phaneuf]

Arsenal are resting 6 players in a game that they are playing for 1st place

the hilarity in complaining about Wenger will ensue if Arsenal don't get the result, finish 2nd, and draw Barca in the round of 16

[Locke]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

Arsenal are resting 6 players in a game that they are playing for 1st place

the hilarity in complaining about Wenger will ensue if Arsenal don't get the result, finish 2nd, and draw Barca in the round of 16

Arsenal are going to finish 2nd anyways because I cant see Schalke losing to a Montpellier who have already given up.

I made this prediction months ago and I'm sticking with it:

Arsenal will come in 2nd in the group, draw Manchester United in the round of 16 and Robin van Persie will almost single-handedly knock them out thus countering out all of the money Arsenal got for selling him.

[d_phaneuf]

return of CHAMAKH

Szczesny; Jenkinson, Squillaci, Vermaelen, Meade; Rosicky, Coquelin; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Gervinho; Chamakh.

[Addick]

Originally Posted by Locke

Arsenal are going to finish 2nd anyways because I cant see Schalke losing to a Montpellier who have already given up.

I made this prediction months ago and I'm sticking with it:

Arsenal will come in 2nd in the group, draw Manchester United in the round of 16 and Robin van Persie will almost single-handedly knock them out thus countering out all of the money Arsenal got for selling him.

I'm pretty sure that is impossible as they won't draw two clubs from the same country. I think the earliest you can see two clubs from the same league play in the CL is the quarters.

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

return of CHAMAKH

Considering his patience with players like Bendtner, Denilson, and Ramsey, I find it unfair that he hasn't given Chamakh a legitimate chance to get back in the squad.

[Locke]

I see lots and lots of 'B' squads peppered with the odd first team player.

Its a veritable 'who's-who' quite literally.

How often do these guys start?

- Antonio Adan (GK instead of Casillas)
- Nacho (never even heard of him, and I think I'd remember)

Dortmund have sat their entire Polish contingent.

[d_phaneuf]

AVB watching Porto/PSG

not watching Moutinho obviously as he is well aware of him, likely someone at PSG James Horncastle says

/please be Zlatan

[Locke]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

AVB watching Porto/PSG

not watching Moutinho obviously as he is well aware of him, likely someone at PSG James Horncastle says

/please be Zlatan

Haha! Highly unlikely.

Werent you guys in for João Moutinho at one point?

[d_phaneuf]

ya it was 99% done and Porto raised the price 5 minutes before the deadline

I think it's still a big possibility in January or the summer, someone in the Guardian was saying they will make a big push for one of him or Christian Eriksen in January

AVB wouldn't go to the game to watch Moutinho though, he managed him for two years, wouldn't need to scout him again

[Locke]

City are in trouble as Dortmund go up 1-0.

Arsenal losing their possibility of winning the group. They're up 1-0 against Olympiakos but Schalke just took the lead against Montpellier.

Madrid are running riot over Ajax.

[Locke]

Oh Arsenal. Put Squilacci out to pasture.

[d_phaneuf]

Rosicky bosses first half

1-0

take him off and bring on Arshavin

1-2

[Locke]

City has completely given up. Just watching Dortmund pass it around their box while Balotelli waits at half.

[Bagor]

Dinamo Sagreb score their first goal of the competition in the 93rd minute for a tie and they celebrate like they've won the whole thing.