UEFA Champions League 2010-11

[QUOTE=DeLorean;1474086]Yeah, it's strange that he doesn't get more game time alright, especially after his winning goals against Bolton and Sunderland. Jenas is awful alright, he should always play ahead of him. Maybe he doesn't trust him in the centre.[/QUOTE]

Fair point. Exactly on Bolton and Sunderland. Back to back winners and the last time they won in the league. Think i read he said he will have to leave in the summer. A good buy for anyone. Wouldn't mind seeing him Liverpool if he'd come. No European football may not help! LOL

Barca Shaktar
Chelsea Man Utd

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Originally Posted by DeLorean

Who would you have gone for before last night's games, we'll believe you? (except maybe Bennocelt, serious trust issues that fella!:rolleyes:)

Surprised to see you go for Man U, any particular reason or just a hunch?

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I'd have gone for Inter and Real, but not with any major conviction on either, certainly not a 4-0.

Just think Chelsea might be a bit weak at the back and Terry could be found out depending on who is playing next to him. Terry is slow and immobile and with David Luiz cup tied it could be one of Ivanovic (who is better as a full back), Ferraira (a bit passed it), or Alex (I don't think he's fully fit, is he?). Ancelotti might try and drop Essien back defence but that will just weaken their midfield. I also think they could come unstuck upfront as they will be tempted to play Torres, but this could reduce the impact of Drogba. Kobenhaven made Chelsea look very ordinary in the last round and the Danes were a pretty poor side. The pace of Valencia and Nani will cause Chelsea problems, if Ferguson played Hernandez for both legs then I would expect Man Utd to win over the 180 mins. As it stands (with him probably playing Rooney and Berbatov more) they might create a lot of chances but struggle to take most of them. It could be like the Liverpool - Chelsea matches 4-5 years ago and go to extra time and penalties.

Chicarito starts. I'm looking forward to him giving Terry the run around!

anyone got a stream for Chelsea United? Stuck at work and cant seem to find any today...

How aws that not a penalty at Stamford Bridge?

The standard of refereeing everywhere is driving me mad. Who are these gimps behind the goal? I think it's fair to say that the extra officials experiment has added no value in any game I've seen.

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Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

How aws that not a penalty at Stamford Bridge?

The standard of refereeing everywhere is driving me mad. Who are these gimps behind the goal? I think it's fair to say that the extra officials experiment has added no value in any game I've seen.

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Stonewall peno but some you get some you don't. Would have been harsh on Utd to draw the game being fair. Poor enough game and Chelsea i thought were awful. As bad as i have seen them play in a long long time. Brady sumed it up well saying Man U were better in that they were more composed and relaxed but still not great. Drogba really is a stain on the game holding his jaw twice i think and his jaw wasn't even touched in either incident if you wanted to call them incidents. On a side note anyone hear Dunphy at the start of the coverage calling Valencia a proper winger and then 20/25 minutes later call him ordinary! Thought that was hilarious! LOL

Some result in the other game. Didn't see that score at all. Only watched the hilights but Barce seemed below their best and the manager seemed to say that after.

Barca rode their luck, the Ukrainians were through one-on-one vs Valdes several times in the first half and their strikers kept scuffing it wide.

Also at 4-1 they hit the inside of the post, the ball rolled along the goal line and didn't go in... 4-2 would have been a very different score in terms of the second leg.

This Barca side is far from invincible.

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On a side note anyone hear Dunphy at the start of the coverage calling Valencia a proper winger and then 20/25 minutes later call him ordinary! Thought that was hilarious! LOL

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I heard that alright. He was even worse talking about Real Madrid a few weeks back. He said they have nobody in centre midfield who can get a hold of the ball, certainly nobody of the calibre of Scholes, Fabregas or wait for it...Wilshere or Nasri!! The same guy was raving about Alonso his whole time at Liverpool, now he's not even as good as a young fella who has shown a little bit of promise or a guy who doesn't even play in centre midfield. Somebody should write a book on ridiculous Dunphy stuff.

I only saw the last half hour of the United match but it was clearly a penalty. It's a strange kind of result, you'd think winning away in the first leg and you're almost in the semi final, but I don't think that is the case at all here. Chelsea have an unbelievable record at Old Trafford, even when they were poor they used get results there. Ray Houghton kept going on about the importance of the away goal, presumably referring to the away goals rule. In effect, United don't really have an away goal in that sense, they just have a regular goal and a one goal lead. Chelsea are the only side who can benifit from the away goals rule after last night, I don't think Ray really grasps that.

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Originally Posted by cfdh_edmundo

Barca rode their luck, the Ukrainians were through one-on-one vs Valdes several times in the first half and their strikers kept scuffing it wide.

Also at 4-1 they hit the inside of the post, the ball rolled along the goal line and didn't go in... 4-2 would have been a very different score in terms of the second leg.

This Barca side is far from invincible.

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I saw the highlights and couldn't believe the number of clear-cut chances they shipped. Some wise old head here talked about how important Carles Puyol was to Barca before he got injured. How right he was.

Barca have been wobbling a bit of late, though their results have been holding up. They use such a thin squad they could well be knackered if they get past Real Madrid (or Spurs - I've seen Arsenal and both Milan teams blow big leads in the recent past so I'm ruling nothing out!).

So its:

Real v Barca
Schalke v Man Utd

I have a funny feeling the Germans might make Man Utd sweat a bit. Alan McInally, actually one of the few pundits on Sky worth listening to in terms of foreign football, says Man Utd will need to be at 100% (i.e. no injuries) to make it through the tie.

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Originally Posted by cfdh_edmundo

So its:

Real v Barca
Schalke v Man Utd

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The best thing about the draw is that there's now gonna be 4 classicos over the next month or so.

Raul vs Real per chance? - presumably the longest odds of all permitations...

Maybe, but in another way that might have made a better final.

Predictions League so far:

9 Shakermaker
8 Bennocelt
8 OwlsFan
7 Gustavo
6 Cfdh Edmundo
6 Delorean


Real v Barca
Schalke v Man Utd

Hi lads, just started my football blog with a short article about Raul if anybody is interested.

http://footballingopinons.blogspot.c...04/raul-7.html

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Predictions League so far:

9 Shakermaker
8 Bennocelt
8 OwlsFan
7 Gustavo
6 Cfdh Edmundo
6 Delorean


Real v Barca
Schalke v Man Utd

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I'm going to do the opposite of Shakermaker, my only hope of joint success!:D

Real v Barca
Schalke v Man Utd

I was amazed so many of you went for Chelsea!

I'll wait to see what injuries each semi finalist has before predicting.