Match Thread : Champions League - Week 1 - Sept 16/17th [All Pre/During/Post Match]

Xavi6

Xavi on the scoresheet for Barca in their win. Also set up the first. Leg-end.

eirebhoy

Can't wait for this. This is the toughest team choice I think Strachan has ever had to make. I think he'll go with;

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Boruc

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Hinkel --- Caldwell --- McManus --- Naylor

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Naka

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Brown

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Robson

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---- Samaras -- McDonald -- Maloney ----

McGeady, Vennegoor, Crosas, Hartley all losing out.

ShoulderChip

Juventus Vs Zenith will be a very exciting game, I hope someone shows good highlights of it.

Will be interesting to see the Bayern line-up as well.

eirebhoy

eirebhoy wrote: »

Can't wait for this. This is the toughest team choice I think Strachan has ever had to make. I think he'll go with;

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Boruc

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Hinkel --- Caldwell --- McManus --- Naylor

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Naka

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Brown

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Robson

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---- Samaras -- McDonald -- Maloney ----

McGeady, Vennegoor, Crosas, Hartley all losing out.

And that's the official team.

Juve certainly won't be going far with this team imo.

Juventus:

Buffon

Grygera
Molinaro
Chiellini
Legrottaglie

Sissoko
Poulsen
Cameranesi
Nedved

Del Piero
Trezeguet

Zenit:

Malafeev

Sirl
Krizanac
Puygrenier
Anyukov

Tymoschuk
Denisov
Zyranov

Danny
Arshavin

Pogrebnyak

eirebhoy

Arsenal

Almunia

Sagna
Cliche
Toure
Gallas

Fabregas
Song
Denilson
Walcott

van Persie
Adebayour

leninbenjamin

eirebhoy wrote: »

Juve certainly won't be going far with this team imo.

maybe not, but there's enough experience in that squad to grind out a few unexpected results imo.

eirebhoy

Man Utd:

van der Sar

Neville
Evra
Evans
Ferdinand

Hargreaves
Fletcher
Park
Nani

Tevez
Rooney

Pepe LeFrits

eirebhoy wrote: »

Arsenal

Almunia

Sagna
Cliche
Toure
Gallas

Fabregas
Song
Denilson
Walcott

van Persie
Adebayour

4-1-4-1.

ShoulderChip

eirebhoy wrote: »

Man Utd:

van der Sar

Neville
Evra
Evans
Ferdinand

Hargreaves
Fletcher
Park
Nani

Tevez
Rooney

That's the worst United Team I have seen in my life, I don't expect them to pick up 3 points tonight.

super_furry

Villiareal at 9/2 on Paddy Power is a very tempting price considering the United team selection.

ShoulderChip

11/2 on betfair far better odds.

Chong

ShoulderChip wrote: »

That's the worst United Team I have seen in my life, I don't expect them to pick up 3 points tonight.

Havent lived very long then have ya?

:S

super_furry

Well they're certainly blunt up front. Villareal look comfortable in defence, but don't seem able to offer anything going forward themselves.

eirebhoy

Celtic crap so far. They obviously felt AAB can't deal with balls over the top so they're playing long ball from defence.

mike65

Aalborg giving Celtic a game for thier money, some nice work in and around the area, pity (for the Danes) the whistle blew when it did.

Lyon 2 down against Fiorntina

Mike.

eZe^

Gilardino, take you out of that aging Milan side and you shine! Come on La Viola and the Yellow Submarine!

ShoulderChip

eZe^ wrote: »

Gilardino, take you out of that aging Milan side and you shine! Come on La Viola and the Yellow Submarine!

A Very Well Educated Continental Post, I will look our for yor stylings in the Future,

only a dead fish goes with the flow, remember that, friend.

eZe^

Hahah, indeed, I do not support any EPL club...

cruiserweight

Sending off for AAlborg in the Celtic game and 10 minutes to go, should be interesting

ironingbored

Juventus 1-0 Zenit. Del Piero il mio idolo!

A goal for Villareal and my evening's perfect!

Bubs101

It's because he's working with Mutu again. Any striker in Italy who works with Mutu becomes amazing all of the sudden. Gila won the Capaconiere playing with him at first. Then Adriano came on loan and got 20+ goals. Then it was Luca Toni who came in and did the business and now it's Gila again. Pazzini is the only exception.

eirebhoy

I have to see Brown's disallowed goal again. I thought Naka was just onside.

eZe^

Bubs101 wrote: »

It's because he's working with Mutu again. Any striker in Italy who works with Mutu becomes amazing all of the sudden. Gila won the Capaconiere playing with him at first. Then Adriano came on loan and got 20+ goals. Then it was Luca Toni who came in and did the business and now it's Gila again. Pazzini is the only exception.

True, although it may also be because all those strikers are quality bar Pazzini and not just Mutu... Hahaha

ratinakeg

Wrong player sent off for Aalborg, number 4 sent off instead of no.2. What a blunder

eirebhoy

Celtic's disallowed goal:
http://h1.ripway.com/kds/dissallowed.wmv




^^ defo online with the last defender.

DSB

Does he hit that with his left or his right though? If its his left then theres defo time for him to stray offside.

eirebhoy

DSB wrote: »

Does he hit that with his left or his right though? If its his left then theres defo time for him to stray offside.

That's the ball leaving his foot.

Bubs101

eZe^ wrote: »

True, although it may also be because all those strikers are quality bar Pazzini and not just Mutu... Hahaha

Doubt it. Adriano's crap now, Gila was crap until he refound Mutu and Pazzini is really really crap but still started for a top 4 Italian team because Mutu masked it so well.

And to think, you would have gotten away with it had it not been for those pesky facts

DSB

eirebhoy wrote: »

That's the ball leaving his foot.

Ah I see, my bad.