Champions League (any other business thread)

mike65

Results from tonight

CFR Cluj 1 – 2 Bordeaux
Roma 3 – 1 Chelsea

Anorthosis Famagusta 3 – 3 Internazionale
Werder Bremen 0 – 3 Panathinaikos

Sporting Lisbon 1 – 0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Barcelona 1 – 1 Basel

Liverpool 1 – 1 Atletico Madrid
Marseille 3 – 0 PSV Eindhoven

Almost every result tonight is of interest, Barca and Sporting are through, while Shakhter go into the UEFA cup.

Mike

Xavi6

Watched the Inter game myself and they were lacklustre to say the least. That young fella Balotelli was quality up front with a goal and an assist.

Goal of the round?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd-H6QgV6J8

roryc

Jesus chelsea got destroyed, Vucinic was fantastic for the third goal, ran rings around Mikel. Isn't he from Montenegro?

Frisbee

roryc wrote: »

Jesus chelsea got destroyed, Vucinic was fantastic for the third goal, ran rings around Mikel. Isn't he from Montenegro?

I wouldnt say he ran rings around him. Mikel was unlucky as it bounced between them and out for your man when he made the tackle. Silly decision to go to ground though.

And yup he's from Montenegro.

roryc

Yeh but he lost the ball to Vucinic in the first place, looked fairly tbh.

Just saw the Inter game, some SHOCKING defending for the first two goals thy conceded

CHD

Chelsea were crap tonight but Roma did play some good Football, nothing like the form they have been showing in Serie A.

roryc

Yeh Roma aren't a bad side.. United knocked in a few against them though

Roma played excellent tonight though, really thought Chelsea would at least get a draw.

CHD

Thought the same myself. Forgot what it feels like to get thrashed!

Xavi6

roryc wrote: »

Yeh Roma aren't a bad side.. United knocked in a few against them though

Roma played excellent tonight though, really thought Chelsea would at least get a draw.

What are you basing that on? One win against Chelsea?

Roma are an awful side this season. 2 points off bottom in Serie A, have lost all their away games and have a player in Totti who is showing his age.

Charlie

Ketsbaia seems to be doing something right. A few people on the various Toon forums are talking him up for the managers position should we get new owners.

Bubs101

Xavi6 wrote: »

Watched the Inter game myself and they were lacklustre to say the least. That young fella Balotelli was quality up front with a goal and an assist.

One thing I can never understand is how Balotelli doesn't have a bigger reputation outside of Italy. He is absolutely awesome. Better than Bojan IMO which would make him the best youth prospect in Europe

roryc

Xavi6 wrote: »

What are you basing that on? One win against Chelsea?

Roma are an awful side this season. 2 points off bottom in Serie A, have lost all their away games and have a player in Totti who is showing his age.

I'm basing that on the last 5 years, not this season in isolation. I meant Roma aren't a bad side (historically). That fact that a team is struggling in their home league doesn't necessarily mean they will be a walkover in the CL. I wouldn't underestimate Roma regardless of current form. They somewhat proved this last night. The CL can throw up some strange results though...

Bubs101

roryc wrote: »

I'm basing that on the last 5 years, not this season in isolation. I meant Roma aren't a bad side (historically). That fact that a team is struggling in their home league doesn't necessarily mean they will be a walkover in the CL. I wouldn't underestimate Roma regardless of current form. They somewhat proved this last night. The CL can throw up some strange results though...

Roma really really miss Mancini. It's devestated the team and they certainly aren't a great team anymore

Galvasean

Frisbee wrote: »

I wouldnt say he ran rings around him. Mikel was unlucky as it bounced between them and out for your man when he made the tackle. Silly decision to go to ground though.

And yup he's from Montenegro.

Damn

Was surprised Barce didn't win by a couple of goals.

Xavi6

Galvasean wrote: »

Damn

Was surprised Barce didn't win by a couple of goals.

That's what happens when Xavi gets rested

roryc

Galvasean wrote: »

Damn

Thats what I was thinking, he's already scored away vs Italy, we can't give him any space when they come to visit

mike65

AaB Aalborg 2 – 2 Villarreal
Celtic 1 – 1 Manchester United

Fiorentina 1 – 1 Bayern Munich
Lyon 2 – 0 Steaua Bucharest

Arsenal 0 – 0 Fenerbahçe
Dynamo Kyiv 1 – 2 FC Porto

BATE Borisov 0 – 2 Zenit St Petersburg
Real Madrid 0 – 2 Juventus

Mike

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Do itv have highlights tonight?

eZe^

I Juvesandro Del Piero...

mike65

Juve are starting to worry me, Sods law says Pool will draw them at some point and get knocked out by a Sissoko/Riise combination.

Mike

eZe^

Riise plays for Roma?

mike65

Thank God - we're safe. Unless Sissoko does have his shooting boots on, or we draw Roma! :eek:

Mike