Real Madrid vs Liverpool [Match Thread] CL Round 2, Leg 1 Wednesday 25 Feb 19.45

Dave!

Rafa for United!

titan18

Loved Dunphy's quote there:

"Nedved is 36 and Del Piero ain't far behind"

Yet, he regularly hails Scholes as one if the best players around

That_Guy

tinner777 wrote: »

rte are fast becoming a joke, the same rubbish after every liverpool match, the only way i can watch a match these days is with radio 5 on in the background. What is the point of dunphy?

Dunphy is like God. Nobody knows how he came to be, people may curse him at times and nobody really knows why he's there.

tinner777

tinner777 wrote: »

rte are fast becoming a joke, the same rubbish after every liverpool match, the only way i can watch a match these days is with radio 5 on in the background. What is the point of dunphy?

hes only there for ratings.

Souness was'nt there tonight but I think he is the best analyst by far. The rest are a joke. And as for Houghton...:eek:

Warper

rarnes1 wrote: »

hes only there for ratings.

Souness was'nt there tonight but I think he is the best analyst by far. The rest are a joke. And as for Houghton...:eek:

Bingo

Can someone clarify if the 1/4 final draw is an open draw?

Dunphy keeps going on about Barca. I think they will be out once they meet an english team

Thanx 4 The Fish

I love it when a plan comes together, just one a hundred notes off one of the lads in work who bet me that real would win it. Gave me the draw too he was so confident.

So I am now doubly happy with the result. Was glad that we did no go the way of Man U and dominate without getting anything positive from it.

Warper

Warper wrote: »

Bingo

Can someone clarify if the 1/4 final draw is an open draw?

it sure is

Highsider

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

I love it when a plan comes together, just one a hundred notes off one of the lads in work who bet me that real would win it. Gave me the draw too he was so confident.

So I am now doubly happy with the result. Was glad that we did no go the way of Man U and dominate without getting anything positive from it.

Result alright but not as good as my friend who just texted me...he got benni at 80/1 to score the first goal tonight,15 quid on. Lucky bastardo

Pighead

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Calm it down lads. Do not turn this into another Utd / Liverpool circle jerk. And there shouldn't be any need to rub stuff in people's faces btw - as the tie hasn't been won yet. Think before you post please and keep things civil, cheers.

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

So I am now doubly happy with the result. Was glad that we did no go the way of Man U and dominate without getting anything positive from it.

A bit more respect for the mod warning needed there T4TF!

Melion

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

I love it when a plan comes together, just one a hundred notes off one of the lads in work who bet me that real would win it. Gave me the draw too he was so confident.

So I am now doubly happy with the result. Was glad that we did no go the way of Man U and dominate without getting anything positive from it.

I made €70 last night in work. 2 lads were so confident that United won i convinced them to give me the draw aswell as Inter

ironingbored

titan18 wrote: »

Loved Dunphy's quote there:

"Nedved is 36 and Del Piero ain't far behind"

Yet, he regularly hails Scholes as one if the best players around

Nedved is a former Ballon D'or, something Scoles never won. But the lads in the RTE studio are so anglo-centric this is no surprise. I'm sick of them going on about how bad Serie A and La Liga is. How do they know if they don't even watch it as evidenced by their ridiculous attempts at pronouncing players' names.

Del Piero has appeared 580 times for Juve and scored 254 goals and won everything in the game. His No. 10 jersey will be retired when he goes.

I still don't think the current English teams are in anyway comparable to the AC Milan teams of the 90s and Real Madrid at the turn of the century.

Rant over.

ironingbored

ironingbored wrote: »

Nedved is a former Ballon D'or, something Scoles never won. But the lads in the RTE studio are so anglo-centric this is no surprise. I'm sick of them going on about how bad Serie A and La Liga is. How do they know if they don't even watch it as evidenced by their ridiculous attempts at pronouncing players' names.

Del Piero has appeared 580 times for Juve and scored 254 goals and won everything in the game. His No. 10 jersey will be retired when he goes.

I still don't think the current English teams are in anyway comparable to the AC Milan teams of the 90s and Real Madrid at the turn of the century.

Rant over.

That Milan team was something else. Italian football was savage back then. Its gone backwards these days though in regards to attendances and money in the league. Juve sometimes get only 10-15000 at their home matches, thats shocking considering the size of their stadium

Xavi6

Very disappointed with the result as I hoped Madrid could at least get a win at home but once again Liverpool prove their worth in Europe. They should progress comfortably now and will hopefully meet stiffer opposition (i.e. an English team) in the next round.

Thanx 4 The Fish

Pighead wrote: »

A bit more respect for the mod warning needed there T4TF!

I have not read the whole thread and did not see that post Pighead, I do not feel that I fall foul of that message either for that matter. I am not aware of too many Man U fans on this thread, but again I have not read it all, and I was simply stating that I am pleased that we did not dominate the game and get nothing positive from it, the most recent example of that was the Man U game.

I suggest that if you have a problem with a post you report it as per the rules of the forum.

Thanx 4 The Fish

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

I have not read the whole thread and did not see that post Pighead, I do not feel that I fall foul of that message either for that matter.

I suggest that if you have a problem with a post you report it as per the rules of the forum.

yeah, well said. Too much back seat modding and general trolling in this thread. It ruins the thread, but I guess thats the aim of a few

herbieflowers

Great result for Liverpool, even without Gerrard and despite Torres being injured. They really are a dangerous team in Europe, if they get through, which it looks like they will considering they have the home leg next plus the away goal, they'll be the team the "bigger" sides will want to avoid.

Pighead

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

I have not read the whole thread and did not see that post Pighead, I do not feel that I fall foul of that message either for that matter. I am not aware of too many Man U fans on this thread, but again I have not read it all, and I was simply stating that I am pleased that we did not dominate the game and get nothing positive from it, the most recent example of that was the Man U game.

I suggest that if you have a problem with a post you report it as per the rules of the forum.

No problem at all this end T4TF. Just trying to save you from a ban/infraction.

Thanx 4 The Fish

Well thanks for your concern Piggy

I did not spot the warning but I am grateful that you brought it to my attention.

redout

ironingbored wrote: »

I still don't think the current English teams are in anyway comparable to the AC Milan teams of the 90s and Real Madrid at the turn of the century.

Rant over.

There has been at least one English side in each of the last four finals including two in the last one. The only other time thats happened in champions league history is when the Italians done it 95-98. Spain has never done it. Put another way 5 of the last 8 finalists have all been english.

ironingbored

rarnes1 wrote: »

That Milan team was something else. Italian football was savage back then. Its gone backwards these days though in regards to attendances and money in the league. Juve sometimes get only 10-15000 at their home matches, thats shocking considering the size of their stadium

Juve currently play at Turin's Stadio Olimpico with a very low 27,500 capacity during the redevelopment of the Stadio delle Alpi, which will become a 45,000 seater in 2011.

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:rolleyes:

therecklessone

ironingbored wrote: »

Juve currently play at Turin's Stadio Olimpico with a very low 27,500 capacity during the redevelopment of the Stadio delle Alpi, which will become a 45,000 seater in 2011.

schoolboy error by rarnes1, very Giles-like if I do say so myself...;)

ironingbored

redout wrote: »

There has been at least one English side in each of the last four finals including two in the last one. The only other time thats happened in champions league history is when the Italians done it 95-98. Spain has never done it. Put another way 5 of the last 8 finalists have all been english.

I'm just saying that IMHO the Barca, AC Milan, Real and Juve teams at their absolute peak in the 1990s played better quality football and man-for-man were better than any team in the last 5 years (bar Barca 2006 maybe).

mike65

herbieflowers wrote: »

Great result for Liverpool, they'll be the team the "bigger" sides will want to avoid.

Only two teams are bigger than Liverpool in Europe, one is halfway out the door and the other is toiling in the UEFA Cup. None of the rest of the motley pose a threat bar Utd and Barca and the latter could be as hollow as Real Madrid if put under some proper pressure.

jesus_thats_gre

Delighted with the result

titan18

redout wrote: »

There has been at least one English side in each of the last four finals including two in the last one. The only other time thats happened in champions league history is when the Italians done it 95-98. Spain has never done it. Put another way 5 of the last 8 finalists have all been english.

91-98, not 95-98, and if we're taking the proper history of this competition, its been done a lot.

herbieflowers

mike65 wrote: »

Only two teams are bigger than Liverpool in Europe, one is halfway out the door and the other is toiling in the UEFA Cup. None of the rest of the motley pose a threat bar Utd and Barca and the latter could be as hollow as Real Madrid if put under some proper pressure.

That's why I used quotation marks. I wasn't basing it on history - that would have been a silly oversight! - what I meant with "bigger" was the usual big guns, the favourites in other words (justifiably or not): Man U, Barca in particular.

Xavi6

mike65 wrote: »

Only two teams are bigger than Liverpool in Europe, one is halfway out the door and the other is toiling in the UEFA Cup. None of the rest of the motley pose a threat bar Utd and Barca and the latter could be as hollow as Real Madrid if put under some proper pressure.

Indeed we are Mike. Nice of you to say though.

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loada me bollix

Iang87

absolutelu super result, not the greatest performance or match for that matter but i'll take those all day long. somethin united couldn't do with a much better performance than we had

herbieflowers

Iang87 wrote: »

absolutelu super result, not the greatest performance or match for that matter but i'll take those all day long. somethin united couldn't do with a much better performance than we had

what have United to do with another great European night for Pool?

ShiverinEskimo

Mike65 wrote:

Only two teams are bigger than Liverpool in Europe

Are we still measuring teams by the number of stars on their shirts?

So united are 3 times larger than celtic who are half the size of porto but two fifths smaller than liverpool who are 2 sevenths smaller than....



I think maybe we just go by recent form rather than the number of trophies our grandfathers read about in the readers digest.

therecklessone

I'm sure there's a great thread could be had discussing the history of the European Cup/Champions League, there seems enough interest in the performance of the RTE pundits these past two days to sustain a viable thread, and I know for a fact there's a Inter-United thread from last night.

Meanwhile, back here, there's a match between Real Madrid and Liverpool we could be chatting about.

Just a thought like.

mike65

Indeed we are Mike. Nice of you to say though.

City fan basking in reflected glory!

ShiverinEskimo

Credit to liverpool where it's due but never let it be said that United fans that come and thread spoil - I've read four or five posts from pool fans who's only means of summing up liverpool's fantastic result is by comparing to united's lack of one.

Sad tbh.

Iang87

hmmm very interesting ridiculous replies. next time i'll just state united didnt score an away goal, Munich scored 5, barca scored one, porto scored 2.

i was just saying we did something united couldnt i.e. the away goal am i clear now

herbieflowers

Des wrote: »

nothing, but it's ok to mention them


proof;

I know, tone is so ambiguous on the internet, though, meh.

therecklessone

And here's another thought...I just burned my toast while I was typing the above...thanks...:(

ShiverinEskimo

Iang87 wrote: »

hmmm very interesting ridiculous replies. next time i'll just state united didnt score an away goal, Munich scored 5, barca scored one, porto scored 2.

i was just saying we did something united couldnt i.e. the away goal am i clear now

Hey, if the only way you can enjoy a result is by comparing it to United's result by all means keep trucking dude.

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ShiverinEskimo wrote: »

Credit to liverpool where it's due but never let it be said that United fans that come and thread spoil - I've read four or five posts from pool fans who's only means of summing up liverpool's fantastic result is by comparing to united's lack of one.

Sad tbh.

whoops, looks like you missed the warning too

mike65

ShiverinEskimo wrote: »

I think maybe we just go by recent form rather than the number of trophies our grandfathers read about in the readers digest.

Thats fair enough, one win, two finals, three semi finals in last four years means Liverpool are the biggest team in Europe. Argument over.

/exits stage left.

ShiverinEskimo

mike65 wrote: »

Thats fair enough, one win, two finals, three semi finals in last four years means Liverpool are the biggest team in Europe. Argument over.

It's a lot more relevant than the "european pedigree" and "more stars = bigger club = more chance of winning" ****e.

therecklessone

OK, seems this thread is going nowhere fast.

Well done.