Europa League Final - Atletico Madrid vs Fulham

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Europa League Final
Wednesday 12th May 2010
HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg
KO: 19.45 BST

HalloweenJack

iVamos Atleti!

I'm really excited about this, though a bit nervous too. Don't really know who is favourites for it. I just hope Forlán is up for it. If he is, we should win.

Holsten

Come on Fulham!

Please win!

mike65

It'll be a bit of a fairytale for either side, both teams have won European silverware but Atletis is slightly more prestigious (only just!)

Duff

Really hope Fulham win it for Hodgson!

Mr.Nice Guy

Bookies seem to fancy Atletico to edge it and I'd agree tbh. Would be fantastic if Fulham were to win it though.

sky88

really hope fullham win it love for hodgson to do it sadly ill miss the final:(

CSF

Forza Atleti! I think it'll be surprisingly comfortable.

dan1895

Forza atleti. two nil to los indios!

DazMarz

C'mon Fulham!!! Would love to see them winning it! Fairytale end to a fairytale season for them. They would need to keep on riding their luck tho, and I wonder if they've gotten their run...

Still, I'd love to see them winning it!

IvySlayer

Hope Fulham can win it. Should be an interesting match! Woy deserves all the praise he's getting.

MementoMori

Come on Fulham.

Have played 18 games (incl qualifying rounds) to get to the final, so will be 19including the final. That's half of a season's league games. :eek:

JP Liz V1

I'd love to see Fulham win

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Come on Fulham

kippy

This is gonna be a high scoring crazy game. 4-3 or 4-4 at the end of 90.
I suspect its a bridge too far for Fulham to win the tie with some key players being rushed back from injury although I really hope not. Athletic play nice football and have some great players and at the end of the day I feel they will have too much for Fulham.

cup of tea

coyw ye can do it.Fulham fan here dissappointed not to be able to go was in the process of booking flights until i noticed something clashing.bobby and duff fit to play just hope they are firing on all cyclinders.From all accounts athletico were made to look better then they actually are by liverpool.

we've been underdogs every round and it continues in the final...I like it that way. Athletico may have great individual players but Woy has us marsheled fantastically as a team who works very hard on the team shape making it hard to break us down.
Hopefully the fairytale will continue.coyw

OhNoYouDidn't

DazMarz wrote: »

C'mon Fulham!!! Would love to see them winning it! Fairytale end to a fairytale season for them. They would need to keep on riding their luck tho, and I wonder if they've gotten their run...

Still, I'd love to see them winning it!

And you with a Chelsea avitar? Ole, ole ole.

Athletico will win this with ease. Would like to see Hodgson do well as he is probably the only gent in English football, but not enough to make me cheer for any English side.

Scorpion Sting

Really hoping that Fulham can win their first European title in their history tonight. What an achievement it would be were it to happen.

Liam O

If this was anyone other than Atletico i'd probably want Fulham to win but with Atletico being my favourite team in Spain I'll be supporting them.

gustavo

Atleti 2-1 Fulham

Forlan (2) , Dempsey

Oat23

Hoping for a good match, Atletico should win it in the end but Fulham could push them.

I'm glad I gave my tickets to my uncle, I've had a killer cold the last 2 days .

jaykay74

Cmon Woy. Welease Wobert (Zamora).

Fulham 2-1

Mr.Nice Guy

The line-ups according to SSN:

Atletico:

De Gea, Ujfalusi, Perea, Dominguez, Lopez, Reyes, Assuncao, Garcia, Simao, Forlan, Aguero.

Fulham:

Schwarzer, Baird, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Duff, Etuhu, Murphy, Davies, Gera, Zamora.

SantryRed

2nil Madrid please.

jaykay74

What channels is this on ?

CSF

TV3 and probably Channel 5 too, think the Fulham love-in is hilarious.

mike65

Channel 5 and ESPN and Tv3 I'm guessing

bUILDERtHEbOB

Atleti should win this comfortably imo, however, they are horribly inconsistent, so who knows.

jaykay74

CSF wrote: »

TV3 and probably Channel 5 too, think the Fulham love-in is hilarious.

When I don't give 2 fcks about a game I tend to shout for the underdog. It helps pass the time. I think you are mistaking this for a "love in"

CSF

jaykay74 wrote: »

When I don't give 2 fcks about a game I tend to shout for the underdog. It helps pass the time. I think you are mistaking this for a "love in"

No but its everyone. Read the thread before assuming I'm just referring to you.

mike65

If it wasn't Fulham but say I dunno Blackburn there wouldn't be half as much "love", people respect Roy Hodgson and the way he turned the club round.

Mushy

Football Manager has made me follow Atletico more, the want-the-underdog-to-win side of me wants a Fulham win. Can't see anything but Atletico to win it though, hopefully its not a Middlesborough-type final.

Johner

Hope Atletico beat them, can't have them lot winning a European trophy. :mad: there's only one team in Fulham.

Mr.Nice Guy

I'd like Duffer to lift the cup. Would cap off a great career turnaround for him. Also have a lot of respect for Hodgson. Come on Fulham. :cool:

MementoMori

As an aside even if Fulham don't win I'd imagine that their run in the UEFA cup, didn't do any damage to the PL's European co-efficient, which would have a knock-on effect for other English clubs in European in terms of seedings.

simonw

C'mon Fulham!

monkey9

I think three one to Atletico!

But c'mon Fulham. I'd love them to win this!

DazMarz

COME ON FULHAM!!! GOOD LUCK TO THE BOYS FROM SW6 (even if they're not my boys!!!)

Barr

Think I will place a bet on Fulham - hope they can pull it off tonite.

kinaldo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_1vbtkp5t8

Columbia

Really hope Fulham do it. I'm going to say 3-1 to the Cottagers and a great night for everyone (except Atletico Madrid).

Barr

Anyone know if Fulham had to get a coach to the venue with the travel disruptions ?

Kev_ps3

C'mon Atletico!

JerryHandbag

The obligatory oompah loompah female presenter on Tv3...so I have a choice between Phil Babb and Stan Collymore for analysis...

Anyway, come on Fulham!!

The_Kew_Tour

Want see Irishman lift trophy so want Fulham to win it..

Although I would not hate see Forlan lift it either the man is legend to us United fans hehe

Mr.Nice Guy

Barr wrote: »

Anyone know if Fulham had to get a coach to the venue with the travel disruptions ?

Their plan was to fly out yesterday morning so I assume that's what happened. Didn't hear about them having to take a coach this time.

Mikeyt086

mike65 wrote: »

If it wasn't Fulham but say I dunno Blackburn there wouldn't be half as much "love", people respect Roy Hodgson and the way he turned the club round.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=277931868812&ref=ts

Also, if Roy Hodgeson didnt say "w" instead of "r" I doubt he would have so much love.

Mushy

Be the Holy Fulham calm down!

Mr.Nice Guy

Very close from Forlan.

leninbenjamin

Jesus, Forlan came close there! Fulham looking very nervy.

gimmick

Is this on any other channel except TV3. Trev and "Lawro"s commentary is making me lose the will to live. Or to stab my ears if the former is too excessive.