Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund (ITV1 and TV3) KO: 7:45pm

Lawrence1895

FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

YES, YES AND YES AGAIN

miralize

So happy for Dortmund. And not just because if we get through, we wont have to face Real in the final :P

Giggsy11

Well done Dortmund. Deserved to be in the finals and it's great to see how far they have come in such a short space of time.

blackwave

thank god they didnt lose it at the end, well done dortmund been following you with interest the last few years delighted to see them get through the final

Duff

Watching Dortmund should come with a health warning!

dan1895

Can't remember the last time I was literally edge of the seat watching two teams I don't support. Happy with that result though.

Amirani

Delighted for BVB.

klose

Sahin chuffed his club is technically out

Turtwig

Dortmund certainly like making dramatic.Delighted for them.
Think they may have been lucky to avoid a penalty at the end there.
No way Madrid deserved this though. They need to have a rethink about their set-up.

Andersonisgod

Cracking game of football. Really top quality stuff for the neutral to enjoy and both teams played a part in that. Over two legs Dortmund deserve to go through, though if Madrid score one of those early chances then it could have been a completely different story.

Some cracking performances tonight, Hummels and Gundogan for Dortmund but I have to single out Sergio Ramos, a lion at the heart of the Madrid backline, gave absolutely everything he had, ferocious, a great leader and a worthy captain of Real Madrid.

NabyLadistheman

Jose has lost a fair few semi-finals at this stage

Montroseee

Quick, someone start a 'Are Mourinho and Madrid done' thread.

In all seriousness, they most likely are. Jose would best get out of that circus.

klose

Suarezistheman wrote: »

Jose has lost a fair few semi-finals at this stage

5 of the 7 hes lost. Still getting to 7 is amazing and winning it outright the tto times hes made the final.


Think kaka had an impact coming on, ronnie and alonso were poor.

dan1895

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Cracking game of football. Really top quality stuff for the neutral to enjoy and both teams played a part in that. Over two legs Dortmund deserve to go through, though if Madrid score one of those early chances then it could have been a completely different story.

Some cracking performances tonight, Hummels and Gundogan for Dortmund but I have to single out Sergio Ramos, a lion at the heart of the Madrid backline, gave absolutely everything he had, ferocious, a great leader and a worthy captain of Real Madrid.

Ramos was lucky he wasn't sent off the way he was throwing his elbows around in the first half. Agree with you otherwise.

adox

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Cracking game of football. Really top quality stuff for the neutral to enjoy and both teams played a part in that. Over two legs Dortmund deserve to go through, though if Madrid score one of those early chances then it could have been a completely different story.

Some cracking performances tonight, Hummels and Gundogan for Dortmund but I have to single out Sergio Ramos, a lion at the heart of the Madrid backline, gave absolutely everything he had, ferocious, a great leader and a worthy captain of Real Madrid.

I thought the match was really poor. The last ten minutes were exciting but the first eighty were full of misplaced passes, mis control, poor efforts on goal.

Ramos wasn't a lion tonight either. He was a thug who got away with it because of a weak ref.

Oat23

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Some cracking performances tonight, Hummels and Gundogan for Dortmund but I have to single out Sergio Ramos, a lion at the heart of the Madrid backline, gave absolutely everything he had, ferocious, a great leader and a worthy captain of Real Madrid.

Average enough player, makes up for his shortcomings ability-wise with his pulling and elbowing though. Getting away with it is an art so fair play to him I say.

Francie Barrett

Andersonisgod wrote: »

but I have to single out Sergio Ramos, a lion at the heart of the Madrid backline, gave absolutely everything he had, ferocious, a great leader and a worthy captain of Real Madrid.

Shine on you crazy diamond :pac:

Fowler87

Fully deserved from Dortmund. Bit like Ajax of the 90s in their set up. Hope they win it now and might make the likes of Lewandowski have a rethink bout leaving

swoody

Andersonisgod

adox wrote: »

I thought the match was really poor. The last ten minutes were exciting but the first eighty were full of misplaced passes, mis control, poor efforts on goal.

Ramos wasn't a lion tonight either. He was a thug who got away with it because of a weak ref.

I disagree. It might not have always been technically as good as it should have been for a game at this level but the tempo the game was played at for long periods was a break-neck speed which few other teams are capable of doing.

Ridiculous. A stirring performance from, in my opinion, the best centre back in the world. A near-heroic display, a display worthy of the armband he was wearing.

Andersonisgod

Oat23 wrote: »

Average enough player, makes up for his shortcomings ability-wise with his pulling and elbowing though. Getting away with it is an art so fair play to him I say.

Pathetic response. Average enough player? Average players don't start at the heart of a defence that has won 3 major international tournaments consecutively, average defenders do not wear the captain's armband at Real Madrid.

Boskowski

He wasn't even the best centre back on the pitch tonight.

adox

Andersonisgod wrote: »

I disagree. It might not have always been technically as good as it should have been for a game at this level but the tempo the game was played at for long periods was a break-neck speed which few other teams are capable of doing.

Ridiculous. A stirring performance from, in my opinion, the best centre back in the world. A near-heroic display, a display worthy of the armband he was wearing.

The best centre back in the world??????

I'm actually speechless.

Andersonisgod

Boskowski wrote: »

He wasn't even the best centre back on the pitch tonight.

These things are debatable and relative. In my opinion he was the best player on the pitch tonight, the driving force for Madrid throughout that game tonight, a true leaders performance. Defensively very solid, asked to play an aggressive role at the back, did so with aplomb, made things happen, and capped it off with a well taken goal.

NabyLadistheman

That Mourinho interview was classic!!

Gabrielle Clarke aBout to get the scoup out of Jose back to CFC & he cuts it off as the show ended... UTV!!

Andersonisgod

adox wrote: »

The best centre back in the world??????

I'm actually speechless.

I'm not even a Real Madrid fan but yes, for me he is the best centre back in the world and has been for a couple of years. It's hardly such a shocking statement, he's won a World Cup, he's won 2 European Championships, he's won 3 La Ligas, he's been picked in the best team at Euro 2012 and World Cup 2010, he was in the FIFA World 11 three times, he was in the Uefa team of the year twice, he won La Liga's best defender award in 2012 and he has worn the captains armband at Real Madrid. Hardly shocking.

Here Precious2

Jose to Chelsea

Amirani

I've no idea how it can be claimed that Ramos is the best in the World. That's just not the case.

klose

Angry coentrao :pac:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8117/8697129998_e110461946_o.gif

homerjay2005

and thats Jose done at Real...just admitted it there.

"maybe not...i want to be somewhere where i am loved"...

Seaneh

Andersonisgod wrote: »

These things are debatable and relative. In my opinion he was the best player on the pitch tonight, the driving force for Madrid throughout that game tonight, a true leaders performance. Defensively very solid, asked to play an aggressive role at the back, did so with aplomb, made things happen, and capped it off with a well taken goal.

You really are something else.
:rolleyes:

Turtwig

klose wrote: »

Angry coentrao :pac:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8117/8697129998_e110461946_o.gif

Keeps timing out.:( Maybe that's a sign?
Even though I can't see it my imagination tells me that I'd love to see it as a meme.:D

Amirani

Suarezistheman wrote: »

That Mourinho interview was classic!!

Gabrielle Clarke aBout to get the scoup out of Jose back to CFC & he cuts it off as the show ended... UTV!!

He's definitely off anyway.

adox

Andersonisgod wrote: »

I'm not even a Real Madrid fan but yes, for me he is the best centre back in the world and has been for a couple of years. It's hardly such a shocking statement, he's won a World Cup, he's won 2 European Championships, he's won 3 La Ligas, he's been picked in the best team at Euro 2012 and World Cup 2010, he was in the FIFA World 11 three times, he was in the Uefa team of the year twice, he won La Liga's best defender award in 2012 and he has worn the captains armband at Real Madrid. Hardly shocking.

It is a shocking statement but typical of your totally over the top and hugely exaggerated claims during and after games.

I'll leave you to pontificate with others with your never ending meandering prose. I haven't got the energy or inclanation to continue to debate with you.

MD1990

Ramos did foul alot during the game
but if he was a british cb it would be considered good defending
he was superb tonight though a true leader
& if u seen him at Euro 2012 u would know he is a world class defender

Richard Hillman

homerjay2005 wrote: »

and thats Jose done at Real...just admitted it there.

"maybe not...i want to be somewhere where i am loved"...

SORRY stop talking

we need to take an ad break.

What an absolute f**k up by ITV. They had their biggest post match interview in years and they ****ed it up to take ads.

Andersonisgod

NiallSparky wrote: »

I've no idea how it can be claimed that Ramos is the best in the World. That's just not the case.

I've just made a case, it's a good case.

By the way anyone know where I could find the Mourinho interview? I missed it.

klose

Ah feck off itv nobody likes ye

Boskowski

Andersonisgod wrote: »

These things are debatable and relative. In my opinion he was the best player on the pitch tonight, the driving force for Madrid throughout that game tonight, a true leaders performance. Defensively very solid, asked to play an aggressive role at the back, did so with aplomb, made things happen, and capped it off with a well taken goal.

He had at least 3 bookable offenses in the first half alone and I can't believe Howard Webb let him get away with it. And I don't mean arguably bookable, I mean bookable to a point were it became ridiculous they were so blatant. Every single time he went up into the air against Lewandowski he had his elbow or his hands in his face. A yellow card after twenty minutes would have quieten him down an awful lot, probably wouldn't have seen the end of the game.
What did the guys say in commentary? 16 career red cards for one of the best footballing sides around? Some role model alright.

Oat23

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Pathetic response. Average enough player? Average players don't start at the heart of a defence that has won 3 major international tournaments consecutively, average defenders do not wear the captain's armband at Real Madrid.

Average players do let the man their marking score 3 goals though.

Michael Mancienne did a better job against Lewandowski and he didn't even have to resort to elbowing him to win their aerial battles. MICHAEL MANCIENNE.

You're on something if you think Ramos is the best CB in the world. He's not even on the top tier. Hummels was the best CB on the pitch tonight.

Edit: Ignore the first part, I've just remembered it was Pepe on Lewandowski last week, forgot because he was non-existent.

The rest is true though, Sergio Ramos IS NOT the best CB in the world.

NabyLadistheman

Richard Hillman wrote: »

SORRY stop talking

we need to take an ad break.

What an absolute f**k up by ITV. They had their biggest post match interview in years and they ****ed it up to take ads.

Jose actually wanted to go on with the interview, he was ready to roll. This was his moment to be special again and Gabriel Clarke f**ked him off!

klose

Happy sahin and angry coentrao :pac:

klose

Jernal wrote: »

Keeps timing out.:( Maybe that's a sign?
Even though I can't see it my imagination tells me that I'd love to see it as a meme.:D

I embedded it on the next page, tis a gif

Lawrence1895

Jelle1880 wrote: »

What a brilliant ending, totally deserved by Dortmund but Real made it tense in the end.

I think, your presence could have been the cutting edge. Cheers :cool:

The_Kew_Tour

Well done Lars and Nuri and any other Dortmund fans.

Ye be as happy as pig in ****e tonight ;-)

Andersonisgod

Oat23 wrote: »

Average players do let the man their marking score 3 goals though.

Michael Mancienne did a better job against Lewandowski and he didn't even have to resort to elbowing him to win their aerial battles. MICHAEL MANCIENNE.

You're on something if you think Ramos is the best CB in the world. He's not even on the top tier. Hummels was the best CB on the pitch tonight.

Lets play the irony game. I'll start.

Makes a point in first paragraph that average players don't concede three goals

Third paragraph, says Hummels was the best centre back on the pitch, on a night in which Madrid scored 2 goals against a Dortmund team that, at that point, were playing very deep, and who could have had so many more (Hummel's man Higuain in particular easily could have had 3 tonight).

Oat23

Andersonisgod wrote: »

(Hummel's man Higuain in particular easily could have had 3 tonight).

Could have had 3, how many DID he score though? None, and was taken off.

Can't wait for tomorrows game thread and the sh*te you'll spout in that like last week. Maybe the negative tiki-taka will work better this time round?

Francie Barrett

Andersonisgod wrote: »

I'm not even a Real Madrid fan but yes, for me he is the best centre back in the world and has been for a couple of years. It's hardly such a shocking statement, he's won a World Cup, he's won 2 European Championships, he's won 3 La Ligas, he's been picked in the best team at Euro 2012 and World Cup 2010, he was in the FIFA World 11 three times, he was in the Uefa team of the year twice, he won La Liga's best defender award in 2012 and he has worn the captains armband at Real Madrid. Hardly shocking.

Sergio Ramos has been getting Real Madrid knocked out of the Champions League consistently for years now. His first leg performance was enough to get them knocked out this year, his penalty miss got them knocked out the year before, the year before that he was completely humiliated by Messi.

Top defenders don't consistently flop on the big occasions for their clubs.

Turtwig

klose wrote: »

I embedded it on the next page, tis a gif

Practising his Wookie impression for the upcoming Star Wars trilogy!

adox

Jose did look like he was more or less going to reveal he's off to Chelsea next season before ITV cut him off.

What a complete bollix ITV made of it!