The Battle of the Bridge:Chelsea(0)vs(0)Athletico Madrid 2leg K.o 19:45 RTE2 SS1/HD

Amirani

This is one of the best second half performances I've seen from an away team in Europe. It's not normal to see Chelsea get dominated and broken down this easily.

Turtyturd

Well there we go....ref refusing to give them the penalty cost them the match.

Stargate

Agueroooo wrote: »

HaHa thats soo funny !! :pac:

A Classic Agueroooo , please put in the humour thread also !!

GavRedKing

Huge few weeks for atleti hope they hold there nerve and do it.

wotzgoingon

How the hell is there 5 mins.

ShamoBuc

jaykay74 wrote: »

Seem to be a lot of anti chelsea sentiment in here. Some people have been hurt in the recent past obviously seems to be quite raw with some...

I'm ambivalent myself. Was hoping for a better game but hey the final should be good anyway.

I think there is a lot of Pro football sentiment in here tonight.

Better game??? Suppose 1-4 would have been nicer.

GavRedKing

wotzgoingon wrote: »

How the hell is there 5 mins.

Costas peno id say

Knex*

dreamers75 wrote: »

Nailed on chelsea fan for next 5 minutes.

And that, ladies and gents (Eight ball and dixiefly), is how it is done.

vicwatson

Some hard working team that Atletico. great football to watch.

MaroonAndGreen

Well done Athletico. Us Chelsea fans dont begrudge ye the win. Better team!

Proud of Chelsea though much improved on last season (despite what the haters would have you believe).

Would like to see Athletico winning the final

Ulysses Gaze

GavRedKing wrote: »

Huge few weeks for atleti hope they hold there nerve and do it.

They are more likely to win the league I think.

Would love them to win both but I think Real will shade the ECL Final.

LightningBlue

fozz10 wrote: »

athletico a serious side, they would do the same to any other of the english teams. fair play. real are one of the only teams who will give them trouble.

I don't know if Real will cause them too many headaches.
Simeone seems to have broken the hoodoo that Real had over them.
Before last seasons Copa del Rey final they hadn't won a Madrid derby in 10-15 years.
And they are defensively solid and cynical enough to match anything Real can throw at them offensively. They won't naively play their back four on the half way line like Bayern did last night.

Barr

AM are so good at the back

Guy:Incognito

kfallon wrote: »

It's no disgrace to go out in the semis to the best team in Europe so far this season

I know. That's why no one is calling bayern a disgrace. :-)

grumpymunster

Well congrats to Madrid getting two teams to a CL final is a fantastic achievement. Munster on Sunday Chelsea today sickener that but never mind nobody died and we will be back next season.

Good luck AM great display super discipline totally deserved victory.

jaykay74

ShamoBuc wrote: »

I think there is a lot of Pro football sentiment in here tonight.

Better game??? Suppose 1-4 would have been nicer.

Football is football. The anti football label ( thrown at any team) is an absolute crock of shit.

Weren't Liverpool shit on a stick if I remember right as labelled by Valdano I think a few years back. Don't think pool fans agreed with that at the time. (I didn't)

cadaliac

MaroonAndGreen wrote: »

Well done Athletico. Us Chelsea fans dont begrudge ye the win. Better team!

Proud of Chelsea though much improved on last season (despite what the haters would have you believe).

Would like to see Athletico winning the final

+1
Well done Aleti. I hope you win it now.

LightningBlue

Courtois has been fantastic.

pistolpetes11

Keeper is immense

wotzgoingon

Good save with his leg

Mushy

dreamers75 wrote: »

Nailed on chelsea fan for next 5 minutes.

Courtois says no!

vicwatson

dreamers75 wrote: »

Nailed on chelsea fan for next 5 minutes.

Jesus that was close

Barr

So hard to score against Curtois

Augmerson

Jose off to ask Roman for a couple quid for some new strikers, the ones he has are just no good.

homer simpson

hangballlouie wrote: »

Dry your eyes pal, there is always the 'we beat the two best teams in the league, twice' trophy.

It is no disgrace to get to the semi finals of the champions league, I for one am proud to be a Chelsea fan. Jose is a top class manager and will lead Chelsea to glory again.

Knex*

MaroonAndGreen wrote: »

Well done Athletico. Us Chelsea fans dont begrudge ye the win. Better team!

Proud of Chelsea though much improved on last season (despite what the haters would have you believe).

Would like to see Athletico winning the final

Fair play.

fozz10

ShamoBuc wrote: »

I think there is a lot of Pro football sentiment in here tonight.

Better game??? Suppose 1-4 would have been nicer.

again. get off the bandwagon. watch chelsea every week before u make stupid pro football crap comments, premier leagues, fa cups galore, champions league and europa league in the last few years,beaten all the best. we have huge possession, loads of chances and decent goals considering our strikers in every match. so cop on. athletico deserve the fina so good luck to them. what band wagon are u on for that game?

Barr

The little horse is out

John Cherry

Who brings a iPad to a football match. Some people should not be let near a football ground.

LightningBlue

dreamers75 wrote: »

Nailed on chelsea fan for next 5 minutes.

Courtois really didn't want you to win that bet.

wotzgoingon

Great win by Athletico.

That_Guy

"We now return to the RTE studio where Eamon is **** furiously into a sock"

kevohmsford

Nearly time for the Klopp dance.

podge79

well done Atletico

fozz10

oh yeah, sorry i forgot all that matters is how u play in the last two weeks

Barr

AM better team over the two legs

donfers

A great evening for football fans

Lapin

JUSTICE

Headshot

Probably the most exciting final for years coming up

donfers

John Terry waterworks back in business I see :pac:

Crackle

Great performance from Atletico, deserved winners. Best of luck them in the final.

Barr

The final will be a snooze fest

Amirani

Bohrio

MaroonAndGreen wrote: »

Well done Athletico. Us Chelsea fans dont begrudge ye the win. Better team!

Proud of Chelsea though much improved on last season (despite what the haters would have you believe).

Would like to see Athletico winning the final

''Show me a good loser, and ill show you a loser'' - Vince Lombardi.

donfers

Playing that mazy silky right winger Azpilicueta at home in a game you needed to win - daring, bold, adventurous #masterclass

Augmerson

Great win for Atletico, Chelsea totally found out. The idea of Jose in the final and playing park-the-bus was sickening, glad that nightmare has been killed off. The final will be really exciting.

Corholio

Falcao must be feeling fairly ****e tonight :pac:

Fudge You

Great day for football

Drexel

Fair play to AM. They are the real deal.

JT and his tears

pistolpetes11

Good game , better team over the two legs and on the night won , looking forward to the Final now ,

I doubt we will see a moaning session after a defeat like on Sunday from some