Bayern Munich vs. Manchester City (RTE2)

Darkglasses

City missing Fernando, Zabaleta and Jovetic. Bayern in the midst of an injury crisis, missing Ribery, Badstuber, Schweinsteiger, Rafinha, Alcantara, Javi Martinez, and possibly Arjen Robben.

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Joe Exotic

Darkglasses wrote: »

City missing Fernando, Zabaleta and Jovetic. Bayern in the midst of an injury crisis, missing Ribery, Badstuber, Schweinsteiger, Rafinha, Alcantara, Javi Martinez, and possibly Arjen Robben.

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Wow thats some amount of talent city need to take advantage

Rayne Wooney

City should win this

Darkglasses

murphk wrote: »

Wow thats some amount of talent city need to take advantage

I was wrong about Rafinha, he's starting. You're dead right, we couldn't be playing Bayern at probably the best possible time, but it's still a fantastic XI they've put out. I'm very hopeful of a win but would take a draw.

Rayne Wooney

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

City should win this

Should they? Based on what?

9/2 if you're so confident.

Munich are at home

loobylou

Strange Aguero not starting, wonder why?

Skylinehead

Missing Ribery, Badstuber, Schweinsteiger, Rafinha, Alcantara, Javi Martinez, Robben, and they still put out a brilliant team.

stiffler123

Really tough to call, would take a draw. Prediction 2-2

Darkglasses

loobylou wrote: »

Strange Aguero not starting, wonder why?

He wants to try one up front today understandably, as an isolated forward Dzeko is probably just about the better of the two. I'd rather they were both playing personally.

Harry Palmr

I wish my team could have that sort of injury crisis! :pac:

Still a formidable front line.

Joe Exotic

Darkglasses wrote: »

He wants to try one up front today understandably, as an isolated forward Dzeko is probably just about the better of the two. I'd rather they were both playing personally.

Id prefer to start with just Dezko aside from the fact we need to mind Kun we can always bring him on.
Away in europe is all about trying to win the midfield battle and i think a 5 man mid is the way to go

blueser

Pity that Kun isn't playing, but I can understand Manuel keeping him for the Chelsea game at the weekend. We should go out and not be afraid of Bayern. They're a great club, and deserve massive respect for all they've achieved in the game. But we will have to beat this calibre of club at some stage if we want to have a real go at progressing a fair way into the tournament (can't see us winning it though, Real Madrid for me).

Dempsey

Did Brady say Lewandowski cost Munich a fortune?

TheTownie

Dempsey wrote: »

Did Brady say Lewandowski cost Munich a fortune?

Ballack said something similar a few minutes ago. Must have been a big signing on fee.

ASOT

Yeah id say easily a couple of mil for big rob and another couple of mil for his agent!

Joe Exotic

or maybe brady doesn't know and its just one of those cliches they throw out

Cypher_sounds

I think Lewandowski will put Citys defence to the sword here.

Darkglasses

Have to stay out of this thread now, come on City!!

Dempsey

Jaysus George, get better glasses!

Joe Exotic

bayern gone three at back

GLaDOS

Bayern's strip makes them look rather like Barca.

City defence sliced apart and a very lucky escape.

lertsnim

"He thought it was in, I thought it was in, everybody thought it was in"

No George only you thought it was in.

That_Guy

George you buffoon.

Unearthly

I was cringing when George hadn't realised he missed and kept speaking about the goal

DVDM93

Unearthly wrote: »

I was cringing when George hadn't realised he missed and kept speaking about the goal

It was definitely whispered in to his ear that it wasn't a goal he was still going on about even though there was no sign of a celebration.

Glock Lesnar

Muller is the most dangerous footballer on the planet, he is a jack of all trades master of most of them.

stiffler123

Good save Joe.

GLaDOS

Matter of time before Bayern score at this rate

ShaneU

What's that chant bayern fans were signing for a few minutes, Chelsea fans were doing the same chant

Bertser

Wonder will Bayern get a ban for the Palestinian flag like Dundalk? Probably not.

micar

Is pepe guardiola's fly down?

loobylou

micar wrote: »

Is pepe guardiola's fly down?

I noticed that too. Somebody tell him!:P

micar

micar wrote: »

Is pepe guardiola's fly down?

Pepball

Glock Lesnar

No George, Aguero is not a bad replacement you big funny joker you, what a funny joke

NIMAN

Bertser wrote: »

Wonder will Bayern get a ban for the Palestinian flag like Dundalk? Probably not.

Dundalk didn't get a ban. A fine.

Darkglasses

Sagna and Hart keeping us in it. Bayern's organization far superior. Would happily take a draw now for sure, although we look dangerous on the rare occasion we can attack in numbers.

Harry Palmr

Joe Hart having a worldie, otherwise this would be over and its not as if Munich are that impressive. Just smooth.

micar

now has a vine link


https://vine.co/v/OWeujzAXqhP

Headshot

I have enjoyed Heynckes Bayern alot more than Peps Bayern

Chancer3001

Peps bayern are weird.

It's like, look how well we can play the ball to the final third.

Then they don't do anything.

Darkglasses

Bayern far less dangerous this half

Dempsey

Chancer3001 wrote: »

Peps bayern are weird.

It's like, look how well we can play the ball to the final third.

Then they don't do anything.

Pretty much his tactics at Barcelona aswell except he had Messi in the final third which hid the flaw of his system.

Hank Scorpio

Lucky boy

stiffler123

Time to unleash Kun. Hart is our best player tonight.

ahnowbrowncow

Yaya is so lazy, the rest of the team are carrying him

DVDM93

Roma are certainly laying down their mark in this group, 5-0 up against CSKA.

Utopia Parkway

ahnowbrowncow wrote: »

Yaya is so lazy, the rest of the team are carrying him

Looks like he's having one of his occasional "just can't be bothered" seasons.

Darkglasses

DVDM93 wrote: »

Roma are certainly laying down their mark in this group, 5-0 up against CSKA.

This is the thread for all the Champions League matches that don't get their own match-thread

DVDM93

ahnowbrowncow wrote: »

Yaya is so lazy, the rest of the team are carrying him

Should have gave him a birthday cake.

Kirby

Kirby wrote: »

He is an excellent player and I would have him in my team no question....but he has a fairly severe flaw as a midfielder. Why isn't everybody talking about the fact that after 60 minutes in every single game he strolls around the place and barely runs at all? In every close up shot he looks like he is about to collapse with exhaustion.

Watch for it. It's like clockwork. He stops tackling and stops tracking runs and just strolls about until he gets the ball.

Those barnstorming runs are amazing to watch and he scores his share of important goals but I feel the media just gloss over his flaws.

Kirby wrote: »

I wouldn't be so sure about that. Any pressing team wouldn't 100% be happy with him. He's brilliant, yes but hes lazy. He's overweight and defensively suspect.

No player is without their flaws. That is one of Toure's.

Been saying it for years. Literally years. These are old quotes. It feels refreshing to finally hear guys like Neville actually notice it.