2017/18 UEFA Champions League

TitianGerm

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

plain and simple,Messi wouldn’t have taken it and if he did he would have missed

Hail CR7

That's because he plays for Barca. Real got the peno tonight

~Rebel~

Doltanian wrote: »

And then there is Messi, such a humble man despite his genius. He'd nearly kick the ball wide in the interest of fair play. I really hope Argentina win the World Cup this year for him alone.

Humble is the last description i'd give to Messi. Private yes, humble no.

MonkieSocks

Penalty and Foul

The Talking Bread

Essien wrote: »

What's all this about Harry Kane? He keeps popping up in match threads...claiming goals apparently.

I was wondering what that running joke was alright!!

I'd say Harry will claim he made it up, the rascal!

Turtwig

The Talking Bread wrote: »

I was wondering what that running joke was alright!!

I'd say Harry will claim he made it up, the rascal!

I liked the John Terry celebration meme (initially). The Harry Kane one though is kind of lame imo and has been over saturated already.

bucketybuck

MonkieSocks wrote: »

Penalty and Foul

Vasquez is actually lucky that Banetia came through him like that, he waited on the ball and a better defender could have gotten around to nick that away from him.

Turtwig

Yeah Vasquez did not look like he would actually score it.

martingriff

M!Ck^ wrote: »

I dunno maybe because he sent his team into the semi final in the CL after a dramatic finish

I think you don't get the joke

ebbsy

bucketybuck wrote: »

Vasquez is actually lucky that Banetia came through him like that, he waited on the ball and a better defender could have gotten around to nick that away from him.

+1

Defender was never on the right side.

irishman86

beya2009 wrote: »

I love Messi but he rightly is getting some stick for his poor showing yesterday. Messi was also missing in both legs when barca were knocked out by juve last season so he's proves he's human sometimes lol As for Ronaldo...I cannot think of another player that consistently delivers on the big stages.

Sidney Crosby

irelandrover

Benatia should really have been sent out as well. It should have been a second yellow for him.

MisterAnarchy

Dunphy talking ****e eulegising about Ramos and what a great player he is.
Didn't he famously call him a head banger.

BorneTobyWilde

Juve defender was so far out of line with the rest of the back 4, he dropped so deep and caused all the problems

niallo27

irelandrover wrote: »

Benatia should really have been sent out as well. It should have been a second yellow for him.

I think the pen was enough punishment.

irishman86

Turtwig wrote: »

Yeah Vasquez did not look like he would actually score it.

Thought the same, Vasquez was praying for a defender to nail him
Thankfully Benatia was delighted to do so

Turtwig

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Dunphy talking ****e eulegising about Ramos and what a great player he is.
Didn't he famously call him a head banger.

He did but to be fair he does actually revise his assessments on players overtime. Which I think is one of those rare occasions where I give him a positive remark.

Mushy

Dunphy changed his opinion on the Buffon card anyway.

The Talking Bread

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Dunphy talking ****e eulegising about Ramos and what a great player he is.
Didn't he famously call him a head banger.

They aren't mutually exclusive!

ShamoBuc

The poor ref also forgot to send off Banetia. Gave the pen, stopped a goal scoring opportunity and was already on a yellow.

Guy:Incognito

Buffon may well have got there too if Vazquez had chested it .

Dunphy is embarrassing himself after what he said earlier

Clear red card

Buffon all over him

I suspect the whole Juve team will get fines

martingriff

LiamoSail wrote: »

Never mind the cheats, racists, thieving Russian ogliarchs, human rights violators, rapists et al, when one of the greatest players of all time is guilty of loving himself a bit too much

We can all be guilty of this

chopperbyrne

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Dunphy talking ****e eulegising about Ramos and what a great player he is.
Didn't he famously call him a head banger.

In fairness, Ramos is both.

The Talking Bread

Mushy wrote: »

Dunphy changed his opinion on the Buffon card anyway.

I reckon there will be a few on here who may also, you would like to think so anyway!

Johner

niallo27 wrote: »

It's not hate in here, it's just the love in for him here is a bit embarrassing.

It's weird, he had a few good seasons said he was a slave and left and is treated like a god. :pac:

Trigger

niallo27 wrote: »

I think the pen was enough punishment.

He laid his hands on the refs back, no matter what you can’t lay a finger on the ref. Especially when you are screaming obscenities at him

Just realised your talking about Benatia oops lack of sleep something something something

irelandrover

niallo27 wrote: »

I think the pen was enough punishment.

He went through the back of a player to stop a clear goal scoring chance. A yellow could easily have been given, and should have been I think.

ShamoBuc

Mushy wrote: »

Dunphy changed his opinion on the Buffon card anyway.

To be fair he said he could have only given a yellow for the shouting at him but once he saw buffon touch the ref he clearly admitted the ref was right.

Guy:Incognito

astradave wrote: »

He laid his hands on the refs back, no matter what you can’t lay a finger on the ref. Especially when you are screaming obscenities at him

He was talking about benetia getting a red (2nd yellow) for the foul.

JP Liz V1

Buffon hero to zero in his final CL outing

omega man

Ref got those calls spot on even though I was disgusted at the time. Take a bow.

Ronaldo love him or hate him, that pen was out of this world considering the pressure. Buffon will always think what if but he wouldn’t have saved that if it’s any consolation.

Madrid will be a different animal with Ramos back too so I wouldn’t be wishing to draw them in SF.

Trigger

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

He was talking about benetia getting a red (2nd yellow) for the foul.

Yeah I corrected myself..

BorneTobyWilde

No pressure on penalty, game was a draw and a lot of football to be played had he missed. He when for the dramatic penalty and it came off.

Rekop dog

Another yawnfest of a night in the predictable CL.

BorneTobyWilde

Brady '' end for Chiellini '' why would such a young player end after tonight.

Wtf is dunphy ranting about

Roma are in the semis ffs

The Talking Bread

Buffon has an almost 50:50 penalty save rate in his career, who knows..................................

M!Ck^

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Dunphy is embarrassing himself after what he said earlier

Clear red card

Buffon all over him

I suspect the whole Juve team will get fines

Even though there's no excuse for a paid analyst to miss such an incident, it was implied that Dunphy didn't see Buffon getting physical until Brady pointed it out to him.

Dunphy then said 'oh, if he put his hands on the ref then he has to go'.

Not sure how Dunphy could have missed that first time around though.

The Talking Bread

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Brady '' end for Chiellini '' why would such a young player end after tonight.

He is hardly "young"

34 at start of next season

Nerdlingr

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Juve defender was so far out of line with the rest of the back 4, he dropped so deep and caused all the problems

It was actually really poor from chellini and benatia. Chellini empties the centre of the box thinking the pass is going to go to the real player in front of him. Benatia is so far out of position he is actually outside the box and trying to run back in to save the day..hence the wrong side of the Vazquez and gives away the penalty. Sandro let's Ronaldo get in around goal side of him but we all know how good he is in the air but the centre backs are nowhere to be seen.

MisterAnarchy

Reminds me a bit of the ref tonight

Solomon Pleasant

Don't think I'll bother watching the CL anymore. It's pointless, Madrid have paid up front for the competition for the foreseeable future.
They have a monopoly on European football which isn't ending any time soon.

bucketybuck

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Buffon hero to zero in his final CL outing

I think thats overstated. Nobody was saving that penalty, the red card made no material difference to the game so its not like he cost his team the game or anything.

irishman86

The Talking Bread wrote: »

He is hardly "young"

34 at start of next season

Although it is Italy

vetinari

Allegri got out coached by Zidane in the last 20 minutes.
Zidane brought on all his subs while Juve still had 2 subs left before the penalty.
Juve were looking really tired for that last 20 minutes. Allegri really should have changed something.

BorneTobyWilde

The Talking Bread wrote: »

He is hardly "young"

34 at start of next season

I guess Milner and Ronaldo should retire in two weeks also. Plus he's only 33, and in Italian league players play till late 30's .

Alonso77

Dunphy has been lamenting the death of Italian football and football in general for the last 10 yrs - "Football is dying Bill/Darragh! It's on its knees, it's barren!!"

jacool

I don't suppose Juventus can complain about Ramos coming down pitchside before the end of the game?

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Attending the dugouts and technical areas before, during and after the match.
Straw . . . . clutching

KERSPLAT!

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Actually missed the joke, hold my hands up :P

Hard to see through that red mist

vetinari

irelandrover wrote: »

He went through the back of a player to stop a clear goal scoring chance. A yellow could easily have been given, and should have been I think.

I think it looks worse in real time.
It's probably a penalty but he didn't make much contact with the player.
He actually did a decent job of getting around the side at the ball.