2018-19 UEFA Champions League

gimli2112

CalamariFritti wrote: »

Am I imagining things or does the Schalke pitch look absolutely massive? Must be max size for sure.

it's like watching ants

Mr.Nice Guy

Aguero makes it 1-0 to City. Schalke not happy as they think there was a foul in the build up. Not sure there was.

blueser

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Aguero makes it 1-0 to City. Schalke not happy as they think there was a foul in the build up. Not sure there was.

Nothing wrong with Laporte's header. Amazed there was even the slightest doubt about it.

osarusan

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Aguero makes it 1-0 to City. Schalke not happy as they think there was a foul in the build up. Not sure there was.

Even if it was a foul, it's a stretch for them to argue the goal should be disallowed, given the nature of the goal.

Harry Palmr

VAR excitement or is it boredom, no it's excitement peno given

SlickRic

Never a penalty.

Harry Palmr

1-1.

Utopia Parkway

Martin Keown just invented a new word, spontinuity.

BorneTobyWilde

Funny call that. But it was a shot on target, and his hand did deflect it wide, it effected the travel of the ball. That of course is not the rule though/

SlickRic

The ridiculousness of the ref giving out to both teams for asking for VAR on decisions, only to justify Schalke's protests 5 seconds later by giving a penalty.

blueser

I thought my clothes were going to be back in fashion by the time that decision was reached.

Mr.Nice Guy

The delay didn't faze Bentaleb. Good pen.

ricero

City are a bit sloppy tonight

Jimbob1977

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Martin Keown just invented a new word, spontinuity.

It's a perfectly cromulent word that embiggens the debate

BorneTobyWilde

City are flawed, Shalke showed them too much respect early in game.

Harry Palmr

Yellow for Fernandinho, peno awarded.

Utopia Parkway

Unlike PL refs, European refs can somehow see Fernandinho.

SlickRic

Another peno. Not a peno either. Touched his hips but not enough to go down.

BorneTobyWilde

Another penalty,

Mr.Nice Guy

Another Schalke pen?! Bentaleb to take again.

Another cool pen. Now this is interesting.

Corholio

Ages to come to the wrong decision and Schalke able to watch the replays on the bench which isn't allowed. I'm a fan of VAR but it's got a long way to go.

Harry Palmr

Benteleb again 2-1

BorneTobyWilde

Brilliant penalty, he's a confident classy player.

ricero

Quite a contrast between fabinho performance last night and fernandinhos tonight playing centre half

SlickRic

As an aside, De Bruyne does not look right.

Tipsy McSwagger

Fernandinho not getting away with his usual bull**** that he gets away with every week in the Premiership

eigrod

I think penalty was the correct decision both times. Why did Fernandinho put his two hands on the guys hips as he was trying to get away from him? Asking for trouble doing that.

osarusan

Schalke looked woeful for the first 10-15 minutes, and fairly poor up until the first penalty.

I expected the first to be given when it went to VAR, I thought Otamendi's arm was a bit high for a bit long.

Man City just look a bit slow and disjointed.

Bentaleb playing really well.

blueser

In my (biased) opinion, the second penalty was soft, but probably correct. Not so sure about the first one, mind. But we've brought this upon ourselves. Very sloppy since going ahead. Shades of the Palace, Leicester and Newcastle games.

marklazarcovic

Var needs refs who book players for arguing about a decision that the ref isn't making,that was farcical.

BorneTobyWilde

One thing is for sure the first penalty was given through an opinion of incident, not a fact based decision. If it was black and white it should have taken 3 seconds to tell ref, penalty!

''For a decision it must be a "clear error" Obviously the VAR team were arguing among themselves regarding the first penalty.

BorneTobyWilde

VAR should be more simple. Just forget the team locked in a room somewhere and just let the assigned Ref look at a monitor and review it, let him make the call only.

gimli2112

both penalties were soft. think what worked against City for the first one was the distance between Mendy and the strike but he did seem to be trying to get his arm out of the way.

Problem with the second is you'll have players flinging themselves to the ground at the slightest touch. Fernandinho shouldn't have done what he did but probably not enough contact for the guy to go flying.

blueser

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

VAR should be more simple. Just forget the team locked in a room somewhere and just let the assigned Ref look at a monitor and review it, let him make the call only.

The screen wasn't working. Farcical.

Loafing Oaf

gimli2112 wrote: »

Problem with the second is you'll have players flinging themselves to the ground at the slightest touch. Fernandinho shouldn't have done what he did but probably not enough contact for the guy to go flying.

How could you or the referee possibly tell this? The slightest touch can send a player over if he's off balance. All the officials can do in those circumstances is answer to the best of their ability the yes/no question, "Was there illegal contact?"

BorneTobyWilde

Bye bye Sally

Mr.Nice Guy

Wow Otamendi off.

SlickRic

Otamendi is gas. Brainless.

BorneTobyWilde

Shalke could win tie tonight if City collapse

osarusan

Harsh second yellow I thought.

blueser

SlickRic wrote: »

Otamendi is gas. Brainless.

His first ever red card for us.

citytillidie

VAR on the other game disallowed Madrid goal for a very soft free kick

SlickRic

blueser wrote: »

His first ever red card for us.

That's incredible to me.

Loafing Oaf

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

How could you or the referee possibly tell this? The slightest touch can send a player over if he's off balance. All the officials can do in those circumstances is answer to the best of their ability the yes/no question, "Was there illegal contact?"

Same issue with the Atletico 'goal' there. If the referee deems there was a push by the striker he has to disallow it, whether Chielini 'went down easy' is an irrelevance...

citytillidie

Madrid goal that stands and Juve player play acting holding his face then looks to see what is going on see Madrid score and then rolls around again holding his face hoping for a VAR again

Thepoet85

Haha that celebration from Simeone !

citytillidie

2-0 to Madrid

Mr.Nice Guy

Sensational free-kick from Sane. 2-2.

blueser

Brilliant strike by Leroy!

SlickRic

Deserved.

Schalke are realistically no good. The pitch has also played a part by the way.