UEFA Europa League Chelsea V Arsenal - Wednesday 29 May - Virgin Media 2 / BT Sport 2

murpho999

Pitch is absolutely miles away from the stands. Hate non football grounds like that.

cj maxx

Lads why are ye in here discussing football ? Don’t ya know that Maria someone fell pissed on their arse . After hours is great craic.

Harry Palmr

This feels like an utter non event but it's not objectively speaking. 11 PM KO time is pretty grim.

jasonb

Harry Palmr wrote: »

This feels like an utter non event but it's not objectively speaking. 11 PM KO time is pretty grim.

So Vladamir Smicer's achievement of scoring twice in the same game but on different days is under threat then! Has anyone else done that since, in one of the other finals held in East 'Europe'?

The fact that it's an 11pm kick-off, in a city so far away and so hard to get to, just shows how little UEFA actually care about the sport and specifically the players. For some of them it will be the most important match of their careers, and they're expected to play at 11pm at night, something they've probably never done before, and never will do again.

Tusky

Tusky wrote: »

Am I correct in saying this is not available on a free channel?

I read BT were streaming it on YouTube.

Panthro

Superbowl shyte

Panthro

Zoom in camera man. I can't see a Fackin thing

Barr

Wonder how long Kante will last.

sonic85

Jesus Christ hold on till I get my binoculars

Quazzie

Might aswell be sitting on the moon as trying to watch this.

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sonic85 wrote: »

Jesus Christ hold on till I get my binoculars

The atmosphere is like a preseason friendly, ****ing UEFA

~Rebel~

It's like watching ants scurry around...

Mantis Toboggan

Picture is cat on virgin, don't think it's HD

BullBauld

Is there a fierce thud every time a ball is kicked?

fullstop

This reminds me of when you'd select 'Wide View' in FIFA back in the day cause it looked a bit cool, and then when you realised you couldn't see the ball you just switched back to 'Television View'...except we're stuck with the stupid wide view.

Mr.Nice Guy

Sounds like the atmosphere you'd get in a pre-season tournament.

Did they give 3D glasses out with this coverage?
Camera is miles away.

Harry Palmr

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Picture is cat on virgin, don't think it's HD

Virgin is shi'te.

Can't find any UEFA or BT approved stream on youtube.

~Rebel~

This is so weird... even when they go to the widest angle you can hardly see any fans... just a sea of green felt covering what I presume is a running track. Feels like it's all taking place in purgatory or something.

BullBauld

Kevin Kilbane fresh back from his expert analysis on the GAA the weekend 🙄

Berserker

Poxy running track around the ground also. Bye, bye atmosphere.

sonic85 wrote: »

Jesus Christ hold on till I get my binoculars

Was just about to post this. Ridiculous camera angle. It's like the Football Manager computer game.

SM01

Fück money-grabbing UEFA. Fūcking ridiculous stadium in the arse end of nowhere.

Vicxas

Picture quality is shocking

Hard to believe this is a final

~Rebel~

"Someone passes the ball to... *squints*... someone else..."

keeper :eek:

NIMAN

I know its early but the lack of fans is making the atmosphere very flat.

Feels like a pre-season friendly.

GLaDOS

Cant tell there's no fans there if you cant see the crowd.

UEFA thinking ahead.

NIMAN

Vicxas wrote: »

Picture quality is shocking

Its amazing on YouTube.

Berserker

What's up with the playing surface?

monkey9

This does not feel like a big final at all. The atmosphere muted and the stadium is so weird. Some cock up from UEFA.

sonic85

This whole thing is one big clusterfcuk. Pitch is falling apart now too - even with the rubbish camera you can see it

Mantis Toboggan

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Picture is cat on virgin, don't think it's HD

Virgin only do hd for paying customers same fir the rugby... Pricks

NIMAN

NIMAN wrote: »

Its amazing on YouTube.

what's the youtube link?

Mr.Nice Guy

https://twitter.com/SamJDean/status/1133812768342253568

Well said.

Berserker

How many Chelsea fans are there? Not seeing many at their end.

NIMAN wrote: »

I know its early but the lack of fans is making the atmosphere very flat.

Feels like a pre-season friendly.

Yeah, reminds me of the pre-season friendlies we see in Asia.

abcabc123123

Don't like the way Arsenal have started this - very inhibited with the ball and panicky without it

sonic85

That was a lovely ball from Xhaka

stryker mcqueen

I shouldn't be able to hear the players talking in a European cup final !!!! What a disaster

Berserker

stryker mcqueen wrote: »

I shouldn't be able to hear the players talking in a European cup final !!!! What a disaster

If you can hear players talking in the European cup final, you need to visit your GP tomorrow.

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That was a pen

alta stare

Bryant Echoing Instep wrote: »

Virgin only do hd for paying customers same fir the rugby... Pricks

HD is available on Vodafone tv aswell.

Soups123

Not a peno and never a yellow fcukin card

Quazzie

Definitely think that was a peno

monkey9

Definite dive by Lacazatte, he was anticipating the contact and it came in fairness. Not enough to bring him down, but they're usually given.

theoneeyedman

2 calls for fouls, one on hazard and that one on Lacazette, rightly turned down by the ref. Both would have been given in the EPL.

European referees are so much better, and harder fooled.

Bleating Lamb

NIMAN wrote: »

Its amazing on YouTube.

how can you see it on YouTube?

Kiith

Never a penalty for me. Catches the back of his heel maybe, but it's nowhere near enough to bring him down.

Esse85

Peno for me if he was onside, keeper took his legs and got none of the ball.

sonic85

Well Kepa brushed his foot. Whether it was enough contact to justify going down is another matter