2019-20 UEFA Champions League- SEE Mod Note in OP 15/08/20

Mr.Nice Guy

Surprised at Varane.

Meanwhile Lyon have a pen.

Depay with the Panenka!

Juve need 3 goals now.

Guy:Incognito

Another one chalked down to a team ****ing around tippy tapping at the back. What do I know, teams seem to love it recently

~Rebel~

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Another one chalked down to a team ****ing around tippy tapping at the back. What do I know, teams seem to love it recently

There's a time to do it, and a time to not do it. And that was a time to not do it.

Bit anticlimactic for the night though - 15 minutes in, and both ties look all but dead.

ShamoBuc

Madrid are going to rightly hammered I think. Losing so much possession too easily. City will make them pay time and time again. Reckon their heads will drop if and when city get their second.

Just a pity Ramos not playing.

Zeek12

That looks an awful decision to give Lyon a penalty.
Bentancur with a super tackle??

Agent Coulson

What a clearance from Lyon.

NIMAN

And thats both tonights games dead.

TheCitizen

Zeek12 wrote: »

That looks an awful decision to give Lyon a penalty.
Bentancur with a super tackle??

What is the point of VAR if they don't overturn that. I know they kind of go benefit of the doubt to the original refs decision in Europe like the NFL but that wasn't a penalty. Why wasn't the ref asked to view it like they are in the EL games last night?

Mr.Nice Guy

Wouldn't write Juve off yet. If they can get a goal before half-time it will set the second half up nicely. Surprised Ronaldo made such a mess of that header opportunity. Looked like it came off his shoulder.

8-10

NIMAN wrote: »

And thats both tonights games dead.

?

Madrid had to come and score twice anyway. That hasn't changed.

ERG89

If Juve go out tonight Sarri will be sacked before he gets up off his seat at full time.

Agent Coulson

ERG89 wrote: »

If Juve go out tonight Sarri will be sacked before he gets up off his seat at full time.

You would also have to look at all the money Juve wasted on Ronnie as well the only reason he was signed was to win them the CL.

ShamoBuc

Delighted for Benzena.

Mr.Nice Guy

Benzema!

Fitz*

Big goal Benzema. Gives Madrid hope again.

ctrl-alt-delete

That was a nice finish to a well worked move.

gimli2112

the most underrated overrated player ever

Mr.Nice Guy

Free to Juve in Ronaldo range.

Lopes denies him with a good save. I'd say he's faced a few of them in training for Portugal.

Fitz*

Hazard really does go missing once the Champions League theme music plays.

Mr.Nice Guy

Pen to Juve. Depay deemed to have handled the ball.

Think that's harsh.

Ronaldo scores it. Juve back in it.

irishguitarlad

Lyon shítting the bed

ERG89

He might score and silence me but Gabriel Jesus is never going to take up Aguero's mantle when he leaves. They'd be better off bringing on Mahrez for him as Real are a bit dodgy down their left.

Zeek12

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Pen to Juve. Depay deemed to have handled the ball.

Think that's harsh.

Ronaldo scores it. Juve back in it.

Another bad call. Two terrible pen decisions
VAR has not stopped the age old problem of refs trying to even out previous bad decisions at the peno spot

TheCitizen

NIMAN wrote: »

And thats both tonights games dead.

:pac: Both wide open

ERG89

Zeek12 wrote: »

Another bad decision.
VAR has not stopped the age old problem of refs trying to even out previous bad decisions at the peno spot

tbf if it wasn't for questionable handball penalties Juve couldn't have played competitively against Atalanta a few weeks ago so its a known tactic for them.

c.p.w.g.w

Fitz* wrote: »

Hazard really does go missing once the Champions League theme music plays.

He doesn't seem fit

TheCitizen

Zeek12 wrote: »

Another bad decision.
VAR has not stopped the age old problem of refs trying to even out previous bad decisions at the peno spot

It looked like two wrongs to make a right, except with away goals they don't really cancel each other out. This ref looks weak and instead of VAR helping him they make it worse by refusing to overturn his bad decisions.

ShamoBuc

ERG89 wrote: »

He might score and silence me but Gabriel Jesus is never going to take up Aguero's mantle when he leaves. They'd be better off bringing on Mahrez for him as Real are a bit dodgy down their left.

Jesus is not the player to take over the mantle of Aguero. The longer City maintain he is, will be a mistake I hope they continue to make.

irishguitarlad

That Juve midfield is awful, they are going nowhere with them.

Zeek12

TheCitizen wrote: »

It looked like two wrongs to make a right, except with away goals they don't really cancel each other out. This ref looks weak and instead of VAR helping him they make it worse by refusing to overturn his bad decisions.

Laughable really.

No excuse for this in a VAR competition. Neither pen should have stood imo. VAR is truly gutless, not strong enough for an obvious overturn in an empty stadium?
Come on

Fitz*

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

He doesn't seem fit

It's not just tonight, it's been consistent throughout this season and his career.

Even from just an output point of view:
4 non penalty goals in his overall CL career
4 penalties scored
4 full CL campaigns without scoring (2 Chelsea, 1 Real Madrid, 1 Lille)

Tonight in his 60th appearance in the competition. That's an extremely low output.

~Rebel~

TheCitizen wrote: »

:pac: Both wide open

Ha, not quite wide open, but not quite as dead as they looked earlier either.

Both teams behind still need to score 2 without reply in the second half to go through though. But at least Madrid can bring it to extra time with 1.

TheCitizen

Zeek12 wrote: »

Laughable really.

No excuse for this in a VAR competition. Neither pen should have stood imo. VAR is truly gutless, not strong enough for an obvious overturn in an empty stadium?
Come on

If there was a crowd at this game I think Juve would definitely qualify from this position. The ref is weak. The players will now try to put pressure on him to make decisions in their favour.

8-10

Neither of these sides look good enough to win a Champions League. But it's a weird one this season. Can't call this game

TheCitizen

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Ha, not quite wide open, but not quite as dead as they looked earlier either.

Both teams behind still need to score 2 without reply in the second half to go through though. But at least Madrid can bring it to extra time with 1.

Wide open. I think Juve and City will prevail, could be totally wrong very easily.

Mr.Nice Guy

RONALDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

WHAT A GOAL!

irishguitarlad

Some goal by Ronaldo, with his weaker foot also.

Guy:Incognito

Thought Benzema was just going to volley that.

ERG89

I know he's 35 but Fernandinho looks every minute of his age when playing at the back. He tried to tackle Benzema there and he was about as close to him as Pep was by the time he made it.

Guy:Incognito

City through.


Cant see Real getting 2 if they had another hour.

ERG89

Oh Varane, talk about a night to forget. Jesus who I pillored earlier sweeps up the chance

ShamoBuc

Have to laugh at that mistake and the lovely cameraman went to Ramos.....lovely work fella !!

klose

Like the Madrid Liverpool final in 18 except this time its Madrid gifting loltastic goals to the opposition

Unearthly

Varane will be joining Bale in most hated people in Madrid

Mr.Nice Guy

Can't believe Varane has had a mare.

~Rebel~

Varane having a Karius night!

8-10

I can't get enough of sad Ramos in the stands.

I'd love a mini Ramos cam in the corner of the screen

Guy:Incognito

Carvajal couldn't have looked less interested after he lost that ball.

ERG89

I'd have taken off Hazard instead of Rodrygo earlier. Jovic coming on is cheek at this stage.

Mr.Nice Guy

Substitute Dybala having to go off injured. Looks like it's up to Ronaldo to win it.