2022-23 UEFA Champions League

Mr.Nice Guy

Mahrez seems to miss a lot of pens yet they keep giving him opportunities. He must be great in training.

Straight red for Gomez. Tricky for City now.

sligeach

Man City down to 10 players after another VAR review. Straight red for Gomez, he can have no complaints. Last man back.

Mr.Nice Guy

Good goal for 2-0 to Maccaibi Haifa and they merit this lead. Juve shocking.

~Rebel~

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119731362#Comment_119731362

Christ, just saw their group table - they're in big trouble if they lose tonight! Hadn't realised they were doing so badly.

Could see Tuchel in place there by the next round of games if it ends like this.

BobDole22

This Juve team are shocking they've destroyed Vlahovic. Their starting midfield is bottom 3 PL standard shocking.

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119731582#Comment_119731582

I honestly could not find a violin small enough for them fkers.

Weepsie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119731582#Comment_119731582

He has a better goal return per game for Juve than he did at fiorentina for the 2 seasons he did actually score so not sure that's true

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119731638#Comment_119731638

You would expect a player to have a better return for Juve in fairness.

breezy1985

How do you let a man around you like that. Absolutely stupid from Tomori

ShamoBuc

Very soft red in fairness.

dor83

How was that red for Tomori not rescinded by VAR? The penalty was enough punishment, even that could have been debated but surely he shouldn't have been sent off for it.

BobDole22

That's an incredibly harsh red it's not great defending but still very harsh.

JPA

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119731798#Comment_119731798

That was a disturbingly bad decision. And backed up by VAR.

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119731792#Comment_119731792

He was a fking idiot for letting the man around him like that and he was the last man.

Time for Milan to give up and concentrate on the league the way we are playing in the CL.

ShamoBuc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119731798#Comment_119731798

Not an obvious error by the ref.

There was a foul, yes. However, there are plenty of worse fouls on players at Every corner of Every game - never given as fouls though.

Cookiemunster

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119731798#Comment_119731798

Another letter of the law situation. Once a pen was given it had to be red for denial of a goal scoring opportunity. Harsh, but thems the rules.

dor83

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119731812#Comment_119731812

I thought there was a rule a couple of seasons ago where they stopped the double punishment for those kind of situations, so it would be a pen and a yellow in the box or a red outside the box.

ShamoBuc

Poor by Giroud - a perfect position for a header for him, really should have scored.

Infoseeker1975

It is not a red if the defender tries to play the ball so you can deny a clear goal scoring chance and it is a yellow. In this instance, he pulled him back so he did not play the ball. The ref has 2 choices; no foul and play on or give a penalty in which case it has to be a red.

dor83

Wouldn't be surprised if there is another red or two in the Milan v Chelsea match.

AdamD

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119731824#Comment_119731824

Only if the player makes a genuine attempt at the ball, which Tomori didn't. I think its incredibly harsh but technically a red

ShamoBuc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119731854#Comment_119731854

I'll be shocked if it finishes with 21 on the field.

ShamoBuc

Shakhtar take an early second half lead against Real.

breezy1985

"leveling it up" is not a thing in most European countries. These clowns on BT almost think a red for Chelsea is inevitable.

~Rebel~

Juve as good as out now with that draw in the PSG Benfica game. They'd need to beat both PSG and Benfica in their 2 remaining games, and pray one of them slips up against Haifa too. Could see Allegri gone in the morning to be honest.

NIMAN

Actually got annoyed by the red card for Milan.

It was very soft and the guy still got the shot away..its a contact sport after all.

The game had 75000 folk at it, it was a great build up, great atmosphere and ruins the complete game by a rubbish decision. Surely uefa need to address this. Ruins games as spectacles.

Pogue eile

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119732652#Comment_119732652

Not sure why you were annoyed?

Got the shot away, contact sport, 75k in attendance, great build up and great atmosphere.

All lovely but all completely irrelevant and if the referee was to take any of them into consideration then he is not doing his job correctly.

Your annoyance should be directed at the defender who wasn't able to defend and made a balls of the situation. Referee was 100% correct

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119733388#Comment_119733388

Exactly this. I hate the whole "referee ruined the spectacle" thing. The player who broke the rules ruined it.

It did really ruin the game for me though. Had been thinking about the game all day. Dinner on, beer opened and before the game even gets going I was so annoyed I couldn't keep watching (I'm very rarely a leave early person). It was such a bubble bursting moment.

Outside of the red Pioli needs to realize we can't play like "the big team" and go with our usual tactics when up against Premier League sides.

Mr.Nice Guy

Napoli vs Ajax looks a good one. Not expecting the same amount of goals as the last fixture but hopefully a few.

Mr.Nice Guy

Didn't take long. Lovely headed goal by Lozano after Zielinski's perfect pass.

2-0 Napoli. Raspadori with a super finish. Not even 20 minutes gone.

ShamoBuc

Cracker of a second for Napoli - kepper didn't see it ! The form team in Europe!

Mr.Nice Guy

2-1. Game on thanks to Klaassen.

~Rebel~

Bloody hell that looks a harsh enough handball...

Mr.Nice Guy

Another contribution off the bench from Ndombele, although it's a harsh pen award.

Mr.Nice Guy

Bergwijn makes it 3-2 from the spot. I don't think that's a pen.

ShamoBuc

Another soft pen, Ajax have so many forward players on, they will probably get caught for a fourth.

Mr.Nice Guy

What was that? Can't do that with Osimhen about.

ShamoBuc

Awful defending really.

martingriff

Ajax deserved to lose with the defending on that goal alone. I mean WTF

breezy1985

17 goals on 4 games is just unreal.

Napoli are the Haaland of the Champions League.

Fitz*

0 goals conceded for Brugge in 4 games, against some CL regulars. Fair play to them, pretty much have their place booked in the next round now.

Mr.Nice Guy

1-0 Rangers. Looks like Carvalho who lost it.

1-1. Firmino continues his strong form.

ShamoBuc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119736224#Comment_119736224

Yeah, he hasn't gotten into the game yet. But I think he will get a few chances to as Rangers will offer up a chance or two.

Edit and Bobby heads in a nice equaliser.

Mr.Nice Guy

Dembele puts Barca ahead. Good work from Raphinha.

Mr.Nice Guy

Barella levels for Inter. Defensive howler from Pique.

dor83

Nice goal from Barella to make it 1-1

ShamoBuc

Bobby gets a second. Gomez with a very nice assist.

ShamoBuc

A tale of 2 penalties in the Leverkusen game, homeside missed one in the first half, away side score one in the second, 0-3.

Mr.Nice Guy

Pique having a poor game.

ShamoBuc

Inter Milan take the lead - Delighted!