2021-22 UEFA Champions League

PsychoPete · 15-09-2021 8:17pm

Lovely taken goal by Herrera

Tandey · 15-09-2021 8:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117896578#Comment_117896578

Easy save from a very very poor penalty.

Hererra is going well for 32.

Did you smash it · 15-09-2021 8:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117896561#Comment_117896561

Good shout, assumed Rodrigo de Paul would be playing

Mr.Nice Guy · 15-09-2021 8:28pm

Brugge make it 1-1. The captain Vanaken with a nice finish. They've responded well to going a goal down.

Messi so close to his first PSG goal. Shot hits the crossbar.

Mr.Nice Guy · 15-09-2021 8:42pm

Lovely finish from Rebic to equalise. Mad that they're level.

...and even madder that they're ahead!

Tandey · 15-09-2021 8:43pm

For a team that were unable to get out of their own half for 90% of the first half that was a good goal.

Great finish by Rebic.

Liverpool must be sickened.

El Gato De Negocios · 15-09-2021 8:44pm

Shocking few minutes from Liverpool.

y0ssar1an22 · 15-09-2021 8:44pm

bonkers. and liverpool were playing some wonderful stuff

Tandey · 15-09-2021 8:44pm

Wow oh wow Milan two attacks in the space of 2 minutes and two goals.

Liverpool defence not their strong point.

osarusan · 15-09-2021 8:48pm

Liverpool utterly dominant for what, 40 minutes, and then two super moves to cut them open. Incredible end to the half, but a real lesson that you have to turn dominance into chances and then take them.

BobHopeless · 15-09-2021 8:58pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117896798#Comment_117896798

Yeah poor from liverpool tbh. Saying for a while now they need a proper number 9 that will put away those chances.

y0ssar1an22 · 15-09-2021 9:04pm

nearly the perfect start to 2nd half for milan. goal disallowed for offside

Xander10 · 15-09-2021 9:04pm

ball played back, not sure that was offside?

y0ssar1an22 · 15-09-2021 9:06pm

2-2 in liverpool now via salah

TitianGerm · 15-09-2021 9:06pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117896909#Comment_117896909

Offside at the corner flag.

Mr.Nice Guy · 15-09-2021 9:10pm

Mbappe having to go off with an injury so Icardi replaces him. Brugge have started the second half better. Not sure about the half-time subs from Poch. He took off Wijnaldum and Paredes for Draxler and Danilo. Hasn't worked out so far.

Mr.Nice Guy · 15-09-2021 9:26pm

That was a great strike by Henderson.

Just noticed Haller has scored 4 goals for Ajax away to Sporting.

dr.kenneth noisewater · 15-09-2021 9:27pm

Haller with 4 for Ajax tonight, looked so poor at West Ham at times

PsychoPete · 15-09-2021 9:34pm

Nkunku with a hatrick for Leipzig and an absolute cracker from Cancelo making it 5-3

Mr.Nice Guy · 15-09-2021 9:35pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117897048#Comment_117897048

It was disapponting, though he had some nice moments at times. I remember he was very exciting alongside Jovic and Rebic at Eintracht a few years back. Pleased the Ajax move is working out for him.

PsychoPete · 15-09-2021 9:46pm

Jesus making it 6-3 to City

yourdeadwright · 15-09-2021 9:49pm

Wrong thread

Mr.Nice Guy · 15-09-2021 9:53pm

Ends 1-1 in Belgium. Brugge definitely deserved something from the game. I was impressed by their forward De Ketelaere. PSG never really got control of the game until the last 10 minutes. Verratti and Di Maria were missed. Work to do for Poch to get the right system for these players.

~Rebel~ · 15-09-2021 9:56pm

Mad to see both Ronaldo and Messi's new CL adventures begin poorly. Given the teams they play for, and the teams they were playing against, who'd have seen that coming!

ShamoBuc · 15-09-2021 9:57pm

Some performance by Liverpool. Made to work for it because of the 2 minute spell Milan had at the end of the first half but they created a lot of chances, played at a tempo that blew Milan out of it for large parts. Very entertaining, thoroughly enjoyable, hard but well earned win with a few things to work on too.

NIMAN · 15-09-2021 10:00pm

Inter didn't deserve to lose that game.

They played well, but just missing a decent forward now.

~Rebel~ · 15-09-2021 10:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117897270#Comment_117897270

And even with the defensive problems it'll create, they're so top heavy that you could see them failing to control the game well enough to actually take advantage of all those goalscorers.

citytillidie · 15-09-2021 10:40pm

Matchday 1 Results

Group A

Manchester City FC (ENG) 6 V 3 RB Leipzig (GER)

Club Brugge (BEL) 1 V 1 Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)

Group B

Liverpool FC (ENG) 3 V 2 AC Milan (ITA)

Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) 0 V 0 FC Porto (POR)

Group C

Beşiktaş JK (TUR) 1 V 2 Borussia Dortmund (GER)

Sporting Club De Portugal (POR) 1 V 5 AFC Ajax (NED)

Group D

FC Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) 2 V 0 FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)

FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) 0 V 1 Real Madrid CF (ESP)

Group E

FC Barcelona (ESP) 0 V 3 FC Bayern München (GER)

FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) 0 V 0 SL Benfica (POR)

Group F

BSC Young Boys (SUI) 2 V 1 Manchester United FC (ENG)

Villarreal CF (ESP) 2 V 2 Atalanta BC (ITA)

Group G

Sevilla FC (ESP) 1 V 1 FC Salzburg (AUT)

LOSC Lille (FRA) 0 V 0 VFL Wolfsburg (GER)

Group H

Chelsea FC (ENG) 1 V 0 Football Club Zenit (RUS)

Malmö FF (SWE) 0 V 3 Juventus (ITA)

citytillidie · 25-09-2021 11:34pm

Matchday 2

Tuesday 28th September

17:45 Kick-offs

Group C

AFC Ajax (NED) V Beşiktaş JK (TUR) - Live on BT Sport ESPN

Group D

FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) V FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) - Live on BT Sport 1

20:00 Kick-offs

Group A

RB Leipzig (GER) V Club Brugge (BEL) - Live on BT Sport Extra 4

Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) V Manchester City FC (ENG) - Live on BT Sport 2

Group B

AC Milan (ITA) V Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) - Live on BT Sport ESPN

FC Porto (POR) V Liverpool FC (ENG) - Live on BT Sport 3 / RTE Two

Group C

Borussia Dortmund (GER) V Sporting Club De Portugal (POR) - Live on BT Sport Extra 3

Group D

Real Madrid CF (ESP) V FC Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) - Live on BT Sport Extra 2

Wednesday 29th September

17:45 Kick-offs

Group F

Atalanta BC (ITA) V BSC Young Boys (SUI) - Live on BT Sport 1

Group H

Football Club Zenit (RUS) V Malmö FF (SWE) - Live on BT Sport ESPN

20:00 Kick-offs

Group E

SL Benfica (POR) V FC Barcelona (ESP) - Live on BT Sport ESPN

FC Bayern München (GER) V FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) - Live on BT Sport Extra 2

Group F

Manchester United FC (ENG) V Villarreal CF (ESP) - Live on BT Sport 3 / Virgin Media Two

Group G

FC Salzburg (AUT) V LOSC Lille (FRA) - Live on BT Sport Extra 4

VFL Wolfsburg (GER) V Sevilla FC (ESP) - Live on BT Sport Extra 3

Group H

Juventus (ITA) V Chelsea FC (ENG) - Live on BT Sport 2

Mr.Nice Guy · 28-09-2021 5:29pm

Teams for the early kick-offs:

Ajax XI: Pasveer; Mazraoui, Timber, Martinez, Blind; Alvarez, Gravenberch; Antony, Berghuis, Tadic; Haller.

Besiktas XI: Destanoglu; Rosier, Saatci, N'Sakala, Meras; Souza; Karaman, Ucan, Bozdogan, Yilmaz; Batshuayi.

Shakhtar XI: Pyatov; Dodo, Marlon, Matviyenko, Ismaily; Stepanenko; Solomon, Maycon, Patrick, Pedrinho; Traore.

Inter XI: Handanovic; Skriniar, de Vrij, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Vecino, Dimarco; Dzeko, Martinez.

I like that Inter have gone with Dumfries and Dimarco.

Agent Coulson · 28-09-2021 5:56pm

A total accident however it looks like Dunfries did some serious damage to Traore's knee, lower leg there.

Mr.Nice Guy · 28-09-2021 5:59pm

The replay was hard to watch. Looks like a very serious injury.

The Golden Miller · 28-09-2021 6:20pm

Ajax look like they are beginning to operate at the level they were at in the 18-19 season again. Could be dark horses to go a long way again. Will take their game to anyone and go for it

Did you smash it · 28-09-2021 6:26pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117950916#Comment_117950916

Most Definitely, have been eliminated from European competition stupidity the last 2 years they contrived to lose to inferior sides.

The Golden Miller · 28-09-2021 6:40pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117950941#Comment_117950941

The 19-20 elimination was particularly silly. Game v Valencia and throwing a stupid lead v Chelsea when they were battering them

Did you smash it · 28-09-2021 6:48pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117951004#Comment_117951004

must have been last year Atalanta knocked them out. Atalanta are a good watchable team but this Ajax side are looking the part the past couple of years. Think they missed a late sitter and had a lad sent off in Amsterdam vs Atalanta last year. In the Europa, Roma knocked them out when Ajax dominated them in Rome. Fancied Ajax to go all the way.

maybe this is a false dawn but they look certs for the knockouts

Mr.Nice Guy · 28-09-2021 6:48pm

PSG XI: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Nuno Mendes; Herrera, Verratti, Gueye; Messi, Mbappe, Neymar.

Man City XI: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo; Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Sterling, Grealish.

Messi and Verratti return. Sterling preferred to Torres surprises me. Looking forward to this game.

Raving_Magic · 28-09-2021 7:17pm

Why is Liverpool on RTE when PSG v City is on?

Fromvert · 28-09-2021 7:27pm

I don't watch PSG very often but I thought Gini Wijnaldum would be nailed on to play tonight, has played in many tough/high intensity games against City so would have that experience in games where you don't have the ball a lot and is great under pressure on the ball to get by the City press, especially over a player like Herrera who is very limited in comparison. Maybe he hasn't started well there?