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2023-24 UEFA Champions League

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  • #852
    citytillidie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,287 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121971966#Comment_121971966

    All Champions League games will be 8pm kick-offs now until the final.

    ******



  • #853
    theoneeyedman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,634 ✭✭✭theoneeyedman


    Be nice to have the option of watching both games, especially with the 2 English teams.

    Commercially or sporting wise, having them on at the same time makes no sense.



  • #854
    ArmaniJeanss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,516 ✭✭✭✭ArmaniJeanss


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121974274#Comment_121974274

    Was a really difficult draw for UEFA, arguably worst possible.

    Just impossible to meet all their prior agreements. Firstly, clearly both Madrid home ties had to be different nights. After that the only way to keep the English ties on separate nights was to either have the two German ties on the same night (a problem for the German TV contract) or to have the Barcelona and Real Madrid games on the same night (a problem for the Spanish TV and South American TV contracts).

    Staggered kick-offs times could have got around it but presumably a 5.45pm kick-off in London is a no-no, and Spanish TV would have been aghast at a 6.45pm local ko time in Spain. Ultimately someone had to suffer, and the English broadcaster was the victim.

    Having said that UEFA did the EPL a huge favour by giving Arsenal the Tues/Wed rotation so maybe it was quid quo pro. If Arsenal had been given the Wed/Tues rotation there would have been a huge clusterfcuk around their league game in the middle weekend against Villa, with Villa playing Thursday in the Conference League. Might have even had to cancel that league game.



  • #855
    theoneeyedman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,634 ✭✭✭theoneeyedman


    And I'd say the actual viewing figures in the British BT (paying viewers anyway) is probably relatively low anyway. What % of viewers pay for legit BT?



  • #856
    eagle eye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,971 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121974274#Comment_121974274

    I'm very surprised they didn't have them over four nights with one half of the draw playing one week and the other side the next week.



  • #857
    chalkitdown1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,478 ✭✭✭chalkitdown1


    No issue with RTE choosing to air the Ireland V England Women's game on RTE 2 tonight and relegating the Champions's League to the News channel, but why oh why isn't the RTE News in HD on Sky? Picture quality is gonna look so shite. I'll probably just watch it on the RTE Player instead, hopefully without any buffereing issues.



  • #858
    MyPeopleDrankTheSoup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,742 ✭✭✭MyPeopleDrankTheSoup


    not sure which game to watch tonight. I suppose city and madrid. two mouth watering clashes though, they should have staggered them



  • #859
    martingriff
    Registered Users Posts: 11,067 ✭✭✭✭martingriff


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121974639#Comment_121974639

    I get it through NOW and every time I get half price or more discount



  • #860
    martingriff
    Registered Users Posts: 11,067 ✭✭✭✭martingriff


    It's easy to say what not do this that but unfortunately its the luck of the draw and the times and dates were set. Also the window to play the games are probably very tight with end of season and domestic cup competitions and maybe some postponed games



  • #861
    theoneeyedman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,634 ✭✭✭theoneeyedman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121997603#Comment_121997603

    Are they giving live goal updates, I'd say I know the answer without even asking.

    No reason not to have live goal updates from the Arsenal game, except being stuck in the early 1970s in regard to match presentation.



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  • #862
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,258 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    city 1 up



  • #863
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 33,246 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    De Bruyne not feeling well….

    But City will take a fine lead - snuck it in and fooled the keeper.



  • #864
    theoneeyedman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,634 ✭✭✭theoneeyedman


    Brilliant free, caught goalie with his pants down.

    Grealish almost in his knees when the tackle for the free came in, couldn't even wait for the tackle to come in, but ref bought it and gave the free and the yellow.

    Brilliant free though.



  • #865
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,258 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    this ref is letting far too much go here



  • #866
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,258 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    arsenal 1-0. do they check the saka offside or was that too many phases ago?



  • #867
    ~Rebel~
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,023 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    Phew, good, was afraid City might just end this tie after taking the lead.



  • #868
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 33,246 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    Deflected big time for Real to equalise.



  • #869
    citytillidie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,287 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121998262#Comment_121998262

    Spain having 3 teams got priority but with both Madrid teams playing at home in the 1st leg they had to be on different nights. Then Spain have Real and Barca paired for TV so they have to be on separate nights. So that means both English teams are playing tonight because TNT paired the 2 Manchester teams and Arsenal/Newcastle

    ******



  • #870
    Osmosis Jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,932 ✭✭✭✭Osmosis Jones


    Alphonso Davies having an awful time of it



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  • #871
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,258 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121998611#Comment_121998611

    2-1 now to real



  • #872
    breezy1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,123 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    I hate Real but man I love Carlito's Real in Europe.

    Sheer bonkers to watch.



  • #873
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 33,246 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    Big turn around 2-1 somehow it went through the legs of Akanji.



  • #874
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,258 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    gnarby scores for bayern



  • #875
    Osmosis Jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,932 ✭✭✭✭Osmosis Jones


    Now THIS is a night of Champions League football



  • #876
    Xander10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,175 ✭✭✭Xander10


    Bayern level 5 goals inside 20 mins



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  • #877
    Mr.Crinklewood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,508 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Crinklewood


    Madrid v City on RTE news just in case anyone needs to know....



  • #878
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,258 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    kane from the spot. 2-1 bayern



  • #879
    mobydopy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭mobydopy


    Kane scores a penalty to make it 2-1



  • #880
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,258 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    what a miss by rodrigo



  • #881
    ~Rebel~
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,023 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    I'm watching Madrid - in the other game have Bayern been playing better after their poor performances this season, or are Arsenal just having a bit of an off-night?



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  • #882
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,109 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121998746#Comment_121998746

    Arsenal being very poor defensively.



  • #883
    SlickRic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,358 ✭✭✭✭SlickRic


    So hard to root for Real.

    The cheatiest cheats.



  • #884
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,258 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    real being too wasteful in front of goal



  • #885
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121998763#Comment_121998763

    I think City have that title these days!



  • #886
    Damien360
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,606 ✭✭✭Damien360


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121998763#Comment_121998763

    Rodrigo down like he was shot with a touch to the face typifies Madrid for me. But, the football they play right from goalie to up front is fabulous to watch.



  • #887
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,179 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    Disgraceful RTE relegating the Champions League to RTE News so that they can continue to bang their woke drum. They keep saying they expect 30,000 at the Irish women's game but never mention how much the tickets are compared to the men's game or the demographics of the attendees. I couldn't tell you the score, as I don't watch women's football(though I did see one funny highlight on social media a couple years back where they conceded a Sunday morning park team level own goal), but I expect Ireland to lose.

    Depending on your TV package, people might not have RTE News. RTE 2 is 1080p, whereas RTE News is 576i, it's a noticeable difference in picture quality. Even with the relegation to the channel I still expect the Champions League to get higher TV audience figures. And I don't know if it's just me, but there's a sound to picture delay.

    I missed the start, but as the half-time whistle blew, they said they'll be back in 13 minutes times. So no analysis, unless you go to the RTE player. Shocking stuff.



  • #888
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,179 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121998763#Comment_121998763
    https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ig2tItOIRag

    They're both just awful.



  • #889
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,378 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121998834#Comment_121998834

    Instead of whinging just turn on RTE Player.



  • #890
    Damien360
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,606 ✭✭✭Damien360


    @sligeach use the Livescore app. All of the CL games are on it. You can pick which one you want and cast it to your TV.



  • #891
    SlickRic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,358 ✭✭✭✭SlickRic


    How does Grealish do it?

    Nobody else gets frees for what he does.



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  • #892
    breezy1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,123 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    But but but some old grandpa who loves Real Madrid only has RTE 1 and 2 because he can't get WiFi in the cave he has been living in since the Blue Shirts came home from Spain.



  • #893
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,258 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    jude should be scoring there, or at least hit the target



  • #894
    irelandrover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,803 ✭✭✭irelandrover


    That's a red card for Kane. He takes a look, swings his arm and connects with elbow to the throat.



  • #895
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 33,246 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121998896#Comment_121998896

    And the irony of Vini Jnr giving out to him for going down too easily - he will be doing the very same in the return leg.



  • #896
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,258 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121998913#Comment_121998913

    missed it but no way the darling kane would ever do something like that



  • #897
    theoneeyedman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,634 ✭✭✭theoneeyedman


    He lost me at 'woke' tbh....you gotta show the women's game, how could you justify not showing it.

    Real move the ball so quick, they're so dangerous. Foden really anonymous tonighr, as had Haaland. Bernardo the only attacking player who has turned up so far, as he always does in fairness. This referee must have never seen Grealish play before, he's buying every one of his dives.



  • #898
    TheCitizen
    Registered Users Posts: 9,607 ✭✭✭TheCitizen


    Is there VAR in the Arsenal v Bayern game? Kane should be red carded there. Don’t know how he gets away with it even in Europe. A thoroughly dislikeable player.



  • #899
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,258 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    and what a miss from vini. real will defo regret all these misses



  • #900
    Dick phelan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,500 ✭✭✭Dick phelan


    Real will rue these misses. Should easily be 3 1



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  • #901
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,179 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    That's an awful miss by Real. They could easily be at least 4-1 up.



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