¡Hala Juve! - The 2018-2019 Other Players (and Teams) thread

HAHA those arrogant pricks got it. And there ain't no more favorable calls like there used to me. PK and red card. That oughta do it!

Now let's go Sunday and burn these bitches at the Bernabeu again!

 

The LPB forum is surprisingly optimistic. Quite funny and sad at the same time. I'm not the most optimistic person in general, but no-way do they come back from this. You're no Ajax.

In related news, some guy actually posted this in the Madrid forum: "END OF AN ERA". (with the caps-lock on)

Huh? Did I miss something? An era of what? Winning as many Ligas as your cross-town rivals?

 

I was wrong to criticize Pep. It worked. Jesus played well that they didn't really miss Aguero. Sterling was fantastic when he came on though. Should have started.

LPB could come back but their chances of progressing now are maybe 10% whereas before today they were ~50%.

 

Now it is our job to finish LPB's season this weekend (probably)

 

Nah, even if we win there is a long way to go. And we have the tougher schedule remaining....

 

I mean Celta and Levante were part of the easier schedule Real has

Schedule wise except for EL Clasico Barca has Sevilla + Villareal away while Real has La Real + Athletic Bilbao. Also Celta away for Barca
Real has Valencia at home (after City second leg) while Barca has A Madrid
Not very different

PS It will be fun seeing Asspanyol vs Real this year because this year they cannot afford the traditional spread your cheeks for Real

 

Atleti and Sevilla stand out for me among the remaining fixtures after this weekend. Of course points can be dropped anywhere by either LPB or Barca, but for these 2 matches dropped points is more likely than not.

 

Great start to the Ajax v Getafe match. 1-1 on the night, 3-1 Getafe on aggregate. Van der Beek on fire. Should be an interesting next 80 minutes!

 

Should be a terrible last 45 minutes of non-stop feigned injuries and time stalling from Getafe. The last game in Madrid almost took the record and was the game with the 2nd least actual playing time in Europa League history. Only 43 minutes actually spent played.

That being said I don't think Ajax would have won this anyway. The team is nothing compared to what it was earlier this season after being absolutely ravished by injuries. Ajax has been failing in the Eredivisie as well the past weeks. Neres out, Promes out, Ziyech out, Labyad out, Veltman out and Tagliafico out for this game. The attack has been absolutely destroyed by injuries which has forced Ten Hag to give a youth player his debut this game (Danilo) and to purchase a fairly average Ryan Babel as backup. Last game against Getafe Ziyech was rushed back from his injury and was absolutely terrible all game and immediately injured again after. Really puts into perspective how much 'fortune' is needed for a team like Ajax to make a run like they did last year. Even if you have a great team, you still need to have luck with not having significant injuries, not getting ********ed over by refs, etc.

 

The first half red card definitely changed the United-Brugge tie. Easy for them.

Farcenal is so bad. Struggling against Olympiacos. 1-1 agg, will go to ET as it stands.

 

Sevilla very unimpressive. Barely got through on away goals against Cluj. As mentioned Getafe beat a very injury-ravaged Ajax. Spanish teams not impressing in Europe.

 

HT of ET

Arsenal 0-1 Olympiacos
1-1 agg.

 

Auba. Took them 112 minutes to score v Olympiacos... 1-1, 2-1 agg.

 

EL ARABI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1-2! 2-2 (a)

119'!!!!!!!!!!