Champions league and Europa league thread (General)

Orange14 · May 3, 2016

Depends on which angle you see it. One of the better angles on my replay showed him even and the match commentators agreed that he was not off sides.

Brilliant Dutch · May 3, 2016

Orange14 said: ↑

Depends on which angle you see it. One of the better angles on my replay showed him even and the match commentators agreed that he was not off sides
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Show both videos then, please.

Not that it really matters anyways, because calls like this never get reversed

wilson00 · May 3, 2016

Brilliant Dutch said: ↑

OMG!!!! Just saw the replay.

Griezball is offside. Goal should not count
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Looks like Robben was again missed.welcome to EPL Pep. To be continued

curbo · May 3, 2016

2 PK"s both not scored, but wow what the hell with that atletico PK? From first realtime viewing to slowed down different angles replays, obviously not in the penalty box.

I'm all for giving ref's alot of slack, and i've almost never seen a game where a player makes less mistakes than the ref, but when it comes to the penalty box we clearly need camera assistance imo. We might actually finally get rid of the what should be yellow/red card hurricane fest which is every free/corner kick aimed at the box.

Sybe Pals · May 4, 2016

Ahh so I guess PSV pushed Atleti further in their matches than either Barca or Bayern did in theirs

wilson00 · May 5, 2016

OK there goes pellegrini and Man City out of CL. Looks like there will be major rehaul when Pep comes in.I wonder if the announcement of Pep to take over Pellegrini had any effect on their campaign leading to the title challenge especially.

Would be interesting to see which players depart onces Pep comes in and which players stay.

Also hear both Everton and Arsenal are weighing up their options to bring in Ronald Koeman as their next coach.

Orange14 · May 5, 2016

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Would be interesting to see which players depart onces Pep comes in and which players stay.
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Yaya Toure is going for sure and he already announced that. Their whole back four need to be overhauled because of age or persistent injury. They don't have the quick handling midfield that Guardiola prefers Other than Aguero they don't have any real scoring threats. With an almost infinite amount of money, Guardiola probably can bring in a lot of players but I think his style of play is no longer surprising and it will be more difficult to implement in the EPL where a rougher style of play is permitted than either Germany or Spain. I don't see him having great success there but I was also wrong about Donald Trump.

wilson00 · May 5, 2016

Wow,Liverpool through to the EL final. Not much of a suprise given the game was at Anifield. They did pretty well in the first leg only to conceed late in injury time.Should be a good final given this is the third consecutive time Sevilla has reached the EL Final.

M putting my money on pool

Orange14 · May 6, 2016

I always enjoy watching Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool have been a fave of mine for a long time. I hope they win and gain the CL spot.

wilson00 · May 16, 2016

OK with some of the leagues finishing competition last week let's see what's in store for CL and EL

Direct CL Group stage

England- Leicester, Arsenal,Tottenham
Bundasliga-Bayern,Dortumnd,Leverkusan
Series A- Juventus,Napoli
La Liga- Barcelona,Real,Atletico Madrid
Ligue 1- PSG,Lyon
Primiera Liga- Benefica,Sporting
Eredivisie- PSV
Belgian Pro League- Club Brugge
Turkish Super League- Besiktas
Russian Premier League- CSKA Moscow?
Ukrainian Premier League- Dynamo Kyiv.

Best Qualification as per association coefficient

Man City
Borussia Monchengladbach
Roma
Villarreal
Porto

I'm not sure about shakhtar Donetsk here as they have better club co officient then Roma,Monchengladbach and Villarreal. as per association coefficient it should be as per above.

Orange14 · May 18, 2016

Liverpool unlucky not to have had to PKs on hand balls. Now they are trailing 3-1 and need another miracle like against Milan in 2005.

Sybe Pals · May 18, 2016

Ah too bad.
Would have been hilarious if they won and thus qualified for the CL instead of Man City sitting on 4th.. lucky this time Pep!

The EPL will be crazy next season with neither Liverpool and Chelsea playing in Europe at all, and both likely spending to add to their squads.

Orange14 · May 18, 2016

Sybe Pals said: ↑

Ah too bad.
Would have been hilarious if they won and thus qualified for the CL instead of Man City sitting on 4th.. lucky this time Pep!
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I think England would have five teams in the CL just as Spain had five this past year.

Sybe Pals · May 18, 2016

Aha then it must have changed since Chelsea did it to Spurs in 11/12 or so..

Sybe Pals · May 28, 2016

Funny that only PSV has been the only team who has been able to keep a clean sheet v Atletico in the CL, and they did it over 2 legs!
Not that they'd have been able to beat both Barca and Bayern to get a Real Madrid final haha

wilson00 · Jul 17, 2016

Champions League route 2 qualfiers

Ajax (NED) v PAOK (GRE)
Sparta Praha (CZE) v Steaua București (ROU)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v Young Boys (SUI)
Rostov (RUS) v Anderlecht (BEL)
Fenerbahçe (TUR) v Monaco (FRA)

Entering in play-off round
Manchester City (ENG)
Porto (POR)
Villarreal (ESP)
Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER)
Roma (ITA)

wilson00 · Aug 24, 2016

Pot 1: Real Madrid (ESP, holders), Barcelona (ESP), Leicester City (ENG), Bayern München (GER), Juventus (ITA), Benfica (POR), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), CSKA Moskva (RUS)

Pot 2: Atlético Madrid (ESP), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Arsenal (ENG), Manchester City (ENG), Sevilla (ESP), Porto (POR), Napoli (ITA), Bayer Leverkusen (GER)

Pot 3: Basel (SUI), Tottenham Hotspur (ENG), Dynamo Kyiv (UKR), Lyon (FRA), PSV Eindhoven (NED), Sporting CP (POR), Club Brugge (BEL), Mönchengladbach (GER)

Pot 4: Celtic (SCO), Monaco (FRA), Beşiktaş (TUR), Legia Warszawa (POL), Dinamo Zagreb (CRO), Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL), København (DEN), Rostov (RUS)

CL pots.look at pot 2.must say one of the teams from from pot 1 will be sweating after the stage draw.

feyenoordsoccerfan · Aug 25, 2016

wilson00 said: ↑

Pot 1: Real Madrid (ESP, holders), Barcelona (ESP), Leicester City (ENG), Bayern München (GER), Juventus (ITA), Benfica (POR), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), CSKA Moskva (RUS)

Pot 2: Atlético Madrid (ESP), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Arsenal (ENG), Manchester City (ENG), Sevilla (ESP), Porto (POR), Napoli (ITA), Bayer Leverkusen (GER)

Pot 3: Basel (SUI), Tottenham Hotspur (ENG), Dynamo Kyiv (UKR), Lyon (FRA), PSV Eindhoven (NED), Sporting CP (POR), Club Brugge (BEL), Mönchengladbach (GER)

Pot 4: Celtic (SCO), Monaco (FRA), Beşiktaş (TUR), Legia Warszawa (POL), Dinamo Zagreb (CRO), Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL), København (DEN), Rostov (RUS)

CL pots.look at pot 2.must say one of the teams from from pot 1 will be sweating after the stage draw.
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One?

bunbohue · Aug 25, 2016

Tough draw for PSV. They can avenge Rostov for Ajax, avenge Atletico for last year in order to have a chance. Group A, B, E and G may be a better draw for PSV.

Brilliant Dutch · Aug 25, 2016

Group G is a joke

Orange14 · Aug 25, 2016

When was the last time a Dutch club ever got a favorable CL draw?

JC-14 · Aug 25, 2016

Last year.

Antario2 · Aug 25, 2016

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Tough draw for PSV. They can avenge Rostov for Ajax, avenge Atletico for last year in order to have a chance. Group A, B, E and G may be a better draw for PSV.

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I think Bayern won't be too happy either, they will face three teams that will all sit back and counter.

Also I just hate it how teams from the same league can't be in the same group. Such a massive advantage for teams from the top 4 leagues.

feyenoordsoccerfan · Aug 25, 2016

I just saw the second half (with my attention on my spreadsheets) of West Ham
Un. vs ? . What a joke these teams are. We complain about our midfielders, but when you look at matches like this you wonder how on earth do you spend all that money on quality deprived players.

Orange14 · Aug 25, 2016

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Last year.
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Quite right! How quickly I forget things that are not Ajax related.