CL: FC Bayern München vs FC Barcelona 2nd Leg - Making the impossible possible [R]

If you guys pull this one off....

 

The Spanish papers have been saying Cristiano Ronaldo would be a Real Madrid player for three years now too.

I think they're full of shit. Barca isn't that stupid. They know Bayern is coming to fight for a victory even if they don't advance.

Henry missed training yesterday with a fever and will probably be replaced by Hleb.

But I think Iniesta and Messi will start. I think they will sub once they know they've got it put away.

If that happens..........

 

I remember about 4 years ago when Bayern needed just one more goal to force a tie for overtime to potentially advance against Chelsea, but left it too late in the end. Mehmet Scholl came on late and set up goal two and scored goal 3 if memory serves me correctly in stoppage time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Champions_League_2004–05#Knockout_stage
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Second leg
2005-04-12
Bayern 3 – 2 Chelsea
Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance: 59,000
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Lampard 30'
Pizarro 65'
Guerrero 90'
Scholl 90+5' (Report)
Drogba 80'

Chelsea won 6–5 on aggregate.
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I felt at least that there was some kind of vindication to the tie, given the result. I think Drogba scored first that match and put the game nearly out of reach until Scholl's heroics.

The match has the same feel, but the mountain that must be climbed is quite a bit more insurmountable I am afraid.

I think if we at least go out fighting, win-lose-draw, it at least serves as motivation for the remaining Bundesliga fixtures.

 

So Ribery's and Hleb's auditions.... LOL!.... kidding.

 

I think after last week embarrasment, Bayern need to think first on having possetion of the ball, I see no point in going all out to the attack and leaving the back open for another Barca fest.

I think the most important point is our midfield, vBommel and Ze Roberto were no match to the speed of Iniesta, Xavi and Keita.

I know most ppl here will not like it, but I think a line up like this would give us a better chance today:

------------------Butt

Lell--------Lucio-------Micho-------Lahm

------------------Ottl

------vBommel------------Ze Roberto

Sosa-------------------------------Ribery

-----------------Toni

 

Whats up with the Prince of Koeln? Is he back in Cologne already?

 

He can watch the game from the bench, anyway that's all he would do even if he is inside the picth.

 

Nursing a calf injury.....true story. Something entirely right about Poldi nursing....which is exactly why he's going back to Koln....needs a tit to nurse on....

 

what time is this EST? same as last week?

 

Believe so. I will follow the ticker here at work, watch the game later tonight when I get home.

Maybe Spike Lee can film it and call it "Miracle at Allianz"? LOL!

 

nah, "Arroganz"

 

On live on Setanta.

 

Yes....live on Setanta....now definitely worth the $14.99 per month!!

PISSES ME OFF that ESPN won't carry both games live....how many freakin' channels do they have that they could show these two games? I guarantee you that FSC will find a way to show ALL CL matches live next season! Their quality of picture may suck now, but hopefully they get it in gear for next season and show the matches in HD. ESPN has all the resources in the world (figuratively speaking)--there's no reason that these matches shouldn't be live!

Today's ESPN Listings....starting at 2pm:

ESPN
SportsCenter
Outside the Lines
SportsCenter Special
NFL Live
Jim Rome

ESPN2
Chelsea v Liverpool

ESPN Classic
1995 College FB game
1998 College FB game

ESPN News
news, news, and more news

ESPN U
Swimming & Diving

I think I'm gonna write a letter to my Congressman!

 

so espn360 doesnt have it live?

 

ESPN Deportes will show it live for Mexico, I'm not sure if you can get it in USA.

 

Yes....my bad. They'll at least show it live there....was talking TV only.

 

ok, thanks

i'm set in my apartment in 2 hours then!

 

hope he cause the whole team sick, that way we can advance

 

Typical... ESPN would not show Bayern if their collective lives depended on it.

 

ESPN in oceania shows almost every CL game in the group stages itself. Like one live, one right after and one in the afternoon for each matchday.

The english clubs and the 2 spanish ones get preference but you can watch every bayern game almost starting from the groups

 

Lineups posted on UEFA.com....

Bayern

• 22 Hans Jörg Butt
• 3 Lucio
• 6 Martín Demichelis
• 7 Franck Ribéry
• 9 Luca Toni
• 15 Zé Roberto
• 16 Andreas Ottl
• 17 Mark van Bommel
• 20 José Ernesto Sosa
• 21 Philipp Lahm
• 30 Christian Lell

Substitutes

• 1 Michael Rensing
• 5 Daniel Van Buyten
• 8 Hamit Altıntop
• 24 Tim Borowski
• 28 Holger Badstuber
• 33 Breno

Barcelona

• 1 Víctor Valdés
• 3 Gerard Piqué
• 5 Carles Puyol
• 6 Xavi Hernández
• 8 Andrés Iniesta
• 9 Samuel Eto'o
• 10 Lionel Messi
• 15 Seydou Keita
• 20 Daniel Alves
• 22 Eric Abidal
• 24 Yaya Touré

Substitutes

• 13 José Pinto
• 2 Martín Cáceres
• 7 Eidur Gudjohnsen
• 14 Thierry Henry
• 16 Sylvinho
• 21 Aleksandr Hleb
• 28 Sergio Busquets

 

From UEFA.com

Butt
Lell
Lucio
Demichelis
Lahm
van Bommel
Ottl
Ze Roberto
Sosa
Ribery
Toni




Just as I posted hours earlier

 

Barcelona:

Valdes
Alves
Puyol
Pique
Abidal
Xavi
Toure
Keita
Messi
Eto'o
Iniesta

 

Hope Sosa proves himself tonight, there is no better stage.

 

Yiieeeeppie, no Schweinsteiger ! Even though there are still Lell and Ottl, it should be a good game for Sosa, but....playing with Lell is making it a bit harder...

Barca with their best formation...