Not trolling... Replace 'Bayern' with 'Inter' and I can say I feel the same way. I'm more worried about qualifying for next year's tournament. So may the best team bergrudgingly win...
It's been a strange week. 3 teams that I did not expect to see in the final 8 at the start of the season with Schalke, Tottenham, and Shakhtar all progressing. It's nice to see some fresh faces, and that European football isn't dominated by a couple of clubs. Now only if we beat Bayern, Marseille beat United, Chelsea beat FCK, and Lyon beat Real. I think the club that will cause the real surprise and that will make the semis is Shakhtar. It all depends on the draw really, but they have a group of players that have been playing together for four years now, and they are starting to come into their own after the Uefa Cup Win two years ago. Willian and Douglas Costa especially.
Even though you say that I would still prefer Shakhtar in the next round, over most of the other teams left in the draw.
I would prefer Schalke. Of all the teams that are left.. as I firmly believe Shakhtar would mock our defensive line with Willian and Douglas Costa. Schalke did impress me during their 2nd leg however.. the game was played at a franetic pace. I think this will be the draw... Schalke-Chelsea, Manchester United-Shakhtar, Inter-Barcelona, and Real Madrid-Tottenham. Cause Uefa will want Barca, Real, Man U, and Chelsea in the semis. It will be some sort of variant of what I posted.
Pinilla confesses to being an Inter fan: hopefully, he gives us a hand tomorrow. http://www.prensafutbol.cl/index.ph...milan&catid=166:chilenos-en-italia&Itemid=171
LOL. Hopefully he plays, instead of Miccoli. Miccoli usually plays very well against us. And we haven't beaten Palermo, in Sicily, in like 5 years. Hopefully that changes tomorrow.
MILAN - 17 Nerazzurri have been called up by their respective national teams for friendlies and qualifiers for the European Championship and the Africa Cup of Nations. They will be playing between Friday 25 March and Tuesday 29 March 2011. http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=36116&L=en list is too big to post
wow.....Sporting Gijon have ended Mourinho's home winning streak, which is around a 150 games(don't quote me on that) at least we can boast that we were part of such spectacular record good times...
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xz3YE--S94"]YouTube - José Mourinho[/ame] the only complete one I found, sorry its in spanish, but football only has one language I'm going to try and find one for the derby
*slaps* get yourself together women, the season is not over and 2nd place needs to be secured! but congrats to Milan on a deserved title
second place is secured, wooooh.... well atleast we aren't in juve's shoes anyone know if they definitely lost any chance of getting a europa league spot? something about palermo getting it through the coppa perhaps?
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAm5k3g_qTQ&feature=feedu"]YouTube - top ten 20-05-2011‏[/ame] nice little vid
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXG4IqYhckg"]Balotelli Backheel v LA Galaxy‏ - YouTube[/ame] glad we sold him off for 20 something mill to be fair though it was just a friendly and dzeko was offsides
Balotelli is a punk. He has no respect for anybody. The funny thing is that he has never scored more than 9 league goals in a season. Wait until he warms the bench while Dzeko and Aguero get the playing time in important games. I don't understand why Mancini continues to reprimand him, then the next day excuses him for being young and all is forgotten ... time after time. It's like groundhog day with him.
If you've been wondering where our young upcoming Coutinho, well his been at the U-20 world cup and brazil are now in the finals vs portugal, coutinho has 3 goals and 1 assist and is a contender for the golden ball the final will be played tonight 9pm ET