Yeah we're gonna need to be more adventurous vs. Dortmund, in the first game we kept shape pretty well but hardly attacked. We're the first team this season to not score against them, and they didn't have their star. They have fantastic other players but this is the time to be bold, especially if we already have Europa League locked up.
Finally a club that's able to show up against Ajax. Heracles Almelo stifled them and ended in a nil-nil draw today in the Eredivisie. Hopefully this cools them down a bit for Champions League sake as well
Besiktas with several players not traveling to Lisbon for the match against us. Rosier, Vida, Pjanic and Batshuayi are all out of the match through injury. Hopefully this should make things easier for us.
That's a good chunk of Besiktas' better players out. We'd have no excuses if we don't take care of business. The more goals the merrier, but what's also key is keeping this clean sheet or close as possible.
The russian referee for this match is the same as the one we had when we faced Schalke a few years ago and were robbed in Gelsenkirchen. Also reffed that infamous Atletico Madrid vs. Sporting 2nd leg match in 2018. https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/champion...=auto-tw&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
Starting XI: Adán; Gonçalo Inácio, Coates, Feddal; Porro, João Palhinha, Matheus Nunes, Matheus Reis; Pote, Sarabia, Paulinho Subs: André Paulo, João Virginia, Bruno Tabata, Jovane Cabral, Nuno Santos, Luís Neto, Ugarte, Rúben Vinagre, Ricardo Esgaio, Daniel Bragança.
So pumped for this. Finished work at 2pm, straight on the super bock and finally back home for the first match in so long
Paulinho needs to sit. I’m sorry. He just misses way too many open nets. Dudes trash. I’ll take Seferovic over this loser.
Begining to feel sorry for Paulinho, it's clearly getting to him. Got the yips hard... Porro injury is a frustrating one...guy can't catch a break.
Well we have a pretty expensive backup and a kid with a ton of potential. But Porro is worth every penny imo
Clear penalty, no attempt at the ball just barges him over. Hopefully we can convert this to get on the front foot. Pote taking it
Scored! 1-0 One thing I have to say if we go to a penalty shoot out this season we have a LOT of confident takers