Yanks Abroad Champions League All PBP [R]

Tammy really taking one for the team. Veteran move going to ground regardless of how concussed he may or may not be...

 

Game over! Milan gets the upset!

Man, this result might just save Fonseca's ass. This team needed a result like this.

 

FINAL

1-3 MILAN WIN

Fonseca is the STAR of tonight's match. Masterclass performance.

 

HOLY CRAP, City lost to Sporting 4-1??? What is happening today?

 

Or....Pioli for bringing CP to Milan and playing him on the right.

 

it was super dicey with the game 0-0 with everything to play for when he came on. His teammates are understandably chary of passing him the ball in a situation like that. Good on Cole for playing the alert defense.

 

Morale booster!

Forza Milan!

 

City started a 19-year-old making his second pro appearance at CB and Haaland missed a penalty at 3-1.

Downside of this format is that there is a lot of margin for error.

 

I don't give a ********. Beating the kings of Europe is a big deal.

 

Thanks

 

Let’s get this CL party started! Pulisic starts! Musah is on the bench.

 

Puli on pace for 90 free kicks won. Well, 90+, counting stoppage.

 

Goal!

 

Not an easy finish. It was a tough angle. There wasn't a lot to shoot at.

You love to see a yank padding their ucl goal total. Our all-time scoring list there was pretty sad. Nobody was top 300 or so.

 

Bratislava answer immediately. Fonseca's transition d is awful. Don't know how he still has a job.

 

Ah - here's the gameday thread.

 

Oof, so many weak spots on the pitch for Milan. This team will struggle to make top 4 in Serie A, let alone advance far in this tourney.

 

Tammy, despite his height, is not really an aerial threat, more of a ball-to-feet striker, so not digging the constant wayward crosses his way.
Pulisic playing decent, not sure his near-post corners have been that great today, though.

Rafa will come in shortly after HT, Okafor has been rather disappointing imo

 

HT
1-1
Both teams need 3 pts, thinking the 2nd half will be open.

 

Stupid plan that has nobody at all back on defense. If that was the plan?

Rafa on for Oka. Tighten up on the offense a little bit and get some width. I think it is there for the taking by Milan, but they cannot play stoooopid.

I think Calabria is mostly a liability at this stage in his career, but I do think he serves a nice cross. The problem is if that does not result in a corner or goal, that is exactly where to go at Milan. It is going to take him a while to get back. Chuk is not the defender Musah is, so maybe Musah for Chuk and let Calabria do most of the getting forward with Musah providing some defensive cover.

Still plenty of time, but Milan is going to have to bring the game to them, and not be unsound doing so.

Forza Milan.

 

Why is Chuk wasting this time? You're not getting the pen.

 

Rafa on and already loafing....SMH

 

Ok, so Milan’s two key guys score a goal. Let’s see if the defense messes this up.

 

3-1

game, blouses

 

Plenty of CL action to follow today.

Tillman starts! Pepi and Ledezma are on the bench.

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