Draw - Champion's League

[The Coon Dog]

Re: Draw - Champion's League

Results from this mornings matches:

Schalke 0 - Barcelona 1

Roma 0 - Manchester United 2

[LostDoggy]

Re: Draw - Champion's League

Clearly the EPL is the best league in the world right now. Problem is that hardly any of the players are English.

[The Coon Dog]

Re: Draw - Champion's League

Results from this mornings matches:

Arsenal 1 - Liverpool 1

Fenerbache 2 - Chelsea 1

* So how will the second legs pan out?

Schalke & Roma have it all to do, both losing at home & both needing to score away which will leave them vulnerable at the back. I expect both Barca & Manyoo to progress comfortably.

Arsenal travel to Anfield knowing they must score to progress. I expect Liverpool to try to deny the Gunners, who might then get caught on the counter. I can see a 0-0 result which would see Liverpool progress on the away goals rule.

I expect Chelsea to score at home, which means Fenerbache must do likewise. I think the Turks plan A would be to play for a 0-0 & hold out as long as possible. If they concede & have to go for it, expect Chelsea to slice them open.

My tips then:

Barcelona
Manchester United
Liverpool
Chelsea

This would then see the following semi finals:

Barcelona v Manchester United

Liverpool v Chelsea

[The Coon Dog]

Re: Draw - Champion's League

Results from this mornings second leg ties:

Chelsea 2 - Fenerbache 0
4 - Ballack (Che)
87- Lampard (Che)

Agg Score:

Chelsea 3 - Fenerbache 2

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Liverpool 4 - Arsenal 2
13 - Daiby (Ars)
30 Hyypia (Liv)
69 - Torres (Liv)
84 - Adebayor (Ars)
85 - Gerrard - Pen (Liv)
92 - Babbel (Liv)

Agg Score:

Liverpool 5 - Arsenal 3


So, Chelsea & Liverpool progress to the semi finals where they will meet each other.

It was an absorbing tie at Anfield where fortunes fluctuated. Arsenal quickly got into gear & score a vital away goal early. Sloppy defending by Senderos from a corner saw Hyypia restore parity for the Reds.

Torres put Liverpool ahead with a well taken shot on the turn, which seemed to give Liverpool the edge. It stayed like that until late on when the drama unfolded.

Gerrard swung at a ball with his left foot just outside the Arsenal penalty box & missed. Theo Woolcott then ran all the way to the other end, beating off 4 challenges along the way, rounded the last defender & squared the ball beautifully for a tap in by Adebayor. Advantage Arsenal courtesy of away goals.

Within a minute Babbel's mazey run into the box was halted, unfairly by Toure in the eyes of the ref who awarded a penalty. It was harsh, particularly when you consider the one not given to Arsenal in the first leg. Gerrard emphatically dispatched the spot kick past Almunia to restore Liverpool's lead.

In the last minute Liverpool defused an Arsenal free kick, Kuyt played a ball out & Babbel latched on, held off Fabregas' challenge & cooly slotted the ball home.

Another chapter in great European nights at Anfield!

[The Underdog]

Re: Draw - Champion's League

Congrats TCD, yet to see it but sounds like a ripper of a game.

I saw the last 30 of the Chelsea game and have to say Essien is a very talented complete and utter tool.
He got a yellow card for a completely petulant act of throwing the ball away when the throw in decision didn't go his way. He was on a yellow so misses the next match. You've got to be smarter than that.
He then followed up 2 minutes later with a great run into the box that he put on Lampard's foot and couldn't have missed if he tried.

[The Coon Dog]

Re: Draw - Champion's League

Results from this mornings matches:

Barcelona 1 - Schalke 0
43 - Toure (Bar)

Agg Score:

Barcelona 2 - Schalke 0

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Manchester United 1 - Roma 0
70 - Tevez (Man)

Agg Score:

Manchester United 3 - Roma 0

So, Barcelona v Manchester United in one semi & Liverpool v Chelsea in the other. Bring it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The Underdog]

Re: Draw - Champion's League

I watched most of the Barca game and they were well, boring. Didn't look confident, nearly shown up by Schalke. I know they were missing Ronnie, Messi et al, but they didn't look a team that could beat Man U. Is it just me or does Henry look like he wishes he were still at Arsenal?

[LostDoggy]

Re: Draw - Champion's League

Woo hoo. Fiorentina beat PSV in Holland 2-0 Mutu 2 goals. Now for Rangers.
Ex Viola player Toni scored twice in extra time to get Bayern Munich through. When the going gets tough, Getafe get going.

[The Underdog]

Re: Draw - Champion's League

Woo hoo. Fiorentina beat PSV in Holland 2-0 Mutu 2 goals. Now for Rangers.
Ex Viola player Toni scored twice in extra time to get Bayern Munich through. When the going gets tough, Getafe get going.

That extra time period in the Munich -Getafe match was heartbreaking. Getafe had been a man down from the 5 minute mark of the match, let an equaliser in in the 89th minute then scored 2 in the first 3 minutes of extra time to be 3-1 up, then Toni scores in the 115th and 120th minute to get Munich up on away goals, the first one from one of the worst keeper errors you'll ever see.