Europa Cup Quarter Finals.

Mr.Crinklewood

Uefa Europa League quarter-final first legs

Atl Madrid v Hannover 96 (2005 GMT) ITV4

AZ Alkmaar v Valencia (2005 GMT) Setanta

Schalke v Athletic Bilbao (2005 GMT) 3e

Sporting v Met'st Kharkiv (2005 GMT)

Mr.Crinklewood

Ref seems to be a fussy bollox in the Schalke match.

Mr.Crinklewood

1-1 in Schalke match. Two poachers goals.

greendom

Strange that all the matches are kicking off at the same time. I would have thought UEFA would have wanted to maximise tv revenues by staggering them a little.

Mars Bar

The commentators on GolTV are fupping terrible. :mad:

Mars Bar

Who's this Papadapolous? 20 year old Greek CB? He looks a dab bit handy.

Giggsy11

Mars Bar wrote: »

Who's this Papadapolous? 20 year old Greek CB? He looks a dab bit handy.

Yeah FM legend. Couldn't buy him in FM12 though.

shano_88

Watching the Schalke game. Raul has been phenomonal.

Kerrydude1981

Llorente again,2-2 now

Mars Bar

2-3 now!

CongoPowers

Wow, how have they managed this? Would be an amazing result.

amacachi

Wish I'd got them at 2-1 instead of 1-1. :pac:

Kerrydude1981

Bilbao just keep going in fairness to them and they have been rewarded again tonight,a breath of fresh air they are,away from home all out attack stuff great to watch

CongoPowers

Nearly a Huntelaar golazo.

shano_88

What a game. Raul nearly got his hat trick there.

CongoPowers

Tie over.

Kerrydude1981

Great finish.

FYG

Brilliant goal from Salvio in the 88th minute to win it for Atletico...

Oat23

Mame Diouf with another goal for Hannover tonight. Top signing. Losing 1-2 away from home isn't too bad!

Go the little HSV!

Nuri Sahin

Banner from the Schalke - Bilbao game last night.



Translation... “Ticket €90 = €1 per minute. Football isn’t phone sex” :pac:

CiaranC

90 ****in quid, thats scandalous

CSF

CiaranC wrote: »

90 ****in quid, thats scandalous

That can't be right

MickySticks

CiaranC wrote: »

90 ****in quid, thats scandalous

And yet there they are.

amacachi

Good ol' Bundesliga looking after the fans eh? :pac:

Jelle1880

Actually I think that's about the game in Bilbao.

ManU fans also had to pay what... £72 or something like that ?

I'm surprised by the result in Gelsenkirchen btw, I know Bilbao are playing well but Schalke aren't pushovers.

I can definitely see Bilbao getting to the final.

CiaranC

They are talking about tickets for the second leg in Spain AFAIK

amacachi

Damnit. :pac:

greendom

-Ade- wrote: »

Banner from the Schalke - Bilbao game last night.



Translation... “Ticket €90 = €1 per minute. Football isn’t phone sex” :pac:

At least they get to change ends at half time!

Lawrence1895

CiaranC wrote: »

They are talking about tickets for the second leg in Spain AFAIK

That's right, but don't tell anyone, that Bilbao is in Spain. It's in the Basque Country

Anyway, since I don't like Sch**** at all, I am even more delighted with Athletic's performance last night. I hope, they are able to keep their key players, like Llorente and Muniain.

Jelle1880

Which is in Spain

I don't like Bilbao, their fans are in general ***** (Most Basque people don't even like them, they tend to have this 'We're all uber-Basques' air around them).

greendom

Jelle1880 wrote: »

Which is in Spain

I don't like Bilbao, their fans are in general ***** (Most Basque people don't even like them, they tend to have this 'We're all uber-Basques' air around them).

I agree - I know this only Basque thing is seen of as admirable - to me it smacks a little of a superiority complex (and that's giving it a positive slant).

Jelle1880

It's not exactly that, but I know some people from there who support other teams (Real Sociedad, Osasuna) and they hate Bilbao.

Bilbao seems to think of itself as the representation of Basque football and independence, while other clubs are seen as 'Spanish' (Especially Real Sociedad).

greendom

Interesting that Barcelona are still thought of as the Catalan national side, despite their more inclusive selection policy.

dsmythy

I'd love to see Metalist and Bilbao face off.

Lawrence1895

Jelle1880 wrote: »

Which is in Spain

I don't like Bilbao, their fans are in general ***** (Most Basque people don't even like them, they tend to have this 'We're all uber-Basques' air around them).

You did meet loads of them, did you?

Anyway, it's always funny to read, that people complain about Athletic and support a team, which used to refuse Catholic/Irish players in their ranks

losthorizon

Jelle1880 wrote: »

Which is in Spain

I don't like Bilbao, their fans are in general ***** (Most Basque people don't even like them, they tend to have this 'We're all uber-Basques' air around them).

Know your Geography. And France!!

They will also pick players from Navarra

carlop

-Ade- wrote: »

Banner from the Schalke - Bilbao game last night.



Translation... “Ticket €90 = €1 per minute. Football isn’t phone sex” :pac:

Very German of them to write it in perfect Spanish, down to the exclusively-Spanish punctuation.

Jelle1880

Lars1916 wrote: »

You did meet loads of them, did you?

Anyway, it's always funny to read, that people complain about Athletic and support a team, which used to refuse Catholic/Irish players in their ranks

See, Rangers are vilified for it, Bilbao are celebrated for it

And I've seen what they do when confronted by banter (opposing fans singing 'Viva Espana' etc.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvQQ_LS8VEg&feature=fvwrel
Scum.

I know part of it is in France, but the call for independence is far bigger in the Spanish area of it.

losthorizon

Jelle1880 wrote: »

I know part of it is in France, but the call for independence is far bigger in the Spanish area of it.

OK, I'll give you that

Lawrence1895

Jelle1880 wrote: »

See, Rangers are vilified for it, Bilbao are celebrated for it

And I've seen what they do when confronted by banter (opposing fans singing 'Viva Espana' etc.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvQQ_LS8VEg&feature=fvwrel
Scum.

I know part of it is in France, but the call for independence is far bigger in the Spanish area of it.

Depends on the perspective, I suppose. You always celebrate, what you like