FC Schalke 04 vs Real Madrid (RTE 2 and Sky Sports 5) KO: 7:45PM

DenMan

Ronaldo may start tonight for Madrid and Pepe is back from injury. Ramos, Modric and Rodriguez are all out injured. Huntelaar is back (in Europe) for Schalke. Hope it's a good entertaining game tonight! Team news closer to kick off!

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31513358

syngindub

well done Liam.
"Chelsea went through Shalka like a butter through knife !!"

DenMan

syngindub wrote: »

well done Liam.
"Chelsea went through Shalka like a butter through knife !!"

Haha! Heard that!

19 year old goalkeeper in goals for Schalke tonight! Very best of luck to him!

syngindub

DenMan wrote: »

Haha! Heard that!

19 year old goalkeeper in goals for Schalke tonight! Very best of luck to him!

yeah, whatever about an outside player making a debut at young age is one thing but must be nerve racking been keeper

spiritcrusher

Oh yes. Kenny and Richie. Hopefully Richie puts operation wind-up-Kenny into full force again.

DenMan

syngindub wrote: »

yeah, whatever about an outside player making a debut at young age is one thing but must be nerve racking been keeper

He's the third choice goalkeeper! We're under way!

DenMan

Starting teams!

Schalke XI: Wellenreuther; Uchida, Howedes, Matip, Nastasic, Aogo; Neustadter; Hoger, Boateng; Choupo-Moting, Huntelaar.

Real Madrid XI: Casillas, Carvajal, Varane, Pepe, Marcelo, Kroos, Lucas Silva, Isco, Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema.

English officials tonight!

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Eng), Assistant Referee 1: Simon Beck (Eng), Assistant Referee 2: Stuart Burt (Eng), Additional Assistant Referee 1: Anthony Taylor (Eng), Additional Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Friend (Eng), Fourth Official: Gary Beswick (Eng)

syngindub

pink jerseys are not easy on the eye. could they not have worn the white shirts

syngindub

Shalka keeper looking comfortable on the ball so far. Fair play to the young fella

Too Tough To Die

I'd be cashing in on Ronaldo in the summer if i was Perez. Time to let Bale shine.

smurfs5

DenMan wrote: »

English officials tonight!

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Eng), Assistant Referee 1: Simon Beck (Eng), Assistant Referee 2: Stuart Burt (Eng), Additional Assistant Referee 1: Anthony Taylor (Eng), Additional Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Friend (Eng), Fourth Official: Gary Beswick (Eng)

They're doing the Basel- Porto match.

Schalke - Real Madrid is :
Referee : Martin Atkinson
AR1 : Mike Mullarkey
AR2 : Stephen Child
AAR1 : Andre Marriner
AAR2 : Craig Pawson
FO : Darren England

Too Tough To Die

A gift from the young keeper.

DenMan

0-1 Ronaldo. What a superb pass from Carvajal.

Dempsey

The game is definitely over as a contest with huntelaar going off injured

Rezident

Silly foul there but why does Ronaldo have to roll around on the ground like a little baby, he's already got his free kick?

Say Your Number

What a save

syngindub

Excellent save from Keeper stopping that Ronnie Free Kick

Dempsey

It was a comfortable height and distance from him. He would have been criticised if he didn't save it tbh

DenMan

It's all far too easy for Madrid now tbh! They're very comfortable.

efb

It was a great save from a rasping shot, then he put off Ronaldo (JB loathe to give him any credit)

Oranage2

Free kick was a good save, not much he could have done about the goal but he made it easy, should have stayed on his line would have still been a goal but he looks better.

Say Your Number

Hoger made a balls of that

Say Your Number

Great chance....

LuckyGent88

Unlucky from schalke. Terrible from Marcelo.
Cracking atmosphere in the stadium now

TheCitizen

What's Ronaldo's stats from free kicks i wonder, anytime i see him hit one it usually goes straight into the wall or over the bar/wide.

keith16

Casillas somehow managing to put his clearance out for a corner.

efb

Wow! What a goal

LuckyGent88

No chance for the keeper with that one.

Say Your Number

Goodnight Schalke

TheCitizen

Tie over.

Lucas Hood

What a strike.

eagle eye

Brilliant from Ronaldo, fantastic finish from Marcelo. Great goal.

MythicalMadMan

Any reason they celebrated with Ancoletti? Great goal too.

eagle eye

MythicalMadMan wrote: »

Any reason they celebrated with Ancoletti? Great goal too.

Because he is the manager of Real Madrid?:D

Johner

Schalke a bit unlucky to be two down here.

efb

That goal keep watching it on vine - Ronaldo some footwork and great finish by Marcelo

klose

Typical sucker punch with schalke hitting the bar and real scoring shortly after. Didnt realise how many injuries schalke have, young lad in goal done pretty well for em. Tie over in any case.

WoollyRedHat

MythicalMadMan wrote: »

Any reason they celebrated with Ancoletti? Great goal too.

It's in their contracts.

MythicalMadMan

eagle eye wrote: »

Because he is the manager of Real Madrid?:D

LOL smartarse :P players usually celebrate with the manager when there is a reason i.e he stuck up for them or he was under criticism.

MythicalMadMan

TheCitizen wrote: »

What's Ronaldo's stats from free kicks i wonder, anytime i see him hit one it usually goes straight into the wall or over the bar/wide.

2 freekicks in the game one on target one off the wall, any freekick taker prob misses the target more than not. Id say Roonies %s are on the high side but no stats

efb

MythicalMadMan wrote: »

LOL smartarse :P players usually celebrate with the manager when there is a reason i.e he stuck up for them or he was under criticism.

He was under criticism

WoollyRedHat

Are RTE enforcing a no-hair policy for the panel? ( Darragh being the exception).

Maybe they offer a bonus, less money spent in the Hair and makeup department.

Say Your Number

Kenny vs Richie now :pac:

Slicemeister

It's a borefest.

Utopia Parkway

Argument over Ronaldo's birthday party was more entertaining than the match.

The Golden Miller

Jaysus did everyone see that? Ronaldo scored without being handed a penalty

castletownman

Kenny really loves the word "naive"

I don't know what the big fuss is. Ronaldo doesn't drink reputedly. I'm sure the Irish soccer team weren't out celebrating after getting humbled in Euro 2012 either.

brevity

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Argument over Ronaldo's birthday party was more entertaining than the match.

Absolutely.

The Golden Miller

TheCitizen wrote: »

What's Ronaldo's stats from free kicks i wonder, anytime i see him hit one it usually goes straight into the wall or over the bar/wide.

He really is muck at them. Just smashes them and hopes for the best more often than not. By the law of averages one has to go in every now and then, and in fairness it does be a screamer because he just smashes it, but most of the time the goalie doesn't even have to move. Woeful at them

TheCitizen

The Golden Miller wrote: »

He really is muck at them. Just smashes them and hopes for the best more often than not. By the law of averages one has to go in every now and then, and in fairness it does be a screamer because he just smashes it, but most of the time the goalie doesn't even have to move. Woeful at them

He does this big wide stance thing and a big run up but nearly always it ends up a useless effort. Real Madrid probably have better free kick takers that don't get to take them.

TheCitizen

MythicalMadMan wrote: »

2 freekicks in the game one on target one off the wall, any freekick taker prob misses the target more than not. Id say Roonies %s are on the high side but no stats

Am not just talkin about the match tonight. He has a lot to his game obviously, but free kicks is not one of his strong points as far as I can see. My guess would be his percentages on free kicks wouldn't be on the high side.