2025-26 UEFA Champions League

The_Kew_Tour

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124021926#Comment_124021926

no way. Breaking all types of records.

Give the man another 500m....

citytillidie

Match Day 5 Results
FC Ajax (NED) 0 V 2 SL Benfica (POR)
Galatasaray A.Ş. (TUR) 0 V 1 R. Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL)
Borussia Dortmund (GER) 4 V 0 Villarreal CF (ESP)
Chelsea FC (ENG) 3 V 0 FC Barcelona (ESP)
FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) 2 V 3 Juventus (ITA)
Manchester City (ENG) 0 V 2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)
Olympique de Marseille (FRA) 2 V 1 Newcastle United FC (ENG)
SK Slavia Praha (CZE) 0 V 0 Athletic Club (ESP)
SSC Napoli (ITA) 2 V 0 Qarabağ FK (AZE)
F.C. Copenhagen (DEN) 3 V 2 FC Kairat Almaty (KAZ)
Pafos FC (CYP) 2 V 2 AS Monaco (FRA)
Arsenal FC (ENG) 3 V 1 FC Bayern München (GER)
Atlético de Madrid (ESP) 2 V 1 FC Internazionale Milano (ITA)
Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) 0 V 3 Atalanta BC (ITA)
Liverpool FC (ENG) 1 V 4 PSV Eindhoven (NED)
Olympiacos FC (GRE) 3 V 4 Real Madrid C.F. (ESP)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) 5 V 3 Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) 3 V 0 Club Brugge KV (BEL)

djan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124021986#Comment_124021986

What's even more impressive that Arsenal are in this position with all of their strikers out injured and the absolute machine that is Gabriel also out injured. Add to that Odegaard, Martinelli and Madueke only back to their first game.

Don't think any team out there could cope with multiple top players out for prolonged periods and sustain such quality...

CalamariFritti

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124021986#Comment_124021986

Well deserved win. Set pieces caused havoc all night and Arsenal had much better chances from open play, too.

1st half was glossed over a bit by possession percentage and that fantastic goal, but even then Arsenal looked more dangerous IMO. When Bayern lost possession in the 2nd half there was only going to be one winner. Arsenal's defending was excellent, Raya had to make one save all night.

Only thing I take solace from is you cant win the CL in November.

citytillidie

Match Day 6
Tuesday 9th December
15:30 Kick-off
FC Kairat Almaty (KAZ) V Olympiacos FC (GRE) - Live on TNT Sport 4

17:45 Kick-off
FC Bayern München (GER) V Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) - Live on Virgin Media Two / TNT Sport 3

20:00 Kick-offs
AS Monaco (FRA) V Galatasaray A.Ş. (TUR) - Live on TNT Sport 6
Atalanta BC (ITA) V Chelsea FC (ENG) - Live on Virgin Media Two / TNT Sport 2
FC Barcelona (ESP) V Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) - Live on TNT Sport 4
FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) V Liverpool FC (ENG) - Live on Premier Sports Ireland / Amazon
PSV Eindhoven (NED) V Atlético de Madrid (ESP) - Live on TNT Sport 5
R. Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL) V Olympique de Marseille (FRA) - Live on TNT Sport 7
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) V SK Slavia Praha (CZE) - Live on TNT Sport 1

Wednesday 10th December
17:45 Kick-offs
Qarabağ FK (AZE) V FC Ajax (NED) - Live on TNT Sport 9
Villarreal CF (ESP) V F.C. Copenhagen (DEN) - Live on Virgin Media Two / TNT Sport 4

20:00 Kick-offs
Athletic Club (ESP) V Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) - Live on TNT Sport 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) V Newcastle United FC (ENG) - Live on TNT Sport 2
Borussia Dortmund (GER) V FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) - Live on TNT Sport 7
Club Brugge KV (BEL) V Arsenal FC (ENG) - Live on Virgin Media Two / TNT Sport 3
Juventus (ITA) V Pafos FC (CYP) - Live on TNT Sport 8
Real Madrid C.F. (ESP) V Manchester City (ENG) - Live on TNT Sport 1
SL Benfica (POR) V SSC Napoli (ITA) - Live on TNT Sport 6

~Rebel~

a champions league kick off at half 3 - that’s a bit mad!

ArmaniJeanss

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124056875#Comment_124056875

Kazakh doesn't do daylight savings. So they are now 5 hours ahead whereas for previous group games they were 4 hours ahead. I guess the standard early ko time of 17.45 our time (22:45 their time) would be too dangerous for fans in a harsh winter climate.

~Rebel~

What a finish by Karl, bloody hell. Kid's looked unreal for 17.

Ruled out for offside for something earlier in the move, but his part in it was pure class.

y0ssar1an22

ridiculous how long that handball took. as clear as day

JohnySwan

Seems a harsh one to chalk that one off for Liverpool.

DellyBelly

Var is a joke...it was an obvious handball..cant understand why it took so long to decide that...

8-10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124057714#Comment_124057714

Let's see how many minutes added on at half time

Ball went out for a corner at 28:16

Liverpool take the corner and score a goal (10 seconds in play)

Goal chalked off, game restarts at 36:14

A full 8 minutes from corner given to game restarting

Add to that 2 Inter Milan injuries resulting in substitutions and 1 injury to Robertson taking nearly a combined 4mins

10mins added on would be too little

gormdubhgorm

Keith Tracey commentating on Atalanta v Chelsea.

Atalanta player was hobbling a bit after a challenge.

Tracey : “He got a knee into the top of his leg, possibly the arse”

8-10

7mins. Joke. VAR yet again stealing time from games and everyone will come out saying how amazing it is to be able to come to a correct decision in mere minutes after a million replays.

JohnySwan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124057735#Comment_124057735

The ball was headed from a short distance onto his arm, hardly deliberate.

DellyBelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124057785#Comment_124057785

Never said deliberate but an obvious handball...just cant understand how it took so long to come to the correct decision..Var can be a joke sometimes

8-10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124057801#Comment_124057801

It's astonishing how long it takes. It's ruining enjoyment of the game. This isn't the first time it's happened in this campaign, the Liverpool v Real Madrid game had a similar one.

I think the UEFA version of VAR has managed to be even worse than the PL one!

JohnySwan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124057801#Comment_124057801

I have no idea what a handball is anymore, no way should a goal be ruled out for that.

DellyBelly

Really poor ball by Wirtz there...that was a real chance

8-10

If this is a penalty I give up. Embarrassing that this could be given

TitianGerm

That's nearly as soft a penalty as the one given against Szobozlai against Galastary

ShamoBuc

Bit of a lucky penalty, there was a very clear pull on the jersey but we'll take it.

Szob fairly buries it !!

DellyBelly

Surprised it was given...100% dive by Wirtz. No way did that jersey pull cause him to go to ground...

EltonJohn69

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124058009#Comment_124058009

it’s a dive, player should be booked, the delayed reaction is shameful

mjsc1970

Definite pull on the shirt but an exaggerated fall AFTER the defender let go. Which makes the whole thing look silly. Don't know what the defender was doing but he gave var something to look at. The eejit.

TitianGerm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124058062#Comment_124058062

This 100%. Defender pulls the jersey, Wirtz makes the most of it and VAR has to make a decision.

Did you smash it

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124058042#Comment_124058042

are we still saying things like this? Most fouls are received with an exaggerated reaction. But they are still fouls.

The Gnoto one at the weekend was a dive. He could have just jumped out of konate’s challenge easily but it was still a foul.

ShamoBuc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124058075#Comment_124058075

If an English player had done it, the pundits would say it was clever play.

Defender clearly pulls the jersey - makes VAR make a decision.

ShamoBuc

Inter had an 18 European home unbeaten run.

Liverpool looked fairly solid for most of the game.

Overall, a great win for Liverpool.

Had Salah kept his nouth shut, he may have come on with 20 to and actually taken the pen.

8-10

I don't get how the ref wasn't looking at Wirtz in that exact moment, it's where the ball was