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2023-24 UEFA Champions League

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  • #842
    citytillidie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,862 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121971966#Comment_121971966

    All Champions League games will be 8pm kick-offs now until the final.

    ******



  • #843
    theoneeyedman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,142 ✭✭✭theoneeyedman


    Be nice to have the option of watching both games, especially with the 2 English teams.

    Commercially or sporting wise, having them on at the same time makes no sense.



  • #844
    ArmaniJeanss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,805 ✭✭✭✭ArmaniJeanss


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121974274#Comment_121974274

    Was a really difficult draw for UEFA, arguably worst possible.

    Just impossible to meet all their prior agreements. Firstly, clearly both Madrid home ties had to be different nights. After that the only way to keep the English ties on separate nights was to either have the two German ties on the same night (a problem for the German TV contract) or to have the Barcelona and Real Madrid games on the same night (a problem for the Spanish TV and South American TV contracts).

    Staggered kick-offs times could have got around it but presumably a 5.45pm kick-off in London is a no-no, and Spanish TV would have been aghast at a 6.45pm local ko time in Spain. Ultimately someone had to suffer, and the English broadcaster was the victim.

    Having said that UEFA did the EPL a huge favour by giving Arsenal the Tues/Wed rotation so maybe it was quid quo pro. If Arsenal had been given the Wed/Tues rotation there would have been a huge clusterfcuk around their league game in the middle weekend against Villa, with Villa playing Thursday in the Conference League. Might have even had to cancel that league game.



  • #845
    theoneeyedman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,142 ✭✭✭theoneeyedman


    And I'd say the actual viewing figures in the British BT (paying viewers anyway) is probably relatively low anyway. What % of viewers pay for legit BT?



  • #846
    eagle eye
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121974274#Comment_121974274

    I'm very surprised they didn't have them over four nights with one half of the draw playing one week and the other side the next week.



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  • #847
    chalkitdown1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭chalkitdown1


    No issue with RTE choosing to air the Ireland V England Women's game on RTE 2 tonight and relegating the Champions's League to the News channel, but why oh why isn't the RTE News in HD on Sky? Picture quality is gonna look so shite. I'll probably just watch it on the RTE Player instead, hopefully without any buffereing issues.



  • #848
    MyPeopleDrankTheSoup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,760 ✭✭✭MyPeopleDrankTheSoup


    not sure which game to watch tonight. I suppose city and madrid. two mouth watering clashes though, they should have staggered them



  • #849
    martingriff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,339 ✭✭✭✭martingriff


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121974639#Comment_121974639

    I get it through NOW and every time I get half price or more discount



  • #850
    martingriff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,339 ✭✭✭✭martingriff


    It's easy to say what not do this that but unfortunately its the luck of the draw and the times and dates were set. Also the window to play the games are probably very tight with end of season and domestic cup competitions and maybe some postponed games



  • #851
    theoneeyedman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,142 ✭✭✭theoneeyedman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121997603#Comment_121997603

    Are they giving live goal updates, I'd say I know the answer without even asking.

    No reason not to have live goal updates from the Arsenal game, except being stuck in the early 1970s in regard to match presentation.



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  • #852
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,874 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    city 1 up



  • #853
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 34,939 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    De Bruyne not feeling well….

    But City will take a fine lead - snuck it in and fooled the keeper.



  • #854
    theoneeyedman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,142 ✭✭✭theoneeyedman


    Brilliant free, caught goalie with his pants down.

    Grealish almost in his knees when the tackle for the free came in, couldn't even wait for the tackle to come in, but ref bought it and gave the free and the yellow.

    Brilliant free though.



  • #855
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,874 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    this ref is letting far too much go here



  • #856
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,874 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    arsenal 1-0. do they check the saka offside or was that too many phases ago?



  • #857
    ~Rebel~
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,576 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    Phew, good, was afraid City might just end this tie after taking the lead.



  • #858
    ShamoBuc
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    Deflected big time for Real to equalise.



  • #859
    citytillidie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,862 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121998262#Comment_121998262

    Spain having 3 teams got priority but with both Madrid teams playing at home in the 1st leg they had to be on different nights. Then Spain have Real and Barca paired for TV so they have to be on separate nights. So that means both English teams are playing tonight because TNT paired the 2 Manchester teams and Arsenal/Newcastle

    ******



  • #860
    Osmosis Jones
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    Alphonso Davies having an awful time of it



  • #861
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,874 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121998611#Comment_121998611

    2-1 now to real



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  • #862
    breezy1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,602 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    I hate Real but man I love Carlito's Real in Europe.

    Sheer bonkers to watch.



  • #863
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 34,939 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    Big turn around 2-1 somehow it went through the legs of Akanji.



  • #864
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,874 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    gnarby scores for bayern



  • #865
    Osmosis Jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,807 ✭✭✭✭Osmosis Jones


    Now THIS is a night of Champions League football



  • #866
    Xander10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,640 ✭✭✭Xander10


    Bayern level 5 goals inside 20 mins



  • #867
    Mr.Crinklewood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,704 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Crinklewood


    Madrid v City on RTE news just in case anyone needs to know....



  • #868
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,874 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    kane from the spot. 2-1 bayern



  • #869
    mobydopy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,994 ✭✭✭mobydopy


    Kane scores a penalty to make it 2-1



  • #870
    y0ssar1an22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,874 ✭✭✭✭y0ssar1an22


    what a miss by rodrigo



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  • #871
    ~Rebel~
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,576 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    I'm watching Madrid - in the other game have Bayern been playing better after their poor performances this season, or are Arsenal just having a bit of an off-night?



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