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2025-26 UEFA Champions League

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  • #32
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,400 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


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    Draws are done. Liverpool got a tough one, Chelsea faired ok. Arsenal is grand. I'd nearly fancy Spurs and Frank will be delighted with their draw. Newcastle have two very tough games but I think they'll fancy their chances of getting through the group stages.



  • #33
    citytillidie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,129 ✭✭✭✭citytillidie


    Match Day 1
    Tuesday 16th September
    17:45 Kick-offs
    Athletic Club (ESP) V Arsenal FC (ENG) - Live on Virgin Media Two / TNT Sport 1
    PSV Eindhoven (NED) V R. Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL) - Live on TNT Sport 2

    20:00 Kick-offs
    Juventus (ITA) V Borussia Dortmund (GER) - Live on TNT Sport 2
    Real Madrid C.F. (ESP) V Olympique de Marseille (FRA) - Live on Virgin Media Two / TNT Sport
    SL Benfica (POR) V Qarabağ FK (AZE) - Live on TNT Sport 3
    Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) V Villarreal CF (ESP) - Live on Premier Sports Ireland / Amazon

    Wednesday 17th September
    17:45 Kick-offs
    Olympiacos FC (GRE) V Pafos FC (CYP) - Live on TNT Sport 3
    SK Slavia Praha (CZE) V FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) - Live on Virgin Media Two / TNT Sport 5

    20:00 Kick-offs
    FC Ajax (NED) V FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) - Live on TNT Sport 5
    FC Bayern München (GER) V Chelsea FC (ENG) - Live on Virgin Media Two / TNT Sport 2
    Liverpool FC (ENG) V Atlético de Madrid (ESP) - Live on RTE Two / Premier Sports Ireland / TNT Sport 1
    Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) V Atalanta BC (ITA) - Live on TNT Sport 3

    Thursday 18th September
    17:45 Kick-offs
    Club Brugge KV (BEL) V AS Monaco (FRA) - Live on TNT Sport 3
    F.C. Copenhagen (DEN) V Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) - Live on Virgin Media Two / TNT Sport 5

    20:00 Kick-offs
    Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) V Galatasaray A.Ş. (TUR) - Live on TNT Sport 5
    Newcastle United FC (ENG) V FC Barcelona (ESP) - Live on RTE Two / Premier Sports Ireland / TNT Sport 1
    Manchester City (ENG) V SSC Napoli (ITA) - Live on Virgin Media Two / TNT Sport 2
    Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) V FC Kairat Almaty (KAZ) - Live on TNT Sport 6

    ******



  • #34
    Deeper Blue
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,024 ✭✭✭Deeper Blue


    I see Partey is available for selection against Spurs tomorrow night. Surely he won't be in the squad



  • #35
    adaminho
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123820445#Comment_123820445

    Why not? Legally there is no reason why he can't play.



  • #36
    eigrod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,316 ✭✭✭eigrod


    Comfortable, straightforward away win for Arsenal. 3 points without breaking sweat. Arteta will be rightly pleased with that and 5 days to prepare for the visit of City.



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  • #37
    The Rooster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,503 ✭✭✭The Rooster


    Big elements of luck with both goals. Martinelli’s first touch and finish were both poor, but his second touch and pace were excellent and the keeper let the ball go through him. But Arsenal were always the more likely and luck almost always favours the better team.

    Could be the spark that gets Martinelli going



  • #38
    Zeek12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,047 ✭✭✭✭Zeek12


    Real vs Marseille is a very entertaining watch so far.

    1-1 after 30 minutes. Both sides creating chances



  • #39
    Breaston Plants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 807 ✭✭✭Breaston Plants


    Who's doing the commentary on Virgin, absolutely roarin' when there is any sniff of goal.



  • #40
    mjsc1970
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 793 ✭✭✭mjsc1970


    Usually Dave McIntyre



  • #41
    mjsc1970
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 793 ✭✭✭mjsc1970


    Yep, that'd be him that does the roarin'



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  • #42
    Tandey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭Tandey


    Carvajal clear headbutt on the keeper. Let's see what happens.



  • #43
    ~Rebel~
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 35,830 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    idiotic from Carvajal. Easy red card for the ref to give.

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  • #44
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,958 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123822909#Comment_123822909

    What were you expecting to happen?



  • #45
    ~Rebel~
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 35,830 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    In a sea of dumb European handballs, the ref’s just given one of the dumbest I’ve seen. Absolutely insane call, and utterly idiotic that VAR didn’t set him right.

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  • #46
    breezy1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,420 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    Horrendous decision to award Real a penalty there.



  • #47
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 31,205 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    What an utterly shambolic, embarrassing, outrageous excuse of a penalty decision. Goes way beyond ridiculous.



  • #48
    Apple Dumpling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 528 ✭✭✭Apple Dumpling


    Thats the biggest homer decision of the season so for from a referee.



  • #49
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,958 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Unfortunately in the modern game, that's a penalty.

    Cue talk of Madrid getting everything, Franco and the council paying their debt off



  • #50
    ~Rebel~
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123822966#Comment_123822966

    feels like that’s the penance for having to send off carvajal. “I’m really really sorry your player made it impossible for me not to send him off - here’s a penalty to make up for it!”

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  • #51
    mjsc1970
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 793 ✭✭✭mjsc1970


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123822980#Comment_123822980

    Yep



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  • #52
    breezy1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,420 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123822975#Comment_123822975

    Except in the Milan game on Sunday a player had way more hand contact with the ball in far less a circumstantial incident and no penalty.

    So no it's not always a penalty in the modern game. The modern game is still every bit as inconsistent as the old game.



  • #53
    NIMAN
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123822989#Comment_123822989

    Id say 8 times out of 10, that would be given as a penalty.

    I have seen some very soft penalties across all the leagues in the least few years, so they are just part of the game now. There is rarely such thing as accidental handball these days, even when they are accidental



  • #54
    tom1ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭✭tom1ie


    That’s a smashing start to the CL campaign for spurs with a tidy win vs Villarreal.



  • #55
    Tandey
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123822943#Comment_123822943

    A red card to be given.



  • #56
    Did you smash it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,038 ✭✭✭Did you smash it


    the second half of that Real game was incredibly dull. Then you see the Juve result



  • #57
    retalivity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,578 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    Juve/Dortmund was great fun.



  • #58
    IrishOwl...
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    Athletico need to slow this down for 10 minutes or so or it could get very ugly!



  • #59
    IrishOwl...
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,344 ✭✭✭IrishOwl...


    That cant be a peno...no way



  • #60
    Mushy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,739 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


    At least it wasn't dragged out anyway



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  • #61
    IrishOwl...
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,344 ✭✭✭IrishOwl...


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123825994#Comment_123825994

    ya, although the decision was ridiculous in the first place. Its actually a good example of why VAR was brought in the first. Ref makes an obvious mistake, VAR gets him to quickly overturn it. Quickly move on.



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