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2015-16 UEFA Champions League

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  • #362
    GreNoLi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,292 ✭✭✭GreNoLi


    I'd say Arsenal are the best team in Europe at the moment so them doing the double over Bayern would not be that big a surprise.


  • #363
    Caovyn Lineah
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,839 ✭✭✭Caovyn Lineah


    GreNoLi wrote: »
    I'd say Arsenal are the best team in Europe at the moment so them doing the double over Bayern would not be that big a surprise.

    The best team in Europe? Who aren't even top of their own league?


  • #364
    GreNoLi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,292 ✭✭✭GreNoLi


    Caovyn Lineah wrote: »
    The best team in Europe? Who aren't even top of their own league?

    Yeah, would beat City 9 times out of 10 the way they're playing at the moment, very few outstanding teams (if any) currently around the leagues.


  • #365
    Andersonisgod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,868 ✭✭✭Andersonisgod


    GreNoLi wrote: »
    I'd say Arsenal are the best team in Europe at the moment so them doing the double over Bayern would not be that big a surprise.

    I've been told I should try to laugh more for the sake of my mental health, by supplying comments like this you are providing a valuable public service.


  • #366
    Andre 3000
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    GreNoLi wrote: »
    Yeah, would beat City 9 times out of 10 the way they're playing at the moment, very few outstanding teams (if any) currently around the leagues.

    Yeah getting trounced by Sheffield Wednesday would surely mean they'd beat City 9 times out of 10. Great logic.


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  • #367
    GreNoLi
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    Andersonisgod wrote: »
    I've been told I should try to laugh more for the sake of my mental health, by supplying comments like this you are providing a valuable public service.

    Happy to help.


  • #368
    eternal
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    Why isn't the Barca game televised? Or am I missing something? Just want to say Arsenal got Bayern on an off day, they haven't been playing that well recently other than that.


  • #369
    Caovyn Lineah
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    Are Arsenal still the best team in Europe? Someone should probably tell there defence because this is embarrassing.


  • #370
    eternal
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    As I said, they got the last time on an off day.


  • #371
    GreNoLi
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    Caovyn Lineah wrote: »
    Are Arsenal still the best team in Europe? Someone should probably tell there defence because this is embarrassing.

    Not over yet.


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  • #372
    eternal
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    GreNoLi wrote: »
    Not over yet.

    Are they going to score 3 goals then?


  • #373
    GreNoLi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,292 ✭✭✭GreNoLi


    GreNoLi wrote: »
    I'd say Arsenal are the best team in Europe at the moment so them doing the double over Bayern would not be that big a surprise.

    I misspelled Bayern.


  • #374
    ERG89
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    Pity Chelsea won tbh. All is not lost for Arsenal but they are in the Champions League. But certainly not competing for anything in it. Bit of a difference at the Allianz Arena than the Liberty Stadium


  • #375
    citytillidie
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    Match Day 4 Results
    Group A
    Real Madrid CF (ESP) 1 V 0 Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
    FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) 4 V 0 Malmö FF (SWE)

    Group B
    Manchester United FC (ENG) 1 V 0 PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS)
    PSV Eindhoven (NED) 2 V 0 VfL Wolfsburg (GER)

    Group C
    FC Astana (KAZ) 0 V 0 Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP)
    SL Benfica (POR) 2 V 1 Galatasaray AŞ (TUR)

    Group D
    Sevilla FC (ESP) 1 V 3 Manchester City FC (ENG)
    VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) 1 V 1 Juventus (ITA)

    Group E
    AS Roma (ITA) 3 V 2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)
    FC Barcelona (ESP) 3 V 0 FC BATE Borisov (BLR)

    Group F
    Olympiacos FC (GRE) 2 V 1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
    FC Bayern München (GER) 5 V 1 Arsenal FC (ENG)

    Group G
    Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) 1 V 3 FC Porto (POR)
    Chelsea FC (ENG) 2 V 1 FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)

    Group H
    Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) 0 V 2 FC Zenit (RUS)
    KAA Gent (BEL) 1 V 0 Valencia CF (ESP)

    ******



  • #376
    Harry Palmr
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    Will Arsenal ever win the Champions League or even reach another final? Forget the injuries what about the application? Allowing Munich to walk the ball past them should be an affront to the whole game!


  • #377
    KaiserGunner
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    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Will Arsenal ever win the Champions League or even reach another final? Forget the injuries what about the application? Allowing Munich to walk the ball past them should be an affront to the whole game!

    You can ask that question about any club bar 3 or 4 clubs. I agree they were shocking today and in general in the champions league this season. Not One English club has a chance of getting near that trophy this season.


  • #378
    Harry Palmr
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    Sure but City will build towards a decent go at it as they improve their seeding, Chelsea and Man Utd have both won it though it could be a while before they trouble another final its true. Arsenal are going backwards having never got there.


  • #379
    bur
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    I agree with Schmeichel, Pep should never manage Man. United.


  • #380
    RedemptionZ
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    CL seems like a closed shop at the moment. Nowhere near as exciting as it once was. Bayern, Barca and Real the only realistic winners. Yes you have your Juventus's, Dortmunds and Atleticos that can beat one or two of the superpowers and make it to a final but the gap between the big 3 and the rest in general makes for some boring viewing.

    I don't see it changing soon tbh. There are very few players in the world that would start ahead of someone in the big 3's starting XI. I was thinking today would anyone in the EPL start in a Bayern XI? Maybe Aguero on his day, but it's not a given, Lewandowski is world class.


  • #381
    Kirby
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    RedemptionZ wrote: »
    CL seems like a closed shop at the moment. Nowhere near as exciting as it once was. Bayern, Barca and Real the only realistic winners. Yes you have your Juventus's, Dortmunds and Atleticos that can beat one or two of the superpowers and make it to a final but the gap between the big 3 and the rest in general makes for some boring viewing.

    I don't see it changing soon tbh. There are very few players in the world that would start ahead of someone in the big 3's starting XI. I was thinking today would anyone in the EPL start in a Bayern XI? Maybe Aguero on his day, but it's not a given, Lewandowski is world class.

    Bayern's defence isnt as stellar as some people think. Their fullbacks are both midfielders and Lahm is 32 now. He plays like it too. Their centre halves can both be bettered by dozens of defenders throughout europe.

    They arent invincible by any stretch.


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  • #382
    klose
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    Kirby wrote: »
    Bayern's defence isnt as stellar as some people think. Their fullbacks are both midfielders and Lahm is 32 now. He plays like it too. Their centre halves can both be bettered by dozens of defenders throughout europe.

    They arent invincible by any stretch.

    Lahm and alaba are full backs, alaba plays centre mid for Austria because he is such a good footballer, best lb in the world for me. Lahm is probably the most consistent full back in football for years too, pep has played him in midfield in recent years but he looks to be back playing rb full time these days.

    And their centre halves can be bettered by dozens in Europe?? Really? Is this even a serious post!! Boateng is arguably the best centre back around atm, benatia and Martinez are superb defenders too. Badstuber if he ever gets got again is a great option too. Couldn't disagree with a post anymore.


    Edit: They also comfortably have the best goalkeeper on the planet too..


  • #383
    monkey9
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    Just looking at Costa's dive there, Mourinho's stupid laugh when he feels a decision is going against him is almost happening every match at this stage.


  • #384
    RedemptionZ
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    Kirby wrote: »
    Bayern's defence isnt as stellar as some people think. Their fullbacks are both midfielders and Lahm is 32 now. He plays like it too. Their centre halves can both be bettered by dozens of defenders throughout europe.

    They arent invincible by any stretch.

    Really? Who would you have over Lahm and Alaba? Boateng and Martinez are some of the best in the world, so is Benatia. Neuer obviously speaks for himself too.

    Edit: it's not a dig at the EPL to clarify, they just seem to share all the best players in the world with Barca and Real, they're all so far ahead of everyone. They're not invincible but at least 8/10 times I'd say they'd beat any team in the EPL, Serie A or Ligue 1. Makes for a boring cup when you know one of those three teams will win.


  • #385
    NIMAN
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    The CL is definitely getting less exciting, with less potential winners as each year goes by.

    I don't really start watching it until the knockouts. The groups tend to be dull, dull, dull.


  • #386
    RedemptionZ
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    NIMAN wrote: »
    The CL is definitely getting less exciting, with less potential winners as each year goes by.

    I don't really start watching it until the knockouts. The groups tend to be dull, dull, dull.

    Yep, what are the chances that the final will have and winner will be either bayern, real or Barca? Excitement isn't there anymore. Money has won and shock horror to all the EPL fans here, your clubs are minnows!


  • #387
    citytillidie
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    Match Day 5
    Tuesday Fixtures
    Group E
    FC Barcelona (ESP) V AS Roma (ITA)
    FC BATE Borisov (BLR) V Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)

    Group F
    Arsenal FC (ENG) V GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
    FC Bayern München (GER) V Olympiacos FC (GRE)

    Group G
    Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) V Chelsea FC (ENG)
    FC Porto (POR) V FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)

    Group H
    Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) V KAA Gent (BEL)
    FC Zenit (RUS) V Valencia CF (ESP)

    Wednesday
    Group A
    Malmö FF (SWE) V Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
    FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) V Real Madrid CF (ESP)

    Group B
    Manchester United FC (ENG) V PSV Eindhoven (NED)
    PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS) V VfL Wolfsburg (GER)

    Group C
    FC Astana (KAZ) V SL Benfica (POR)
    Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) V Galatasaray AŞ (TUR)

    Group D
    Manchester City FC (ENG) V Juventus (ITA)
    VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) V Sevilla FC (ESP)

    ******



  • #388
    Andersonisgod
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    Busquets has laser passing, this season we are seeing him play far more killer passes than previously and he's so damn good at those, his vision and anticipation are unbelievable. Best in the world at what he does.


  • #389
    Andersonisgod
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    Goal! Neymar channelling Messi with a diagonal pass cutting Roma open allowing Alves an easy square ball to Suarez to tap it in. Roma's high line has not worked.


  • #390
    Andersonisgod
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    Goal! Messi! The king is back on his throne. Pure tiki taka, pure joy, there's no better sight in sports right now than Barcelona.


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  • #391
    Andersonisgod
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    Goal! Spectacular volley, be very afraid, Luis Suarez has found peak form in the blaugrana shirt.


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