Champions League Thread

I see your point, but would there not be a difference between us playing that way and Chelsea? We don't have players the calibre of Drogba, Torres, Lampard, or Ramires at our disposal. We don't have anything like their money. We don't play week in/week out in the EPL, "the best league in the world" we're told. We'd be attempting to punch above our weight whereas Chelsea's been in the last few rds of the CL for a number of years now. There's being defensive-minded and then there's your striker playing left back and giving up penalties in more than one game.

 

could just feel it all through the game that chelsea were going to squeeze in a shadey goal, but to be fair, bayern should of put away their chances. for some reason they kept taking extra touchs and totally messing themselves up.

would rather lose a champions league final by going for it than winning by sitting back and waiting on your chances.

all the best entertainment came from bayern, and to top it off, neuer even scored a penalty!

 

some pressure though to win the european cup at home..imagine it?..
im gutted chelski won it

 

Doest seem to be that many giving any credit to chelsea.

imo they showde that they deserved it.

 

http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2012/05/21/3117063/chelseas-lukaku-i-did-not-deserve-champions-league-medal

Great attitude, I wouldn't be able to turn down a champions league medal

 

some of the comments on here are shocking!

fair play to chelsea they deserved to win the champs league

 

http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1799897.html
Just thought I'd share this article. Some interesting stats.

 

First qualifying round, First leg

Dudelange 7-0 Tre Penne
Valletta 8-0 Lusitans
Linfield 0-0 B36

First qualifying round : 10 July 2012

B36 vs Linfield
Lusitans vs Valletta
Tre Penne vs Dudelange

Second qualifying round draw (17/18 and 24/25 July)

KS Skënderbeu (ALB) v Debreceni VSC (HUN)
NK Maribor (SVN) v FK Željezničar (BIH)
MŠK Žilina (SVK) v Hapoel Kiryat Shmona FC (ISR)
FC BATE Borisov (BLR) v FK Vardar (MKD)
AEL Limassol FC (CYP) v Linfield FC (NIR)/B36 Tórshavn (FRO)
Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL) v FK Ekranas (LTU)
FC Flora Tallinn (EST) v FC Basel 1893 (SUI)
The New Saints FC (WAL) v Helsingborgs IF (SWE)
HJK Helsinki (FIN) v KR Reykjavík (ISL)
Molde FK (NOR) v FK Ventspils (LVA)
F91 Dudelange (LUX)/SP Tre Penne (SMR) v FC Salzburg (AUT)
FC Slovan Liberec (CZE) v FC Shakhter Karagandy (KAZ)
PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) v GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Neftçi PFK (AZE) v FC Zestafoni (GEO)
Ulisses FC (ARM) v FC Sheriff (MDA)
Valletta FC (MLT)/FC Lusitans (AND) v FK Partizan (SRB)
FK Budućnost Podgorica (MNE) v WKS Śląsk Wroclaw (POL)

Some real thrashings. Hopefully Linfield go out.

 

I would love to get Scumfield,would be some Craic in Belfast

 

Tonight's games

B36 0-0 Linfield 30 minutes in.
Valleta 18:30 Lustians
The Penne 19:30 Dudelange

 

B36 0-0 Linfeild ET

Lustians 0-1 Valleta (0-9 Agg)

The Penne 0-1 Dudelabge (0-8 agg) 60 minutes left.

 

That would be amazing!

I sort of hope they get through

 

B36 amdahl Linfield has went to penalties.

 

Scumfield won 4-3 on penalties.

 

Linfield beat B36 on penalties 4-3

Lustians 0-1 Valleta (0-9 Agg) FT

The Penne 0-4 Dudelabge (0-11 agg) 40 minutes left.

 

Limassol will pump * out of Linfield so no chance we'll get them. Better chance of getting Shamrock Rovers.

 

Limassol are managed by George Burley , they'll destroy linfield

 

Aye will probably be a 5+ goal skelping.

Cypriot teams are good and have done well in Europe for 6/7 years now, even their National team would give Scotland a game. Limassol would give us problems.

 

Would be brilliant if we got Linfield though

 

Linfield win, Portadown qualify in the Europa, as well...not a bad day for Irish football.