Champions League

Wait till Madrid next

 

Ever since the Newcastle bravado calmed down, Barcelona have been by far the better side

 

I know people don't really like hypothetical questions/arguments, but how do you think we'd have fared against Sporting? I reckon we would have lost, but only by 1 or 2 at the most.

 

It's an absolute certainty they'll finish last in the group

 

Watching most games so far ..thank * we aren't in this is could have been really embarrassing..most teams moving the ball around quickly .we be absolutely humiliated in it to be honest .europa is going to be one slog as well .we far too weak squad wise and mentally as well

 

I loved both goals but absolutely that 2nd still is hard to believe

Everytime I see it again, it still seems implausible as he was going away from goal and strikes it across goal & his body into the opposite corner — a knuckleball on top of it as the ball actually begins to dip as it brushes under the bar, xG is useless in this case

 

Was impressive in those opening minutes, Toon town were raucous even when forcing a throw in

 

Don't know if there's a separate thread for the Europa League, but big Ollie Giroud is still doing the business for Lille at 38 years of age.

 

https://www.talkceltic.net/forums/threads/europa-league-conference-league-25-26.156992/

There ya go.

@Mr Shelby mibbes worth stickying the Europa thread in place of the CL one this year sadly.

 

Wonder how Kairat will fair against Real Madrid. 0-0 after 20 mins so far.

 

Real Madrid needed a pen to open the scoring

 

1-0 Mbappe pen (25 mins)

 

Are you watching it ? How have they been ?

I know their fans were clowns but hope they at least pick up a few points along the way.

 

Nah just had a quick glance at BeSoccer, currently doing an anytime goal scorer acca for the games tonight

 

Mbappe hat-trick.

3-0 Real Madrid. Probably still better than we would have done.

Edit - Finished 5-0. Maybe it was as bad as we would have done then.



Atalanta beat Brugge 2-1 as well

 

Marseille 3-0 Ajax after half an hour is some going. O'Riley started.

 

Hope Bodo and Gala can hold onto their wins

Jinxed it.

Fun fact. Saray or Sarayi is the Turkish for Palace. Meaning Galatasaray is simply named Galata Palace in English. Similar in name to Crystal Palace

 

Galatasaray 1-0 Liverpool
Bodo 2-2 Spurs
Atalanta 2-1 Brugge
Kairat 0-5 Real Madrid
Atletico Madrid 5-1 Frankfurt
Chelsea 1-0 Benfica
Inter 3-0 Slavia Prague
Marseille 4-0 Ajax
Pafos 1-5 Bayern Munich