Champions League - Gameday 1!
Well, here's hoping that our British clubs fare better today than yesterday when Chelski eked out a poor 1-1 draw against Rosenberg in a half full Stamford Bridge, Celtic were tonked by Shaktar Donetsk and Liverpool could only manage a point away to Porto.ESPN2 is showing the ManYoo but in my mind the cracker of the day is Arsenal at home to high-flying Sevilla. Both sides are playing great stuff and I'd love to be at the Emirates this afternoon to watch it. Sadly I'll be in the office monitoring on the laptop. Join me?
posted by gatorbob @ 10:21 AM
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This afternoon's matches have kicked off.
Perrotta has scored the first goal of the afternoon for Roma vs. Kiev. in the 9th minute.
I just got home. Fifteen minutes gone.
Looks like Rooney is playing. Boy, did he get back quick. I haven't even seen the line up.
Still no Tevez and Rooney partnership/
VDS Brown Evra Rio Vidic Carrick Giggs Ronaldo Scholes Rooney and Nani.
Heya Dave. Let's go ManYoo for this afternoon. A nice away win to start the campaign would suit. And against those dreaded Portugeezers too!
Prague have taken the lead against Bucharest, in case anyone's interested.
Meanwhile at the Emirates:
"Despite the quality of football on display the Emirates Stadium has been very quiet so far, hopefully the crowd will get going as the game progresses."
Some shock there.
Hey Bob, just had to run to the loo.
Sporting just had a hard shot saved by VDS
Of course you did.
One of the French defenders Clerc from Lyons has knocked in an own goal for Barcelona. Rather sporting of him too.
Very nice of them. I didn't think the French did that kind of stuff
Still waiting for an answer from you on my ultra difficult trivia question:
"Which North American club featured the former captains of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland playing for them in the early 60s?"
Go on, give it go!
Great save from VDS
Finger tip save from a a curling shot
Ohhhhhhhhh! Just replicating the crowd noise at Old Trafford as I don't have the option of getting ESPN2 in the office.
United being penned back
GOAL FABREGAS. With a deflected effort the young Spaniard has put Arsenal ahead. Fabregas tried to cross the ball towards Adebayor, from the right, but Escude came across to deflect the ball into the net on the edge of his own area.
The little Spaniard is tearing it up!
How about Seattle Sounders
Well Done Arsenal. Let' hope both English teams do better than yesterday.
Good guess, but I'm afraid not.
From the beeb
2014: GOAL Arsenal 1-0 Sevilla
Cesc Fabregas is the new Thierry Henry, kind of. The Spaniard lets fly from distance and his shot takes a deflection off Julien Escude which leaves Andres Palop stranded in a different postcode. The PA gives it the big "Cesc Fabreeegaaaas", but that has to go down as an own goal.
Hear hear on that. I fear that the Scottish sides won't get out of the group stage. Rangers are in the Group of Death with Barca, Lyon and Stuttgart and Celtic got a rotten start yesterday losing to Shaktar.
The Whitecaps
I hate that those goals are counted as own goals, just because there was a deflection. I like the "different post code" comment.
Nasty foul by Nani.
Carded for it.
Sporting have a free kick central but quite far out.
A swerving shot saved by VDS
Steaua have equalized in Prague
Bucharest have equalized against Prague in case you were interested. I couldn't give a toss.
United can be fast on the break but they are not making anything!!!
I don't know what they are going to do. They don't have much of a threat in the box.
The field is really cutting up
Half time in Portugal.
Sporting having the better of it.
I have not been impressed with United this whole season!!!
COME ON UNITED!! GET YOUR FINGER OUT!!!
We have bloody Chelsea next!
I am going to miss the Chelski match because I have my own game.
We only have 11 players for Sunday. Can you come and play for us?
Looking forward to that match on Sunday. Come on, Chelski have looked really ordinary this season.
Inter have fallen behind in Turkey
I appreciate the invitation but you really don't want my gammy legs in your match.
What I really want is time to rest on the bench. Having 11 players doesn't do for me.
Just saw Fenerbace goal. Great volley.
Resting? Don't you mean "pining for the fjords?"
You're right... I am ready to VOOM!!!
Listen mate, I know you and you wouldn't voom if someone put four thousands volts through you!
Second half underway
The only reason why I wouldn't voom is because I would be nailed to the bench!!!
I am beginning to believe this about the Champs. League.
From the Beeb
"So far only five goals scored in 360 minutes of CL action. Boring."
legendaryhotdogman on 606
"Dreadful. An own goal is the thing that puts a British team up in a game for the first time this week. Abysmal."
dirk-kuyt18 on 606
Bloody useless.
United have a chance to kick a free kick into the box for Vidic and co.
Giggs passes to Ron and he dribbles and loses it.
Agreed. Unfortunately you can say much the same thing about the top level of the game these days. Defensive tactics have gotten more sophisticated while attacking options have grown more limited.
I notice that whenever I post a great goal from the 70s, someone (usually Sir Trev) mentions how hilariously naive the defending was. So what - that's part of what made it so entertaining.
United are sleep walking.
Very depressing
Totally agreed.
I am totally negative here but United couldn't pass it across the back four without putting the final pass out of play
More bad news for the British.
Rangers are behind to Stuttgart.
Giggs almost had a free header from five yards out. He jumped too soon and didn't get a good contact.
You never answered my answer.
Van. Whitecaps?
I don't even care if United win this(of course I will be happy) They have been absolutely pathetic. They have been all season.
I rest my case.
From the Beeb
2100: Wes Brown is on the charge down United's right flank. A quick one-two with Paul Scholes and then the most hopeless cross. It's the sort of thing you see on a Sunday morning when someone has run out of puff and hammers it hopefully in the general direction of someone else.
Sorry, not the Vancouver Whitecaps. But you're getting warmer.
YES!!!!
United finally pass the ball around well. Great cross from Brown, diving header by Ronaldo
You're really missing the Neviller on the right flank.
Rangers have scored as well
Lovely jubbly. That will do nicely. And I'm sure that Ronaldo's taking a lap or two or honor around his old stomping grounds at Sporting. Nice moment for him.
It's just got better for the Arse:
GOAL VAN PERSIE. Fabregas puts the ball into the six-yard box with the free-kick and, with some dreadful marking from Sevilla, van Persie is left free to stroke the ball home from close range. A well deserved second for the Gunners.
They're home and dry. Good win for them.
Good for The Arse.
United's goal was a really good one.
Ronaldo touched it, Rooney, Carrick, Scholes, Brown and a great diving header.
And Rangers have just equalized - it's looking up for the British.
That is only United's fifth goal is six games.
You missed that update about Rangers
You don't give a toss but Slavia have taken the lead again
United have some good possession but Roon ends the play with a shot that hit row ZED
Nani has a good shot parried ala VDS of last season.
No player in red to get the rebound
Rooney off for Saha
18 minutes to go.
Roma have scored a second against Dynamo
Rangers have come all the way back.
They lead at Ibrox
Is TH14 starting for Barcelona?
Anderson coming on for Giggs
Good on 'em
From the Beeb
2118: We should see more of that. Swedish referee Peter Frojdfeldt gives Daniel Alves a booking after the Brazilian full-back gives the international sign for the referee to book an opponent.
Sporting with a point blank header.
Another stunning save by VDS
Absolutely, I'm happy that refs are doing that more and more like with Chimbonda at the weekend.
United have a corner with 10 min left.
Come on United, get another
Not from this corner
The crowd are not too happy at the moment.
Both teams have actually started to opened up
VDS gets a yellow for time wasting.
Ron tries to phaf about with it and loses the ball in his own half. Thankfully goes out for throw in
PSV and Barca both get late goals to seal it up.
The surface for United's game is horrible
Saha should have scored.
UNited are getting some gaps now.
Ronaldo is being substituted for Tevez
He gets a great reception from the Sporting fans.
That is nice to see.
I was just on the phone with the Gooner. He's happy but doesn't want to jinx it until it's all over.
Why wasn't Tevez on from the start? It's not like you have a surfeit of strikers after all.
two minutes plus added time to go
Come on United
Sporting have a low shot just wide of post.
This would be United's FOURTH 1-0 win in a row.
Who are we? Arsenal of the past.
Two min. of added time.
We're almost there
one minute left
That's it!!!!
Phew
Not a very good display as a whole.
Better in the second half though.
Looks like a very successful night for the British teams.
Great to spend the afternoon with you.
Talk to you Saturday
TH scores!!!
Not to be undone, The Arse get a late third as well
Inter lose
My last comment of the night stolen from the Beeb
2138: What a night for British clubs. That's how you do it - take note Celtic, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Great talking with you too, Dave. Sorry I was detained by a group of students there at the end. Super night for the British. Roll on the UEFA Cup!
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