More Champions League Knock-out Action!
We're back with more Champions League knock-out action today:Barcelona vs. Lyon
Porto vs. Athletico
United vs. Inter
Roma vs. Arsenal
Join me if you can.
posted by The Blue Devil @ 2:17 PM
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
We're back with more Champions League knock-out action today:Barcelona vs. Lyon
Porto vs. Athletico
United vs. Inter
Roma vs. Arsenal
Join me if you can.
Lakenheath Old Boys
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
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I'll be following the United vs. Inter match for at least the first half hour.
I've got the most marvelous link up on Channel 1 of Livevss.net. It's had two hours of pre-match coverage with a panel of Ruud Gullit, Glenda and Graeme Souness. I'm in heaven!
United will be playing tonight with a new patch on their jersey that indicates that they are the World Club champions. Well, la di dah.
It looks as if Dimitar Berbatov has picked up a knock in the warm-up and Tevez will replace him alongside Rooney and Ronaldo up front.
Jose is putting in Patrick Vieira, who certainly knows Old Trafford well, to protect a somewhat fragile Inter defense missing some key components.
Hi Bob, I am here
Is that official with Berbatov?
ESPN2's show has begun
I have a Veetle link from p2p up and running of the Setanta coverage from Rome
Costa and Chelski held serve yesterday
Your turn Arsenal and United!
I am listening to Five Live. Alan Green is still not sure about Berba
1858: MANCHESTER UNITED v INTER MILAN LINE-UPS
Man Utd: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs, Rooney, Berbatov.
Subs: Foster, Anderson, Park, Evans, Fletcher, Gibson, Tevez.
Inter Milan: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Cordoba, Samuel, Santon, Zanetti, Cambiasso, Vieira, Stankovic, Ibrahimovic, Balotelli.
Subs: Toldo, Maxwell, Figo, Cruz, Adriano, Muntari, Rivas.
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
920: ROMA v ARSENAL LINE-UPS
Roma: Doni, Motta, Diamoutene, Juan, Riise, Brighi, Pizarro, Tonetto, Taddei, Vucinic, Totti.
Subs: Artur, Loria, Aquilani, Ribeiro, Julio Baptista, Montella, Menez.
Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Gallas, Clichy, Diaby, Denilson, Eboue, Nasri, Bendtner, Van Persie.
Subs: Fabianski, Djourou, Gibbs, Vela, Walcott, Song Billong, Eduardo.
Referee: Manuel Enrique Mejuto Gonzalez (Spain)
Fulham play Blackburn in the Prem tonight
20 match unbeaten run for United in the Champions League.
Let's hope it continues and it is enough
As Bob said
1938: Manchester United will be wearing a very special shirt tonight: it's the shirt that marks them out as the best team on earth. They have a badge on their top that says 'world champions', after they won the Fifa Club World Cup in December. However, the Premier League have ruled they will not be allowed to wear it in league games. Silly, aren't they?
Players waiting in the tunnel
Berbatov is playing
HERE THEY COME!
They are already out in Rome
COME ON UNITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and Arsenal
Inter win the toss and don't know United's secret... United will attack the Stretford End in the second half
SAME AS ROMA IN '07 please!!
Arsenal are off
United get it underway about 40 seconds later
Great pass by Ron but it doesn't come to anything from Berbatov
First corner to United
Comes to nothing
Come on United SEVEN ONE!!
Another corner
And we're away in the first half with United attacking to the right, which Dave will tell you means that they've won the toss. Do they always win the toss? I can't remember the last time they didn't attack the Stretford End in the second half.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VIDIC HEADS IT IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU BEAUTY!!!
No one marked him!!
GOAL! Vidic has a free header and it's 1-0!
Afternoon, Dave!
Hope it isn't too early.
We can't afford to just score one!
Afternoon Bob
As usual, the Sky lads got it wrong and Berba is playing rather than Tevez.
Of course, Inter's task has not changed. They need to score
That's the perfect start because Inter can't park the bus now and try to nick an away goal. No chance of extra time either. If Inter score, United will have to get another.
I think it does change a bit because as long as no one scored, Inter could diddle for 90 minutes in the hope that they nicked an away goal with the thought that the worst that could happen is extra time and pens. Now they must score.
Please not like Barca last season and keep it one nil
Oh NO, Arsenal have conceded!
The Roma man was completely unmarked inside the 6
The feed is driving me crazy. Two hours of uninterrupted loveliness and once the match starts it's jumping around like crazy. It must have something to do with the volume of watchers.
Inter have a free kick chance but it goes right into VDS hands
I'm on Adthe now. It's got the ESPN coverage so I'll have to deal with Mr. Onion Bag, but at least it's streaming nicely.
So 1-1 on aggregate between Roma and Arse now, after that Juan goal. On a knife's edge.
My Veetle link for the Are is great
Inter are all over the place at the back. Ronaldo should have at least put that one on target.
Veetle started popping up asking me to download more software. I can't be bothered to keep doing that every few months when there are so many other options.
United need another couple of goals
This is a much better match due to that early goal. Italian clubs always need a poker up the arse in order to do anything.
Zlatan should be booked for that nonsense.
Fulham have taken the lead against Blackburn at the Cottage
WHY DIDN'T GIGGS SHOOT!!!
Ronaldo with his usual tricks. Was that an own goal? I'd like to see that again. It was a bizarre clearance on the floor.
Clint scored the goal for Fulham
What are you talking about?
Two handballs by Inter
The Arse almost concede again
Inter get a corner
Barca have taken the lead
Scholes and Carrick almost mess it up and let Inter in
TH was the Barca scorer
Come on Giggs, keep it simple
Get five and then start being fancy!
Slatan hits the crossbar from the resulting free kick.
It bounced and hit the bar. He should have scored!
Come on UNITED!! GET YOUR FINGER OUT
TH has scored a second in two minutes
Inter, through United's sloppiness, have grown in confidence!
United NEED another goal!
United's passing has been lacking of late
Inter hits one just wide. VDS made the save!!
I'm off to class, mate. I think you've got this in the bag. Go on, United and Arsenal!
United are still creating space but Inter are making chances!
Great pass by Rooney and O'Shea misses a great chance!
Kathy just said a great line
John O'Choke!!
He should have passed it square for a tap in
Inter make another chance.
I AM NOT LIKING WHAT I AM SEEING
This is just want Jose wants!!
United give the ball away AGAIN!!
Slatan hits one just wide!!
Barca score another
Messi with this one
United look nervous
Eto with Barca's fourth
That is what United were supposed to do
Scholes and Rooney have been really poor this half
Roma could have had a penalty
Half time with 4 seconds of added time
Not a happy chappy right now
Arsenal go in behind
Lyon get one back in Spain
Underway at both games
Rooney seems to be playing on the left wing
Inter get an early shot hit wide
United have started the same way they ended the first. So have Inter
VERY WORRYING!
Lyon get another one back
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ROONEY, UNITED'S LEFT WINGER, FINDS RONALDO TO KNOCK IN THE HEADER!!!
Is that his first CL goal of the season? I think that is what he said!
Keep it tight!!
Inter have a shot saved by VDS and luckily it didn't fall to a black and blue stripe!
United scored about the same time in each half. Let' hope they play better the rest of the time
Free kick chance for Ronaldo
He was hacked down there
Put it in Ronny
Right into the wall, hopeless
Tranmere have taken the lead against Leicester.
Not good nes for our Bob
Tranmere are just behind the Whites
Come on Arsenal, it is your turn
Scholes faffs about with it again at the top of the box. United survive
I would take Scholsey off. I love you but..
Adriano about to come on for Inter
Eboue should have found Bendtner but over hits it
Scholes loses possession again
Inter break and Adriano stretches for volley and hits the inside of the post!!
United should have scored
Roon shot saved, rebound passed to Berba and he should have scored
This ref has been good again tonight
No silly bookings
Under half an hour to go
Good possession by United
SHOOT SCHOLES!!!!!!!!
United have created a lot but Inter will feel hard done by with the score line
I wonder what spin Jose will put on it
Inter to make their last change
Half way through the second half
Inter need two. If they get one then...
Anderson is going to come on surely for Scholes... I am right
Figo is on for Inter
Rooney is in the book for a tackle
He was booked in the first leg I think
He would be out of the next round
Tommy Smith complains about VDS's shirt is the same as the ref's.
Who cares!
Inter go close again
Slatan misses a header at the back post
THIS IS NOT OVER YET!
Walcott on for the Arse
I will not be happy until we score another or we are in the last minute of added time
12 minutes to go at both stadiums
The Beast should have scored against his old club!
Missed a sitter from just outside the six yard box
2123: What a chance for Karim Benzema, who had scored 12 goals in his 18 Champions League games prior to tonight. He beats a shocking Barca offside trap, but fires over left-footed from 16 yards. Great opportunity to make it a frantic finish.
Park coming on for Rooney
with seven to go
Ronaldo with a hammer free kick saved
Lost my link of the Arsenal game.
Hope nothing is happening
classic duff pass by Slatan!!
OT have a good laugh
Blackburn have tied it up with Fulham
Into the 90th minute
Still can't get the Arsenal link up
Tranmere are two up
Got it back in the 89th minute
2 added minutes at Old Trafford
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!
UNITED 2 INTER MILAN 0
TAKE THAT JOSE
Sir Alex and Jose hug each other
Looks like extra time in Rome
Toure could have scored a late winner but over the top
Full time at the Olympic Stadium
Lyon have their captain sent off and Barca score a fifth and it ends 5-2
So it is Manchester United and Barcelona through to join Chelski, Costa, Bayern and Villareal in the quarters
In the Championship, Burnley were 2-0 down I think and are now beating Palace 3-2
Porto and Athletico Madrid draw 0-0
Porto go through on away goals
Make Burnley 4-2 up and that is where it ends
Extra time is about to be underway
If the Arse score it will be over. I don't think the away goals should count in extra time
Lou Macari hasn't been impressed with Arsenal not having a go tonight.
My link just disappeared
Blackburn have taken the lead at Fulham in the 85th minute
Not good news for Pompey
my link is back, I have turned off my five live
How spoiled am I to turn off live radio coverage!
Who do I want in the next round?
If Roma win this, I will take them but I want to keep away from a British team or Bayern
Blackburn have beaten Fulham and are out of the drop zone replaced by Pompey
Pompey do have a game in hand but it is at Old Trafford
Roma played on Saturday and Arsenal played on Sunday. Will that have an affect on The Arse?
Why did Arsenal play on Sunday!
Back at my break time. Is the Arsenal game still on?
Yup, extra time
My veetle link just left again. You could listen to five live
Bugger, it is still on at still deadlocked half-way into the extra time period. I've got to go back to class unfortunately.
Second period of extra time
Blackburn are up to 15th
5Live say it was a certain pen for Roma at the end of the first half
an atdhe link is working but a little behind the radio
Five Live have said that Baptista has been shocking tonight. It has been his best performance for Arsenal
Arsenal have not looked good
5 minutes to penalties
1
The passing has been atrocious from both teams in the extra period
Spelleti comes on for pens
What time is it?
Penalty Time!
I lost my Veetle link but have Bob's Livevss page
Here we go
Eduardo to take first... missed 0-0
Pizzarro... scores 0-1
RVP... scores 1-1
Roma.... missed 1-1
Wallcott...scores 2-1 Keeper gets hand to it but..
The Beast...scores 2-2 buried!!
Nasri... scores 3-2
Montella...scores 3-3 cool cucumber
Denilson...scores!! 4-3
Come on Almunia
Totti to take it...scores 4-4
Sudden Death
Toure....scores... the keeper came out about 10 yards!! 5-4
Aqualani...scores 5-5
Sagna...scores 6-5... this is when United won it last season!
Riise must score... he does 6-6
How is Steve handling this?
Diaby scores.. 7-6
Tonetto.. MISSES!!!!!
ARSENAL WIN 7-6!!!
Well done the Arse!!
Congratulations Steve
FOUR OUT OF EIGHT are ENGLISH!!
Good week for all of us!!
Now we have to tonk Costa on Saturday!
Take care everyone
Dave
Good night for the Arse! I'm particularly pleased to see that Theo scored a pen. Now if we could only recruit Diaby, Nasri, Toure and the rest for the England side.
Four English sides in the final eight - amazing!
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