Wednesday Champions League Match Day 5 and a Few Championship
We have the normal Thanksgiving Eve footie where the main LOB interest will be Man United away to Basel Brush, BOOM BOOM ,
posted by manunitedrules @ 1:52 PM
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Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Lakenheath Old Boys
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Afternoon, MUR - thanks for posting the terrific thread. Love the idea that we're coming up against Basil Brush!
Alas the suits at ESPN have decided to broadcast the Ipshits v. Not a Big Club match this afternoon. For shame.
United are top of Group A and should be able to qualify top at the end of the day, with a handy win against Basel.
MOT!
The team news out of Switzerland tonight:
Basel: Vaclik; Akanji, Suchy, Balanta; Dié, Zuffi; Steffen, Lang, Petretta, Elyounoussi; Oberlin
Subs: Salvi, Fransson, Ajeti, Riveros, Manzambi, Itten, Bua
United: Romero; Darmian, Smalling, Blind, Rojo; Herrera, Fellaini; Lingard, Pogba, Martial; Lukaku
Subs: Pereira, Lindelof, Ibrahimovic, Shaw, Rashford, McTominay, Matic
Referee: D Orsato (Italy)
Fox are setting up for the Juventus v. Barca match, which is the marquee match-up of the day, it has to be admitted.
The Leeds starting XI tonight: Lonergan, Ayling, Cooper, Jansson, Berardi, Phillips, Vieira, Alioski, Hernandez, Saiz, Roofe
Good afternoon, Bob. Just got back from walkies with Sparky.
That is a shock. I thought the match from Molineaux would be a bigger match. What do we know?
Chelsea clinched a place in the knockout round with a 0-4 win in Azerbaijan earlier today. United will do the same and win the group with a draw. I will take as you probably will.
All set for kick off in Turin then. Off we go...
United with a 4-2-3-1 formation with a large chunk of the responsibility assigned to their lone striker.
They're off from St. Jakob's Park.
COME ON MAN UNITED
BOOM BOOM , BASEL.
Welcome back, mate - how are you? Have you recovered from all of the anniversary celebrations?
Costa with an early chance there. Der Stegen had to be down sharply to save that one.
Raphael Wicky-Leeks in charge of Basel. BOOM BOOM!
United is on FS2, mate
Cheers, mate. Yes. We have recovered and are a full house with Melanie arriving at 11:40 PM CST yesterday evening.
WOW !!! Celtic take the lead at PSG. That's a real shock.
Moussa Dembele 2.0 with the goal in the very first minute for the Bhoys.
Juve are all over Barca early doors. The Catalan seem to be trying to spring fast breaks through Suarez.
That is a shock scoreline.
El Yanoussi, the Moroccan born Norwegian international trying to be fancy and merely runs the ball out of play.
United is on FS2. This one should be the better of the two matches.
Sparky says dogs are descended from Wolves and that they are not necessarily lily white . Is he sending you a message?
PSG tie it up vs Celtic.
Middlesbrough takes the lead vs the Brummies.
The Chunk was through with just the keeper to beat, but his shot was blocked then Hair Bear had a header cleared over the bar for a corner
Another shocker. Neymar with the PSG goal. Who would have expected that?
Darmian wins a free kick.
Quite.
Hair Bear should have done better as he headed wide off a great free kick.
BUGGER!!!! Wolves take the lead at Molineaux. Sorry, Bob.
Barry Douglas with the goal fro Sparky's descendants.
Bugger! Barry Douglas has given Wolves the lead at Molineux after 15 minutes.
Oh - off the post there from Paulinho. Buffon was beaten all all ends up.
PSG have come from behind to lead Celtic 2-1 . Sounds like normal service is resumed.
And now Boro have taken the lead - not good at all.
Neymar at the double and on a hat-trick. I never would have expected that.
Neymar with a brace - who'd have thunk it, eh?
Sparky's Descendants go two up vs Leeds. Sorry, mate.
Ivan Cavaleiro with the goal.
The suits at ESPN may have done you a favor.
Paulinho picks up a yellow card for simulation.
Doesn't look like a good day for us.
United win a series of corners , but have yet to take advantage of that
Serie Die fouls Pogba about 25 yards out and upset that he didn't get away with that. What was he expecting?
A poor free kick from Pogba is several feet over.
Cavani gives PSG a 3-1 lead vs Celtic. That's more like it.
Four goals from PSG vs Celtic and five that are still 0-0. It will be worth watching that one when it is replayed this evening.
I do love the CL highlights show, which I DVR when it runs in the wee hours.
Agreed. That's a great one to watch. Other than the two early matches , it seems that only one other match has noteworthy highlights.
Mbappe now scores to make it 4-1 to PSG. Sounds like the expected rout is on,.
El Yanoussi concedes a free kick to United.
Yes - so far rather quiet in the CL tonight.
Pogba called for a foul about thirty yards from the United goal. That looked really soft.
Middlesbrough go two up vs the Brummies.
Higuiain is begging for a booking right about now.
Sporting Lisbon takes the lead vs Olympiakos.
That result will pull Boro back up into the last playoff spot ahead of Derby County.
If Hair Bear would have made contact with his head from a cross that was superbly karate chopped then United would have taken the lead.
Dybala with a great run but then a wild blast over the bar.
United karate chop their way to goal via a solo run , but it's blocked by the keeper from a narrow angle for a corner.
OH!!! A long range effort from Rojo cannons off the bar. How is it still 0-0.
Suarez has a half chance but volleys one toward the corner flag instead.
It deflected off a Basle player's head. but still a good effort as it's 0-0 at the half. That would be good enough for us to win the group.
Sporting go two up vs Olympiakos.
Time for lunch.
Leeds are 2-0 down at half-time, then. A long way back. This one on Fox should be used as a sleep aid only.
What's for lunch, mate?
The second half is underway. BOOM BOOM, Basel
Barca get the second half underway in Turin.
I had a salami sandwich, a glass of water and an apple. How about you?
A nice cross from El Yanoussi eluded everyone.
Darmian called for hand ball off a cross from El Yanoussi. It looked like ball to hand,.
Suarez has a chance now from a free kick. Decent effort but it flies over.
Hair Bear heads away the free kick then a long range effort from Serie Die is not too far off.
Leeds score to provide some hope.
MOT!
Alioski with the goal. You must be pleased.
Ipswich takes the lead vs Not a Big Club. You will be pleased with that as well.
I am really pleased - good to see that we've got some fight in us. Now let's get another!
El Yanoussi with Basle's first shot on target this match. A long range effort easily gathered by Romero.
That's Ali's fourth goal of the season - I think he's much more effective when big Lasogga isn't in the team.
Bayern take the lead at Anderlecht.
Sounds like you can do without La Soggy.,
The Tractor Boys have taken the lead against Not a Big Club - nice!
Leo Messi is coming on for Deulofeu. An attacking move.
Steffen with a solo run and a long range effort straight to Romero. Not liking all the Basel attacking this half.
United Blind sided by a stupid trip just outside their box.
The free kick from Zuffi is out for a Basel corner punched away by Romero.
Nice turn on the run from Higuain, but his shot was always rising.
Now Hair Bear stupidly concedes a free kick in a dangerous position.
What would a draw do for United tonight?
Hair Bear heads away the free kick then Romero saves a long range deflected effort from Steffen.
I have a giggle every time the announcer mentions Samuel Umtiti's name. I am still eight years old at heart.
A draw would clinch the group for us , but a loss means we are not guaranteed of even advancing.
LOL, mate. Me too.
Pogba has a long range effort comfortably saved.
Anderlecht tie it up vs Bayern
Matic on for Pogba as Jose is already shutting up shop./
Chaos in the United box as a header from Lang deflects off of Blind on to the bar .
PHEW!!! United got away with one. Smalling appeared to trip Steffen in the box, but did not award Basel a penalty.
Sporting got three up vs Olympiakos.
Oberlin through on goal and but for a block from Rojo, Basel would have taken the lead.
Athletico take the lead vs Roma.. That's good news for Chelski fans.
Getting down to the last twenty minutes now - come on, Desmond!
The first United attack in ages. Rash cuts inside Lang and has a shot come off the side netting. The Keeper looked to have it covered,
Zlatan is karate chopped on the pitch . The home fans loudly jeer that,
Not a Big Club tie it up at PR. Bob will not be pleased.
Wolves now lead 3-1. Sorry, mate.
Diogo Jota with the Wolves goal. It looks bleak for ten man Leeds a s Viera was sent off on the hour mark.
Rojo pushes around a long range effort from Serie Die.
The Tractor Boys now lead Not a Big Club 2-1.
Bayern have come from behind to lead 1-2 at Anderlecht. That helps Celtic's hopes of qualifying for the EL.
That's more like it, although not good for our league standing.
Wolves now lead ten men Leeds 4-1 . That one seems done and dusted. Sorry, mate
Roland Fransson on for Serie Die,
Helder Costa scored the fourth Wolves goal with a spot kick
PSG thrashing Celtic 5-1. Marc o Verratti with the goal
BLOW UP, REF!
Darmian booked for a cynical foul just outside the box after the ref had waved advantage for another United foul.
Must have lost a man in the penalty incident, eh?
Suchi with a free kick headed away. That was rather tasty
No it was about twenty minutes ago. Not sure what the reason was.
YIKES!!!! PSG score two more quick goals to lead Celtic 7-1. Cavani with his second then Dani Alves.
I just checked . Viera was sent off for a second yellow on the hour mark. He will be suspended for the early match at Barnsley on Saturday.
Athletico go two up vs Roma.
BLOODY HELL ! LANG GIVES BASEL THE LEAD LATE ON WITH A TAP IN AT THE FAR POST. THE BALL WAS PLAYED OUT TO THE LEFT AND PASSED BEHIND THE UNITED DEFENSE FOR AN EASY TAP IN.
Into stoppage time.
Zlatan heads over a cross from Darmian
Into one minute of three stoppage time minutes. That throws this group wide open with one match remaining.
Looks like another doomed trip to Switzerland.,
United win a corner.
Basel counter in the final seconds then United win the ball back and it's over as Basel win 1-0 thanks to that late goal and a poor second half from United.
Sorry, mate. That's not cricket.
United still needing a draw to advance, but it would have been nice to have clinched it tonight. Off to Paris where PSG are thrashing Celtic 7-1.
A dispiriting match at the Stadio Del Alpe is over and over to the goalfest in Paris.
Cheers, mate, but we didn't play well.
Celtic have been schooled as they are thrashed 7-1.
Will you be around for the Friday match?
Wolves have defeted Leeds 4-1 and remain top of the table. Sorry, mate.
Well beaten by a good side. (Sigh)...
That's enough for me today, mate. Hoping for better for our sides at the weekend.
The Gunners play away to Cologne tomorrow and the Hammers host the Foxes Friday in Moyes home debut as Hammers boss.
Cheers, mate . Happy Thanksgiving.
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