THE EUROPEAN CUP FINAL!!
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Saturday, May 26, 2018
Let's hope for goals
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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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ESPN had to go and put all the Championship stuff on ESPN+ so we can't see it. It was great to be able to watch it on line so easily!!
Alas, $ runs everything!! I am listening to the match on Talksport.
Fulham have a 1-0 half time lead
Fulham down to ten men but still one up going into injury time
Bale only makes the bench in Kiev
5 added minutes
Afternoon, UWS - thanks for getting us going today. Great photo!
Fulham have held on and are going up
They are PREMIER LEAGUE!!
The Cottagers have been promoted back to the Premier League!
Both starting XIs are as expected, which means Gareth Bale is on the Madrid bench.
Real Madrid (4-4-2) Navas; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo; Casemiro; Modric, Kroos; Isco; Benzema, Ronaldo.
Substitutes: Casilla, Nacho, Bale, Theo Hernandez, Lucas Vazquez, Asensio, Kovacic.
Liverpool (4-3-3) Karius; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Henderson, Milner; Salah, Firmino, Mane. Substitutes: Mignolet, Clyne, Klavan, Moreno, Lallana, Can, Solanke.
Referee Milorad Mazic.
Hiya Bob
Welcome
Real Madrid starting XI: Navas, Carvajal, Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Modric, Casemiro, Kroos, Isco, Benzema, Ronaldo
Subs: Casilla, Nacho, Bale, Hernandez, Lucas, Asensio, Kovacic
Liverpool starting XI: Karius, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson, Milner, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Mane
Subs: Mignolet, Clyne, Klavan, Moreno, Lallana, Can, Solanke
The Fox pre-match coverage has started. Stevie Mac on the pitch in Kiev.
Zidane has picked the same team that beat Juve in last year's final in Cardiff
Good afternoon, Bob and Dave. Here to join you on a ridiculously hot July type South Texas Day
Surprisingly, five players have played for both clubs, including Macca, who is being interviewed by Kith Costigan. Macca going for Pool
Fox have actually started their pregame show... missed the start
Will their commentators be in the stadium, be in the LA studio or will it be English commentators?
I lost a bet with Matt last weekend after it was Martin Tyler
Hiya David
Macca
Owen
Alonso
Who else?
Congratulations to the Cottagers on winning promotion after spending four seasons in the Championship. The top three promoted as they should be
Good afternoon, Dave.
Navas has made few mistakes but made some fantastic saves to keep Real in the competition.....they don't need De Gea
Pleased that both teams will able to wear their traditional colors
Unless white clashes with red
Fox back for about 15 seconds and then off to another commercial....WC is going to be unbearable
Also Fernando Morientes and Arbeloa played for both clubs
This is a repeat of the 1981 Final when Pool won 1-0 thanks to a late winner from Alan Kennedy.
I posted that fact in the intro
So...who do you guys want to win
I am torn!!
Wonder how Coutinho feels right now?
Should have stayed until the summer
Agreed about Coutinho. It's his loss.
I'm going for Liverpool because we need to root for the English teams and a Prem team has not won the CL since Chelsea in 2012.
The players pre-match meal was chicken Kiev.
There have been NINE players to play for both
Alonso
Anelka
Arbeloa
Dude
Macca
Morientes
Owen
Nunez?
Sahin?
It's more of a loss for Coutinho then Liverpool
Afternoon, MUR! Great to have you on board. Just off the phone with Gooner. He says hi.
Ooh - I could murder a bit of Chicken Kiev about now. Delicious!
The PPP Trophy is on the line . If Real win then MOT wins the trophy, but if Pool win then the Red Devil wins, which may soften the blow of 1FCK being relegated to the third tier.
I won't be around for the Three Lions vs Nigeria next Saturday because that is our work workday. Will be around Monday for U.S. vs Bolivia and Mexico vs Wales as well as the Three lions vs the Ticos on June 7th.
One of the most overrated players of all time is carrying the CL trophy on to the pitch, but probably Kiev's best ever player.
Shev brings the trophy out... Fox cuts away from it
Yes, indeed. Either the Shield is staying in Texas or is flying off to Long Island.
Yikes...field all covered and there's a singer
Are we watching the Super Bowl?
Who is this moistened bint?
I don't like it.
Geez...this is awful
Dressed like that because it's a warm nigh or just to show off?
It sure is . Major finals reduced to rap?
What ever happened to the marching band at half time?
Fans seem to agree, jeering once the song ended.
Supposed to start in 8 mInutes....get er off
Sadly, they are probably reduced to the history books.
She should be off soon because they need to do the CL anthem.
Alan Green just said
GET 'ER OFF... IT'S RIDICULOUS!!
About bloody time.
Finally she's off!!
Players in the tunnel
hiya chaos. Bob and I were just chatting on the phone about Keith Costigan and remembering that he was the barman on the football show and now he's on the field next to Macca in Kiev. I look at him and wonder why I didn't have the imagination to give it a throw myself. I'll be away after a bit because of a previously scheduled thing with Melanie.
Fortunately, that all over and the teams are in the tunnel. Wahay!
Pool were fifth when they won in 1981 and 2005. Fourth this season.
Space-Pants!
Good afternoon, Gooner. Sorry you won't be around, but we should be as opportunistic as Keith.
Cheers, Gooner - enjoy the party this afternoon.
Here they come out on to the field
Now we have cellos!!!
The pitch still has the blanket on it!!
Like the dueling Cello's better.
Good afternoon, Gooner. Sorry you won't be around. Good point about Keith.
I think Warren Barton is right. Liverpool need to go for broke from the off and try to hit Real for a few quick early goals and then try to hang on for dear life.
John Strong and Stu Holden
Are they in the stadium ?
BUGGER! We will have the American commentators for the match
He does quite a job with the MILS
Hopefully, the Pool high press causes some Real problems.
Interesting that Benzema gets a start. He didn't even make the reserves in the French squad announced this week!
Who is that. Keith or John Strong?
Hating this stadium. The area behind the goal is as big as another pitch!
Don't like the Yank commentators. Stu Holden got about as close to the Champions League Final as I did.
Zidane must like continuity.
The CL final is underway from Chicken Kiev.
And we're away in Kiev. Both sides in traditional colors, thankfully.
Not really heard YNWA
We are off
Sounds like the majority of fans are Pool fans.
Oooh - early danger from Pool. Sarah feeds Mane but Varane got to it first. That's the stuff!
Can you name a good American commentator? Dave Johnson doses a decent job covering DCU
Early Gegenpressen from the Reds.
Will Pool be able to come from three goals down? Just wondering.
Speken De Deutsch, Bob?
JP Dellacamera is about as good as they get, for me.
Both teams attacking
Pleased to see
Real seem tense early on. Why would that be?
Ein bisschen, mate.
I like that early cross in by Alexander-Arnold.
Varane clears away a pass from Trent Alexander-Arnold.
That's it, Bob?
Marcello is penalized for a rash one on Salah. Free kick Reds in a good area.
Salah wins a free kick in a decent position. Skippy needs to shut it.
JP was always annoying to me
He would get so excited when it was a throw in....but be calm as the ball whizzed across the box
Training pitch move that didn't quite come off.
Liverpool try some trickery... Salah with shot blocked
Milner tries something from the training ground , but the opposing players were Real alert as Salah had a shot blocked.
That's a fair critique, mate.
Why are Liverpool fans booing when Real have the ball...that's very continental....knock it off
Almost a great thru ball and Nava came out to get
Oh - Mane nearly in there. Navas had to be quick off his line. Great ball through from Bobby Firmino.
Forget VAR. I want to see sin-bins tried out so that idiots like the half dozen Madrid players put in for complaining that Marcello didn't hack down Salah. He did and it's irritating to watch them moan about it.
Nice thorugh ball to MAne. Navas rushed out, but his defenders were there to sweep up and clear the danger.
Liverpool are on top
A pass tat deflected off of Ramos nearly makes it to Trent Alexander-Arnold, but Navas rushed out to gather.
Totally agree, Gooner.
They are off to a good start,
A good sign early on that Modric has been reduced to tracking back to tackle Mane there.
I agree with the Gooner too.
I think the Real fans are outnumbered.
Marcello with a shot well wide.
Will Navas play against the Three Lions on June 7th?
Fox have got the crowd noise level right for a change. I don't think that Strong and Holden are anywhere near Ukraine but at least they haven't muted the crowd.
That's a fair assessment, Bob.
Clumsy by Kroos on Mane after Casemiro clumsily lost possession.
Great pressure from Liverpool right now - they've got Real on the rack.
Lack of quality with the crossing is STUNNING
Liverpool with a couple of chances... blocked
Pool have a couple of shots blocked then Navas stupidly tries to be acrobatic by fisting away a cross he should have caught.,
Liverpool need to score a couple while they're on top. They won't be able to sustain this momentum and their defense is shite.
Carvahal finds Ronny , who blasts over from a narrow angle.
The 1981 final was Clemence's last match as a Pool player?
First corner of the match to Liverpool from a mistake.
Poor back pass from Carvajal leads to a Pool corner. That's the first of the match
Navas struggles with the corner and Van Dijck heads high and wide.
Very flappy from Navas there. Let's hope he plays against England if he's going to do that a set pieces.
wish there were goals
Becoming modern day football
Everyone said there would be goals...watch it be a one niller
Play stops as Wijnaldum appears to have problems with a contact lens.
It was in 1981. Perhaps not so modern, LOL. More vintage?
Liverpool with a chance... Fermino heads just too long
It doesn't feel like a one-niler right now.
Oh - two great chances for Liverpool there. Real just about hanging on through great blocks.
Firmino has a shot blocked after taking too long to shoot off a pass from Milner then Navas with a decent save from Trent Alexander-Arnold.
almost for Pool
Another fullback almost scored for them in a European Cup Final
Phil Neal and Alan Kennedy have already done so
Could Alex-Arno be a good choice for Three Lions?
I hate Sergio Ramos
always complains and always cheats
Salah down after being grabbed by Ramos.
Is Salah's shoulder going to be okay?
Salah is down receiving treatment for his shoulder after a crunching tackle by Ramos.
He was really pulled down
Scouser fans look nervous about Salah and his shoulder
Looks like he's going to need an injection for that shoulder.
I think Alan Kennedy scored in both 1981 and 1984. Phil Neal scored the winning penalty in the shootout in 1984. Correct???
Mane wins a corner off Varane. Let's make this one count, eh?
Cross blocked for a corner
Why can't they whip that over
Mane wins a corner,
Navas is not authoritative in the box at all.
Lots of pushing and shoving from the corner and the call goes Real's way
Salah is down again. This doesn't look good at all for Pool or Egypt.
Ref calls the foul... it was the other way
Salah down again
He's done!!!
What about the World Cup!!
Nervous Navas.
He's in tears
Bloody Sergio Ramos
Salah in tears now - Liverpool fans are nervous now.
Salah in tears as his final is over. Sad indeed.
Adam Lallana on for Salah now.
Yikes! He's replaced by Lallana.
Agreed. Really nasty from Ramos.
Sergio Ramos getting booed on every touch now.
Robertson blocks from Modric off a pass from Benzama
It was nice of Ronny to go over and console Salah as he was going off. He knows what it feels like.
He is dirty cheat,
He was nice to Buffon as well.
The momentum has completely switched to Real since Salah went off.
Carvajal down injured for Real.Looks like his final is over as well as he's in tears too.
Now what? Carvalhal is down. This match has quite a body count.
Now we have another crybaby on the pitch.
Carvahal with a hammy problem
Went down awkwardly when playing a back heel while being challnged by Robertson.
I think his tears are better than Salah so Real are up
Looks like Nacho will replace him, but not the one that plays for the Gunners.
Two players out of the World Cup?
The Egyptian manager must be having kittens right now
Carvalhal coming off in tears as well. Liverpool fans sportingly applauding him. Nacho comes on to replace him.
BORING
Yep - the Egyptian team plan is now up the spout.
Modric wins Real's first corner of the match off of Van Dijck.
Yeah - the last fifteen minutes haven't been good. Just a load of fouling and interruptions.
Lots of aimless passing off the short corner.
Ronaldo has hardly touched the ball!!
Modric leads a counter off as deflected cross from Mane , but Pool win it back
Ronaldo with a great header
Great save but Benzema nets the rebound but is offisde
They were both offside
Great save
Karius superbly saves a c lose range header from Ronny then Benzama puts away the rebound , but he;s flagged offside.
Benzema thinks he's scored but he's flagged offside. Ronny was also offside but that one wasn't caught.
People were predicting 5-3...it's going toe a nil niller or one niller
Nacho finds the side netting there from a late run.
Three minutes of stoppage time to play now. Come on, you Reds!
Nice cross from Benzama , but Nacho volleys into the side netting,. A triplet of stoppage time minutes.
Trent Alexander-Arnold tackles MArcello for a Real corner.
The corner from Kroos is headed away
Liverpool are almost mourning the loss of Salah. They were superb for the first half hour but now they look distracted and nervous.
Benzema tries a pop from distance - and why not. Just wide.
Benzema with a long range effort not too far wide.
Clash of heads between the Brazis, Bobby F and Casemiro.
Half time
Bloody Useless
1-1 with injuries
1-1 with crybabies
0-0 in goals
It's 0-0 at the end of a competitive half noteworthy for the injuries.
Half-time arrives. 0-0. First half hour was pretty good but it deteriorated into some dirty stuff. What can Klopp do to regain the momentum?
Like the commercial of a person having pancakes with beer. Never tried that combo.
Back for the second half. Let's have some goals, lads!
The second half is underway from Chicken Kiev.
Mo Salah has a dislocated shoulder, according to Liverpool’s early diagnosis. That means he will probably miss the World Cup as well. Sometimes, hideous things happen to good people.
Second half underway
This is what I fear for the WC
I fear it, too, but I'm looking forward to the company of you good gentleman.
Terrible defending by Liverpool...Isco...open goal...off the bar
Oh - off the bar from Isco. Karius stranded. Closest call yet.
Typically poor defensive header from Loveren , but Isco basically passes to Karius. Then Lallana nearly gifts Real a goal , but the shot from Isco is off the bar.
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