The Champions League Knock Out Rounds Begin!
posted by The Blue Devil @ 2:31 PM
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!
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Lakenheath Old Boys
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The world was a different place back on December 17. Jose Mourinho was still manager of Manchester United, for another 24 hours anyway, and when the draw for the Champions League Round of 16 was made, it looked all over for the three-time winners. They’d been paired with Paris St Germain, going great guns while United were misfiring badly. A humbling looked a very real possibility. But a couple of months on, everything has changed.
The starting sides now gathering in the tunnel at OT:
Manchester United: de Gea, Young, Bailly, Lindelof, Shaw, Matic, Herrera, Pogba, Lingard, Martial, Rashford.
Paris Saint-Germain: Buffon, Silva, Kimpembe, Kehrer, Marquinos, Verratti, Mbappe, Di Maria, Alves, Bernat, Draxler.
Wahay! I seem to be into the TNT site through my Spectrum account. Thanks, UWS!
VAR will be used for the first time in the Champions League tonight. The whole system has been set up in the OT car park.
Without Neymar and Cavani in the line-up, PSG don't look quite as imposing. I think United have a real chance to lay down a marker. Someone's going to get inside Mbappe's shorts though.
Teams out on the pitch - OGS soaking up the atmosphere on a big night at OT.
Hey Bob
I am here... because of a Snow Day!
All Champions League matches are TNT now
COME ON MAN U
COME ON MAN U
COME ON MAN U
Moment silence for Sala and I would think they should also pay respects for Gordon Banks
So, you're watching on line so you will probably be delayed... do you want me to delay as well?
Nice ovation for Emiliano Sala now. Very sad.
We are off
Good pressure from United to start
Hiya, UWS! Great to have you on board. No, go ahead and post as you will. I'll catch up if I'm behind. Hoping for loads of United goals. Come on, you Red Devils!
Some Championship matches today too
Brum v Bolton
Bristol C v QPR
Hull 1 Rotherham 0
Millwall v Shef W
West Brom v Forest
And a Forest goal or two
People think United are favorites but I don't think so
I still the PSG will win it but before Ole it was going to be a hammering....United have a shot
I agree with your comment at the start of this thread
Hate the studio show with TNT but I like having Tyler and Smith in the booth
Lindeloff has been good and I think Bailly should be good but the back four still concern me
Di Maria with a shot...De Gea looked worried
Forest take the lead at the Hawthorns..... YES!!
Yes - that would be lovely.
Di Mario tries a pop from distance - always well wide.
Bugger - that's not what we need.
United seem to do better while hosting the first match
United sometimes blow the home match and the away match is there to recover.... if they host second... they blow it and there is no second chance
No contact at all by Lindy on the defender. How did the linesman fall for that crap?
Lingard should have taken the space, Young should have crossed... Rash has a shot from a wide area...saved
Hull 2-0 Rother
Oh - Rash fizzes one at Old Man Buffon who has to punch out.
Rotherham are pants.
Great pass from Buffon...hit the directors box
Took Leeds to the last seconds!
United need to get the ball in the box more...no real chances made yet
Dani Alves with a terrible dive. The referee has to start waving some cards around or these mugs are going to do this all day long.
Yeah - we're not firing on all cylinders right now.
Some slick passing by PSG but it comes to nothing.
Pogba hasn't done anything yet...now he's got the ball.... cross saved
That's better
Spiffing black shorts being sported by United today.
Question-Does anyone remember an English game show of our vintage, where the contestant controlled a remote ball-cannon and tried to beat a First Division keeper? The contestant could say, up a bit, right a bit, etc before fire! I thought of that today because Gordon Banks was one of the keepers, along with Pat Jennings and Ray Clemence who manned the goals at different times.
Blackpool leading at the SoL... Pompey really need to get their fingers out...down to third!
Cup Run has hurt them
Great cross by Young...almost connecting!!
Afternoon, Gooner! That sounds familiar but I can't quite place it.
Hiya Gooner
Hate the black shorts !!
That does ring a bell
Do you remember the name of it? Google time
It operated on the same concept as Bob Monkhouse's Golden Shot. Can't Google it either.
Pogba has come to life in the past couple of minutes - very promising start for United.
Nah, that's the problem. Can't recollect the name of the show.
I want some United shots!!!
Damn.... Lingard passes behind Martial...still should have controlled it
Left a bit, right a bit, fire!
Not much in that there... defender went down to save himself
Pogba in the book now
I remember left a bit, right a bit
That was bad by Matic!!
COME ON
Mbape.... onside... missed
Phew... would VAR call it off
Still bucketing down with snow in Glenville!
Big chance for Mbappe - missed.
Great run by Shaw... go to the ball Rashford
Now Young in the book
We had that this morning - it's cleared up at this point.
Hull's two goals and Forest's one goal still the only goals in the Championship
As I say that, QPR take the lead at Ashton Gate
Pogba could have gotten a second yellow for that challenge
ref didn't even call a foul there!!
It could and would have been a second yellow
He could have called a foul and not booked him...not all fouls are cards
Kimpembe should have gone off there for a second yellow card offense.
HT in all the Championship games except for the match at the Hawthorns that kicked off the same as Old Trafford
Martial and Rashford have to do something!!
Dangerous back pass there!
PSG survive
Break from PSG... Mbappe wasn't off but DiM was... De Gea saved it anyway
Bugger... Martial looks hurt....don't like that!
Would Sanchez come on for him or would Lukaku?
He has walked off but is going to come off for Sanchez
COME ALEXIS... EARN YOUR MEGA MONEY
Why did Young push him... he is going to go off... stupid thing to do
Is VAR involved
Looks like he is going to survive
Be smarter!
That was a nasty fall by DiM
Martial is back on
Corner to United
DiM is back on
Bloody corner doesn't beat the first man
Disappointing.
Don't like how much have United have created
I wish United's French duo would make a big impact!!
PSG appear to be playing for a draw.
United blow the break there... is Martial hurt!
Free kick chance for PSG
Now Lingard looks hurt
2 added minutes of the half
Why would bookings continue from the group stages....stupid
Lingard wasn't touched..that is always worrying
Martial doesn't seem to be at his best tonight. I'd like to see an early change there.
Scholes' Oldham lead at half time at home to Yeovil... must hate missing a big European night at OT
Row Q please
Up comes Alves....over...United wall ignored the spray there
Blow up ref and restart them Ole
Making the change....Lingard is done... damn it!!!
That's too bad - it wastes a sub that could have been made for Martial. But Alexis would have been my choice.
Please show us your Gunner form
He comes on and the ref should blow up immediately
Stupid substitution
Half time
COME ON UNITED
No goals in either CL match in Manchester and Rome
I'm off home to enjoy the second half there.
TNT show a TNT FULL OF COMMERCIALS!
Rotherham have scored two quickies....Desmond at the KC
Ole coming out
United making a second change.... Mata on for Martial
Not liking that change
We are off for the second half
United attacking the Stretford End
Not liking these injuries.... this won't help for the matches with Chelsea and Liverpool coming up next
Rash crosses to no one
This ref is ridiculous with the cards
Just going to ruin the next match or the one after
Baggies have tied it up at home to Forest
Bloody Hell Sanchez...such a bad passat the top of your own box
Mbappe with a header saved
COME ON MAN U
COME ON MAN U
COME ON MAN U
BUGGER... PSG TAKE THE LEAD
WIDE OPEN AT THE BACK POST!
Terrible by Matic
Still time United
Still time
Only the second match United that they have been behind
Bolton take the lead at St Andrews
United better settle down or they could be out of the tie tonight
United fans...show class
Throwing bottle at DiM
Struth... I thought that was in... Danny Alves with a volley deflected... just wide
Shame that Ole couldn't make tactical changes and not injury changes
I just don't like that United have not created many chances at all.... Buffon has had to save one shot from a wide angle from Rashford
Scholsey winning 2-1
Herrera with a shot... not clearly hit and bounced just wide
Come on United... get a goal!
Still wouldn't put United out of with the away leg
BUGGER
Two nil
Now it may be bad
Mbappe with the goal...sliced apart
Awful delivery of a free kick
United have looked toothless
Mbappe breaks...just score... great save by De Gea
Everyone on the BBC website is complaining that the the goalscorer of the first goal shouldn't have been on the pitch
DiM with another shot and saved by De Gea
United are awful at the back right now
I was worried about them
Why not bring on Lukaku?
Forest have retaken the lead at the Hawthorns
Well done O'Neil and Keane
Sanchez has done NOTHING
Roma has just taken the lead at home to Porto
a goal is a must
Not a good cross again by United
Another poor cross...geez
Again, I don't think this against Ole
Hampered by injuries
GET THE SHOT ON GOAL!!!
United's crossing has been so poor
Scholsey 3-1 up in the 88th minute
A winning start for the Ginger Wonder
Sorry, mate - I've finally made it home and PSG have gone out to a 0-2 lead.
Porto two up
You're still in this tie.
I just think we were hampered by the two injuries
We need a goal to have any chance in the second half
Young's cross finds no one in red
Porto get a goal back in Rome
Wahay! I've just seen that Forest are 1-2 up at the Hawthorns!
More poor wide play by United
Yup... they are the same time as we are
Bristol City take a late late lead at home to QPR
Bad news for Ipswich
Bolton win at Brum 1-0
Millwall and Sh Wed draw 0-0
Desmond stays for good at Hull v Rother
Scholsey is 4-1 up!
Great debut as a manager....it's a doddle
Sunderland only draw at home to Blackpool 1-1
Scholesey in if OGS doesn't work out?
Ok...I'll take another Desmond here!
Bristol City win 2-1 and are up to fifth...only FIVE points behind Leeds!
Will they be Premier League Club #50
Scholsey has won 4-1
United do look clueless
Lukaku coming on for Rashford
Lukaku on for a late cameo just to fry your coconuts.
Bugger... Baggies have tied it up
89th minute penalty
Sanchez is so bad!
How could be so good for Arsenal
HE HAS FORGOTTEN HOW TO PLAY
Apparently, Unite have never lost a European tie at home by more that one goal
They had never lost a game period before Fenberbacce beat them in the late 90s I think
That was pretty nasty by Pogba
Pogba has just been given a second yellow and is OFF
BLOODY HELL
Is it Young or Pogb
It is Pogba
Ref has been so card happy
He is out of the second leg
Wasn't needed
Ends 2-2 at the Hawthorns.... good result for Leeds
Now Shaw in the book
It is has not been a dirty match but there has been TEN cards!!
Roma won 2-1
Yeah - still good for us. Not a win. Hoping that Ipswich can do something against Derby and that Norwich will lose. A draw between Boro and the Blades would be peachy. And we need a win against Swansea, for sure.
Too much talk about PSG being too good
The two injuries were a BIG difference
So, two injuries and a red card to three major players!
And a loss
NOT A GOOD NIGHT
Still better than under Jose
that's it
United lose at home 2 nil
Can't take this score to heart
Shame tho
Take care Bob
Sorry, mate - you're still not out the tie.
Little Joe ruined Alexis. But you've not lost anything by slipping us the Mhyki either. Bad day at the office for you. Sorry.
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