2013-14 UEFA Champions League Thread

[Mus]

It was hardly a shoulder, Pepe ignored the ball and ran straight at the Dortmund player cutting off his path

 

[chygry]

God damn i hate penalties like this. Really sloppy defending from Thiago Silva, there was no need to do what he did there, Oscar made a meal out of it too. Definitely a penalty though.

Boring game for a neutral so far. I hope the second half livens up.

 

[MaestroZidane]

There it is 3-0 bitches!!

 

[Mus]

Modric is superb

 

[Mandieta6]

I don't think that was a foul.

We're getting good chances on the counter, it's a shame there isn't enough precision or understanding to make anything out of them.

 

[MaestroZidane]

Pepe and Ramos need to get their shit together, Dortmund could easily have scored a few times there. Even with 3 goals, if they score one, the floodgates will open and we will be in trouble.

 

[Arnau]

Modric is superb

Not his best game

 

[Mandieta6]

Shit.

 

[MaestroZidane]

3-1 for Chelsea, damn!!

At least you have that away goal. Two goals at Stanford bridge and you're in business.

Our defense sucks!!

 

[Mus]

Lavezzi and Pastore both scored... wow

 

[Mandieta6]

Well, last time we were 3-1 down in the away leg against Cavani and Lavezzi went pretty well..

 

[chygry]

At least you have that away goal. Two goals at Stanford bridge and you're in business.

Or PSG get one and they need three or four. For some reason this reminds me the Napoli game a few years ago.

Anyway in the end i got what i wanted, the second half was much better. And what a goal from Pastore, quite unlikely hero to be honest for PSG. Perhaps Cech should've done better covering his near post, but the shot was maybe a bit unexpected, taken so close to the goal and had lots of power behind it.

Not going to be an easy task for Chelsea in the second leg, but they've shown in the past that they're capable of turning things around.
I wonder how bad is Ibra's injury, Verratti seemed to be in better shape.

 

[Mus]

Just saw it... shocking defending, Thibaut should replace Cech I doubt he would have let the Pastore goal in either


Ibra's hamstring looked bad though

 

[Arnau]

Well, last time we were 3-1 down in the away leg against Cavani and Lavezzi went pretty well..

But you have serious problems to score this season. I can see PSG winning at Stamford Beach as well.

 

[Mandieta6]

I can see that, too. Needing to score twice against a good side that won't mind sitting back is not going to fun.

 

[Xifio]

wow, what a ridiculous goal, Pastore! delighted for him delivering such a crucial strike (as he almost did in the quarterfinals last year) ... the two players who have been linked with moves away from Paris as makeweights in more Serie A deals decide to deliver in the biggest game of the season so far? go figure ...

Zlatan going off injured is obviously very sad to see ... but him being ruled out just made Calcio Central a genuine Champions League contender ...

I can see that, too. Needing to score twice against a good side that won't mind sitting back is not going to fun.

the second half ball possession (60%) is more in-keeping with how PSG have played this season ... sitting back was obviously the tactic that Blanc went with, and I thought that's what caused PSG to be out of shape most of the time in the first half, and led to numerous errors ... going with that tactic again (likely) will give you guys a chance ...

 

[Mandieta6]

Yes, but with a 2 goal cushion against a side that has no penetration, it's an acceptable risk.

 

[Xifio]

But you have serious problems to score this season. I can see PSG winning at Stamford Beach as well.

hahaha, how did I miss this gem of a jibe on the first go-round?

 

[Arnau]

This is how looks like everytime we play against them

 

[Pogba4Now]

United at Old trafford this season: 4W 1D, 3 clean sheets. Moyes is a Champions League tactical genius.

None of these games were against top teams except Bayern. Bayern will still go through.

We probably should play a reserve team in the epl and rest all key players because Bayern will be doing the same since they won the league. We are in a hopeless league position and no way we'll climb up any further.

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