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Champions league QF
Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 11:59
by fraser
Bayern v Inter
Arsenal v Real
Barcelona v Dortmund
PSG v Villa
4 decent ties, the top two look the closest with not much in the odds. Hopefully some entertaining games that will save me spending the evenings searching for something to watch.
Does anyone give a shit and be watching?
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 09 Apr 2025, 08:21
by Jean-Luc Paul Goddard
Yeah, exactly. Barcelona looked pretty shit a couple of years back but their youngsters - Cubarsi, Balde, Yamal, Pedri, Gavi, Casado and Fermin - are about on a par with that mainly home grown team which dominated under Guardiola 15 years ago. Hansi Flick's doing a great job as coach as well, much better than Xavi.
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 09 Apr 2025, 08:04
by Manuel
Jean-Luc Paul Goddard" wrote: ↑09 Apr 2025, 07:38
That Arsenal win means at least 5 English clubs in next year's CL. Probably will be 6 as Spurs or Man Utd have a good chance of a spot via the Europa. Could even be 7 in the unlikely event of Villa winning the CL.
For this year I reckon the winner will be Barcelona, who are streets ahead of the other teams left in the competition. Only other possibility that I see is PSG.
I was going to say it's a max of 5, but I looked and it is now 7 after they changed the format/number of teams this season.
How did Barcelona come back, thought they looked fucked a couple of years ago, down to their top youngsters I'd imagine?
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 09 Apr 2025, 07:51
by Dick Shaftsbury
Manuel wrote: ↑09 Apr 2025, 03:10
Let's be honest anyone is better than fucking Real Madrid winning it again. Don't think they are totally out of it though.
Agreed. Anyone, but not Arsenal.
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 09 Apr 2025, 07:38
by Jean-Luc Paul Goddard
That Arsenal win means at least 5 English clubs in next year's CL. Probably will be 6 as Spurs or Man Utd have a good chance of a spot via the Europa. Could even be 7 in the unlikely event of Villa winning the CL.
For this year I reckon the winner will be Barcelona, who are streets ahead of the other teams left in the competition. Only other possibility that I see is PSG.
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 09 Apr 2025, 03:10
by Manuel
Let's be honest anyone is better than fucking Real Madrid winning it again. Don't think they are totally out of it though.
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 09 Apr 2025, 02:20
by Sydney_Iron
Great performance from Rice to be fair, 2 superb free kicks and MOTM by a mile, still has me shaking my head he left us, this performance reminds me of when Jack Wilshire played Barcelona off the park a few years back, did his reputation no end of good, as this performance will for Declan, Jack then succumbed to regular injury's and what ifs, Declan showed his worth tonight, fair play to him, sickening all the same though
Arsenal fans and unfortunately i know a few are on cloud 9 today, how great Arteta is blah blah blah, only a few weeks ago they wanted shot of him!!!

Mind you if there is one club that can and HAS overhauled such deficits in big games its Real Madrid, and you can bet the Ref on the night will be looking for every opportunity to help them out and won't be surprised to see an obscene amount of added time if its close after 90 mins!
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 09 Apr 2025, 00:16
by Alfs
I'm pleased for Declan. Two crackers. I know he left us but the reason he did was to do exactly what he did tonight and something we could never give him, a chance to shine in a CL quarter final.
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 22:09
by SurfaceAgentX2Zero
Two hours into the show and Amazon still haven't managed to synch the sound and vision.
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 22:00
by fraser
Inter first goal was a cracker
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 21:58
by Keep dreaming
Fun fact
Rice has never scored from a freekick before tonight
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 21:53
by fraser
They've deserved this should have been more, still 90 more minutes for them to choke in but you have to think they're through. But going out from here would really hurt... So here's hoping..
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 21:52
by goose
Elsewhere Inter are 2-1 up in Munich, and Millwall won away at Sheffield United……….. just 3 points off the play offs now.
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 21:46
by Fauxstralian
Comfortably Arsenals greatest ever player
Expect they will rename the stadium the Rice Bowl when he retires
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 21:43
by Ladysmith
Very pleased for our Declan

Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 21:42
by goose
When English clubs can play at this tempo for 70 or 80 minutes, there’s just nobody who can match them.
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 21:38
by honky cat
And that's enough of that.
What's happening on big brother
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 21:38
by kylay
twoleftfeet wrote: ↑08 Apr 2025, 21:36
Their fans
will be are unbearable
fixed it for you
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 21:37
by Sydney_Iron
Bollocks
As much as i dislike like the entitled Real Madrid, Arsenal fans are going to be unsufferable after this☹
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 21:37
by kylay
Christ Declan, pass me the laser beam...
where was that when he played for us.
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 21:36
by twoleftfeet
Their fans will be unbearable
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 21:36
by goose
Fuck me it’s 3.
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 21:35
by Sir Alf
“Declan Rice he’s one of our own” the Arse fans sing. Gotta laugh at modern day fans
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 21:34
by fraser
I wonder if their fans still hate him..
It was always said here that he does everything in training.. Fair play to him..
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 21:33
by SurfaceAgentX2Zero
FMOB Declan is on fire
Re: Champions league QF
Posted: 08 Apr 2025, 21:31
by ironsofcanada
Just fun to watch at the end of the day.