UEFA Champions League Quarter-Finals 2nd Leg (April 16 & 17)

[avenellroad]

Two, largely counter attacking wins on the night.

We've got the memo, keep it tight and look to take our chances in transition.

It would be completely like us to try to control the game and get done on the counter. I hope Arteta drums into the players that the pressure here is 100% on Bayern in their home ground.

We need to be patient and kill them when we get our opportunities. I just don’t rate our counter attacking ability as a team which is my main worry when the chances present themselves tomorrow.

 

[A_G]

Would you ever see Florentino Perez do this?

Laporta is the biggest clown in football

 

[Clrnc]

Apparently if Madrid gets knocked out tomorrow it will be the first time in CL since 07 that there are no Spanish teams in the Semis

 

[1macca1]

What’s the most goals scored in the quarter finals stage? Got to be closing in on the record this year

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Apparently if Madrid gets knocked out tomorrow it will be the first time in CL that there are no Spanish teams in the Semis

Top of my head 2007 was Chelsea vs Pool and United vs Milan.

2005 was Milan vs PSV and Chelsea vs Pool.

 

[SA Gunner]

It would be completely like us to try to control the game and get done on the counter. I hope Arteta drums into the players that the pressure here is 100% on Bayern in their home ground.

We need to be patient and kill them when we get our opportunities. I just don’t rate our counter attacking ability as a team which is my main worry when the chances present themselves tomorrow.

Absolutely.

We need to bide our time and choose our moments wisely. This isnt a game for us to go there and try and dominate them in every phase. They are desperate to win this game and make something of their season after their humiliating league showing. We must use this to our advantage.

 

[Rex Stone]

Top of my head 2007 was Chelsea vs Pool and United vs Milan.

And 2005 lol…

PSV, Milan, Chelsea and Liverpool.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Laporta likely eat burger 10 times a day. And you wonder where all that Barcelona money is going

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Oh god wtf is this and when it gonna start?

Come on Salzburg!

 

[A_G]

Oh god wtf is this and when it gonna start?

Come on Salzburg!

Summer of 2025

 

[field442]

Oh god wtf is this and when it gonna start?

Come on Salzburg!

So the silver lining with losing tomorrow is we avoid this nonsense?

 

[A_G]

Is De Jong that guy? Rarely see him have a good game.

 

[albakos]

Bro why do I even like football? The last three days have been so sh*t and it’s all down to this f*cking sport.

Should’ve got into knitting or anime or something ffs.

Sorry but seeing how Xavi was cracking like a popsicle in the touch line was absolutely glorious, it reminded me of all his loudmouth comments he used to say over a decade ago.

Then on the other match, Simeone had that sinking feeling and those empty eyes that you never see in him. His intense energy was gone in 3 minutes, and no offense but I hate managers who are always trying to provoke fights like Simeone or Mourinho.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Summer of 2025

What a waste of time and players energy this.

 

[lufere7]

Summer of 2025

At this rate Saka isn't getting a day of rest again until he retires ffs

 

[Batman]

Cinema

 

[avenellroad]

Would you ever see Florentino Perez do this?

Laporta is the biggest clown in football

Laporta was a serious football administrator in his first Barca stint. I think they bought Ronaldinho just after he got elected which paved the way for the success they enjoyed over the next decade.

Him coming back has done nothing for their club. They need new ideas at the helm. Laporta has now become a senile old fool and a laughing stock.

 

[Batman]

 

[Batman]

Laporta was a serious football administrator in his first Barca stint. I think they bought Ronaldinho just after he got elected which paved the way for the success they enjoyed over the next decade.

Him coming back has done nothing for their club. They need new ideas at the helm. Laporta has now become a senile old fool and a laughing stock.

Laporta was the mastermind behind the Ronaldinho transfer. At the time, Barca were so bad that people were turning up at Laporta's house to threaten him. He engineered the transfer and even managed to get the first game played at I believe midnight so that Ronaldinho could take part while still going on international duty on time. It totally changed the fortunes of their club and so the lesson that taught him and those who put their trust in him is that his extreme audacity and arrogance lead to success but the well does run dry and it appears to have here.

 

[Tom Mix]

They were amazing. What a team!