View Full Version : Champion's League!
DaCapn
03-12-2013, 01:53 AM
Anyone have any predictions for the quarter-finals? Match-ups you'd like to see?
I'm hoping Barca can pull off a miracle vs. Milan tomorrow but I'm not optimistic.
SHAFT
03-12-2013, 02:04 AM
I don't know much about soccer, but Barcelona is an underdog? I always thought they were the shit. With Messi and all...
Ryvicke
03-12-2013, 02:07 AM
My soccer life has been horrible this year. We got together a massive Everton NYC group after last season and I've spent so much time watching this trainwreck of a year.
The CL is pretty much all I have left. I love watching Barcelona but I can't bring myself to actually root for them, it feels like rooting for the Yankees. I'm pulling for Inter or Juve.
Ryvicke
03-12-2013, 02:08 AM
I don't know much about soccer, but Barcelona is an underdog? I always thought they were the shit. With Messi and all...
They're playing the second leg of a 2-game aggregate and they're down 2-0. They've got hit hard recently with injuries and general malaise from beating every team in La Liga 6-0 every week.
Nilandia
03-12-2013, 03:29 AM
My soccer life has been horrible this year. We got together a massive Everton NYC group after last season and I've spent so much time watching this trainwreck of a year.
The CL is pretty much all I have left. I love watching Barcelona but I can't bring myself to actually root for them, it feels like rooting for the Yankees. I'm pulling for Inter or Juve.
Could be worse. You could be forced to root for Man U.
I'll be pulling for Milan tomorrow. Gotta root for my future sister-in-law's hometown. Course, that means I'm rooting for a team owned by Berlusconi!
Gretchen
SHAFT
03-12-2013, 03:30 AM
I watched the Barcelona game on Saturday. First soccer game I've watched in a while. Messi is fun to watch
DaCapn
03-12-2013, 01:50 PM
Xavi has had an injured hamstring and they have to win by 3 goals this game. Their coach has been a non-entity, and Milan plays incredibly strong counter-attack, which is a pretty tough match-up for their play style. They definitely aren't favored to win.
I honestly didn't appreciate them completely until I started playing on a team dominated by Vietnamese guys (4-5 of them were about 5'3"). It's an incredible challenge. We could manage 70% ball possession, have 5 times as many shots on goal, and still lose. Short players limit a lot of options. If you're open to trying a new system, it can be a lot of fun but it's still very difficult no matter how talented your players are.
I'm a Barca fan so of course I have to pull for them but I'm not optimistic. I wish I could watch live but work forbids. Paris is kind of hitting it out of the park this tournament.
Latrinsorm
03-12-2013, 02:53 PM
Step 1 - win Champion's League
Step 2 - catch Chelsea
Step 3 - everyone apologizes to Wenger
Step 4 - group hug, staying as far away from Wilshere as possible because that guy is crazy
Step 5 - gracefully accept congratulations from Van Persie, refrain from mentioning Ewing Theory
Yes, this is a fine plan.
Will someone just explain to me whoTF Galatasaray is? (And I don't really care about anyone still playing in the Champions so I guess I'm just rooting for Barca to lose)
Ryvicke
03-12-2013, 03:06 PM
Some Turkish team that has enough money to buy Drogba! That's all that I know really.
Latrinsorm
03-12-2013, 03:09 PM
Hey speaking of that, are we a little uncomfortable with Africans being sold? I mean, obviously, white slavery - no harm no foul. But it's a little discomfiting going from American-style life-affirming exchanges to "here's some money, give me that big buck over there".
Will someone just explain to me whoTF Galatasaray is? (And I don't really care about anyone still playing in the Champions so I guess I'm just rooting for Barca to lose)
FUCK YOU, ARSENAL WHORE. I mean... Hey let's keep this civil. It's all about having fun. Or something.
FUCK YOU, ARSENAL WHORE. I mean... Hey let's keep this civil. It's all about having fun. Or something.
I support Liverpool though!
Hey speaking of that, are we a little uncomfortable with Africans being sold? I mean, obviously, white slavery - no harm no foul. But it's a little discomfiting going from American-style life-affirming exchanges to "here's some money, give me that big buck over there".
Yeah, I've always found it rather odd how American players become "free ('Murica!) agents" whereas European soccer players are bought and sold.
http://www.animalshirts.net/eagleshirts/10-3242.jpg
What the. I kind of want that shirt but I'm also disturbed. Why does the bird need a flight suit and helmet? Is it a retarded eagle that flies into things?
'Murican bald eagle flies higher than the rest, needs oxygen.
Ryvicke
03-12-2013, 04:52 PM
5 minutes in and Barca's got a goal! They could do this shit!
MESSI MESSI MESSI!!1! I'm so glad I get live updates on my phone.
Well it's certainly looking possible.
Ryvicke
03-12-2013, 05:25 PM
Holy shit this game is nuts. Messi is fucking silly.
Sweet Saint Messi, if you pull this one off, I will do penance for my foolish doubt and masturbate to you tonight! 9_9
Sweet Saint Messi, if you pull this one off, I will do penance for my foolish doubt and masturbate to you tonight! 9_9
And I will watch!
DaCapn
03-12-2013, 06:49 PM
That was intense!
Ryvicke
03-12-2013, 06:52 PM
That game was ridiculous. I didn't see the first round but I have no clue how AC could've blanked them and scored 2 on them.
Well, I've got plans tonight.
DaCapn
03-13-2013, 01:40 AM
That game was ridiculous. I didn't see the first round but I have no clue how AC could've blanked them and scored 2 on them.
They had a really poor showing in the first game and Milan just had a couple of major counterattack opportunities. Much better defending this game. They did a great job tracking back runners and just had a classic performance. Keeping Puyol out as a sub until the end was a good move. He's good for coordinating defense but against a counterattack-driven team, you really just need fast defensive wings to stay with the ball until the midfield can track back.
Well, I've got plans tonight.
The question is: In your fantasy are Xavi and Iniesta in the background giving support the whole time or is it all a one-man-show?
Xavi's around. As is Villa. He's young and vigorous and has something to prove. Iniesta can watch.
DoctorUnne
03-14-2013, 09:00 PM
http://deadspin.com/watch-an-italian-tv-presenter-lose-his-mind-over-milan-453520575
I'm an Inter fan so I enjoyed this outcome.
DoctorUnne
03-14-2013, 09:09 PM
Will someone just explain to me whoTF Galatasaray is? (And I don't really care about anyone still playing in the Champions so I guess I'm just rooting for Barca to lose)
Galatasaray is badass. They used to have the best homefield advantage in all of soccer until the stadium got torn down. The fans were so crazy that opposing team fans wouldn't even go there.
Galatasaray is badass. They used to have the best homefield advantage in all of soccer until the stadium got torn down. The fans were so crazy that opposing team fans wouldn't even go there.
I've read up on them since then, apparently they do the FSU war chant, small world.
I learned that one of my co-workers is a Man U fan and I laughed heartily.
DaCapn
03-15-2013, 02:50 AM
I don't really follow the EPL but I think I would have enjoyed them beating Madrid. I mostly just like to see Ronoldo make that tormented expression.
DaCapn
03-15-2013, 12:20 PM
Quarterfinal matchups were drawn today!
2 & 10 April
Paris Saint-Germain FC v FC Barcelona
FC Bayern München v Juventus
3 & 9 April
Málaga CF v Borussia Dortmund
Real Madrid CF v Galatasaray AŞ
Latrinsorm
03-15-2013, 05:40 PM
I wonder when the last time was that no EPL team made the Elite 8? Apparently, 1996, in the era when only one EPL team was even in the group stage.
DaCapn
04-10-2013, 12:17 PM
Games are at 14:30 EST today! Barca/PSG is up for grabs (winner advances). Bayern can lose by 1 and advance (Juventus needs to win by 3).
I don't know if anyone watched Dortmund/Málaga yesterday, but the game was pretty insane.
Watching right now. Messi and Beckham benched.
DaCapn
04-10-2013, 07:50 PM
Watching right now. Messi and Beckham benched.
Messi injured his hamstring in the last game with PSG. Great game. With 2 weeks until the first leg of the semifinal, I think he'll be in good shape.
Fixtures for the semifinals are announced on Friday.
DaCapn
04-13-2013, 03:36 PM
Fixtures came in yesterday!
24 & 30 April
Real Madrid CF v Borussia Dortmun
23 April & 1 May
FC Bayern München v FC Barcelonad
DaCapn
04-23-2013, 11:53 AM
Big day today! 14:30 EST.
Huge day. And I'm stuck at work with people I'm pissed at instead if at home or the bar watching the game. At least I have my precious Live Score app.
DaCapn
04-23-2013, 07:37 PM
Huge day. And I'm stuck at work with people I'm pissed at instead if at home or the bar watching the game. At least I have my precious Live Score app.
Hahah. And yes, you're reading it properly.
I am SO depressed right now. And pissed. Sad and angry.
Latrinsorm
04-23-2013, 09:06 PM
We have really run the gamut of Dex responses in this thread.
DaCapn
04-24-2013, 05:24 AM
After they turned the tables on Milan, I decided that I wouldn't doubt Barca's ability to make a good comeback. But after this match with Bayern, I decided that I'd allow myself to doubt them again.
Dortmund vs. Madrid today at 14:30 EST. Once again, hoping to see Ronaldo rear his head back in an exacerbated sigh as much as possible. And even more importantly, I hope Eliaku gets to watch.
DaCapn
04-30-2013, 02:47 PM
Madrid/Dortmund second leg kickoff in 45 minutes!
DaCapn
05-01-2013, 12:53 PM
I know at least two other people watched that game. Could have gone either way but I still think that if there was a goal in the first half, Dortmund would have been playing very differently.
Barca/Bayern today. Same time as usual (14:30 EST).
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