Champions League 2016-17
- Thread starter TX Redman
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I got to experience my first game over here. I went to Arsenals FA cup game last night. It's quite an experience. The crowd is so loud. The orchestrated cheers are awesome. The stadium is so bare boned. It's like going to the Coliseum or Ralph Wilson. They sell very generic crappy food but you are allowed to bring in outside food. No sign of drunken houligans.
They dug themselves a hole last week when Martinez committed those two fouls and was sent off with a red card. After Vidal missed the PK I had a feeling that it would come back to bite us in the ass and it did.
Today I think Ancellotti should have subbed out Vidal at the start of the second half. He was already on a yellow and his aggressive style of play sometimes gets him in trouble. I know that last yellow was questionable but maybe the ref had warned him because he kept going for hard tackles after that first yellow.
As a Bayern fan there were a lot of coulda shoulda wouldas especially that offside that wasn't called on Rinaldo, but Real played really well in both games. I hope they win it all.
Today I think Ancellotti should have subbed out Vidal at the start of the second half. He was already on a yellow and his aggressive style of play sometimes gets him in trouble. I know that last yellow was questionable but maybe the ref had warned him because he kept going for hard tackles after that first yellow.
As a Bayern fan there were a lot of coulda shoulda wouldas especially that offside that wasn't called on Rinaldo, but Real played really well in both games. I hope they win it all.
TX Redman
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All Madrid semi, Monaco's fairytale run ends against Juve's stifling defense even with Khdera's first round suspension. Kroos beats Khedra in the finals.
You could be on to something. RM beat AM 3-0, Ronaldo hat trick and Juve beat Monaco, Higuain with 2. Looks very much like a classic final (June 3, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff).
All Madrid semi, Monaco's fairytale run ends against Juve's stifling defense even with Khdera's first round suspension. Kroos beats Khedra in the finals.
You could be on to something. RM beat AM 3-0, Ronaldo hat trick and Juve beat Monaco, Higuain with 2. Looks very much like a classic final (June 3, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff).
That kid, M'bappe on Monaco is something. Only 19 and already a force as a striker. I'm sure plenty of the top European clubs are gonna be sniffing around on a transfer. If he signed with Bayern he'd be able to keep the same colors on his kit. :lol:
That goal was a corker under any circumstances, outstanding considering the setting.
A lot of people were taking dives trying to draw fouls/cards. The amazing thing is Ramos pulled it off right in front of the ref and an assistant. Don't know what the rules are about diving but since Ramos already had one yellow that was taking a chance, but by then it was over anyhow.