[Football] Midweek Fixtures - Champions, Europa and Football League

[Reg]

Scottish, League 1 and League 2 fixtures.

Champions League Round of 16 ties spread over the next few weeks. Europa Round of 32 ties to be completed next week.

19:45 unless noted.

TUESDAY
Champions League
Benfica v Borussia Dortmund - BTS3
Paris Saint Germain v Barcelona - BTS2, Showcase

Championship
Aston Villa v Barnsley
Brighton & Hove Albion v Ipswich Town
Derby County v Cardiff City
Fulham v Nottingham Forest
Leeds United v Bristol City
Norwich City v Newcastle United
Preston North End v Birmingham City
Rotherham United v Huddersfield Town
Sheffield Wednesday v Blackburn Rovers
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic
Reading v Brentford - 20:00

WEDNESDAY
Champions League
Bayern Munich v Arsenal - BTS2
Real Madrid v Napoli - BTS3

THURSDAY
Europa League
16:00:
FK Krasnodar v Fenerbahçe
18:00:
Astra Giurgiu v KRC Genk
AZ Alkmaar v Lyon
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Fiorentina - BTS Extra 2, Showcase
Celta Vigo v Shaktar Donetsk
FC Rostov v Sparta Prague
KAA Gent v Tottenham Hotspur - BTS3
Ludogorets Razgrad v FC Copenhagen
Olympiakos v Osmanlispor
20:05:
Athletic Bilbao v Apoel Nicosia
Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Besiktas
Legia Warsaw v Ajax - BTS3
Manchester United v Saint-Étienne - BTS2
PAOK Salonika v FC Schalke 04
RSC Anderlecht v Zenit St Petersburg
Villarreal v Roma - BTS Extra 2, Showcase

[Kikó]

Wake me up when the Europa starts.

[Giggles]

You'll be back asleep within 10 minutes of that shite.

[Kikó]

Not a chance.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Not a chance.

'Yoofa' and the 'European Football Union'. Innocent times.

[Sam]

Must win game against Wigan, didn't think I'd be saying that....

[Magic]

Must win tonight for us if we want to remain in the play offs.

[Giggles]

What's the Scottish Challenge Cup? Is that the league cup?

@John
@Adamski

[John]

It's like the 'Checkatrade Trophy.'

[Shindig]

Nervous for tonight, lads.

[Giggles]

It's like the 'Checkatrade Trophy.'

Ah right. I just seen today that our top two clubs that didn't make Europe are playing in next seasons.

[John]

Aye they're inviting a couple of Northern Irish and a couple of Welsh sides in to compete, for reasons passing understanding.

[Giggles]

Aye they're inviting a couple of Northern Irish and a couple of Welsh sides in to compete, for reasons passing understanding.

Can't see much benefit for anyone in it. The costs of travel to any games would be more than anything to be made from it. It's not like Sligo or Bray have an army of fans wanting a day out either.

[Foe]

What's the Scottish Challenge Cup? Is that the league cup?

@John
@Adamski

I won that as a youth.

[Reg]

Barca's kit

Glad Verratti is back playing. Him and Kante in the same team would be amazing.

[Bernanke]

woof

[Reg]

Did you hear he was man of the match in a Champions League final?

[Magic]

Fucking hell Cardiff cunts. Also that Norwich result is bad news.

[Giggles]

The champions league really is boring as fuck these days. Why is there no Championship on TV?

[CJay]

The champions league really is boring as fuck these days. Why is there no Championship on TV?

This has been a great game so far.

[Magic]

Excellent! We'd have been 8th tonight if we don't win as it stands.

[Reg]

There aren't many midweek games on, Giggles. They probably don't want to compete with the European stuff.

PSG look a seriously good team. Could see them winning the whole thing.

Enjoying it as well, CJ.

[Magic]

There aren't many midweek games on, Giggles. They probably don't want to compete with the European stuff.

PSG look a seriously good team. Could see them winning the whole thing.

Enjoying it as well, CJ.

Sky sometimes put a Championship game on when the CL is on because they lost it to BT.

[-james-]

There aren't many midweek games on, Giggles. They probably don't want to compete with the European stuff.

PSG look a seriously good team. Could see them winning the whole thing.

Enjoying it as well, CJ.

How are they not top of Ligue 1?

I see Falcao has engaged god mode again (Leave Lorient to me).

[CJay]

How are they not top of Ligue 1?

I see Falcao has engaged god mode again (Leave Lorient to me).

Because Monaco score something like 3 goals every game.

Verratti is dominating proceedings here.

[Giggles]

This has been a great game so far.

I was watching the one in Portugal. Benfica should be embarrassed with the shape and how deep they're playing at home.

[Magic]

Barca.

Somehow sweeter given it was Messi who got caught in possession.

[Magic]

Rabiot looks fucking good.

[Magic]

Rabiot is a cross between Fellaini and Luiz but with a million times more talent.

Rabiot looks fucking good.

@John

[Adamski]

Fantastic finish from Draxler, he's started well. Rabiot and Verratti on form too. Would love to see the latter in at City or Arsenal.

Challenge Cup also includes top league u20 teams @Giggles. It's a bit of a farce.

[Reg]

The whole midfield has been awesome.

Messi as ineffectual as I've ever seen him.

[Magic]

As my dad told me at parents evening:

"Yer too nil darn at alf time, what yoo doo naar, it's croocial foh ya. Croocial"

[Magic]

Are PSG playing with 12 men or something?

[Magic]

Why are you watching that game when you could see an awesome performance and Barca getting demolished?

[Magic]

Rabiot is a cross between Fellaini and Luiz but with a million times more talent.

[Giggles]

Someone lit a fire under these greasy cunts at half time, they're like a different team. Dortmund deserve it for pissing about so much in the first half really.

[Reg]

It's more like Barca are with 10. Messi is doing nothing when they're out of possession, which is fine against Osasuna, but it's hurting them here.

The whole team looks like they've not been training, or even been getting off the sofa, for about two weeks. They seem to be just relying on their touch without any thought or urgency.

[Giggles]

Why are you watching that game when you could see an awesome performance and Barca getting demolished?

I thought Barcelona were going to walk it so I didn't bother. This one is much improved now anyway.

[CJay]

Oh my. Lovely goal.

[Magic]

Oh my God this is amazing.

[Giggles]

This Aubameyang is a top striker? He looked like a lad in front of goal for the first time in his life there. Absolutely shit himself.

EDIT: Just took one of the shittest penalties I've ever seen too.



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[Waffdon]

I'm hoping PSG don't drop off here.

[Lewis]

'The Little Genius' not closing people down is some way back on the list of problems behind having crap defenders and Andre Gomes.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lol at this so much.

Could have been more too.

Fuck Dire Maria though.

[Boydy]

Maybe Suarez will realise Barca are shit now and come back to Liverpool.

[Magic]

The PSG manager is such a disgusting looking cunt.

[Disco]

Does Veratti really have 'Mum' and 'Dad' tattooed on his knees? Even Merse would be ashamed of that.

[Magic]

Does Veratti really have 'Mum' and 'Dad' tattooed on his knees? Even Merse would be ashamed of that.

Unless they were gay pirates.

[Boydy]

The PSG manager is such a disgusting looking cunt.

[Reg]

Lol at this so much.

Could have been more too.

Fuck Dire Maria though.

Di Maria