Champions League final & Junternationals

[-james-]

Ce sont les meilleures équipes
Sie sind die allerbesten Mannschaften
The main event

Die Meister
Die Besten
Les grandes équipes
The champions

Une grande réunion
Eine große sportliche Veranstaltung
The main event

Ils sont les meilleurs
Sie sind die Besten
These are the champions

Die Meister
Die Besten
Les grandes équipes
The champions


Conference League final in Tirana is tonight (Roma vs Feyenoord).

Champions final in Paris is on Saturday (Real Madrid vs Liverpool).

What's more, we have a new Nations League campaign kicking off next week. Please feel free to familiarise yourself with the structure and draw by clicking here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_UEFA_Nations_League). England face Hungary, Germany, Italy and Hungary between the 4th and 14th.

Scotland host Ukraine in their rescheduled play-off semi-final on Wednesday, with the winner meeting Wales on Sunday. I hope they win!

[Jimmy Floyd]

'Eine grosse sportliche Veranstaltung'. Sometimes you have to admit that Goebbels did a cracking job, saddled as he was with that sodding language.

Enough about reviled German leaders, though: will Klopp be shown up again?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I don't recognise football threads posted by anyone other than Ian.

[Baz]

Cmon you reds

[Don]

Why did they play the EL final before the ConL final?

Internationals should be a good end to the season. We currently have a friendly with Canada which is under immense political pressure to be cancelled. Oi you fucking melt, yes our government shot down the plane that had your wife and kids on it but this is bigger than that, this is about WC prep. Our participation in the Kirin Cup was cancelled by the clerics due to the alcohol sponsors whilst friendlies with Ecuador and other top nations are cancelled due to refusals to give visas and other such shite. Why we haven't arranged something with Russia I don't understand.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The Scotland v Ukraine playoff will be a very weird occasion. I think the best outcome for me would be Scotland to win in highly controversial fashion.

[Ian]

I don't recognise football threads posted by anyone other than Ian.

I don't understand what's happening here. Do I now not do a June thread?

[Waffdon]

Why is there such a mental schedule in June for the nations league of all things?

I’m not confident but hopefully the Ukrainians are a fragile mess and roll over

[Adramelch]

Because of the World Cup in the autumn.

[-james-]

I don't understand what's happening here. Do I now not do a June thread?

Oh come on.



Poll: May the Fourthball be with you
Started by Ian, 04-05-2022 07:41 PM

You've built up some credit so we'll leave it at a month's suspension this time.

[Ian]

Look if you want to take over it's one less thing for me to forget to do.

Also I made it clear that that was obviously and intentionally a VERY CLEVER Star Wars Days tie in and I'll thank you for not questioning my integrity.

[Disco]

I don't recognise football threads posted by anyone other than Ian.

I don't even read these and I'm offended.

[Kikó]

Looking forward to the classic end of season European Final. Roma v Feyonoord is a fine way to end the season and turn off the tv and delete social media.

[-james-]

Look if you want to take over it's one less thing for me to forget to do.

Also I made it clear that that was obviously and intentionally a VERY CLEVER Star Wars Days tie in and I'll thank you for not questioning my integrity.

I absolutely do not. I'm not sure what I was thinking really.

[Giggles]

I don't understand what's happening here. Do I now not do a June thread?

You do a proper June thread.

[-james-]

You do a proper June thread.

:D

[Giggles]

It’s Ian’s thing. We’re all old, we need routine.

[Shindig]

And it's not June yet. You can't have May's football in the June thread.

[niko_cee]

'will Klopp be shown up again?

Have Liverpool actually played well in a final under him?

Good first half against Sevilla rather went to bits.

Decent against Madrid until Ramos happened and then the goalie started chucking them in.

Outplayed by Spurs for much of that game although neither side had many chances, early dodgy pen ftw.

2 penalty shoot-outs against Chelsea.

By all rights they should have been spannering all those finals, with the possible exception of the Madrid one, but even then that 'ageing' Madrid side was seen as ripe for the taking.

Perhaps it's unfair, does anyone ever play all that well in finals or is it just about getting over the line?

[Shindig]

Nah, I thought Spurs were kinda nervy. Although I reckon Madrid's more up for the occasion. And you can extend your question to, "Have Liverpool spannered teams in March - May?"

[niko_cee]

They wrecked Roma on the way to that final, even though the end result didn't make it really look like it.

Beat Barcelona 4-0 at Anfield.

[Shindig]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61585290

That's a ... choice. I thought he was older than 36. I feel like he's been retired for ages.

[Gray Fox]

The Spurs v Liverpool final suffered from for some reason being 3 weeks after the season finale. Both teams were not match sharp and both were playing an unfit striker. Liverpool went 1-0 up and then sat back to play on the counter. Spurs then offered very little until about the last 10 mins.

The second of the Chelsea finals was much better from Liverpool. How they didn't score 3/4 is beyond me.

[niko_cee]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61585290

That's a ... choice. I thought he was older than 36. I feel like he's been retired for ages.

Loans ahoy. Hopefully he then gets the City gig on the back of it once Pep has finally had enough of everyone not appreciating him and this 'legendary' team he has put together.

[Giggles]

That’s a road to nowhere. Would his stock be that low after not winning the league with Anderlecht?

[niko_cee]

I was envisioning a Lampard-Derby situation.

Burnley may be a bit fucked, but the financial advantage they hold over the rest of the Championship will still be pretty significant. Get a few bright young things from City [don;t they have a handy midfielder called Doyle or something?] in there and they'll do fine enough.

[Shindig]

Yeah, they'll have the parachute payments and a manager with connections. Although he won't have Sean Dyche's ability to find brass in muck.

[Giggles]

Have they not some mad loan to pay back?

[Waffdon]

Yeah, I’m not sure they’re sitting too pretty. Reckon they’ll go down again if not struggling for sure. Are they not losing a decent amount of players as well? Cornet will be gone as he’s got a cheap relegation clause

[Ian]

Guardian says "they have the small matter of needing to pay back “a significant proportion” of a £65m loan owner ALK Capital took out when buying the club." And isn't that on top of it having been a "we'll take on a load of debt to buy you then give you the debt you're welcome" deals?

Which is all well and good if you're able to rely on the Premier League money and wangle those sweet, sweet Official Noodle Partner deals but not so much if not.

Other than "because it might make some rich people do a frowny" is there any good reason not to just fucking ban those sorts of takeovers?

[niko_cee]

"It's the nature of the free market" but yeah, asset stripping, vulture capitalism etc does seem to be a particularly poorly conceived concept from a wider societal perspective. But then who gives a fuck about wider society eh?

[Giggles]

It’s Burnley. Nobody gives a fuck.

Certainly not anyone concerned with running the sport anyway. Anyone outside about 6 clubs is just a hindrance.

[Ian]

It seems to be objectively bad for clubs so leagues / associations could surely ban it if they actually cared. Which I know they don't, obviously.

[Lewis]

That England game in an empty Molineux is going to be a classic.

[phonics]

You'd have to ban the entire practice across the financial world and there's too many rich fucks making money off it to stop. Same reason Toys R Us went bust.

[Kikó]

Did Smalling win the Europa at United? If he wins tonight and then joins real Madrid or Liverpool, he can complete the set.

[Giggles]

I’ve just seen our squad and there’s a Hamilton in the forwards that I’ll need to look up because I haven’t a notion.

[Luke Emia]

I’ve just seen our squad and there’s a Hamilton in the forwards that I’ll need to look up because I haven’t a notion.

Lewis?

[Ian]

No, that's Giggles. It says it right there.

[Lewis]

Jose Mourinho holding up his fingers to make it all about him. :cool:

[Waffdon]

Jose :cool:

[Manc]

Get Chris Smalling on the plane.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Did he do 5 fingers for his 5 European trophies as a manager, or was it 7 fingers to include those he won as an assistant coach and translator?

[Bernanke]

Roma is way more small time than I thought. Only 3 Serie A titles?

[Don]

Why did they play the EL final before the ConL final?

Internationals should be a good end to the season. We currently have a friendly with Canada which is under immense political pressure to be cancelled. Oi you fucking melt, yes our government shot down the plane that had your wife and kids on it but this is bigger than that, this is about WC prep. Our participation in the Kirin Cup was cancelled by the clerics due to the alcohol sponsors whilst friendlies with Ecuador and other top nations are cancelled due to refusals to give visas and other such shite. Why we haven't arranged something with Russia I don't understand.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/canada-soccer-cancels-mens-national-team-friendly-vs-iran-in-vancouver/

The western gammon used to fucking love to spout the 'politics has no place in sport' line but hy Christ has the last couple years changed that. Fond memories of our boys across the sports getting fined and samctioned for refusal to face those zionist child killers over the last few decades :happycry:

[SincereTheRebel]

Roma is way more small time than I thought. Only 3 Serie A titles?

Them and Napoli just finish second more often than not

[John Arne]

Roma = Tottenham

[niko_cee]

Harsh on Roma.

[thommo]

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Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch. :D

[Lewis]

There seems to be a lot of scamming and ticket thieving going on. It could just be the normal amount amplified by social media, or...

[Spikey M]

https://i.makeagif.com/media/9-08-2019/jr5jf5.gif

[Gray Fox]

Mansfield imploding in this play off game.

[Lewis]

1530301154151866368

Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch. :D

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[Shindig]

That's a version of Summer Holiday I'd probably watch.

[Gray Fox]

Real Madrid: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy, Casemiro, Kroos, Modric, Valverde, Vinicius Junior, Benzema

Subs: Lunin, Marcelo, Nacho, Ceballos, Camavinga, Isco, Lucas, Hazard, Asensio, Bale, Rodrygo, Mariano

Liverpool: Alisson, Trent, Van Dijk, Konate, Robertson, Fabinho, Thiago, Henderson, Diaz, Mane, Salah.

Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Matip, Tsimikas, Milner, Keita, Jones, Elliott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Minamino, Jota, Firmino


As far as I can tell, that's full strength from both sides. I felt more confident against the Madrid of 4 years ago, I'll admit.

We've tended to start very slowly and sluggishly in recent games. Do that again here and there will be trouble. The way both are set up, I suspect whoever scores first will win.

[Kikó]

Liverpool to win 3-1.

[Shindig]

Too close to call. I just hope they don't bore the place to tears.

[Giggles]

Why does Alexander Arnold only warrant first name basis? Not even a 'Mo'?

[Waffdon]

Toni Kroos starting :sick:

[Giggles]

Two early Liverpool goals, a 3rd while Madrid chase it and get one back, and they'll add a 4th as it runs down. A very handy 4-1.

Madric always just look like a team waiting to collapse at any point, no matter how well they're playing.

[Mike]

The baby is bed, food is cooking, beer is poured…. I’m ready!

[Waffdon]

I see the Kopite mongs have been storming into the stadium without tickets.

[Spikey M]

What could go wrong?

[Gray Fox]

Hopefully you can't kick holes in this stadium.

The game is on the BT Sport YouTube channel for free tonight, if anyone wants to put up with Michael Owen.

[Spikey M]

Michael Owen? Ffs.

[Gray Fox]

At a guess, Madrid want to clogg up their right side/our left and encourage Trent to come forward, then play Vinicius in off that. I assume Liverpool wanted the pace of Konate to try and deal with that too.

I think it'll be 2-0 to whoever scores first.

[Yevrah]

Bang up for this!

[Offshore Toon]

Did anybody see Jake Humphreys' LinkedIn post? Fully autistic.

Still massively preferable to the main scums they get in as pundits.

[Spikey M]

My intense hatred of both sides is taking the shine off, but it does have the makings of a great final.

On balance, I think I might - and this makes me feel a bit sick - actually prefer a Liverpool win. For all the Scouse flaws, the "Spanish Giants" have always been the most entitled cunts in football. The Mbappe seethe has shown that nothing has changed in that. I want to see the tears of Spanish Children.

[Giggles]

Why would you be following Jake Humphries on LinkedIn?

[Gray Fox]

Looks like Thiago has felt something in the warmup.

[Manc]

Thiago on the ropes.

[Dark Soldier]

I've always admired Real, a proper club with fantastic morals. Let's go boys.

[Waffdon]

Looks like Thiago has felt something in the warmup.

He’s pathetic

[Offshore Toon]

Why would you be following Jake Humphries on LinkedIn?
I don't know, why would you be following Jake Humphries on LinkedIn?

[Spikey M]

To get to the other side.

[Manc]

Liverpool end looks half empty.

[Spikey M]

They're all still stood at bus stops.

[Waffdon]

Kenny Dalgliesh’s daughter was greeting about getting into the stadium being impossible earlier or something.

[Waffdon]

Delayed by 15 mins because of the scruffy bastards :D

[Gray Fox]

Kelly :wub:

[Spikey M]

My intense hatred of both sides is taking the shine off, but it does have the makings of a great final.

On balance, I think I might - and this makes me feel a bit sick - actually prefer a Liverpool win. For all the Scouse flaws, the "Spanish Giants" have always been the most entitled cunts in football. The Mbappe seethe has shown that nothing has changed in that. I want to see the tears of Spanish Children.

That didn't last long.

Scouse cunts.

Hala Madrid.

[7om]

French police using teargas on the Liverpool fans. Disgusting. That would never happen in Brexit Britain.

[Gray Fox]

Actually I can’t think of something Boris would approve of more.

[7om]

All over Twitter now. Liverpool fans are climbing the fences outside.

[Spikey M]

Hopefully this gets cancelled and they just give Real the cup. Fucking rats.

[Magic]

Hahaha Scouse fuckers.

[Giggles]

Seeing as Hillsborough is basically their religion, you think they’d learn at some stage.

[Spikey M]

9:30 :lol:

[Spikey M]

Seeing as Hillsborough is basically their religion, you think they’d learn at some stage.

Anniversary of Haysel yesterday too.

[Giggles]

Anniversary of Haysel yesterday too.

Shhhh. That one didn’t happen.

[-james-]

Fans of any English club (maybe not City) would do the same. Did you not see the Euros final?

[Yevrah]

I’m watching this abroad so have no idea what’s going on, but suspected Liverpool fans were at the heart of it.

[Spikey M]

Shhhh. That one didn’t happen.

It did, it was just the stadiums fault. It fell apart for no reason.

[Dark Soldier]

"Why does everyone hate us la?"

Wonder why. Cunts.

[Spikey M]

Fans of any English club (maybe not City) would do the same. Did you not see the Euros final?

To this extent? Nonsense.

[Yevrah]

Fans of any English club (maybe not City) would do the same. Did you not see the Euros final?

I did, but I don’t recall the kick off being delayed. Twice.

[Spikey M]

Oh 8:30 now. They just gave us the French time for some reason. :cab:

[Dark Soldier]

It's all on the police, obviously. Not the salt of the earth fans.

Scum club.

[Shindig]

Our lot would give up and then trash Paris.

[Spikey M]

I did, but I don’t recall the kick off being delayed. Twice.

2 stadium disasters and they still pull this shit. Even if any other team would do this - they wouldn't - this lot should know better.

[Giggles]

RTE have the tiny violins out for the poor scousers (all with tickets naturally) all being kept out by the big French meanies. They’ll all have seen the videos too the soft cunts.

[Shindig]

They're not filling this place in ten minutes.

[Dark Soldier]

Mad how there's no issues with the Real side and fans. Shocking even.

[Yevrah]

20:36? What sort of time is that?

[Pepe]

The fuck is going on?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Mon Madrid if it ever starts.

[Yevrah]

The fuck is going on?

Indeed. What is it actually being delayed for? Get more people in? Worry of a turf war outside?

[Spikey M]

The fuck is going on?

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[Spikey M]

The state of Ronaldo :D

[7om]

Jesus, fat Ronaldo looks fit to burst.

[Shindig]

Did I just see Raul with a black eye?

[Spikey M]

Nadal in a suit looks like a shit Jimmy Carr waxwork.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just start it ffs.

[Spikey M]

There's not a single person watching that wants this. Fuck off love.

[Shindig]

Superbowl, this ain't.

[Yevrah]

If you’re gonna have this wank, why isn’t it at half time?

[Manc]

Phwoar.

[Magic]

If you’re gonna have this wank, why isn’t it at half time?

It's a nice distraction from the crush outside.

[Shindig]

I'd give anyone £500 to boot a ball off her head.

[Spikey M]

Booing :D

[Baz]

Let’s have it. :drool:

[Gray Fox]

She looked a bit out of it too.

At last some soccer. Madrid are 7-0 in Champions League era finals. Hopefully that run ends now.

[Shindig]

Yeah, as soon as the first goal goes in, this place gets torn up. Moody atmosphere.

[Manc]

What the fuck is this camera angle?

[Lewis]

They should do the Formula 1 thing where the game has to be finished within the two hour window. Late kick-off, early finish.

[phonics]

Potentially 120 minutes of listening to ‘Benzimar’. Lord give me strength.

[Guybrush]

I see everyone is jumping to conclusions instead of reading actual reports of what's happened. Ah, well.

[Baz]

Potentially 120 minutes of listening to ‘Benzimar’. Lord give me strength.

Humour me.

[Spikey M]

I see everyone is jumping to conclusions instead of reading actual reports of what's happened. Ah, well.

The only jumping going on is ticketless fans over fences.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Thought that was going to hit TBone and go back in off his head.

[Waffdon]

Madrid have been battered literally every time Toni Kroos has started a game in the CL. No idea why they’re still using these 3 again. Get Rodrygo or Camavinga on pronto

[Spikey M]

This is VERY one sided.

[Waffdon]

Naked when Hazard comes off the bench to win it

[Spikey M]

How is that not a yellow? :D

[Waffdon]

Luis Diaz has been POCKETED so far.

[Spikey M]

Fuck sake

[Spikey M]

It wasn't a pass. Goal surely.

[Shindig]

What a glorious mess that was.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Goal for me.

[Lewis]

Isn't this a penalty anyway?

[Spikey M]

That's got to be a goal

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Mental.

[Spikey M]

Bullshit.

[Shindig]

Lucky sods. Not a deliberate play, whatever that means.

[Yevrah]

If he wasn’t offside when the ball came through I can’t see how it isn’t.

Utter game killing shit from var again though.

[Lewis]

And surely it's 'deliberate' if it's played through a tackle?

[Browning]

Whether deliberate or not about 4 Liverpool players tripped over the ball with no one from Madrid touching it. Goal all day.

[Gray Fox]

Even I think that’s a goal.

[phonics]

If he wasn’t offside when the ball came through I can’t see how it isn’t.

Utter game killing shit from var again though.

The linesman flagged it offside not VAR.

[Shindig]

I would've given it. It's the kind of shambles you should be punished for.

[Yevrah]

Do I not understand the offside rule? Why was that supposedly offside with a defender behind Benzema?

[Browning]

Do I not understand the offside rule? Why was that supposedly offside with a defender behind Benzema?

Because there has to be 2 defensive players and he's beyond the Goalie.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Do I not understand the offside rule? Why was that supposedly offside with a defender behind Benzema?
Defender was acting as the keeper.

[Waffdon]

He was behind the goalkeeper

[Yevrah]

The linesman flagged it offside not VAR.

You misunderstand me. This is not a sport that should be stopped for 3 minutes while people look at video replays.

[Spikey M]

Do I not understand the offside rule? Why was that supposedly offside with a defender behind Benzema?

If you're behind the goalkeeper you have to be level with 2 outfield players.

[phonics]

'Mon now Yev...

[Waffdon]

At least Yev got his answer :lol:

[Yevrah]

He was behind the goalkeeper

Genuinely never knew that was the rule. It sounds like a very stupid one on face value.

[Yevrah]

If you're behind the goalkeeper you have to be level with 2 outfield players.

Unless I’m missing something, that makes abort as much sense as not being allowed to shoot backwards in pool.

[Shindig]

You can't be offside in your own half, too. I learned that the other day.

[Browning]

You always have to have 2 defenders playing you onside, it's just the keeper counts as 1 of them in 99.9% of occasions.

[Yevrah]

As for the game, Livepool clearly a superior team but fancy Real to win it.

[Yevrah]

You can't be offside in your own half, too. I learned that the other day.

I knew that one.

[phonics]

In Yev world then no-one would ever be offside. You could just stand in front of the keeper all day. That's why it's 2 players. Ignore Spikey using the world outfield. It's just 2 players.

[Adramelch]

Unless I’m missing something, that makes abort as much sense as not being allowed to shoot backwards in pool.

Rather than having this goalkeeper/outfield player distinction, just think of it as "you have to be covered by 2 opposition players".

[Manc]

2022 and people still don't understand the offside law. Outstanding effort.

[Yevrah]

In Yev world then no-one would ever be offside. You could just stand in front of the keeper all day. That's why it's 2 players. Ignore Spikey using the world outfield. It's just 2 players.

Or in my World the keeper should be irrelevant and it should just be one outfield player.

[Yevrah]

Cheers for clarifying the prior explanations though Phonics and Browning.

[phonics]

Or in my World the keeper should be irrelevant and it should just be one outfield player.

In which case he would be offside.it’s not like a goalie is going to get involved in playing the offside trap.

Edit: oh I see what you mean. My bad.

[Offshore Toon]

2022 and people still don't understand the offside law. Outstanding effort.
I'm actually stunned. No more football opinions from Yev or Shindig until they've got their badges or something.

[Adramelch]

The initial iteration back in the days of yore was three players even, if memory serves me well.

[Shindig]

I'm actually stunned. No more football opinions from Yev or Shindig until they've got their badges or something.

To be fair, how many times does the beyond the keeper/inside your own half come up?

[niko_cee]

:D

Good shit.

Can't be offside from a goal kick (remember Klose in whatever dreadful world Cup debacle the Lampard non-goal was) either for the didn't know that rules chumps. Offside rule is a doozy when you really get into it though.

[phonics]

The in your own half one comes up alot. Especially if you've ever played a game of football.

[phonics]

:D

Good shit.

Can't be offside from a goal kick (remember Klose in whatever dreadful world Cup debacle the Lampard non-goal was) either for the didn't know that rules chumps. Offside rule is a doozy when you really get into it though.

I remember not being able to pick up the ball from a throw-in sending ripples through our U-11s team.

[Yevrah]

I'm actually stunned. No more football opinions from Yev or Shindig until they've got their badges or something.

My bad for not knowing it but the rule is a crap one. There’s no unfair advantage been gained by Benzema there so it’s pretty dumb for that goal to be against the rules.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

You can't be offside in your own half, too. I learned that the other day.

Have you watched any football?

[phonics]

There's no unfair advantage to your foot being a mm ahead of someone elses when you're facing the other way but them's the rules.

[Yevrah]

There's no unfair advantage to your foot being a mm ahead of someone elses when you're facing the other way but them's the rules.

Yeah, they need to change that too.

[Spikey M]

The in your own half one comes up alot. Especially if you've ever played a game of football.

https://www.givemesport.com/1804371-worst-football-decision-ever-jan-vertonghens-offside-goal-for-spurs-is-still-baffling

Still makes me laugh.

[Shindig]

Have you watched any football?

When's the last time you saw someone score inside their own half with no defenders behind them? I didn't know it was a rule because it rarely gets triggered. Even in that Vertonghen example, there's a defender back.

[Spikey M]

When's the last time you saw someone score inside their own half with no defenders behind them? I didn't know it was a rule because it rarely gets triggered.

You don't have to score from in your own half. You have to receive the ball in your own half.

[Adramelch]

Yeah it actually happens somewhat often. Maybe not in actual goals, but a lot of counter attacks from corners happen that way.

[7om]

Has Shindig suffered a head injury recently?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

When's the last time you saw someone score inside their own half with no defenders behind them? I didn't know it was a rule because it rarely gets triggered. Even in that Vertonghen example, there's a defender back.
Receiving the ball in your half and running on happens a lot in counter attacks from corners.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

"Vini" :cool:

[Yevrah]

This has got a Real smash and grab written all over it.

[Spikey M]

Get in.

[Yevrah]

And there it is. :D

[Lewis]

This Madrid team are great. They play what Ole Gunnar Binman thought he was seeing.

[7om]

Was always going to happen. Liverpool have been impotent up front.

[Waffdon]

Liverpool haven’t done anything since the 30th minute. Hardly a smash and grab.

‘Trent’ :lol: awful as usual

[Shindig]

Receiving the ball in your half and running on happens a lot in counter attacks from corners.

Aye but there's usually defenders back. I never bring the offside rule (or the exception to it) into it. I've never looked at those situations and thought, "Oh, where's the flag." Anyway, I'll take the L. As will Liverpool.

[Adramelch]

Aye but there's usually defenders back. I never bring the offside rule (or the exception to it) into it. I've never looked at those situations and thought, "Oh, where's the flag." Anyway, I'll take the L. As will Liverpool.

It's usually on those last minute corners where the opposition needs a goal that this particular situation occurs.

[Danny]

You dont have to receive the ball in your half. You have to be in your own half when the ball is played. Imagine the halfway line is the line they draw for VAR.

Pretty sure Torres in 2012 is a prime example of this discussion. 99% sure he is in his own half, behind the last outfield player but in his own half when the ball his played. He then takes his first touch in the Barcelona half IIRC after chasing down the hoof.

[Lewis]

How come the Liverpool end of the ground doesn't have any stairwells?

[Baz]

Courtois is insane

[Pepe]

Playing modern high-level football can't be enjoyable at all.

[randomlegend]

Playing modern high-level football can't be enjoyable at all.

I'd imagine the millions and millions and millions of pounds soften the blow.

[7om]

Ancelotti must’ve burned 1,000 calories with how fast he’s chewing.

[phonics]

Just come to me that Carlo Ancelotti was managing Everton to 10th place this time last year.

[Gray Fox]

Liverpool will need some kind of deflection to score here.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Why not hit that?

[randomlegend]

Alexander-Arnold is so tilted lmao.

[Adramelch]

Alexander Arnold has been horrendous.

[Waffdon]

Carvajal has been absolutely brilliant

[Waffdon]

Alexander Arnold has been horrendous.

Cross spam merchant.

[7om]

I’d sub Keita immediately for that.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Courtois MOTM.

[Yevrah]

If this was a snooker match Liverpool would be cursing their run of the ball.

If they do somehow arse one in we could be in for a cracking finish.

[Yevrah]

I’d sub Keita immediately for that.

Yeah, a disgraceful effort.

[Shindig]

That should've been the killer.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Man I thought they had It with that counter.

[Pepe]

That shot. :D

[Gray Fox]

Courtois has won them this. Amazing display.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Benzema has been poor.

[Shindig]

Nah, Benzema's held the ball really nicely, especially in that first half.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fuck off Ceballos.

[Danny]

Ceballos looking like a competition winner when going through there.

[Lewis]

Fucking yes.

[Manc]

A truly pathetic display.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Never in doubt.

[Yevrah]

Some streak from Madrid in finals this. Undertaker esque.

[Gray Fox]

3 finals without a goal. Albeit tonight was more due to Courtois, but that’s still an issue.

[Luca]

Brilliant. :cool:

[Waffdon]

Still just the 4 trophies for King Klopp is it?

No injuries or extra time for Andrew Robertson and now primed to inflict pain on Ukrainians. Love it.

[Pepe]

That was shit.

[Lewis]

Some streak from Madrid in finals this. Undertaker esque.

Two attempts on goal. Football 'eritage. :cool:

[randomlegend]

Considering how much wanking on there is about the greatness of this Liverpool team, their trophy haul is pretty shit.

[Yevrah]

A truly pathetic display.

From Livepool? Thought they were alright, just didn’t quite get the rub you sometimes need and came up against a colossus in goal.

[Dark Soldier]

Best team won

https://i.ibb.co/TLjYhJN/unknown.png

[Lewis]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Ceballos#Controversies

Woah what. :lol:

[Pepe]

Two attempts on goal. Football 'eritage. :cool:

At some point I thought that this lot were playing very un-Madrid like, but then I remembered that Ancelotti is the manager. That brand of horrible football will always be the best way to win trophies.

[Spikey M]

That was some performance from Courtois, but half of the shots were easy for him. It felt like Liverpool could have played for another 2 hours without scoring.

From what I've seen of Luis Diaz, he's just a poncey Andros Townsend isn't he? He looks good. Always looks a threat. But what does he actually do? No end product.

[Pepe]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Ceballos#Controversies

Woah what. :lol:

:D

[Shindig]

I enjoyed it. Madrid contained and smacked them on the counter. Liverpool looked out of ideas in the second half.

[Spikey M]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Ceballos#Controversies

Woah what. :lol:

:D

This is what media coaching has robbed us of in this country.

[Lewis]

That was some performance from Courtois, but half of the shots were easy for him. It felt like Liverpool could have played for another 2 hours without scoring.

From what I've seen of Luis Diaz, he's just a poncey Andros Townsend isn't he? He looks good. Always looks a threat. But what does he actually do? No end product.

Shoeless Jarrod Bowen.

[randomlegend]

There's something that just doesn't look right about Militao. It's like he's an NPC that accidentally ended up as the main character.

[Shindig]

From extortion to the Ballon d'Or. What a six months for Benzema.

[Gray Fox]

What in the fuck is Micheal Owen on about?

[Lewis]

Michael Owen is obviously a tit, but Steven Gerrard shouldn't be indulging this 'best team' nonsense.

[Waffdon]

Probably another £20m for Hazard winning the Champions League. What a deal that was for him and Chelsea. He gets to stack his trophy haul without playing and Chelsea keep getting to fuck over FFP.

[Vercetti]

Michael Owen is a genuine spastic.

Making Rio Ferdinand look intelligent, here.

[Waffdon]

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My hero

[Giggles]

What’s this guard of honour shite? Everything has become so fucking flowery nowadays.

[Lewis]

1530666076991791111

Facts.

[7om]

Don Bale picking up medals while he’s a full time golfer.