G-O-D

Final matches of the first knockout round: Arsenal v Bayern Munich (First Leg 1-3) I'm going for a 2-1 here. Arsenal will win, but still fail to make it to the next round. Bayer Leverkusen v Liverpool (First Leg 1-3) 1-0. I have absolutely no idea how this match will turn out, given Liverpool's inconsistent form. Juventus v Real Madrid (First Leg 0-1) 3-3. Two very evenly matched sides. I expect Madrid to just edge it though. Monaco v PSV Eindhoven (First Leg 0-1) 0-1. Monaco just don't have the quality they had last season.

"Boring, Boring Chelsea"

Sell Bojinov, and use that money to get another precocious forward like Robinho/Tevez/Cavenaghi, maybe even C.Ronaldo, depending on how well he and Man Utd are doing.

8 pts clear. Now Manchester, this is how you beat a fighting bottom team.

Heaven on Earth? It gives me a spiritual kinds feeling, for some weird reason.

Those screenies look really good. Now Real Madrid in FM will probably simulate real life by signing a 'galactico' every season. But do the chairmen interfering in transfers thing only happen in countries like Spain/Italy? Since, in real life, only clubs in these countries have chairmen who do that. In England, the chairmen hardly ever interfere with transfers, at least not to the extent that the chairmen in Italy and Spain do.

IMO, fines don't work in football anymore, unless it's a REALLY hefty one, which the various FAs seem reluctant to implement. The FAs should use other forms of punishment, like match bans or something. Prutton's 10 match ban for pushing a referee is what I would call an effective punishment nowadays.

Looks like Terry is gonna have a hangover

And we've done it Mourinho's first trophy in England, but there are reports that he will not go and collect it.

2 mins of injury time... Come on Chelsea! Hang in there for 2 more mins!

Come on you Blues! Defend! We have never shipped more than 2 goals this season, don't let it happen now!

So much action in 4 mins! First a melee, then 2 quick goals by the most unlikely people, Kezman and Nunez. This is great

And a melee breaks out for reasons which are not clear. Drogba gets booked, and I think Makelele and Hamann, which were in the thick of the melee, are about to get booked too. And Hamann's already on a yellow...

I told you I had a good vibe! GOOOO DROGBA! EDIT: Now we have to do what we do best. DEFEND!

Kezman is doing nothing on the pitch except for getting caught offside! And Gerrard is having a bad game. Maybe he's too caught up in thinking about his future at Chelsea

Well, apparently, Jose got sent off because of the gesture of putting his finger to his lips at the Liverpool fans after the OG. IMO, that didn't warrent a red card unless the ref deems that it was an obscene gesture. To me, Jose's gesture had the same effect as a player cupping his hands to his ears in front of the opposition fans. You don't see players getting sent off for that, do you?