2011/2012 UEFA Champions League

[Matt]

The "I could understand if they were found not guilty" was in reference to the match-fixing case.

[METALMAN]

oh there's another case? how pathetic.

[Matt]

Fenerbahce are part of a huge alleged match-fixing scandal across Turkey and as such UEFA blocked them from entering the Champions League, so Fenerbahce are taking UEFA to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to claim compensation.

[Lineker]

Some Barca/Chelsea factoids for you...

[METALMAN]

Some Barca/Chelsea factoids for you...

Are you aware that factoids are not, as popularly thought, facts? They are actually pieces of misinformation that are repeated so often that they become accepted as facts. Shame on you Linekles!

Also, quite excitingly, this leads us the recognition that the popular definition of factoid is itself a factoid.

But the 5-1 win in 1999/00, under similar circumstances to this year’s encounter, with Barça needing to make up for 3-1 first leg defeat in London, would see the home side through to the final

Although this one is wrong.

And this:

Chelsea is the lowest scoring of all four quarter finalists (22) and is also the side that has leaked the most goals (9).

Four quarter finalists?

[Lineker]

Go away. Far far away.

[METALMAN]

just because i'm right. :/

[Lineker]

Go be right far away.

[METALMAN]

such a meanie (N)

[The Lusophone]

Also, quite excitingly, this leads us the recognition that the popular definition of factoid is itself a factoid.

You have an... odd definition of excitingly.

[stokeriño]

Amused a little by the oft-repeated claim that the pitch in Barcelona will be "much wider" than that at Stamford Bridge. Having actually checked, the pitch is one metre wider. One.

It's also two metres longer, but this will hardly matter when Barcelona's half of the pitch won't be used all that much anyway.

And because I also enjoy pointing out flaws in 'factoids'...

• FC Barcelona and Chelsea have met eleven times in Europe, with 4 wins for the

English club, 3 for the Catalans and four draws

This is a "football didn't exist before 1992" stat. They have met 14 times in total - five wins each.

• The Londoners are unbeaten in nine matches in all competitions, having won six of

them. They haven’t even conceded a goal for four games.

Just to be clear, that's to say that in four of the last nine games Chelsea did not concede a goal. We sure conceded within the last four games (hey Spurs). I wasn't aware that four clean sheets in nine was worthy of note.

[GoN_]

Good Luck.

[MDK]

Cech poking his tongue out is adorable

[Colly]

Sliiiiightly attacking looking Barca side there.

[MDK]

Where is Lineacre with the squads >:3

[GoN_]

[MDK]

You're not Linakar

:kiss:

[GoN_]

I just wanted to help.

[MJB]

Barca to play a 2-5-3

Or Masch at the back with Pique and Puyol Still a weird decision to leave Dani Alves out though.

[METALMAN]

this is better looking than those provided by linekles