2011/2012 UEFA Champions League

[Hobo]

A chance to win the champions league? Perhaps a distraction for the FA Cup Final

[Colly]

Lukaku's 18, he doesn't have to be registered, does he?

Isn't that Premier League rules rather than UEFA?

[stokeriño]

berober is correct regarding the silly CL rules.

And hobo: it might if the FA Cup final weren't a whole fortnight earlier than the Champions League final...

[Lineker]

What did Shreeves do to Ivanovic? Is there a video?

[METALMAN]

[Lineker]

Excellent.

[GoN_]

Congrats to Chelsea. Two almost perfect games and a very deserved win in the semis.

[therockbox]

Sky Sports have confirmed Geoff Shreeves will not be their interviewer for their coverage of the Paralympics

[Adam]

That'd be brilliant (or horrifying, depends how you look at it).

"Congrats and all on winning the wheelchair tennis, but let's face it, you still can't use your legs can you?"

[EddieG]

That cracked me up way more than it should have.

[Steeb]

The comment "Shreeves was also seen walking around the stadium telling kids Santa isn't real" is brilliant.

[DFF]

Bench?

Hilario, Ferreira, Romeu, Essien, Malouda, Torres, and...?

I would put Bertrand as the seventh but I have a sneaking suspicion that he and Lukaku aren't in the Champions League squad due to its silly rules.

Sam Hutchinson?

[stokeriño]

He's another one who I doubt will have been registered. I'll have to go and look it up.

[stokeriño]

According to UEFA.com Ryan Bertrand is in the squad (but Lukaku and Hutchinson aren't), so I imagine he'd be the final name.

[brenchill]

The comment "Shreeves was also seen walking around the stadium telling kids Santa isn't real" is brilliant.

Almost as brilliantly lame as this:

Geoff: John,U Been Sent Off By Kicking Sanchez Right? John: Uh,Yes

Geoff: That Means Ur Not Going To The Champions League Final.

John: Yeah,And I'm Gonna Spending That Time With Your Wife.

[Hobo]

berober is correct regarding the silly CL rules.

And hobo: it might if the FA Cup final weren't a whole fortnight earlier than the Champions League final...

I'm just trying to cover up my underlying pessimism, Stok, jeez!

If Chelsea manage to lose it then I bet someone is going to make that excuse.

[Adam]

Seems odd that Lukaku wasn't registered.

[stokeriño]

Not that odd really. He would only get in ahead of Drogba and Torres if both were unavailable. Even Sturridge would probably have been ahead of him in that position.

Not to mention that Anelka was part of the original CL registration and the number of changes/additions possible to make in January are limited.

[Matt]

I forgot Lukaku even existed... Has he played at all?

[stokeriño]

Couple of appearances, last of which I think might have been the Carling Cup exit to Liverpool. Generally been very poor in all of them. Spending his time with the reserves at the moment.