2012/13 UEFA Champions League thread

[Summers]

Leg muscle is still pretty vague. Don't care as long as they stay ahead, my Chelsea, Celtic, Bayern, Juve acca is on...

Upper. >_>

Big winnings?

[DavidMarrio]

Made up for Rafa, he gets a win and Chelsea get knocked out in the process

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

We're going to get absolutely mashed on Sunday.

We wont.

Anyway, shocking tonight. Expect Madrid in the next round, hoping so too.

[Colly]

Leg muscle is still pretty vague. Don't care as long as they stay ahead, my Chelsea, Celtic, Bayern, Juve acca is on...

Upper. >_>

Big winnings?

Nah, bottled it really after some losses. Only £2 on, think its £15 back-ish, Bayern and Chelsea were miles odds on.

[Matt]

We're going to get absolutely mashed on Sunday.

Have you watched city recently?

[MJB]

Yeah, but I've also watched us in recent weeks aswell.

At least City look like they could keep a clean sheet in the league.

[Kaney]

Celtic in the last 16 !

[Jimmy]

Happy for Celtic. Was it a good performance?

[stokeriño]

Bring on the Europa League!

[Colly]

Messi got stretchered off, not good news for his goal record attempt.

[Dynamite]

Fantastic performance by United, perfect preparation for the biggest game of our season so far.

Absolute shite.

I wouldn't judge our chances on Sunday based on today's team. None of the back four today will play against City. Midfield will be completely different too (though I am pretty scared we'll go for that sprightly trio of Carrick/Fletcher/Scholes). Hell, even the strike force will be different with RVP coming in and possibly a winger. City haven't been amazing themselves and I have faith Fergie's been focusing hard on our defence and set pieces in training.

[MJB]

Fantastic performance by United, perfect preparation for the biggest game of our season so far.

Absolute shite.

I wouldn't judge our chances on Sunday based on today's team. None of the back four today will play against City. Midfield will be completely different too (though I am pretty scared we'll go for that sprightly trio of Carrick/Fletcher/Scholes). Hell, even the strike force will be different with RVP coming in and possibly a winger. City haven't been amazing themselves and I have faith Fergie's been focusing hard on our defence and set pieces in training.

So the back four will be the same that started the Reading game?

Great

I'm sure Fergie has had them working on the defence but I'd hope that he's been doing that for the last couple of months, still isn't working yet though.

[Lineker]

Samaras was in absolute beast mode!

[Matt]

Tonight was the first time that someone has beaten Man Utd at Old Trafford with a clean sheet in almost 3 years.

[Baddar]

Tonight was the first time that someone has beaten Man Utd at Old Trafford with a clean sheet in almost 3 years.

Yup, stupid Besiktas!

[Matt]

That was more than 3 years ago, silly Baddar.

[Baddar]

That was more than 3 years ago, silly Baddar.

Sshh. Leeds never happened. The only game against your lot I choose to remember is the Cup win, which included a cameo centre back appearance from Berba.

[therockbox]

[Summers]

Park the fucking tank.

[Lineker]

It worked though!

Japanese side Sanfrecce Hiroshima have beaten Auckland City of New Zealand 1-0 in their Club World Cup play-off match in Yokohama in Japan thanks to a second-half goal from Toshihiro Aoyama. The match was the first at a major Fifa competition to implement goal-line technology

Hiroshima will now face Al-Ahly of Egypt in the quarter-finals with Chelsea joining the competition at the semi-final stage next week.