2012/13 UEFA Champions League thread

[Baddar]

David fucking De Gea.

[brenchill]

Why didn't Giggs hit that first time?

[MJB]

Trouble is, he deals with shots like this every single week.

Why didn't Giggs just hit that?

And my god Rooney has been terrible tonight.

[brenchill]

I love how Utd are still looking a threat in the 82nd minute. Most teams would be sitting back now.

[Lineker]

Pepe is on for Xabi Alonso.

[Baddar]

Trouble is, he deals with shots like this every single week.

Exactly.

I like how G.Nevs is back on his side now.

[MJB]

Fergie's had a word.

Oh good, Ramos and Pepe on the same pitch. Look out Rafa and RvP.

[Lineker]

And now Anderson on for Rooney.

Both managers clearly looking ahead to the second leg.

[MJB]

Ramos has been shot again.

[Lineker]

Hummels ties it up again in Donetsk.

[MJB]

RvP gets a lot of credit that he deserves but I don't think I've ever really seen him hold the ball up or run the channels. Not much good when you're trying to keep the ball high up the pitch.

[MJB]

1-1.

Well I'd have taken that, although they could have let us take the corner, that seemed a bit harsh.

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

Referee was an utter joke, seriously shit.

De Gea was immense and Welbeck was outstanding. Cant really complain about that result.

[Baddar]

De Gea, worlds #1 !

[Sam]

Great performance 1-1 away in Madrid is great, really fancy our chances at home, bring on the next leg!

[Starvinho]

Cracking result for us, and a top performance from the lads. One of our best in Europe for 2-3 seasons in my opinion. Jones was a beast.

[MJB]

"This night could be the making of David De Gea"

Well not really. The media will still crucify him and the United fans will continue to love him.

The fact is, he makes saves like tonight all the time. Most of them don't even surprise me anymore, because his shot stopping is second to none in the world. And that's not an exaggeration. Yes, he could be better at claiming high balls but the fact is that he's always going to be up against bigger and stronger players, therefore it makes it harder for him. Yes, he's also unorthodox when he comes to kicking stuff away, but he still keeps the damn thing out.

Oh and our last unorthodox goalkeeper, yeah he's the one in the Sky studio. Half decent keeper he was, I think his name was Schmeichel.

[brenchill]

He was a character, but I wouldn't exactly call Schmeichel unorthodox. He was top class.

I wouldn't call De Gea unorthodox either, just poor at claiming crosses.

[Whisper]

I don't think I've ever hated a footballer as much as I hate Sergio Ramos. What a cunt.

Good result, Evans, Welbeck and Jones were superb. De Gea man of the match for me though. That first half save was unreal. People on the BBC website slagging off Van Persie. I thought he was excellent. His hold up play was fantastic at times.

Bring on the second leg. No reason we can't be beating them at Old Trafford.

[MJB]

He was a character, but I wouldn't exactly call Schmeichel unorthodox. He was top class.

I wouldn't call De Gea unorthodox either, just poor at claiming crosses.

I'd call both of them unorthodox. De Gea because of how often he uses his feet to stop shots rather than his hands and Schmeichel just because of his star jump, a trademark.