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Who do you think will triumph this time?  

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  1. 1. Who do you think will triumph this time?

    • Chelsea
      35
    • Arsenal
      27
    • Manchester United
      30
    • Liverpool
      32
    • Milan
      13
    • Juventus
      17
    • Internazionale
      2
    • Barcelona
      51
    • Real Madrid
      20
    • Other
      17


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Villa Real 0-0 Rangers incorrect it was 1-1

Sorry about the incorrect scoreline. I could have sworn I heard John Dykes say it was a goalless draw.

I can see Chelsea manager leaving at the end of the season and the chairman buying Barcelona.

LOL.

UPDATE

Liverpool are out of the Champions League after being beaten by Benfica, leaving Arsenal the only English team left in the CL. (How the hell did that happen?)

Arsenal and real Madrid played out a goalless draw which saw the English team go through to the Quarter-Finals.

AC Milan beat Bayern Munich to book their place in the quarters, as did Lyon who thrashed PSV Eindhoven.

Final Scores:

Arsenal 0-0 Real Madrid (1-0 Agg)

AC Milan 4-1 Bayern Munich (5-2 Agg)

Liverpool 0-2 Benfica (0-3 Agg)

PSV Eindhoven 0-4 Lyon (0-5 Agg)

SL_Benfica.png

Ser Benfiquista

? ter na alma a chama imensa

Que nos conquista

E leva ? palma a luz intensa

Do sol que l? no c?u

Risonho vem beijar

Com orgulho muito seu

As camisolas berrantes

Que nos campos a vibrar

S?o papoilas saltitantes.

I am gutted :cry:

I am going into hibination.

See you in the summer Martyn. :D . Seriously though, how did Liverpool play? Were Benfica better than them or were they lucky? They didn't telecast the match over here.

Congratulations to the Arsenal fans though, the team played really well and deserved to go through.

SL_Benfica.png

Ser Benfiquista

? ter na alma a chama imensa

Que nos conquista

E leva ? palma a luz intensa

Do sol que l? no c?u

Risonho vem beijar

Com orgulho muito seu

As camisolas berrantes

Que nos campos a vibrar

S?o papoilas saltitantes.

Ah e tal... e ganh?mos:D33; :D

Mods, can we have a thread merge, pl:rolleyes:leyes:

See you in the summer Martyn. :D . Seriously though, how did Liverpool play? Were Benfica better than them or were they lucky? They didn't telecast the match over here.

I will give an honest opinion on the game just for you.

At the start Liverpool dominated and we had about 10 clear cut chances, we hit the post twice and we should of scored a fair few. But our strikers cannot finish for anything, especially Morientes. After a while Benfica started to come into the game a bit more and they hit the crossbar, from that point on they came alive and scored a brilliant goal.

Once Benfica scored Liverpool became downhearted and it went downhill from there. It just was not are night and we didnt have any luck at all.

I dont understand why Traore player, he is a terrible player and perhaps handed Benfica their goals tonight. Hyypia is much more solid but he was not 100% fit. Playing Morientes up front was terrible as well, Morientes has not scored since December and he has started almost every game since then. So why play him in an such important game? Surely you should play Fowler who is a proven and prolific goalscorer and who actually understands the passion of Liverpool Football Club? Even Cisse would have scored a few tonight if he played up front, I can guarantee it. Cisse is a natural goalscorer but Rafa will not play him up front, only on the right wing! How can he score if he does not play upfront? Cisse could solve Liverpool's goal problems. It just was not our night.

Anyway, here is to next year! At least we keep our trophy! Well done to Arsenal as well, I like Arsenal much better than Chelsea (scum) and Manure (scum).

Even when we lost the Liverpool fans were singing their hearts out, and we applauded the Benfica players like they were are own. Liverpool have perhaps the best history and definately the best fans :)

You'll Never Walk Alone.

I will give an honest opinion on the game just for you.

At the start Liverpool dominated and we had about 10 clear cut chances, we hit the post twice and we should of scored a fair few. But our strikers cannot finish for anything, especially Morientes. After a while Benfica started to come into the game a bit more and they hit the crossbar, from that point on they came alive and scored a brilliant goal.

Once Benfica scored Liverpool became downhearted and it went downhill from there. It just was not are night and we didnt have any luck at all.

I dont understand why Traore player, he is a terrible player and perhaps handed Benfica their goals tonight. Hyypia is much more solid but he was not 100% fit. Playing Morientes up front was terrible as well, Morientes has not scored since December and he has started almost every game since then. So why play him in an such important game? Surely you should play Fowler who is a proven and prolific goalscorer and who actually understands the passion of Liverpool Football Club? Even Cisse would have scored a few tonight if he played up front, I can guarantee it. Cisse is a natural goalscorer but Rafa will not play him up front, only on the right wing! How can he score if he does not play upfront? Cisse could solve Liverpool's goal problems. It just was not our night.

Anyway, here is to next year! At least we keep our trophy! Well done to Arsenal as well, I like Arsenal much better than Chelsea (scum) and Manure (scum).

Even when we lost the Liverpool fans were singing their hearts out, and we applauded the Benfica players like they were are own. Liverpool have perhaps the best history and definately the best fans :)

You'll Never Walk Alone.

Just saw the goal highlights. Liverpool could have scored so many in the first 20 minutes. Can't understand whey they don't finish as well as they create, it's been the story all season long. You can't blame Morientes alone though. He was so good at Madrid and Monaco, especially Madrid.

What a brilliant goal by Simao. Absolutely brilliant!!

I'm glad that Liverpool are out though. Benfica are proving to be the English bane this season. I wonder what would happen if they were drawn against Arsenal in the next round.

An advise: I listened in the radio that you only scored 8 goals in 12 matches. Something must change, and fast!

Now that is something everyone should agree on.

Our strikers have only scored 1 goal combined in 2006! And for a team sitting pretty high up in the league that is unacceptable. Personally, I think the drought has mainly been down to selecting Morientes continuously when the guy cannot score for a toffee for Liverpool, he was great for Real and Monaco though but he just wont make it Anfield, and should be sold especially as he is 30 now and is past his peak.

Crouch is a good striker who brings more to the team than scoring goals. Cisse is a proven goalscorer who scored 20 goals in 30 games in France practically every season, and did well for Liverpool when played up front. Fowler is God, he is the third highest goal scorer in Premiership history, has scored the fastest hatrick in Premiership history, and scored so many goals for Liverpool. He may not be as good as he was but he is still God.

So in truth we have three good strikers, who if rotated and played in their correct positions (dont play Cisse on the wing for example, when he is a striker) can easily get us about 25 goals a season combined. If you rotate them three we will score goals, and when you score goals you get the confidence and the belief back and you will score more goals.

Come on Liverpool, just the last few pieces of the jigsaw need to be implemented. You'll Never Walk Alone.

Arsenal 0-0 Real Madrid

(Ars progress 1-0 on aggregate wahaha)

What a thrilling match. Goalless it may be, but there was certainly no lack of scoring chances. The opening 5 minues alone proves to be twice as exciting as the highlights of the Barca-Chelsea tie (I want my 2 hours I wasted on that match back).

Almost every single Arsenal player was brilliant and just like 2 weeks ago they should have wrapped the game up by half time. But really Real too were an improved side. At least Ronaldo had a scoring chance in the 3rd minute (which he headed tamely to Lehmann), something he didnt manage to do for the whole match in the Bernabeu.

Yet still Arsenal were undoubtedly the better side. Their passing was ABSOULUTELY SUPERB. Henry created so many chances for his teammates, Reyes in particular. In so many occasions he held the ball well, drawing all defenders to him, before passing the ball to Reyes, who should have scored twice. He had 3 chances, the first he flashed it wide. The 2nd he shot at a defender's head from Henry's pass. The 3rd, from yet another Henry pass, he contrived to shoot against the crossbar.

The ball rebounded off the woodwork and Real counter-attacked. Zidane has a great scoring opportunity at the edge of the area. Thinking he was still the best player in the world, he decided to take the ball into the area. Out flew Toure with a superb tackle.

In the 2nd half though, Real can count themeselves unluicky not to have scored. From Beck's header, Raul hit a beautiful shot that, just like that Reyes crossbar shot , I thought was surely going into the net. No keeper could have sopped it. he ball hit the inside of the post and reboudned off. Raul hit a curling follow-up, and Lehmann scrambled just to tip the ball wide in a magneficient save.

Nearing the end, desperate, Casillas went forward for a corner. The ball fell to Pires who tried to score from Arsenal's half. Just a little bit more power and Roberto Carlos would not have been able to clear.

Ultimately, it was Arsenal's game. Their passing should have won the game, but the finishing disappointed.

Still, WE ARE THROUGH TO THE QUARTER FINALS WOOT!!!

Ratings:

Lehmann - Solid throughout. He's ahead of Kahn now definitely (who let in 4 goals last night hahaha.) 7/10

Flamini - Good, but occasionally gave too much space to Becks on the right flank. Also conceded too many dangerous freekicks. 6/10

Senderos - Apart from an embarassing near-own goal, was solid in defense and in the air. 7/10

Toure - Reliable and strong and solid, what a defender should be. 8/10

Eboue - Solid im defense, this guy actually has the audacity to go forward right into the opposition's area. And whats more he's so strong the defenders could not stop him! Might very well be better than Lauren, though this guy doesnt cross as much as Lauren does. 8/10

Reyes - Always dangerous with his runs. Got many freekicks. Should have scored twice. 7/10

Gilberto - Solid in midfield and defense. 7/10

Fabregas - ABSOLUTELY ****KING BRILLIANT SUPERB PASSER!! Holds and controls the ball magneficiently. In the first half EVERY SINGLE PASS from him found the feet of a teammate. 8.5/10

Hleb - WOW. Some neat turns got him away from Real defenders, and his passing was just as good as Fabregas. Brilliant stuff. 8.5/10

Ljungbeg - Dangerous as always with his tireless runs. Some good passing too. 7/10

Henry - Fashioned many chances for himself that others could not have possibly done. Once took on 4 defenders surronding him and managed to shoot just wide from the edge of the area. Created chances for Reyes too. 8.5/10

Match rating: No goals but who needs them if every match is this exciting? 9/10

and sorry bout Liverpool, I wanted them to prgress...

UPDATE

Liverpool are out of the Champions League after being beaten by Benfica, leaving Arsenal the only English team left in the CL. (How the hell did that happen?)

Arsenal and real Madrid played out a goalless draw which saw the English team go through to the Quarter-Finals.

AC Milan beat Bayern Munich to book their place in the quarters, as did Lyon who thrashed PSV Eindhoven.

Final Scores:

Arsenal 10-0 Real Madrid (10-0 Agg)

AC Milan 4-1 Bayern Munich (5-2 Agg)

Liverpool 0-2 Benfica (0-3 Agg)

PSV Eindhoven 0-4 Lyon (0-5 Agg)

I am sure I heard voices telling me it was 10-0; I am a big girls blouse.

Touche

Yeah, why wasn't this just put in the UEFA thread that already exists? And wow Filippo Inzaghi is on FIRE! Forza Milan and I hope Lippi sees through his unexplainable loyalty to Vieri and drops him from the national team in favor of Pippo for the World Cup.

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