Premiership big guns prepare for Champions League

Post by **marjamlew** » April 10, 2008, 2:07 pm

BKKSTAN wrote:
marjamlew wrote:didn't realise man u and barca were through yet stan. hope you are not the kiss of death
They are now !Both win 1-0!I am off to bed

great results allround for the neutral supporter as it is generally more entertaining to watch the best sides play
am glad there's no monkey on your back either stan because you know fingers would have been pointed
so who are united gonna play in the final?

Post by **Irish Alan** » April 23, 2008, 1:13 am

Irish Alan wrote:1:20am (Don't mind the clock on here trust me...): Waiting on the match... Running out of coffee... Already had 5 cans of Red Bull... I've got palpitations... She's praying to Buddha... I'm a Catholic again. C'mon de Pool... [-o<

Groundhog day... Here we go again. Me noives ain't able for this I tell ya me noives ain't able for it.

Post by **beer monkey** » April 23, 2008, 3:08 am

1-0 to the pool...25 mins to play.

Whoops...1-1 seconds to play.
scored in the 95th minute..wtf.

Post by **Irish Alan** » April 23, 2008, 3:44 am

Galee wrote:Liverpool have the luck of the Irish when it comes to Europe.

This would be a good time to retract that statement...

Post by **Robtaff** » April 23, 2008, 4:29 am

That own goal was a shocker

Post by **Galee** » April 23, 2008, 7:20 am

Irish Alan wrote:
Galee wrote:Liverpool have the luck of the Irish when it comes to Europe.
This would be a good time to retract that statement...

What!!! After that mis-hit shot by Mascherano ended up being a perfect pass.
Anyway, only half time. Plenty of time for a Leprechaun to pop up in the middle of the Liverpool goal in the next match and stop a goal.

Post by **Zidane** » April 23, 2008, 10:22 am

Liverpool 1 Chelsea 1
As a neutral,I enjoyed the game.Chelsea started brightly then faded.Liverpool were in the ascendancy and it was no surprise when the man of the first half,Dirk Kuyt,gave them the lead just before half time.
In the second half Liverpool should have added to their lead but Chelsea enjoyed more possession towards the end of the game without really threatening.
That was until John Arne Riise took on the role of Didier Drogba in the 5th minute of injury time

oh,dear !
I think Chelsea must be slight favourites to progress as Liverpool will have to score at Stamford Bridge.I think its quite a few games since they did that but someone can correct me if I'm wrong ??
Anyway,another early morning finish coming up....Barcelona v Man U.

Zidane

Post by **Irish Alan** » April 23, 2008, 5:13 pm

Galee wrote:What!!! After that mis-hit shot by Mascherano ended up being a perfect pass. Anyway, only half time. Plenty of time for a Leprechaun to pop up in the middle of the Liverpool goal in the next match and stop a goal.

Ha ha ha... Some chance!

Zidane wrote:I think Chelsea must be slight favourites to progress as Liverpool will have to score at Stamford Bridge. - Zidane

Slight favourites? Naaa strong favourites methinks.

Post by **Galee** » April 24, 2008, 10:37 am

A good defensive performance by Utd. Thought both teams were poor in front of goal.
Rooney had a shocker. Seemed to me he was sulking for being played out of position.
Utd will change the way they play at home and should score a couple of goals.

Post by **BobHelm** » April 24, 2008, 12:01 pm

1 more than Barca will do me Galee.....

Post by **BKKSTAN** » April 24, 2008, 12:27 pm

I hated the game although Man Utd. should have the advantage now.MU did pretty good on the defensive end,but it looked like they were playing for a draw.Ball handling and midield defense definitely was better by Barca.Van De Sars kicks were the worst that I have seen him do in the past!The passing of the ball by MU was atrocious!I have never seen the give away the ball so much!

We definitely did not get the calls from the ref either.I feel MU was lucky last night and played on their back heels all night.

Fergie must have had a good reason for playing Rooney on the outside,but for me,it was like he was never on the ball and Telez was running around chasing the ball in a manner that looked like he was working on a red card!

Maybe,I am not sophisticated enough in understanding the game,I just didn't recognize Man Utd. last night by their play.

It was like waiting all night for the axe to fall and feeling jubilant with the reprieve!

Hope they don't play that way at Old Trafford!

Post by **Zidane** » April 24, 2008, 2:26 pm

Barcelona 0 Manchester United 0........a decent enough result for United which could have been even better but for Ronaldo's penalty miss in the second minute.
The match itself.....well,United started brightly enough but were soon put on the back foot by Barcelona....but first half had one or two chances,did OK.
The second half.....did United string more than two passes together in the whole half ? Just one shot from Carrick was the sum of their attacking play.Barcelona completely dominated without threatening that much,though.
I've never seen Rooney have such a quiet game.I was surprised Sir Alex started with both him and Tevez,to be honest.
Outstanding defensive play by Ferdinand,Hargreaves and Evra all through the match.
So after the first legs both games are all square and everything to play for.
Chelsea v United,Liverpool v Barca,United v Liverpool,Barca v Chelsea.....anything is still possible.

Zidane

Post by **Irish Alan** » April 24, 2008, 11:36 pm

Anybody notice (can you miss it?) the giant poster outside D2 advertising the Champion's league? Battle of the big 4... (Or battle of the big 2 and Chelsea and Man U too.) Ahem seriously... Is it just that they liked the big poster or are they showing the games at that time of the morning?

Post by **Irish Alan** » April 30, 2008, 1:54 am

These late nights are killing me... Man. U and Barcalona. Not sure if I can stay...

Post by **BKKSTAN** » April 30, 2008, 2:54 am

Halftime ,Man Utd. 1-0,7 shots on goal by Barca and 4 shots on goal for MU with Scholes scoring in the 15' on a strong shot from outside the box on a mistake by Deco passing agross the front of the box! =D>

Post by **BKKSTAN** » April 30, 2008, 3:40 am

All England final!!Fantastic game =D> =D> =D>

Post by **Zidane** » April 30, 2008, 3:51 am

Stan,I'm glad that there are United fans still up watching our triumph !

Manchester United 1 Barcelona 0
An absolute screamer from Paul Scholes to win it

Again Barcelona lots of possession without being really threatening.
Messi,man of the match but Uniteds back 4 superb.....United always the more likely to score,particularily first half,Ji Sung Park & Nani.
Good luck to Galees and Irish Alans lads tomorrow.....an all English final,fantastic for the Premiership

Off on our holidays just a few hours from now but back in Udon in time for the final in Moscow

Zidane

Post by **Roy** » April 30, 2008, 3:53 am

Yep not a bad game Stan, not a Man U fan but as an Englishman I am more than happy to see an all English final

Cracking goal by Scholes, think even he was surprised when it went in

Post by **Roy** » April 30, 2008, 4:00 am

I know what you mean about these late nights Alan!
I am now left with a conundrum, do I seek a late beer or an early breakfast?

Combining the two is probably the answer

Post by **Galee** » April 30, 2008, 7:13 am

Well done Utd. I thought it might end in tears. It was a tense finish for me, so it must have been a lot worse for you Utd fans.