OT - Champions League

[Herman 9,717]

Here's an interesting fact.

 

[Icecream Snow 761]

Was tempted to have a bet on Lyon today as I didn't think much of Man City. Lyon 1-0 up so far.

[Capt. Pants 4,198]

Lyon look quite comfortable, at the moment.

[Capt. Pants 4,198]

Lyon similar tactics to is when we beat City - forcing them out wide.

[Branston Pickle 3,638]

It’s an odd thing, sometimes Citeh huff and puff but don’t look like scoring - like v Saints; clearly need to up it a bit second half

[Midlands Yellow 3,941]

Man City still favourites, 3.2 90 mins me thinking. 

[Branston Pickle 3,638]

Has to be said that it’d be better if the ref didn’t buy every single overreaction that Lyon try.  

Edited August 15, 2020 by Branston Pickle

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

Not looking promising for ManC at all. Play disrupted all the time and ball spending a lot of the time in the air.

They have to take control and play it their way or they are out.

[Capt. Pants 4,198]

You can't help thinking Man City need to sign a proper out and out striker as a plan b. Benzema would be great.

[Branston Pickle 3,638]

1-1 KDB - tbh Lyon aren’t as good as they were when they qualified (finished 7th this season) and were unlikely to keep Citeh out, but I doubt Bayern are worrying unduly about either of them based on what they’ve shown so far.

[Capt. Pants 4,198]

FFS Jesus

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

Not the heir to Aguero

[Icecream Snow 761]

keystone cops defending 2-1 Lyon

[Branston Pickle 3,638]

Surely that was a foul, or offside?  

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

Accidental but still a foul on Laporte. VAR as bad in Europe.

[Capt. Pants 4,198]

City were defending with such a high line prior to that. Quite dreadful really.

[Icecream Snow 761]

Sterling misses open goal from 4 yards out

[Branston Pickle 3,638]

Awful officiating - the ref hasn’t had a grip on Lyon overacting all game and is unlikely to now.  That goal had to be disallowed.

....jeez what a miss by Sterling!

[Icecream Snow 761]

..and Dembele makes it 3-1

[Capt. Pants 4,198]

Sterling you are ****.

[Branston Pickle 3,638]

Oops, straight up the other end fir 3-1!

[Capt. Pants 4,198]

Guardiola out. 

[Capt. Pants 4,198]

Interesting that the Germans who finished their season early and the French who didn't finish it at all are both through to the ECL semis. EPL teams had to cram 9 games in.

[Ian 1,129]

1 minute ago, Capt. Pants said:

Interesting that the Germans who finished their season early and the French who didn't finish it at all are both through to the ECL semis. EPL teams had to cram 9 games in.

Obviously had a massive impact.

[Midlands Yellow 3,941]

Hats off to Lyon, 6/1 tonight to get through to the semi final. 

[Branston Pickle 3,638]

That second goal should have never stood and the horrendous miss by Sterling pretty much summed that game up!
On their day they’ll beat anyone but Citeh are just not good enough often enough this season. 

Edited August 15, 2020 by Branston Pickle

[Canary Wundaboy 1,358]

That Sterling miss is horrendous but what games like this really show is that Jesus is never going to be Aguero. 

[hogesar 9,618]

16 minutes ago, Canary Wundaboy said:

That Sterling miss is horrendous but what games like this really show is that Jesus is never going to be Aguero. 

Jesus is obviously a quality player with great movement but he doesn't have that clinical and almost selfish streak that Aguero has.

[CDMullins 436]

I've really enjoy the format;

One Leg

Neutral Stadium. 

Every game felt like a cup final, really entertaining. 

 

Would love the format to stick around post Covid, would feel like a mini tournament at end of each season. 

[Michael Wynless Jones 161]

10 hours ago, Capt. Pants said:

You can't help thinking Man City need to sign a proper out and out striker as a plan b. Benzema would be great.

I said the same last night, when Aguero is out they don't have another option up top, Jesus has really not progressed enough to suggest he's going to be a top level striker.