2020/2021 Europa League
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Topic: 2020/2021 Europa League
Posted By: Green Devil
Subject: 2020/2021 Europa League
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2020 at 10:19pm
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The preliminary round of the Europa League gets under way tomorrow. Again, like the Champions League it feels odd that it's overlapping. ------------- "He drives two Ferraris; I think he's a very lucky lad to have 50 caps for Ireland," Eamonn Dunphy on Glenn Whelan |
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Posted By: kevincronin2000
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2020 at 1:55pm
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European club football getting very messy. Changes in Covid regulations by govts in Lithuania and Finland have cast doubt over derrycityfc and ShamrockRovers games. Postitive tests in Slovan Bratislava camp ahead of game in Faroes, Slovan asked to fly in their B team to play. ------------- time is the stuff that life is made of, don't waste it. |
Posted By: irishmufc
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2020 at 10:35pm
Unbelievable result for Coleraine.  ------------- Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been. |
Posted By: Jackal
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2020 at 11:22pm
| Good to see Coleraine win. Last year their manager went to Lanzarote instead of going to the match. |
Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2020 at 10:13am
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Jackal wrote:Posted By: Jackal
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2020 at 9:25pm
| Coleraine and Motherwell gone to extra time. |
Posted By: ErsatzThistle
Date Posted: 17 Sep 2020 at 10:16pm
Motherwell win 3-0 on penalties. They played very poorly and will probably get hammered in the next round. I've got a feeling that something isn't right with Robinson and his players. This Motherwell team is a shadow of the decent team (by Scottish Premiership standards) they had last season. Aberdeen by contrast played quite well and beat Viking (who were favourites) 2-0.
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Posted By: sid waddell
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2020 at 8:21pm
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Top bantz at the Parken Stadium Play the Benny Hill Show music https://twitter.com/seidodge/status/1311744683543007240" rel="nofollow - https://twitter.com/seidodge/status/1311744683543007240
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Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2020 at 7:07pm
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This Spurs performance is comical at best. All over the place defensively and all over the place upfront - Which triggered the quadruple subs at HT
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Posted By: Hotlips_Hoolahan
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2020 at 10:03pm
Dundalk finish as statistically the third worst team in the competition as they had a better goal difference than Ludogorets and Gent.  |
Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2020 at 10:21pm
They scored more than 12 teams in the competition Nobody in group f scored 8 goals. Them and Celtic stunk the place out in defence both conceding 19 They deserved to get 1-2 pts. They got none but didn’t embarrass themselves. ------------- |
Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2020 at 10:23pm
| Defo could have got something from vienna and molde. Kennys dundalk would have and michael oneills shams wud have. |
Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2021 at 1:37pm
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Some amount of goals last night. The average was 3.75 per game and most teams still have a chance of going through. ------------- |
Posted By: sid waddell
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 7:33pm
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This must be the best night of football all season PROPER football Lots of high drama in the matches currently in progress Arsenal are 2-2 against Benfica and need to win Rangers leading 3-2 against Antwerp on the night and 7-5 on agggregate Napoli look like going out Can MOLDE hang on for a famous win in Hoffenheim ------------- Edited by Trigboy 10 at 10:03pm |
Posted By: Hotlips_Hoolahan
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 7:35pm
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Rangers have just killed off Antwerp after yet another penalty, something they seem to get awarded in every European game. |
Posted By: sid waddell
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 7:40pm
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O'BAMEYAAAAANGGG What a cross by Saka Arsenal lead at home in Athens ------------- Edited by Trigboy 10 at 10:03pm |
Posted By: sid waddell
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 7:49pm
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A 3-2 win on the night for THE ARSENAL They win 4-3 on aggregate and gain revenge on Benfica for 1991 That tie was the essence of PROPER European football And this competition is the essence of PROPER European football ------------- Edited by Trigboy 10 at 10:03pm |
Posted By: Hotlips_Hoolahan
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 7:57pm
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I wouldn't be surprised if there's two all-English finals. The standard of European football is shocking ATM. Napoli lose to a team 5 places below Real Sociedad who got spanked by Man Utd. German teams going out to teams like Young Boys and Molde. Then in the CL you have Atletico Madrid flying at the top of La Liga and barely able to string a pass together against Chelsea. |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 8:02pm
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Rangers will peno their way into the final. ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 8:14pm
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f**king shocker of a penalty ------------- Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one". Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn |
Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 9:45pm
Surprised that Leicester are going out. ------------- |
Posted By: Steve Amsterdam
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 10:32pm
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Some great potential matches in the final 16. With the likes of Ajax, AC Milan, Manchester United, Arsenal, Rangers and Roma in there and some old names making their comeback such as Dynamo Zagreb, Slavia Prague, Olympiakos, Dynamo Kiev. Looking forward to the draw tomorrow afternoon! (On at 13:00 CET for those wondering) ------------- Molly Malone's pub- The home of YBIG in Amsterdam! |
Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 11:34pm
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Rodgers hates Europa League knockout games. Has never won one. Liverpool 12/13 & 14/15 Celtic 17/18 & 18/19 & Leicester this year. |
Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 11:43pm
SP were about 5-1 tonight but when I seen the line up I didn’t go for it. Doh ------------- |
Posted By: sid waddell
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 11:48pm
There's a tremendous late 1980s/early 1990s European Cup ambience about the Europa League this year Though we do have English teams involved AC Milan jammed their way past Red Star Belgrade tonight, just as they did in 1988/89 Disappointing to lose PSV Eindhoven, Benfica and Napoli as well Pity Marseille, Steaua Bucharest and Anderlecht are not there But Young Boys Berne are undoubtedly one of the great European names and they're still there, so that's a boon to the competition A last four of Young Boys, Ajax, Dynamo Kiev and Rangers would be sublime stuff ------------- Edited by Trigboy 10 at 10:03pm |
Posted By: Territorial
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 11:53pm
It's happened before (2018/19). And the way the two competitions are shaping up, it could happen again. In the CL, all 3 remaining English clubs look like reaching the last 8. And for the EL, the teams in the last 16 are: 3 - England 2 - Spain, Italy, Ukraine 1 - Netherlands, Scotland, Norway, Switzerland, Croatia, Czechia and Greece. 0 - Germany, France, Portugal 
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Posted By: ringerbell
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 12:45am
Wondet what the odds would be on both Manchester teams winning their respective European titles. Not at all impossible way both are playing ------------- the closest i will ever come to playing for ireland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0_7w4JyvI4 |
Posted By: Territorial
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 1:15am
Eh? They might have a "great name" - if you like that sort of thing But performing like one of the European greats? Not even close! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSC_Young_Boys_in_European_football" rel="nofollow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSC_Young_Boys_in_European_football Mind you, their stadium has a "great name" - if you like that sort of thing...
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Posted By: Shedite
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 10:05am
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 10:14am
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Has that happened before? Same city won both European trophies? @Terri?? ------------- |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 10:18am
No and I doubt Abu Dhabi and Tampa are in the same city either. Glasgow, Liverpool and Madrid have had teams in two different finals in the same year. I am not sure about the past few years, I think the EPL had four teams in the two finals? Can't remember who they were and can’t pretend to care either. ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: BrendanD88
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 10:20am
Three years ago!! Real Madrid and Atletico.
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Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 10:26am
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Getting a bit ahead of yourselves there. We all know Ole's troubles at getting past a semi and that City usually sh*te themselves at the quarter final stage
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Posted By: Territorial
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 10:35am
Brendan got it with Madrid (2017/18), but London also very nearly had it the following year, when Chelsea won the EL, but Spurs were
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Posted By: Territorial
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 10:38am
Dunno about OGS, but you'd think City have to get it right some time. Maybe the fact they have the PL sewn up by now means that like eg Real Madrid, Bayern or Juve most years, they can concentrate their efforts this season on Europe, now we're at the "business end" of the competition?
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 10:54am
Somedays I don’t think about that penalty. But only some. ------------- |
Posted By: Territorial
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 12:19pm
The bit that gets me is that for the whole of season 2018/19, Sissoko wouldn't have been deemed to have "handled" it, so no penalty. And because they don't like making changes to the Laws mid-season, such changes normally only ever take affect after the then current season ends, with the CL Final always being the final game of the season. But for that change alone and for that season only, they brought forward the introduction of a new Law to include that one match, i.e. it didn't apply in any other game played that season. Bastards!  But hey, like you, I'm not bitter or anything...
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Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 12:24pm
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That was 100% a penalty. + Spurs had 88 mins + to score and they failed to do so. Blaming the referee is a lazy excuse. ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: Territorial
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 12:27pm
By the new Law as introduced. But under the Handball Law as applied in every other game that season to date, it most definitely wouldn't have been. (I actually bumped into a UEFA referee from Poland a few months later and he confirmed that it was the new Law which made it a penalty "100%".)
Having taken a 2nd minute lead, Liverpool were able to defend more than they normally do - as evidenced eg by the possession stats.
Actually I'm not really, I'm blaming IFAB and UEFA.
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Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 12:41pm
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Get a life Terri. Great draw for Rangers. I don't think Tones could actually handle the thought of a Steven Gerrard's Rangers in the QF of a European competition
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Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 12:47pm
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What'll the betting be in that Rangers tie? I wouldn't be writing the Czech side off. Czech football seems to be on the up
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Posted By: sid waddell
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 12:49pm
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Rangers are the last Celtic team left in Europe this season so let's all get behind them Celts v Slavs in the last 16 A great tie And that Ajax v Young Boys tie is the very definition of PROPER European football, brief highlights on Sportsnight with voice over by Tony Gubba hopefully ------------- Edited by Trigboy 10 at 10:03pm |
Posted By: Devrozex
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 12:50pm
| Ibra returns to Manchester. Good chance he finishes the season with more goals at Old Trafford than Martial. |
Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 12:52pm
Rangers are the slightest of underdogs at 9/5 but they're scoring for fun atm so I'd say 9/5 isn't worth betting on for an underdog! Then watch them get the winners of Granada v Molde!
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Posted By: sid waddell
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 12:53pm
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Dinamo Zagreb v Tottenham Hotspur Now that's a proper European tie Wonder will BBC have the away leg live with Barry Davies doing commentary down a telephone line Hopefully ------------- Edited by Trigboy 10 at 10:03pm |
Posted By: Hotlips_Hoolahan
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 12:54pm
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Tottenham in the QF then. Arsenal you'd give a 75% chance or more. Same with Rangers. I'd even give Man Utd the edge over AC Milan given Milan's European performances and Utd having a more obdurate defense. The last 16 could very well end up having better matchups than the QF seeing as Roma/Shakhtar Donetsk, Villarreal/Dynamo Kiev and Man Utd/AC Milan are all happening. Real opportunity for Tottenham or Rangers to win a European trophy.
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Posted By: ConorMac77
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 12:55pm
Those were the days alright.  ------------- The nation holds it's breath...YES, WE'RE THERE!!! |
Posted By: sid waddell
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 1:07pm
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I was thinking to myself: what would be the fantasy line up for the last 16 of the world's most exciting football competition, the Europa League - and this is what I came up with Benfica Rangers Napoli Red Star Belgrade Anderlecht Dynamo Kiev Young Boys Berne Ajax Leeds United SV Hamburg Athletic Bilbao Dinamo Zagreb Carl Zeiss Jena IFK Gothenburg Marseille Dynamo Tblisi Steaua Bucharest and Widzew Lodz would fit in there nicely too We're lucky that this year's edition contains five of the dream line up ------------- Edited by Trigboy 10 at 10:03pm |
Posted By: BrendanD88
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 1:16pm
There’s no way they are 9/5 to win the tie, I imagine that’s the price they are to win the first leg.
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Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 1:25pm
Yeah it's leg price but I just checked to qualify and it's 1/2!
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Posted By: Territorial
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 1:28pm
It is the "life" of a football fan to carry a grudge for every possible sleight, perceived or real, until the Great Referee in the Sky finally blows that last, long blast of his whistle, does that funny circling thing with his hand and points to the Away Dressing Room, as the signal that you've finally been eliminated from Life's Knockout Super Cup. Or didn't you get the memo? Anyhow, Spurs v Dinamo Zagreb - looking at their squad when compared with ours, we should be too good for them. But looking at their progress this season, it ain't gonna be easy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_GNK_Dinamo_Zagreb_season" rel="nofollow - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_GNK_Dinamo_Zagreb_season |
Posted By: ProudAndLoud
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 2:03pm
| Referees don't cheat !!! |
Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 2:11pm
Good draw for Spurs alright and some of the other big names are playing each other. ------------- |
Posted By: Artie Ziff
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 3:13pm
Spurs were terrible in that final - wouldn't have made any difference ------------- It would damage this forums' reputation |
Posted By: Artie Ziff
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 3:15pm
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Posted By: Artie Ziff
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 3:17pm
Having watched the Leicester game last night I'd be backing Slavia Prague to beat Rangers, they were very comfortable against a side twice as good as Rangers. ------------- It would damage this forums' reputation |
Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 3:33pm
Both teams were terrible. Of course the first goal in a major final makes a difference. I’m sure the team that scores first wins more than 75% of the time. If no penalty is given the match probably goes into extra time as neither team played well. ------------- |
Posted By: Shedite
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 3:51pm
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Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 4:55pm
+1 Czech football is on the up
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Posted By: Het-field
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 5:05pm
| Soucek and Coufal have been revolutionary at West Ham for a combined £25 Million or so. |
Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 7:31pm
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Part of me wondered whether Leicester actually cared about getting eliminated with another 2nd spot a possibility The bookies have Slavia 6/4 to qualify with Rangers 1/2 to qualify which suggests it's extremely close to call but then in the outrights they have Slavia at 50/1 with Rangers at 18/1 If I were a Rangers fan I'd be extremely happy with this draw, with possibly Granada being the only easier option.
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Posted By: PanteirA
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 8:38pm
| Was chatting to Rangers fella this morning and he was hoping for Spurs or Arsenal, didn't want Man Utd as didn't fancy their chances against them |
Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2021 at 12:32pm
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Great chance of an all English final. It's foolish to rule out Villareal however, Unai Emery is the king of the Europa League afterall..
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2021 at 12:48pm
All the big teams were kept apart so the semifinals should be good but hard to call Man U v Roma Villarreal v Arsenal ------------- |
Posted By: Artie Ziff
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2021 at 12:50pm
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Slavia Prague to make the final
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Posted By: Territorial
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2021 at 5:10pm
Certainly the better half of the draw, but even though they thoroughly deserved to go through last night, they're still not a very good side (imo). Which is not to disrespect them btw, but I just can't get past reflecting on just how utterly crap Spurs were not to have put them away. EDIT: Sorry, I read that as "Dinamo Zagreb" - I'm still suffering from flashbacks! Dunno much about Slavia, but suspect they'll go out to Arsenal. |
Posted By: Shedite
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2021 at 7:55pm
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2021 at 9:53pm
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Man U v Arsenal final ------------- |
Posted By: irishmufc
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2021 at 10:33pm
I would've preferred Ajax over Roma in the semi final. Perfect semi final pairings given the ex players & manager factor regarding both Roma & Villareal. I don't see United or Arsenal comfortably beating those two sides at all. They'll be tight enough games. ------------- Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been. |
Posted By: Double Maxim
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2021 at 9:30pm
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Man U coming from behind yet again but the Roma keeper poor on the third goal. ------------- Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world |
Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 1:03pm
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Villarreal will be hard to beat but Man U should have too much for them up front. I think it will be close but Utd to win by a single goal. Man U 2-1 ------------- |
Posted By: CSCD
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 4:58pm
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Emerys fifth Europa final - won 3iar Who are Villarreals danger men?
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Posted By: BrendanD88
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 5:17pm
| Moreno is their best attacker, has been excellent from the right, was mainly used as a striker prior to this season. Dani Parejo is the heart in midfield, was shocked Valencia let him go last season and their Centre back Pau Torres is a starter for Spain and likely to make a big money move away this season (has been linked with United all year). |
Posted By: The Huntacha
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 8:00pm
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I'm assuming Chukwueze is still injured. He was excellent against Arsenal in both legs before being stretchered off. ------------- Jimmy Bullard - "Favorite band? Elastic." |
Posted By: doherty
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 8:21pm
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Bacca upfront is a real threat. You wud think listening to Ian Darke on BT sport Villarreal should be happy just to be there playing Man U. You wud swear they were a League 1 team. ------------- I love beer gardens |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 8:30pm
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Loverly stuff. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: ShamtheRam
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 8:50pm
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Luke Shaw absolutely brutal for the goal. Hung Lindelof out to dry. Lost his man and stopped. ------------- YBIG NPF founder and CEO |
Posted By: The Huntacha
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 8:52pm
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And yet Darke and Savage didn't mention Shaw once as being at fault for it. Same when Maguire was making mistakes earlier on in the season. ------------- Jimmy Bullard - "Favorite band? Elastic." |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 9:01pm
| Bad kick from De Gea to gift Villarreal possession from which they scored |
Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 9:13pm
Ed  ------------- Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one". Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 9:39pm
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Foyth is going to give away a goal. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: King_Kenny
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 10:07pm
| was jesting that this games crying out for Fred! |
Posted By: BrendanD88
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 10:17pm
| Rashford has put in one of the worst performances I can remember. |
Posted By: Neil Armstrong
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 10:47pm
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woeful stuff......now penos ------------- Ulster Champions 2020 our 40th Title. Take that all ye Moanaghan ***ts! |
Posted By: Neil Armstrong
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 10:49pm
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great penos so far ------------- Ulster Champions 2020 our 40th Title. Take that all ye Moanaghan ***ts! |
Posted By: King_Kenny
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 10:57pm
| think if UTD had have won it would have papered over the cracks. Not good enough. Don’t know if many managers could get more out of that squad! |
Posted By: Neil Armstrong
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 11:00pm
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thank god thats over...torture..well done Villareal first major trophy in 98 years ------------- Ulster Champions 2020 our 40th Title. Take that all ye Moanaghan ***ts! |
Posted By: BrendanD88
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 11:03pm
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David De Gea has conceded his last 36 penalties, that is a shocking stat. Ole at the wheel.
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Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 11:06pm
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Man U should have never let that get to penalties. Once they scored they were on top and they should have made changes to go for the win. Ole didn’t take any risk and lost. If they can get Conte they should sign him up. ------------- |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 11:26pm
If you were English you wouldn’t want him or Sterling near the starting team this summer on current form Sancho Kane Foden is surely the front 3, although Southgate will no doubt see it differently Good to see De Gea miss as he seemed to be trying mind games and talking to the Villareal players throughout the shootout Two bad keepers in the end
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Posted By: Het-field
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 11:45pm
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I remember Ole saying something about not needing trophies to show progress. Poch said something similar. I'm not sure if its just a concept that comes with modern football, and ECL qualification, but historically Man United coming second in the league, particularly in the 1990s and 2000s was a failure. Ferguson was particularly capable at responding to that and turned second in 1995 into a double in 1996, and second in 1998 into a treble in 1999. But for him it all started (at Man United) with an FA Cup, a ECWC and a League Cup. This all kept his cache up, and after the obvious disappointment in 1992, he turned it around and went and won the PL. Ole seems to be doing enough to keep the job, but it really seems like Man United have managed their expectations downwards.
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Posted By: 9fingers
Date Posted: 26 May 2021 at 11:59pm
That’s crazy
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Posted By: Hotlips_Hoolahan
Date Posted: 27 May 2021 at 1:20am
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Villarreal's penalties must've been practiced ad nauseum. I thought virtually all of them were perfectly placed. I think a better goalkeeper would've won the shootout quicker for Villarreal. Goalkeeper should've done better on at least three of them. Thought it was a curiously decent game between two well matched sides despite the lack of clear-cut chances. Ole probably should've been more ruthless about replacing De Gea for the shootout. ------------- You know Spider, you're a f**kin' mumbling stuttering little f**k. You know that? |
Posted By: The Huntacha
Date Posted: 27 May 2021 at 5:38am
His miss was disgraceful. Any non-English player misses that and it would be spoken about for weeks, but it was barely mentioned in the commentary and analysis. I'd be interested to know if he was actually offside. It was a brutal broadcast, a lot of replays cut short or not shown at all, but loads of close-ups of players after chances missed or clearances made. ------------- Jimmy Bullard - "Favorite band? Elastic." |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 27 May 2021 at 7:02am
Still waiting to see a still of the Cavani goal that went to a VAR check for offside Was supposedly well onside, but showing a replay would have been nice
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Posted By: thebronze14
Date Posted: 27 May 2021 at 8:30am
It was brutal tbf. The United peno call just before the goal was shown quickly once and then not shown again. It looked a peno I thought at the time
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Posted By: CSCD
Date Posted: 27 May 2021 at 8:37am
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A very poor game as well, nodded off just before ET and missed penalties!
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Posted By: Claret Murph
Date Posted: 27 May 2021 at 8:50am
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I did think Pogba did very little just strolled around the pitch and give the ball away , i think he and Rashford should have gone off after 60 minutes ------------- Lansdowne Road debut aged 52 and 201 days . |
Posted By: Neil Armstrong
Date Posted: 27 May 2021 at 8:58am
------------- Ulster Champions 2020 our 40th Title. Take that all ye Moanaghan ***ts! |
Posted By: The Huntacha
Date Posted: 27 May 2021 at 9:57am
It's actually 40 penos he's conceded. Didn't save any against Russia in the last World Cup either. ------------- Jimmy Bullard - "Favorite band? Elastic." |