Bordeaux gave up an equalizer in stoppage time as well, so they are 3 points clear of 3rd with 2 games to play.PedroSpecialK said:I'll take a 1-0 in Kazan all day. Lovren didn't look shockingly bad. Sakho was immense yet again, and Ibe had his best showing in about a calendar year.
Is that the, for lack of a better term, "Moneyball" team?Manchester United losing 2-1 to a Midtjylland team that is third in Denmark and haven't played a competitive match since December 10th. How low can LVG bring this club?
Yes, it is. Tonight, however, they just looked like the club that wanted to win more.Is that the, for lack of a better term, "Moneyball" team?
Epic week for La Liga. Five teams, 5 wins, 13-0 in goals across all competitions -- and Barcelona and Atlético didn't even play.10mins to go.
I don´t know, I would say Augsburg is happier with 0-0 than Liverpool (if it ends like that).
Spanish teams (ATM): 4 matches, 4 wins, 10-0 goals.
I'd say that "Somewhere in a dark corner, an Arsenal fan shudders", but I think that statement implies Arsenal fans have hope.Epic week for La Liga. Five teams, 5 wins, 13-0 in goals across all competitions -- and Barcelona and Atlético didn't even play.
Thank you. I find the Cult of Ray Hudson to be embarrassing.The one positive thing I will say it's nice not hearing Ray Hudson have an orgasm every time someone touches the ball in the box.
The accuracy of this statement will soon hurtThis is going to finish 1-1 with the Germans scoring in the 87th minute due to a Liverpool defensive error or Goalkeeping blunder
This is far more commonplace around the world than you might think, by the way - e.g., there are dozens of games each month on UK TV taking place outside of the UK, and apart from games involving UK clubs, nearly all of them are broadcast "off-tube" rather than in person, with only rare exceptions like Real-Barca in La Liga. And speaking as someone who has commentated on games both in person and in a studio, there are actually advantages to being in a studio. The quality of output is down to how you use the resources available to you.Fox's Europa coverage is so bad. I really wish they wouldn't use announcers sitting in a US studio, rather than at the game.
Bayern Munich beat Sporting 12-1 in the 2009 CL round of 16.Meanwhile, Gary Neville's rise from the ashes at Valencia continued in Austria, as they defeated Rapid Vienna 10-0 on aggregate over the two legs. I've looked but can't find when any club last won an aggregate tie by 10 goals or more; HJK Helsinki defeated Welsh side Bangor City 10-0 in the second qualifying round for the Champions League in 2011-12, but to win by 10 goals over two legs after the group stage (against a team which did well enough to advance to the knockout stage) is pretty astonishing.
Yes, that put to bed any chance of Serie A surpassing the EPL in the UEFA coefficients, but I've argued that it was never particularly likely to happen. Last season was the best and worst yearly coefficient that Italy and England respectively have had in quite a while. Since just about everyone would agree that top English clubs are generally stronger than top Italian clubs right now, it's no surprise to see a return to the usual.All three BPL teams advancing and 1 out of the 3 Serie A teams advancing is a big deal for keeping the 4th UCL slot, right?
Man U. probably couldn't have asked for anything better. Mediocre competition and they can sleep in their own beds.The Round of 16 draw is pretty good:
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Anderlecht
Basel v. Sevilla
Villarreal vs. Leverkusen
Bilbao vs. Valencia
Liverpool vs. Man U
Sparta Prague vs. Lazio
Dortmund vs. Tottenham
Fenerbahçe vs. Braga
Some big ones in there.