UEFA Champions League 2012 - 2013 Thread

Why do you overrate that performance of Arsenal.
As stated above the win came under very lucky circumstances.

Well then Bayern must be really shit.

Because they lost to Arsenal when fielding mostly a reserve team without motivation?
Ok. If you say so.
they must really be shit.

You talk so much shit, no motivation? Fuck me what a terrible temperament that side must have if a place in the Champions League Quarters doesn't motivate them. In the end it was Bayern who were lucky to go through, not us winning. Speaking of lucky, what was lucky about our goals anyway?

EDIT: I don't watch any German football, but how is that a 'mostly' reserve side?

Mostly a reserve team? Yeah, course it was

Schweinsteiger, the most influential Bayern player was missing.
Ribery, the 2nd most influential Bayern player was missing.
Boateng, the first team defender was missing so that an aging and slow van Buyten, who had to blend into the team first, was playing.

You could see the foremost plan was to concentrate on letting the game run through without conceding more than 2 goals, always having in mind the next bundesliga game , not to get in too much to risk injuries for that game.
(Which they wouldnt have anyway because Arsenal only had 2 chances and both were in)
Quote Philip Lahm after the game:
"If you give not 100% like yesterday its not so easy."
That says it all about how the Bayern players took that game.


The 1st goal was lucky because Walcott plays through Dantes legs which normally never happens to Dante and aging van Buyten is of course too slow to stop Giroud in that situation.
The 2nd goal was a header from a corner.

But in the end, nothing happened, no danger for the Bayern goal apart from those 2 chances (goals).
I did not see any more clear chances for Arsenal.
Bayern did just enough to go through and why blame them?
Chelsea did just the same to Bayern in last years CL final and thats ok as well.
They did what they had to do and nothing more. Result - they are through and thats what counts in the end.

And just compare the shots on goal of both teams and think about the word "luck" again

I really can't be fucked to carry on but i will add this. When i think about the shots on goal i put it down to most of them being from outside the area and possibly some very shit finishing. And if luck did play such a big in Arsenal's win, it certainly played an equally big part for Bayern's in the first leg.

So 3 players missing constitutes mostly a reserve team? I don't think so. Fuck off

The subject here isnt luck.
The tie is over and one can complain everytime about past matches and how they were decided.
But thats not the point here.
Its about how the "immense" win of Arsenal is being celebrated.
Thats just the wrong way to do it.
One should not be blind and get oneself deluded by a match like this.
Thats the important thing.
But then again I am not an Arsenal supporter so fuck it and do what you please.
And: I am not a Bayern fan either, i rather hate them, because i support BVB

What utter bollocks from this biased fool again.

This.

Ede is fucking retarded though

I think he's got a good point other than trying to claim they played a reserve team. It was obvious that Bayern didn't really turn up and they made a relatively poor Arsenal team look quite good.

Here's what last night's practice draw came up with:

Juventus v Barcelona
PSG v Galatasaray
Real Madrid v Dortmund
Bayern Munich v Malaga

Would be nice to play Madrid again. After all we finished in front of them in the group.

Bayern - Juve
PSG - Barca
Real - Gala
Malaga - Dortmund


Looks tasty

Dull draw.

Dortmund and Madrid should be through with very little problem. PSG Barca could be a banana skin, but Barca should go through, Bayern Juve on paper should be tight, though.

Real - Gala should be a cracking contest

I shouldn't think so.

Gala are basically only here because of a lucky draw and us playing our kids against them (tbh, we were the better side in that game anyway).

Madrid will have far too much for them, Ronaldo will eat up Eboue and spit him out.

Bayern - Juve
PSG - Barca
Real - Gala
Malaga - Dortmund

PSG-Barca has the promise of a good game. Although is Ibra still banned?

Banned for the first-leg.

Bayern vs Juve looks the best tie for me.

Forza Juve!

/bian

Glad that Dortmund have a favourable draw.

How good would it be if the two semi-finals were Bayern-Dortmund and Barcelona-Madrid?

I dont think Bayern can beat Juve, so its a repeat of the final of 97 again in the semis then hopefully..

Shouldn't you have faith in your side, ede?

Do they not usually make the semi-final draw at the same time?

His what? He hates Bayern.

They didnt this time and it seems they scapped it.
But dont ask me why