UEFA Champions League 2012 - 2013 Thread - Real World Football - FM24/25 Update

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?

rossiheslopi

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14 Mar 2013 20:00:33

Mostly a reserve team? Yeah, course it was

JCash3000

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14 Mar 2013 20:14:22

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

VP.

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14 Mar 2013 20:19:19

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.

rossiheslopi

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14 Mar 2013 20:23:07

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

JCash3000

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14 Mar 2013 20:23:35

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

Obtuse

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14 Mar 2013 20:34:10

What utter bollocks from this biased fool again.

Crane

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14 Mar 2013 20:35:28

By Slashman X | Permalink | On 13 March 2013 - 21:55 PM

Thought Arsenal were shocking tonight apart from the first 5 mins and last 10. Bayern were even worse though which helped

This.

Carroll.

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14 Mar 2013 20:59:44

Ede is fucking retarded though

Zog

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15 Mar 2013 04:35:07

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.

Hibee

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15 Mar 2013 07:45:09

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

JCash3000

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15 Mar 2013 08:02:27

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

Slashman X

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15 Mar 2013 11:20:44

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

Looks tasty

Ninja

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15 Mar 2013 11:22:38

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.

Slashman X

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15 Mar 2013 11:24:32

Real - Gala should be a cracking contest

Ninja

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15 Mar 2013 11:30:48

By Slashman X | Permalink | On 15 March 2013 - 11:24 AM

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.