Typical Pautaro.
Champions League - Round of 16 - 2nd Legs 5/6/12/13 March
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Yes, but whoever plays the second game at home wins too.
If Argentina is looking for a new place kicker for their national rugby team, Lautaro is their guy after that kick. 
The casual look at blaming the penalty spot from Martinez after ballooning it over the bar
never change, Lautaro.
Inter looked very nervous during that shoot out.
Penalties, a bitch
So are this Atletico team. Woe betide whoever have the misfortune of playing them next, in Madrid first
So are this Atletico team. Woe betide whoever have the misfortune of playing them next, in Madrid first
All Italian teams out, Bayern and Dortmund through, that should look pretty good for the 5th starting spot for the Bundesliga, right?
Most in form team in europe...
Well italy destroyed
Well italy destroyed
Fecking Lautaro. Bottles everything he comes across, but slotted the deciding penalty neatly into the net against us at the world cup. Tit.
If you don't laugh about it, you'll cry. Ha, jokes on you! I am cry-laughing.
Lovely. 2 italian teams out helping England with the coefficients
I don't think I've ever seen so much police presence around the stadium. Explain yourself @KirkDuyt - did PSV fans issue terrorist threats or something?
Italy are almost there for the 5th spot despite having 3 teams knocked out of the UCL.
1. Italy 16.571
2. Germany 15.928
3. England 15.000
Serie A will take one of the spots almost certainly from what I have read
I told you, they're Brabanders, practically French. Can't have enough police presence for those.
How is it certain? There's still Spain too and they've got three left in the CL. Villarreal in the Europa but they'll probably go out
I don't think Spain are far behind in 4th.
Pretty much think the Italians might not be as nailed on the coefficient as they think now, might be Germany, England and Spain fighting this out. Tomorrow Europa and Conference will be even more important now.
if results go to form you can see the following ;
Italy 4 Club sides left
England 4/5 Club sides left
Germany 3/4 Club Sides left
Spain 3 club sides left
France 3 Club sides
The Germans need Freiburg to knock out West Ham otherwise Co Efficient is curtains, right now neither Dortmund or Bayern beat Arsenal or City, never say never but the English sides are currently stronger, Leverkusen will Give Liverpool a difficult task in Europa League but if Villa beat Ajax they go very deep in that competition.
Roma, Milan should go through tomorrow with Fiorentina. Only one who might not is still the favourite in the tie which is Atalanta.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/39054486/the-race-five-places-next-seasons-champions-league
This article has just been posted about it.
That certainly explains why there were groups of police wearing full riot gear every 15 meters..
Not really.. still balanced situation:
England have too many teams still in to not finish top2.. Italy and Germany both have 4 teams left, I'd say 60:40 for Italy at the moment but tomorrow after UEL round we'll know more
Yeah.. Mighty Arsenal, who utterly embarrassed tournament favourites Porto on penalties are certainly a hopeless case for an inexperienced team like Bayern.
That West Ham v Freiburg game is important.
It's not all predicated on the UCL, Italian clubs have done really well in the EL and ECL. All European tournaments have the same weight so a team doing well in the UCL gives as many points as those doing well in the ECL.
Italy has all their clubs qualified in the EL and ECL while Germany have one club knocked out and Spain has 2 out of those competitions.
Overall, Italy, Germany have Spain have 4 clubs left with England having 6. A difference is also that England and Spain had 8 teams to begin with in Europe while Italy and Germany had 7.
Never said that, but Arsenal have already beaten City twice this year already and will not fear a Bayern that are 10 points adrift of Leverkusen who are without doubt the best team in Germany this year?
I hate Arsenal but them wining ugly yesterday was a bad thing because at their best they are more than capable of blowing Dortmund or Bayern away and let me be clear here, I hope either German team thrash Arsenal, unfortunately this Arsenal team is getting better and better and no longer a soft touch!
No chances for Spain to finish top2.. they need like TEN wins more than Italy from the QF on to overtake them..
Spain this season have been exactly the opposite as Italy:
- Spain: Amazing in the UCL with 3 teams in the QF but poor in the other 2 european competitions
- Italy: Shite in the UCL with 0 teams in the QF but all the other teams are still in the UEL/UECL and favourite to qualify to the QF tomorrow.
2>1
Only 2 English teams in the last 8. Used to be 4.
Alexis can't take penalty but he's going to win the serie A again. Not too bad for someone in his twilight years of football. Also winning with Mkhitaryan and Darmian while Onana left.
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Don't ignore France who are still ahead of Spain. Spain would need a hell of a run to move from 5th to 2nd
Literally their only bad home performance of the season and they won anywaysNot when we played them
Arsenal beat City the last time they played. Maybe the top quality is indeed down this season, but then that also includes City, so it's far from a given that they'll win
Yeah to bad he missed those two sitters provided by Thuram and the other Italian guy
Oh wait
Well obviously, because we're crap at finishing.
On a serious note, the match in Rotterdam they had found their form and completely played us off the field.
Against type since they've been mediocre away all season long
Anyone else miss the away goals rule?
The last 2 nights with teams seemingly happy to sit on draws and go to penalties in tight games was boring. Preferred it when there was that extra danger brought by knowing that 1 goal could swing the tie massively in favour one way or the other.
The last 2 nights with teams seemingly happy to sit on draws and go to penalties in tight games was boring. Preferred it when there was that extra danger brought by knowing that 1 goal could swing the tie massively in favour one way or the other.
nah, this keeps ties wide open and makes for better spectacle. Much prefer this than games being over after 20 minutes because of the away goals rule
Funnily enough I mostly enjoyed it. But I'm probably weird in the way that I don't mind boring phases of play when it builds up drama, and I feel "both teams happy to go to penalties" is kind of the ultimate drama you can create on a football pitch.
Not loving how strong the remaining teams are.
Games can be over after the first leg anyway. Away goals added that bit of jeopardy to the game and for me anyway, it's just taken something away from these games.
If there's no away goals, then these game may as well be just one off games rather than over 2 legs. There's no point in having 2 legged games if teams are just going to play out for a draw and end in penalties anyway.
Griezmann was fecking brilliant in Rotterdam. Really puts some perspective on the fact that our league isn't really football at all.Against type since they've been mediocre away all season long
I miss the '1 goal changes all' part of the experience but the current rules are more fair and civilized. That Atletico tie would have been all but over after Inter scored otherwise.