Champions League Semi Finals (9th - 17th May)

[GatoLoco]

Reading the article you don't think this is a little suspicious?

Los hechos analizados se remontan al 7 de mayo de 2001, cuando la Comunidad de Madrid, el Ayuntamiento de Madrid, y el Real Madrid firmaron un acuerdo para la recalificación de los terrenos de la Ciudad Deportiva madridista.

Como consecuencia del convenio, 30.000 metros cuadrados de terrenos considerados antes "equipamientos deportivos privados" y no urbanizables, pasaron a ser calificados genéricamente como terreno "terciario" o edificable. Posteriormente, parte de los derechos de edificabilidad de estos terrenos fueron vendidos a las empresas mencionadas

You obviously speak Spanish but for those who don't a quick recap says.

The community of Madrid, the city Council and Real Madrid came to an agreement in reclassifying the grounds where previously it was impossible to build habitable structures but was then made possible.

Anyone who has lived in Spain for a number of years knows these decisions are almost impossible to be reversed unless they have friends in very high places.

Well, what do you want me to say? The state (the region/community/county and the city), got a part of the lands thanks to this agreement which then sold to the aforementioned companies. They did not do it for free, you can also read it in the article.

The urban development agreement between the club, the City Council and the Community of Madrid stipulated the rezoning of the training grounds in exchange for the club ceding part of the land to the other two parties.

The lucky thing for Madrid (and also the City Council and the Community) is, when they acquired the lands in 1957, they were on the periphery of the city and 40 decades later they were on the business centre, the most expensive area of Madrid.

 

[KiD MoYeS]

I haven't seen much of either team this season but looking at the teams beforehand I had Milan as slight favourites here. I was very wrong, they've been shite. Regardless both sides are playing for a runner-up medal.

 

[Rozay]

Milan’s attack tonight without Leao is an insight of what we would be like in a tough game without Rashford if we went the Harry Kane route this summer.

 

[WeePat]

I don't agree with that (15/16 aside).

Without him and Hazard in the second half of 14/15 we probably not only blow the title but also get dragged into a top four race.

He was practically unbeatable in Madrid. I don’t think he was quite at that level with us but he was still one of the top keepers around.

 

[No Idea For Nickname]

Why is everybody so pesimistic and depressed? Final is one game, everything is possible. Stop behaving like City won it all already.
Lot of people were sayin they will smash Chelsea few years ago. How did that one end?

 

[Member 109952]

Ac Milan are nothing without Leao. Literally their only attacking threat.

Either of this teams will lose quite easily to Real or City though. Will be one of the most one sided finals in recent history. The real final is the 2nd leg of the City/Real match.

 

[Bole Top]

thought that was Giroud's son

 

[Amar__]

Nice

I am actually glad he is a starter, he is one of my favourite players ever being our best NT scorer of all times. I was just surprised because he was dropped a lot lately, and just goes to show how poor Lukaku is these days.

 

[kidbob]

Milan’s attack tonight without Leao is an insight of what we would be like in a tough game without Rashford if we went the Harry Kane route this summer.

AC haven't a single player of Kane's quality on the pitch. If Leao was playing they still wouldn't have anyone near Kane's quality on the pitch either. Harry Kane is much better than any player on either team playing tonight. Like stupidly better.

 

[Canagel]

Will Leao return for the 2nd leg? What a terrible time to be injured.

 

[Sylar]

So weird anytime I see a team and see 50 year old strikers like giroud or dzeko thinking that they are better than what we have

 

[NICanRed]

Wait until Harry Maguire starts against City due to whatever reason

....... unless he's being put in the shop window!

 

[JagUTD]

As unlikely as it is to actually happen, imagine if the Champions League and Europa League were won by Italian clubs this season.

 

[Sylar]

I think the ref has done really well here

 

[WeePat]

Must give it a go, used to watch it religiously on Channel 4 in the 90s (like most of us in those days).

Same here. It’s definitely worth your time. Very entertaining league to watch .

 

[Rayman96]

Well, what do you want me to say? The state (the region/community/county and the city), got a part of the lands thanks to this agreement which then sold to the aforementioned companies. They did not do it for free, you can also read it in the article.



The lucky thing for Madrid (and also the City Council and the Community) is, when they acquired the lands in 1957, they were on the periphery of the city and 40 decades later they were on the business centre, the most expensive area of Madrid.

This is the champions league Semis thread mate. The Town planning thread is , eh somewhere else

 

[No Idea For Nickname]

Penalty for Inter

 

[GifLord]

Penalty to Inter

 

[2 man midfield]

So weird anytime I see a team and see 50 year old strikers like giroud or dzeko thinking that they are better than what we have

They’ve both built their sides on the cheap. People meme on them being cheapskates, myself included, but they’ve done really well to make the most of what they have. I’m rooting for either of these to win the whole thing, as unlikely as that may be.

 

[Bole Top]

there will be a red card tonight.

 

[Offside]

Pen inter

 

[Catt]

Penalty Inter and game over

No!

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Penalty to Inter.

 

[One Night Only]

That's Maguire levels of defending

 

[prateik]

Milan
What a collapse.

 

[Rozay]

AC haven't a single player of Kane's quality on the pitch. If Leao was playing they still wouldn't have anyone near Kane's quality on the pitch either. Harry Kane is much better than any player on either team playing tonight. Like stupidly better.

Doesn’t work like that. Harry Kane himself has had several, and I mean several games like Giroud is having tonight where he touches the ball a handful of times. And Harry Kane is as good as Harry Kane.

AC have no outlet and cannot stretch Inter to force their way into the game. Harry Kane being better than Giroud (which is even debatable on the biggest of stages anyway) wouldn’t change much.

 

[JuveGER]

As unlikely as it is to actually happen, imagine if the Champions League and Europa League were won by Italian clubs this season.

Fiorentina is in the Conference League semi-finals as well

But yeah, one cup woulld be enough - for Juve...

 

[Teja]

Why is everybody so pesimistic and depressed? Final is one game, everything is possible. Stop behaving like City won it all already.
Lot of people were sayin they will smash Chelsea few years ago. How did that one end?

I don't think anyone was saying that because Chelsea schooled them about 3 times before the final. Anyway, regardless of who wins here, the winner of the RM / City game would win the CL. There's no way either of these sides is good enough to stop RM / City.

 

[Baxter]

10/10 for that dive

 

[RoadTrip]

That’s a fecking soft ass penalty if it stands.

 

[WeePat]

That’s a dive

 

[Mike Smalling]

Poor from Kjær, but that's a dive. Barely touched him.

 

[Nick7]

Terrible dive. VAR absolutely HAS to overturn that.

 

[prateik]

VAR sayings its not a pen..

 

[RoadTrip]

The diving from Milan is something else.

Which one?!

 

[Pintu]

How on earth did Napoli lose to Meelan over two legs?!

Had the same thought.

They look absolutely rubbish.

Leao + Maignan... And of course Napoli getting a red card in the first leg. Getting 2 bad calls going against them and playing without Osimhen.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Ref going to check, so maybe not.

 

[Wayne's World]

That's a clear dive

 

[2 man midfield]

Imagine if City lose to inter in the final. Dzeko winner in stoppage time.

 

[Offside]

Not a pen he doesn’t touch him