Leverkusen are a joy to watch. Hope they can improve even more next season and they might have a legit shot at the CL next season.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Come cazzo gioca il Leverkusen 
How did they not score here
Xabi Alonso is tailor made to coach the current Real Madrid squad
Alonso has a bit of the Pep bug of changing his preferred XI frequently during the season.
Palacios was starting almost all their league games at CM alongside Xhaka and being one of their best players of the season but got injured at the star of the year, since then Andrich came in and has stayed at that position even after Palacios returned. He's starting today but hasn't been lately.
Having a great game as well, if Alonso doesn't think he's first choice then I would happily take him in here
He's a superstar number 6.
Alonso's done the same with Boniface as well, hasn't been an automatic starter since coming back from injury.
Palacios was starting almost all their league games at CM alongside Xhaka and being one of their best players of the season but got injured at the star of the year, since then Andrich came in and has stayed at that position even after Palacios returned. He's starting today but hasn't been lately.
Having a great game as well, if Alonso doesn't think he's first choice then I would happily take him in here
He's a superstar number 6.Alonso's done the same with Boniface as well, hasn't been an automatic starter since coming back from injury.
Very fun final if it’s Bayer Atalanta
Penalty given to Roma.
Not much to argue there
Penalty to Roma
Against run of play
Against run of play
Smart from Roma not letting Lukaku take it
Wtf, Tah concedes a penalty with no danger. Correct decision, braindead stuff from Tah.
Leverkusen really should have taken one of their many chances earlier
Tah you moron
But of course, I get it, the dramatic 90+8 comeback has to come from a position of disadvantage
Villa are one of the best teams at passing patiently and normally working a position but doing it when you need three goals and have 50/60 (now less) minutes to score them is maddening. Possession for the sake of possession
Ye they sometimes try and walk the ball into the net which only few teams are capable of, Arsenal and city.
Oh yeah? I heard it's a ludicrous display and a problem with Arsenal
I guess congrats are in order. He must be signing with you. That was Bayern-esque defending.
Think Roma will concede in the second half. They were lucky we didn't convert at least one shot
Yeah duh. You should be intimately familiar with this today as well. You can't have a dramatic, epic comeback if you're drawing. Come on
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Tactically it's the same story as the first leg. Roma have the right ideas and means to hurt Leverkusen in attack, but they're just completely fecking clueless defensively
Its really not looking good for Villa, they've got 35 minutes to score 3
I quite like Lookman. Pacey, can dribble and finish. For around £20m would be a phenomenal squad option. He was good for Fulham to in the prem last time he was here.
He's better than Sancho and Antony for my money.
He's better than Sancho and Antony for my money.
Can’t work out if Olymiacos are playing very well or Villa badly. Think it’s both.
Surprising is that Emery has done well in tweaking things this season when needed, but stubborn (or stupid) tonight… as soon as they conceded, he had to change things up and force team to push up more/quicker yet they’re STILL passing side to side and not taking risks.
Olympiacos have a clear plan, work well as a team and given the amount they’ve spent (peanuts), fantastic achievement.
Final just down the road for them too.
(edit. Villa not putting a corner in the box and ending up with the ball back to Martinez …
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Surprising is that Emery has done well in tweaking things this season when needed, but stubborn (or stupid) tonight… as soon as they conceded, he had to change things up and force team to push up more/quicker yet they’re STILL passing side to side and not taking risks.
Olympiacos have a clear plan, work well as a team and given the amount they’ve spent (peanuts), fantastic achievement.
Final just down the road for them too.
(edit. Villa not putting a corner in the box and ending up with the ball back to Martinez …
)Roma wants a penalty
That’s a pen
Umm...
Oh dear.
The ref looks like one of the Baldwin's
Maybe I’m thinking of the Wenger days. Remember a goal they scored with wilshere etc where they literally walked it in. They are a good passing team though.
VAR penalty for Roma
Alonso hasn't aged
Roma 2-2
Ice cold.
Villa have really missed a chance to win silverware. Was miles favourite aswell.
Leverkusen can only blame themselves. Roma has done feck all really going forward and Leverkusen been absolute crap finishing their many chances. So dumb.
Are villa about to go out to a team who likely cost a 50th of their squad...
Laughing at Dortmund fans shitting on Terzic. At least he doesn´t sit his best player and his two best strikers in a semifinal to waste a treble unlike that troll Alonso. Unbelieveably disrespectful to Roma.