Even the ref is diving now
The Europa League 2017/18(Use the SF thread to discuss the current match)
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What are we looking at here? goalkeeping error aside and very very soft penalty call and it's 1-0 Milan. Milan have been better this game, in general. Overall, as a squad, they're not as good as Arsenal, however, they're a darn slight better than they were prior to Gattuso coming in. What needs to happen is for Gattuso to get a transfer summer under him so he can go and get the players for his system. Currently, he's inherited Montella's boys and the squad looks quite imbalanced for it. I do like Kessie, though.
He's even crap in his real position.
Milan are a real shadow of the former selves. What has happened to this once great team? Financial issues or what?
Kessie's ambition is to play for United.
They have had much lower points than this these last few years.
Massimiliano Mirabelli looks very stupid now.
The level of quality in this game though... you'd think you were watching a championship or league one game.
Classy goal from Danny
Has there been a proper inquest into the reasons of this decline? I mean they are a European giant. 7 CL titles the most of any club apart from Madrid. How have their fans accepted this? Are they content with how it is now or do they still have hopes of returning to the glory days? Surely they can't be happy right now.
He stood on his feet 
Entirely different Arsenal and Milan were still elite sides back then.
We have finally reached the last 8 for the first time since 2010. It was an odd game. Milan looked good, but we had the best chances. Clearly, that dive from Welbeck changed the whole because going 1-0 down at HT would have been terrible.
There was a lot issues with the ownership. Even during that last Scudetto win you started to see some real penny pinching.
Stöger is like a shit Mourinho, has Dortmund look like a poor man's United.
Wenger is keeping his job!
I remember Kaka absolutely destroying United the year before (not even an exaggeration to say, I think).
Oh this is glorious. Salzburg coach is a former Tuchel assistant from Mainz. 
Btw that guy needs to be on the radar of some bigger teams *cough * Dortmund *cough*. Won Youth CL with Salzburg and has lost once in 45 games as head coach of Salzburg.
Btw that guy needs to be on the radar of some bigger teams *cough * Dortmund *cough*. Won Youth CL with Salzburg and has lost once in 45 games as head coach of Salzburg.
It's 'a' last 8 though!Yeah the last 8 of the Europa League, not the Champions League
Dortmund out with the weakest possible display. Embarassing that they are actually in the race for the CL spots.
Yeah the last 8 of the Europa League, not the Champions League
He's not a real Gooner, he doesn't represent us.
Is it? You sure?It's 'a' last 8 though!
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in the end they won comfortably but the awful decision by the referee on that dive weighed a lot on the game. Really incredible how is it possible to get such a poor referee at this level.
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Oh this is glorious. Salzburg coach is a former Tuchel assistant from Mainz.
Btw that guy needs to be on the radar of some bigger teams *cough * Dortmund *cough*. Won Youth CL with Salzburg and has lost once in 45 games as head coach of Salzburg.
His assistant Rene Maric is a great follow on Twitter and runs the tactics website Spielvrlagerung.
Jack and the other guy did not see if it was peno, hmmm.
I hope Arsenal win the Europa League. It will really wind up the Spurs fans AND Wenger will get a 5 year contract extension
So we have:
Atletico Madrid
Arsenal
CSKA Moscow
Lazio
Leipzig
Olympique Marseille
Salzburg
Sporting CP
8 clubs from 8 different countries.
Atletico Madrid
Arsenal
CSKA Moscow
Lazio
Leipzig
Olympique Marseille
Salzburg
Sporting CP
8 clubs from 8 different countries.
Anyone but CSKA please
Jack and the other guy did not see if it was peno, hmmm.
Logical when you were on the pitch for 90 minutes and then you have an interview.
It will be too weird if the Red Bull sides play against each other.
Alexander Zickler was on the bench of Salzburg, too. Won the CL league with Bayern in 2001 (...and lost it in 99). He was youth coach there but is now assistant coach.
I think they were both assistants for Marco Rose when he was managing the u18s.
Great fun tonight - sat directly above the Milan fans. No-one had any idea what they were singing at the end but it sounded close enough to Ospina that we could all join in. I hope he noticed the serenade.
I for one unlike most Sporting fans want to face CSKA as we have unfinished business with them. Not in the quarter finals though but rather in the final !. As for the upcoming draw my opinion is to be the best you have to beat the best BUT I would rather want to avoid Atletico or Salzburg as they have been in great form recently.
Can Aubameyang play now Dortmund are out?
An Austrian side is feared in Europe. What a time to be alive
Now don’t get me wrong. I absolutely detest them. But still, quite an achievement for RBS.
Now don’t get me wrong. I absolutely detest them. But still, quite an achievement for RBS.