Van Basten II Posted March 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 (edited) It was an exciting game between the Frenchies but neither team looked like squads that would be contenders for the big title, way too many holes on defense. Meanwhile, a bit of of an upset with Bayern winning the 1st leg. Edited March 31, 2010 by Van Basten II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 It was an exciting game between the Frenchies but neither team looked like squads that would be contenders for the big title, way too many holes on defense. Specially the Bordeaux defense Coach Laurent Blanc had better revamp that! I don't see either of the French teams go into the final match! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted April 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Not exactly sure how Arsenal found a way to manage a tie Should make for entertaining viewing next week though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Wish Thierry Henry had been allowed to join his Barca teammates before the last minutes of the match. Will be watching the return match too! On their home ground, Barca should be able to overcome Arsenal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 (edited) Will be watching the return match too! On their home ground, Barca should be able to overcome Arsenal! I'm sure they will. Manchester United disappointed me last Saturday. Federico Macheda plays much better than Barbatov and I hope Sir Alex will give him more opportunities to show us what he knows. Edited April 9, 2010 by B. Goren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted April 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 Messi had, dare I say, a Maradonesque performance. Do feel he's one World Cup success away to be mentionned in the same breath than him, the question is whether the Argentine team will play well enough during this edition to bring him to the big stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 MESSI!! Out of this world!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted April 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 (edited) Gallant effort by Les Girondins but it was not enough, both teams made concerted efforts not to leave those defensive gaps that plagued them during the first leg. Meawhile quite an upset in the other game. No Premier League representative in the Semis. Edited April 8, 2010 by Van Basten II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Not a great match! The teams were not in the same league as Barcelona or Arsenal. That was a memorable confrontation. Lyon barely deserves to go to the semifinals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted April 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 It was more of a plooding match that usually plagues le Championnat nowadays. Although Barça and Bayern will be the favourites, do think they will face both live dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 I’m actually really excited about these semifinals coming up. Although a Bayern/Barca final seems like the logical prediction, both teams would do well not to underestimate their opponents. Lyon’s style seems like it will make for a very good match against Bayern. I’m really excited to see those two teams go at it. And if there’s anyone who can figure out how to pick at Barcelona, it’s Jose Mourinho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Meawhile quite an upset in the other game. No Premier League representative in the Semis. Thank goodness ! It was worth it just to see 'Sir Alec' Ferguson totally p*ssed off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzjet Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 Meawhile quite an upset in the other game. No Premier League representative in the Semis. Thank goodness ! It was worth it just to see 'Sir Alec' Ferguson totally p*ssed off. Made me laugh how he was complaining that Bayern were clustering around the referee to get Da Silva sent off. Particularly when you consider how his teams have often done exactly the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 This evening in Madrid: Real Madrid Vs. Barcelona!!! I cant wait... Pellegrini: "We are confident that we will win". I doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 I'm greatly looking forward to the Superclassico! It looks to be one of the biggest and best encounters between these two teams in years. In the meantime, I'm chewing my nails off in anticipation of my Villans' FA Cup semifinal clash with Chelsea in about 30 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 In the meantime, I'm chewing my nails off in anticipation of my Villans' FA Cup semifinal clash with Chelsea in about 30 minutes. Unfortunately, there were no surprises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 This evening in Madrid: Real Madrid Vs. Barcelona!!! I cant wait... Pellegrini: "We are confident that we will win". I doubt it. I wonder what Pellegrini has to say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Englewood Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Fuckin' classic, plain and simple; Check it out.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Fuckin' classic, plain and simple; Check it out.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 Manchester United is back in the race!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 The wonderful French national team working hard to prepare for the World Cup... from the Daily Telegraph today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 The wonderful French national team working hard to prepare for the World Cup... from the Daily Telegraph today! Names, brownie, I want to know the names of the players who are working so hard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 The wonderful French national team working hard to prepare for the World Cup... from the Daily Telegraph today! Names, brownie, I want to know the names of the players who are working so hard... The most prominent player named so far is Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery. His lawyer has confirmed Ribery has been heard as a witness in the prostitution case. He has not been charged. Lyon's Sidney Govou has also been heard as a witness. No charge. The two other names mentioned are Real Madrid's Karim Benzema and Marseille's Hatem Ben Arfa who will be heard in the case in the next few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 (edited) Don't know how Champions League tv rights are done in other countries but here they are pretty crap, despite that the all 4 semi-final games will be played on different days, the Lyon-Bayern will be covered by Sportsnet a regular cable network which you can get on a regular cable deal without any extra fees. But the Barca-Inter will be covered by Setanta Sports a neytwork that charges 15 $ extra by month to be unscrambled. I was ok with them splitting the broadcasts when they were simultaneous games but there is no reason for the main network not to pick up both games. Who knows maybe the final will have one network showing the first half and the other the second half. Ultimately it means I will have to dish out an extra 15 $ plus taxes to see two fuckin games, the rest of the programmation is mostly EPL action but which is fine except I don't have time to watch any of that, I basically have the time to watch one game by day max. And the EPL not being the only league that raises my interest. Edited April 20, 2010 by Van Basten II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 The truth has to be said loud and clear: I'm a huge fan of Barcelona but Inter played much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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