UEFA Champions League 2016/17

[FIF]

The reality is that the tie could well be over by then.

5000/1

 

[pork pie fox]

Benfica are shite. We might be too, but they're not good.

 

[bocadillo]

The reality is that the tie could well be over by then.

I wouldn't be bothered to get up in the morning.

 

[Lako42]

And most of those will dominate possession and allow counter attacks. If you saw PSG last night you'd feel a little better.

Why would that help us?

 

[FIF]

Why would that help us?

In our present form it won't.

 

[pork pie fox]

I know the draw is today, but does anybody know when they decide which teams play on the different dates? There are obviously two match weeks possible for the away fixture and I can make one of them, but not the other, so I'm wondering when I'll know if I can go, but can't seem to find out when it is decided.

 

[FIF]

Barcelona have been total shit this first 30 minutes. The way they've passed the ball around in their own box maybe even Vardy would have got a goal.

 

[FIF]

Embarrassingly bad from Barcelona. They look more like Leicester.

 

[Blaarev]

3-0! to PSG now

 

[Blaarev]

4-0

 

[SwedeFox]

Looks like we won't get Barca next round

 

[Blaarev]

That really is game over. With PSG tiring, and it being Barca, you thought getting 3 back wasn't impossible. But 4 when they've not even had a look in, no way.

PSG have fully deserved it too. They've been tireless in pressing and closing space. When Barca have been trying to play from the back, PSG have had 5 men pressing. Barca have been hoofing it!

Barca/hoofing. Not two words you expect to see in the same sentence.

 

[FIF]

Were they Leicester in disguise?

 

[Blaarev]

Heatmap from PSG-Barca

 

[FIF]

It was certainly contrary to expectations. To be fair, it only happened a few times but none-the-less they did hoof it. PSG were just closing them down so quickly, Barca were not getting time on the ball. Defensive panic followed by hoof, away it went. Quite happy to give the ball back to the PSG. Le'sta, just like watching Le'sta....

It was a masterclass from PSG. A masterclass in how to nullify an arguably technically superior team. Barcelona just could not get their fluid passing game going. They were never given time on the ball, and passing options were being shut down. It's not as if PSG were being negative either; it was high energy, front foot attacking stuff from them. Always pushing Barca back, forcing errors, attacking in number. 4 didn't flatter them, they could have had more.

Shouldn't that be Le'çta ?

 

[bocadillo]

Heatmap from PSG-Barca

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Mucky, mucky, mucky!

 

[Motown Fox]

Well they did get properly shafted tbh

 

[Blaarev]

 

[homer]

Barcelona and the Arse making sure that our forthcoming thrashing slips gently under the footballing radar

 

[glyn]

Barcelona and the Arse making sure that our forthcoming thrashing slips gently under the footballing radar

Another Bayern goal and our record worst English CL defeat would have been beaten within 3 months - but I fear we might achieve worse next week anyway.