European football thread (CL, Europa)

[Sebastian]

I agree with you.

 

[Bobby Sands]

c'mon AC Milan.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Rubin Kazan v Hapoel Tel Aviv
Athletic Bilbao v Anderlecht
FC Copenhagen v Marseille
Panathinaikos v Roma
Atletico Madrid v Galatasaray
Ajax v Juventus
Club Brugge v Valencia
Fulham v Shakhtar Donetsk
Liverpool v Unirea Urziceni
Hamburg v PSV Eindhoven
Villarreal v Wolfsburg
Standard Liege v Salzburg
FC Twente v Werder Bremen
Lille v Fenerbahce
Everton v Sporting
Hertha Berlin v Benfica

 

[Duke]

Rubin Kazan - Hapoel Tel Aviv
Athletic de Bilbao - Anderlecht
Kopenhavn - Marseille
Panathinaikos - AS Roma
Atletico Madrid - Galatasaray
Ajax - Juventus
Club Brugge - Valencia
Fulham - Shaktar Donetsk
Liverpool - Unirea Urziceni
HSV - PSV
Villarreal - Wolfsburg
Standard Liege - Red Bull Salzburg
FC Twente - Werder Bremen
Lille - Fenerbahce
Everton - Sporting Portugal
Hertha BSC - Benfica

 

[Bobby Sands]

thats a tricky game.

 

[Sebastian]

Rubin Kazan - Hapoel Tel Aviv
Athletic de Bilbao - Anderlecht
Kopenhavn - Marseille
Panathinaikos - AS Roma
Atletico Madrid - Galatasaray
Ajax - Juventus
Club Brugge - Valencia
Fulham - Shaktar Donetsk
Liverpool - Unirea Urziceni
HSV - PSV
Villarreal - Wolfsburg
Standard Liege - Red Bull Salzburg
FC Twente - Werder Bremen
Lille - Fenerbahce
Everton - Sporting Portugal
Hertha BSC - Benfica

All four german teams out? Gtfo, hater!

 

[Duke]

HSV - PSV can go either way. I think Villarreal is the better side when compared to Wolfsburg. Hertha just fucking sucks. And I'm not going to "vote" against Twente.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

I don't think the Spanish sides care much for the Europa Liga though.

 

[Flipmo]

Sevilla did when it won it twice in a row. lol

 

[Bobby Sands]

^^yea and they beat Espanyol in one of those finals.

Also Valencia won it not too long ago as well when Benitez was manager

Liverpool have won it most times along with Juventus and Inter. All have won 3. Hopefully we can get a 4th this season. that would be nice.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Sevilla did when it won it twice in a row. lol

Indeed. But Sevilla didnt care much until they reached the quarterfinals the second year they won it. Osasuna were also in the Semifinal.

Spanish teams last year disregarded the competition, Deportivo were smashed at home by Aalborg :notrust:

Valencia went out in the last 32 and Racing and Sevilla went out in the group stage.

 

[hizzle?]

Rubin Kazan - Hapoel Tel Aviv
Athletic de Bilbao - Anderlecht
Kopenhavn - Marseille
Panathinaikos - AS Roma
Atletico Madrid - Galatasaray
Ajax - Juventus
Club Brugge - Valencia
Fulham - Shaktar Donetsk
Liverpool - Unirea Urziceni
HSV - PSV
Villarreal - Wolfsburg
Standard Liege - Red Bull Salzburg
FC Twente - Werder Bremen
Lille - Fenerbahce
Everton - Sporting Portugal
Hertha BSC - Benfica

 

[hizzle?]

much more excited for the Uefa cup draws than for the CL ones...

Juve - Ajax
HSV - PSV
Villareal - Wolfsburg
Atletico Madrid - Galatasaray
Pana - AS Roma..

All great matches.

 

[hizzle?]

Indeed. But Sevilla didnt care much until they reached the quarterfinals the second year they won it. Osasuna were also in the Semifinal.

Spanish teams last year disregarded the competition, Deportivo were smashed at home by Aalborg :notrust:

Valencia went out in the last 32 and Racing and Sevilla went out in the group stage.

Aalborg was not that bad last year in Europe. Sucked balls in the league.

 

[hizzle?]

Inter Milan v Chelsea
Lyon v Real Madrid
AC Milan v Manchester United
Olympiakos v Bordeaux
FC Porto v Arsenal
CSKA Moscow v Sevilla
Stuttgart v Barcelona
Bayern Munich v Fiorentina

I think that there's going to be tons of surprises.

 

[Duke]

Good draws all 'round though. Should get some spectacle out of it.

 

[lyrical start]

Arsenal have had an easy run of teams so far

I'm not underestimating Porto though.. They are quite strong at home..

 

[lyrical start]

AC Milan would be a walk in the park for Arsenal or Chelsea but I think Utd will struggle to beat to Milan..

 

[Bobby Sands]

Forza Rossoneri

They reckon Huntelaar will start. they better leave that clown Beckham off the team. They have been shite since they inexplicably brought him back. He better not start this game.

If Milan can keep Rooney fairly quiet they can win the tie. Easier said than done though and Thiago Silva might not be fit. big loss if he is out.

im gonna stay with my prediction that they will win but i have doubts after their recent games.

 

[Duke]

Ronaldinho seems to be getting back to his old level and Huntelaar knocked in some goals and is enjoying a run of confidence.

I'll obviously cheer for Milan because of Dutchy-sympathy.