The new footy thread

[Bloody Brian Burke]

For anyone looking for a decent flutter, Real is still favourite to qualify and Wolfsburg are paying +100. I'm not so sure Real's going to come back - Wolfsburg are deadly on the counter and Real is going to be pushing waaaay up.

*tears up betting slip*

Fucking Ronaldo.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

*tears up betting slip*

Fucking Ronaldo.

INVETERATE!!!

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Truth be told, Wolfsburg are outplaying the shit out of Madrid right now. Very unlucky to not be up.

 

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*tears up betting slip*

Fucking Ronaldo.

Not so fast, my friend.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Not so fast, my friend.

Just as you post that, Ramos hits the post.

These guys are killing me.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

K that might have been in.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Talking about MC-PSG but could easily apply to both games:

 

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BBB was correct earlier - Effin Ronaldo.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

BBB was correct earlier - Effin Ronaldo.

Fucking placement lol. Terrible defending.

 

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That Wolfsburg wall certainly didn't limit the emission of the ball into the goal.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Manchester City are in the Champions League semifinals. Go figure.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Ronaldo now has 16 goals in the Champions League this season. The record is 17. He set it 2 years ago. I would venture that he will be breaking it in a couple weeks.

46 in 42 games in all competitions - he will pass 50 goals in a season for the 6th straight year and he has a great chance of getting to 60 for the 2nd straight year and 3rd time in his career.

Holy hell what a fucking player. Hopefully he saves some for France.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

A potted history of Man United's infamous grey kit

 

[jstewismybastardson]

AC Milan: Sinisa Mihajlovic replaced by Cristian Brocchi as manager

Serie A really, really needs the Milan teams to get their shit together.

either doing the Haka will help them get their shit together or theyve lost the plot

Brocchi porta la Haka a Milanello - Sky Sport HD

 

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Isn't there kind of a big game about to get going?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Isn't there kind of a big game about to get going?

A couple. One bigger than the other, but...

 

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Benfica had a 1-nil lead, but then Lahm decided to cross in a ball that was fisted away right to Vidal who made no mistake.

/Benfica needs two more now.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Benfica had a 1-nil lead, but then Lahm decided to cross in a ball that was fisted away right to Vidal who made no mistake.

/Benfica needs two more now.

They really looked like they were gonna be in for a second before that. Totally deflated after. Tough break but at least they showed better (so far) than Porto did at the same stage last year.

Barca is in serious trouble. They need to get going and fast.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Right after Benfica scored:

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Huge news out of France though:

France's Benzema to miss Euro 2016

I guess they figure with so many options at striker (Griezmann, Martial, Lacazette) and with 2010 still on their minds the risk of disharmony outweighs the benefit of one of the world's best strikers.

Of course, they left Cantona at home in 98 and we all know how that turned out...