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By the way fellas, it's Alonso v Dembele down the left...

Fuck it. It'll be 0-0 till the 92nd minute and Giroud will score for the 1-0 win!

Confirmed lineup. Here's Barcelona's...

The lineup apparently...

Indeed. Almost every pundit and journalist said every other English team but us got easy R16 opponents. at how that has turned out.

Christ! Do you need to constantly tell us that Courtois/Hazard will be leaving in the summer because they haven't signed the contract? Don't you have better things to worry or discuss here?!

We'll probably join them tomorrow but seeing Mourinho (and United) get KOed out of the Champions League in the last 16 again(!) is .

That is so 2017...

Might moan Messi doesn't score enough goals!

And yet...we set up for a damage limitation loss!

I know Conte has made many bad decisions this season but criticizing him for every single thing - and some for no good reason - seems to have become a popular thing these days.

From what I've checked, I don't think that's possible. @Jim may be the best person to answer that though...

FALSE 9 FTW!

Was about to extend his contract? What?! There were reports about the club offering him a new contract but there was nothing or anything concrete that he was going to sign it. Who is? Only stating what was reported last season. So, you're just ignore the fact that Luiz has been having injury issues this season? You're also gonna ignore the fact that Christensen's performances have been keeping Luiz out as well? Conte doesn't know how to handle big egos? He may had the bust-up with Costa last season - which was caused by the interest from China and an injury - but did he toss him aside immediately? No. He still managed to keep him onside when the situation looked like threatening our title challenge. As for Luiz, well, he's had his injury problems and Christensen has been doing well overall to keep him out of the XI. Selling Costa may not have been ideal but I don't think it's the main issue here. The main problem, just like with previous transfers, is that we rarely find adequate replacements for the ones we sell. Maybe Morata might still come good in the end BUT as it has been mentioned, he doesn't look like a good replacement at all despite the good start.

Oh god. We're in MARCH 2018 and people are still blaming the Costa saga on Conte?! Sure, Conte may not have handled the exit very well but how long more are people gonna pretend like Costa hadn't wanted to go back to Madrid for the past 2-3 years? Let's also ignore the fact that Costa decidedly went AWOL with his performances in the second half of last season after the interest from China.

Frankfurt may be fifth but they are hardly quality opposition.

Antonio Conte to consult Chelsea players on tactics for Barcelona return

I know but that's not the point anyway.

Teams Batshuayi has scored against since 2016/17: Watford West Brom Sunderland Peterborough Brentford Bristol Rovers Qarabag Atletico Madrid MK Dons Newcastle Atalanta FC Koln Hamburg Eintracht Frankfurt

Have watched the highlights and the second goal, especially, was very well taken. It's the first time he scored against a top half opposition in the Bundesliga.

Let's see how he fares against quality teams before we pass judgment. His good performances so far have come against relegation fodders in West Brom, Hull, Palace.