The European Leagues & Competitions Thread V2

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Celtic went through to the next round. What a shame for Legia.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28701951

The lesson is if you have won by 4 goals difference aggregate in the first leg, then you just have to play your suspended player in the 2nd leg and you will went through automatically whatever the result in the 2nd leg is.

[JoHo17 20]

Celtic went through to the next round. What a shame for Legia.

Do you think it was a bit harsh on Legia given that the player only played 3 minutes and the result was already beyond doubt?

Or do you think it was Legia's fault for not checking?

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Do you think it was a bit harsh on Legia given that the player only played 3 minutes and the result was already beyond doubt?

Or do you think it was Legia's fault for not checking?

Depend on your point of view. Personally, I think it is harsh decision, but at the same time I don't understand how they could make that kind of mistake. Also Uefa and match official has to be blame too, they should check and remind Legia if there is suspended player in the team news. Replay for the 2nd leg would be more fair in my opinion.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Also Uefa and match official has to be blame too, they should check and remind Legia if there is suspended player in the team news. Replay for the 2nd leg would be more fair in my opinion.

I sympathise with them but UEFA doesn't need to remind them, the rules are there clear for anyone to see. It's just pure stupidity IMO.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

I sympathise with them but UEFA doesn't need to remind them, the rules are there clear for anyone to see. It's just pure stupidity IMO.

Shame, what is their job actually? Just as a witness and make a report if something wrong happened?

[The Skipper 20,609]

Shame, what is their job actually? Just as a witness and make a report if something wrong happened?

Haha no, they're the governing body of European football, they set the general rules, regulate clubs with stuff like FFP, sanction and organise European competitions i.e. The CL or the Euros etc...

The rules are clearly stated, and for a professional club like Legia it's embarrassing that they couldn't adhere to a simple rule like that. Even if it's only 3 mins, rules are rules.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Haha no, they're the governing body of European football, they set the general rules, regulate clubs with stuff like FFP, sanction and organise European competitions i.e. The CL or the Euros etc...

The rules are clearly stated, and for a professional club like Legia it's embarrassing that they couldn't adhere to a simple rule like that. Even if it's only 3 mins, rules are rules.

I know that

I mean the UEFA official who sent to be there in every european matches. Must at least one official stand by in every european matches, if I'm not wrong.

[JoHo17 20]

I agree that rules are rules but I do feel sorry for Legia. They totally outclassed a poor Celtic team.

Is this case similar to the one concerning the Sunderland player? Different governing bodies/competitions have different penalties I guess.

[The Skipper 20,609]

I know that

I mean the UEFA official who sent to be there in every european matches. Must at least one official stand by in every european matches, if I'm not wrong.

Ah I see. Yeah, all the UEFA official does is pretty much report back to UEFA what has happened in a match report I would imagine. I can imagine that he probably didn't know the player was suspended before hand though, whilst Legia definitely would've known. Either way, I don't think UEFA really have that much of an obligation to go as far as reminding a professional club about the rules.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Ah I see. Yeah, all the UEFA official does is pretty much report back to UEFA what has happened in a match report I would imagine. I can imagine that he probably didn't know the player was suspended before hand though, whilst Legia definitely would've known. Either way, I don't think UEFA really have that much of an obligation to go as far as reminding a professional club about the rules.

Yes, Legia is the one most responsible in this case, but I find it is just shocking, seems that in every european matches, every time the clubs submit their starting line up and subs before kick off, the official just receive it, say thank you and then flip the paper down, not even bother to check it.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Top teams squads in Europe.

http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2014/08/1064873_Chelsea.jpg

http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2014/08/1066796_Real_Madrid_CF.jpg

http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2014/08/1065897_FC_Barcelona.jpg

http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2014/08/1066530_C_Atletico_Madrid_SAD.jpg

http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2014/08/1066448_FC_Bayern_Munchen.jpg

http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2014/08/1063929_Borussia_Dortmund.jpg

http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2014/08/1066653_Liverpool.jpg

http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2014/08/1066440_Manchester_City.jpg

http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2014/08/1064586_Manchester_United.jpg

http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2014/08/1063756_Arsenal.jpg

Who wins the Champions League.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Top teams squads in Europe.

http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2014/08/1066796_Real_Madrid_CF.jpg

http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2014/08/1065897_FC_Barcelona.jpg

http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2014/08/1066530_C_Atletico_Madrid_SAD.jpg

http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2014/08/1066448_FC_Bayern_Munchen.jpg

http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2014/08/1063929_Borussia_Dortmund.jpg

http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2014/08/1066653_Liverpool.jpg

http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2014/08/1066440_Manchester_City.jpg

http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2014/08/1064586_Manchester_United.jpg

http://www.footballuser.com/formations/2014/08/1063756_Arsenal.jpg

Who wins the Champions League.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Top teams squads in Europe.

Who wins the Champions League.

[Korea 734]

James didnt play well today.

Kroos spray the ball well, but hes a liability on the counter... Committed a few fouls and his speed was expose a bit without di maria on the team (I found it surprising that James was in charge of corners on both sides and even for fks it was ronaldo-james and bale-modric).

Isco played a lot better in his limited time than James and both Bale and Cristiano played well...Sevilla definitely should of scored 1 at least....

Di Maria, Khedira did not play at all today.... I can see a few first team guys moving the other direction for madrid...

[iseah100 5,612]

Final shortlist for UEFA European Player of the Year has been announced:

Cristiano Ronaldo

Manuel Neuer

Arjen Robben

What a fucking joke.