The European Leagues & Competitions Thread V2

[capriccioso 2,545]

Can't we rest our players? Let's forget 4th place and win this fukken trophy...as well as the FA Cup... 2 games left for the season screw the league games.

3 of our key players will have no involvement in the final whatsoever, and one fairly important squad player won't either. There's no need to rest anyone, except for the trio of Mata, Lampard and Drogba who should be saved for the two games against the Scousers and Newcastle.

[Jase 43,479]

Gotta take the chance, we can't let ourselves be tired and Bayern to be fresh.

1 game, all or nothing.

Think we should all see what happen first this weekend and our game against Newcastle next week before deciding to concentrate on the CL final. After next midweek, we'll get a clearer picture of whether we can actually get the Top 4 spot.

[Justin_3d 1,140]

[calculatingInfinity 1,472]

Alaba won't be too bad since they can move Lahm to LB and play Rafinha on the right. But Badstuber is their only fit CB and they were already playing boateng out of his usual RB position to cover at CB. They will probably play Tymochuck (no idea how that's written ) along side him, so both their CB will, hopefully, be playing out of their natural positions and will be easy prey for DD (here's to hoping).

Seems like they will rather play Contento on the left and Lahm ont he right though. Rafinha has apparently been really really bad.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Seems like they will rather play Contento on the left and Lahm ont he right though. Rafinha has apparently been really really bad.

True. But they'll also want Lahm on our weeker side, which is possibly Bosingwa and Danny. I guess it'll come down to tactical choices on the day.

[Kieran. 6,317]

Athletic Bilbao v. Atletico Madrid - 2012 Europa League Final

[Laylabelle 9,534]

Atheltico's Captain misses their final over some crazy slap

[Justin_3d 1,140]

What an amazing week!

Chelsea in the CL final, and Bielsa's team in the Europa League final! :blue scalf:

[Ollie 4,400]

Ex Chelsea player too, Tiago.... Think Roy Carroll remembers him. Adrian Lopez's goal was fantastic by the way. Valencia 0-1 Atletico Madrid

Will be an all Spanish final, scary thinking it coulda been an all Spanish UCL & EL Final

Atletico vs Athletic lol.

[Wavy Crockett 190]

#ThankYouBasedUncleBielsa

[Jype 6,398]

Going to be an awesome final in the UEL. Athletic are a wonderful club and they deserve to lift the trophy but Courtois winning it with Atletico wouldn't be bad either.

[Ollie 4,400]

Athletic deserve the trophy so that probably means Atletico will win it.

[Jase 43,479]

Platini wanted an all-Spanish Champions League final but didn't get that. Instead, he got an all-Spanish Europa League final. He must be in tears.

[Kezza 1,965]

Football associations love fucking fucking over fans. Copa dey real was supposed to be play at the bernabau but now been played at The Calderon due to 'planned maintenance'

Leaving 20,000 fans in the lerch

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Football associations love fucking fucking over fans. Copa dey real was supposed to be play at the bernabau but now been played at The Calderon due to 'planned maintenance'

Leaving 20,000 fans in the lerch

That was more Real's fault though, they're feeling spiteful because Barcelona are there at their expense.