The European Leagues & Competitions Thread V2

[Milan 17,955]

So will it be Guardiola against his future City and a Madrid derby in the semis?

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

Just now, milan.cech said:

So will it be Guardiola against his future City and a Madrid derby in the semis?

the most interesting duels would be

 

Atletico - BAyern and Man City - Real. This is the only matchup I can see both underdogs having a shot at the final. 

[FabHazard 655]

The desire and motivation shown by Atletico Madrid to win the match is incredible...Brilliant display..waiting for the right time to press.....Pressing as a team and work rate...

[ulvhedin 525]

Messi is looking as bad as two years ago when he was puking all over the pitch. Out of the them two it was Ronaldo who decided to show up for this time

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Athletico are the new Chelsea. So sad to see such heart and fight that we don't have anymore 

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

Last night it was De Bruyne, tonight Filipe Luis, next in line is Sturridge - will probably bag a hattrick tomorrow. And then De Bruyne should wrap up this week with a late winner at the Bridge.

[cosmicway 1,333]

Mourinho sold players as if we were in for twice the budget of Barcelona and Real to buy new ones.
He forgot to sell Willian too.
 

[Essien19 1,415]

7 minutes ago, petre.ispirescu said:

Last night it was De Bruyne, tonight Filipe Luis, next in line in Sturridge - will probably bag a hattrick tomorrow. And then De Bruyne should wrap up this week with a late winner at the Bridge.

please no, but some on here are already looking forward to stick the knife in, unbereable times, ouch...

[chelseafan26 293]

Brilliant by ATM. Absolutely Fabulous Fight and Gameplan.

This is what we used to be, before we bought a bunch of mercenaries and sold some of our most talented players.

Hardly surprising that ex-chelsea players everywhere are performing so well. They are performing so well, because they are brilliant talents unseen by our ex-manager.

[Azpinator 2,325]

You know what pisses me off?

When we play defensive physical football, the world labels us "anti-football"
When Atletico play defensive physical football, the world applauds and hails their spirit and character.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Congratulations for Atletico, this year could be your moment.

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

I hope many other Chelsea fans dont think the same way. Though the number of RTs suggest otherwiss. 

Yea, Atletico Madrid is everything we used to be, but their better than what we've been in Europe the past 5 years. They don't just defend deep, but have 7/8/9 players who can dribble out of pressure and are sound technically. They create multiple goal-scoring chances, and don't just rely on set-pieces for them either. Their pressing is miles ahead of anything we do, and they have defenders who don't need to be hidden by Willian and Hazard tracking back for every single attack (one 1v1 duel between Neymar and Ivan is an automatic goal) no discussion. 

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Tremendous game plan by Atleti too, and Messi was completely anonymous throughout the match. Im surprised he continued to sit in CM and not move out wide, he played into the ATM gameplan by being so static, and although that tactic worked last match, once Atleti got that 2nd goal, Messi should have positioned himself on the wings to get his feet on the ball instead of hoping Barca would somehow get it to him.

But at the same time you gotta give Atleti credit for defending their wings better, because unlike last match, Alves and Alba weren't a factor at all and only got 1 real threatening cross between them unlike last time. 

 

Back-2-Back Tremendous European nights. You gotta love it. Wish I was there man. The Scenes. 

 

 

[Essien19 1,415]

What is up with Turan these days?
Looks like a big flop, Chelsea thought of buying him in the summer according to reports but didn't, guess what, it turned out to be the right call. SURPRISE
Now it's a difficult one, how can i pin it on Mourinho so he looks bad? Guess i'm not so smart after all.

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

This is amazing.. ??

 

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Still think it is battle between 3 giants and City. Atletico proved their worth by beating Barca. Bayern is Bayern, Real is Real. I think, City would not get any further than this.