SPOILER ALERT if you want to watch the Roma game next Roma are in big trouble down 3-2 at home to Shaktar. That pretty much means they have to win by 2 on the road.
Ukraine is bringing the heat. I like that squad a lot and thought they'd be able to make noise after how well they did in the group stage.
Shakhtar got lucky as the end of the 2nd half was a nightmare for Roma First goal was a luck deflection 2nd goal was good goal from Douglas Costa 3rd was because Riise slipped fucking pissed right now
So many moments from him at Liverpool. We could have been to another final if it wasn't for his own goal against Chelsea.
He was so good last yer but this year he has been average at best and the play yesterday well there are enough people in the world to facepalm for how much it deserves.
for some reason they are giving me a free preview of FSC+HD for this week, when i have never even gotten a preview of FSCHD.
Shit I have a huge test that I need to be studying all day today and tomorrow for and I can easily see myself now taking a break to watch the Man Utd game. Oh well
FC Copenhagen v Chelsea Team News FC Copenhagen have not played a competitive fixture since December 7, when they beat Panathinaikos 3-1 at home to claim a place in the last 16 of the Champions League. With the Danish Superligaen taking a winter break until the first week of March, Copenhagen have played six friendlies since the turn of the year, all against Nordic opposition. Their only loss came on penalties in the Copa del Sol against IFK Gothenburg of Sweden. Copenhagen are unbeaten in the Superligaen this season and lead by 19 points ahead of Odense, with bitter city rivals Brondby two points further back in third place. Winger Jesper Gronkjaer spent four seasons at Chelsea, playing 88 games and scoring seven goals for the London side. His goal and assist on the final day of the 2002/03 season ensured that Chelsea finished in fourth place ahead of opponents Liverpool and snatched the final Champions League spot. Three of the club's four defeats this season have come away from home in the Champions League - at Rosenborg (1st leg qualifier, 1-0), Barcelona (group match, 2-0) and Rubin Kazan (group match, 1-0). Their solitary loss at home was to AB Horsens in the Ekstrabladet Cup (4-2). Since the end of the Champions League group stage at the beginning of December, Chelsea have seen their hopes of retaining their league title fade, winning only four of their 10 league matches and failing to score in their last two against Liverpool and Fulham. The chance of retaining at least one half of the FA Cup and League double they won last season ended on Saturday when they were beaten 4-3 by Everton on penalties after drawing their fourth-round cup replay 1-1 at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have now won just one of their last five matches in all competitions. While their form has been poor on the pitch, the club's owner, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, was busy behind the scenes last month, financing the British record transfer fee of £50m for Fernando Torres from Liverpool with defender David Luiz also arriving from Benfica for £21m. Torres, who has been substituted in his two matches for Chelsea to date and has yet to score, will be hoping to make a better impression on Tuesday, but Luiz is ineligible for the match. Chelsea travel to Copenhagen with no major injury worries, although coach Carlo Ancelotti might be worried about his own future unless Chelsea's form starts showing a significant improvement soon. Match Facts Nicolas Anelka has scored five goals from just seven shots on target in the Champions League this season. Anelka has scored eight times in his last 10 Champions League starts. FC Copenhagen posted the worst shooting accuracy figures of any of the teams who qualified for the Last 16, hitting the target with just 29% of their shots. The Danish side met Chelsea in the 1998-99 Cup Winners Cup, drawing at Stamford Bridge and then losing 0-1 at home. Chelsea have only won two of their last 15 Champions League away games in the knockout stages. Chelsea have kept just two clean sheets in their last 11 Champions League games in the knockout phase. FC Copenhagen have won four and drawn two of their six Champions League home games. FC Copenhagen have only won one of their six European matches against English opposition. Chelsea have drawn Danish opposition twice winning three games and losing none of the four legs. Three of Copenhagen's seven goals in the Champions League so far have come from shots from outside the box. Disciplinary Situation Suspended: None Misses next match if booked: Dame N'Doye, Zdenek Pospech (both FC Copenhagen); John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) Odds Copenhagen 17/4, Draw 5/2, Chelsea 8/11
Lyon v Real Madrid Lyon forward Lisandro Lopez has a hamstring injury but the French side have been in good form lately, scoring four goals in each of their last two Ligue 1 victories. Real Madrid have lost in the first knockout round in each of the last six seasons but they look stronger this term with a more balanced side and twice Champions League winner Jose Mourinho at the helm. Former Lyon striker Karim Benzema is hoping to get the nod ahead of Emmanuel Adebayor to start. Lyon have won only five of their 11 matches in all competitions since the end of the Champions League group stage but a 4-1 victory at derby rivals St Etienne and Friday's 4-0 thrashing of Nancy show they are suddenly in form. They are still in the hunt for the French title, which they won seven times in a row between 2002 and 2008, but trail leaders Lille. Big close-season purchase Yoann Gourcuff has failed to shine since joining from Bordeaux but on paper Lyon still clearly boast the best team in France. They made no significant signings in January but let midfielder Jean Makoun join Aston Villa. Lyon beat Real at the same stage of the competition last year having also prevailed against Los Merengues in the 2005/06 and 2006/07 seasons. Real Madrid's domestic form has been patchy in recent weeks but they enjoyed a 2-0 win over Levante on Saturday and are in second place behind champions and great rivals Barcelona in the La Liga title race. Mourinho's side were held to a 1-1 draw at Almeria on January 16 and slumped to a shock 1-0 defeat at Osasuna two weeks later. They did manage to get past city rivals Atletico and holders Sevilla into the final of the Copa del Rey. Reports of a breakdown in the relationship between Mourinho and club director general Jorge Valdano have been an unwanted distraction and the pair also clashed over the need for a replacement striker for the injured Gonzalo Higuain. Mourinho eventually got his way and the club brought in Adebayor on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season. The Togo international has been an instant success, scoring in the Copa against Sevilla and in the league in this month's 4-1 home win over Real Sociedad. Match Facts Real Madrid fired in 52 shots on target, more than any other team in the Group Stage. Lyon were caught offside 30 times in the Group Stage, more often than any other team. Xabi Alonso created 19 goalscoring chances for his team-mates, more than any other player in the Champions League this season. Real Madrid fired in 107 attempts (excluding blocked efforts) in the group stage, more than any other team, though Lyon fired in the second-highest tally of 88. Lyon and Real have been drawn against each other three times in the Champions League, with the French side winning all three home games and drawing all three at the Bernabeu. Real Madrid have not scored in any of their three previous trips to Stade Garland. Cristiano Ronaldo has fired in 16 shots on target, more than any other player in this season’s Champions League. Karim Benzema has scored 16 goals in 23 Champions League starts for Real Madrid and previous club Lyon. Only Manchester United (1) have conceded fewer goals than Real Madrid in this season’s Champions League. Real have lost just one of their last 11 Champions League matches, but that was away at Lyon. Real Madrid have been knocked out at this stage in each of the last six campaigns, including by Lyon last season. However, the last time they made it to the quarter-finals was also the last time before this season that they went unbeaten in the group stages (2003/04). Disciplinary Situation Suspended: None Misses next match if booked: Michel Bastos, Dejan Lovren (both Olympique Lyon); Raul Albiol, Cristiano Ronaldo (both Real Madrid). Odds Lyon 7/2, Draw 5/2, Real Madrid 5/6
my bad. i don't visit the board, just the topics I've posted in. those are the ones i'm interested in.
Marseille v Manchester United Team News Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson made light of his injury problems and said he was expecting to meet a powerful and athletic Olympique Marseille team in the Champions League on Wednesday. Veteran midfielder Ryan Giggs is the latest United casualty and although he is set to be fit for the weekend and defender Rio Ferdinand is also close to a return, the Premier League leaders are depleted for the last-16 first-leg trip to France. "You are working through a really difficult month in December in terms of the number of games, and then through January we have had a few games too, and it's just the strain of it all," Ferguson told a news conference on Tuesday. "But you know, we have got a strong squad with us and we carry on. "I think they are a very powerful team, very athletic, strong defenders. They, like us, have a few injuries." Ferguson is also wary of the raucous reception inside the Stade Velodrome, where fans create the biggest roar in French football. "We know from being here before, and also having been to many games here, that it's a fantastic atmosphere here, and that helps Marseille," he said. Marseille boss Didier Deschamps waxed lyrical about the Premier League leaders. "They have won lots of games and lots of titles nationally and internationally, and evidently this is symbolised by their manager Alex Ferguson, who is on his 24th season as manager, which is something very exceptional," he said. "There's this culture of winning, which you find in big clubs, they can change players and can lose good players, but they're replaced by others, and there's always a message passed on by the older players and the guarantee is the manager." Key Stats Manchester United have the worst conversion rate of all the teams who have made the Last 16 of the Champions League scoring with just 10% of their chances. United have lost just one of their last 20 Champions League away games, winning nine of the last 10. Sir Alex Ferguson’s side have the best defensive record in the competition having conceded just one goal in the Group Stage. Marseille have kept clean sheets in their last four Champions league matches. Marseille have played English opposition 10 times in the Champions league and all four of their wins have been 1-0 successes. Marseille have only scored six goals in their 10 Champions League games against English opposition and never more than once in a match. United and Marseille drew each other in the 1999-2000 1st Group Stage with both sides winning their home games by a single-goal margin. Man Utd had fewer players shown cards in the Group Stage (3) than any other team. United have only lost two of their 24 European matches against French opposition. Only one French team (Lyon in 2004) has ever scored more than one goal against Man Utd in European competition. Disciplinary Situation Suspended: None Misses next match if booked: Andre Ayew (Marseille) Odds Marseille 11/5, Draw 21/10, Man Utd 7/5
Inter v Bayern Munich Team News Diego Milito, who scored both goals for European champions Inter in last season's final against Bayern, misses out with yet another hamstring strain so out-of-form Macedonian Goran Pandev is poised to partner Samuel Eto'o up front with January buy Giampaolo Pazzini not available - having featured in the qualifying round for Sampdoria. Wesley Sneijder and Lucio are recovering from minor injuries but are expected to play after they were rested for Saturday's 1-0 win at home to Cagliari. Bayern's top scorer Mario Gomez has an ankle problem and is a doubt while goalkeeper Thomas Kraft should start despite suffering a head injury in the 3-1 win at Mainz on Saturday. Defender Diego Contento and midfielder Toni Kroos have returned to team training after missing several weeks with injuries. Croatia international Ivica Olic is the only player missing with a long-term injury. Key Stats Samuel Eto’o has scored seven goals from just 10 shots on target in the Champions League. Mario Gomez has scored six goals from just eight shots on target. Inter met Bayern in the 2010 Champions League final, with the Italian side winning 2-0. Bayern have won both of their European matches against Inter at the San Siro. The five meetings between Bayern and Inter have seen two wins apiece, one draw and both sides scoring six goals in total. Inter are unbeaten in their last 10 Champions League games at San Siro, winning the last seven in a row. Inter have only won two of their last eight Champions League matches against German opposition. Bayern have won seven and lost two of their last nine Champions League games, but the two defeats were against Italian sides. Bayern have only won two out of 10 Champions league away games against Italian sides. Only Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur scored more goals than Bayern in the Group Stage. Bayern’s last three Champions League defeats away from home have all been by a 2-3 scoreline. Disciplinary Situation Suspended: None Misses next match if booked: Cristian Chivu, Lucio (both Inter); Mario Gomez, Toni Kroos, Danijel Pranjic (all Bayern) Odds Inter 7/5, Draw 9/4, Bayern 2/1
bummed that both there games are at teh same time, i actually like both there games way better than both the games yesterday
Forgot to set Bayern/Inter recording --> fleeing to Illinois in protest to self (I head that's all the rage nowadays).