Champions League Quarter-finals Thread

Kroos wrote:A SWEET WIN IN ITALY

LOVED THE SAD FACES FROM BUFFON AND PIRLO

UTTERLY RAPED


and compared to gomez, mandz. is way slower, like i said numerous times, beside his workrate he is utter shit, 2 goals in the cl, gomez scored 12 last season,, but i can`t deny it, he is an animal in terms of working and pressing, thats also helpful for teammates, not sure if it`s as helpful as a nice lead, thats would gomez offer

PURO i wouldn`t be to excited, i am sure gomez will play

Puro wrote:Greatest team ever? SIXTH straight semifinal appearance and thus eclipsing Real Madrid's five back in the 50's.

2012-13 (?)-Barça (?)

2011-12 Chelsea-Barça 1-0 / 2-2 (semifinalist) [posts, crossbars and Messi PK, pussy Chelsea].

2010-11 Real Madrid-Barça 0-2 / 1-1 (Campeón) [pussy Real Madrid, but not pussy utterly crushed Man Utd.].

2009-10 Inter-Barça 3-1 / 1-0 (semifinalist) [Barça legit goals disallowed, pussy Inter offside goal allowed].

2008-09 Barça-Chelsea 0-0 / 1-1 (Campeón) [pussy Chelsea, but not pussy utterly destroyed Man Utd.].

2007-08 Barça-Manchester U. 0-0 / 1-0 (semifinalist) [Zambrotta gift to pussy Utd.].

2006-07 Barça-Liverpool 1-2 / 1-0 (R16) [posts and crossbars match, Eto'o's sitter, pussy Liverpool]

2005-06 Milan-Barça 0-1 / 1-1 (Campeón) [Milan not pussy, but pussy Arsenal].

2004-05 Barça-Chelsea 2-1 / 2-4 (R16) [Collina gift to pussy Chelsea]

Kroos wrote:how good has die Bundesliga become

since 2010 we always had a german team in the semi final

bayern
schalke
bayern
bayern, dortmund

3 teams, while italy had just inter, england with united and chelsea, and spain with barca and madrid


its about time to win it, but barca is still the team to beat, messi can create goals out of nothing, they have to be beaten "again" to lose there immmortal status in the cl

BoBo Vieri 32 wrote:

Kroos wrote:how good has die Bundesliga become

since 2010 we always had a german team in the semi final

bayern
schalke
bayern
bayern, dortmund

3 teams, while italy had just inter, england with united and chelsea, and spain with barca and madrid


its about time to win it, but barca is still the team to beat, messi can create goals out of nothing, they have to be beaten "again" to lose there immmortal status in the cl

Football is all about winning so we're not really interested in how many losers the bundesliga has produced since 2010.

No German team has won the competition since 2001. In that same time period, a serie a club has won it 3 times. FACT.

Kroos wrote:A SWEET WIN IN ITALY

LOVED THE SAD FACES FROM BUFFON AND PIRLO

UTTERLY RAPED


and compared to gomez, mandz. is way slower, like i said numerous times, beside his workrate he is utter shit, 2 goals in the cl, gomez scored 12 last season,, but i can`t deny it, he is an animal in terms of working and pressing, thats also helpful for teammates, not sure if it`s as helpful as a nice lead, thats would gomez offer

PURO i wouldn`t be to excited, i am sure gomez will play

BoBo Vieri 32 wrote:

Football is all about winning so we're not really interested in how many losers the bundesliga has produced since 2010.

No German team has won the competition since 2001. In that same time period, a serie a club has won it 3 times. FACT.

Kroos wrote:A SWEET WIN IN ITALY

LOVED THE SAD FACES FROM BUFFON AND PIRLO

UTTERLY RAPED

Super Mourinho wrote:The problem as Pierre has raised as well is that where can Juventus really improve?

Having a striker like Llorente can really help them and Juve needs a big player upfront. Vucinic is a hard one to crack because I really have no idea what to make of him. Besides a better striker combination what can Juve change except growing more cohesive?

Of course the Germans are happy and they deserve to be after being out in the cold for so long. Now they are finally back and with style as well. But Bobo is right to point out that we still await a German victory in Cl or by their national team. As long as that is the case they won't be able to challenge either England or Spain for the title of best league.

Pierre Littbarski wrote:Bayern comfortable over the 2 legs and without Kroos tonight that's no mean feat.

Juventus one of the best teams in Europe (prob 5th) but clearly a step down from Bayern.

Which is fine but its not too easy to see where they can strengthen - if you take tonight's 1st team but with Lichsteiner RWB its only really Quagliarella (occasionally brilliant) who is the obvious one to be upgraded.

The most satisfying thing about this is that we have the 4 best teams in Europe in the semis so the draw has worked out well.

BoBo Vieri 32 wrote:

Kroos wrote:how good has die Bundesliga become

since 2010 we always had a german team in the semi final

bayern
schalke
bayern
bayern, dortmund

3 teams, while italy had just inter, england with united and chelsea, and spain with barca and madrid


its about time to win it, but barca is still the team to beat, messi can create goals out of nothing, they have to be beaten "again" to lose there immmortal status in the cl

Football is all about winning so we're not really interested in how many losers the bundesliga has produced since 2010.

No German team has won the competition since 2001. In that same time period, a serie a club has won it 3 times. FACT.

Zlatan's little helper wrote:

Kroos wrote:A SWEET WIN IN ITALY

LOVED THE SAD FACES FROM BUFFON AND PIRLO

UTTERLY RAPED


and compared to gomez, mandz. is way slower, like i said numerous times, beside his workrate he is utter shit, 2 goals in the cl, gomez scored 12 last season,, but i can`t deny it, he is an animal in terms of working and pressing, thats also helpful for teammates, not sure if it`s as helpful as a nice lead, thats would gomez offer

PURO i wouldn`t be to excited, i am sure gomez will play

Too bad Gomez bottled it when it mattered, in the last 3 games of the competition. Missed numerous chances in the 1st leg against Madrid. Should have buried them in the 2nd leg before it went to Extra Time. In the Final he was trash!

Manzukic is one of the reasons Bayern are a much better team this year, he is more dynamic when Bayern have possession( He often moves out to the wings which drags his markers out the way to make space for others and takes part in the build up play,something Gomez isn't mobile or technically good enough to do) and perhaps most importantly he is a integral part of Bayern's unparalleled pressing game. Something Gomez isn't capable of either. The only thing Gomez is better at is being a penalty box striker, because of his superior physique and heading ability. But Bayern playing this way made them too one dimensional, as was showcased in the Final against Chelsea. When Bayern were endlessly crossing it into the box with very little reward. Gomez will probably be gone in the summer because in my opinion he is too limited to play in a Guardiola team, I don't think Guardiola will want him. Just my take on it, still a very good player who could be crucial in the remaining games this season.

Kroos wrote:

BoBo Vieri 32 wrote:

Kroos wrote:how good has die Bundesliga become

since 2010 we always had a german team in the semi final

bayern
schalke
bayern
bayern, dortmund

3 teams, while italy had just inter, england with united and chelsea, and spain with barca and madrid


its about time to win it, but barca is still the team to beat, messi can create goals out of nothing, they have to be beaten "again" to lose there immmortal status in the cl

Football is all about winning so we're not really interested in how many losers the bundesliga has produced since 2010.

No German team has won the competition since 2001. In that same time period, a serie a club has won it 3 times. FACT.

i would be still concerned about your club football, like Conte said after the match yesterday:

I can't see an Italian team winning the Champions League in the coming years

Kroos wrote:Italy has no golden generation, just a few gems, but the backbone for every top league are homegrown players

FFP

no money from Berlusconi, Moratti........

building new arenas and infrastructure will hinder clubs to strengthen there squads



thats good reasons why i believe that italien club football will need some time to reach top level again

2006 was completly different, the MILAN side peaked at this time, and your golden generation from italy too,

italy made just 2 semifinals since 2007, hardly impressive, and both snatched the title

Romford Pele wrote:Italy have some great players coming through:
Balotelli
El Shaarawy
De Sciglio
Abate
Verrati

I'm sure there are others that the Serie A posters can highlight which i've missed. Part of the reason Italians still do so well in knockout competitions is that they are tactically way ahead of other nations, and this doesn't look set to change soon either.

Super Mourinho wrote:That is true. People have written off Italian football but they tend to bounce back either on the international level or at club level. The more correct question Kroos is whether Italian football will be a dominant league again in the coming years. Here it seems much more clear that Germany will become or perhaps already have become a top league. I thought it would happen earlier but Dortmund's performance seems to suggest that Germany is almost there. Certainly if Spain can be regarded a top league despite only having 2 good teams then surely Germany deserves the same credit. You still need some titles though.

Fey wrote:It's more recent that Feyenoord won a European cup then any given German team..I think that says it all. Though the German league is on the rise for sure, they do need to get some silverware fast. I did enjoy the tedious Bundesliga propaganda commercials in asia. It could have been made by Kroos!

Kroos wrote:

Fey wrote:It's more recent that Feyenoord won a European cup then any given German team..I think that says it all. Though the German league is on the rise for sure, they do need to get some silverware fast. I did enjoy the tedious Bundesliga propaganda commercials in asia. It could have been made by Kroos!

thats awesome, tell me about it, maybe you find something on youtube

Super Mourinho wrote:That is true. People have written off Italian football but they tend to bounce back either on the international level or at club level. The more correct question Kroos is whether Italian football will be a dominant league again in the coming years. Here it seems much more clear that Germany will become or perhaps already have become a top league. I thought it would happen earlier but Dortmund's performance seems to suggest that Germany is almost there. Certainly if Spain can be regarded a top league despite only having 2 good teams then surely Germany deserves the same credit. You still need some titles though.