UEFA CUP MATCHDAY THREAD

Only 2 goals so far

47' AZ Alkmaar 0 - 2 Fenerbahce

45' Blackburn R. 0 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen

HT Nancy 0 - 0 Shakhtar Donetsk

5' Dinamo Bucuresti 0 - 0 Benfica

5' Maccabi Haifa 0 - 0 CSKA Moscow

Controversy wrote:
They are/were. Since the potential new wave of T.V. money some clubs have actually promised price cuts realising that their not going to survive with their minute attendances in the long term.

Relatively cheap pay TV has killed the attendances in Italy. The clubs actually reduced the ticket prices dramatically in the last few years, but it will take a while before the stadia are filled again I guess. To be fair, it's not just a price matter there though (e.g. security, scandal, etc.).

Blackburn - Leverkusen 0-0 HT

Rather boring match so far, Leverkusen were improving at the end of the half. A draw would be enough for them to go through, and Blackburn don't have been threatening them enough so far.

CSKA Moscow 1-0 down after 15'

Those Israeli teams are surprisingly strong this year. Don't think that it will be a walk in the park for England in the Euro qualification next month.

blutgraetsche wrote:

Controversy wrote:
They are/were. Since the potential new wave of T.V. money some clubs have actually promised price cuts realising that their not going to survive with their minute attendances in the long term.

Relatively cheap pay TV has killed the attendances in Italy. The clubs actually reduced the ticket prices dramatically in the last few years, but it will take a while before the stadia are filled again I guess. To be fair, it's not just a price matter there though (e.g. security, scandal, etc.).

In England it's simply small cup games which cause strangely low attendances for the majority of clubs. It's either Northerns claiming they can't afford to go to extra games or Southerners complaining Kenyon's ripping them of whenever it comes to cup games. They simply need to offer cheaper prices if they want a cup atmosphere.

63' AZ - Fenerbahce 1-2 (4-5 agg) Martens

Can't judge the quality of the Israeli clubs or national team. But I think Russia/Hiddink & Croatia will cause England plenty of problems.

65' AZ Alkmaar 1 - 2 Fenerbahce

50' Blackburn R. 0 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen

50' Nancy 0 - 0 Shakhtar Donetsk

23' Dinamo Bucuresti 0 - 0 Benfica

23' Maccabi Haifa 1 - 0 CSKA Moscow

mmm Az still in the game

Da-se. Dinamo 1- 0 Benfica

Supermarafado wrote:Da-se. Dinamo 1- 0 Benfica

Come on Benfica, you can't let a Romanian team win they'll takle away Protugal and Holland's CL spots...

Yeah romanian have too many points already

Big miss...could have been 1-1 and game over

Yeah, come on Benfica, kick those vampire-kickers back to Transylvania.

Blackburn stronger now, quite a few good chances for them.

Amazing it's still 1-2 in the AZ - Fenerbahce match. Plenty of chances on both ends. Very entertaining.

70' Nancy [0 - 1] Shakhtar Donetsk

71' [0 - 1] Fernandinho

86' Opdam header AZ - Fenerbahce 2-2 deserved equaliser> AZ through now on away goals (5-5 aggr).

Great comeback by AZ there, good stuff.

86' AZ Alkmaar [2 - 2] Fenerbahce

21' [0 - 1] T. Metin
34' [0 - 2] Alex
63' [1 - 2] M. Martens
87' [2 - 2] B. Opdam

Like the first leg, looks to be a top match

KOEVERMANS

FOR FUCK SAKE GET HIM INTO ORANJE!!

KOEVERMANS >> Kuyrani.


FORZA VAN GAAL!!!

GOD, AFTER GOD HIM! .. Jose Mourinho cant sue me!

blutgraetsche wrote:Great comeback by AZ there, good stuff.

if they would have been KO-ed Van Gaal would be totally repsonsible he let them play 4-3-2-1 the 1st half which they're not used to. Don't know why, they were doing fine lately. After he changed things back to the way the used to be, AZ were much better the 2nd half.

Leverkusen lucky now, Blackburn missed another good chance. But most of the time, Leverkusen is playing quite clever, passing the ball around nicely, attacking Blackburn in their own half already and keeping the pressure high.

AZ - Fenerbahce 2-2 FT AZ remain unbeaten at home in Europe.

Blackburn better not be the new Boro with their last minute winners.

AZ Alkmaar [2 - 2] Fenerbahce
21' [0 - 1] T. Metin
34' [0 - 2] Alex
63' [1 - 2] M. Martens
87' [2 - 2] B. Opdam

AZ go through (5-5)Away goals

Blackburn dominating now. Good idea by Skibbe to bring Barnetta, Leverkusen need to fight back, they can't play defensively, or they'll lose.

Haha, Schneider telling Dunn not to dive so obviously. He got away with it though, and got his free kick.

jonathan de guzman wrote:

blutgraetsche wrote:Great comeback by AZ there, good stuff.

if they would have been KO-ed Van Gaal would be totally repsonsible he let them play 4-3-2-1 the 1st half which they're not used to. Don't know why, they were doing fine lately. After he changed things back to the way the used to be, AZ were much better the 2nd half.

Utter blunder in the first half by Van Gaal, why tinker in such an important match ?!

contemplations :

* AZ always have an off day in Europe, lets hope this was it.

* The difference between the first and second half : playing Demi de Zeeuw as CM. De Zeeuw was MOTM, when will we finally see him in Oranje ?

* Fenerbace looked like a class side in both matches, can play some very attractive football

* The ENTERTAINMENT KINGS of Europe did it again : a match with four goals

Lucky cocks AZ, van Gaal looks decent again on Tv. So they will play against Newcastle, decent match..

Haha...Blackburn and Leverkusen players fighting in a brawl. Finally some entertainment.