Bayern vs Real: THE European CLASSIC

RAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Raul 2 - 0 Kahn

Eh Jaime she doesnt play for RM

Just trying to distract poor old Otto...since he made reference to her cleavage, I thought I'd endulge him.

7 She's beautiful.

What is Bayern's line up?

Is their a little chance Ottl plays? Or is it 100% sure he wont.....

I hope that this match is going to live up to the expectations. I'll definitely watch it.

It's a crucial match for both teams. If Bayern go through, it will have a strong impact on the Bundesliga as well, it will give them a huge confidence boost that will definitely help them in the upcoming race for the title.
It's similar for Real I guess, especially if Barça get knocked out tonight. And Capello's future at the club may depend on this match also.

And both clubs have been archrivals in Europe for decades, no love lost between their fans. The Van Bommel incident will only strengthen the antipathy.

@jaime

thanks for the pix

Senorita Sastre is indeed a visual delight

the first image suggests that she might have been under the knife though, which I am not too keen on

do you know the film "Beyond the clouds" , by Antonioni/Wenders ?

Irene Jacob and Sohpie Marceau feature in addition to Sastre and Fanny Ardant; axe would love it

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so what's the mood in the Real camp ?

are you confident about tomorrow ?

are you getting nervous about playing the Bestia Negra on their turf ?

Schuster predicts a 1:1

what else could he say angling for a job at either club though

An early Podolski strike and a first half hat-trick from Makaay should settle any tension.

I like Schuster's prediction! I don't think we can win in Germany, truthfully. But we may have just enough to manage a draw. If Cannavaro can avoid a major catastrophe and Diarra has a strong match, I think we can get the result we need. But if we go down by one early it could be ugly. We'll see if Capello has any tricks up his sleeve.

I'll be on pins and needles all day tomorrow...but for now I just want to sit back and enjoy a nice convincing win by Liverpool!

What is Bayern's line up?

Is their a little chance Ottl plays? Or is it 100% sure he wont.....

@ric

not 100% sure

probably like this ?

Kahn

Sagnol - Lucio - van Buyten - Lahm

Goerlitz - Bommel - Demichilis - Schweini

Makaay - Poldi


Lucio is not fully fit and could be replaced by the Gaucho , in which case somebody else has to step in

http://www.sport1.de/de/sport/artikel_939966.html

Why do you care so much about Ottl Ricardo? Don't think he'll play, Hargreaves will play in the DM position (according to kicker.de).

http://www.kicker.de/fussball/chleague/spielrunde/spielpaarungsvorschau/object/788061

@ Otto

Hargreaves?

Is Rensing good enough to take over from Kahn next year?

@Blut

He is my Euroboard Cup benchwarmer. In case I need him I would like him to be on the pitch. Isn't there a small chance he can come in as a sub?

I also care about him because Otto says he is one of the brightest talents in the world...

Otto really said that? Ottl is talented, but not one of the brightest German talents even.

@Cesc

Rensing is very talented, but he needs to get more games before he'll be "mature" enough for the number 1 spot at a club like Bayern. But other Bundesliga clubs like Schalke and Leverkusen replaced their goalies with German youngsters recently, both with great success (Neuer for Rost (Schalke), Adler for Butt (Leverkusen).

Rensing used to be the brightest young talent on his position in Germany, but now he has some serious competition by Adler and Neuer. Not to mention slightly older players like Wiese (Werder Bremen), who are improving every season.

There really is no lack of excellent goal keepers in this country.

kicker might be wrong though

Sali and Lucio are doubtful

let's hope Hargreaves, Bayern's MAIN player (according to the S.Times) , can make it

@ric

have I ever really hyped Ottl ?

I doubt it, you cheeky Nederlander

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if you read sport1.de you'll see that Bayern think their defence will concede a goal

Poldi and Makaay have to score TWO at least it seems

let's hope for a good van Bommel game

Well, you didn't say he is as good as Kuranyi... ( ) but you was very positive on him in the first half of the season...

blutgraetsche wrote:@Cesc

Rensing is very talented, but he needs to get more games before he'll be "mature" enough for the number 1 spot at a club like Bayern. But other Bundesliga clubs like Schalke and Leverkusen replaced their goalies with German youngsters recently, both with great success (Neuer for Rost (Schalke), Adler for Butt (Leverkusen).

Rensing used to be the brightest young talent on his position in Germany, but now he has some serious competition by Adler and Neuer. Not to mention slightly older players like Wiese (Werder Bremen), who are improving every season.

There really is no lack of excellent goal keepers in this country.

I remember watching Rensing in a youth tournament a few years back and he was very good. I think we were linked with him shortly afterwards as a replacement for Jens Lehmann.

Both Butt and Rost were good keepers. The replacements must be good to keep them out of the line up. Wasn't Oliver Reck the Schalke keeper though? I remember him when we played Schalke in 2001/2002.

Weise is someone I like as well. Breman have fantastic Germans in himself, Borowski, Klose, Frings etc. Such a shame that the Emerson incident will remain long in the memory.

Not hearing so much on Tim Hildeband anymore, has he gone of the boil now.

I'm not surprised you have good youth goalkeepers in your country. You have a fantastic tradition of producing them.

Kopke, Kahn, Lehmann, Illgner have all been great gaolkeepers from recent past.

Oliver Reck played for Schalke indeed, but before that, he played for us. Another player those filthy Schalke bastards stole from us. But Reck was a rather unusual German goalie, a Victor Valdez / David James type. Some superhuman saves followed by some awful mistakes. So I'm not really bitter about losing him...

Wiese saved our arse in the UEFA Cup against Ajax with a genuine world class performance recently. He has matured considerably since that incident against Juve, one of our most consistent performers. I might be biased, but if I was Joachim Löw, I'd replace Lehmann with Wiese after the 2008 EC.

Hildebrand is actually havng an excellent season as well. He will leave Stuttgart next season though. You could get him for cheap to replace Lehmann.

HALA MADRID!!!!!!!!!!

@target

I am still angry with Raul

after he scored he went on to celebrate rather than HELPING KAHN TO GET UP

what does an old man with a weak hip have to do these days to get help to get back on his feet ?

Otto you are hilarious!!!

Also erm, i hope you don't expect VB to escape this night with his legs intact.

http://www.as.com/articulo/futbol/Allianz/Arena/tiene/arder/Madrid/dasftb/20070306dasdaiftb_19/Tes/

wow Van Bommel looks like a retard in that picture

Not only does he look like one, he is.

Cannavaro: " If we sit back and wait, WE ARE DEAD"

Raul: " WE are the favourites"

http://www.sportbild.de/sportbild/generated/article/fussball/2007/03/06/5686100000.html

(in German)

Well Cannavaro is right, if we sit back he's in deep shit.