Europa League 18/19

[Harry - LCFC]

16 minutes ago, Lcfc-1992 said:

Doesn’t our game against Arsenal move if they go through?

It does

[AKCJ]

Giroud is atrocious isn't he?

[KrefelderFox666]

1 hour ago, Lcfc-1992 said:

Doesn’t our game against Arsenal move if they go through?

Sunday 12:00 KO.

[MC Prussian]

Frankfurt, down to 10 men and 4-1 behind, still pulled a goal back.

 

Silver lining for the return fixture, that extra away goal could turn out to be really crucial.

 

Villarreal imploding in the dying minutes of the match. Still have a chance of progressing, though. Wonder what's with Iborria, did not feature today at all.

[StanSP]

Joao Felix is some talent. We had scouts at the Benfica game apparently to watch him. Along with a whole host of other clubs... 

[Nalis]

7 hours ago, StanSP said:

Joao Felix is some talent. We had scouts at the Benfica game apparently to watch him. Along with a whole host of other clubs... 

He's a brilliant prospect, not sure why the scouts bothered if it was just him we were looking at as he's bound for bigger and better things than us. 

[Soup]

8 hours ago, MC Prussian said:

Frankfurt, down to 10 men and 4-1 behind, still pulled a goal back.

 

Silver lining for the return fixture, that extra away goal could turn out to be really crucial.

 

Villarreal imploding in the dying minutes of the match. Still have a chance of progressing, though. Wonder what's with Iborria, did not feature today at all.

He played 65 minutes. Played well I thought and won their penalty. 

[MC Prussian]

12 minutes ago, Soup said:

He played 65 minutes. Played well I thought and won their penalty. 

Thanks for the info. He didn't show up neither on the BBC line-up nor on Transfermarkt when I last checked yesterday evening... 

[KrefelderFox666]

3 hours ago, Nalis said:

He's a brilliant prospect, not sure why the scouts bothered if it was just him we were looking at as he's bound for bigger and better things than us. 

He has a release clause of €120 million, I doubt we can afford that and would even want to.

[MC Prussian]

3 hours ago, Nalis said:

He's a brilliant prospect, not sure why the scouts bothered if it was just him we were looking at as he's bound for bigger and better things than us. 

 

9 minutes ago, KrefelderFox666 said:

He has a release clause of €120 million, I doubt we can afford that and would even want to.

Surely, that's either Barcelona or Real Madrid going after him sooner than later.

[Stuntman_Mike]

I couldn't believe just how poor Napoli were. No doubt they'll improve at home. 

[KrefelderFox666]

1 hour ago, MC Prussian said:

 

Surely, that's either Barcelona or Real Madrid going after him sooner than later.

Yes, there was talks about Barcelona going in for him.

[Finnegan]

1 hour ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

I couldn't believe just how poor Napoli were. No doubt they'll improve at home. 

 

They've been really poor post-Sarri. 

 

They're obviously good enough in terms of squad to still walk to second in Serie A but they've lost a lot of edge. 

 

Ancelotti likes them playing a more rigid 442 or 4411 with a lot less of the flair they had under Sarri (who Eden Hazard has come out and endorsed interestingly this week.)

 

 

[AKCJ]

2 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

They've been really poor post-Sarri. 

 

They're obviously good enough in terms of squad to still walk to second in Serie A but they've lost a lot of edge. 

 

Ancelotti likes them playing a more rigid 442 or 4411 with a lot less of the flair they had under Sarri (who Eden Hazard has come out and endorsed interestingly this week.)

 

 

So many people expected them to beat Arsenal. I don't know why.

 

Arsenal and Chelsea 3/1 double was far too good to turn down IMO.

[Finnegan]

5 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

So many people expected them to beat Arsenal. I don't know why.

 

Arsenal and Chelsea 3/1 double was far too good to turn down IMO.

 

I think under Sarri they'd have given anyone a run for their money, they had a swagger and an impulsive attacking energy that would have terrified Arsenal's shakey defence. 

 

I could believe how static and slow they've been very time I've seen them this year though. They were unbelievably dull against Liverpool. 

[Dan]

Villarreal ain't got a prayer. Two goals down and 3 away goals conceded against a side they're about 13 places below in the league. I'd be stunned if they went through.

 

Fell into the trap big time with Napoli. Thought Ancelotti would add that nous needed to take them a bit further in Europe but they looked awful from the bits I saw and consensus everywhere else is very similar. I watched Benfica v Frankfurt from the 2nd Arsenal goal which was a great game, really open. I think Benfica seemed to really lose it a bit when they conceded the 2nd though. I get the feeling they're a bit nervous. Wouldn't be shocked if Frankfurt turned it around.

 

Joao Felix looks like a name to look out for though.

[StanSP]

 

[H.a.r.r.y]

Arsenal look weird with red shorts

[MC Prussian]

Slavia Prague not giving up. Pulled one back. 3-1 Chelsea still.

 

EDIT: Chelsea score again, straight from the kick-off.

[StanSP]

Yes Frankfurt  

[MC Prussian]

4 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Yes Frankfurt  

Very nice. Away goals rule.

[Guest Col city fan]

Got to be the most organised Arsenal side in years this. Napoli ain’t no mugs and they’ve given them nothing to work on

[deejdeej]

C'mon Frankfurt! Cracking side and had a 5er on them a few rounds ago at 25-1 

[BenTheFox]

Would love to see Frankfurt win it. 

[StanSP]

Those Frankfurt fans sounded immense all game. Then the roar at the end when the final whistle went reminded me of some atmospheres we had in our title win, and the CL matches we experienced.