Champions League 2025/26

[RowlattsFox]

Ref suggests there was some holding going on......really? 

[RowlattsFox]

Can never accuse Pep of not picking attacking players. 

So much on Rodri. 

[Jaspa]

O'Reilly exposed on both goals. Nowhere near his man there. 2-0 Real Mad

[Super_horns]

 Chelsea score with Gusto .

[RowlattsFox]

Impressed with O'Reilly generally but he's been poor defensively for both goals. 

 

One of my favourite players in all of the big clubs, Valverde. No drama, just hard work and quality when he needs too. 

[Super_horns]

Classic PSG and Dembélé on the break .

[AdcockFox]

Valverde’s 3rd goal was incredible 

[RowlattsFox]

Incredible from Valverde, although i do think Vini jr fouls the right back. Doesn't bode well for England with Guehi and O'Reilly.

Edited 11 March by RowlattsFox

[Fear Of The Fox]

Next season we should send 12 teams in Champions League and maybe one of them will manage to qualify for the quarter finals...

 

[OntarioFox]

Fofana made to look a right mug by Dembele there. Done for pace then left flat-footed for the finish.

I know a Leicester fan laughing at an ex-player looking shit in the Champions League in 2026 is like a tramp at a bus stop throwing a Special Brew can at his old school-mate's Mercedes as it drives by and splashes him, but still... funny. 

[Parafox]

Real V ManC

 

You gotta laugh. 3-0. Serves that cheating, fraudulent club right. 

Edited 11 March by Parafox

[Super_horns]

Pep might blame the fact Real had 24 hours extra rest ..

Even though  Man C played a “weaken” side at Newcastle.

[Parafox]

11 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

Incredible from Valverde, although i do think Vini jr fouls the right back. Doesn't bode well for England with Guehi and O'Reilly.

Great ball from the keeper, though.

[The Year Of The Fox]

RIP Pep Ball 

 

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[Fear Of The Fox]

Man City is one of these teams you know they'll disappear in lower leagues in the future and nobody will care about. Their vibe is robotic, dull, unemotional. There's no positive aura, only a big stench coming from the "butchers" running the club. 

Good riddance. 

[Leicesterpool]

20 hours ago, 1972 Fox said:

Tudor not being one of them. Horrendous appointment. Don't see him surviving this, but long may he continue! 

That's strangest appointment they probably ever made, in a dog fight at the bottom and bring in a manager with no experience of english football and expect him to keep a team in the division. Even though it would be unambitious by Tottenham I would have understood them bring say Big Sam in a short term as he's got experience in being relegation scraps, not impossible he may get the call from Tottenham. However longer Tudor stay better for rest of us for a good laugh lol.

[Fear Of The Fox]

It's the absolute humiliation of PL this week. 

And I love it. 

[Super_horns]

The excuses about other teams having easier leagues will ring out now.

Spurs , Man C and Chelsea didn’t help themselves and coming top 8 certainly wasn’t an advantage.

[RowlattsFox]

I expect Liverpool and Arsenal to win their home legs but again the English sides behind the best sides when it matters.

 

Took my lad to bed thinking Chelsea done well to stay in the tie and now just looked at the final score  

 

Man City were OK until the first goal went in. Peps inability to control the midfield from a defensive point of view has happening in knockout champions league games before. 

[BrilliantFox]

Maresca truly was Chelsea's saviour and they didn't back him 

 

 

[Fear Of The Fox]

6 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

The excuses about other teams having easier leagues will ring out now.

Spurs , Man C and Chelsea didn’t help themselves and coming top 8 certainly wasn’t an advantage.

French league is a class above PL right now. 

[Corky]

You would probably expect 4 of the 6 to go out at this stage.

[Fear Of The Fox]

1 minute ago, Corky said:

You would probably expect 4 of the 6 to go out at this stage.

Realistically only Arsenal might go through. I don't think Liverpool will manage to cope with Galatasaray's counter attacking play in the 2nd leg. Newcastle will need a miracle. All the rest are done, they're already out. 

[Dan]

This is classic English sides in Europe. Dominate where it's less important and found out when the pressure's on.

[Nalis]

Bit unfair to put Newcastle in the same bracket as the other 5.

 

They were the better team last night and pushed for a 2nd instead of holding a one nil lead. Ref played an extra minute or two of injury time at the end which didnt help.