Champions League 2025/26

[Nalis]

32 minutes ago, Fear Of The Fox said:

Blatant pull shirt on Newcastle's player, no yellow, ref just 20cm away of the incident. 

What's going on with this sport? Are they having different rules in every game? 

Barcelona should have had about 3 or 4 yellows for cynical fouls and got none, Joelinton gets one straight away early in the match

Edited 18 March by Nalis

[Dan]

Strange team Newcastle. They've done really well here.

[foxfanazer]

Barnes is so fooking good 

[Finnegan]

A boy from Contesthorpe is putting in a shift at Camp Nou. 

 

[foxfanazer]

This is proper football. So open!

[Dan]

This is the flip side of the Premier League - I think the teams at the top are relatively weak, but Newcastle are a great advert for the strength of the league, sat 9th and they're clearly a good team.

 

It feels a more balanced league than it used to.

[Finnegan]

How have they not scored that

 

[bmt]

Unbelievable game so far.

[Finnegan]

1 minute ago, Dan said:

This is the flip side of the Premier League - I think the teams at the top are relatively weak, but Newcastle are a great advert for the strength of the league, sat 9th and they're clearly a good team.

 

It feels a more balanced league than it used to.

 

In fairness, on the flip side, Spain and Spanish football has been hit hard by the financial hardships of the last two decades. 

 

[AKCJ]

Mental that Yamal is still only 18  

 

 

35 g+a this season. Utterly ridiculous.

[Finnegan]

Trippier might be in trouble there. That's a huge grab. 

[Nalis]

Its Barca at Camp Nou, of course they're going to give this, not saying its not a foul but if that was Newcastle it wouldnt even be looked at

Edited 18 March by Nalis

[AKCJ]

He's not getting that either way IMO. Raphinha goes down like a sack of shit knowing that.

[Nalis]

Just now, AKCJ said:

He's not getting that either way IMO. Raphinha goes down like a sack of shit knowing that.

Thought the same 

[bmt]

Why has he done that lol? Could have been sent off, they probably score now, he wasn't going to get there anyway imo!

[foxfanazer]

Will that be considered a clear goal scoring opportunity and therefore a red card?

[Dan]

How the **** is that not a red  

[AKCJ]

Hows that not a red if he thinks its a penalty?

 

Surely he's made no attempt for the ball and is supposedly denying a clear and obvious goalscoring opportunity?

 

 

[foxfanazer]

Just now, AKCJ said:

Hows that not a red if he thinks its a penalty?

 

Surely he's made no attempt for the ball and is supposedly denying a clear and obvious goalscoring opportunity?

 

 

That was my thought. Doesn't really make sense to give a penalty and a yellow

[bmt]

1 minute ago, AKCJ said:

Hows that not a red if he thinks its a penalty?

 

Surely he's made no attempt for the ball and is supposedly denying a clear and obvious goalscoring opportunity?

 

 

Especially given it's Barca! Potentially it's because he won't get to the ball (i.e. cynical foul but not goalscoring opp)?

Edited 18 March by bmt

[AKCJ]

The Barcelona kit is awful.

[Nalis]

Surprised Trippier didnt get red considering the ref's been wearing a Barca shirt all half

Edited 18 March by Nalis

[Dan]

6 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

In fairness, on the flip side, Spain and Spanish football has been hit hard by the financial hardships of the last two decades. 

 

Spain has very much punched above its weight in Europe for a long time.

[Fear Of The Fox]

Ahahaha. I don't even know what's going on with this sport right now. If they think this was a pen it MUST be a red by the rules. 

But nooooo. In football we invent new rules on the fly. Because we're full of corruption alongside agents, betting companies and governments. 

 

[Nalis]

3 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

The Barcelona kit is awful.

The players names in comic sans type font is killing me