GWT: Champions League Semifinals.

[Evilo]

Every big club has blood on their hands in some way or another.

Erh, sorry? Not every team had a whole system to buy refs.

 

[Live in the Now]

Italy were also going to send a crooked ref to the WC that year, who knows what kind of damage that would have done.

 

[Cassano]

Italy were also going to send a crooked ref to the WC that year, who knows what kind of damage that would have done.

It was already rigged.

 

[Ceremony]

Another notably European club (not Marseille either) has basically been caught and little if anything happened to them.

tbf Roma are a diddy team who're never going to win anything anyway

 

[Live in the Now]

Porto also got busted match fixing during Mourinho's time there. No punishment given whatsoever.

 

[les Habs]

tbf Roma are a diddy team who're never going to win anything anyway

Roma?

 

[Ceremony]

Roma?

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/jim-mclean-admits-feels-sick-1097937

 

[les Habs]

I was thinking more recently.

 

[Ceremony]

I'd like a retraction of the image since I was right for once, please.

 

[les Habs]

I'd like a retraction of the image since I was right for once, please.

 

[Ceremony]

Roma: cheats

 

[WhiskeySeven*]

Erh, sorry? Not every team had a whole system to buy refs.

Every club conspired to underpay players until very recently.

I don't see how events from a decade ago should pertain the worthiness of winning today especially for the current crop of players and coaches.

 

[Luigi Habs]

So apparently the dude who bombed the Dortmund bus wanted to harm the club and cause the stock to crash so he could cash-in

 

[Hadoop]

Here's an interesting look at the worldwide popularity of the final four teams on social media:

Real Madrid: 23.1M Twitter followers, 101M Facebook likes, 48.3M Instagram followers
Juventus: 4.26M Twitter followers, 25.6M Facebook likes, 6.5M Instagram followers
Atletico Madrid: 2.96M Twitter followers, 13.7M Facebook likes, 3.1M Instagram followers
AS Monaco: 1.42M Twitter followers, 4.3M Facebook likes, 428K Instagram followers

The CL is obviously not scripted, but if I'm UEFA I know the two teams I'd want in the finals and more importantly, the one team I definitely want in the final.

 

[NHL Dude 120]

Im hoping Juve wins, Buffon totally deserves it

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Madrid derby should be a cracker tonight. Atleti coming out in warrior black, Simeone's got them ready for battle.

Sounds like Zidane is going to stack the midfield with Isco-Modric-Kroos-Casemiro behind Benzema and Ronaldo. No Bale is probably a blessing in disguise, making his selection easier. Expect to see Asensio for sure, possibly James and Morata/Lucas/Kovacic in the second half.

Atleti have the question mark at RB with Juanfran out. I expect to see Savic there. Key will of course be the midfield for them, as always. Saul, Gabi, Koke dominate the midfield in every Madrid derby, this likely won't be any different. Question mark between Carrasco or Gaitan to start. Ramos and Varane/Nacho will need to be mindful of Griezmann who seems to repeatedly get in behind them and do damage.

Prediction: 2-1 Real tonight in the Bernabeu. Ronaldo and Griezmann before Morata scores a late winner.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

I bet a little on a draw.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Isco in = win. He'll will us to victory... once again.

I love Isco.

 

[Power Man]

Should we win today, it will be a close one


That 2nd leg already scares me lol

 

[Live in the Now]

Atletico started the dirty tactics quite early.

 

[Evilo]

Wonderful play by Carvajal !

 

[YNWA14]

Rooting for Atletico. Hoping Torres gets on he's always been a big presence in big games.

 

[Live in the Now]

The goal probably came too early in the game for Atletico's liking, but they had to push for an away goal anyway and were never going to keep a clean sheet in this match.

 

[Power Man]

Alphanaldo tbg

 

[Evilo]

Real quite a notch above for now. Nice save Oblak.