Ericandblueboy Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Champions League Group draws Group A: Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Monaco, Club Brugge Group B: Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, PSV Eindhoven, Inter Milan Group C Paris Saint-Germain, Napoli, Liverpool, Red Star Belgrade Group D Lokomotiv Moscow, Porto, Schalke, Galatasaray Group E: Bayern Munich, Benfica, Ajax, AEK Athens Group F: Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon, Hoffenheim Group G: Real Madrid, Roma, CSKA Moscow, Viktoria Plzen Group H: Juventus, Manchester United, Valencia, Young Boys Groups B & C look tough. Group D is all chumps. Bayern, City and Real will all easily win their groups. Valencia may knock out Man U. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.R. Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 City should roll through Group F as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Considering Manchester United's Premier League season is pretty much over before it even began...might as well put their energy into the CL. or FA Cup. or the League Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 minute ago, Tweaked said: Considering Manchester United's Premier League season is pretty much over before it even began...might as well put their energy into the CL. or FA Cup. or the League Cup. I think Man U will get knocked out at the group stage and the "Special One" will get sacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 That's a tough draw for my Spurs. At least we spanked ManU at Old Trafford on Monday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 Going to Charles Town this afternoon so I can wager on soccer (and other sports). Any thoughts on this weekend's games? Liverpool v. Tottenham should be a good match. Tottenham and missing Dele Alli - I'm thinking Liverpool wins this game. Chelsea, City and Arsenal should all win. What about Watford v. Man U? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Watford at home...gotta like their chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 No one is picking Watford. I’m gonna take Man U. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Just found out that TNT and Univision is carrying the games instead of Fox. Barca is at 1 p.m. tomorrow on TNT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Turner Sports has the exclusive rights for the Champions League starting this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 Champions League started with a bang. Messi curls in another free kick in the top right corner. It was funny to see a defender crouching behind their wall, presumably to stop Messi from going under the wall. Messi ended with another hat trick, giving him the most hat tricks thus far in the Champions League. Liverpool and PSG was an exciting match, except when Sturridge's right foot rolled over the ball and ended up stomping all over the goalie's junk. Personally I don't know if that was a foul. https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/09/psg-liverpool-keeper-alphonse-areola-cleat-groin-video-sturridge-salah-mbappe-champions-league Watch the embedded video... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 Placed bets on the following to win this weekend 1. Tottenham -200 2. Everton -150 3. Leicester +195 4. Liverpool +150 5. Bournemouth +125 6. Sevilla +125 7. Gironde +200 8. Alaves +245 I hate Hollywood casino. There’s not even a place to order a beer or eat at 9:45 am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 On 9/29/2018 at 9:40 AM, Ericandblueboy said: Placed bets on the following to win this weekend 1. Tottenham -200 won $100 2. Everton -150 won $100 3. Leicester +195 won $195 4. Liverpool +150 lost $100 5. Bournemouth +125 won $125 6. Sevilla +125 won $125 7. Gironde +200 lost $100 8. Alaves +245 lost $100 Total = up $345 on $950 of wagering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 El Clásico is at 11:15 Sunday (i.e., tomorrow). Read Madrid sold the alleged rapist (i.e., Ronaldo) this past summer and Messi is hurt. First time in something like 12 years that neither Penaldo nor Messi will play in the rivalry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha K Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 United chances against PSG without Neymar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Given ManU's recent resurgence, I would think they like their chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha K Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Looks like Cavani is injured; PSG not in great shape to face United. Big selection problem with Bayern. Muller is suspended, but that's actually not the biggest issue. Among Javi Martinez, Thiago, James, and Goretzka, it appears that Javi is needed to stop Liverpool's counters but putting him in gives up a valuable resource required for an absolutely essential away goal (or two), and doesn't actually stop Liverpool from scoring - it's a question of when rather than if. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 PSG v. Man U should be good. PSG's missing Neymar, Cavani, Rabiot and possibly Verratti. Man U is in good form, especially with Rashford at the #9 spot. I prefer to see Man U win because a fully fit PSG could be trouble for Barca down the road. Tottenham v. Dortmund may be close but both teams may miss their top scorer in Kane and Reus. I hope Dortmund can go through as their style of football is fun to watch. Madrid vs. Ajax. Madrid's in good form lately. I don't follow Ajax but I heard they haven't been playing very well lately notwithstanding having some serious talent. Liverpool v. Bayern. Bayern is having a down year, not even winning the Bundesliga. Liverpool's Van Dijk's suspended for the 1st leg and Salah isn't in great form. I still pick Liverpool. Atletico Madrid v. Juve. I like to see Ronaldo out of the tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 No love for today's Roma v. Porto? Porto is one of those teams that you never really want to meet in the CL knock out round. They always seem to punch above their weight class. And with Roma in 6th place this season, Porto have to like their chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 [Reminder that there's a Mother Thread for the UEFA Champions League.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 Barça beat Madrid 3-0 in Madrid in the 2nd leg of the Copa del Rey to advance on last Wednesday. Madrid's left-back Sergio Reguilón was seen crying after the loss. Barça beat Madrid 1-0 in Madrid in their 2nd La Liga meeting of the season, leaving Madrid 12 points back. Instead of crying, Sergio Reguilón told Luis Suarzez that he's "really ugly." In response, Suarez mocked Reguilón for crying. I would love to see Ajax knock Madrid out of Champions League tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 Ajax destroyed Real Madrid! Real needs to rebuild but I’m not so sure they have the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha K Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Great performance by Ajax yesterday. I was impressed by them in the group stage as well as in the home loss to RM, but I didn't see this coming. This leaves a slightly more open field than in a number of years. We can begin to speculate after the quarterfinal draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted March 7, 2019 Author Share Posted March 7, 2019 Anyone watch the United game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 15 hours ago, Ericandblueboy said: Anyone watch the United game? Lukaku scored early (2nd minute). PSG piled on the pressure and scored shortly after. Buffon gaffed to give ManU the 2-1 lead. After that, ManU looked disorganized for much of the game, spraying passes all over the place. At the end of the game they were putting in players called up from their youth squads. In about the 89 minute, Kimpembe (PSG) blocked a shot by jumping and turning his back, but left a flying elbow hanging and was called for a handball on VAR review. A tough call, but most pundits agree it was technically a handball. Rashford buried it with authority. Agg. 3-3 ManU advanced on away goals. They got the job done, but it wasn't pretty. Highlights 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bobulescu Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Tweaked, much appreciate the "highlights". I came of age with the "Busby Babes". Don't have a whole lot of time in my life for sports right now, but I'll tell you this: If you post more highlights, I'll promise to never ask Don to replace you as a moderator. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted March 7, 2019 Author Share Posted March 7, 2019 United was aweful. I’m in shock they won the game. I like the result though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bobulescu Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 19 hours ago, Ericandblueboy said: United was aweful. I’m in shock they won the game. Sir, in some quarters, many quarters, including Schloss Bobulescu, comments such as yours are considered blasphemous. Other teams may lie, steal, and cheat their way to victory, but the Red Devils are never awful. Repent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 Looking forward to the second leg of Juve v. Atletico Madrid. Last year I was all for Juve but this year i’ll Be rooting for Atletico. Liverpool and Barça both play on Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Some tasty match ups. QUARTERFINAL DRAW Ajax vs. Juventus Liverpool vs. FC Porto Tottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester City Manchester United vs. Barcelona SEMIFINAL DRAW Tottenham or Man City vs. Ajax or Juventus Man United or Barcelona vs. Liverpool or Porto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 Força Barça Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bobulescu Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 On 3/15/2019 at 1:02 PM, Ericandblueboy said: Força Barça Remind me again who they are, and where they're from. Moldova is ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 3 hours ago, Count Bobulescu said: Remind me again who they are, and where they're from. Moldova is ? Don't be busting on Chișinău - I'm still waiting to hear back from them about parts for my Yugo. (Also known as Yu Don't Go) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bobulescu Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 15 hours ago, DonRocks said: Don't be busting on Chișinău - I'm still waiting to hear back from them about parts for my Yugo. (Also known as Yu Don't Go) If those Yugo parts don't come thru for ya, I have access to used Trabant and Wartburg parts, might work instead. Typically, a clutch from one is interchangeable as a brake in the other. Could probably get them for ya at wholesale prices too, maybe even 20% below wholesale. Might have to grease a palm or two tho. Keep me posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 Now that United tasted defeat under Solskjær (and he is named as the permanent manager), what are the chances they lose to Watford? And I'm pretty sure Barça will destroy them in Champions League. Messi nutmegs de Gea at least once! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 It's great to see Man City lose in Champions League. But Harry Kane could be out for the rest of the season and the next match is at the Etihad. Liverpool crushed Porto as expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Barça didn't look very convincing but then Man U had no shot on target. Didn't get to watch the whole Ajax game but they looked dominant in the parts that I saw. Hopefully they can knock out Penaldo after knocking out Madrid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 Ajax dominated Juventus again. They won 2-1 tonight, 3-2 over 2 legs, but they could’ve scored more. No team should underestimate Ajax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 Tottenham and Man City are off to a torrid start. Unfudging believable. You have to watch the game and not read about the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Insane first 10 minutes to Spurs/City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 3 hours ago, Tweaked said: Insane first 10 minutes to Spurs/City. Picking up on what you and Eric above said I went to the YouTube highlights. Oh my!! a week of goals in the first 10 minutes of the game. That IS exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 The whole match was filled with drama. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Shocking ending too. Man City scores a last second goal that was ruled off by VAR because Aguero was offside. The game was full of mistakes. While I'm glad the Spurs won, I feel they won because Man City made more mistakes. The third goal by the Spurs was controversial because the ball bounced off a Spurs' player's elbow before hitting his hip and then bounce into the goal. And the Spurs will be depleted in the first game against Ajax because of injuries and yellow card suspensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 COYS! I think they wipe out all card accumulation heading to the semis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 Son is suspended. They do wipe Yellow cards unless you’re already suspended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 Quote Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen has agreed on terms with Real Madrid for a summer transfer, according to AS. Negotiations between Madrid and Spurs have already begun, with the Danish star set to earn €4 million per year at Santiago Bernabeu. WTF? He's only getting 4 million Euros a year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasha K Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Angry dwarf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericandblueboy Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 10 minutes ago, Sasha K said: Angry dwarf. Top-Scorers vs Premier League Top 6 teams this season: Messi - 6 Firmino - 5 Kane - 4 Mane - 3 Aubameyang - 3 Sterling - 3 Messi only played against 3 of the 6 teams (Spurs, United, and so far just 1 leg against Liverpool). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Barca v. Ajax will be a fun final. But one gets the sense Messi is going to bring this one home. Magical Messi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 The Eriksen-to-Madrid story originated in a tabloid. Spurs are unlikely to sell him unless the money is huge and they have another central midfielder lined up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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