Europa League/Champions League Lounge

[vella85]

The two end result are the same in two different matches, but different final story. Manchester City 1-2 FC Basel and Totteham Hotspurs 1-2 Juventus. Manchester City still qualify for the next round despite losing as they excel very aggregate away, while the spurs must be willing to stop because they lost 2-3 on aggregate Juventus. No surprising results, both are the favored team to qualify.

Yeah I agree the results for the teams advancing wasn't a surprise but the game result was in my opinion with Man City as many were expecting them to win this match but I guess they didn't really need to try all that hard after their 1st away leg win. Glad to see them advance through to the next round and I really hope they can go all the way this season as they have been close for the past couple of seasons. Maybe its Man City's year to win the CL.

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[bering]

with personal ambition from the owner which is spend approximately over than $1 billion to get champion league trophy but PSG were failed again to reach next round even with different coach they still unlucky and recently i watching the news that the owners of PSG has very upset after lost against Madrid and Emery will be sacked soon but the rumour seems not really good because they want to bringing Wenger or Pochettino to france

[Ridwan Fauzi]

Juventus have conceded a goal in the away game, with a 2-1 win over tottenham and 4-3 in the final.

Previously I only predicted Tottenham would win the game against Juventus in the second leg. Tottenham are highly favored for appearing at Wembley Stadium, but Tottenham are only able to score 1 goal by Son. But this is a football game that is difficult to predict, although I see in the first half Tottenham able to dominate the game, and Gianluigi Buffon is not easy to conquer. Finally in the second half Juventus able to reverse the situation by scoring 2 goals, by higuain and Dybala. Hopefully in the next round Juventus will meet Real Madrid, will be more interesting than Real Madrid VS PSG

[cicciobtc]

The incredible game of Juventus, after they left behind from the goals created by Son they managed to rise in the second half by scoring two goals scored by Higuain and Dybala. The victory earned Juventus made them manage to advance to the next round at UCL. From this victory to I get a big advantage for having bet on Juventus victory.

Tottenham just missed their chance of progressing to the quarterfinals and thought they played extremely well in the first half of the game, they were complacent and I don’t feel sorry for the them because they have been eliminated.

between Juventus and Tottenham won the team with more experience in international matches.
Tottenham has talented players but it is not at the level of the top teams.
Juventus is instead a cynical team that exploits all the opportunities and weaknesses of the opponent.

[Trofo]

The incredible game of Juventus, after they left behind from the goals created by Son they managed to rise in the second half by scoring two goals scored by Higuain and Dybala. The victory earned Juventus made them manage to advance to the next round at UCL. From this victory to I get a big advantage for having bet on Juventus victory.

Tottenham just missed their chance of progressing to the quarterfinals and thought they played extremely well in the first half of the game, they were complacent and I don’t feel sorry for the them because they have been eliminated.

between Juventus and Tottenham won the team with more experience in international matches.
Tottenham has talented players but it is not at the level of the top teams.
Juventus is instead a cynical team that exploits all the opportunities and weaknesses of the opponent.

That was pure experience from Juve side yesterday. They had 2 big chances and converted both of them. That is how champions win even when they are not playing that well. Tottenham had their chances in the first half. Son could/should have scored at least one more goal and finish the game before Juve started playing.

[TrumpD]

Last night, I was soo sure that Spurs will go through, especially given their first leg result against Juventus away. So playing at home with two away goals in the bad felt like a sure banker to me. And they even got score first in the second leg. Just shows the level of experience and mentality needed in such a competition like the champions league. The Spurs players lack it, and I am sorry to say, so does Pochettino. His football is all good and sweet, but no tangible results to show it. If it were Mourinho, knowing that he only needed a draw at home, and he now even got to score you first, forget... Game sealed. Mark of Champion manager.

[cruso]

That was pure experience from Juve side yesterday. They had 2 big chances and converted both of them. That is how champions win even when they are not playing that well. Tottenham had their chances in the first half. Son could/should have scored at least one more goal and finish the game before Juve started playing.

Nothing new here, spurs did a spursy. They are perennial bottlers and I guess Rachel was right.

[Wendigo]

That was pure experience from Juve side yesterday. They had 2 big chances and converted both of them. That is how champions win even when they are not playing that well. Tottenham had their chances in the first half. Son could/should have scored at least one more goal and finish the game before Juve started playing.

Nothing new here, spurs did a spursy. They are perennial bottlers and I guess Rachel was right.

Yep pretty much this. I would say they are not as bad as Arsenal though 

[tokeweed]

1/4 finalists so far confirmed -

Real Madrid
Liverpool
Man City
Juventus

Nice!  I'm a little sad about the Spurs going out, when they already (almost) had one foot in the quarters.  But seeing Juve progress, who can complain...

That's one more club I'd like to see play against.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

That was a great football match, and to the surprise of no one, Juventus advances to the next round. The big difference were the subs, Allegri realizes (after 60min and 1 goal down) that the 3 cb plan wasn't working, Lichtsteiner (game changer) and Asamoah came in and the whole tactical plan took a 180° turn for the better. Higuain scored, games is 1-1 and anxiety kicked in, Davinson Sanchez and Ben Davies made some horrendous amateur mistakes, and the experience of Higuan/Dybala took advantage of it. Game was 1-2 but, knowing how the italians (specially Juventus) defend to get the result they need, we all knew it was over for Tottenham.

Spurs played really good today, however, it takes a little more than that to get a good result in these kind of decisive CL matches, specially against a top club. And I'm having a hard time deciding whether Son was the MVP or Chiellini.

1/4 finalists so far confirmed -

Real Madrid
Liverpool
Man City
Juventus

You forgot Bayern and Barcelona  

Barcelona are at 1-1 with Chelsea - By no means through
Bayern - Technically through but not official yet

Which part of the bolded text do you not understand?

[Juggy777]

That was a great football match, and to the surprise of no one, Juventus advances to the next round. The big difference were the subs, Allegri realizes (after 60min and 1 goal down) that the 3 cb plan wasn't working, Lichtsteiner (game changer) and Asamoah came in and the whole tactical plan took a 180° turn for the better. Higuain scored, games is 1-1 and anxiety kicked in, Davinson Sanchez and Ben Davies made some horrendous amateur mistakes, and the experience of Higuan/Dybala took advantage of it. Game was 1-2 but, knowing how the italians (specially Juventus) defend to get the result they need, we all knew it was over for Tottenham.

Spurs played really good today, however, it takes a little more than that to get a good result in these kind of decisive CL matches, specially against a top club. And I'm having a hard time deciding whether Son was the MVP or Chiellini.

1/4 finalists so far confirmed -

Real Madrid
Liverpool
Man City
Juventus

You forgot Bayern and Barcelona  

Barcelona are at 1-1 with Chelsea - By no means through
Bayern - Technically through but not official yet

Which part of the bolded text do you not understand?

One has to feel bad for Spurs they came so close, like almost made it only to miss out. Juventus were class and deserved the match. Liverpool is back in CL after quite a while interesting to see if they go ahead, City are the favourites but then again no one is guaranteed. Chelsea can spring a surprise it's evenly poised. As a Manchester United fan I really hope we can qualify for the ahead round.

[tokeweed]

^  Once the draw for the quarter finals is over those odds will change imo.  And as is, I still can't believe that City is the favorite...  But that would mean Real, Barca and Bayern have a bit of value in the CL futures betting.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

^  Once the draw for the quarter finals is over those odds will change imo.  And as is, I still can't believe that City is the favorite...  But that would mean Real, Barca and Bayern have a bit of value in the CL futures betting.

I agree tokeweed, for example Barcelona’s odds to win it (assuming they qualify) will get a lot smaller. The only reason you can still get a good price on them is because at 1-1 with Chelsea they could still go out.

My dream is for Liverpool to win it but I’m not stupid, I know we’d need a LOT of luck.

[bitzizzix]

Barcelona will face chelsea leg 2 later most likely without midfielder Andres Iniesta due to a hamstring injury, I am a fan of barcelona and hope to win the game against chelsea later with a score of 2-1 on Cam Nou 14 maret 2018. without Andrea Iniesta I hope no effect on the match later because the player is a unique and accurate barcelona and it will make barcelona feel difficult.  

[buwaytress]

That was pure experience from Juve side yesterday. They had 2 big chances and converted both of them. That is how champions win even when they are not playing that well. Tottenham had their chances in the first half. Son could/should have scored at least one more goal and finish the game before Juve started playing.

Precisely. They really had Buffon to thank for making so many crucial saves, and then showed Spurs what it means to have vintage quality and Champions League pedigree by making and taking 2 chances. Very happy to win my @2.95 bet on Juve, I counted on a slim win, but Spurs really gave it their best. Just you know that they don't quite have the blood in them. Chiellini said so after the match, that they were mentally fragile.

I'm a Liverpool fan and know myself how often they undo themselves. We've been away from CL for far too long, so it'll be really important to maintain our form... the QF experience should do a lot to add steel to the young players.

[Lionidas]

Manchester City wins for suuuure tonight. Tottenham vs Juve is going to be a tough match, maybe even boring to watch, but I'd bet on Juventus to win or to score, something like that.

That is what most thought but Manchester City can play in the EPL that way and expect to win but not in this one where they are not use to playing these teams as they are with their Premier league teams they see every other weekend it seems.

That was pure experience from Juve side yesterday. They had 2 big chances and converted both of them. That is how champions win even when they are not playing that well. Tottenham had their chances in the first half. Son could/should have scored at least one more goal and finish the game before Juve started playing.

Nothing new here, spurs did a spursy. They are perennial bottlers and I guess Rachel was right.

Yep pretty much this. I would say they are not as bad as Arsenal though 

They are no match for AC Milan.
Expect Wenger to get his arse handed to him in Italy.
They certainly will not let them just walk in a beat them after having the World cup taken from them already in Russia this coming summer.

[poplolnman]

1/4 finalists so far confirmed -

Real Madrid
Liverpool
Man City
Juventus

Nice!  I'm a little sad about the Spurs going out, when they already (almost) had one foot in the quarters.  But seeing Juve progress, who can complain...

That's one more club I'd like to see play against.

Looks like we would only see two premier league clubs through the 1/4 final , considering Chelsea are hopeless away from home. I would like to see man city against Real Madrid at this stage , and maybe a new champion could born then.

[joebrook]

That was a great football match, and to the surprise of no one, Juventus advances to the next round. The big difference were the subs, Allegri realizes (after 60min and 1 goal down) that the 3 cb plan wasn't working, Lichtsteiner (game changer) and Asamoah came in and the whole tactical plan took a 180° turn for the better. Higuain scored, games is 1-1 and anxiety kicked in, Davinson Sanchez and Ben Davies made some horrendous amateur mistakes, and the experience of Higuan/Dybala took advantage of it. Game was 1-2 but, knowing how the italians (specially Juventus) defend to get the result they need, we all knew it was over for Tottenham.

Spurs played really good today, however, it takes a little more than that to get a good result in these kind of decisive CL matches, specially against a top club. And I'm having a hard time deciding whether Son was the MVP or Chiellini.

1/4 finalists so far confirmed -

Real Madrid
Liverpool
Man City
Juventus

You forgot Bayern and Barcelona  

Barcelona are at 1-1 with Chelsea - By no means through
Bayern - Technically through but not official yet

Which part of the bolded text do you not understand?

One has to feel bad for Spurs they came so close, like almost made it only to miss out. Juventus were class and deserved the match. Liverpool is back in CL after quite a while interesting to see if they go ahead, City are the favourites but then again no one is guaranteed. Chelsea can spring a surprise it's evenly poised. As a Manchester United fan I really hope we can qualify for the ahead round.

I really don't feel sorry for them at all, They had a very glorious opportunity and they managed to even screw up in ways that that i didn't even imagine am sure that when they had the first goal, they thought that was it and that they were going to easily overcome the Old Ladies. They became complacent and paid the price for it.

[Wendigo]

Some Europa league picks for today from me:

AC Milan - Arsenal BTTS
RB Leipzig - Zenit BTTS
Dortmund - Salzburg BTTS & over 2.5
CSKA - Lyon HT Draw

GL

[tomahawk9]

1/4 finalists so far confirmed -

Real Madrid
Liverpool
Man City
Juventus

You forgot Bayern and Barcelona 

Barcelona are at 1-1 with Chelsea - By no means through
Bayern - Technically through but not official yet

Which part of the bolded text do you not understand?

uhmm, I was just trying to be funny (it's Barcelona, and Bayern won 5-0), but ok.

One has to feel bad for Spurs they came so close, like almost made it only to miss out. Juventus were class and deserved the match. Liverpool is back in CL after quite a while interesting to see if they go ahead, City are the favourites but then again no one is guaranteed. Chelsea can spring a surprise it's evenly poised. As a Manchester United fan I really hope we can qualify for the ahead round.

I don't feel bad for them, the Champions League doesn't need newcomers that don't know how to close out a game.

Europa League today:

Milan - Arsenal ~ Over 2.5 Goals @1.91
Marseille - Athletic Bilbao ~ Over 2.5 Goals @2.05