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[notblox1]

I don't think he's doing a good job on voluntary basis as he allows snakes to go to #1 position and conquer everything. Of course I know his service is not free

He was distracted by something for sure.
There is no way our sheriff is accepting sweet bribes from snakes and criminals.

Damn it! When was it announced that Alcaraz is withdrawing from the tournament? Luckily cls63 also has him to qualify for the semi final so it didn't hurt me, but I could have an advantage. I counted four different answers so it could finally be an interesting round. I was really getting tired of all the same answers in previous rounds.

This was because of his forearm injury but it was announced after I posted my predictions, and I didnt have access to internet to use VAR.
I think my nemesis answered the same as me, so no problem here.
I dont like posting predictions so early, but sometimes I dont have the choice 

[CLS63]

Damn it! When was it announced that Alcaraz is withdrawing from the tournament? Luckily cls63 also has him to qualify for the semi final so it didn't hurt me, but I could have an advantage. I counted four different answers so it could finally be an interesting round. I was really getting tired of all the same answers in previous rounds.

I'm not able to find much chance for doing research as much as in the past because of being busy with a new work in the recent times. Thankfully you also didn't use VAR. I was thinking that Bayern Munich would win today however a draw was an enough result for me. The referee's not giving the penalty in favor of Arsenal in the last minute saved me. There are still 3 questions that can change the result. Let's see what happens.

[buwaytress]

So, Slissy, what an outcome. We both liked Bayern, and we both picked the wrong side in a draw -- so finely balanced, as it should be. I actually missed most of the opening minutes (watched Real, and I think that was the right choice even with 4 goals in London) but still saw enough of the game to be entertained. Have to say neither Real nor City looked or played like Real or City -- attacking with abandon, Haaland goes missing in those types of frantic games.

Perfect recipe for second legs to have more of the same. Like cryptofrka pointed out in UCL thread, bloody shame that we had to wait this long for proper football and then we are forced to choose one or the other.

Oh and yes, on tennis. I actually looked at the draw on official site and it hadn't marked anyone as withdrawn when I submitted; shouldn't trust slow officials... be like Cro2, spreadsheet updated minutes after FT.

[Igebotz]

I'm not able to find much chance for doing research as much as in the past because of being busy with a new work in the recent times. Thankfully you also didn't use VAR. I was thinking that Bayern Munich would win today however a draw was an enough result for me. The referee's not giving the penalty in favor of Arsenal in the last minute saved me. There are still 3 questions that can change the result. Let's see what happens.

A very childish decision from Saka he should have gone for goal instead trying to cheat for PK. Overall it was a fantastic performance but what I don't understand is why the ref labeled the Gabriel handball in the box a "kid mistake". WTF is a kid mistake in an adult game.

So, Slissy, what an outcome. We both liked Bayern, and we both picked the wrong side in a draw -- so finely balanced, as it should be. I actually missed most of the opening minutes (watched Real, and I think that was the right choice even with 4 goals in London) but still saw enough of the game to be entertained. Have to say neither Real nor City looked or played like Real or City -- attacking with abandon, Haaland goes missing in those types of frantic games.

Halaand is not a big match player, KDB is becoming older, and Halaand is no longer being served on the plate. He's the most boring player to watch whenever the ball is on his feet away from the box.

[darxiaomi]

This was because of his forearm injury but it was announced after I posted my predictions, and I didnt have access to internet to use VAR.
I think my nemesis answered the same as me, so no problem here.
I dont like posting predictions so early, but sometimes I dont have the choice 

hahaha man i dont use the VAR because of my good faith and my previous declarations.

The previous declarations:

Mafia tricks and now they involved one of the designer guys.....

My ultras are gonna put a flag for this match.

" VAR is for Cowards "

So take care Notblox with what you do.....

Just waiting the clock to see how many diferences against my rival i have.

[ralle14]

It feels good to have an early lead with the Real/City question, but that exit from Alcaraz was unexpected, and now I gave dbshck a free point from the tennis question.  

After comparing our predictions, I guess our round will end on Thursday or Friday, possibly with a low-scoring outcome depending on how the remaining questions pan out.  

[Slissy]

So, Slissy, what an outcome. We both liked Bayern, and we both picked the wrong side in a draw -- so finely balanced, as it should be. I actually missed most of the opening minutes (watched Real, and I think that was the right choice even with 4 goals in London) but still saw enough of the game to be entertained. Have to say neither Real nor City looked or played like Real or City -- attacking with abandon, Haaland goes missing in those types of frantic games.

Perfect recipe for second legs to have more of the same. Like cryptofrka pointed out in UCL thread, bloody shame that we had to wait this long for proper football and then we are forced to choose one or the other.

Oh and yes, on tennis. I actually looked at the draw on official site and it hadn't marked anyone as withdrawn when I submitted; shouldn't trust slow officials... be like Cro2, spreadsheet updated minutes after FT.

A tie after the first 2 questions is perfectly fine for me😁 We have 4 different answers left and a lot can be decided today😁 I hope that there will be many goals today!

[cryptofrka]

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but what I don't understand is why the ref labeled the Gabriel handball in the box a "kid mistake". WTF is a kid mistake in an adult game.

Yup, I cannot understand this at all. Why would he even take the ball in his hand even if he could? You're a footballer, use your legs.
It s so incredibly stupid, a totally unnecessary risk to take. If the penalty was awarded (and it should have been), it would have been one of the dumbest mistakes in CL's history.

Arsenal could have won it in final minutes and given me an advantage, but in BSFL I always dance on the narrowest of margins - so it's 0-1 instead of 1-0. Still confident in the rest of my picks to turn this around.

[Trofo]

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but what I don't understand is why the ref labeled the Gabriel handball in the box a "kid mistake". WTF is a kid mistake in an adult game.

Yup, I cannot understand this at all. Why would he even take the ball in his hand even if he could? You're a footballer, use your legs.
It s so incredibly stupid, a totally unnecessary risk to take. If the penalty was awarded (and it should have been), it would have been one of the dumbest mistakes in CL's history.

This is something you don't see every day. I missed it live since I was playing football and then watching Real - City but I have seen it today and it should have been penalty. Even kids league penalise stuff like that.

Still remeber when I was playing some local 5 aside football tournament on a turf near the sea. Someone passed me a long ball meter over my head on a touchline and I caught it with my hands so that it doesn't end in the sea. Got yellow card and 2 minutes for that  and I was actually helping opposing team

[Igebotz]

but what I don't understand is why the ref labeled the Gabriel handball in the box a "kid mistake". WTF is a kid mistake in an adult game.

Yup, I cannot understand this at all. Why would he even take the ball in his hand even if he could? You're a footballer, use your legs.
It s so incredibly stupid, a totally unnecessary risk to take. If the penalty was awarded (and it should have been), it would have been one of the dumbest mistakes in CL's history.

This is something you don't see every day. I missed it live since I was playing football and then watching Real - City but I have seen it today and it should have been penalty. Even kids league penalise stuff like that.

Still remeber when I was playing some local 5 aside football tournament on a turf near the sea. Someone passed me a long ball meter over my head on a touchline and I caught it with my hands so that it doesn't end in the sea. Got yellow card and 2 minutes for that  and I was actually helping opposing team

Lol. Your good Samaritan work sent you to the bench. Rules are Rules. 

Bayern were robbed there, and if they want to take the case up against the ref, they have a solid case. You are the referee; you follow the rules and do not impose conditions for evident violations of the rules. WTF is;

1. A kid mistake
2. I can't give that as a penalty in a CL QFinal game. ( Stupid 3 PK decisions were awarded in the WC final, the biggest football tournament. )

Arsenal fans are shamelessly talking about the Saka incident not mentioning how the ref helped them from going 3-1 down early into the game.

[slackovic]

I'm not able to find much chance for doing research as much as in the past because of being busy with a new work in the recent times. Thankfully you also didn't use VAR. I was thinking that Bayern Munich would win today however a draw was an enough result for me. The referee's not giving the penalty in favor of Arsenal in the last minute saved me. There are still 3 questions that can change the result. Let's see what happens.

Well, even if Arsenal managed to win the game in the last minute, it still wouldn't get me a point because I had them to cover -1.5 handicap. But at least you wouldn't have one point advantage Never mind... We still have enough different answers for my team to turn this around. And if we do, it will be great for the morale because it would be great to win someone close to the top of the table

[Harkorede]

I haven't checked the spreadsheet yet, but I just put on my TV to catch Tennis from Monte Carlo just to discover that Carlos Alcaraz pulled out of the tournament due to an injury, was this before the deadline and does anyone knew before they submitted their answers or used VAR for it ?

Well, I didn't and neither was aware that Carlitos pulled out, so my opponent with the advantage already if they knew.

[slaman29]

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but what I don't understand is why the ref labeled the Gabriel handball in the box a "kid mistake". WTF is a kid mistake in an adult game.

Yup, I cannot understand this at all. Why would he even take the ball in his hand even if he could? You're a footballer, use your legs.
It s so incredibly stupid, a totally unnecessary risk to take. If the penalty was awarded (and it should have been), it would have been one of the dumbest mistakes in CL's history.

This is something you don't see every day. I missed it live since I was playing football and then watching Real - City but I have seen it today and it should have been penalty. Even kids league penalise stuff like that.

Still remeber when I was playing some local 5 aside football tournament on a turf near the sea. Someone passed me a long ball meter over my head on a touchline and I caught it with my hands so that it doesn't end in the sea. Got yellow card and 2 minutes for that  and I was actually helping opposing team

I'm SO glad you guys are all agreemen on this my mates all disagreed when I said that was clear 100% penalty. Seems people forgot when arguing about Saka possible penalty. There's a reason there are rules and lines and refs and flags and so on.

This is why it's supposed to be different at school and at professional level. I have seen it before, handling ball is always a foul, whether yellow or not is ref decision, but it's foul no question. That should have been penalty regardless intention. If you can send off people for kid mistake with no intention, you can award penalty even easier.

I think this season something happened very similar to Trofo forgot which league, ball was going out for corner and player caught it and gave away freekick. It was obviously going out, but rules is rules. Ball still in play and active play, no handling

[cryptofrka]

I haven't checked the spreadsheet yet, but I just put on my TV to catch Tennis from Monte Carlo just to discover that Carlos Alcaraz pulled out of the tournament due to an injury, was this before the deadline and does anyone knew before they submitted their answers or used VAR for it ?

Well, I didn't and neither was aware that Carlitos pulled out, so my opponent with the advantage already if they knew.

Yup, it was known a few hours before the deadline. Some people waited for the news, 3 of them used VAR after the news broke out.
This turned out really well, those that paid attention now have a small advantage compared to their opponents. It might just save my ass in the end.

[slackovic]

Lol. Your good Samaritan work sent you to the bench. Rules are Rules. 

Bayern were robbed there, and if they want to take the case up against the ref, they have a solid case. You are the referee; you follow the rules and do not impose conditions for evident violations of the rules. WTF is;

1. A kid mistake
2. I can't give that as a penalty in a CL QFinal game. ( Stupid 3 PK decisions were awarded in the WC final, the biggest football tournament. )

Arsenal fans are shamelessly talking about the Saka incident not mentioning how the ref helped them from going 3-1 down early into the game.

I quote you to avoid multi-quoting but this is actually a question for anyone who knows. Is there something a club can do when something like this happens? I mean, a referee has his freedom to rule some questionable things as he thinks it's best. But what if his decision is (intentionally or not) pure wrong and has direct impact on the end result? Could this game be played again if Bayern files a plea?

[Trofo]

Lol. Your good Samaritan work sent you to the bench. Rules are Rules. 

Bayern were robbed there, and if they want to take the case up against the ref, they have a solid case. You are the referee; you follow the rules and do not impose conditions for evident violations of the rules. WTF is;

1. A kid mistake
2. I can't give that as a penalty in a CL QFinal game. ( Stupid 3 PK decisions were awarded in the WC final, the biggest football tournament. )

Arsenal fans are shamelessly talking about the Saka incident not mentioning how the ref helped them from going 3-1 down early into the game.

I quote you to avoid multi-quoting but this is actually a question for anyone who knows. Is there something a club can do when something like this happens? I mean, a referee has his freedom to rule some questionable things as he thinks it's best. But what if his decision is (intentionally or not) pure wrong and has direct impact on the end result? Could this game be played again if Bayern files a plea?

Don't think so. It is what it is and the only thing that can come out of it is a penalty for the ref. By penalty I mean he could be dropped from CL for the rest of the season or something like that. Worse things happened in football and we never got repeated games. There were cases when clubs took things into their own hands and let the opposition score a free goal (lower leagues) in the reverse fixture but no way Arsenal is doing something like that in CL  Arsenal is still complaining about Saka "penalty" in the 95th minute and they probably feel wronged here.

[Harkorede]

I haven't checked the spreadsheet yet, but I just put on my TV to catch Tennis from Monte Carlo just to discover that Carlos Alcaraz pulled out of the tournament due to an injury, was this before the deadline and does anyone knew before they submitted their answers or used VAR for it ?

Well, I didn't and neither was aware that Carlitos pulled out, so my opponent with the advantage already if they knew.

Yup, it was known a few hours before the deadline. Some people waited for the news, 3 of them used VAR after the news broke out.
This turned out really well, those that paid attention now have a small advantage compared to their opponents. It might just save my ass in the end.

Damn! I checked, my opponent also took advantage of it. I really don't know what I was thinking but I didn't follow tennis yesterday at all and I submitted my picks since Monday and any of my picks wasn't at a risk of elimination before the deadline, that was why I didn't bother to check.

I'm glad to still have a point advantage anyways, I can only just hope Medvedev doesn't make the semi finals to restore parity on that question.

[slackovic]

Don't think so. It is what it is and the only thing that can come out of it is a penalty for the ref. By penalty I mean he could be dropped from CL for the rest of the season or something like that. Worse things happened in football and we never got repeated games. There were cases when clubs took things into their own hands and let the opposition score a free goal (lower leagues) in the reverse fixture but no way Arsenal is doing something like that in CL  Arsenal is still complaining about Saka "penalty" in the 95th minute and they probably feel wronged here.

I thought that it's something like that. It doesn't sound fair because every game basically depends on the honesty of one man who is a referee. I know that for a UCL referee it's his full-time job and all of them probably do their best to do the job correctly, but there should be a room for an exception if a club is damaged by a poor judgement of a referee.

Anyway, thanks for the clarification. It's the way I thought it would be.

[arallmuus]

Some people waited for the news

Well actually I got tired of being tricked by the question already lol. I was tricked several times in the past so wheneve this type of question shows up, I always google them up before I answered. Simple google search like is X player injured saved my ass and in this case its Alcaraz, I would be putting him as a yes if only I hadnt search that one up first

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Yo mate, 1 question down in the favour for you, 3 more different answers between us. First to get 2 point would be save from losing this round

[buwaytress]

A tie after the first 2 questions is perfectly fine for me😁 We have 4 different answers left and a lot can be decided today😁 I hope that there will be many goals today!

Boom Barca, boom BVB almost-late goal! It's now 3-1 with just 2 different answers left, so I will at minimum walk away with one point. You're welcome, the rest of you looking up at Slissy

I go to bed tonight knowing I'm not SO shit if I can stand up to the current leader. *cries mid-table tears