They'll be sacrificing sheep in the streets of Karagandy tonight - Champions League 2013/14

Sky tried to sneak the phrase 'Super Sixteen Stage' in just now. What is this college basketball?

Although that's 'sweet sixteen' iirc

I like it - could have a great eight stage for the QFs, and the phwoar four for the semis.

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over fields we go, laughing all the way

he looks pregnant there, I hope Moyes does some due diligence

Since when did you only play part of an abandoned game and not the whole game?

since 2011

New wording of paragraph 10.08
"If the referee decides to abandon the match, for example because the field is unfit for play, the remaining match time must be played the next day, unless the case is referred to the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body. If, for reasons beyond control, the match cannot be replayed the next day, the UEFA administration will take a final decision.

I think that was introduced for EURO 2012 but the wording is almost identical for the CL

Sweet

I wish they had that rule in Scotland, would've been lulz for Ross County to traipse all the way to Paisley to play twenty minutes or whatevs against St Mirren.

we'd be in the relegation zone if it applied to UK league football

Great call from Howard Webb, sending off Montolivo after a disgusting foul on Ajax's Poulsen. One might even say a brave call. Coming from me, that says something.

Celtic are currently watching Barcelona play football. I think there's a good chance we'll ship four or more goals tonight.

Milan-Ajax got predictably dire after the red card for Milan. Feels like Ajax had a better chance at winning this against 11 then against 10 players.

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Such a pleasure to watch Rosicky / Cazorla / Arteta patiently shuffling neat passes around the midfield only to watch Jenk gallop off down the right, lose possession and foul his man.

you can't expect to win games at this level if you've done a bag of eccies

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He has no eyes! No wonder he isn't picking up those runs from wide.

3-0 and a whole half to go :(

0-7, 0-5, karma

Aye I was just thinking what this lot would do to the Hearts kids given how Celtic trampled all over them.

http://www.mscnbc.com/news/2/80169/Ajax_fans_stabbed_before_Milan_clash.html

Ben Shave ‏@benshave 11m

Moyes in the house at the Calderón.

make mine a Koke

5-0 and that's with missing sitters.

14 minute hat trick for Neymar.

Celtic back four on a flat line on the halfway line. Best tactic for playing away at Barca.

"neil lennon is a tactical genius"
7 results (0.27 seconds)

GOAL! Barcelona 6-0 Celtic (Tello)
That's Celtic's heaviest ever defeat, and it equals Barcelona's biggest home Champions League margin of victory. Oh dear.

Ever ever?

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Record defeat: 0-8 against Motherwell in 1937.

Arsenal a goal and a man down

Now relying on a 10-man Marseille to hold on against Dortmund.

Wait, are they? Or is it that Napoli will need more goals? I don't fucking understand this goal-difference, goals scored, head-to-head bollix, Pellegrini you have my sympathy

Napoli have to win 3-0 (I think).

But still they go through if Dortmund only draw.

comeback

Dortmund score!

Großkreutz

Dortmund score! 12 points for the three of them now

Meanwhile enjoying the fuck out of a helpless, clueless Ajax trying to score against ten Milanese

2-0 now! shiiiiit....

napoli player in tears

cut to

arsene wenger wry grin

thank fuck for a final whistle. real, barca, atleti, psg, bayern. we are fucked unless we luck out on atleti... who are now one of the best teams in europe and can still easily beat us.

Ah, poor old Rafa's gonna have to win the Europa Lge again. By the time the knock out stages roll round Dortmund should have all their players, bar Subotic, back.

Both City and Arsenal gonna end up with a tough draw. At least City can't get Bayern I guess.

So all the German teams and all the English teams made it. Also the worst Italian team.

Both City and Arsenal gonna end up with a tough draw. At least City can't get Bayern I guess.

― pandemic, Wednesday, 11 December 2013 21:42 (3 minutes ago)

Yeah their selection of Real, AM, Barca, PSG and BVB is a well easier... maybe... slightly... best league in the world, right? RIGHT? Right.

Think Arsenal and City would at least have a fighting chance vs psg, atleti, dortmund, barca(depending on if messi is feeling like messi). Don't think any English team would go thru vs Bayern or RM.

Utd's possible opponents: Galatasaray, Olympiakos, Schalke 04, Zenit or AC Milan.

Cunt montolivo

Napoli OUT with 12 points
Zenit IN with 6 points (and -4 gd)

Moyes gonna pull a Rafa '05. 5th place finish and CL win

Fuck. That gives me a cold sweat.

Post match interviews being like

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