Only Spurs rush in: it's the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2018/2019 thread

Mourihno's treatment of Pogba and Ndombele has been absolutely toxic and whatever short-term boost of confidence he has given Dele has clearly worn off. His biggest strength this season has been to salvage games with good substitutions that probably only needed salvaging due to his poor starting lineup / strategy. I can't imagine he's anything other than a net negative on team morale.

failure to deploy the idiots in the safest possible setup, as well as somehow also managing to nullify any attacking threat our capable players might bother to muster in the same formation takes....some ability

i think removing him might actually be the best thing to do, early as possible after the season ends.

but that relies upon levy backing the new guy early, when in all likelihood the new guy will be told to learn the squad and we'll back you in jan, in jan theres no value in jan, next summer we'll rebuild and if the poor sod is till there then and not insane he'll get andy carroll on aug 31st

nothing excuses the performance from the players, not under poch and not now

nothing excuses managers not making a decent fist with what they have, not latter poch and not now. the gap between "i have enough and we will challenge" and "oh well two injuries i guess we cant pass or tackle now" is a complete sidestep from either of em or anyone else.

but its prob time that levys handling of everything from the stadium delay onwards seems him the main target. hes killed it stone dead and deserves sacking.

he'll get andy carroll on aug 31st

Oh man would I love too see it!

Sacking him end of season in a "we're very sorry it didn't work out etc" way seems like the best way out for Levy. If he waits any longer he's stuck in his own trap of having to feign actual faith in the bastard.

jonathon liew summed it up quite nicely

Late in the game Mourinho summoned his assistant João Sacramento to his side and simply shrugged at him, like a customer returning a defective phone to a retailer. Look, João. It doesn’t work. I’ve tried all the buttons. I’ve tried playing 5‑4‑1 at home. I’ve tried throwing my club’s record signing under the bus on live television. Now I’ve tried to gegenpress one of the best teams in Europe with a knackered team and a bare minimum of preparation. It’s a dud.

some quality kiss of deathing there from the radio commentary team

none of my patients came to clinic today so i'm watching this and it's infuriating

Blimey.

Just after Liverpool's second Pat Nevin was giving it "there's no better team in Europe at game management" and then the sky fell in

Blimey

Uh oh.

Blimey.

aww bless

That was more like it, best LFC have played for a while. Surprised Allison missing so many games hasn't cost us more in the league this season tbh. Still not really found the exact right method for away games in Europe over the last 3 years which is crazy considering this is the only time they've been knocked out. Competition looks p open now . kinda think Bayern should win it but still have a feeling for PSG, obv rooting for Atalanta.

One of the worst red card decisions... ever? In the PSG match

when there's no crowd, yelling 'oh fuck off' or such won't be so hard for the referee to ignore idk

kinda think Bayern should win it but still have a feeling for PSG, obv rooting for Atalanta.

Anyone but PSG tbh.

I was thinking that it'd be incredible for Bayern to start the season in crisis and end up winning the CL but i guess Real Madrid have done it enough times for the novelty to have worn off.

➡️ Real Madrid have made a recommendation to quarantine the men's football team after a member of their basketball team tested positive for coronavirus pic.twitter.com/g8l7UBXfLL

— BBC Sport Wales (@BBCSportWales) March 12, 2020

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51870540

thank god they came to that decision before a bunch of matches were needlessly played this week

How will the masses be entertained now? Online chess can only go so far

I imagine twitch.tv are rubbing their hands with glee

Two really well positioned ties. Juve need to score three against Lyon, Real are 2-3 down on aggregate.

Juve have their traditional jammy penalty. 1-1.

Very tasty Jesus goal against Real.

Lyon hang on! 2-1 Juve on the night, 2-2 on aggregate.

Caquaret (20), Aouar (22) and Bruno (22) were exceptional in central midfield. Aouar has some experience but Caquaret and Bruno played their eighth and third games for Lyon respectively. You’d expect City to beat them but you’d have expected Juventus to have beaten them too.

Love too see a Depay panenka

Not that I care about this shitty competition but Man City winning it after overturning their ban would just about put the tin lid on it.

And you know it's going to happen.

Just had the bizarre realisation that the games tonight are still in the same round Spurs got knocked out in.

Bayern might have a case but I think you could justify having Man City as favourites.

I had to check that but you're right.

Psyched for Atalanta / PSG. Could end up absolutely any score.

Eesh, Ilicič, Atalanta’s top scorer, not playing tonight - or again this season - apparently because he flew back to Slovenia to see his wife and discovered she was having an affair.

Should be 1-1 after three minutes.

Atalanta 1-0!

Nice!

Come on ye Atalantans

PSG have been pretty awful.

Perhaps bringing Maxim Choupo-Moting on will turn it around.

is that the maxim choupo-moting once of stoke city, or a different maxim choupo-moting

Oh no, PSG level.

Choupo-Moting, the creator.

And a winner!

Aww booo

CHOUPO-MOTING!

MOTM based on the eight minutes he’s been on the pitch,

https://i.postimg.cc/qR80MnmL/34-B8741-B-E296-47-E5-8526-333-F7-FE91664.jpg

So cruel. They could easy have been more than one up in the first half.

Full of surprises this competition, as ever.

Choupo Chumps.

If Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting plays in the next round, it will mean the relegated Stoke squad of 2017-18 had players who played in the 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019 & 2020 Champions League semi-finals.

— Richard Jolly (@RichJolly) August 12, 2020

lmao at all of this