Football (Soccer)

Half Time. Chelsea 2 - Monaco 1.

Whoever said it was a boring game ? It's a good game. Monaco play well but not that much. The only times they begin to play well, Chelsea is endangered.

also talking about Chelsea and Monaco,

misunderstood you GP ;D it's a good game indeed 😊

MO-NA-CO !!!!

good game, very weird final this year

sorry 😮

Chelsea 2 - Monaco 2 (aggregate 3 - 5)

A good game indeed...the second half was better...Lampard & Cole are really good players. Monaco was a bit lucky. That's great. 😊

Ibarra & Morientes were also great tonight;

Tomorrow is the UEFA Cup semi-final game ; Marseille is likely to lose against Newcaslte....

hmmm, have to see that one too I guess

No, Marseille plays like crap. It is no more the team that was doing well in the first part of the CL. Its only good players are Fabien Barthez and the striker Didier Drogba.

So Maybe I'll have a glance. but I'll probably won't watch the entire game.

Porto-Monaco it is. I hope Porto wins, but I won't be devastated if Monaco wins. It will be a great final between two great teams, who no one expected to get this far. It won't be a spectacular final though...

My prediction: Porto 2 Monaco 1

suckiest final ever, no offence

Originally posted by Luce
It won't be a spectacular final though...

I think that if Porto doesn't neutralize the game, we could get something quite acceptable and enjoyable 😄

Originally posted by Luce
suckiest final ever, no offence

FK Crvena Zvezda 0-0 Olympique de Marseille (1991) 😂 There's always worse !!!

Actually this final is awarding the 2 best coaches (or so) this season, especially Mourinho.

I think that it could have been worse, really. Remember last year : I almost fell asleep while watching TV : and that never happens to me.

Originally posted by G.P
When was the last spectacular final in CL you've seen ? Juventus FC - AC Milan ? Leverkusen - Real Madrid CF ? (I'm sorry but except Zidane's goal, there is nothing much in there) Bayern - Valencia ? No kiddng CL finals are rarely spectacular... 😬

I think that if Porto doesn't neutralize the game, we could get something quite acceptable and enjoyable 😄

I know, but I do remember Juventus-Borussia Dortmund very brightlly. It was in '97 or '98, that was a great final.

0-1 Karl-Heinz Riedle (header from a corner)
0-2 Karl-Heinz Riedle (again a header, I think again from a corner)
1-2 Alessandro Del Piero (beautiful back heel, if I remember it correctly, also from a corner 😆 )
1-3 Lars Ricken (a good lob over Peruzzi, but what the hell whas Peruzzi doing so far from his goal???)

Yeah I remember it too. it was in 97. Great game indeed. But you see, you were obliged to go 7 years back... 😱

I know. UEFa-cup finals are often more spectacular. For the last two years we have had a 3-2 result, and the year before that an incredible 5-4.

Probably because smaller teams reach the UEFA Cup finals. Its easier to have a spectacular game when they are not so star riddle teams. Lets face it, its the game of their lives.
But Porto is losing gas. The players are tired.

Where did you get that? There season is already over, they only have to play 2 important matches, in the competition they can let a B-team play

They had a heavy season, they have the portuguese cup right before the final. Plus using the B team would certainly mean losing and they dont want that. Its bad for the image and party.

If you had to chose to win the Taca de Portugal (that you already won a year ago) or the Champions League, wouldn't that be an easy choice. Even if the final of the Taca is against your greatest rival...

A) They want it all
B) You do not grasp how big a rivalry it is
C) The fans would die if they used a B team
D) Their biggest rival has more awards then they do (CL, Cups, Championships) and they want to change that.

Plus a week vacation would not change how tired and out of ideas these players are.

Ok, then they'll play with an A-team against Benfica, so what. Has anu of the players actually said in the media he's tired like Henry did? I don't live in Portugal so I can't follow stuff like that as good as you can? If it's not the case, I don't believe there is a problem. Last year, it was almost he same, but still they won the uefa-cup.

Ok, the final of the uefa-cup will be Valencia-Marseille . Go Valencia!

Originally posted by Kes

B) You do not grasp [b]how big a rivalry it is
C) The fans would die if they used a B team
D) Their biggest rival has more awards then they do (CL, Cups, Championships) and they want to change that.
[/B]

B) Hi Kes 😈
C) Benfica fans will die anyway bcs Porto will win. But it would be better if both lose 😛
D) I think you are talking about SPORTING C.P. (Me 🙄 ) because you dont win the league since ten years ago ✅

G.P.: I think Porto will try to neutralize Monaco, not the game. And Porto still have some good surprises. And when Porto really needs to attck, believe me that it can attack as well as a Top offensive team. Just...They didnt need it yet. What makes Porto a good team is that it plays to win no mather how.