Champions League knock out stage

[anton pulisov]

Fuckin Barcelona, not content with denying the world Mascherano in his prime position in his prime years, are playing Frenkie de Jong as a centreback.

[andrew7610]

Messi has scored an absolute thunderbastard and then contrived to miss a penalty in the first half against PSG, who seem intent on making 4 away goals appear to somehow not be enough.

[Satchmo Distel]

PSG's tactics are odd. They could have killed the tie inside 15 minutes by continuing where they left off in the 1st leg. They are only getting away with this because of Barcelona's poor finishing.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

If Liverpool or indeed Leipzig squeeze through tonight, I'll press the traditional OTF quote button tonight, TAB.

This needs a drum roll really.

But in the way of a repeated fanfare blasted out of an ice cream van driving more in hope than expectation around a windy Lancastrian housing estate:

ANY BUNCH OF C***S CAN WIN THIS NOW

[Gangster Octopus]

As I asked elsewhere, is that a home win?

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

Yes apparently. But I don't think it lifts the curse of anfield

[Gangster Octopus]

Hmm, I'm not sure.

[ursus arctos]

I would argue that it doesn't apply to domestic competition

[Gangster Octopus]

Unless, of course, they start to play all their home games in Budapest...

[Satchmo Distel]

ANY BUNCH OF C***S CAN WIN THIS NOW

...if Bayern Munich get kicked out on a technicality.

[Satchmo Distel]

Atalanta keeper gives the ball to Modric: tie is now 2-0.

Benzema now on 70 goals (5th).

[Satchmo Distel]

The first Man C goal was a Thundercunt by De Bruyne.

[Jah Womble]

Great goal. Apparently that was City’s 100th of the season.

Of course, some of us passed that milestone a few weeks back.

[Satchmo Distel]

I'm guessing that your tongue is firmly in your cheek and you're not suggesting that Spurs' season (12 games in the Europa: 37 goals) is comparable to Man City's (8 games in the ECL, thus far fewer goals). Domestically Man C are on 84 goals to Spurs' 66.

[Jah Womble]

I never said I was ‘comparing’ anything. Just pointing out an indisputable fact.

[Satchmo Distel]

I wasn't being serious. Spurs were handed a horrific schedule and this (plus Mourinho's tactics) explains why they've scored more goals in games outside the EPL than within it (47 v 56).

In fact I wonder if any English club has passed 100 goals in a season with less than 50% being in the league. It suggests a lopsided schedule plus tactics being more defensive in league than Cups (and this is in an era when replays are dying out).

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

Thomas tuchel is on a staggering run of good luck when it comes to penalties. Chelsea really got away with it against man utd and liverpool, when they decided to temporarily suspend the handball rule, but it's hard to explain how VAR didn't even look at what were two fairly obvious penalties there tonight. Certainly that chelsea goal wasn't the sort of goal that they would have scored if Atletico had pulled level, or were even ahead.

One can only assume that the VAR is too busy at the amazing buffet that the sugar daddy club always put on, Munching away like shay given concentrating on his delicious steak.

[Jah Womble]

I wasn't being serious. Spurs were handed a horrific schedule and this (plus Mourinho's tactics) explains why they've scored more goals in games outside the EPL than within it (47 v 56).

In fact I wonder if any English club has passed 100 goals in a season with less than 50% being in the league. It suggests a lopsided schedule plus tactics being more defensive in league than Cups (and this is in an era when replays are dying out).

Ah, I see - but we basically set ourselves up for this via last season’s performances. (Arse winning the FA Cup cemented things, of course.)

I’m not even sure those qualifying goals ’count’ in terms of player records.

[Nocturnal Submission]

Thomas tuchel is on a staggering run of good luck when it comes to penalties. Chelsea really got away with it against man utd and liverpool, when they decided to temporarily suspend the handball rule, but it's hard to explain how VAR didn't even look at what were two fairly obvious penalties there tonight. Certainly that chelsea goal wasn't the sort of goal that they would have scored if Atletico had pulled level, or were even ahead.

One can only assume that the VAR is too busy at the amazing buffet that the sugar daddy club always put on, Munching away like shay given concentrating on his delicious steak.

I bathe deliciously in your salty tears of rage.

[The Awesome Berbaslug!!!]

I've got to say that watching luis suarez struggling so badly against premier league defenders, after taying waste to spanish defences, reminded me of Robbie Keane playing for Ireland in his LA galaxy days. Atletico really needed to get those penalties, they just didn't have the pace to really hurt chelsea. As for savic, well what an eejit. He got completely done by rudiger, but he only really had himself to blame.

[G-Man]

I demand that the next round pairs Chelsea with PSG. I can't say which club I hate more, but Tuchel against the club that booted him out would be good fun.

[Satchmo Distel]

As a team, as opposed to doped rich man's club, Chelsea seem more likeable than Atletico, and their football was more incisive. Atletico not quick enough on any part of the pitch.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

Man City, Dortmund, Bayern Munich and PSG all in one half of the draw. Looking forward to Mo Salah's elbow bump with Sergio Ramos before the Real-Liverpool game.

[Snake Plissken]

To see who hits the floor fastest, presumably.

[Third rate Leszno]

Whoever it is, I'm sure Ramos will make sure Salah cushions his fall.

Happy with that draw. In a one-off game I reckon Liverpool could beat anyone, but over two legs they had to avoid Bayern, and probably Man City (although the possibility of a Pep tactical meltdown could always help out there).