Champions League quarter finals

[Jon]

Barcelona v Roma

Sevilla v Bayern Munich

Juventus v Real Madrid

Liverpool v Manchester City

[G-Man]

Even if Man Utd were still in it, I'd manage to contain my excitement.

[Jon]

Perhaps one for the European Cup Trivia thread, but I can't think of many times English clubs have played each other in the quarters and semi-finals. But I fully admit to having very much a Madricentric view of the tournament so maybe they're playing each other year. Anyways, I think that last tie could be a real doozy.

[EIM]

A great draw for Manchester United given the circumstances.

[ad hoc]

Perhaps one for the European Cup Trivia thread, but I can't think of many times English clubs have played each other in the quarters and semi-finals. But I fully admit to having very much a Madricentric view of the tournament so maybe they're playing each other year. Anyways, I think that last tie could be a real doozy.

Didn't Chelsea and Liverpool play each other about 3 seasons in a row? (or did it just seem like that?)

[Satchmo Distel]

I think Man U beat Arsenal one year as well.

The good/bad thing depending or your POV is that it guarantees an English club a place in the semis, but also means there can't be an all-English final whereas all-Spanish is still on.

Obviously a Real v Barca final is going to happen within the next few years so maybe this is the one, although Bayern and Man City look the best two in the field.

[ursus arctos]

Liverpool/Chelsea

2004/05 - SemiFinals
2005/06 - Group Stage
2006/07 - SemiFinals
2007/08 - SemiFinals
2008/09 - QuarterFinals

[Third rate Leszno]

BBC say that Chelsea v Man U in 2011 was the most recent all Premier league quarter final.

From the western end of the A580 I’m quite happy with the draw, although I wish the second leg had been at Anfield. I couldn’t see Liverpool beating Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern Munich, and two games with Juventus would’ve just been horrible - so barring Roma or another match up with Sevilla, this feels like the best chance of progressing.

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

Prefer to be at home for the second leg for one of "those nights at Anfield". But it's not a bad draw for Liverpool. They've proven they can beat City recently.

[Satchmo Distel]

Liverpool winning the whole thing this year would be less surprising than when they won it in 2005. They have a better team this year, for example.

[G-Man]

BBC say that Chelsea v Man U in 2011 was the most recent all Premier league quarter final.

I have absolutely no memory of that. I think I'll google it, to see if my memory might get jogged.

EDIT: Googled it. No memory of it. I sort of remember the semi-final against Schalke, and vaguely the final.

[Satchmo Distel]

The scheduling of the Merseyside derby has upset Klopp, whom I expect to be invoking faeces in the mouth of a deceased singer.

[Ek weet nie]

The scheduling of the Merseyside derby has upset Klopp, whom I expect to be invoking faeces in the mouth of a deceased singer.

I don’t really get his point. Does the timing not favor Liverpool as they will get more time to prepare for the second leg?

[Satchmo Distel]

I think he really wanted to have the weekend off. With only 6 days between the legs, there is no timeslot that would have made him happy.

[Diable Rouge]

Ronaldo ruins the tie by netting after three minutes.

[ursus arctos]

Diabolical defending, but this is by no means over.

[Ray de Galles]

Terrible play by Juve to allow Isco the space for the cross and then Ronaldo the freedom of the box but that was a delicious stabbed finish for the goal.

[Ray de Galles]

What are we calling this Real third kit, two tone teal?

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

Was everyone in the 1950s as bored shitless of watching Real Madrid win this year after year as we are now?

[Jon]

Not I. Running with that comparison though - essentially, Ronaldo is the di Stefano of our time, no?

Great save navas.

[Ray de Galles]

WHAT. A. SAVE!

[Ray de Galles]

Was everyone in the 1950s as bored shitless of watching Real Madrid win this year after year as we are now?

Very few people were actually “watching” in the fifties.

It would be hard to get bored of watching this lot play like this - they give opponents chances too so it’s not as sterile as some dominant sides.

[Jon]

Yes, it's a great game. As ursus said, juve are still in this tie.

[Jon]

Poor header from the normally reliable Chilean. He should have got it on target, at the very least.

[Jon]

What are we calling this Real third kit, two tone teal?

Am not keen on the different width of stripe on the back of juve's strip. Better than no stripe at all I suppose.