The Official UEFA Champions League Thread, 2012-13

[TDMVPDPOY]

valencia can beat PSG...they are fo real yo

manutd midgets hahahaha goal fest

[resistanze]

Galatasaray AŞ (TUR) v FC Schalke 04 (GER)
Celtic FC (SCO) v Juventus (ITA)
Arsenal FC (ENG) v FC Bayern München (GER)
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v Borussia Dortmund (GER)
AC Milan (ITA) v FC Barcelona (ESP)
Real Madrid CF (ESP) v Manchester United FC (ENG)
Valencia CF (ESP) v Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA)
FC Porto (POR) v Málaga CF (ESP)

TBH

[TimmehC]

Galatasaray - Schalke
Celtic - Juventus ( ers gave Barca all they could handle twice. They can pull it off)
Arsenl - Bayern
Shakhtar - Dortmund
Milan - Barcelona
Real Madrid - ManU
Valencia - PSG
Porto - Malaga

[lefty]

Galatasaray AŞ (TUR) v FC Schalke 04 (GER)
Celtic FC (SCO) v Juventus (ITA)
Arsenl FC (ENG) v FC Bayern München (GER)
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v Borussia Dortmund (GER)
AC Milan (ITA) v FC Barcelona (ESP)

Real Madrid CF (ESP) v Manchester United FC (ENG)
Valencia CF (ESP) v Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA)
FC Porto (POR) v Málaga CF (ESP)

[SAtown]

Galatasaray AŞ v FC Schalke 04
Celtic FC v Juventus
Arsenal FC v FC Bayern München
FC Shakhtar Donetsk v Borussia Dortmund
AC Milan v FC Barcelona <-------------------------------Pks (not pks after ET in 2nd leg, rather Barfa diving all over the goddamn place)
Real Madrid CF v Manchester United FC
Valencia CF v Paris Saint-Germain FC
FC Porto v Málaga CF

[DAF86]

Galatasaray AŞ (TUR) v FC Schalke 04 (GER)
Celtic FC (SCO) v Juventus (ITA)
Arsenal FC (ENG) v FC Bayern München (GER)
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v Borussia Dortmund (GER)
AC Milan (ITA) v FC Barcelona (ESP)
Real Madrid CF (ESP) v Manchester United FC (ENG)
Valencia CF (ESP) v Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA)
FC Porto (POR) v Málaga CF (ESP)

TTTT

Only doubtful ones are Schalke ('cause they are a mess right now, they were lucky to draw Galatasaray), Madrid ('cause they are a mess too and ManU is still ManU) and Malaga (Porto is very good).

P/S: PSG vs Valencia is doubtful too.

[DAF86]

[Jodelo]

Yep, just saw that in a german newspaper.

[lefty]

The key for Valencia will be to avoid to take stupid red cards

They have been guilty of that this season

[Venti Quattro]

I think all the Spanish teams will advance.

[sonic21]

if valencia are playing like in la liga i like psg chances. Of course it will be a different story in february.

[quentin_compson]

Arsenal will probably get smashed.

[lefty]

if valencia are playing like in la liga i like psg chances. Of course it will be a different story in february.

Well hopefully they wont

They played well vs Bayern in group stage, and they will be extremely motivated now that hey have reach the 1/16 for the 1st time in a long while


Of course, they should stop collecting stupid red cards

[ALVAREZ6]

Most interesting matchups are:

RMAO vs. ManU
PSG vs. Valencia
Porto vs. Malaga

These are the fairest match ups, of course RMAO is playing subpar right now but if they play to their potential, I think they will beat ManU, they're simply more talented. You can never count out Valencia either, they've been a solid team in recent years, they have time to improve, but the same goes for PSG, who is probably nowhere near their potential after the talent they just signed. Even if PSG improves to their potential, it could still be a very contested match up. Malaga and Porto, from my understanding, are relatively close in quality, could go either way.

[Libri]

Most interesting matchups are:

RMAO vs. ManU
PSG vs. Valencia
Porto vs. Malaga

These are the fairest match ups, of course RMAO is playing subpar right now but if they play to their potential, I think they will beat ManU, they're simply more talented. You can never count out Valencia either, they've been a solid team in recent years, they have time to improve, but the same goes for PSG, who is probably nowhere near their potential after the talent they just signed. Even if PSG improves to their potential, it could still be a very contested match up. Malaga and Porto, from my understanding, are relatively close in quality, could go either way.

Yeah, those games are going to be good. As for Real, since La Liga has been lost, hopefully they will put all their effort towards the Champions.

[Sense]

Some awesome matchups there... can't wait.

[velik_m]

It's pointless to predict results of the february matches today, a lot can change between then and now.

[lefty]

It's pointless to predict results of the february matches today, a lot can change between then and now.

True


PSG will probably buy Messi, Cavani, Falcao, Pirlo, Petr Cech, etc ...

[Venti Quattro]

UEFA has banned Malaga from European club compe ions for one season

Malaga have been banned from all UEFA club compe ions for one season due to outstanding debts.

The Spanish outfit is one of nine clubs to have had sanctions levied against them following a meeting of UEFA's Club Financial Control Body.

Manuel Pellegrini's side will be prevented from entering the next European compe ion they qualify for and could face a further season's absence unless the club settles its debts.

Malaga, who are due to face Porto in the last 16 of this season's Champions League, have also been fined £244,000

A statement on the UEFA website read: "Malaga is excluded from participating in the next UEFA club compe ion for which it would otherwise qualify in the next four seasons (i.e. 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17).

"In addition, Malaga will be excluded from a subsequent UEFA compe ion for which it would otherwise qualify (in the next four seasons) if it does not prove, by 31 March 2013, that it has no overdue payables towards football clubs or towards employees and/or social/tax authorities."

[symple19]

It's pointless to predict results of the february matches today, a lot can change between then and now.

This

Maybe Arsnl will have a striker by then?

[lefty]

OMFG





Future News: Cristiano Ronaldo promises to ‘be less handsome’ when playing against Man United



By Brooks Peck | Dirty Tackle – 3 hours ago

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Cristiano Ronaldo has said he will try to ugly himself up when he plays against former club Manchester United for the first time as a member of Real Madrid in the Champions League round of 16. Ronaldo forced a move from Man United to Madrid for a world-record transfer fee in 2009 after six years at Old Trafford, but out of respect to his old side he has vowed to alter his appearance so as not to upset them.
"I know that fans of other teams sometimes get upset with me for being so handsome and rich and talented and I do not want this to happen at Manchester United since they were like family to me," Ronaldo told Spanish newspaper Falso. "So I will try very hard to be less handsome when I play against them. I will get a bad perm before the matches. I will not moisturize. And I will have food stuck in my teeth for the entirety of both games."
Ronaldo has also said that he will not celebrate if he scores against Man United, but went on to offer even more goodwill gestures.
"I will not try to get Wayne Rooney sent off again [as he did at the 2006 World Cup]. I will not shush the Manchester United fans after any of the many, many goals we will score and I will not leave an upper decker in all of the visitors' dressing room toilets at Old Trafford. That's how much respect I have for Manchester, which was a valuable stepping stone in my career."
These words have already impressed Man United supporters. "That's pure class," said United fan Billiam H. Gacy. "It's like he never asked the club to sell him."

[Libri]

No way he said that. The newspaper is called Falso, as in false. Must be the Spanish version of The Onion.

[symple19]

It doesn't surprise me that Lefty thought it was real, tbh

[Venti Quattro]

but I think the one where Cristiano says that he's not celebrating when he scores in Old Trafford is the one that's true.

[lefty]

It doesn't surprise me that Lefty thought it was real, tbh

I didn't

But nice try