2011-12 UEFA CL: Chelsea are European Champions

Man of Steel · Post #1241 » by **Man of Steel** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:30 pm

Had an exam but I DVRed it. Congrats Bayern fans! From what I've read from Mourinho, CR7, Xabi Alonso, Ramos, and the rest of the squad's post games it was a hard fought match and they all had praise for the German side. On the bright side, this means Mourinho isn't going anywhere.

Foye · Post #1242 » by **Foye** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:57 pm

Real should've went for the 3rd goal in overtime. They looked fresher than Munich.

Overall, great game from both sides. Neuer with two really good saves. And lol @ Sergio Ramos. :lol:

When it was 2-0 everyone around me was like "Oh, Munich is gonna get destroyed today." I was just like "calm down bros. They just need an away goal to even things up"...which then happened at the right time for Munich. In regulation they were the better team and probably should've scored another.
In overtime, Real was better without creating too many chances, though.

Man of Steel · Post #1243 » by **Man of Steel** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:21 am

nmabdi28 wrote:
J-Mezzy wrote:Hopefully this keeps CR7 from winning footballer of the year

i hope RVP rips the euros and somehow wins it, but FIFA doesnt like EPL players anyways. your talking about the ballon d'or right?

Can't see RVP winning as they do consider the success the player has seen with their club. No clear cut winner any more but if push comes to shove I'd say Messi or Ronaldo. Whilst Ronaldo missed the crucial penalty, he did score 2 goals to keep Madrid in the game into overtime and penalties.

VicG · Post #1244 » by **VicG** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:26 am

What a game... Mourinho was surprisingly humble in defeat, maybe he is still in a state of shock. Gotta say, of all the players in Euro football who I would smile to see miss PKs, Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos are at the top of the list, along with Pepe. Sergio Ramos was just hilarious, couldn't happen to a nicer guy. :lol:

Post #1245 » by **Next Coming** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:34 am

Sergio's ball is still in the air.

Foye · Post #1246 » by **Foye** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:57 am

Next Coming wrote:Sergio's ball is still in the air.

Well, unlike Madrid, that ball travels directly to Munich. :rofl:

Post #1247 » by **Slava** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:26 am

Watching the replay, Neuer was pretty much set on gambling to his right and the Real players kicked everywhere but the left side of the goal. :lol:

Post #1248 » by **magik9113** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:33 am

Foye wrote:
Next Coming wrote:Sergio's ball is still in the air.

Well, unlike Madrid, that ball travels directly to Munich.

i laughed

MaliBrah · Post #1249 » by **MaliBrah** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:42 am

luisnani wrote:
nmabdi28 wrote:
J-Mezzy wrote:Hopefully this keeps CR7 from winning footballer of the year

i hope RVP rips the euros and somehow wins it, but FIFA doesnt like EPL players anyways. your talking about the ballon d'or right?

Can't see RVP winning as they do consider the success the player has seen with their club. No clear cut winner any more but if push comes to shove I'd say Messi or Ronaldo. Whilst Ronaldo missed the crucial penalty, he did score 2 goals to keep Madrid in the game into overtime and penalties.

yeah i see what you mean , doubt he wins with the way ronaldo and messi are scoring goals, hell if Gomez scores a goal in the final in munich and leads germany to euro glory he might even win who knows.

Point forward · Post #1250 » by **Point forward** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:31 am

The CL "miss Finals due to yellow cards" rule is stupid. I understand keeping players out who were sent off (Terry), but bookings IMHO are far less severe. In the WC, all yellow cards after the quarterfinals are eradicated, why not do it here, too? As if the integrity of the game suffered if "offenders" Ramires, Meirelles, Ivanovic, Alaba, Badstuber and Gustavo played.

Edit: I dunno how Chelsea will cope with their quadruple loss, but for Bayern it will probably be

Alaba => Rafinha comes as RB, Lahm moves to LB
Gustavo => either Müller comes as OM or Tymoshuk as DM
Badstuber => now, this will be interesting. Either Tymoshuk plays CB, or injured van Buyten makes a miracle comeback, or even Breno (who is mentally unfit to play, long story), or Heynckes produces something extremely gutsy, like wheeling out U18 international Emre Can from Munich II

Projected Bayern lineup:
Neuer - Rafinha, Boateng, Tymoshuk, Lahm - Kroos, Schweinsteiger - Robben, Müller, Ribery - Gomez

SVictor · Post #1251 » by **SVictor** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:38 am

Chelsea - Bayern Münich. Great final. I don't really care who wins this one, Bayern is a team I've always respected/admired/liked, and it would be a shame that this generation of Chelsea players would disband without winning the major prize.

Good luck for both, from a FCB supporter

Post #1252 » by **5DOM** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:17 am

If everyone's fit, our lineup should look something like

Drogba
Mata-Kalou
Lampard-Mikel-Essien
Cole-Luiz-Cahill-Bosingwa
Cech

or

Drogba
Malouda-Mata-Kalou
Lampard-Mikel
Cole-Luiz-Cahill-Bosingwa
Cech

Point forward · Post #1253 » by **Point forward** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:03 pm

^^Man, either way, that team still seems stacked.

Anyway, my pic of the semis (and up to now, of the whole CL) is this shot of Mou directly before Schweinsteiger's penalty:

Facing a German team in the penalties even humbles The Special One 8-)

Kahn_2001 · Post #1254 » by **Kahn_2001** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:55 pm

Point forward wrote:The CL "miss Finals due to yellow cards" rule is stupid. I understand keeping players out who were sent off (Terry), but bookings IMHO are far less severe. In the WC, all yellow cards after the quarterfinals are eradicated, why not do it here, too? As if the integrity of the game suffered if "offenders" Ramires, Meirelles, Ivanovic, Alaba, Badstuber and Gustavo played.

Edit: I dunno how Chelsea will cope with their quadruple loss, but for Bayern it will probably be

Alaba => Rafinha comes as RB, Lahm moves to LB
Gustavo => either Müller comes as OM or Tymoshuk as DM
Badstuber => now, this will be interesting. Either Tymoshuk plays CB, or injured van Buyten makes a miracle comeback, or even Breno (who is mentally unfit to play, long story), or Heynckes produces something extremely gutsy, like wheeling out U18 international Emre Can from Munich II

Projected Bayern lineup:
Neuer - Rafinha, Boateng, Tymoshuk, Lahm - Kroos, Schweinsteiger - Robben, Müller, Ribery - Gomez

I think tymo will get the nod too, we really have no other choice. Van Buyten even if he was healthy I'm not sure I'd like him to start, after the 2010 finals, I hope he doesn't start.

I'm not sure if there has been a finals with this many starters being suspended, if UEFA didn't have a reason to adopt the fifa rule regarding cards, this is the best example.

lukekarts · Post #1255 » by **lukekarts** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:17 pm

5DOM wrote:If everyone's fit, our lineup should look something like

Drogba
Mata-Kalou
Lampard-Mikel-Essien
Cole-Luiz-Cahill-Bosingwa
Cech

or

Drogba
Malouda-Mata-Kalou
Lampard-Mikel
Cole-Luiz-Cahill-Bosingwa
Cech

I prefer the Malouda-less team, though I'd not be surprised if Torres started in place of Kalou too.

cgf · Post #1256 » by **cgf** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:49 pm

Point forward wrote:The CL "miss Finals due to yellow cards" rule is stupid. I understand keeping players out who were sent off (Terry), but bookings IMHO are far less severe. In the WC, all yellow cards after the quarterfinals are eradicated, why not do it here, too? As if the integrity of the game suffered if "offenders" Ramires, Meirelles, Ivanovic, Alaba, Badstuber and Gustavo played.

Edit: I dunno how Chelsea will cope with their quadruple loss, but for Bayern it will probably be

Alaba => Rafinha comes as RB, Lahm moves to LB
Gustavo => either Müller comes as OM or Tymoshuk as DM
Badstuber => now, this will be interesting. Either Tymoshuk plays CB, or injured van Buyten makes a miracle comeback, or even Breno (who is mentally unfit to play, long story), or Heynckes produces something extremely gutsy, like wheeling out U18 international Emre Can from Munich II

Projected Bayern lineup:
Neuer - Rafinha, Boateng, Tymoshuk, Lahm - Kroos, Schweinsteiger - Robben, Müller, Ribery - Gomez

Bayern should just say **** it and play
Neuer
Rafinha-Boateng-Lahm
Schweini-Kroos
Robben-Mueller-Ribery
Gomez-Olic

and go for the 4-3 in front of the home fans.

Foye · Post #1257 » by **Foye** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:58 pm

cgf wrote:
Bayern should just say **** it and play
Neuer
Rafinha-Boateng-Lahm
Schweini-Kroos
Robben-Mueller-Ribery
Gomez-Olic

and go for the 4-3 in front of the home fans.

Boateng isn't Beckenbauer.

cgf · Post #1258 » by **cgf** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:08 pm

Foye wrote:
cgf wrote:
Bayern should just say **** it and play
Neuer
Rafinha-Boateng-Lahm
Schweini-Kroos
Robben-Mueller-Ribery
Gomez-Olic

and go for the 4-3 in front of the home fans.

Boateng isn't Beckenbauer.

That's why they'd be shooting for 4-3 and not 5-0...duh...

Yoga · Post #1259 » by **Yoga** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:05 am

I can't believe Barca were knocked out of CL

Foye · Post #1260 » by **Foye** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:49 pm

Yoga wrote:I can't believe Barca were knocked out of CL

Why not? I've seen multiple CL games from them this season in which they didn't look as dominant as the past seasons. I'm not surprised they don't win the CL this year. It's a bit of a surprise that Chelsea knocked them out, though.