Fluminense beat Al Hilal. Maresca has gotten more luck in terms of tournament draws than Gareth Southgate, if we don't get to the final now it's a massive failure.

The Brazilian teams are tough to beat. Would have rather avoided them. Gritty teams.

why do all the stadiums have these big high walls around the pitch - with the first row of fans sat much higher? Don't like it

On 25/06/2025 at 06:13, Sconnie Blue said:

f**k me we could actually make the semi final 😂

And we did!

5 hours ago, Deino said:

And we did!

f**k me we could actually make the semi final!

What a brilliant game so far PSG v Bayern.

My word 😥

This probably accelerates their interest in Nkunku

Broke his leg and Donnarumma gets nothing. It's just awful

21 minutes ago, Deino said:

Broke his leg and Donnarumma gets nothing. It's just awful

I don't think any blame can be given to the keeper, hes perfectly entitled to go for that and actually got there ahead of the player.

2 minutes ago, dkw said:

I don't think any blame can be given to the keeper, hes perfectly entitled to go for that and actually got there ahead of the player.

I agree to a point. I just think it merits at least a yellow because it qualifies as dangerous play imo.

It's potentially a career-ender. Even if he got sent off it wouldn't affect their next season but Musiala being out can derail Bayern's season

Neuer playing insane. I have no idea why Kompany wants him that far up against a counterattacking team

1 minute ago, Deino said:

I agree to a point. I just think it merits at least a yellow because it qualifies as dangerous play imo.

It's potentially a career-ender. Even if he got sent off it wouldn't affect their next season but Musiala being out can derail Bayern's season

Technically everything can be viewed as dangerous play though. A slide tackle can be perfectly clean, but the player on the receiving end can still end up with a broken leg. Donnarumma's action wasn't an illegal move or anything, it's just something that can happen in a contact sport. I do think it can be argued that it was a penalty though. Donnarumma does make contact with Musiala before getting to the ball.

4 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

Technically everything can be viewed as dangerous play though. A slide tackle can be perfectly clean, but the player on the receiving end can still end up with a broken leg. Donnarumma's action wasn't an illegal move or anything, it's just something that can happen in a contact sport. I do think it can be argued that it was a penalty though. Donnarumma does make contact with Musiala before getting to the ball.

It just reminds me of the Juventus needless tackle on Chilwell that disrupted our season a few years back.

Well their best CB is out, Bayern's dangerous winger is out

PSG has 2 red back to back. Insane

1 minute ago, Deino said:

PSG has 2 red back to back. Insane

And scored despite that 😄

this game is wild....

Anthony Taylor is a dreadful ref. Doesn't matter if he refs under 9s. He sucks. Should have been indirect free kick

Edited July 5, 20251 yr by Deino

This ref is sh*t, oh wait it's our old friend Taylor so defiantly sh*t.

1 hour ago, Scott Harris said:

Technically everything can be viewed as dangerous play though. A slide tackle can be perfectly clean, but the player on the receiving end can still end up with a broken leg. Donnarumma's action wasn't an illegal move or anything, it's just something that can happen in a contact sport. I do think it can be argued that it was a penalty though. Donnarumma does make contact with Musiala before getting to the ball.

I still don't think the keeper did anything wrong, he took the ball cleanly, well ahead of musiala getting to it. It was a strange decision by musiala i thought.

Edited July 5, 20251 yr by dkw

Official match ball the the Semis and Final.

1 hour ago, TokyoBlue said:

Official match ball the the Semis and Final.

That's disappointing. I thought the forecast was for inclement weather?

1 hour ago, Valerie said:

That's disappointing. I thought the forecast was for inclement weather?

didnt he also score one off his arse against this lot? Tromso away was legendary!

A blue and white ball with a touch of gold?

Looks good to me!