European Football Thread

by Fernando Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:30 am

To be used for discussing European transfers and matches from Anywhere but the PL

La Liga
Bundesliga
Ligue 1
Seria A etc

The Bundesliga & Ligue 1 start today with Big Spenders PSG in Action as are German Champions Bayern Munich

by Guest Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:35 am

PSG are currently a goal down to Montpellier. A first day shock?

by Guest Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:36 am

Montpellier 1-0 PSG HT. Always nice to see this kind of scoreline, hopefully they can hold on.

Also, £50m+ man Edinson Cavani is sitting on the bench picard

Bayern currently 2-1 up against Moechengladbach at Half-Time

by Guest Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:38 am

Wasn't Ibra supposed to be moving on?

Not too sure about Blanc as a manager myself.

by Guest Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:42 am

Hate Blanc, especially after he stated he was still interested in Cabaye yesterday and that he hoped that Yohan would be playing at a geniune big club come September. I'm tellin' ya, i'd, i'd, i'd love it, i'd love it if Montpellier beat them tonight......love it!

by The Special Juan Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:43 am

They should have hired Raymond Domenech. What a hero!!

by Guest Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:44 am

The Special Juan wrote:They should have hired Raymond Domenech. What a hero!!

It wasn't written in the stars Juan...

by Guest Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:46 am

They've only gone and equalised!

by Guest Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:50 am

Bloody Maxwell. What a ****.

by NickisBHAFC Sat Aug 10, 2013 7:00 am

What a game in the Bayern game on ESPN!

End to end stuff, both sides playing some cracking football.

by The Special Juan Sat Aug 10, 2013 7:01 am

FreekShow wrote:
The Special Juan wrote:They should have hired Raymond Domenech. What a hero!!
It wasn't written in the stars Juan...

I'll do that at my next job interview.

"It is written in the cards that I should be picked for this job....."

by Guest Sat Aug 10, 2013 7:04 am

El Kaoutari has only gone and got himself sent off, what a tool. Oh look, Cavani is on......fearing the worst for Montpellier now.......

by Guest Sat Aug 10, 2013 7:08 am

The Special Juan wrote:
FreekShow wrote:
The Special Juan wrote:They should have hired Raymond Domenech. What a hero!!
It wasn't written in the stars Juan...
I'll do that at my next job interview.

"It is written in the cards that I should be picked for this job....."

A sawn-off shotgun should do the trick.

by Guest Sat Aug 10, 2013 7:24 am

PSG held 1-1. Good work Montpellier.

by The Special Juan Sun Aug 11, 2013 3:11 am

A hat-trick for Aubemeyang on his league debut for Dortmund. That's not a bad start!!

by **Hero** Sun Aug 11, 2013 3:51 am

I went against the grain and plumped for Dortmund to claim the Bundesliga this season, the forward line of him, Reus, Mkhitaryan and Lewandowski I reckon will blow most teams away.

by **Crimey** Sun Aug 11, 2013 4:28 am

Yeah but the Bayern forward line of Manduzikic, Ribery, Robben, Muller is even better, and they have a mind-blowing midfield.

by Guest Sun Aug 11, 2013 5:31 am

The Special Juan wrote:A hat-trick for Aubemeyang on his league debut for Dortmund. That's not a bad start!!

SkySports News 27 Jun 2013 - Saint Etienne striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says that he would like to move to England and that Newcastle are a 'good' club.

If only.......

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Sun Aug 11, 2013 6:51 am

Did Mkhitaryan play today?

If so, well?

by **Hero** Sun Aug 11, 2013 6:58 am

No had a slight knock so wasn't risked.

by The Special Juan Sun Aug 11, 2013 7:17 am

John wrote:
The Special Juan wrote:A hat-trick for Aubemeyang on his league debut for Dortmund. That's not a bad start!!
SkySports News 27 Jun 2013 - Saint Etienne striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says that he would like to move to England and that Newcastle are a 'good' club.

If only.......

Ouch, that must have hurt!! Still, he signed for Dortmund about a week later so it's not like the Toon left it too long.

by whocares Sun Aug 11, 2013 8:18 am

Happy for Aubameyang. Very nice character too. I think the bundesliga is a better playground for him than the EPL. He's a slightly better version of Gervinho who went backwards after joining arsenal.

Falcao scored tonight for his L1 debut. Loads of attacking potential there with also the likes of james rodriguez (another colombian) ocampos and moutinho.

by Guest Sun Aug 11, 2013 8:51 am

Harsh on Aubameyang. He's a quality finisher and has so much more composure in front of goal than 'sky it over the bar' Gervinho. His stats prove it and so does his hat-trick today.

I guess that's Falcao 1-0 Cavani. I'm actually more interested in this goal-scoring duel this season, rather than the battle for the Ligue 1 title Laugh

by Guest Sun Aug 11, 2013 8:52 am

John wrote:

I guess that's Falcao 1-0 Cavani. I'm actually more interested in this goal-scoring duel this season, rather than the battle for the Ligue 1 title

I was thinking the same thing! Advantage Falcao.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Aug 19, 2013 4:37 am

By playground rules, Barça v Levante would be stopped, and re-picked for being "unfair teams".

by **Crimey** Mon Aug 19, 2013 4:44 am

It is 5-0 in the first half to Barcelona.

by **Crimey** Mon Aug 19, 2013 4:46 am

Sorry make that 6-0...

by The Special Juan Mon Aug 19, 2013 4:47 am

What channel is it on?

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Aug 19, 2013 4:49 am

Sky Sports 4

Ridiculous gulf in class

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Aug 19, 2013 4:50 am

Neymar isn't even playing yet

by The Special Juan Mon Aug 19, 2013 4:52 am

Ah I don't get that. Cheers anyway.

Those who mock the SPL for being one-sided take a look at that.

by Duty281 Mon Aug 19, 2013 4:56 am

And this is why the EPL is better than La Liga.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Aug 19, 2013 5:13 am

You look at the likes of Athletico, Valencia, Malaga, Sevilla who could all put up a decent fight to Real/Barca in recent years, and even they've had to sell their best players to stay afloat. The gap is huge

by **Crimey** Mon Aug 19, 2013 5:20 am

Mascherano is wasted being played out of position at Barcelona. I know his passing isn't great, but he's the best midfielder of his type in the world.

Disappointed that Barcelona haven't really gone for it in the second half. Neymar is on though, he'll be desperate for goals.

by **Crimey** Mon Aug 19, 2013 7:11 am

La Liga might be a one horse race if this Madrid performance is anything to go by...

by Guest Mon Aug 19, 2013 7:12 am

PSG are currently a goal down.

by **Crimey** Mon Aug 19, 2013 7:17 am

The points margin between first and third in La Liga since 2009: 28/25/39/24

That says it all really.

by **Crimey** Mon Aug 19, 2013 7:22 am

To put it into perspective, the same statistic in the Premier League looks like this:

11/9/19/14

by Guest Mon Aug 19, 2013 9:23 pm

Watching Levante was embarrasing. Thought Madrid were awful last night, too many similar players offensively & Ronaldo not having a confirmed role......just a mess. Pepe & Ramos, accidents waiting to happen. Betis manager had a shocker taking of that quick striker and the impressive Verdu.

FT - PSG 1-1 - Blanc picard

(Falcao 2-1 Cavani)

by **Crimey** Mon Aug 19, 2013 10:36 pm

I really thought Ancelotti would sort out the Madrid side, but it does look a mess.

by Guest Mon Aug 19, 2013 10:55 pm

I'd expect Illarramendi & Varane to enter the side from last night. Isco & Ozil playing together is horrible, same runs, movement & ideas, Isco is the superior goal threat and should be favoured. Khedira offers nothing. Will take time for Ancelloti to sort his first XI. However, if Barcelona start like they did last season, then playing catch-up is more than likely.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon Aug 19, 2013 10:56 pm

Diego Lopez over Casillas is a #headsgone as well

by **Crimey** Mon Aug 19, 2013 11:10 pm

It's really not, Lopez has been great for Madrid since he's been selected. Casillas shouldn't automatically get his place back because of his name.

by Fernando Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:17 am

Athletico 1-0 Barcelona - David Villa

Spanish Super Cup live on SS4 now Smile

by NickisBHAFC Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:18 am

What a goal by David Villa!!!!

Been a fantastic opening 18 minutes Smile

by **Crimey** Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:29 am

Atletico Madrid look good, but really think they're going to miss Falcao this year. David Villa is a fantastic player, but he's not going to replace the sheer goalscoring ability they've lost from Falcao.

by **Crimey** Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:38 am

Game has devolved into the typical Spanish rubbish. Going down easily, hissing crowds and surrounding the referee.

Such a shame, if they got on with it both these teams play good enough football to make a real entertaining game.

by **Crimey** Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:01 am

Just seen the Villa volley, that is world class.

by **Crimey** Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:03 am

Martino has just taken off Lionel Messi, who is well documented at hating to be taken off no matter how throwaway the match is, for Fabregas. He also took Messi off after about 70 minutes against Levante.

Pretty much the worst thing Martino could do at Barcelona is alienate Messi, because we all know who the club, the fans, media and players will be behind.

by The Special Juan Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:08 am

Utd'll have him...... It seems odd to take him off at half-time, especially if Neymar isn't the one replacing him. I don't think it's gone as far as alienation yet though, the new manager's probably saying "I'm in charge, I make the decisions" or something.

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