Uh… There’s A Pretty Important Champions League Match About to Kick

We’ll have an open thread later for the 2:45 (eastern) deluge, but everyone’s favorite choreographer, Rubin Kazan, kicks against reigning European Club Champions FC Barcelona in about oh, an hour.

This probably seemed like a laugher at the draw, but the plucky little Russian team that could pulled a stunner at the Nou Camp on the last matchday. As a result there is exactly 1 point separating all 4 teams in the group (Barca, Rubin Kazan, and Dynamo Kiev on 4 points, Inter Milan on 3).  So yeah, this could be a really fun day in Group F with both the favorites needing points but playing away.

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  1. On November 04, 2009 @ 11:23 Georger says:

    Wow thanks, would not have realized this. On TV?

  2. On November 04, 2009 @ 11:28 Georger says:

    Yes Georger it is on TV, it’s on FSC, but according to them the kickoff is not until 12:30.

  3. On November 04, 2009 @ 11:30 Precious Roy says:

    Oops… My bad. FSC is correct. I f’cked this one up (I’d blame the time change somehow, but really I’m just a ‘tard who couldn’t properly subtract 1). Will change post to reflect.

  4. On November 04, 2009 @ 11:33 whizalen says:

    @PR — I use this fequently:
    http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

  5. On November 04, 2009 @ 11:38 Georger says:

    I love Juventus’ jerseys, they’re one of the few teams that has the sense to change the sponsor badge color based on the colors of the jersey.

  6. On November 04, 2009 @ 11:38 Georger says:

    (yes that seemed random, they’re replaying the Juventus/Haifa game on FSC right now)

  7. On November 04, 2009 @ 11:39 Precious Roy says:

    Whiz: While helpful, I was given the time in Eastern. I literally subtracted an hour from 12:30 and somehow got 10:30.

  8. On November 04, 2009 @ 11:42 The NY Kid says:

    STELLA!

  9. On November 04, 2009 @ 11:43 Georger says:

    So there’s still a chance that Bayern, Liverpool, and Barca all end up in the Europa League. How pumped would UEFA be about that? Until they realized that all three would throw the tournament.

  10. On November 04, 2009 @ 11:46 Georger says:

    Ah David Trezeguet, probably the most criminally underrated player of the last ten years.

  11. On November 04, 2009 @ 11:51 The NY Kid says:

    @Georger – you’re baiting me with that last comment, aren’t you?

  12. On November 04, 2009 @ 11:52 Georger says:

    Nope, I honestly think that. But hey, it’s not like the French team is struggling without him!

  13. On November 04, 2009 @ 11:55 The NY Kid says:

    well, if he hadn’t slept with Raymond’s missus, perhaps this whole situation could have been avoided and we would be experiencing the wonders of Trezegoal

  14. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:01 Precious Roy says:

    He really slept with Domenech’s wife?

  15. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:03 Georger says:

    Max, that is not the kind of shirt to be wearing with a suit like that. Come on!

  16. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:08 Georger says:

    And learn to tie a knot, dick snuggler.

  17. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:10 Anonsters says:

    And the U.S. U-17 team was eliminated from the Kiddy Cup today by Italy, 2-1. There was a missed penalty. And a Polak from Nebraska.

  18. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:12 Georger says:

    Hahahaha the temperature in Kazan is in the teens (Fahrenheit) and the field is a mess. Oh yeah, this suits Barca.

  19. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:15 The Fan's Attic says:

    Domenech didn’t have a wife at the time did he? He proposed right after the Euro 08 flameout to his girlfriend, IIRC.

  20. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:16 James T says:

    Pep Guardiola’s pre-match thoughts “My players will run fast, otherwise they will freeze.”

  21. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:17 Georger says:

    Instead of neck warmers they’ll all be wearing leather ties.

  22. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:30 Georger says:

    Hoooooly shit the referee jerseys are atrocious.

  23. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:31 Georger says:

    Oh lord I hope someone else is watching and saw the rat tail / mullet on that child.

  24. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:33 Georger says:

    Pep looks miserable.

  25. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:35 Steve says:

    can’t find a stream at the moment.

  26. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:37 Georger says:

    Zlatan should have scored in the second minute, had everyone and the keeper beat, clank off the far post.

  27. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:39 Steve says:

    the erudite Caroline Cheese is keeping me informed.

  28. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:42 jape says:

    They just showed the Russian Elmer Fudd. That guy is fantastic!

  29. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:43 Georger says:

    Yeah that hat was outstanding.

    Barca’s yellow jerseys are really sharp, so much better than the day glo.

  30. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:43 Highbury Library says:

    My football-score-predicting penis tells me this will be a 2-1 Barca victory.

  31. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:50 The Fan's Attic says:

    @HL: Nobody wants to know how your “football-score-predicting” penis comes up with the score.

  32. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:53 Georger says:

    Only a matter of time before Messi scores, Kazan defense is doing everything right in the box though.

  33. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:55 Georger says:

    There’s a Baldwin brother in net for Kazan.

  34. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:55 The Fan's Attic says:

    @Georger: doing everything right in the box though

    is that related to HL’s “football-score-predicting” penis?

  35. On November 04, 2009 @ 12:57 Georger says:

    Well I don’t want to give away any of the specifics of the system while the patent is pending, but I will say that it is not unrelated.

  36. On November 04, 2009 @ 13:01 The NY Kid says:

    @PR – I have no idea if that rumor is true or not, but I heard it from a certain Closer

    @TFA – I just meant his hoochie in general

  37. On November 04, 2009 @ 13:08 The Fan's Attic says:

    @NYK: you should be on top of this frenchie.

  38. On November 04, 2009 @ 13:09 The NY Kid says:

    well, I’ll ask Titi next time we talk

  39. On November 04, 2009 @ 13:09 Georger says:

    “you should be on top of this frenchie.” … was said while pointing at HL’s prediction machine.

  40. On November 04, 2009 @ 13:11 Georger says:

    Wow that shot was moving.

  41. On November 04, 2009 @ 13:50 Precious Roy says:

    Are Barca really in danger of taking 1 of 6 points from Rubin Kazan? It’s just one guy, and there are 11 of them…

  42. On November 04, 2009 @ 13:51 Steve says:

    So, do Liverpool really have enough midfielders to start Aquilani on the bench? Is he just not fit enough yet?

  43. On November 04, 2009 @ 13:56 Steve says:

    I guess it ends up looking like a pretty typical Liverpool midfield without him. Kuyt, Lucas, Masch, Benayoun.

  44. On November 04, 2009 @ 13:59 jape says:

    Not sure how, but the Ivans are somehow still hanging on in this match. The possession was somewhere near 80/20 to FCB at one point.

  45. On November 04, 2009 @ 14:04 jape says:

    That shouldve been one-nil to Rubin Kazan. Nice feed from the one Russian guy to the other Russian guy.

  46. On November 04, 2009 @ 14:04 Georger says:

    He had the flu, guess he isn’t ready. Don’t like Voronin playing again though.

  47. On November 04, 2009 @ 14:06 Steve says:

    should have been Babel instead maybe?

  48. On November 04, 2009 @ 14:06 Georger says:

    Barca should be losing by 2, holy shit.

  49. On November 04, 2009 @ 14:08 jape says:

    If the Russians could finish it would be 2-0. Still no score.

  50. On November 04, 2009 @ 14:10 Precious Roy says:

    “If the Russians could finish it would be 2-0.”

    The Germans said the same thing.

  51. On November 04, 2009 @ 14:13 jape says:

    Henry on. In need of a shave and a fresh fade.

  52. On November 04, 2009 @ 14:15 Georger says:

    If the Russian horse could finish, Catherine might not have been crushed to death.

    Barca look like dick right now.

  53. On November 04, 2009 @ 14:17 Georger says:

    Hey Henry, Trez buries that shit.

  54. On November 04, 2009 @ 14:21 Precious Roy says:

    Wow…

  55. On November 04, 2009 @ 14:24 The NY Kid says:

    EVERYONE MOVE UPSTAIRS!

  56. On November 04, 2009 @ 14:24 Georger says:

    If Kazan gets to the knockouts it will be the only soccer they play until March. I think that might be an advantage.

  57. On November 04, 2009 @ 14:26 SLB says:

    Just caught the last 10 min…what was accomplished by the giving the keeper a yellow for time wasting during injury time and then calling the game at exactly 2 min?

  58. On November 04, 2009 @ 14:40 whizalen says:

    nasri with the start…exciting

  59. On November 04, 2009 @ 14:46 whizalen says:

    and Torres starting for liverpool. Consequently…is this the last we see of Torres this year? (and that’s intentionally vague, 2009 or the whole 09/10 season?)

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