I Still Love You
Today’s Champions League action sees a rematch of last year’s final as Inter Milan take on Bayern Munich. Both sides are having slumps following stellar seasons. Inter can thank Rafa Benitez for that although he will blame the management for not buying new players when he demanded them. Bayern just seems to be underperforming. Or, were they overperforming last year? Who knows. The only consistent thing is that Arjen Robben is like a delicate Faberge egg that breaks at the slightest touch.
We also get a tasty reunion of Gabriele Heinze and Sir Alex ‘Gin Blossomed Nose’ Ferguson as Manchester United travel to France. Heinze has already proclaimed his regret for the falling out with Ferguson and the manager praising Heinze as well. That is so sweet. Those two should get a room after they go on a nice evening stroll along the Champs-Élysées hand-in-hand.
Don’t forget that Stoke travel to Arsenal in the Premier League. The Gunners are still competing on four fronts right now and have the Carling Cup final on Sunday–their shot at ending a five-year silverware drought–along with an FA Cup replay, a return leg at Barcelona and more league fixtures. Oh, and Robin Van Persie and Laurent Koscielny will be out for the match (which totally screws my fantasy team). Have fun with fixture congestion boys and let’s hope Ryan Shawcross doesn’t break any more legs.
What was that? Bayern just making stuff up in the penno area. Finally, Robben with a trademark run looks interesting–but off the post.
@ Chad: You just became Orr’s BBF.
Walton’s being quite inconsistent……
Smalling needs Concaves STAT!
@ Wac: Usually, it depends on which supplier they can squeeze on the lowest prices. Talking about Wal-Mart right?
BBC Sport’s Alistair Magowan at the Emirates: “Talk here is that Cesc Fabregas injury was a tight muscle so he came off as a precaution. Unconfirmed though.” I will confirm exactly what the Fabregas injury is (knee/tight muscle etc) as soon as I can. The general prognosis is the same, though… ie, it is not serious and he came off as a precaution.
Walcott has met his nemesis, and his name is “Pugh”
@ hock: “tight muscles” might be censored by our blog overlords.
@OM: I think that’s the whole point of his Serie A posts. A not so covert anti-Inter campaign. What can I say, it worked.
Whoa–United dodged a bullet there.
@OM, But of course!
@ Chad: Being anti-Inter is like wearing your favorite slippers that the missus wants you to throw away–so comfy, you just can’t part with them.
Oh, Walcott. Such a great chance, such a godawful miss.
@ Wac: Because you’re right–messed up and bought fruit there once–now I shop for bananas at the farmer’s market.
Darron Gibson with sloppy passing? The hell you say!
Gomez you slow cow!
OM’s looking better the longer this match stays scoreless.
LvG needs to make another change–if Klose’s available, could bring him on for Gomez.
Walcott down, I repeat–Walcott DOWN.
NO!!!!!! Not Denilson…….AAAAAUUUUUGHH!!!!
This ref is fucking horrible…guy challenge Walcott from behind and puts a knee down on his ankle, and we get nothing…two key players out…
Clumsy, adj., the way Stoke play.
Fabs and Walcott both out injured. Stoke! They play wonderful, British football.
can stoke really call themselves a football club? Shouldn’t there be a law about misleading the public like this?
I get the feeling Pulis called up McLeish and said he was going to help him out.
Oh, think Stankovic’s being taken off on a stretcher. At least, someone for Inter. Missed what happened.
Here comes Ricardo Fuller to drive the stake through my heart…
To be fair, Fabs’ injury came from running I think, but Walcott’s came from a clumsy “challenge” from behind. I put challenge in quotes because he didn’t really make a play, he just kinda ran behind him and then fell on him
I will repeat–3 matches, 1 goal. Sometimes, Champs League matches can make you itchy.
Shawcross: clumsy.
Ugh, snood engaged. Cat looks like a chicken.
Possibly bad look for Inter–Sneijder went down under a Lahm challenge, got up but was holding the back of his leg the whole time.
How did the Ginger Ninja not earn a yellow for that? That was his trademark silly attempt to get a late yellow.
When the physio on the bench with the gloves puts his gloved hands to his mouth, then his phone, does he change gloves when he has to run onto the pitch if a player needs assistance?/dirty, dirty Arsenal physios
The ref just gave everyone in the Inter/Bayern match a yellow it seems; Bayern really on the back foot in the final minutes here.
Denilson is our Ryan Shawcross.
@OM: Why do they even wear gloves unless they’re treating a player?
Denilson makes a challenge, misses, stands there, and then Whelan runs into him and Denilson gets called for a FK
Denilson is a worthless POS… can’t tackle, can’t shoot, can’t pass…
Where the FUCK did they get 5 min from? 5 minutes?????
@ BG: See! No clue–guy’s just on the bench, blue gloves, slobbering on his fingers then talking on his phone. Odd
GOAL! Gomez completely against the run of play! Bayern with a 1-0 lead at the close!
That one’s on Cesar. Should not have allowed a rebound chance.
This ref SUCKS…
They should blow the whistle while Delap dried off the ball…. and GAME….
seems the Delap time wasting for throws is why there were 5 minutes
3 points, not bad, injuries blow though.
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5 MINUTES?!?!?!? What the fuck?
Nervy nervy stuff that.
I do not like Stoke.
so I tapped the Bayern-Inter game to watch later….total waste of time?
RHYTHM IS A DANCER!!!!
@whiz: ffwd to 89th min, watch the goal, you’re done.
Inter losing on sloppy goalkeeping makes me smile. Off to class now, good evening all.
No Theo, probably no Cesc this weekend. Yep, still hate Stoke.
So how did Bayern manage to replace a keeper named “Butt” with one who’s name sounds like “Crap” every time Jeremy St. Louis says it?