UEFA Champions League 2019/20

[glenferry23]

Three times though?

That is diabolical defending. I guess too many defenders forward and tired defenders left at the back.

To be fair the only goal I felt that was perhaps questionable defending was Llorente’s second. Perhaps he could’ve been closed down earlier.

However the first goal came about from a poor clearance from Adrian, and the final goal from a counter attack with Liverpool bodies committed forward.

For me it’s just one of those things. I wouldn’t blame the defending necessarily.

I’m a fan of clinical finishing and hats off here, Atletico absolutely nailed them. Have watched the highlights a few times, and the placement of Llorente’s goals was brilliant.

 

[Great8]

Real Madrid players quarantined and La Liga suspended for 2 weeks must put some doubt over CL games going ahead

 

[moomba]

I think the comp has to be called off tbh.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Honestly, as fun as it was to watch this morning, Atletico should not have travelled given the amount of cases in Madrid, and it wasn't even played behind closed doors meaning travelling fans also attended...

 

[Magma]

marca say both european competitions will be called off.

 

[jod23]

I reckon, I've witnessed heaps over the years, great feeling.

You sure have. Now it's my turn!

 

[Magma]

unsurprisingly our game vs madrid has been postponed.

 

[ADL9798]

unsurprisingly our game vs madrid has been postponed.

I am amazed Atletico fans were allowed come to Anfield for our game.

 

[hawkman]

I am amazed Atletico fans were allowed come to Anfield for our game.

If they were going to ban Atletico fans they probably would have had to stop Liverpool fans going as well

 

[ADL9798]

If they were going to ban Atletico fans they probably would have had to stop Liverpool fans going as well

Probably, but at that stage you had extensive local transmission in Madrid (one of if not the fastest growing outbreak in the world), while most cases in the UK were overseas acquired. The biggest risk was posed by importing COVID into the north west of England via a few thousand people from Madrid.

Same reason Australia had restrictions on overseas travellers in place well before domestic social distancing measures were enforced today.

 

[hawkman]

At that stage you had extensive local transmission in Madrid, while most cases in the UK were overseas acquired.

Same reason Australia had restrictions on overseas travellers in place well before domestic social distancing measures were enforced today.

Unless there were govenment bans in place I'm not sure you could ban a group of supporters.

 

[ADL9798]

Unless there were govenment bans in place I'm not sure you could ban a group of supporters.

Yeah, it’s redundant now but I think they probably should have. Same logic behind travel restrictions being placed on people coming in from Italy, Iran, China, etc. Madrid is very high risk.

 

[moomba]

Seems silly to have played the game in the first place IMO. You can pretty much guarantee someone in Liverpool is now infected because of that decision.

 

[jod23]

Seems silly to have played the game in the first place IMO. You can pretty much guarantee someone in Liverpool is now infected because of that decision.

I demand a replay.

 

[moomba]

I demand a replay.

Don't think it matters tbh. You've probably got just as many games left in this years champions league as we do.

 

[jod23]

Don't think it matters tbh. You've probably got just as many games left in this years champions league as we do.

No chance they call it off completely. Too much $$$ to be made.

 

[Lebbo73]

Don't think it matters tbh. You've probably got just as many games left in this years champions league as we do.

You should be hoping that this pandemic subsided because City is a moral to win the CL this year. I’ll be supporting City as I always barrack for the EPL team in the CL.

 

[Procrastinator35]

 

[Cruyff14]

Watching the replay of the Liverpool game now. Had it on for about 25 minutes - how on Earth did they only score one goal in regular time? Ridiculous.

Atletico know how to defend superbly.

 

[moomba]

You should be hoping that this pandemic subsided because City is a moral to win the CL this year. I’ll be supporting City as I always barrack for the EPL team in the CL.

I'm hoping it subsides but football has nothing to do with it. Just not important.

 

[moomba]

Hope this isn't the case.

 

[moomba]

The only way for a club outside the top four in England to qualify would be to win the title or finish in the semis if the Europa League.

 

[WealstoneRaider]

Football is killing itself. People would soon tire of seeing the same matches every year, especially if those clubs are not there on merit

 

[RPCB]

Hope this isn't the case.

I mean, the transfer market will be funny every season when clubs are spending £300M to have the greatest squads ever built.

 

[Cruyff14]

Football is killing itself. People would soon tire of seeing the same matches every year, especially if those clubs are not there on merit

And particularly when sides keep getting "randomly" drawn against each other.

If they're going to do with what the tweet in moomba's post suggests, they may as well scrap being able to have teams from the same country in the same group/play each other in the last 16 too.