Champions League - Group Stage R5 - Tues 21st & Wed 22nd November

[Rafateria]

• TUESDAY
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• Sevilla 19:45 Liverpool
• Man City 19:45 Feyenoord
• Apoel Nicosia 19:45 Real Madrid
• B Dortmund 19:45 Tottenham
• Spartak Moscow 17:00 NK Maribor
• Besiktas 17:00 FC Porto
• Napoli 19:45 Shakhtar Donetsk
• Monaco 19:45 RB Leipzig

• WEDNESDAY
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• CSKA Moscow 17:00 Benfica
• FC Basel 19:45 Manchester United
• Paris Saint Germain 19:45 Celtic
• RSC Anderlecht 19:45 Bayern Munich
• FK Qarabag 17:00 Chelsea
• Atlético Madrid 19:45 Roma
• Juventus 19:45 Barcelona
• Sporting Lisbon 19:45 Olympiakos

Some very tasty matches coming up (bolded) !

 

[Annihilate Now!]

City will beat Feynoord about 9-0

 

[VorZakone]

Dortmund need to secure EL football as a minimum.

 

[Bepi]

Allegri is thinking of a permanent switch to 4-3-3 in order to cover our ar*e without penalising the attacking mojo.

 

[Rafateria]

Groups where there's still some doubt about the final outcome :

Group C
Roma 8 pts +4
Chelsea 7 pts +4
At. Madrid 3 pts -1
Qarabag 2 pts -7

Group E
Liverpool 8 pts +10
Sevilla 7 pts 0
Spartak Moscow 5 pts +3
Maribor 1 pts -13

Group G
Besiktas 8 pts +5
Porto 6 pts +2
RB Leipzig 4 pts -3
Monaco 2pts -4

Group H
Spurs 10 pts +7
Real M. 7 pts +3

 

[giorno]

Group H is done. Spurs play Apoel at home next

 

[dichinero]

Does anyone else keep an eye on the Uefa youth league?

 

[el3mel]

A draw is everything Spurs will want from their game to secure top spot as their next game is against Apoel.

Liverpool - Sevilla and Juve - Barce are the most interesting matches. Roma and Atletico will be a good one but Roma should really win.

 

[giorno]

Spurs don't need to draw today. All they need is 3 points, which they will easily get at home against apoel. Tonight's game kinda meaningless to them

 

[Rafateria]

Group H is done. Spurs play Apoel at home next

They could lose away at Dortmund tonight to throw the group winners slot open again. We can hardly make this totally subjective !

 

[Kapardin]

Group C is the most interesting. A freak loss to Qarabag for Chelsea (unlikely) or even a draw, and Atleti beating Roma means the Group will be pretty tight.

Qarabag are more resilient at their ground, or so it seems. Certainly can't be taken lightly.

 

[groovyalbert]

Really really hoping Madrid pip Spurs to first place. Need a favour from Dortmund. Don't want Mourinho meeting Real in the next round.

 

[Sarni]

Groups where there's still some doubt about the final outcome :

Group C
Roma 8 pts +4
Chelsea 7 pts +4
At. Madrid 3 pts -1
Qarabag 2 pts -7

Group E
Liverpool 8 pts +10
Sevilla 7 pts 0
Spartak Moscow 5 pts +3
Maribor 1 pts -13

Group G
Besiktas 8 pts +5
Porto 6 pts +2
RB Leipzig 4 pts -3
Monaco 2pts -4

Group H
Spurs 10 pts +7
Real M. 7 pts +3

I think group C is all set and done. Chelsea should comfortably win in Azerbaijan today, meaning Atletico won't be able to catch them even if they beat them, and Roma will also beat Qarabag at home in the last round of games therefore Atletico won't catch them either. Atletico are out, which is what you can realistically expect when you are unable to beat Qarabag Agdam even once.

If Monaco beat Leipzig tonight, the group G is going to be proper tight. I think Besiktas will beat Porto so they'll be out of the race.

 

[giorno]

They could lose away at Dortmund tonight to throw the group winners slot open again. We can hardly make this totally subjective !

So long as they beat apoel at home they're first

 

[Klopper76]

Our game is a big test considering Sevilla's home record in Europe. It'd be nice to see Lallana get some minutes.

 

[Rafateria]

So long as they beat apoel at home they're first

Why ? Does head to head count ? I thought it was GD.

 

[Rafateria]

Our game is a big test considering Sevilla's home record in Europe. It'd be nice to see Lallana get some minutes.

And in La Liga .. unbeaten at home for exactly one year.

 

[Rafateria]

Porto a goal up (Felipe) against Besiktas after 34 mins !

 

[RedPed]

Would love to meet up with Besiktas in the knockout stages.

 

[prateik]

Is Casillas not first choice anymore?

 

[whatwha]

Anything worth watching tonight? Sevilla vs LFC?

 

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

Watching Napoli today.

 

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

Our game is a big test considering Sevilla's home record in Europe. It'd be nice to see Lallana get some minutes.

A draw would be ok, considering you are at home in the last game.

 

[NoPace]

Anything worth watching tonight? Sevilla vs LFC?

Besiktas and Porto is 1-1 at halftime. If Porto don't win, then the Leipzig-Monaco match means the winner will go through if they win next round too, and both teams are young and have lots of exciting young talent and transfer possibilities (Lemar, Keita, Tielemans, Jorge, Bruma, Forsberg, Werner). I'd have that number one unless Porto gets the win here.

I'd say Liverpool-Sevilla is #2. Sevilla have Maribor in 2 weeks so Liverpool probably need a win or they'll have to get a result against Spartak or they're out.

Napoli-Shaktar might be decent since Napoli always good to watch and they have to win, but if they do, they only need to beat Feyenoord next week and hope City's squaddies can beat Shaktar and then it's down to goal difference.

I can't believe Dortmund's game doesn't really matter, but Madrid would have to lose to Apoel for it to, and even with Madrid's weird form that's tough to see happening.

 

[RedPed]

These European clubs really know how to make some noise.

 

[RedPed]

Besiktas playing like Brazil at the moment.

 

[broccoli]

Besiktas playing like Brazil at the moment.

They are top of the group for a reason. Best Turkish team in recent years.

 

[RedPed]

They are top of the group for a reason. Best Turkish team in recent years.

Agreed. Have loved watching them play this season. Depending on how kind the draws are to them, they could do very well.

 

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

fecking turkish being 2 hours ahead. I always miss their games

 

[Klopper76]

A draw would be ok, considering you are at home in the last game.

Yeah not the end of the world.

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[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

Spartak take the lead.

 

[RedPed]

Besiktas through as Group winners! Well done to them. They've been fantastic!

 

[RedPed]

fecking turkish being 2 hours ahead. I always miss their games

You missed a stormer mate!

 

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

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No rest for Kane and Auba is back.

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https://twitter.com/LFC/status/933039578520399874

Incredible how Klopp has benched Milner after a good season.

 

[Damien]

Sevilla have got a midfielder playing at CB but on the flip side Liverpool have Loren and Klavan

 

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

Both Besiktas and Spartak draw. The turkish side are qualified.

 

[Rafateria]

I'd say Liverpool-Sevilla is #2. Sevilla have Maribor in 2 weeks so Liverpool probably need a win or they'll have to get a result against Spartak or they're out.

Well well. Since Spartak have just drawn 1-1 at home to Maribor it means all we need is a draw at home against them to go through, and that includes if we were to lose tonight. Hopefully we can wrap up top spot tonight though.

 

[whatwha]

Both Besiktas and Spartak draw. The turkish side are qualified.

Guess I'll watch Leipzig vs Monaco then

 

[Santi_Mesut_Alexis_87]

Guess I'll watch Leipzig vs Monaco then

Me Napoli. Want to watch good football

 

[giorno]

Me Napoli. Want to watch good football

It's one of the two truly competitive games tonight...