I wonder who ITV will cheer on now?
Champions League R16 return fixtures
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) was joined by comedian Ali Woods to look back at the best and worst moments of a rollercoaster season with the annual United Hour Awards.
Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
Barca's finishing was horrible today, and Hart's keeping was good.
George Hamilton and Ronnie Whelan on RTÉ 2. Liked Whelan as a player, as a commentary team, cringe-worthy.
Congrats to Barca and Juve both progress very deservedly. Barca really should have scored more goals tonight though.
It reminded me of a performance Nauer put in against us before he went to Bayern.
Harts obviously motm for City but jeez that was some dire finishing from barca tonight. Too many straight at the keeper and taking too long.
Tevez had a stormer as well, it seems.
I don't think he reads the caf, try blue moon.
He's worth the retirement house for quite a while now.
Just give the torch to Rob Hawthorne already, Tyler.
Joe Hart was the only difference between 1-0 and 10-1, but Neymar and Suarez were shite tonight too so made it easier for him.
Had Barca -1 on this... unbelievable Jeff..
Messi and Hart the best players on the pitch by a mile. Neymar and Suárez should have had hat-tricks.
Hart was good but the finishing from Barca was sloppy and lazy, like they just lost interest in the second half.
Pellegrini is a weird manager, his squad needs some quality in the defense and midfield and he goes to buy Bony in the winter break 
So we are relying on This Everton team to avoid complete and utter european annihilation for England?
Great.
Great.
The PL doesn't ''send'' us to the CL, we finish in the top 4. You should try it.Looks like it is on us next year to make some progress in the CL
It is a waste that the PL keeps sending City and Arsenal. Neither ever has a chance of getting past the quarters, let alone winning...
Dortmund 
Tevez in beast mode as usual.
Tevez in beast mode as usual.
Incredible that I'm disappointed City didn't get something out of that game given how uneven it was. We really should have punished them for not taking their chances. A much better performance than the previous ones v Barca, but there's only so much you can do when you are playing a superior side with Messi enjoying himself.
for what was it? 30 million? FFP will feck them up, they are on the way not up.Pellegrini is a weird manager, his squad needs some quality in the defense and midfield and he goes to buy Bony in the winter break
Hart was brilliant but 3 or 4 o the chances were hit right at him. Neymar's last two he hit straight at him
Incredible performance by Hart, he was excellent. A one-man wall keeping his team in the game in a contest that should have been over long ago. Man of the Match.
Aguero was gash tonight. I'm probably misremembering, but has he ever turned it on in a big game? I can't really remember an important game for either City or Argentina where he made the difference. I know he scored against Bayern earlier in the season, but they were down to ten and masters of their own downfall - he didn't make the difference himself.
A pointless transfer, a very stupid decision.
In the group stages against Bayern.
So, how many days before Pellers hits the 'ol dusty trail?
Yea I agree perfectly with this. The thing is though the aim is to not have to do much defensive work. To defend through controlling the game and tempo. Barcelona and Bayern don't have to do much defending. Of course that has to do a lot with the quality of players they have but it also has to do with how they built their teams and the amazing tactical and positional understanding they have. The players make the system work perfectly but the system in place also is tailor made for their players. That is why it's a long process and very rarely actually comes off. But I think that's what Van Gaal aims to do. My concern on the other hand is the nature of the PL where it's too rushed and physical that it's much harder to develop a coherent style of playing.
For that first half alone Messi was motm.
WOW, Dortmund got totally dicked on their own patch! I wonder if that is the last of we see of them at the highest level for a while.
I thought that City did OK actually. Aguero really bottled that penalty. Suarez and Neymar were poor in front of goal but coming off his line to face down one on ones is Joe Harts strong suit. You have to give him some credit in that regard, like him or loath him.
I thought that City did OK actually. Aguero really bottled that penalty. Suarez and Neymar were poor in front of goal but coming off his line to face down one on ones is Joe Harts strong suit. You have to give him some credit in that regard, like him or loath him.
Gareth Bale.
Yep. Been there.
Defense just starts in the moments the ball gets lost and the striker or offensive midfielders are as responsible as the defender is. In the same way the defender with his passing is responsible for the offense, too.
Yes, no one else even comes close! Don't even bother looking at the rest, there's nothing there.You lot should buy him. Best keeper in the PL.
Honestly!
Nope, the player who scored a game winning hat-trick did not make the difference.
You lot should buy him. Best keeper in the PL.
Honestly!
If Liverpool or Spurs can get their act together - there could be a possibility of Citeh not making the top 4.
Absolutely. Magic to watch.
I hope Juve somehow win the whole thing. I don't want another boring Barca/Madrid/Bayern win.
Pellegrini is a weird manager, his squad needs some quality in the defense and midfield and he goes to buy Bony in the winter break
to be honest i don't think Pellegrini has much say on the comings and goings of the squad. City have a Spanish style organizational structure. Not a British type
Yeh, QPR isn't a big game, not in the sense I mean it. It was a great goal, and I'm not denying its magnitude nor his obvious talent, but banging one in against the team seventeenth in the league might be a moment history remembers forever, but it's not what I'm talking about.
But you know this, and are just being facetious to score humour points. Carry on.