Champions League Round of 16 (14th Feb - 15th Mar)
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Nah. My money will be on Chelsea 100%. They are crushing Brugges but that team is terrible. Scott Parker is an awful manager.
Why do they count the D outside the box for encroachment but fouls in the D outside the area aren't a penalty?
Potter to win the CL and then dance on the caf's grave ?
Bellingham is absolutely trash.
How much is Bellingham worth again ? He is so average to me, it's crazy
That's not how the rule works at all. The outcome of the penalty is actually an important factor.
Edit: no, sorry, I misunderstood your post.
State of Bellingham there 
His hand was by his side when the ball was hit and it went towards the ball. This is indisputable. Far less harsh penalties have been given.
There’s been an avalanche of stupid penalties given since VAR was introduced. That doesn’t help your case.
If a keeper gets booked once for time wasting, there is absolutely no chance he will ever get booked a 2nd time for it which means he will keep on doing it
It is marking 10 yards from the penalty spot.
Because the d is part of an imaginary circle that ensures ten yards of exclusion for a penalty kick
Knew Dortmund would turn up tonight and just get done. Serial losers.
Gallagher for Felix 
Fair enough - but for me Benfica look a far more cohesive team and they don't have the finishing issues that Chelsea do
That's a weird sub to take out Felix
Why not for Sterling?
Yea didn't realize that the semicircle counts as a restricted area for pens, then it was the correct decision. Harsh, but by the rules.
Yes. ManUtd v Arsenal 2-1, 2007/8. Ronaldo had to take it twice (Park entered the box too soon)
Did you think they designed it like that for fun?
My point is that pre-VAR there were far more innocuous penalties given where no one would blink an eye.
If his arm had been there when the ball was kicked I'd agree that it's not a penalty - but it's plainly evident that his arm was lower by his side at first so it therefore moves towards the ball and away from his body. Therefore penalty.
Dortmund love smashing the ball at each other from 5yds.
Chelsea ruining their own momentum by time wasting.
I get why they got rid of the away goal rule as it isn’t much more difficult for an away team in Europe now, but it has made these ties less interesting.
Wasn't a corner
Benfica has a better manager but in individual terms Chelsea's team is too much to handle. Doubt Benfica's defense could handle it specially the full backs which are Benfica's main weakness. Chelsea is also more used to this type of high pressure games (play in the Prem and perform better in the latter stages of the CL).
Dortmund are absolute shit
Heard the dortmund supporters more than Chelsea tonight.
Benfica did well vs PSG, they shouldn't be scared of Chelsea
True - now that Potter has finally realised that the squad is designed for a 3-4-3 the wide areas could be a problem.
Yeah I think so too or maybe we just have the away goals rule ingrained in us after all these years
Not saying that they would be scared but for me Chelsea would be clear favorites.
Indeed. Loser mentality
Bro, just raise the offside flag when it is obvious enough.
Just a hair offside.
Enzo, such a bland player for that money spent
Dortmund not really doing too much anymore. They didn't even play that badly tonight, just really toothless. Clearly missing some attackers, and as good as Hallers hold up and link up play is he's rarely in the box when a dangerous attack could develop.
That Mittens lad just letting the ball roll out
Jesus wept
Jesus wept
How predictable that Dortmund would shit the bed coming out to play the second leg, leading from the 1st!